1975–76 Buffalo Sabres season

1975–76 Buffalo Sabres
Division 2nd Adams
Conference 3rd Wales
1975–76 record 46–21–13
Home record 28-7-5
Road record 21-16-3
Goals for 240
Goals against 105
Team information
General Manager Punch Imlach
Coach Floyd Smith
Captain Jim Schoenfeld
Alternate captains None
Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance 16,433
Team leaders
Goals Danny Gare (50)
Assists Gilbert Perreault (69)
Points Gilbert Perreault (113)
Penalties in minutes Danny Gare (129)
Wins Gerry Desjardins (29)
Goals against average Roger Crozier (2.61)
<1974–75 1976–77>

The 1975–76 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 80 48 15 17 313 237 113
Buffalo Sabres 80 46 21 13 339 240 105
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 34 31 15 294 276 83
California Golden Seals 80 27 42 11 250 278 65

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 9, 19754–0 Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 1–0–0
2WOctober 12, 19758–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 2–0–0
3WOctober 16, 19757–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 3–0–0
4WOctober 18, 19755–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 4–0–0
5WOctober 19, 19755–4 Washington Capitals (1975–76) 5–0–0
6WOctober 22, 19759–1 New York Rangers (1975–76) 6–0–0
7WOctober 25, 19755–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 7–0–0
8WOctober 26, 19753–2 California Golden Seals (1975–76) 8–0–0
9LOctober 29, 19752–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 8–1–0
10TOctober 30, 19754–4 Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 8–1–1
11WNovember 2, 19757–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 9–1–1
12LNovember 3, 19752–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 9–2–1
13WNovember 5, 19754–0 Boston Bruins (1975–76) 10–2–1
14WNovember 9, 19755–1 Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 11–2–1
15LNovember 12, 19751–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 11–3–1
16WNovember 15, 19755–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 12–3–1
17WNovember 16, 19754–1 California Golden Seals (1975–76) 13–3–1
18WNovember 18, 19753–1 @ New York Islanders (1975–76) 14–3–1
19WNovember 20, 19757–2 Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 15–3–1
20WNovember 23, 19756–2 Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 16–3–1
21LNovember 25, 19750–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 16–4–1
22WNovember 28, 19754–2 @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) 17–4–1
23LNovember 29, 19753–8 @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 17–5–1
24TDecember 3, 19754–4 @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 17–5–2
25TDecember 4, 19756–6 New York Rangers (1975–76) 17–5–3
26WDecember 6, 19754–2 @ New York Islanders (1975–76) 18–5–3
27LDecember 7, 19750–3 New York Islanders (1975–76) 18–6–3
28TDecember 10, 19752–2 @ New York Rangers (1975–76) 18–6–4
29LDecember 14, 19754–7 Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 18–7–4
30LDecember 17, 19751–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 18–8–4
31WDecember 18, 19755–2 Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 19–8–4
32LDecember 20, 19753–5 @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 19–9–4
33WDecember 21, 197514–2 Washington Capitals (1975–76) 20–9–4
34WDecember 23, 19755–1 @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 21–9–4
35LDecember 26, 19753–6 Boston Bruins (1975–76) 21–10–4
36TDecember 28, 19752–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 21–10–5
37LJanuary 1, 19766–9 Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 21–11–5
38WJanuary 5, 19764–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 22–11–5
39WJanuary 8, 19768–5 Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 23–11–5
40WJanuary 11, 19766–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 24–11–5
41LJanuary 13, 19763–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 24–12–5
42WJanuary 15, 19765–3 Washington Capitals (1975–76) 25–12–5
43LJanuary 17, 19762–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 25–13–5
44WJanuary 18, 19764–1 Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 26–13–5
45LJanuary 22, 19763–5 @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 26–14–5
46TJanuary 23, 19763–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 26–14–6
47WJanuary 25, 19764–2 St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 27–14–6
48TJanuary 28, 19763–3 @ New York Rangers (1975–76) 27–14–7
49TJanuary 29, 19761–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 27–14–8
50WFebruary 1, 19769–5 @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) 28–14–8
51LFebruary 3, 19761–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 28–15–8
52WFebruary 4, 19764–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 29–15–8
53WFebruary 7, 19764–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 30–15–8
54TFebruary 8, 19765–5 California Golden Seals (1975–76) 30–15–9
55WFebruary 11, 19764–2 Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 31–15–9
56WFebruary 13, 19763–2 @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 32–15–9
57LFebruary 15, 19761–3 New York Islanders (1975–76) 32–16–9
58TFebruary 18, 19764–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 32–16–10
59WFebruary 19, 19763–1 Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 33–16–10
60LFebruary 21, 19764–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 33–17–10
61LFebruary 22, 19762–4 Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 33–18–10
62WFebruary 26, 19765–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 34–18–10
63TFebruary 28, 19764–4 @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 34–18–11
64WFebruary 29, 19765–1 Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 35–18–11
65WMarch 4, 19766–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 36–18–11
66LMarch 6, 19762–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 36–19–11
67TMarch 7, 19764–4 St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 36–19–12
68WMarch 10, 19767–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 37–19–12
69LMarch 11, 19761–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 37–20–12
70WMarch 14, 19768–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 38–20–12
71WMarch 16, 19764–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 39–20–12
72WMarch 17, 19765–3 @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) 40–20–12
73WMarch 21, 19763–1 Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 41–20–12
74WMarch 24, 19767–3 New York Rangers (1975–76) 42–20–12
75WMarch 26, 19764–1 @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 43–20–12
76WMarch 27, 19764–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 44–20–12
77TMarch 30, 19764–4 @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 44–20–13
78WApril 1, 19767–2 Boston Bruins (1975–76) 45–20–13
79LApril 3, 19762–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 45–21–13
80WApril 4, 19765–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 46–21–13

Playoffs (Preliminary Round)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LApril 6, 19762–5 St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 0–1
2WApril 8, 19763–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 1–1
3WApril 9, 19762–1 St. Louis Blues (1975–76) 2–1

See also

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
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