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1977-78 Buffalo Sabres

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44-19-17 (105 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 288 goals, Allowed 215 goals, SRS: 0.90 (5th of 18)
Coached by Marcel Pronovost (44-19-17)

Playoffs:
Lost Quarter-Finals (4-1) to Philadelphia Flyers
Won Preliminary Round (2-1) over New York Rangers

1977-78 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Oct 13, 1977 New York Islanders W 3 2 1 0 0 W 1
2 Sat, Oct 15, 1977 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 5 2 2 0 0 W 2
3 Sun, Oct 16, 1977 Chicago Black Hawks L 0 2 2 1 0 L 1
4 Wed, Oct 19, 1977 @ Chicago Black Hawks T 2 2 2 1 1 T 1
5 Thu, Oct 20, 1977 Colorado Rockies W 7 5 3 1 1 W 1
6 Sun, Oct 23, 1977 Minnesota North Stars W 4 1 4 1 1 W 2
7 Sat, Oct 29, 1977 @ New York Islanders L 2 4 4 2 1 L 1
8 Sun, Oct 30, 1977 @ Montreal Canadiens W 4 0 5 2 1 W 1
9 Thu, Nov 3, 1977 @ Boston Bruins W 4 1 6 2 1 W 2
10 Sat, Nov 5, 1977 @ St. Louis Blues W 3 1 7 2 1 W 3
11 Sun, Nov 6, 1977 St. Louis Blues W 7 4 8 2 1 W 4
12 Wed, Nov 9, 1977 @ New York Rangers L 4 8 8 3 1 L 1
13 Thu, Nov 10, 1977 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 3 2 9 3 1 W 1
14 Sun, Nov 13, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins T 3 3 9 3 2 T 1
15 Wed, Nov 16, 1977 @ Atlanta Flames W 6 2 10 3 2 W 1
16 Thu, Nov 17, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs L 1 2 10 4 2 L 1
17 Sat, Nov 19, 1977 @ Washington Capitals W 7 6 11 4 2 W 1
18 Sun, Nov 20, 1977 Washington Capitals W 5 2 12 4 2 W 2
19 Wed, Nov 23, 1977 Boston Bruins L 0 2 12 5 2 L 1
20 Thu, Nov 24, 1977 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 4 12 6 2 L 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Sun, Nov 27, 1977 New York Rangers W 3 2 13 6 2 W 1
22 Wed, Nov 30, 1977 @ Chicago Black Hawks W 3 2 14 6 2 W 2
23 Thu, Dec 1, 1977 Montreal Canadiens W 3 1 15 6 2 W 3
24 Sat, Dec 3, 1977 @ Pittsburgh Penguins T 4 4 15 6 3 T 1
25 Sun, Dec 4, 1977 Detroit Red Wings W 6 1 16 6 3 W 1
26 Thu, Dec 8, 1977 Cleveland Barons W 5 2 17 6 3 W 2
27 Sat, Dec 10, 1977 @ Minnesota North Stars W 4 2 18 6 3 W 3
28 Sun, Dec 11, 1977 Vancouver Canucks W 3 0 19 6 3 W 4
29 Tue, Dec 13, 1977 @ Colorado Rockies L 1 4 19 7 3 L 1
30 Thu, Dec 15, 1977 @ Los Angeles Kings W 7 3 20 7 3 W 1
31 Sat, Dec 17, 1977 @ Vancouver Canucks T 5 5 20 7 4 T 1
32 Wed, Dec 21, 1977 @ Detroit Red Wings W 5 3 21 7 4 W 1
33 Thu, Dec 22, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins T 3 3 21 7 5 T 1
34 Thu, Dec 29, 1977 Detroit Red Wings T 3 3 21 7 6 T 2
35 Sat, Dec 31, 1977 @ New York Rangers T 2 2 21 7 7 T 3
36 Sun, Jan 1, 1978 Atlanta Flames T 2 2 21 7 8 T 4
37 Thu, Jan 5, 1978 Colorado Rockies W 5 3 22 7 8 W 1
38 Sat, Jan 7, 1978 @ Washington Capitals T 4 4 22 7 9 T 1
39 Sun, Jan 8, 1978 Boston Bruins W 5 3 23 7 9 W 1
40 Wed, Jan 11, 1978 Los Angeles Kings T 3 3 23 7 10 T 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Thu, Jan 12, 1978 @ Cleveland Barons L 3 6 23 8 10 L 1
42 Sat, Jan 14, 1978 @ Detroit Red Wings L 2 6 23 9 10 L 2
43 Thu, Jan 19, 1978 Cleveland Barons W 9 2 24 9 10 W 1
44 Sat, Jan 21, 1978 @ St. Louis Blues W 3 1 25 9 10 W 2
45 Sun, Jan 22, 1978 Vancouver Canucks T 2 2 25 9 11 T 1
46 Thu, Jan 26, 1978 Minnesota North Stars L 1 2 25 10 11 L 1
47 Sat, Jan 28, 1978 @ Pittsburgh Penguins T 3 3 25 10 12 T 1
48 Mon, Jan 30, 1978 New York Islanders W 3 2 26 10 12 W 1
49 Wed, Feb 1, 1978 @ Toronto Maple Leafs T 2 2 26 10 13 T 1
50 Thu, Feb 2, 1978 Boston Bruins W 3 1 27 10 13 W 1
51 Sat, Feb 4, 1978 @ Minnesota North Stars W 4 2 28 10 13 W 2
52 Sun, Feb 5, 1978 Washington Capitals W 4 1 29 10 13 W 3
53 Wed, Feb 8, 1978 @ Cleveland Barons W 5 2 30 10 13 W 4
54 Thu, Feb 9, 1978 New York Rangers W 2 0 31 10 13 W 5
55 Mon, Feb 13, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs L 2 4 31 11 13 L 1
56 Thu, Feb 16, 1978 Los Angeles Kings W 5 0 32 11 13 W 1
57 Sun, Feb 19, 1978 St. Louis Blues W 6 2 33 11 13 W 2
58 Mon, Feb 20, 1978 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 4 33 12 13 L 1
59 Thu, Feb 23, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers W 4 0 34 12 13 W 1
60 Sat, Feb 25, 1978 @ Cleveland Barons W 13 3 35 12 13 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Sun, Feb 26, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins T 4 4 35 12 14 T 1
62 Wed, Mar 1, 1978 @ Atlanta Flames W 4 3 36 12 14 W 1
63 Thu, Mar 2, 1978 New York Islanders W 6 3 37 12 14 W 2
64 Sat, Mar 4, 1978 @ Boston Bruins L 3 7 37 13 14 L 1
65 Mon, Mar 6, 1978 Montreal Canadiens W 2 1 38 13 14 W 1
66 Thu, Mar 9, 1978 Los Angeles Kings T 3 3 38 13 15 T 1
67 Sat, Mar 11, 1978 @ New York Islanders L 2 4 38 14 15 L 1
68 Sun, Mar 12, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks W 5 2 39 14 15 W 1
69 Thu, Mar 16, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers W 3 1 40 14 15 W 2
70 Sat, Mar 18, 1978 @ Philadelphia Flyers T 2 2 40 14 16 T 1
71 Tue, Mar 21, 1978 @ Los Angeles Kings W 6 2 41 14 16 W 1
72 Fri, Mar 24, 1978 @ Vancouver Canucks T 2 2 41 14 17 T 1
73 Sat, Mar 25, 1978 @ Colorado Rockies W 4 3 42 14 17 W 1
74 Tue, Mar 28, 1978 @ Detroit Red Wings L 0 7 42 15 17 L 1
75 Thu, Mar 30, 1978 Cleveland Barons L 3 5 42 16 17 L 2
76 Sat, Apr 1, 1978 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 2 3 42 17 17 L 3
77 Sun, Apr 2, 1978 Atlanta Flames L 2 4 42 18 17 L 4
78 Tue, Apr 4, 1978 @ Washington Capitals L 3 4 42 19 17 L 5
79 Thu, Apr 6, 1978 @ Boston Bruins W 5 2 43 19 17 W 1
80 Sun, Apr 9, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs W 2 1 44 19 17 W 2

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Tue, Apr 11, 1978 New York Rangers W 4 1 1 0 0 W 1
2 Thu, Apr 13, 1978 @ New York Rangers L OT 3 4 1 1 0 L 1
3 Sat, Apr 15, 1978 New York Rangers W 4 1 2 1 0 W 1
4 Mon, Apr 17, 1978 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 1 4 2 2 0 L 1
5 Wed, Apr 19, 1978 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 3 2 3 0 L 2
6 Sat, Apr 22, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers W 4 1 3 3 0 W 1
7 Sun, Apr 23, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers L 2 4 3 4 0 L 1
8 Tue, Apr 25, 1978 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 4 3 5 0 L 2