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1977–78 Buffalo Sabres
Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1977–78 record44–19–17
Home record25–7–8
Road record19–12–9
Goals for288
Goals against215
Team information
General managerPunch Imlach
CoachMarcel Pronovost
CaptainDanny Gare
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance16,433
Team leaders
GoalsGilbert Perreault (41)
AssistsGilbert Perreault (48)
PointsGilbert Perreault (89)
Penalty minutesJerry Korab (119)
WinsDon Edwards (38)
Goals against averageBob Sauve (2.50)

The 1977–78 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' eighth season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 80 51 18 11 333 218 113
Buffalo Sabres 80 44 19 17 288 215 105
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 41 29 10 271 237 92
Cleveland Barons 80 22 45 13 230 325 57

[2]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
1 W October 13, 1977 3–2 New York Islanders (1977–78) 1–0–0
2 W October 15, 1977 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 2–0–0
3 L October 16, 1977 0–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 2–1–0
4 T October 19, 1977 2–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 2–1–1
5 W October 20, 1977 7–5 Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 3–1–1
6 W October 23, 1977 4–1 Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 4–1–1
7 L October 29, 1977 2–4 @ New York Islanders (1977–78) 4–2–1
8 W October 30, 1977 4–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 5–2–1
9 W November 3, 1977 4–1 @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) 6–2–1
10 W November 5, 1977 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) 7–2–1
11 W November 6, 1977 7–4 St. Louis Blues (1977–78) 8–2–1
12 L November 9, 1977 4–8 @ New York Rangers (1977–78) 8–3–1
13 W November 10, 1977 3–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 9–3–1
14 T November 13, 1977 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 9–3–2
15 W November 16, 1977 6–2 @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 10–3–2
16 L November 17, 1977 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 10–4–2
17 W November 19, 1977 7–6 @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) 11–4–2
18 W November 20, 1977 5–2 Washington Capitals (1977–78) 12–4–2
19 L November 23, 1977 0–2 Boston Bruins (1977–78) 12–5–2
20 L November 24, 1977 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 12–6–2
21 W November 27, 1977 3–2 New York Rangers (1977–78) 13–6–2
22 W November 30, 1977 3–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 14–6–2
23 W December 1, 1977 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 15–6–2
24 T December 3, 1977 4–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 15–6–3
25 W December 4, 1977 6–1 Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 16–6–3
26 W December 8, 1977 5–2 Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 17–6–3
27 W December 10, 1977 4–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 18–6–3
28 W December 11, 1977 3–0 Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 19–6–3
29 L December 13, 1977 1–4 @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 19–7–3
30 W December 15, 1977 7–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) 20–7–3
31 T December 17, 1977 5–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 20–7–4
32 W December 21, 1977 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 21–7–4
33 T December 22, 1977 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 21–7–5
34 T December 29, 1977 3–3 Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 21–7–6
35 T December 31, 1977 2–2 @ New York Rangers (1977–78) 21–7–7
36 T January 1, 1978 2–2 Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 21–7–8
37 W January 5, 1978 5–3 Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 22–7–8
38 T January 7, 1978 4–4 @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) 22–7–9
39 W January 8, 1978 5–3 Boston Bruins (1977–78) 23–7–9
40 T January 11, 1978 3–3 Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) 23–7–10
41 L January 12, 1978 3–6 @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 23–8–10
42 L January 14, 1978 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 23–9–10
43 W January 19, 1978 9–2 Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 24–9–10
44 W January 21, 1978 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) 25–9–10
45 T January 22, 1978 2–2 Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 25–9–11
46 L January 26, 1978 1–2 Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 25–10–11
47 T January 28, 1978 3–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 25–10–12
48 W January 30, 1978 3–2 New York Islanders (1977–78) 26–10–12
49 T February 1, 1978 2–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 26–10–13
50 W February 2, 1978 3–1 Boston Bruins (1977–78) 27–10–13
51 W February 4, 1978 4–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 28–10–13
52 W February 5, 1978 4–1 Washington Capitals (1977–78) 29–10–13
53 W February 8, 1978 5–2 @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 30–10–13
54 W February 9, 1978 2–0 New York Rangers (1977–78) 31–10–13
55 L February 13, 1978 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 31–11–13
56 W February 16, 1978 5–0 Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) 32–11–13
57 W February 19, 1978 6–2 St. Louis Blues (1977–78) 33–11–13
58 L February 20, 1978 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 33–12–13
59 W February 23, 1978 4–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 34–12–13
60 W February 25, 1978 13–3 @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 35–12–13
61 T February 26, 1978 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 35–12–14
62 W March 1, 1978 4–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 36–12–14
63 W March 2, 1978 6–3 New York Islanders (1977–78) 37–12–14
64 L March 4, 1978 3–7 @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) 37–13–14
65 W March 6, 1978 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 38–13–14
66 T March 9, 1978 3–3 Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) 38–13–15
67 L March 11, 1978 2–4 @ New York Islanders (1977–78) 38–14–15
68 W March 12, 1978 5–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 39–14–15
69 W March 16, 1978 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 40–14–15
70 T March 18, 1978 2–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 40–14–16
71 W March 21, 1978 6–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) 41–14–16
72 T March 24, 1978 2–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 41–14–17
73 W March 25, 1978 4–3 @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 42–14–17
74 L March 28, 1978 0–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 42–15–17
75 L March 30, 1978 3–5 Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 42–16–17
76 L April 1, 1978 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 42–17–17
77 L April 2, 1978 2–4 Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 42–18–17
78 L April 4, 1978 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) 42–19–17
79 W April 6, 1978 5–2 @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) 43–19–17
80 W April 9, 1978 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 44–19–17

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 14 Ric Seiling  Canada St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)
2 32 Ron Areshenkoff  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
4 68 Bill Stewart  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
5 86 Rich Sirois  Canada Laval National (QMJHL)
6 104 Wayne Ramsey  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
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