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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
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

[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

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

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)

Farm teams

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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