1977–78 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1977–78 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' eight season season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Boston Bruins	80	51	18	11	333	218	113
Buffalo Sabres	80	44	19	17	288	215	105
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	41	29	10	271	237	92
Cleveland Barons	80	22	45	13	230	325	57

^[2]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
1	W	October 13, 1977	3–2	New York Islanders (1977–78)	1–0–0
2	W	October 15, 1977	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	2–0–0
3	L	October 16, 1977	0–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)	2–1–0
4	T	October 19, 1977	2–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)	2–1–1
5	W	October 20, 1977	7–5	Colorado Rockies (1977–78)	3–1–1
6	W	October 23, 1977	4–1	Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	4–1–1
7	L	October 29, 1977	2–4	@ New York Islanders (1977–78)	4–2–1
8	W	October 30, 1977	4–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)	5–2–1
9	W	November 3, 1977	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)	6–2–1
10	W	November 5, 1977	3–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)	7–2–1
11	W	November 6, 1977	7–4	St. Louis Blues (1977–78)	8–2–1
12	L	November 9, 1977	4–8	@ New York Rangers (1977–78)	8–3–1
13	W	November 10, 1977	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)	9–3–1
14	T	November 13, 1977	3–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	9–3–2
15	W	November 16, 1977	6–2	@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)	10–3–2
16	L	November 17, 1977	1–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	10–4–2
17	W	November 19, 1977	7–6	@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)	11–4–2
18	W	November 20, 1977	5–2	Washington Capitals (1977–78)	12–4–2
19	L	November 23, 1977	0–2	Boston Bruins (1977–78)	12–5–2
20	L	November 24, 1977	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)	12–6–2
21	W	November 27, 1977	3–2	New York Rangers (1977–78)	13–6–2
22	W	November 30, 1977	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)	14–6–2
23	W	December 1, 1977	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)	15–6–2
24	T	December 3, 1977	4–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	15–6–3
25	W	December 4, 1977	6–1	Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	16–6–3
26	W	December 8, 1977	5–2	Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	17–6–3
27	W	December 10, 1977	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	18–6–3
28	W	December 11, 1977	3–0	Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)	19–6–3
29	L	December 13, 1977	1–4	@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)	19–7–3
30	W	December 15, 1977	7–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	20–7–3
31	T	December 17, 1977	5–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)	20–7–4
32	W	December 21, 1977	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	21–7–4
33	T	December 22, 1977	3–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	21–7–5
34	T	December 29, 1977	3–3	Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	21–7–6
35	T	December 31, 1977	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1977–78)	21–7–7
36	T	January 1, 1978	2–2	Atlanta Flames (1977–78)	21–7–8
37	W	January 5, 1978	5–3	Colorado Rockies (1977–78)	22–7–8
38	T	January 7, 1978	4–4	@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)	22–7–9
39	W	January 8, 1978	5–3	Boston Bruins (1977–78)	23–7–9
40	T	January 11, 1978	3–3	Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	23–7–10
41	L	January 12, 1978	3–6	@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	23–8–10
42	L	January 14, 1978	2–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	23–9–10
43	W	January 19, 1978	9–2	Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	24–9–10
44	W	January 21, 1978	3–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)	25–9–10
45	T	January 22, 1978	2–2	Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)	25–9–11
46	L	January 26, 1978	1–2	Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	25–10–11
47	T	January 28, 1978	3–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	25–10–12
48	W	January 30, 1978	3–2	New York Islanders (1977–78)	26–10–12
49	T	February 1, 1978	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	26–10–13
50	W	February 2, 1978	3–1	Boston Bruins (1977–78)	27–10–13
51	W	February 4, 1978	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	28–10–13
52	W	February 5, 1978	4–1	Washington Capitals (1977–78)	29–10–13
53	W	February 8, 1978	5–2	@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	30–10–13
54	W	February 9, 1978	2–0	New York Rangers (1977–78)	31–10–13
55	L	February 13, 1978	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	31–11–13
56	W	February 16, 1978	5–0	Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	32–11–13
57	W	February 19, 1978	6–2	St. Louis Blues (1977–78)	33–11–13
58	L	February 20, 1978	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)	33–12–13
59	W	February 23, 1978	4–0	Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)	34–12–13
60	W	February 25, 1978	13–3	@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	35–12–13
61	T	February 26, 1978	4–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)	35–12–14
62	W	March 1, 1978	4–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)	36–12–14
63	W	March 2, 1978	6–3	New York Islanders (1977–78)	37–12–14
64	L	March 4, 1978	3–7	@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)	37–13–14
65	W	March 6, 1978	2–1	Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)	38–13–14
66	T	March 9, 1978	3–3	Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	38–13–15
67	L	March 11, 1978	2–4	@ New York Islanders (1977–78)	38–14–15
68	W	March 12, 1978	5–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)	39–14–15
69	W	March 16, 1978	3–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)	40–14–15
70	T	March 18, 1978	2–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)	40–14–16
71	W	March 21, 1978	6–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)	41–14–16
72	T	March 24, 1978	2–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)	41–14–17
73	W	March 25, 1978	4–3	@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)	42–14–17
74	L	March 28, 1978	0–7	@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)	42–15–17
75	L	March 30, 1978	3–5	Cleveland Barons (1977–78)	42–16–17
76	L	April 1, 1978	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	42–17–17
77	L	April 2, 1978	2–4	Atlanta Flames (1977–78)	42–18–17
78	L	April 4, 1978	3–4	@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)	42–19–17
79	W	April 6, 1978	5–2	@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)	43–19–17
80	W	April 9, 1978	2–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)	44–19–17

References

↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.

Buffalo Sabres

Founded in 1970 Based in Buffalo, New York

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	Expansion Draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner Terrence Pegula President Russ Brandon General Manager Tim Murray Head coach Dan Bylsma Team captain Brian Gionta Current roster

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium HarborCenter (practice) First Niagara Center

Affiliates	AHL Rochester Americans ECHL Elmira Jackals

Owners	Knox/Knox/Swados/Strawbridge Rigas Golisano/Quinn Pegula

General managers	Imlach Anderson Bowman Meehan Muckler Regier LaFontaine (de facto) Murray

Head coaches	Imlach Smith Crozier Smith Pronovost Inglis Bowman Neilson Roberts Bowman Schoenfeld Bowman Ramsay Sator Dudley Muckler Nolan Ruff Rolston Nolan Bylsma

Media	Sabres Hockey Network WGR 550 MSG Network Broadcasters

Culture and lore	"The French Connection" Ted Darling Rick Jeanneret The Fog Game No Goal 2008 NHL Winter Classic 2011 NHL Premiere Taro Tsujimoto Ronan Tynan Ryan Vinz Hockey Night Live! HarborCenter Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team Buffalo Jr. Sabres Buffalo Bandits Sabretooth Sabre Dance

Buffalo Sabres seasons

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

1977–78 NHL season

Patrick	Atlanta NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia

Adams	Boston Buffalo Cleveland Toronto

Norris	Detroit Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh Washington

Smythe	Chicago Colorado Minnesota St. Louis Vancouver

See also	Draft All-Star Game 1978 Stanley Cup Finals

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1977–78 Buffalo Sabres season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

See also

References