1976-77 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
Team Record: 48-24-8 - 104 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Minnesota North Stars 2-0
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-0
Coach: Floyd Smith (48-24-8)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1976-77 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 48 wins and 24 losses and 8 ties for 104 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Sabres scored 301 goals and allowed 220. Gilbert Perreault netted 39 goals for Buffalo, while Rick Martin and Rene Robert tallied 30 or more also. Gilbert Perreault recorded 56 assists. Gerry Desjardins earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus Don Edwards added 15 or more wins, too. Gerry Desjardins registered a 2.63 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Floyd Smith coached the team. The 1976-77 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 80 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 195 | 20.0 |
| Rene Robert | R | 80 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 46 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 250 | 13.2 |
| Don Luce | C | 80 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 206 | 12.6 |
| Rick Martin | L | 66 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 221 | 16.3 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 80 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 20 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 145 | 13.8 |
| Andre Savard | C | 80 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 15.6 |
| Jim Lorentz | C | 79 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 14.7 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 77 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 120 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 7.6 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 80 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 4.3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 65 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 97 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 181 | 3.9 |
| Brian Spencer | L | 77 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 17.9 |
| Gary McAdam | L | 73 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 15.1 |
| Danny Gare | R | 35 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 73 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 12.0 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 79 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 56 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 5.7 |
| Terry Martin | L | 62 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 15.3 |
| Fred Stanfield | C | 79 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 13.0 |
| Lee Fogolin | D | 71 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 100 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 3.9 |
| Joe Kowal | L | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Ken Breitenbach | D | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Jacques Richard | C | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Don Edwards | G | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Smith | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Desjardins | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Tidey | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Bob Sauve | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Smith | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1404 | 301 | 482 | 783 | 830 | 282 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 2528 | 11.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 49 | 2871 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 2.63 | 0 | ||
| Don Edwards | 25 | 1480 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 2.51 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | 4 | 184 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.59 | 0 | ||
| Al Smith | 7 | 265 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4.30 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 85 | 4800 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 218 | 2.73 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Robert | R | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Luce | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Martin | L | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Savard | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Lorentz | C | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Korab | D | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Spencer | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary McAdam | L | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gare | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hajt | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Martin | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Stanfield | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Fogolin | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Breitenbach | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Edwards | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Desjardins | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Tidey | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 106 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 96 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | ||
| Don Edwards | 5 | 300 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 |
