1978 NHL Preliminary Round
Buffalo Sabres defeat New York Rangers 2-1

Buffalo Sabres
W-L: 44-19-17, .656
SRS: 0.90 (5th of 18)
Goals: 288 (5th of 18)
Goals Against: 215 (4th of 18)
New York Rangers
W-L: 30-37-13, .456
SRS: 0.02 (9th of 18)
Goals: 279 (6th of 18)
Goals Against: 280 (11th of 18)
Game 1, April 11
New York Rangers 1
Buffalo Sabres 4  
Game 2, April 13
Buffalo Sabres 3
New York Rangers 4 OT
Game 3, April 15
New York Rangers 1
Buffalo Sabres 4  

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%
18Danny GareRW2332243211100110825.0
4Jerry KorabD29304422000031060.0
11Gilbert PerreaultC2732132020001001216.7
19Derek SmithC/LW233123101000110333.3
7Rick MartinLW2631233111001200137.7
14René RobertRW2932022620000001020.0
22Jocelyn GuevremontD263112301000100911.1
3Bill StewartD20302210000020020.0
15Gary McAdamLW223101171000000911.1
10Craig RamsayLW263101070101000425.0
20Don LuceC29301112000010080.0
25Terry MartinLW2230001000000000
12André SavardC24300000000000030.0
6Jim SchoenfeldD25300029000000060.0
16Ric SeilingRW/C20300000000000040.0
24Bill HajtD26300022000000010.0
5Lee FogolinD2220000200000000
Team Total1115262469920212309811.2

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
1Don EdwardsG2232-1-067468.91900181:3760:32
Team Total2-1-067468.91900181:3760:32
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New York Rangers Skaters Series Stats

New York Rangers 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%
14Don MurdochRW213134-141001210616.7
8Steve VickersLW263213-202000100633.3
16Pat HickeyLW243202-2011000001020.0
10Ron DuguayC/RW203112-220100100128.3
18Walt TkaczukC303022-20000020080.0
5Carol VadnaisD323022-116000002030.0
77Phil EspositoC353011-15000001070.0
9Wayne DillonC223011-20000010030.0
15Dallas SmithD36101110000010010.0
3Dave FarrishD213000-20000000050.0
22Nick FotiuLW2530000500000000
4Ron GreschnerD233000-42000000020.0
19Mark HeaslipRW263000-10000000010.0
6Don AwreyD343000-26000000020.0
26Dave MaloneyD213000-211000000030.0
25Mario MaroisD20100005000000010.0
24Dan NewmanLW26300004000000020.0
23Lucien DeBloisC203000-12000000020.0
Team Total61218-24624201840748.1

New York Rangers Goalies Series Stats

New York Rangers Goalies Series Stats Table
Goalie Stats Ice Time
No. Player Pos Age GP DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI ATOI
00John DavidsonG2421-1-077164.90100121:3060:45
Wayne ThomasG3010-1-042723.8520060:0060:00
Team Total1-2-0119887.88800181:3060:30

1977-78 Regular Season Stats

Wednesday, Nov 9, 1977
Buffalo Sabres 4
New York Rangers 8  
Sunday, Nov 27, 1977
New York Rangers 2
Buffalo Sabres 3  
Saturday, Dec 31, 1977
Buffalo Sabres 2
New York Rangers 2  
Thursday, Feb 9, 1978
New York Rangers 0
Buffalo Sabres 2  

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*27C794148891820347073117019221.47.61.69.2
2Danny Gare23RW69393877329530902299026514.76.81.98.7
3René Robert29RW672548731825187043513020912.05.41.46.9
4Craig Ramsay26LW80284371381821253365215917.65.02.27.2
5Rick Martin26LW65283563161621706278022012.74.91.46.3
6Don Luce29C78263561322419523294217015.34.02.06.1
7Gary McAdam22LW7919224154417205193016011.91.71.22.9
8Jerry Korab29D7773441161194302221022003.52.45.47.7
9André Savard24C8019203914017200191012615.11.51.12.6
10Ric Seiling20RW80191938123317204181011516.51.41.42.9
11Jocelyn Guevremont26D667283525467001141221624.32.15.37.4
12Jim Lorentz30C7091524-412360213208610.5-0.10.80.7
13Lee Fogolin22D760232389800002201770.00.34.85.1
14Bill Hajt26D7641822363040001800785.10.56.57.1
15Jim Schoenfeld25D60220222489200017301131.80.74.95.6
16Fred Stanfield33C573811-823000350387.9-1.20.5-0.7
17Ron Schock34C40448-5040024001921.1-0.70.4-0.3
18Derek Smith23C36336-3030003002512.0-0.70.4-0.4
19Terry Martin22LW21325-1930022001717.6-0.20.20.0
20Richie Dunn20D25033-3160000300230.0-0.31.20.9
21Don Edwards22G72033012030420658:250.00.015.3
22Bill Stewart20D1320211520010001612.50.10.80.9
23Bob Sauvé22G110110001047943:320.00.01.8
24Larry Carriere26D9000-118000000040.0-0.20.40.3
25Gerry Desjardins33G30000000011136:560.00.00.2
26Joe Kowal21LW600007000000030.0-0.20.1-0.2
27Wayne Ramsey21D200000000000000.00.10.1
28Alex Tidey23RW1000-10000000020.00.00.0-0.1
Team Total8028847075825678822952744368939247911.640.846.1104.2

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
1Don Edwards227238161718519701785.9062.64542068434.0
2Bob Sauvé221162020224204.9112.510479
3Gerry Desjardins33301073225.7813.790111
Team Total44191721222262014.9052.65547968635.4

NYR Scoring Regular Season

NYR 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
1Phil Esposito*35C79384381-21531721052517126114.66.80.67.4
2Pat Hickey24LW80403373-19472910131418121019.06.30.76.9
3Ron Greschner23D782448722100158152423117713.66.54.510.9
4Walt Tkaczuk30C80264066153019613324414817.64.51.76.2
5Steve Vickers26LW79194463930109022618011316.83.71.55.2
6Don Murdoch21RW66272855-641171001208018814.44.20.95.1
7Carol Vadnais32D8064046-241152311182201643.72.73.05.7
8Ron Duguay20C71202040-174317301164012815.62.10.62.7
9Lucien DeBlois20RW7122830-9272110371011119.81.50.82.3
10Eddie Johnstone23RW53131326-344102108419114.31.10.71.9
11Greg Polis27LW3771623-41230411510729.71.00.51.5
12Dave Maloney21D5621921186320001720712.80.74.25.0
13Wayne Dillon22C5951318-815410112105010.0-0.50.70.2
14Mike McEwen21D5751318-13523200760657.70.72.43.1
15Dan Newman26LW5951318-122250011210816.2-0.50.60.1
16Mark Heaslip26RW295101533450007123215.60.50.51.0
17Don Awrey34D782810-14382001710405.0-0.73.52.8
18Nick Fotiu25LW59279-151052000700326.3-1.50.5-1.0
19Rod Gilbert*36RW19279-1061100340277.40.10.00.1
20Dave Farrish21D66358-136220104101032.9-0.52.92.4
21Ken Hodge33RW18246-6811013101315.4-0.10.10.0
22Dallas Smith36D29145-13231000400362.8-0.10.80.7
23Jerry Byers25LW7213-102001100728.60.10.10.2
24Mario Marois20D8112-3151000010137.70.10.30.3
25Bill Goldsworthy33RW7011112000010070.0-0.20.1-0.1
26Wayne Thomas30G4101109010234957:170.00.05.3
27Hardy Åström26G40000000024060:000.00.00.6
28John Davidson24G34000010000184654:180.00.05.2
29Benoit Gosselin20LW7000-333000000040.0-0.30.0-0.3
30Greg Hickey22LW1000-10000000020.00.00.0-0.1
31Greg Holst23C4000-10000000020.0-0.20.0-0.1
32Mike Keating21LW1000-10000000020.00.00.0-0.1
33Doug Soetaert22G60000000036059:570.00.00.9
34Bud Stefanski22C1000-10000000010.00.00.0-0.1
Team Total80279440719-170104919178103029113910225112.438.132.082.2

NYR Goalies Regular Season

NYR 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
1John Davidson24341413498968870.8993.1811846919.6
2Wayne Thomas30411220714112101069.8833.6042349105-6.5
3Hardy Åström26422014124110.8873.500240
4Doug Soetaert22622220201181.9003.340360
Team Total30371327325032230.8913.4254795985.2