NHL game summary from April 7, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (50-24-8) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||
 Minnesota North Stars (23-41-18) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres win, 2 games to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 2 (Gilbert Perreault), 4:33 |
| MIN, | Ernie Hicke 1 (Tim Young, Jerry Engele), 10:07 | |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 1, 16:11 | |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 3 (Gilbert Perreault, Terry Martin), 17:07 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gary McAdam 1 (Rick Martin, Jocelyn Guevremont), 16:36 |
| BUF, | Jocelyn Guevremont 1 (Craig Ramsay), 17:55 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jocelyn Guevremont 2 (Andre Savard), 2:09 - PP |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 4 (Gilbert Perreault), 15:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Charging] 0:15 |
| Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hooking] 0:25 | |
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Interference] 6:37 | |
| Jim Lorentz, BUF [Tripping] 13:24 | |
| Alex Pirus, MIN [Cross checking] 19:11 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Interference] 19:11 | |
| 2: | Don Luce, BUF [Roughing] 3:49 |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Roughing] 3:49 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Slashing] 17:36 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Slashing] 17:36 | |
| 3: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Elbowing] 0:52 |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Roughing] 12:26 | |
| Lou Nanne, MIN [Roughing] 12:26 |
Penalty time: BUF: 14 minutes
MIN: 12 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Edwards | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 24 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 24 | 23 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Smith | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 5- 8-23
MIN: 10- 4-11-25
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 2-0-0)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 0-2-0),
Gary Smith Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 15,503
Gary Smith Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 15,503
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