1984–85 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1984–85 Buffalo Sabres season was the 15th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

1984–85 Buffalo Sabres
Division3rd Adams
1984–85 record38–28–14
Team information
General managerScotty Bowman
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainGilbert Perreault
Alternate captainsNone

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens 80 41 27 12 309 262 94
Quebec Nordiques 80 41 30 9 323 275 91
Buffalo Sabres 80 38 28 14 290 237 90
Boston Bruins 80 36 34 10 303 287 82
Hartford Whalers 80 30 41 9 268 318 69

[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 11, 1984 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 1–0–0
2 L October 13, 1984 3–4 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 1–1–0
3 W October 14, 1984 6–4 Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 2–1–0
4 L October 17, 1984 1–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 2–2–0
5 W October 19, 1984 5–4 Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 3–2–0
6 W October 21, 1984 8–6 Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) 4–2–0
7 L October 25, 1984 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 4–3–0
8 L October 26, 1984 3–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 4–4–0
9 W October 28, 1984 6–2 Calgary Flames (1984–85) 5–4–0
10 T October 31, 1984 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 5–4–1
11 W November 2, 1984 8–1 Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 6–4–1
12 T November 3, 1984 4–4 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 6–4–2
13 W November 7, 1984 9–6 @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) 7–4–2
14 L November 9, 1984 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 7–5–2
15 L November 11, 1984 2–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 7–6–2
16 W November 14, 1984 4–2 Boston Bruins (1984–85) 8–6–2
17 W November 16, 1984 3–2 Washington Capitals (1984–85) 9–6–2
18 L November 17, 1984 2–3 @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 9–7–2
19 L November 21, 1984 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1984–85) 9–8–2
20 L November 23, 1984 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 9–9–2
21 L November 24, 1984 3–6 @ New York Islanders (1984–85) 9–10–2
22 T November 27, 1984 2–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) 9–10–3
23 T November 30, 1984 2–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 9–10–4
24 L December 1, 1984 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 9–11–4
25 T December 5, 1984 3–3 OT Boston Bruins (1984–85) 9–11–5
26 W December 8, 1984 3–1 @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) 10–11–5
27 T December 9, 1984 4–4 OT Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 10–11–6
28 T December 12, 1984 2–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 10–11–7
29 T December 14, 1984 4–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 10–11–8
30 T December 16, 1984 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 10–11–9
31 W December 19, 1984 6–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 11–11–9
32 L December 22, 1984 1–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 11–12–9
33 W December 23, 1984 3–2 St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 12–12–9
34 W December 26, 1984 6–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 13–12–9
35 W December 28, 1984 4–0 Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 14–12–9
36 W December 29, 1984 2–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 15–12–9
37 W December 31, 1984 6–4 New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 16–12–9
38 W January 4, 1985 7–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) 17–12–9
39 W January 5, 1985 7–3 @ New York Islanders (1984–85) 18–12–9
40 T January 8, 1985 4–4 OT Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 18–12–10
41 W January 10, 1985 3–0 @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) 19–12–10
42 T January 12, 1985 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 19–12–11
43 L January 13, 1985 4–5 Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 19–13–11
44 T January 16, 1985 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1984–85) 19–13–12
45 W January 18, 1985 4–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 20–13–12
46 W January 19, 1985 2–0 @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 21–13–12
47 W January 22, 1985 3–2 New York Rangers (1984–85) 22–13–12
48 L January 24, 1985 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) 22–14–12
49 L January 25, 1985 2–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 22–15–12
50 W January 27, 1985 3–2 Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 23–15–12
51 W January 30, 1985 6–2 Boston Bruins (1984–85) 24–15–12
52 W February 2, 1985 6–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 25–15–12
53 W February 3, 1985 6–1 Calgary Flames (1984–85) 26–15–12
54 W February 6, 1985 3–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) 27–15–12
55 W February 9, 1985 6–1 @ Calgary Flames (1984–85) 28–15–12
56 L February 15, 1985 3–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 28–16–12
57 W February 16, 1985 4–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 29–16–12
58 L February 18, 1985 4–6 Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 29–17–12
59 L February 22, 1985 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 29–18–12
60 L February 24, 1985 2–4 Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 29–19–12
61 W February 26, 1985 4–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 30–19–12
62 L February 27, 1985 1–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 30–20–12
63 W March 2, 1985 4–0 @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 31–20–12
64 L March 3, 1985 2–3 New York Islanders (1984–85) 31–21–12
65 W March 5, 1985 6–3 Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 32–21–12
66 W March 8, 1985 7–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 33–21–12
67 T March 10, 1985 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 33–21–13
68 L March 13, 1985 4–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 33–22–13
69 T March 15, 1985 4–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 33–22–14
70 L March 17, 1985 3–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 33–23–14
71 L March 20, 1985 4–5 Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 33–24–14
72 W March 22, 1985 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) 34–24–14
73 L March 24, 1985 3–4 OT Boston Bruins (1984–85) 34–25–14
74 L March 26, 1985 3–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 34–26–14
75 W March 30, 1985 2–1 @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 35–26–14
76 W March 31, 1985 3–1 Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 36–26–14
77 W April 2, 1985 2–1 Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 37–26–14
78 L April 4, 1985 3–5 @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) 37–27–14
79 W April 6, 1985 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 38–27–14
80 L April 7, 1985 4–5 Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 38–28–14

Playoffs

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1985 Stanley Cup playoffs

(A2) Quebec Nordiques vs. (A3) Buffalo Sabres

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Buffalo Sabres vs Quebec Nordiques
Date Visitors Score Home Score
April 10 Buffalo 2 Quebec 5
April 11 Buffalo 2 Quebec 3
April 13 Quebec 4 Buffalo 6
April 14 Quebec 4 Buffalo 7
April 16 Buffalo 5 Quebec 6

Quebec won best-of-five series 3–2.[4]

Player statistics

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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Buffalo's draft picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. The Sabres attempted to select Eric Weinrich with their ninth round pick, but Weinrich was born later than the cutoff date of September 15, 1966, and was therefore ineligible for the 1984 draft.[5]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 18 Mikael Andersson   Sweden Västra Frölunda (Sweden)
2 39 Doug Trapp   Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
3 60 Ray Sheppard   Canada Cornwall Royals (OHL)
4 81 Bob Halkidis   Canada London Knights (OHL)
5 102 Joey Rampton   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 123 James Gasseau   Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7 144 Darcy Wakaluk   Canada Kelowna Wings (WHL)
8 165 Orvar Stambert   Sweden Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
10 206 Brian McKinnon   Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
11 226 Grant Delcourt   Canada Kelowna Wings (WHL)
12 247 Sean Baker   United States Seattle Breakers (WHL)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Diamond 2000, pp. 34–35.
  5. ^ "1984 NHL Amateur Draft -- Invalid claim". Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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