1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season

1976–77 Buffalo Sabres
Division	2nd Adams
1976–77 record	48–24–8
Goals for	301
Goals against	220
Team information
General manager	Punch Imlach
Coach	Floyd Smith
Captain	Jim Schoenfeld
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Gilbert Perreault (39)
Assists	Gilbert Perreault (56)
Points	Gilbert Perreault (95)
Penalty minutes	Jerry Korab (120)
Wins	Gerry Desjardins (31)
Goals against average	Don Edwards (2.51)

The 1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 7th season in the National Hockey League. The Sabres finished 2nd in the Adams Division and lost in the Quarter-finals to the New York Islanders 4 games to 0.

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

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Awards and Records

• Gilbert Perreault, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
• Rick Martin, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star

See Also

• 1976–77 NHL season