1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season

1976–77 Buffalo Sabres
Division 2nd Adams
Conference 3rd Wales
1976–77 record 48–24–8
Home record 28-7-5
Road record 18-14-8
Goals for 301
Goals against 220
Team information
General Manager Punch Imlach
Coach Floyd Smith
Captain Jim Schoenfeld
Alternate captains None
Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance 16,433
Team leaders
Goals Gilbert Perreault (39)
Assists Gilbert Perreault (56)
Points Gilbert Perreault (95)
Penalties in minutes Jerry Korab (120)
Wins Gerry Desjardins (31)
Goals against average Don Edwards (2.51)
<1975–76 1977–78>

The 1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 80 49 23 8 312 240 106
Buffalo Sabres 80 48 24 8 301 220 104
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 33 32 15 301 285 81
Cleveland Barons 80 25 42 13 240 292 63

[1]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.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 9, 19760–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 0–1–0
2WOctober 10, 19763–1 Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 1–1–0
3LOctober 13, 19763–4 New York Islanders (1976–77) 1–2–0
4WOctober 16, 19762–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 2–2–0
5LOctober 17, 19765–6 Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 2–3–0
6WOctober 20, 19764–0 Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 3–3–0
7LOctober 23, 19762–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 3–4–0
8WOctober 24, 19762–1 Washington Capitals (1976–77) 4–4–0
9TOctober 27, 19764–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 4–4–1
10WOctober 31, 19764–1 Boston Bruins (1976–77) 5–4–1
11LNovember 1, 19762–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 5–5–1
12WNovember 5, 19763–2 @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 6–5–1
13WNovember 7, 19765–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 7–5–1
14WNovember 10, 19765–0 St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 8–5–1
15WNovember 13, 19766–2 @ New York Rangers (1976–77) 9–5–1
16TNovember 14, 19764–4 Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 9–5–2
17WNovember 17, 19763–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 10–5–2
18WNovember 20, 19764–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 11–5–2
19TNovember 24, 19764–4 Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 11–5–3
20LNovember 27, 19762–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 11–6–3
21WNovember 28, 19763–1 Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 12–6–3
22WNovember 30, 19766–2 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 13–6–3
23LDecember 4, 19760–3 @ New York Islanders (1976–77) 13–7–3
24WDecember 5, 19765–3 Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 14–7–3
25WDecember 8, 19765–1 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 15–7–3
26LDecember 9, 19761–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 15–8–3
27WDecember 11, 19764–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 16–8–3
28WDecember 14, 19766–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 17–8–3
29WDecember 16, 19767–2 New York Rangers (1976–77) 18–8–3
30WDecember 18, 19764–2 @ New York Islanders (1976–77) 19–8–3
31WDecember 19, 19766–1 Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 20–8–3
32WDecember 22, 19764–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 21–8–3
33WDecember 23, 19764–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 22–8–3
34WDecember 26, 19765–2 Washington Capitals (1976–77) 23–8–3
35WDecember 29, 19766–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 24–8–3
36LJanuary 1, 19773–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 24–9–3
37TJanuary 2, 19773–3 New York Islanders (1976–77) 24–9–4
38LJanuary 5, 19771–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 24–10–4
39LJanuary 6, 19772–9 Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 24–11–4
40WJanuary 8, 19774–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 25–11–4
41WJanuary 9, 19777–4 Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 26–11–4
42WJanuary 13, 19777–5 New York Rangers (1976–77) 27–11–4
43LJanuary 15, 19772–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 27–12–4
44WJanuary 16, 19773–0 Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 28–12–4
45LJanuary 19, 19772–4 Washington Capitals (1976–77) 28–13–4
46LJanuary 22, 19773–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 28–14–4
47LJanuary 23, 19770–3 Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 28–15–4
48TJanuary 27, 19771–1 Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 28–15–5
49TJanuary 29, 19773–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 28–15–6
50LFebruary 1, 19773–6 @ New York Islanders (1976–77) 28–16–6
51WFebruary 3, 19776–4 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 29–16–6
52LFebruary 5, 19775–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 29–17–6
53WFebruary 9, 19772–1 @ New York Rangers (1976–77) 30–17–6
54WFebruary 10, 19774–3 Boston Bruins (1976–77) 31–17–6
55WFebruary 13, 19776–2 Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 32–17–6
56WFebruary 14, 19777–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 33–17–6
57WFebruary 16, 19773–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 34–17–6
58WFebruary 19, 19772–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 35–17–6
59LFebruary 20, 19772–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 35–18–6
60WFebruary 23, 19775–3 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 36–18–6
61WFebruary 24, 19772–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 37–18–6
62WFebruary 26, 19776–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 38–18–6
63LFebruary 27, 19771–5 Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 38–19–6
64WMarch 2, 19776–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 39–19–6
65WMarch 3, 19777–2 Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 40–19–6
66LMarch 5, 19771–3 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 40–20–6
67WMarch 6, 19774–1 Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 41–20–6
68WMarch 9, 19776–3 Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 42–20–6
69LMarch 12, 19772–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 42–21–6
70WMarch 13, 19776–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 43–21–6
71WMarch 16, 19776–2 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 44–21–6
72LMarch 17, 19772–4 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 44–22–6
73WMarch 20, 19776–2 @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 45–22–6
74WMarch 22, 19776–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 46–22–6
75WMarch 23, 19774–2 Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 47–22–6
76TMarch 25, 19772–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 47–22–7
77LMarch 26, 19774–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 47–23–7
78LMarch 30, 19773–4 Boston Bruins (1976–77) 47–24–7
79TApril 2, 19771–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 47–24–8
80WApril 3, 19777–3 St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 48–24–8

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.