1974–75 Buffalo Sabres season

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1974–75 Buffalo Sabres
Prince of Wales Trophy Winners
Prince of Wales Conference Champions
Adams Division Champions
Division 1st Adams
Conference 1st Prince of Wales
1974–75 record 49–16–15
Goals for 354
Goals against 240
General Manager Punch Imlach
Coach Floyd Smith
Captain Jim Schoenfeld
Team leaders
Goals Rene Robert (40)
Assists Gilbert Perreault (57)
Points Rene Robert (100)
Penalties in minutes Jerry Korab and Jim Schoenfeld (184)
Wins Gary Bromley (26)
Goals against average Roger Crozier (2.62)

After a subpar year in 1974 that saw them miss the playoffs, the Sabres finished in a tie for the best record in the NHL in the 1974–75 regular season. Buffalo would advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in team history to play against the rough Philadelphia Flyers (who had been recently nicknamed the "Broad Street Bullies"), a series which included the legendary Fog Game (game three of the series).

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 11 Lee Fogolin (D) Flag of the United States United States Oshawa Generals (OHA)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Adams Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Buffalo Sabres 80 49 16 15 113 354 240 1229
Boston Bruins 80 40 26 14 94 345 245 1153
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 31 33 16 78 280 309 1079
California Golden Seals 80 19 48 13 51 212 316 1101

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

Buffalo Sabres vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
May 15 Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 4
May 18 Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 2
May 20 Philadelphia 4 Buffalo 5 OT
May 22 Philadelphia 2 Buffalo 4
May 25 Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 5
May 27 Philadelphia 2 Buffalo 0

Philadelphia wins the series 4–2.

[edit] Fog Game

Due to unusual heat in Buffalo in May 1975, portions of the game were played in heavy fog. Players, officials, and the puck were invisible to many spectators. During a face-off and through the fog, Sabres center Jim Lorentz spotted a bat flying across the rink, raised his stick, and killed it. Many superstitious Buffalo fans considered this to be an "Evil Omen," pertaining to the result of the series. It was the only time that any player killed an animal during an NHL game. The Sabres won that game thanks to Rene Robert's goal in overtime. However, Philadelphia would wind up taking the Cup Final to six games, winning the series 4 games to 2.

[edit] Awards and Records

[edit] References

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1974–75 NHL season by team
Patrick
Atlanta • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia
Adams
Boston • Buffalo • California • Toronto
Norris
Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington
Smythe
Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • St. Louis • Vancouver
See also
1974 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1975 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions