1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season

1976–77 Buffalo Sabres
Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1976–77 record48–24–8
Home record28–7–5
Road record18–14–8
Goals for301
Goals against220
Team information
General managerPunch Imlach
CoachFloyd Smith
CaptainJim Schoenfeld
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance16,433
Team leaders
GoalsGilbert Perreault (39)
AssistsGilbert Perreault (56)
PointsGilbert Perreault (95)
Penalty minutesJerry Korab (120)
WinsGerry Desjardins (31)
Goals against averageDon Edwards (2.51)

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

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 80 49 23 8 312 240 106
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.

Record vs. opponents

Adams Division record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1976–77 regular season[3]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 9, 1976 0–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 0–1–0
2 W October 10, 1976 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 1–1–0
3 L October 13, 1976 3–4 New York Islanders (1976–77) 1–2–0
4 W October 16, 1976 2–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 2–2–0
5 L October 17, 1976 5–6 Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 2–3–0
6 W October 20, 1976 4–0 Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 3–3–0
7 L October 23, 1976 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 3–4–0
8 W October 24, 1976 2–1 Washington Capitals (1976–77) 4–4–0
9 T October 27, 1976 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 4–4–1
10 W October 31, 1976 4–1 Boston Bruins (1976–77) 5–4–1
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
11 L November 1, 1976 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 5–5–1
12 W November 5, 1976 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 6–5–1
13 W November 7, 1976 5–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 7–5–1
14 W November 10, 1976 5–0 St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 8–5–1
15 W November 13, 1976 6–2 @ New York Rangers (1976–77) 9–5–1
16 T November 14, 1976 4–4 Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 9–5–2
17 W November 17, 1976 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 10–5–2
18 W November 20, 1976 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 11–5–2
19 T November 24, 1976 4–4 Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 11–5–3
20 L November 27, 1976 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 11–6–3
21 W November 28, 1976 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 12–6–3
22 W November 30, 1976 6–2 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 13–6–3
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
23 L December 4, 1976 0–3 @ New York Islanders (1976–77) 13–7–3
24 W December 5, 1976 5–3 Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 14–7–3
25 W December 8, 1976 5–1 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 15–7–3
26 L December 9, 1976 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 15–8–3
27 W December 11, 1976 4–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 16–8–3
28 W December 14, 1976 6–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 17–8–3
29 W December 16, 1976 7–2 New York Rangers (1976–77) 18–8–3
30 W December 18, 1976 4–2 @ New York Islanders (1976–77) 19–8–3
31 W December 19, 1976 6–1 Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 20–8–3
32 W December 22, 1976 4–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 21–8–3
33 W December 23, 1976 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 22–8–3
34 W December 26, 1976 5–2 Washington Capitals (1976–77) 23–8–3
35 W December 29, 1976 6–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 24–8–3
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
36 L January 1, 1977 3–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 24–9–3
37 T January 2, 1977 3–3 New York Islanders (1976–77) 24–9–4
38 L January 5, 1977 1–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 24–10–4
39 L January 6, 1977 2–9 Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 24–11–4
40 W January 8, 1977 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 25–11–4
41 W January 9, 1977 7–4 Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 26–11–4
42 W January 13, 1977 7–5 New York Rangers (1976–77) 27–11–4
43 L January 15, 1977 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 27–12–4
44 W January 16, 1977 3–0 Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 28–12–4
45 L January 19, 1977 2–4 Washington Capitals (1976–77) 28–13–4
46 L January 22, 1977 3–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 28–14–4
47 L January 23, 1977 0–3 Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 28–15–4
48 T January 27, 1977 1–1 Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 28–15–5
49 T January 29, 1977 3–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 28–15–6
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
50 L February 1, 1977 3–6 @ New York Islanders (1976–77) 28–16–6
51 W February 3, 1977 6–4 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 29–16–6
52 L February 5, 1977 5–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 29–17–6
53 W February 9, 1977 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1976–77) 30–17–6
54 W February 10, 1977 4–3 Boston Bruins (1976–77) 31–17–6
55 W February 13, 1977 6–2 Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 32–17–6
56 W February 14, 1977 7–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 33–17–6
57 W February 16, 1977 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 34–17–6
58 W February 19, 1977 2–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 35–17–6
59 L February 20, 1977 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 35–18–6
60 W February 23, 1977 5–3 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 36–18–6
61 W February 24, 1977 2–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 37–18–6
62 W February 26, 1977 6–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 38–18–6
63 L February 27, 1977 1–5 Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 38–19–6
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
64 W March 2, 1977 6–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 39–19–6
65 W March 3, 1977 7–2 Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 40–19–6
66 L March 5, 1977 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 40–20–6
67 W March 6, 1977 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 41–20–6
68 W March 9, 1977 6–3 Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 42–20–6
69 L March 12, 1977 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 42–21–6
70 W March 13, 1977 6–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 43–21–6
71 W March 16, 1977 6–2 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 44–21–6
72 L March 17, 1977 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 44–22–6
73 W March 20, 1977 6–2 @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 45–22–6
74 W March 22, 1977 6–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 46–22–6
75 W March 23, 1977 4–2 Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 47–22–6
76 T March 25, 1977 2–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 47–22–7
77 L March 26, 1977 4–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 47–23–7
78 L March 30, 1977 3–4 Boston Bruins (1976–77) 47–24–7
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
79 T April 2, 1977 1–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 47–24–8
80 W April 3, 1977 7–3 St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 48–24–8

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Preliminary round vs. Minnesota North Stars

Game 1 (11-Apr-77) Minnesota 2 Buffalo 4

Game 2 (13-Apr-77) Buffalo 7 Minnesota 1

Buffalo wins series 2-0

Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders

Game 1: Buffalo 2 New York 4

Game 2: Buffalo 2 New York 4

Game 3: New York 4 Buffalo 3

Game 4: New York 4 Buffalo 3

New York wins series 4-0

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1976 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 33 Joe Kowal  Canada Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
4 69 Rocky Maze  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5 87 Ron Roscoe  Canada Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
6 105 Don Lemieux  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1976-77 Buffalo Sabres Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
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