New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Fri, Apr 15, 1977 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium · 1976–77 Playoffs
The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Fri, Apr 15, 1977 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Jude Drouin led the way with 2 points. Billy Smith made 45 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 23–48.
Linescore
| Team | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|
| NYI | 4 | 23 |
| BUF | 3 | 48 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Jude Drouin | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Jean Potvin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Billy Harris | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Clark Gillies | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Bryan Trottier | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Denis Potvin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Dave Lewis | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Billy MacMillan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Bob Bourne | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Pat Price | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Bobby Nystrom | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Garry Howatt | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Andre St. Laurent | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Gerry Hart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Lorne Henning | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Ed Westfall | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | J.P. Parise | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Billy Smith | W | 48 | 45 | 3 | .938 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jerry Korab | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Gilbert Perreault | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Rick Martin | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Craig Ramsay | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Rene Robert | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Don Luce | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Jim Lorentz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Fred Stanfield | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Andre Savard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jim Schoenfeld | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Bill Hajt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Alex Tidey | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Ken Breitenbach | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Gary McAdam | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Brian Spencer | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Danny Gare | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Don Edwards | L | 23 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 59:16 |