1975-1976 Buffalo Sabres team stats

1975-1976 Buffalo Sabres: 46-21-13
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Home record: 28-7-5  (197 goals scored, 106 allowed)
Road record: 18-14-8  (142 goals scored, 134 allowed)
Head Coach: Floyd Smith

Power Play: 73/287 (25.4%)
Penalty Killing: 253/304 (83.2%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-8
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 260-181

339 goals scored (3rd of 18 teams), 240 goals allowed (6th), 943 PIM (16th)

NHL Averages: 3.41 goals/game (272.9 goals/team), 1169.5 PIM/team

Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     11  Gilbert Perreault    6'1   180   25   80   44   69  113   36  14   0  142   57   68    0  237  18.6  +17
RW    14  Rene Robert          5'10  184   26   72   35   52   87   53  11   0  135   59   59    0  273  12.8  +17
LW     7  Rick Martin          5'11  179   24   80   49   37   86   67  18   0  147   56   68    0  327  15.0  +23
RW    18  Danny Gare           5'9   175   21   79   50   23   73  129   8   1  113   29   61    9  303  16.5  +32
LW    10  Craig Ramsay         5'10  175   24   80   22   49   71   34   1   1  100    9   76   29  134  16.4  +44
C     20  Don Luce             6'2   185   27   77   21   49   70   42   2   2   95    8   85   35  214   9.8  +37
C     16  Peter McNab          6'3   210   23   79   24   32   56   16   3   0   69    8   43    0  125  19.2  +18
D     22  Jocelyn Guevremont   6'2   200   24   80   12   40   52   57   6   0  173   41  105   20  229   5.2  +47
LW    17  Fred Stanfield       5'10  185   31   80   18   30   48    4   2   1   78   28   60   15  112  16.1   +5
C/RW   8  Jim Lorentz          6'0   190   28   75   17   24   41   18   2   1   63   14   54    8  116  14.7   +3
D      4  Jerry Korab          6'3   220   27   65   13   28   41   85   3   0  122   29  100   25  146   8.9  +18
LW    21  Brian Spencer        5'11  185   26   77   13   26   39   70   0   0   57    1   42    0   84  15.5  +14
LW     9  Jacques Richard      5'11  180   23   73   12   23   35   31   3   0   62   11   47    0  104  11.5   +4
D     24  Bill Hajt            6'3   215   24   80    6   21   27   48   0   0  132    6  115   28  117   5.1  +39
D      6  Jim Schoenfeld       6'2   200   23   56    2   22   24  114   0   0  103    3   82   22  112   1.8  +40
D      5  Lee Fogolin          6'0   200   20   58    0    9    9   64   0   0   62    1   52    6   61   0.0  +15
LW    12  Gary McAdam          5'11  175   20   31    1    2    3    2   0   0    3    0    4    1   12   8.3    0
G      1  Roger Crozier        5'8   165   33   11    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Paul McIntosh        5'10  177   21   42    0    1    1   61   0   0   13    0   19    1    9   0.0   -5
G     30  Gerry Desjardins     5'11  190   31   55    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    25  Terry Martin         5'11  195   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     29  Gary Bromley         5'10  160   25    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    19  Morris Titanic       6'1   180   22    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    2   0.0   +1
D     23  Ken Breitenbach      6'1   190   20    7    0    0    0    6   0   0    5    1    0    0    0   ---   +4
G     31  Al Smith             6'1   200   30   14    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C/LW  26  Derek Smith          5'11  180   21    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        33   11   620   27  2.61   8   2   0  241   .888   0   1
G   30  Gerry Desjardins     31   55  3280  161  2.95  29  15  11 1461   .890   1   2
G   31  Al Smith             30   14   840   43  3.07   9   3   2  370   .884   1   0
G   29  Gary Bromley         25    1    60    7  7.00   0   1   0   34   .794   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

1975 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   17  G    Bob Sauve                420          Laval National (QMJHL)             
  2   35  D    Ken Breitenbach           68          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  3   44  LW   Terry Martin             479          London Knights (OHA)                 [pick acquired from ATL]
  3   53  RW   Gary McAdam              534          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  4   71  RW   Greg Neeld                       17   Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  5   89  G    Don Edwards              459          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  6  107  LW   Jim Minor                             Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  7  125  D    Grant Rowe                            Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  8  143  RW   Alec Tidey                 9     74   Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)          
  9  159  RW   Andy Whitby                           Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
 10  174  G    Len Moher                             Notre Dame (NCAA)                  

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

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
06-11-1976	signed Andre Savard as a free agent
06-11-1976	assigned Peter McNab to Bruins as compensation for signing Andre Savard as a free agent

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/06/1976 at St. Louis Blues L 2-5 04/08/1976 vs St. Louis Blues W 3-2 (OT) 04/09/1976 at St. Louis Blues W 2-1 (OT) -------------------------------------------------- Round 2 04/11/1976 vs New York Islanders W 5-3 04/13/1976 vs New York Islanders W 3-2 (OT) 04/15/1976 at New York Islanders L 3-5 04/17/1976 at New York Islanders L 2-4 04/20/1976 vs New York Islanders L 3-4 04/22/1976 at New York Islanders L 2-3 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 24 9 4 7 11 12 2 0 C 11 Gilbert Perreault 6'1 180 25 9 4 4 8 4 0 0 RW 18 Danny Gare 5'9 175 21 9 5 2 7 21 0 0 C 20 Don Luce 6'2 185 27 9 4 3 7 6 0 0 D 22 Jocelyn Guevremont 6'2 200 24 9 0 5 5 2 0 0 RW 14 Rene Robert 5'10 184 26 9 3 2 5 6 0 0 D 5 Lee Fogolin 6'0 200 20 9 0 4 4 23 0 0 D 4 Jerry Korab 6'3 220 27 9 1 3 4 12 0 0 D 6 Jim Schoenfeld 6'2 200 23 8 0 3 3 33 0 0 C/RW 8 Jim Lorentz 6'0 190 28 9 1 2 3 6 0 0 LW 10 Craig Ramsay 5'10 175 24 9 1 2 3 2 0 1 LW 9 Jacques Richard 5'11 180 23 9 1 1 2 7 0 0 D 24 Bill Hajt 6'3 215 24 9 0 1 1 15 0 0 LW 21 Brian Spencer 5'11 185 26 9 1 0 1 4 0 0 LW 17 Fred Stanfield 5'10 185 31 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 23 Ken Breitenbach 6'1 190 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 12 Gary McAdam 5'11 175 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Paul McIntosh 5'10 177 21 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 G 31 Al Smith 6'1 200 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C/LW 26 Derek Smith 5'11 180 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 16 Peter McNab 6'3 210 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Gerry Desjardins 5'11 190 31 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 29 Gary Bromley 5'10 160 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Roger Crozier 5'8 165 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 25 Terry Martin 5'11 195 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 19 Morris Titanic 6'1 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Gerry Desjardins 31 9 563 28 2.98 4 5 236 .881 0 0 G 31 Al Smith 30 1 17 1 3.53 0 0 3 .667 0 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/09/1975   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   4-0     1-0-0
10/12/1975   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   8-3     2-0-0
10/16/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   7-1     3-0-0
10/18/1975   at St. Louis Blues           W   5-3     4-0-0
10/19/1975   vs Washington Capitals       W   5-4     5-0-0
10/22/1975   vs New York Rangers          W   9-1     6-0-0
10/25/1975   at Detroit Red Wings         W   5-3     7-0-0
10/26/1975   vs California Golden Seals   W   3-2     8-0-0
10/29/1975   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-3     8-1-0
10/30/1975   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   4-4     8-1-1
11/02/1975   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   7-2     9-1-1
11/03/1975   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3     9-2-1
11/05/1975   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-0     10-2-1
11/09/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   5-1     11-2-1
11/12/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-3     11-3-1
11/15/1975   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   5-2     12-3-1
11/16/1975   vs California Golden Seals   W   4-1     13-3-1
11/18/1975   at New York Islanders        W   3-1     14-3-1
11/20/1975   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   7-2     15-3-1
11/23/1975   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   6-2     16-3-1
11/25/1975   at Vancouver Canucks         L   0-4     16-4-1
11/28/1975   at California Golden Seals   W   4-2     17-4-1
11/29/1975   at Los Angeles Kings         L   3-8     17-5-1
12/03/1975   at Washington Capitals       T   4-4     17-5-2
12/04/1975   vs New York Rangers          T   6-6     17-5-3
12/06/1975   at New York Islanders        W   4-2     18-5-3
12/07/1975   vs New York Islanders        L   0-3     18-6-3
12/10/1975   at New York Rangers          T   2-2     18-6-4
12/14/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            L   4-7     18-7-4
12/17/1975   at Detroit Red Wings         L   1-3     18-8-4
12/18/1975   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   5-2     19-8-4
12/20/1975   at Boston Bruins             L   3-5     19-9-4
12/21/1975   vs Washington Capitals       W  14-2     20-9-4
12/23/1975   at Kansas City Scouts        W   5-1     21-9-4
12/26/1975   vs Boston Bruins             L   3-6     21-10-4
12/28/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   2-2     21-10-5
01/01/1976   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   6-9     21-11-5
01/05/1976   at Montreal Canadiens        W   4-2     22-11-5
01/08/1976   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   8-5     23-11-5
01/11/1976   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-0     24-11-5

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/13/1976   at St. Louis Blues           L   3-7     24-12-5
01/15/1976   vs Washington Capitals       W   5-3     25-12-5
01/17/1976   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-3     25-13-5
01/18/1976   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   4-1     26-13-5
01/22/1976   at Boston Bruins             L   3-5     26-14-5
01/23/1976   at Atlanta Flames            T   3-3     26-14-6
01/25/1976   vs St. Louis Blues           W   4-2     27-14-6
01/28/1976   at New York Rangers          T   3-3     27-14-7
01/29/1976   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   1-1     27-14-8
02/01/1976   at California Golden Seals   W   9-5     28-14-8
02/03/1976   at Vancouver Canucks         L   1-2     28-15-8
02/04/1976   at Los Angeles Kings         W   4-3     29-15-8
02/07/1976   at Minnesota North Stars     W   4-3     30-15-8
02/08/1976   vs California Golden Seals   T   5-5     30-15-9
02/11/1976   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   4-2     31-15-9
02/13/1976   at Atlanta Flames            W   3-2     32-15-9
02/15/1976   vs New York Islanders        L   1-3     32-16-9
02/18/1976   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   4-4     32-16-10
02/19/1976   vs Atlanta Flames            W   3-1     33-16-10
02/21/1976   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   4-6     33-17-10
02/22/1976   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-4     33-18-10
02/26/1976   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-2     34-18-10
02/28/1976   at Kansas City Scouts        T   4-4     34-18-11
02/29/1976   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   5-1     35-18-11
03/04/1976   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-3     36-18-11
03/06/1976   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3     36-19-11
03/07/1976   vs St. Louis Blues           T   4-4     36-19-12
03/10/1976   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   7-6     37-19-12
03/11/1976   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-6     37-20-12
03/14/1976   at Minnesota North Stars     W   8-2     38-20-12
03/16/1976   at Los Angeles Kings         W   4-2     39-20-12
03/17/1976   at California Golden Seals   W   5-3     40-20-12
03/21/1976   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   3-1     41-20-12
03/24/1976   vs New York Rangers          W   7-3     42-20-12
03/26/1976   at Washington Capitals       W   4-1     43-20-12
03/27/1976   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-2     44-20-12
03/30/1976   at Boston Bruins             T   4-4     44-20-13
04/01/1976   vs Boston Bruins             W   7-2     45-20-13
04/03/1976   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-5     45-21-13
04/04/1976   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-2     46-21-13

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