1975–76 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1975–76 1975 Buffalo Sabres Wales 3rd Adams 2nd 46–21–13 28–7–5 21–16–3 240 105 Punch Imlach Floyd Smith Jim Schoenfeld None Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,433 Danny Gare (50) Gilbert Perreault (69) Gilbert Perreault (113) Danny Gare (129) Gerry Desjardins (29) Roger Crozier (2.61) The 1975–76 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). 2 Regular season Final standings BUF Record vs. opponents BUF Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#003087 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1975–76 regular season1975-76 Buffalo Sabres Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/1976_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||W||October 9, 1975||4–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 12, 1975||8–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 16, 1975||7–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||3–0–0 |- |4||W||October 18, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||4–0–0 |- |5||W||October 19, 1975||5–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||5–0–0 |- |6||W||October 22, 1975||9–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1975–76) ||6–0–0 |- |7||W||October 25, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||7–0–0 |- |8||W||October 26, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||8–0–0 |- |9||L||October 29, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||8–1–0 |- |10||T||October 30, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||8–1–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||W||November 2, 1975||7–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||9–1–1 |- |12||L||November 3, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||9–2–1 |- |13||W||November 5, 1975||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||10–2–1 |- |14||W||November 9, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||11–2–1 |- |15||L||November 12, 1975||1–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||11–3–1 |- |16||W||November 15, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||12–3–1 |- |17||W||November 16, 1975||4–1 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||13–3–1 |- |18||W||November 18, 1975||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||14–3–1 |- |19||W||November 20, 1975||7–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||15–3–1 |- |20||W||November 23, 1975||6–2 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||16–3–1 |- |21||L||November 25, 1975||0–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||16–4–1 |- |22||W||November 28, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||17–4–1 |- |23||L||November 29, 1975||3–8 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||17–5–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||T||December 3, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||17–5–2 |- |25||T||December 4, 1975||6–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1975–76) ||17–5–3 |- |26||W||December 6, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||18–5–3 |- |27||L||December 7, 1975||0–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||18–6–3 |- |28||T||December 10, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1975–76) ||18–6–4 |- |29||L||December 14, 1975||4–7 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||18–7–4 |- |30||L||December 17, 1975||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||18–8–4 |- |31||W||December 18, 1975||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||19–8–4 |- |32||L||December 20, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||19–9–4 |- |33||W||December 21, 1975||14–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||20–9–4 |- |34||W||December 23, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||21–9–4 |- |35||L||December 26, 1975||3–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||21–10–4 |- |36||T||December 28, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||21–10–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |37||L||January 1, 1976||6–9 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||21–11–5 |- |38||W||January 5, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||22–11–5 |- |39||W||January 8, 1976||8–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||23–11–5 |- |40||W||January 11, 1976||6–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||24–11–5 |- |41||L||January 13, 1976||3–7 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||24–12–5 |- |42||W||January 15, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||25–12–5 |- |43||L||January 17, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||25–13–5 |- |44||W||January 18, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||26–13–5 |- |45||L||January 22, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||26–14–5 |- |46||T||January 23, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||26–14–6 |- |47||W||January 25, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||27–14–6 |- |48||T||January 28, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1975–76) ||27–14–7 |- |49||T||January 29, 1976||1–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||27–14–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||W||February 1, 1976||9–5 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||28–14–8 |- |51||L||February 3, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||28–15–8 |- |52||W||February 4, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||29–15–8 |- |53||W||February 7, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||30–15–8 |- |54||T||February 8, 1976||5–5 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||30–15–9 |- |55||W||February 11, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) ||31–15–9 |- |56||W||February 13, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||32–15–9 |- |57||L||February 15, 1976||1–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||32–16–9 |- |58||T||February 18, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||32–16–10 |- |59||W||February 19, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||33–16–10 |- |60||L||February 21, 1976||4–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||33–17–10 |- |61||L||February 22, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||33–18–10 |- |62||W||February 26, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||34–18–10 |- |63||T||February 28, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||34–18–11 |- |64||W||February 29, 1976||5–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||35–18–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |65||W||March 4, 1976||6–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||36–18–11 |- |66||L||March 6, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||36–19–11 |- |67||T||March 7, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||36–19–12 |- |68||W||March 10, 1976||7–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||37–19–12 |- |69||L||March 11, 1976||1–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||37–20–12 |- |70||W||March 14, 1976||8–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||38–20–12 |- |71||W||March 16, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||39–20–12 |- |72||W||March 17, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||40–20–12 |- |73||W||March 21, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||41–20–12 |- |74||W||March 24, 1976||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1975–76) ||42–20–12 |- |75||W||March 26, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||43–20–12 |- |76||W||March 27, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||44–20–12 |- |77||T||March 30, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||44–20–13 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||W||April 1, 1976||7–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||45–20–13 |- |79||L||April 3, 1976||2–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||45–21–13 |- |80||W||April 4, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||46–21–13 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#003087 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; Preliminary round vs. (8) St. Louis Blues – Sabres win 2–1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series |- |1||L||April 6, 1976||2–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||0–1 |- |2||W||April 8, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||1–1 |- |3||W||April 9, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||2–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (5) New York Islanders – Islanders win 4–2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series |- |1||W||April 11, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||1–0 |- |2||W||April 13, 1976||3–2 (OT)|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||2–0 |- |3||L||April 15, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||2–1 |- |4||L||April 17, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||2–2 |- |5||L||April 20, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||2–3 |- |6||L||April 22, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||2–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Draft picks Buffalo's draft picks at the 1975 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)117Bob Sauve (G) Canada Laval National (QMJHL)235Ken Breitenbach (D) Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)344Terry Martin (LW) Canada London Knights (OMJHL)353Gary McAdam (RW) Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)471Greg Neeld (RW) Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)589Don Edwards (G) Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)6107Jim Minor (LW) Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)7125Grant Rowe (D) Canada Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)8143Alec Tidey (RW) Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)9159Andy Whitby (RW) Canada Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)10174Len Moher (G) United States University of Notre Dame (WCHA) See also 1975–76 NHL season References Category:Buffalo Sabres seasons Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Category:1970s in Buffalo, New York