1977 NHL Preliminary Round
Buffalo Sabres defeat Minnesota North Stars 2-0

Buffalo Sabres
W-L: 48-24-8, .650
SRS: 0.99 (4th of 18)
Goals: 301 (4th of 18)
Goals Against: 220 (4th of 18)
Minnesota North Stars
W-L: 23-39-18, .400
SRS: -0.88 (15th of 18)
Goals: 240 (10th of 18)
Goals Against: 310 (17th of 18)
Game 1, April 5
Minnesota North Stars 2
Buffalo Sabres 4  
Game 2, April 7
Buffalo Sabres 7
Minnesota North Stars 1  

Buffalo Sabres Skaters Series Stats

Buffalo Sabres Skaters Series Stats Table
Scoring Goals Assists
No. Player Pos Age GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S%
8Jim LorentzC/RW292404264000000580.0
11Gilbert PerreaultC26204424000040020.0
22Jocelyn GuevremontD252213401100100633.3
10Craig RamsayLW25203330000030040.0
14René RobertRW282202292000000633.3
7Rick MartinLW252112221001100425.0
25Terry MartinLW21202210000020040.0
4Jerry KorabD282101201001000520.0
15Gary McAdamLW212101201000000616.7
24Bill HajtD25201160000010010.0
12André SavardC23201112000001060.0
17Fred StanfieldC/W32200010000000010.0
23Ken BreitenbachD2210000000000000
21Brian SpencerLW2720001000000000
6Jim SchoenfeldD24200010000000090.0
20Don LuceC28200032000000050.0
5Lee FogolinD2120001200000000
Team Total11132434271010212106417.2

Buffalo Sabres Goalies Series Stats

Buffalo Sabres Goalies Series Stats Table
Goalie Stats Ice Time
No. Player Pos Age GP DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI ATOI
29Don EdwardsG2122-0-035047.94000120:0060:00
Team Total2-0-035047.94000120:0060:00
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Minnesota North Stars Skaters Series Stats

Minnesota North Stars Skaters Series Stats Table
Scoring Goals Assists
No. Player Pos Age GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S%
17Tim YoungC212112-221000100520.0
22Roland ErikssonC222101-301000000520.0
14Ernie HickeLW292101-201000000520.0
4Jerry EngeleD262011-10000010020.0
11Bill FairbairnRW302011-20000010040.0
12Steve JensenLW212011-20000010050.0
10Alex PirusRW222011-12000010060.0
29Tom YounghansRW24200000000000010.0
3Fred BarrettD2710000200000000
15Dean TalafousRW232000-30000000050.0
7Glen SharpleyC202000-44000000050.0
27Jim RobertsLW202000-30000000010.0
20Tom ReidD302000-12000000030.0
5Dennis O'BrienD272000-44000000010.0
23Lou NanneD/RW352000-42000000010.0
21Bill HogaboamC27200000000000010.0
6Doug HicksD212000-3700000000
Team Total358-35253000500506.0

Minnesota North Stars Goalies Series Stats

Minnesota North Stars Goalies Series Stats Table
Goalie Stats Ice Time
No. Player Pos Age GP DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI ATOI
1Pete LoPrestiG2220-2-065044.8800076:3238:16
30-35Gary SmithG3210-0-04139.6920042:5342:53
Team Total0-2-0106353.84100119:2539:48

1976-77 Regular Season Stats

Saturday, Oct 16, 1976
Buffalo Sabres 2
Minnesota North Stars 1  
Sunday, Nov 14, 1976
Minnesota North Stars 4
Buffalo Sabres 4  
Saturday, Jan 22, 1977
Buffalo Sabres 3
Minnesota North Stars 4  
Sunday, Feb 13, 1977
Minnesota North Stars 2
Buffalo Sabres 6  

BUF Scoring Regular Season

BUF Scoring Regular Season Table
Scoring Goals Assists Ice Time Point Shares
Rk Player Age Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S% TOI ATOI OPS DPS PS
1Gilbert Perreault*26C80395695930307293323019520.07.91.39.2
2René Robert28RW803340732746285042218025013.25.51.87.4
3Don Luce28C80264369381619616383220412.74.62.26.8
4Rick Martin25LW663629651058241206218022216.25.71.16.8
5Craig Ramsay25LW80204161372015232319114513.83.42.15.6
6André Savard23C80253560113021404323016015.63.81.35.1
7Jim Lorentz29RW792333563816703276015614.73.31.14.4
8Jerry Korab28D771433472212010401161701857.63.55.48.9
9Jocelyn Guevremont25D80929382646720223602104.32.35.88.1
10Jim Schoenfeld24D65725322897520216811793.91.95.27.1
11Brian Spencer27LW771415290551310215008117.30.41.01.4
12Gary McAdam21RW7313162917171210216008615.10.51.41.9
13Danny Gare22RW35111526773830014109212.01.60.72.3
14Bill Hajt25D79620263956600117301065.71.06.67.6
15Terry Martin21LW62111223681010012007215.30.31.01.2
16Fred Stanfield32C7991423-2672025906913.0-0.60.90.3
17Lee Fogolin21D7131518910021021410773.90.34.34.6
18Ken Breitenbach22D31055-2180000500110.0-0.21.51.3
19Joe Kowal20LW1605536000050060.0-0.20.30.0
20Jacques Richard24LW21202-31620000002010.0-0.50.2-0.4
21Don Edwards21G2501102010147659:030.00.05.7
22Gerry Desjardins32G4900002000286758:310.00.010.5
23Bob Sauvé21G40000000018245:330.00.00.4
24Al Smith31G70000000026437:390.00.00.3
25Derek Smith22C5000-1000000000-0.20.0-0.2
26Alex Tidey22RW3000-10000000030.0-0.10.0-0.1
Team Total80301482783283830235606483631154252911.944.045.3106.2

BUF Goalies Regular Season

BUF Goalies Regular Season Table
Goalie Stats
Rk Player Age GP GS W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO MIN QS QS% RBS GA%- GSAA
1Gerry Desjardins32493112612612581132.9002.64328679211.6
2Don Edwards2125167262616554.8992.5221476925.4
3Bob Sauvé214120117160.8453.620182
4Al Smith3170301911697.8364.330264
Team Total4824821820611843.8942.7354789977.4

MNS Scoring Regular Season

MNS Scoring Regular Season Table
Scoring Goals Assists Ice Time Point Shares
Rk Player Age Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S% TOI ATOI OPS DPS PS
1Tim Young21C80296695-31581910024224022313.06.90.47.3
2Roland Eriksson22C80254469-2910151001251812539.94.40.54.9
3Glen Sharpley20C80253257-224822216257020612.13.40.74.1
4Ernie Hicke29LW77302050-3241201005128018816.03.40.43.7
5Dean Talafous23RW80222749-3010139021314018511.92.50.53.0
6Steve Jensen21LW78222345-76216421202115913.82.31.13.4
7Alex Pirus22RW79201737-194719101143013115.31.40.82.2
8Bill Fairbairn30RW519202902702216318310.81.00.91.9
9Bill Hogaboam27C73101525-17161000015001158.7-0.20.80.6
10Dennis O'Brien27D7561824-3611442011521738.20.92.02.9
11Lou Nanne35D6822022-241202009110682.90.52.42.9
12Pierre Jarry27LW2181321-6244019405215.41.50.21.7
13Jim Roberts20LW5311819-914101008007414.90.30.70.9
14Doug Hicks21D7951419-326831101130836.00.32.52.8
15Nick Beverley29D52217190620001421583.40.62.93.6
16Tom Younghans24RW788614-123541305015414.8-1.41.0-0.4
17Dwight Bialowas24D181910-300100360224.50.50.81.4
18Fred Barrett27D60189-29461000710541.9-0.41.61.2
19Jerry Engele26D311783411001700362.80.11.92.0
20Tom Reid30D65088-16520000611470.0-0.72.72.0
21Bill Goldsworthy32RW16235-761100201395.1-0.10.10.0
22Rich Nantais22LW40134-8531000300234.3-1.30.5-0.8
23Blake Dunlop23C3011-20000010050.00.00.0-0.1
24Pete LoPresti22G4401104010258858:490.00.05.9
25Chris Ahrens24D200015000000010.00.00.20.1
26Paul Harrison21G20000000012060:000.00.0-0.1
27Gary Smith32G36000012000208657:570.00.03.6
Team Total80240400640-367764172599232831098223210.825.825.660.7

MNS Goalies Regular Season

MNS Goalies Regular Season Table
Goalie Stats
Rk Player Age GP GS W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO MIN QS QS% RBS GA%- GSAA
1Pete LoPresti224413201015613251169.8823.6212588108-11.1
2Gary Smith32361017813911711032.8814.0012086109-10.9
3Paul Harrison212020114938.7765.500120
Team Total23391830625452239.8803.8324794110-27.7