1977-78 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 44-19-17 - 105 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 3-5
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated New York Rangers 2-1
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Coach: Marcel Pronovost (44-19-17)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1977-78 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 44-19-17 - 105 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 3-5
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated New York Rangers 2-1
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Coach: Marcel Pronovost (44-19-17)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1977-78 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 44 wins and 19 losses and 17 ties for 105 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-5.
The Sabres netted 288 goals and yielded 215. Gilbert Perreault scored 41 goals for Buffalo, while Danny Gare tallied 30 or more, too. Rene Robert and Gilbert Perreault each contributed 48 assists. Don Edwards earned 38 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.64 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Marcel Pronovost coached the team. The 1977-78 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 | 79 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 192 | 21.4 |
| Danny Gare | R | 69 | 39 | 38 | 77 | 95 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 265 | 14.7 |
| Rene Robert | R | 67 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 209 | 12.0 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 80 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 159 | 17.6 |
| Rick Martin | L | 65 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 221 | 12.7 |
| Don Luce | C | 78 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 170 | 15.3 |
| Gary McAdam | L | 79 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 160 | 11.9 |
| Jerry Korab | D | 77 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 119 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 3.4 |
| Andre Savard | C | 80 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 15.0 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 80 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 114 | 16.7 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 66 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 4.3 |
| Jim Lorentz | C | 70 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 12 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 10.6 |
| Lee Fogolin | D | 76 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0.0 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 76 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 5.1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 60 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 89 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1.8 |
| Fred Stanfield | C | 57 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 |
| Ron Schock | C | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 21.1 |
| Derek Smith | C | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.0 |
| Terry Martin | L | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17.6 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Don Edwards | G | 72 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Stewart | D | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 |
| Bob Sauve | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Tidey | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Wayne Ramsey | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Kowal | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Larry Carriere | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1398 | 288 | 470 | 758 | 788 | 257 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 17 | 2480 | 11.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 72 | 4209 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 185 | 2.64 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | 11 | 480 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Desjardins | 3 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.78 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 86 | 4800 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 212 | 2.65 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Danny Gare | R | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Robert | R | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rick Martin | L | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Don Luce | C | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary McAdam | L | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Korab | D | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Savard | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ric Seiling | R | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Fogolin | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hajt | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Schock | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derek Smith | C | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Martin | L | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richie Dunn | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Edwards | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Stewart | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Kowal | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 143 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 188 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
