1984–85 Buffalo Sabres season

1984–85 Buffalo Sabres
Division	3rd Adams
1984–85 record	38–28–14
Goals for	290
Goals against	237
Team information
General manager	Scotty Bowman
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Gilbert Perreault
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Dave Andreychuk (30)
Assists	Gilbert Perreault Phil Housley (53)
Points	Gilbert Perreault (83)
Penalty minutes	Larry Playfair (157)
Wins	Tom Barrasso (25)
Goals against average	Tom Barrasso (2.66)

The 1984–85 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 15th season in the National Hockey League. The Sabres finished 3rd in the Adams Division and lost in the Preliminary round to the Quebec Nordiques 3 games to 2.

Regular Season

Final Standings

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

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
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

Awards and Records

• Frank J. Selke Trophy: Craig Ramsay
• William M. Jennings Trophy: Tom Barrasso & Bob Sauvé
• Vezina Trophy: Tom Barrasso, Runner-up
• Tom Barrasso, Goalie, NHL Second Team All-Star

See Also

• 1984–85 NHL season