The Buffalo Sabres were defeated by the Minnesota North Stars, 5 to 4, on December 2, 1986.

Final

North Stars

10-11-2

5

Sabres

5-16-3

4

Team

MNS

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MNS

BUF

Dave Andreychuk (EV) assisted by Mike Foligno and John Tucker

Kent Nilsson (PP) assisted by Dennis Maruk and Craig Hartsburg

Willi Plett (EV) assisted by Keith Acton

Frantisek Musil (EV) assisted by Dino Ciccarelli and Kent Nilsson

2nd period

MNS

BUF

Wilf Paiement (PP) assisted by Phil Housley and Mike Ramsey

Phil Housley (PP) assisted by Tom Kurvers

Kent Nilsson (PP) assisted by Ron Wilson and Keith Acton

Christian Ruuttu (EV) assisted by Normand Lacombe and Tom Kurvers

3rd period

MNS

BUF

Gordie Roberts (EV) assisted by Kent Nilsson and Dennis Maruk

North Stars

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

North Stars

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Don Beaupre (W) D. Beaupre	1	0	0	39	35	.897	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Keith Acton K. Acton	0	2	2	0	4	0	1	0	2	0.0
Brian Bellows B. Bellows	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Bob Brooke B. Brooke	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Larry Depalma L. Depalma	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Dirk Graham D. Graham	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Jari Gronstrand J. Gronstrand	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Hartsburg C. Hartsburg	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Brian MacLellan B. MacLellan	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	3	0.0
Frantisek Musil F. Musil	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	3	33.3
Kent Nilsson K. Nilsson	2	2	4	+2	0	2	0	0	2	100.0
Steve Payne S. Payne	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Willi Plett W. Plett	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	3	33.3
Gordie Roberts G. Roberts	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	1	100.0
Bob Rouse B. Rouse	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ron Wilson R. Wilson	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jacques Cloutier (L) J. Cloutier	0	1	0	31	26	.839	5	5.06	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Dave Andreychuk D. Andreychuk	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	4	25.0
Scott Arniel S. Arniel	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Paul Cyr P. Cyr	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
David Fenyves D. Fenyves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Foligno M. Foligno	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bill Hajt B. Hajt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Phil Housley P. Housley	1	1	2	-1	0	1	1	4	25.0
Jim Korn J. Korn	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Uwe Krupp U. Krupp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Tom Kurvers T. Kurvers	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	0.0
Normand Lacombe N. Lacombe	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gaetano Orlando G. Orlando	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	0.0
Wilf Paiement W. Paiement	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	5	20.0
Mike Ramsey M. Ramsey	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	0.0
Lindy Ruff L. Ruff	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	6	0.0
Christian Ruuttu C. Ruuttu	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Doug Smith D. Smith	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
John Tucker J. Tucker	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	5	0.0