1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1976–77 1976 Buffalo Sabres Wales 3rd Adams 2nd 48–24–8 28–7–5 18–14–8 301 220 Punch Imlach Floyd Smith Jim Schoenfeld None Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,433 Gilbert Perreault (39) Gilbert Perreault (56) Gilbert Perreault (95) Jerry Korab (120) Gerry Desjardins (31) Don Edwards (2.51) The 1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sabres advanced to the second round of the playoffs before losing to the New York Islanders. Regular season Final standings BUF Record vs. opponents BUF Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#003087 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1976–77 regular season1976-77 Buffalo Sabres Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/1977_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 25, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 9, 1976||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 10, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 13, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1976–77) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 16, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 17, 1976||5–6 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 20, 1976||4–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 23, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||3–4–0 |- |8||W||October 24, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||4–4–0 |- |9||T||October 27, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||4–4–1 |- |10||W||October 31, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||5–4–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||L||November 1, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||5–5–1 |- |12||W||November 5, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||6–5–1 |- |13||W||November 7, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||7–5–1 |- |14||W||November 10, 1976||5–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||8–5–1 |- |15||W||November 13, 1976||6–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1976–77) ||9–5–1 |- |16||T||November 14, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||9–5–2 |- |17||W||November 17, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||10–5–2 |- |18||W||November 20, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||11–5–2 |- |19||T||November 24, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||11–5–3 |- |20||L||November 27, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||11–6–3 |- |21||W||November 28, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||12–6–3 |- |22||W||November 30, 1976||6–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||13–6–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||December 4, 1976||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1976–77) ||13–7–3 |- |24||W||December 5, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||14–7–3 |- |25||W||December 8, 1976||5–1 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||15–7–3 |- |26||L||December 9, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||15–8–3 |- |27||W||December 11, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||16–8–3 |- |28||W||December 14, 1976||6–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||17–8–3 |- |29||W||December 16, 1976||7–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1976–77) ||18–8–3 |- |30||W||December 18, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1976–77) ||19–8–3 |- |31||W||December 19, 1976||6–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||20–8–3 |- |32||W||December 22, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||21–8–3 |- |33||W||December 23, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) ||22–8–3 |- |34||W||December 26, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||23–8–3 |- |35||W||December 29, 1976||6–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||24–8–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||January 1, 1977||3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||24–9–3 |- |37||T||January 2, 1977||3–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1976–77) ||24–9–4 |- |38||L||January 5, 1977||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||24–10–4 |- |39||L||January 6, 1977||2–9 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||24–11–4 |- |40||W||January 8, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) ||25–11–4 |- |41||W||January 9, 1977||7–4 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||26–11–4 |- |42||W||January 13, 1977||7–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1976–77) ||27–11–4 |- |43||L||January 15, 1977||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||27–12–4 |- |44||W||January 16, 1977||3–0 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||28–12–4 |- |45||L||January 19, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||28–13–4 |- |46||L||January 22, 1977||3–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||28–14–4 |- |47||L||January 23, 1977||0–3 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||28–15–4 |- |48||T||January 27, 1977||1–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||28–15–5 |- |49||T||January 29, 1977||3–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||28–15–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||L||February 1, 1977||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1976–77) ||28–16–6 |- |51||W||February 3, 1977||6–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||29–16–6 |- |52||L||February 5, 1977||5–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||29–17–6 |- |53||W||February 9, 1977||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1976–77) ||30–17–6 |- |54||W||February 10, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||31–17–6 |- |55||W||February 13, 1977||6–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||32–17–6 |- |56||W||February 14, 1977||7–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) ||33–17–6 |- |57||W||February 16, 1977||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||34–17–6 |- |58||W||February 19, 1977||2–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||35–17–6 |- |59||L||February 20, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||35–18–6 |- |60||W||February 23, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||36–18–6 |- |61||W||February 24, 1977||2–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||37–18–6 |- |62||W||February 26, 1977||6–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) ||38–18–6 |- |63||L||February 27, 1977||1–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||38–19–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |64||W||March 2, 1977||6–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||39–19–6 |- |65||W||March 3, 1977||7–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||40–19–6 |- |66||L||March 5, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||40–20–6 |- |67||W||March 6, 1977||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||41–20–6 |- |68||W||March 9, 1977||6–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||42–20–6 |- |69||L||March 12, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||42–21–6 |- |70||W||March 13, 1977||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) ||43–21–6 |- |71||W||March 16, 1977||6–2 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||44–21–6 |- |72||L||March 17, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||44–22–6 |- |73||W||March 20, 1977||6–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||45–22–6 |- |74||W||March 22, 1977||6–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||46–22–6 |- |75||W||March 23, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||47–22–6 |- |76||T||March 25, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||47–22–7 |- |77||L||March 26, 1977||4–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||47–23–7 |- |78||L||March 30, 1977||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||47–24–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||T||April 2, 1977||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) ||47–24–8 |- |80||W||April 3, 1977||7–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||48–24–8 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs Preliminary round vs. Minnesota North Stars Game 1 (11-Apr-77) Minnesota 2 Buffalo 4 Game 2 (13-Apr-77) Buffalo 7 Minnesota 1 Buffalo wins series 2-0 Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders Game 1: Buffalo 2 New York 4 Game 2: Buffalo 2 New York 4 Game 3: New York 4 Buffalo 3 Game 4: New York 4 Buffalo 3 New York wins series 4-0 Draft picks Buffalo's draft picks at the 1976 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)233Joe Kowal Canada Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)469Rocky Maze Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)587Ron Roscoe Canada Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)6105Don Lemieux Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) See also 1976–77 NHL season References Category:Buffalo Sabres seasons Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Category:1970s in Buffalo, New York