1985–86 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1985–86 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 16th season in the National Hockey League. The Sabres finished 5th in the Adams Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
3 	W 	October 14, 1985 	6–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 	2–1–0
4 	W 	October 16, 1985 	6–0 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	3–1–0
5 	L 	October 18, 1985 	1–4 	Washington Capitals (1985–86) 	3–2–0
6 	T 	October 19, 1985 	2–2 OT 	@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)	3–2–1
7 	L 	October 23, 1985 	4–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	3–3–1
8 	W 	October 25, 1985 	5–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 	4–3–1
9 	W 	October 27, 1985 	3–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	5–3–1
10 	L 	October 30, 1985 	2–4 	@ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 	5–4–1
11 	W 	November 1, 1985 	2–0 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 	6–4–1
12 	L 	November 2, 1985 	2–6 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 	6–5–1
13 	W 	November 6, 1985 	7–3 	Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 	7–5–1
14 	W 	November 8, 1985 	5–4 	St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 	8–5–1
15 	W 	November 10, 1985 	5–1 	Calgary Flames (1985–86) 	9–5–1
16 	W 	November 13, 1985 	6–4 	Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	10–5–1
17 	L 	November 16, 1985 	1–3 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	10–6–1
18 	L 	November 17, 1985 	3–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 	10–7–1
19 	W 	November 19, 1985 	2–0 	@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	11–7–1
20 	W 	November 22, 1985 	7–5 	Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	12–7–1
21 	L 	November 25, 1985 	3–4 	Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	12–8–1
22 	L 	November 27, 1985 	1–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 	12–9–1
23 	L 	November 29, 1985 	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	12–10–1
24 	L 	November 30, 1985 	2–3 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)	12–11–1
25 	W 	December 4, 1985 	6–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 	13–11–1
26 	L 	December 6, 1985 	1–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 	13–12–1
27 	T 	December 8, 1985 	3–3 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	13–12–2
28 	L 	December 10, 1985 	3–7 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	13–13–2
29 	L 	December 13, 1985 	4–6 	Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	13–14–2
30 	W 	December 15, 1985 	6–2 	Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	14–14–2
31 	L 	December 17, 1985 	3–7 	@ New York Islanders (1985–86) 	14–15–2
32 	W 	December 18, 1985 	5–4 	@ New York Rangers (1985–86) 	15–15–2
33 	L 	December 21, 1985 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	15–16–2
34 	W 	December 22, 1985 	5–3 	Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	16–16–2
35 	W 	December 26, 1985 	6–1 	New York Rangers (1985–86) 	17–16–2
36 	W 	December 29, 1985 	4–3 	New York Islanders (1985–86) 	18–16–2
37 	T 	December 31, 1985 	6–6 OT 	Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	18–16–3
38 	T 	January 2, 1986 	2–2 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 	18–16–4
39 	L 	January 4, 1986 	0–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	18–17–4
40 	L 	January 5, 1986 	2–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 	18–18–4
41 	W 	January 10, 1986 	9–7 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 	19–18–4
42 	T 	January 11, 1986 	3–3 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)	19–18–5
43 	L 	January 15, 1986 	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	19–19–5
44 	W 	January 17, 1986 	5–4 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	20–19–5
45 	W 	January 19, 1986 	6–3 	@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	21–19–5
46 	W 	January 22, 1986 	6–3 	Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 	22–19–5
47 	L 	January 24, 1986 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 	22–20–5
48 	L 	January 25, 1986 	3–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	22–21–5
49 	L 	January 27, 1986 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	22–22–5
50 	L 	January 29, 1986 	3–5 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 	22–23–5
51 	W 	January 31, 1986 	5–3 	New York Rangers (1985–86) 	23–23–5
52 	W 	February 2, 1986 	5–3 	Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	24–23–5
53 	W 	February 6, 1986 	8–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	25–23–5
54 	W 	February 8, 1986 	4–2 	@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	26–23–5
55 	W 	February 9, 1986 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 	27–23–5
56 	L 	February 12, 1986 	0–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 	27–24–5
57 	T 	February 14, 1986 	3–3 OT 	@ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 	27–24–6
58 	L 	February 16, 1986 	5–7 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 	27–25–6
59 	L 	February 19, 1986 	4–6 	Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	27–26–6
60 	W 	February 21, 1986 	5–1 	New York Islanders (1985–86) 	28–26–6
61 	W 	February 23, 1986 	4–1 	Washington Capitals (1985–86) 	29–26–6
62 	L 	February 26, 1986 	2–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)	29–27–6
63 	L 	February 28, 1986 	2–6 	Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	29–28–6
64 	W 	March 1, 1986 	8–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	30–28–6
65 	W 	March 4, 1986 	6–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)	31–28–6
66 	L 	March 5, 1986 	1–5 	@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	31–29–6
67 	L 	March 7, 1986 	2–6 	Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	31–30–6
68 	W 	March 9, 1986 	4–3 	New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	32–30–6
69 	L 	March 11, 1986 	2–3 OT 	@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 	32–31–6
70 	W 	March 12, 1986 	7–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)	33–31–6
71 	L 	March 15, 1986 	3–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 	33–32–6
72 	W 	March 19, 1986 	4–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 	34–32–6
73 	L 	March 21, 1986 	3–6 	New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	34–33–6
74 	W 	March 23, 1986 	6–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 	35–33–6
75 	W 	March 27, 1986 	1–0 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)	36–33–6
76 	L 	March 29, 1986 	1–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	36–34–6
77 	L 	March 30, 1986 	3–5 	Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	36–35–6
78 	L 	April 1, 1986 	3–5 	@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	36–36–6
79 	W 	April 4, 1986 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	37–36–6
80 	L 	April 5, 1986 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	37–37–6
==Playoffs==
*The Sabres did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	PTS	+/-	PIM
Dave Andreychuk 	80	36	51	87 	 	61
Mike Foligno 	79	41	39	80 	 	168
John Tucker 	75	31	34	65 	 	39
Phil Housley 	79	15	47	62 	 	54
Gilbert Perreault	72	21	39	60 	 	28
Lindy Ruff 	54	20	12	32 	 	158
Mike Ramsey 	76	7 	21	28 	 	117
Steve Dykstra 	64	4 	21	25 	 	108
Bill Hajt 	58	1 	16	17 	 	25
Normand Lacombe 	25	6 	7 	13 	 	13
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and Records==
*The Sabres did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
===Trades===
===Free Agents===
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===Waivers===
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==Draft Picks==
Buffalo's picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Position	Nationality	College
1 	14 	Calle Johansson	(D) 	 	Västra Frölunda HC (Sweden)
2 	35 	Benoit Hogue 	(LW) 	 	St. Jean Beavers (QMJHL)
3 	56 	Keith Gretzky 	(F) 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
==Roster==
						
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*GM: Scotty Bowman
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==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
*1985–86 NHL season
==References==
* Sabres on Hockey Database
Category:Buffalo Sabres seasons
Buffalo Sabres season, 1985-86
Buffalo Sabres season, 1985-86