Quebec Nordiques vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Thursday, October 8, 1992 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Quebec Nordiques beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 on Thursday, October 8, 1992 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Nordiques outshot the Sabres 30–29.
Joe Sakic scored twice and Alexander Mogilny scored a hat trick. Pat LaFontaine, Mats Sundin, Steve Duchesne and Mike Ricci also scored.
Ron Hextall made 25 saves on 29 shots for the win; Dominik Hasek stopped 25 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Joe Sakic (1)Andrei Kovalenko (1), Kerry Huffman (1)1–002:19 QUE
Pat LaFontaine (1)Petr Svoboda (1), Dave Andreychuk (1)1–105:23 BUF · 
Mats Sundin (1)Gino Cavallini (1)2–108:48 QUE
Alexander Mogilny (1)Pat LaFontaine (1), Dave Andreychuk (2)2–216:45 BUF
2nd period
- Joe Sakic (2)Owen Nolan (1), Kerry Huffman (2)3–208:18 QUE ·
- Alexander Mogilny (2)Pat LaFontaine (2), Dave Andreychuk (3)3–314:34 BUF
Steve Duchesne (1)Kerry Huffman (3), Valeri Kamensky (1)4–319:12 QUE ·
3rd period
- Alexander Mogilny (3)Doug Bodger (1), Pat LaFontaine (3)4–409:39 BUF ·
Mike Ricci (1)Bill Lindsay (1), Alexei Gusarov (1)5–411:19 QUE
Team stats
QUEBUF
3029
0%0%
2/52/6
3924
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:59 into the first period
Steve Duchesne · holding2 min - 5:55 into the first periodJoe Sakic · cross checking2 min
- 9:31 into the first periodCraig Wolanin · high sticking5 min
- 9:31 into the first periodCraig Wolanin · game misconduct10 min
- 17:07 into the first period
Petr Svoboda · tripping2 min - 0:42 into the second periodPetr Svoboda · high sticking2 min
- 0:42 into the second periodSteven Finn · roughing2 min
- 3:48 into the second periodDale Hawerchuk · tripping2 min
- 6:27 into the second periodRichard Smehlik · holding the stick2 min
- 9:32 into the second periodTim Hunter · holding2 min
- 15:10 into the second periodRob Ray · high sticking2 min
- 15:10 into the second periodBrad May · misconduct10 min
- 15:10 into the second periodSteven Finn · misconduct10 min
- 15:10 into the second periodTim Hunter · high sticking2 min
- 18:03 into the second periodPhilippe Boucher · holding the stick2 min
- 4:32 into the third periodKeith Carney · tripping2 min
- 9:18 into the third periodMike Ricci · hooking2 min
- 14:10 into the third periodCurtis Leschyshyn · delaying game2 min
Season series
Quebec Nordiques
| 2Kerry HuffmanD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 19Joe SakicC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 9Mike RicciC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11Owen NolanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 13Mats SundinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 17Valeri KamenskyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 44Gino CavalliniL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 51Andrei KovalenkoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 53Bill LindsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Alexei GusarovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 28Steve DuchesneD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 37Martin RucinskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 48Scott YoungR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 65Tim HunterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Craig WolaninD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 29Steven FinnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 52Adam FooteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Ron HextallG | W | 29 | 4 | .862 |
| 32Jacques CloutierG | 0 | 0 | – |
Buffalo Sabres
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Dave AndreychukL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 89Alexander MogilnyR | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 7Petr SvobodaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 8Doug BodgerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Viktor GordioukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Dale HawerchukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 13Yuri KhmylevL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 14Dave HannanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Wayne PresleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Randy WoodR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Brad MayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 29Bob CorkumC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Philippe BoucherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Keith CarneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 24Randy MollerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Daren PuppaG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | L | 30 | 5 | .833 |