1977–78 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1977–78 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' eighth season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

1977–78 Buffalo Sabres
Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1977–78 record44–19–17
Home record25–7–8
Road record19–12–9
Goals for288
Goals against215
Team information
General managerPunch Imlach
CoachMarcel Pronovost
CaptainDanny Gare
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance16,433
Team leaders
GoalsGilbert Perreault (41)
AssistsGilbert Perreault (48)
PointsGilbert Perreault (89)
Penalty minutesJerry Korab (119)
WinsDon Edwards (38)
Goals against averageBob Sauve (2.50)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins80511811333218113
Buffalo Sabres80441917288215105
Toronto Maple Leafs8041291027123792
Cleveland Barons8022451323032557

[2]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
1WOctober 13, 19773–2New York Islanders (1977–78)1–0–0
2WOctober 15, 19775–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)2–0–0
3LOctober 16, 19770–2Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)2–1–0
4TOctober 19, 19772–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)2–1–1
5WOctober 20, 19777–5Colorado Rockies (1977–78)3–1–1
6WOctober 23, 19774–1Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)4–1–1
7LOctober 29, 19772–4@ New York Islanders (1977–78)4–2–1
8WOctober 30, 19774–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)5–2–1
9WNovember 3, 19774–1@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)6–2–1
10WNovember 5, 19773–1@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)7–2–1
11WNovember 6, 19777–4St. Louis Blues (1977–78)8–2–1
12LNovember 9, 19774–8@ New York Rangers (1977–78)8–3–1
13WNovember 10, 19773–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)9–3–1
14TNovember 13, 19773–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)9–3–2
15WNovember 16, 19776–2@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)10–3–2
16LNovember 17, 19771–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)10–4–2
17WNovember 19, 19777–6@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)11–4–2
18WNovember 20, 19775–2Washington Capitals (1977–78)12–4–2
19LNovember 23, 19770–2Boston Bruins (1977–78)12–5–2
20LNovember 24, 19771–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)12–6–2
21WNovember 27, 19773–2New York Rangers (1977–78)13–6–2
22WNovember 30, 19773–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)14–6–2
23WDecember 1, 19773–1Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)15–6–2
24TDecember 3, 19774–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)15–6–3
25WDecember 4, 19776–1Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)16–6–3
26WDecember 8, 19775–2Cleveland Barons (1977–78)17–6–3
27WDecember 10, 19774–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)18–6–3
28WDecember 11, 19773–0Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)19–6–3
29LDecember 13, 19771–4@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)19–7–3
30WDecember 15, 19777–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)20–7–3
31TDecember 17, 19775–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)20–7–4
32WDecember 21, 19775–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)21–7–4
33TDecember 22, 19773–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)21–7–5
34TDecember 29, 19773–3Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)21–7–6
35TDecember 31, 19772–2@ New York Rangers (1977–78)21–7–7
36TJanuary 1, 19782–2Atlanta Flames (1977–78)21–7–8
37WJanuary 5, 19785–3Colorado Rockies (1977–78)22–7–8
38TJanuary 7, 19784–4@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)22–7–9
39WJanuary 8, 19785–3Boston Bruins (1977–78)23–7–9
40TJanuary 11, 19783–3Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)23–7–10
41LJanuary 12, 19783–6@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)23–8–10
42LJanuary 14, 19782–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)23–9–10
43WJanuary 19, 19789–2Cleveland Barons (1977–78)24–9–10
44WJanuary 21, 19783–1@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)25–9–10
45TJanuary 22, 19782–2Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)25–9–11
46LJanuary 26, 19781–2Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)25–10–11
47TJanuary 28, 19783–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)25–10–12
48WJanuary 30, 19783–2New York Islanders (1977–78)26–10–12
49TFebruary 1, 19782–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)26–10–13
50WFebruary 2, 19783–1Boston Bruins (1977–78)27–10–13
51WFebruary 4, 19784–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)28–10–13
52WFebruary 5, 19784–1Washington Capitals (1977–78)29–10–13
53WFebruary 8, 19785–2@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)30–10–13
54WFebruary 9, 19782–0New York Rangers (1977–78)31–10–13
55LFebruary 13, 19782–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)31–11–13
56WFebruary 16, 19785–0Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)32–11–13
57WFebruary 19, 19786–2St. Louis Blues (1977–78)33–11–13
58LFebruary 20, 19782–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)33–12–13
59WFebruary 23, 19784–0Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)34–12–13
60WFebruary 25, 197813–3@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)35–12–13
61TFebruary 26, 19784–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)35–12–14
62WMarch 1, 19784–3@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)36–12–14
63WMarch 2, 19786–3New York Islanders (1977–78)37–12–14
64LMarch 4, 19783–7@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)37–13–14
65WMarch 6, 19782–1Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)38–13–14
66TMarch 9, 19783–3Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)38–13–15
67LMarch 11, 19782–4@ New York Islanders (1977–78)38–14–15
68WMarch 12, 19785–2Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)39–14–15
69WMarch 16, 19783–1Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)40–14–15
70TMarch 18, 19782–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)40–14–16
71WMarch 21, 19786–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)41–14–16
72TMarch 24, 19782–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)41–14–17
73WMarch 25, 19784–3@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)42–14–17
74LMarch 28, 19780–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)42–15–17
75LMarch 30, 19783–5Cleveland Barons (1977–78)42–16–17
76LApril 1, 19782–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)42–17–17
77LApril 2, 19782–4Atlanta Flames (1977–78)42–18–17
78LApril 4, 19783–4@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)42–19–17
79WApril 6, 19785–2@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)43–19–17
80WApril 9, 19782–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)44–19–17

Playoffs

Preliminary Round vs. New York Rangers
April 11 New York Rangers 1–4 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period 16:41 – Gilbert Perrault (1)
No scoring Second period 12:28 – Richard Martin (1)
Steve Vickers (1) – 02:35 Third period 08:33 – Jocelyn Guevremont (1)
17:50 – Gary McAdam (1)
Wayne Thomas Goalie stats Don Edwards
April 13 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Rene Robert (1) – 03:06
Derek Smith (1) – 16:29		 First period 14:36 – Steve Vickers (2)
19:59 – Pat Hickey (1)
Danny Gare (1) – pp – 18:04 Second period 15:07 – pp – Ron Duguay (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 01:37 – Don Murdoch (1)
Don Edwards Goalie stats John Davidson
April 15 New York Rangers 1–4 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Pat Hickey (2) – pp – 19:18 Second period 08:04 – Gilbert Perreault (2)
14:23 – pp – Craig Ramsay (1)
15:56 – Danny Gare (2)
No scoring Third period 10:32 – Rene Robert (2)
Wayne Thomas Goalie stats Don Edwards
Buffalo won series 2–1

Quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers
April 17 Buffalo Sabres 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Terry Martin (1) – 06:34 First period 06:19 – pp – Rick MacLeish (2)
No scoring Second period 01:08 – Bob Kelly (2)
06:13 – Rick MacLeish (3)
No scoring Third period 01:28 – Bill Barber (1)
Don Edwards 24 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Bernie Parent 24 saves / 25 shots
April 19 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Richard Martin (2) – pp – 11:58 First period 07:16 – pp – Bill Barber (2)
Danny Gare (3) – pp – 14:20 Second period 04:09 – Andre Dupont (1)
10:31 – Rick MacLeish (4)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Don Edwards 31 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Bernie Parent 20 saves / 22 shots
April 22 Philadelphia Flyers 1–4 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Rick MacLeish (5) – pp – 08:36 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 09:18 – Gary McAdam (2)
No scoring Third period 00:43 – Gilbert Perreault (3)
03:17 – Derek Smith (2)
12:25 – Danny Gare (4)
Bernie Parent 29 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Don Edwards 20 saves / 21 shots
April 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Bob Kelly (3) – 05:56
Ross Lonsberry (1) – pp – 08:02
Rick MacLeish (6) – 14:13		 First period 15:13 – Craig Ramsay (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Bill Barber (3) – 14:59 Third period 16:57 – Craig Ramsay (3)
Bernie Parent 31 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Don Edwards 23 saves / 27 shots
April 25 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoring First period 13:43 – pp – Bobby Clarke (2)
Terry Martin (2) – 10:53 Second period 11:07 – Paul Holmgren (1)
14:34 – Ross Lonsberry (2)
Derek Smith (3) – 13:04 Third period 06:59 – Don Saleski (2)
Don Edwards 22 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Bernie Parent 26 saves / 28 shots
Philadelphia won series 4–1

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
114Ric Seiling CanadaSt. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
232Ron Areshenkoff CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
468Bill Stewart CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
586Rich Sirois CanadaLaval National (QMJHL)
6104Wayne Ramsey CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

See also

References
  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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