Buffalo Sabres
at
Detroit Red Wings
Dec 23, 1987 · Joe Louis Arena
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 34 | |
| 2 | 28 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:11 | DET | Gerard Gallant (15) | Steve Yzerman (29), Mike O'connell (8) | 0 - 1 |
| 10:26 | BUF | Mike Foligno (12) | Christian Ruuttu (20), Dave Andreychuk (16) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:51 | BUF | Pierre Turgeon (8) | Mark Napier (4) | 2 - 1 |
| 18:36 | BUF | Robert Logan (3) PP | Mike Ramsey (5), Christian Ruuttu (21) | 3 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:23 | BUF | Kevin Maguire (3) | Unassisted | 4 - 1 |
| 06:27 | BUF | Mark Napier (2) | Dave Andreychuk (17), Christian Ruuttu (22) | 5 - 1 |
| 16:14 | DET | Shawn Burr (8) | Brent Ashton (8) | 5 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:29 | BUF | Uwe Krupp | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:56 | BUF | Phil Housley | Slashing | 2 |
| 11:56 | DET | Joe Murphy | Slashing | 2 |
| 13:14 | DET | Doug Halward | Holding | 2 |
| 17:35 | DET | Mel Bridgman | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:19 | BUF | Uwe Krupp | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:19 | BUF | Uwe Krupp | Fighting | 5 |
| 03:19 | DET | Joey Kocur | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:19 | DET | Joey Kocur | Fighting | 5 |
| 05:50 | BUF | Mike Ramsey | Holding | 2 |
| 12:38 | BUF | Dave Andreychuk | Slashing | 2 |
| 12:38 | DET | Bob Probert | High sticking | 2 |
| 17:21 | DET | Bob Probert | Elbowing | 2 |
| 19:03 | BUF | Tom Barrasso | Slashing | 2 |
| 19:03 | BUF | Mike Ramsey | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:03 | DET | Bob Probert | Charging | 2 |
| 19:03 | DET | Bob Probert | Roughing | 2 |
| 20:00 | BUF | Mike Foligno | Slashing | 2 |
| 20:00 | DET | Gerard Gallant | Roughing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:23 | BUF | Kevin Maguire | Roughing | 2 |
| 02:23 | DET | Lee Norwood | Roughing | 2 |
| 06:27 | DET | Glen Hanlon | Slashing | 2 |
| 08:20 | BUF | Calle Johansson | Slashing | 2 |
| 17:34 | BUF | Tom Barrasso | Goalie leave crease | 2 |
| 17:34 | BUF | Phil Housley | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:34 | BUF | Phil Housley | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 17:34 | BUF | Kevin Maguire | Charging | 5 |
| 17:34 | BUF | Kevin Maguire | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:34 | BUF | Kevin Maguire | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:34 | BUF | Kevin Maguire | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 17:34 | DET | Gerard Gallant | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:34 | DET | Gerard Gallant | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 17:34 | DET | Bob Probert | Instigator | 2 |
| 17:34 | DET | Bob Probert | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:34 | DET | Bob Probert | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 17:34 | DET | Bob Probert | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 17:34 | DET | Greg Stefan | Goalie leave crease | 2 |
| 17:34 | DET | Greg Stefan | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:34 | DET | Greg Stefan | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 17:34 | DET | Steve Yzerman | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:34 | DET | Steve Yzerman | Game misconduct | 10 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 65 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 87 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 96 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 60:00 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 34 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 37 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 85 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | 28 | 23 | 5 | 49:05 | |
| 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10:55 |