NHL game summary from February 9, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (30-17-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (19-24-13) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1: NYR, Pat Hickey 16 (Nick Fotiu, Bill Goldsworthy), 8:54
BUF, Gilbert Perreault 23 (Terry Martin, Joe Kowal), 14:17
2: BUF, Andre Savard 23 (Jim Lorentz, Rick Martin), 19:09
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 3:55
2: Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Holding] 1:05
Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 6:21
Andre Savard, BUF [Holding] 10:06
Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 12:47
Rick Martin, BUF [Interference] 19:37
3: none
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Kowal | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Soetaert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bednarski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 13- 7- 7-27
NYR: 7-13- 6-26
Goalies: BUF: Gerry Desjardins (W, 30-12-6)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 2-3-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
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