Quebec Nordiques vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, December 23, 1990 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Quebec Nordiques 10–3 on Sunday, December 23, 1990 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Nordiques 41–23.
Christian Ruuttu scored twice and Pierre Turgeon scored twice. Mike Hough, Uwe Krupp, Benoit Hogue, Dale Hawerchuk, Rick Vaive, Doug Bodger, Stephane Morin, Tony McKegney and Mike Ramsey also scored.
Daren Puppa made 20 saves on 23 shots for the win; Ron Tugnutt stopped 27 of 35.
Scoring
1st period
Christian Ruuttu (5)Unassisted0–105:08 BUF · 
Pierre Turgeon (13)Rob Ray (2), Dave Andreychuk (13)0–213:11 BUF
Mike Hough (4)Joe Sakic (28), Mats Sundin (19)1–215:37 QUE
Uwe Krupp (6)Christian Ruuttu (10)1–318:33 BUF
2nd period
Benoit Hogue (8)Alexander Mogilny (10), Uwe Krupp (9)1–413:52 BUF
Dale Hawerchuk (8)Alexander Mogilny (11), Uwe Krupp (10)1–518:37 BUF · 
Rick Vaive (13)Benoit Hogue (16), Doug Bodger (19)1–619:48 BUF ·
3rd period
- Christian Ruuttu (6)Dave Snuggerud (8)1–701:22 BUF
Doug Bodger (3)Uwe Krupp (11), Rick Vaive (13)1–802:58 BUF · 
Stephane Morin (3)Paul Gillis (4), Joe Cirella (9)2–804:45 QUE
Tony McKegney (15)Craig Wolanin (8), Bryan Fogarty (18)3–805:22 QUE- Pierre Turgeon (14)Rob Ray (3)3–913:42 BUF
Mike Ramsey (3)Christian Ruuttu (11), Rick Vaive (14)3–1015:55 BUF
Team stats
QUEBUF
2341
0%0%
0/23/7
4120
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:29 into the first period
Rob Ray · roughing2 min - 1:29 into the first periodRob Ray · roughing2 min
- 1:29 into the first period
Steven Finn · roughing2 min - 1:29 into the first periodSteven Finn · roughing2 min
- 4:25 into the first periodJay Wells · elbowing2 min
- 6:55 into the first periodDean Kennedy · fighting5 min
- 6:55 into the first periodOwen Nolan · instigator2 min
- 6:55 into the first periodOwen Nolan · fighting5 min
- 9:31 into the first periodPaul Gillis · cross checking2 min
- 2:21 into the second periodRandy Velischek · roughing2 min
- 8:58 into the second periodDean Kennedy · fighting5 min
- 8:58 into the second periodDan Vincelette · fighting5 min
- 15:28 into the second periodCraig Wolanin · holding2 min
- 15:28 into the second periodCraig Wolanin · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 18:37 into the second periodCurtis Leschyshyn · high sticking5 min
- 18:37 into the second periodCurtis Leschyshyn · game misconduct10 min
- 1:08 into the third periodBenoit Hogue · slashing2 min
- 2:02 into the third periodBryan Fogarty · hooking2 min
- 16:01 into the third periodDaren Puppa · delaying game2 min
Season series
Quebec Nordiques
| 13Mats SundinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 14Tony McKegneyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Mike HoughL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 19Joe SakicC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 1 | – |
| 23Paul GillisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Stephane MorinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 0 | – |
| 6Craig WolaninD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 43Bryan FogartyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Guy LafleurR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Owen NolanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Dan VinceletteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 20Claude LoiselleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 28Jamie BakerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 40Tony HrkacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Randy VelischekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 29Steven FinnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ron TugnuttG | L | 35 | 8 | .771 |
| 30Scott GordonG | 6 | 2 | .667 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 21Christian RuuttuC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 4Uwe KruppD | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 1 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 33Benoit HogueL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 77Pierre TurgeonC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 89Alexander MogilnyR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 8Doug BodgerD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 10Dale HawerchukC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 18Dave SnuggerudL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 25Dave AndreychukL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 15Lou FranceschettiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Mike HartmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 42Mikko MakelaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 24Jay WellsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Dean KennedyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 39Brian CurranD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Clint MalarchukG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Daren PuppaG | W | 23 | 3 | .870 |