1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season

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

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)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins8049238312240106
Buffalo Sabres8048248301220104
Toronto Maple Leafs8033321530128581
Cleveland Barons8025421324029263

[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

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

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

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
233Joe Kowal CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
469Rocky Maze CanadaEdmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
587Ron Roscoe CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
6105Don Lemieux CanadaTrois-Rivieres 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.
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