1974-1975 Buffalo Sabres: 49-16-15
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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
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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
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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.
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