1974-1975 Buffalo Sabres team stats

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1974-1975 Buffalo Sabres: 49-16-15
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 28-6-6 (199 goals scored, 113 allowed) Road record: 21-10-9 (155 goals scored, 127 allowed) Head Coach: Floyd Smith Power Play: 83/303 (27.4%) Penalty Killing: 270/326 (82.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 17-5 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 254-179 354 goals scored (2nd of 18 teams), 240 goals allowed (6th), 1229 PIM (3rd) NHL Averages: 3.42 goals/game (274.0 goals/team), 1135.6 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    14  Rene Robert          5'10  184   25   74   40   60  100   75  14   0  145   65   77    3  264  15.2   +6
C     11  Gilbert Perreault    6'1   180   24   68   39   57   96   36  12   0  139   60   78    0  245  15.9   +1
LW     7  Rick Martin          5'11  179   23   68   52   43   95   72  21   0  143   61   77    0  301  17.3   +5
C     20  Don Luce             6'2   185   26   80   33   43   76   45   1   8  105    7   79   42  245  13.5  +61
LW    17  Rick Dudley          6'0   190   25   78   31   39   70  116   4   0   93   10   54    0  226  13.7  +29
C/RW   8  Jim Lorentz          6'0   190   27   72   25   45   70   18   6   0  114   44   59    6  140  17.9  +17
LW    10  Craig Ramsay         5'10  175   23   80   26   38   64   26   1   7   90    5   77   43  200  13.0  +51
RW    18  Danny Gare           5'9   175   20   78   31   31   62   75   5   0   85   12   33    0  274  11.3  +40
D      4  Jerry Korab          6'3   220   26   79   12   44   56  184   3   2  189   61  126   39  218   5.5  +41
C     16  Peter McNab          6'3   210   22   53   22   21   43    8   1   0   48    5   30    0   90  24.4  +13
LW    21  Brian Spencer        5'11  185   25   73   12   29   41   77   1   0   65    6   42    0  126   9.5  +17
LW    19  Fred Stanfield       5'10  185   30   32   12   21   33    4   6   0   54   27   20    2   77  15.6   +9
D     22  Jocelyn Guevremont   6'2   200   23   64    7   25   32   32   4   0  118   29   61    4  160   4.4  +32
D     24  Bill Hajt            6'3   215   23   76    3   26   29   68   1   0  132    9   92   16  107   2.8  +47
D      6  Jim Schoenfeld       6'2   200   22   68    1   19   20  184   0   0  109    3  101   30  148   0.7  +35
D     23  Larry Carriere       6'1   190   22   80    1   11   12  111   0   0   67    2   75   22   84   1.2  +12
LW     9  Norm Gratton         5'11  165   24   25    3    6    9    2   1   0   12    3    7    0   16  18.8   +2
D      5  Lee Fogolin          6'0   200   19   50    2    2    4   59   2   0   20    4   18    2   14  14.3    0
G     28  Gary Bromley         5'10  160   24   50    0    4    4    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    12  Larry Mickey         5'11  175   31   23    2    0    2    2   0   0    2    0    2    1    6  33.3   +1
G      1  Roger Crozier        5'8   165   32   23    0    2    2    8  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Mike Robitaille      5'11  195   26    3    0    1    1    0   0   0    5    0    7    4    4   0.0   +2
C     15  Gerry Meehan         6'2   200   28    3    0    1    1    2   0   0    1    0    4    0    4   0.0   -3
D      3  Paul McIntosh        5'10  177   20    6    0    1    1    5   0   0    4    0    3    1    1   0.0   +2
RW    15  Bryan McSheffrey     6'2   205   22    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    2    1    0    0    1   0.0   +1
G     30  Rocky Farr           5'10  175   27    7    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Gerry Desjardins     5'11  190   30    9    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    19  Morris Titanic       6'1   180   21   17    0    0    0    0   0   0    4    2    7    1    6   0.0   -4
LW    15  Michel Deziel        5'11  180   20    0    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Roger Crozier        32   23  1260   55  2.62  17   2   1  579   .905   0   3
G   30  Gerry Desjardins     30    9   540   25  2.78   6   2   1  264   .905   0   0
G   28  Gary Bromley         24   50  2787  144  3.10  26  11  11 1148   .875   2   4
G   30  Rocky Farr           27    7   213   14  3.94   0   1   2  113   .876   0   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1974 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   11  D    Lee Fogolin              924          Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  2   29  RW   Danny Gare               827          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  3   47  LW   Michel Deziel                         Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          
  4   65  D    Paul McIntosh             48          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  5   83  D    Garry Lariviere          219    289   St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  6  101  RW   Dave Given                        1   Brown University (NCAA)            
  7  119  RW   Bernard Noreau                        Laval National (QMJHL)             
  8  136  LW   Charles Constantin              192   Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  9  153  LW   Rick Jodzio               70    137   Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)           
 10  168  LW   Derek Smith              335          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
 11  183  ?    Taro Tsujimoto                        Tokyo (Japan)                      
 12  196  LW   Bob Geoffrion                         Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-10-1974	Red Wings claimed Ron Busniuk in intra-league draft
06-12-1974	Scouts selected Paul Terbenche in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Steve Atkinson in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Randy Wyrozub in expansion draft
09-15-1974	traded future considerations to Canucks for Jacques Caron
10-14-1974	traded Mike Robitaille and Gerry Meehan to Canucks for Jocelyn Guevremont and Bryan McSheffrey
01-27-1975	traded Norm Gratton and Buffalo's #3 pick in the 1976 draft to North Stars for Fred Stanfield
03-03-1975	traded Garry Lariviere to Islanders for Gerry Desjardins
03-10-1975	traded future considerations to Red Wings for Al Smith
07-03-1975	sold Gilles Gratton to Blues
10-01-1975	traded Larry Carriere, cash and Buffalo's #1 pick in the 1976 draft to Flames for Jacques Richard
10-01-1975	sold Rocky Farr to Scouts

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 2
04/13/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-1 
04/15/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   3-1 
04/17/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   4-5 (OT)
04/20/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-2 
04/22/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   3-1 
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Semifinals
04/27/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   6-5 (OT)
04/29/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   4-2 
05/01/1975   at Montreal Canadiens        L   0-7 
05/03/1975   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-8 
05/06/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   5-4 (OT)
05/08/1975   at Montreal Canadiens        W   4-3 
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/15/1975   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-4 
05/18/1975   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-2 
05/20/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-4 (OT)
05/22/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-2 
05/25/1975   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-5 
05/27/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-2

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- LW 7 Rick Martin 5'11 179 23 17 7 8 15 20 5 0 C 11 Gilbert Perreault 6'1 180 24 17 6 9 15 10 4 0 C 20 Don Luce 6'2 185 26 16 5 8 13 19 0 1 RW 14 Rene Robert 5'10 184 25 16 5 8 13 16 0 0 RW 18 Danny Gare 5'9 175 20 17 7 6 13 19 0 0 LW 10 Craig Ramsay 5'10 175 23 17 5 7 12 2 1 1 C/RW 8 Jim Lorentz 6'0 190 27 16 6 4 10 6 0 0 C 16 Peter McNab 6'3 210 22 17 2 6 8 4 0 0 D 22 Jocelyn Guevremont 6'2 200 23 17 0 6 6 14 0 0 LW 19 Fred Stanfield 5'10 185 30 17 2 4 6 0 0 0 D 4 Jerry Korab 6'3 220 26 16 3 2 5 32 1 0 D 24 Bill Hajt 6'3 215 23 17 1 4 5 18 0 0 D 6 Jim Schoenfeld 6'2 200 22 17 1 4 5 38 1 0 LW 17 Rick Dudley 6'0 190 25 10 3 1 4 26 1 0 LW 21 Brian Spencer 5'11 185 25 16 0 4 4 8 0 0 D 23 Larry Carriere 6'1 190 22 17 0 2 2 32 0 0 LW 15 Michel Deziel 5'11 180 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Paul McIntosh 5'10 177 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Roger Crozier 5'8 165 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 5 Lee Fogolin 6'0 200 19 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 G 30 Gerry Desjardins 5'11 190 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 28 Gary Bromley 5'10 160 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Rocky Farr 5'10 175 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 9 Norm Gratton 5'11 165 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Bryan McSheffrey 6'2 205 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 15 Gerry Meehan 6'2 200 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 12 Larry Mickey 5'11 175 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Mike Robitaille 5'11 195 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 19 Morris Titanic 6'1 180 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Gerry Desjardins 30 15 760 43 3.39 7 5 313 .863 1 0 G 1 Roger Crozier 32 5 292 14 2.88 3 2 144 .903 0 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1974 vs Boston Bruins W 9-5 1-0-0 10/12/1974 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-6 1-1-0 10/13/1974 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 1-2-0 10/17/1974 vs California Golden Seals W 6-1 2-2-0 10/19/1974 at Minnesota North Stars W 2-1 3-2-0 10/20/1974 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 5-5 3-2-1 10/24/1974 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-7 3-3-1 10/26/1974 at St. Louis Blues W 2-0 4-3-1 10/27/1974 vs Montreal Canadiens W 3-2 5-3-1 11/02/1974 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-3 6-3-1 11/03/1974 at New York Rangers W 4-3 7-3-1 11/05/1974 at Boston Bruins T 2-2 7-3-2 11/06/1974 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-4 8-3-2 11/09/1974 at Kansas City Scouts W 6-1 9-3-2 11/10/1974 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-3 10-3-2 11/13/1974 at Montreal Canadiens W 8-6 11-3-2 11/14/1974 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 12-3-2 11/16/1974 at Boston Bruins L 5-7 12-4-2 11/17/1974 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-0 13-4-2 11/20/1974 vs Washington Capitals W 7-3 14-4-2 11/22/1974 at Atlanta Flames T 4-4 14-4-3 11/24/1974 vs Montreal Canadiens W 6-4 15-4-3 11/27/1974 at Chicago Black Hawks W 3-1 16-4-3 11/28/1974 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 17-4-3 11/30/1974 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 5-5 17-4-4 12/01/1974 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-3 18-4-4 12/03/1974 at Washington Capitals W 5-3 19-4-4 12/05/1974 vs Washington Capitals W 9-2 20-4-4 12/08/1974 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-0 21-4-4 12/12/1974 vs Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 21-5-4 12/14/1974 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-4 21-6-4 12/15/1974 vs California Golden Seals T 5-5 21-6-5 12/18/1974 vs New York Islanders W 3-2 22-6-5 12/22/1974 at Washington Capitals W 4-0 23-6-5 12/26/1974 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 3-1 24-6-5 12/27/1974 at New York Rangers L 5-9 24-7-5 12/29/1974 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 24-8-5 01/03/1975 at California Golden Seals T 2-2 24-8-6 01/05/1975 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-2 25-8-6 01/09/1975 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-5 25-9-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/11/1975 at Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 25-9-7 01/12/1975 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-1 26-9-7 01/15/1975 at California Golden Seals W 4-0 27-9-7 01/17/1975 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 28-9-7 01/19/1975 vs Kansas City Scouts W 5-0 29-9-7 01/23/1975 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-1 30-9-7 01/25/1975 at Montreal Canadiens W 7-6 31-9-7 01/26/1975 vs Atlanta Flames L 3-4 31-10-7 01/30/1975 vs New York Rangers W 6-3 32-10-7 02/01/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-6 32-11-7 02/02/1975 vs Kansas City Scouts W 8-1 33-11-7 02/04/1975 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-1 34-11-7 02/06/1975 at New York Islanders T 2-2 34-11-8 02/09/1975 vs Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 34-11-9 02/12/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 34-11-10 02/13/1975 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1 35-11-10 02/16/1975 vs St. Louis Blues T 4-4 35-11-11 02/18/1975 at New York Islanders W 3-2 36-11-11 02/20/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 6-6 36-11-12 02/21/1975 at Washington Capitals W 9-4 37-11-12 02/23/1975 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-1 38-11-12 02/27/1975 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-0 39-11-12 03/01/1975 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-3 39-12-12 03/02/1975 vs New York Islanders T 3-3 39-12-13 03/05/1975 at New York Rangers W 6-3 40-12-13 03/08/1975 at St. Louis Blues T 3-3 40-12-14 03/09/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-4 41-12-14 03/11/1975 at Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 41-12-15 03/12/1975 at California Golden Seals W 7-2 42-12-15 03/14/1975 at Vancouver Canucks L 1-5 42-13-15 03/16/1975 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 11-3 43-13-15 03/20/1975 vs New York Rangers W 6-3 44-13-15 03/22/1975 at Kansas City Scouts W 4-2 45-13-15 03/23/1975 vs California Golden Seals W 9-4 46-13-15 03/26/1975 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-5 46-14-15 03/28/1975 at Atlanta Flames L 2-3 46-15-15 03/30/1975 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-5 46-16-15 04/01/1975 at Boston Bruins W 3-1 47-16-15 04/03/1975 vs Boston Bruins W 4-2 48-16-15 04/05/1975 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 49-16-15

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