1975-76 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 46-21-13 - 105 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 4-5
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated St. Louis Blues 2-1
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-2
Coach: Floyd Smith (46-21-13)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1975-76 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 46-21-13 - 105 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 4-5
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated St. Louis Blues 2-1
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-2
Coach: Floyd Smith (46-21-13)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1975-76 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 46 wins and 21 losses and 13 ties for 105 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-5.
The Sabres potted 339 goals and allowed 240. Danny Gare scored 50 goals for Buffalo, while Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert and Rick Martin each netted 30 or more also. Gilbert Perreault recorded 69 assists. Gerry Desjardins earned 29 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.95 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Floyd Smith coached the team. The 1975-76 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 80 | 44 | 69 | 113 | 36 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 237 | 18.6 |
| Rene Robert | R | 72 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 273 | 12.8 |
| Rick Martin | L | 80 | 49 | 37 | 86 | 67 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 327 | 15.0 |
| Danny Gare | R | 79 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 129 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 303 | 16.5 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 80 | 22 | 49 | 71 | 34 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 16.4 |
| Don Luce | C | 77 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 42 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 9.8 |
| Peter McNab | C | 79 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 19.2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 80 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 57 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 5.2 |
| Fred Stanfield | C | 80 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 16.1 |
| Jim Lorentz | C | 75 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 14.7 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 65 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 85 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 8.9 |
| Brian Spencer | L | 77 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 15.5 |
| Jacques Richard | C | 73 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 11.5 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 80 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 5.1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 56 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 114 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 1.8 |
| Lee Fogolin | D | 58 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0.0 |
| Gary McAdam | L | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Roger Crozier | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Desjardins | G | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul McIntosh | D | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Al Smith | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Breitenbach | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Bromley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Martin | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morris Titanic | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1355 | 339 | 539 | 878 | 939 | 373 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 13 | 2717 | 12.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 55 | 3280 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 2.95 | 0 | ||
| Al Smith | 14 | 840 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3.07 | 0 | ||
| Roger Crozier | 11 | 620 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2.61 | 0 | ||
| Gary Bromley | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 81 | 4800 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 238 | 2.98 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Robert | R | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Martin | L | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gare | R | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Luce | C | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter McNab | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Stanfield | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Lorentz | C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Korab | D | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Spencer | L | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Richard | C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hajt | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Fogolin | D | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary McAdam | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Desjardins | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul McIntosh | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Smith | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Breitenbach | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derek Smith | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 156 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 162 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 9 | 563 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.98 | 0 | ||
| Al Smith | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.53 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 580 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.00 | 0 |
