All NHL game summaries from April 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (52-21-12) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (50-27-8) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 2 (Jerry Korab, Gilbert Perreault), 2:18 - PP |
| BUF, | Jerry Korab 2 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 6:29 - PP | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 2 (Bryan Trottier), 17:39 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Jude Drouin 3 (Jean Potvin), 10:55 |
| NYI, | Jude Drouin 4 (Denis Potvin), 13:40 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 4 (Dave Lewis), :09 |
| BUF, | Don Luce 2 (Craig Ramsay, Jerry Korab), 10:10 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Lewis, NYI [Hooking] 2:12 |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Delay of game] 5:47 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 10:38 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 10:38 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Elbowing] 14:54 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Slashing] 15:11 | |
| 2: | Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hi-sticking] 11:48 |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Cross checking] 12:55 | |
| 3: | Danny Gare, BUF [Elbowing] 0:57 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 6:49 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 7:47 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 9:38 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Roughing] 14:35 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Roughing] 14:35 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Cross checking] 15:50 |
Penalty time: NYI: 18 minutes
BUF: 12 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 23 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Alec Tidey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Edwards | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 48 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 48 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9-10- 4-23
BUF: 22-10-16-48
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 5-0-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 2-3-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (52-23-8) |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||
 Los Angeles Kings (36-35-15) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Boston Bruins lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | LA , | Mike Murphy 2 (Butch Goring), 3:40 |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 6 (Brad Park), 5:49 - PP | |
| LA , | Bob Murdoch 1 (Dave Hutchison), 10:51 - PP | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 5 (Dave Hutchison, Mike Murphy), 19:20 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 3 (Rick Smith, Stan Jonathan), 1:59 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 1 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 3:39 | |
| LA , | Gary Sargent 1 (Mike Murphy), 7:00 | |
| LA , | Tom Williams 2 (Butch Goring, Mike Murphy), 16:33 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 7 (Jean Ratelle, Don Marcotte), :10 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 1 (Terry O'Reilly, Gary Doak), 11:27 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 2 (Jean Ratelle), 17:08 | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 4 (Glenn Goldup), 18:05 | |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 3 (Rick Smith), 19:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Berry, LA [Holding] 4:37 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 6:16 | |
| Gary Sargent, LA [Roughing] 6:16 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Elbowing] 9:06 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 16:09 | |
| 2: | Dave Schultz, LA [Hi-sticking double minor] 4:35 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Hi-sticking double minor] 4:35 | |
| Dave Schultz, LA [Tripping] 12:21 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting] 18:17 | |
| Dave Schultz, LA [Roughing, Fighting] 18:17 | |
| 3: | Neil Komadoski, LA [Hooking] 2:31 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 9:11 | |
| Dave Hutchison, LA [Roughing] 9:11 |
Penalty time: BOS: 17 minutes
LA : 21 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7- 7-15-29
LA : 13- 6- 5-24
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 3-0-0)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 2-4-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,005
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (49-18-16) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
 Toronto Maple Leafs (37-34-15) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Toronto Maple Leafs lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | TOR, | Darryl Sittler 5 (Lanny McDonald, Borje Salming), 3:48 - PP |
| TOR, | Ian Turnbull 3 (Darryl Sittler, Borje Salming), 18:27 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 1 (Reggie Leach, Bobby Clarke), 3:18 |
| PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 1 (Bob Dailey, Rick MacLeish), 12:53 - PP | |
| 3: | TOR, | Errol Thompson 2 (Jim McKenny, George Ferguson), 15:51 |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 2, 19:22 | |
| 4: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 3 (Bob Dailey), 2:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Elbowing] 2:59 | |
| Randy Carlyle, TOR [Hooking] 4:46 | ||
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 14:51 | ||
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Tripping] 17:45 | ||
| 2: | Don Saleski, PHI [Hi-sticking] 4:41 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Tripping] 7:52 | ||
| Jim McKenny, TOR [Hooking] 11:17 | ||
| George Ferguson, TOR [Fighting] 11:42 | ||
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Fighting] 11:42 | ||
| 3: | Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Tripping] 5:02 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Hooking] 12:08 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: PHI: 17 minutes
TOR: 11 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 11 | 37 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Ashby | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Mike Pelyk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10-12-13- 2-37
TOR: 8-11- 8- 1-28
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 1-0-0)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 3-1-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 16,485
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