1975–76 Buffalo Sabres season

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

1975–76 Buffalo Sabres
Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1975–76 record46–21–13
Home record28–7–5
Road record21–16–3
Goals for240
Goals against105
Team information
General managerPunch Imlach
CoachFloyd Smith
CaptainJim Schoenfeld
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance16,433
Team leaders
GoalsDanny Gare (50)
AssistsGilbert Perreault (69)
PointsGilbert Perreault (113)
Penalty minutesDanny Gare (129)
WinsGerry Desjardins (29)
Goals against averageRoger Crozier (2.61)

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins80481517313237113
Buffalo Sabres80462113339240105
Toronto Maple Leafs8034311529427683
California Golden Seals8027421125027865

[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, 19754–0Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)1–0–0
2WOctober 12, 19758–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)2–0–0
3WOctober 16, 19757–1Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)3–0–0
4WOctober 18, 19755–3@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)4–0–0
5WOctober 19, 19755–4Washington Capitals (1975–76)5–0–0
6WOctober 22, 19759–1New York Rangers (1975–76)6–0–0
7WOctober 25, 19755–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)7–0–0
8WOctober 26, 19753–2California Golden Seals (1975–76)8–0–0
9LOctober 29, 19752–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)8–1–0
10TOctober 30, 19754–4Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)8–1–1
11WNovember 2, 19757–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)9–1–1
12LNovember 3, 19752–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)9–2–1
13WNovember 5, 19754–0Boston Bruins (1975–76)10–2–1
14WNovember 9, 19755–1Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)11–2–1
15LNovember 12, 19751–3Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)11–3–1
16WNovember 15, 19755–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)12–3–1
17WNovember 16, 19754–1California Golden Seals (1975–76)13–3–1
18WNovember 18, 19753–1@ New York Islanders (1975–76)14–3–1
19WNovember 20, 19757–2Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)15–3–1
20WNovember 23, 19756–2Kansas 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, 19756–6New York Rangers (1975–76)17–5–3
26WDecember 6, 19754–2@ New York Islanders (1975–76)18–5–3
27LDecember 7, 19750–3New York Islanders (1975–76)18–6–3
28TDecember 10, 19752–2@ New York Rangers (1975–76)18–6–4
29LDecember 14, 19754–7Atlanta Flames (1975–76)18–7–4
30LDecember 17, 19751–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)18–8–4
31WDecember 18, 19755–2Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)19–8–4
32LDecember 20, 19753–5@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)19–9–4
33WDecember 21, 197514–2Washington Capitals (1975–76)20–9–4
34WDecember 23, 19755–1@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)21–9–4
35LDecember 26, 19753–6Boston Bruins (1975–76)21–10–4
36TDecember 28, 19752–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)21–10–5
37LJanuary 1, 19766–9Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)21–11–5
38WJanuary 5, 19764–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)22–11–5
39WJanuary 8, 19768–5Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)23–11–5
40WJanuary 11, 19766–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)24–11–5
41LJanuary 13, 19763–7@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)24–12–5
42WJanuary 15, 19765–3Washington Capitals (1975–76)25–12–5
43LJanuary 17, 19762–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)25–13–5
44WJanuary 18, 19764–1Minnesota 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, 19764–2St. Louis Blues (1975–76)27–14–6
48TJanuary 28, 19763–3@ New York Rangers (1975–76)27–14–7
49TJanuary 29, 19761–1Philadelphia 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, 19765–5California Golden Seals (1975–76)30–15–9
55WFebruary 11, 19764–2Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)31–15–9
56WFebruary 13, 19763–2@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)32–15–9
57LFebruary 15, 19761–3New York Islanders (1975–76)32–16–9
58TFebruary 18, 19764–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)32–16–10
59WFebruary 19, 19763–1Atlanta Flames (1975–76)33–16–10
60LFebruary 21, 19764–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)33–17–10
61LFebruary 22, 19762–4Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)33–18–10
62WFebruary 26, 19765–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)34–18–10
63TFebruary 28, 19764–4@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)34–18–11
64WFebruary 29, 19765–1Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)35–18–11
65WMarch 4, 19766–3Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)36–18–11
66LMarch 6, 19762–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)36–19–11
67TMarch 7, 19764–4St. 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, 19763–1Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)41–20–12
74WMarch 24, 19767–3New 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, 19767–2Boston Bruins (1975–76)45–20–13
79LApril 3, 19762–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)45–21–13
80WApril 4, 19765–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)46–21–13

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

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
117Bob Sauve (G) CanadaLaval National (QMJHL)
235Ken Breitenbach (D) CanadaSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
344Terry Martin (LW) CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
353Gary McAdam (RW) CanadaSt. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
471Greg Neeld (RW) CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
589Don Edwards (G) CanadaKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
6107Jim Minor (LW) CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
7125Grant Rowe (D) CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
8143Alec Tidey (RW) CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
9159Andy Whitby (RW) CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)
10174Len Moher (G) United StatesUniversity of Notre Dame (WCHA)

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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