New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Tue, Apr 20, 1976 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium · 1975–76 Playoffs
The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Tue, Apr 20, 1976 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Jude Drouin led the way with 2 points. Billy Smith made 21 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 30–24.
Linescore
| Team | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|
| NYI | 4 | 30 |
| BUF | 3 | 24 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Jude Drouin | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Andre St. Laurent | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Denis Potvin | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | J.P. Parise | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Bert Marshall | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Garry Howatt | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Ed Westfall | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Bobby Nystrom | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Billy Harris | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Clark Gillies | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Gerry Hart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Dave Lewis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Bryan Trottier | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Lorne Henning | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Jean Potvin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Billy MacMillan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Dave Fortier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Billy Smith | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Don Luce | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Gilbert Perreault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jim Schoenfeld | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Jerry Korab | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Jim Lorentz | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Danny Gare | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Rick Martin | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Paul McIntosh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lee Fogolin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Bill Hajt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Peter McNab | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Craig Ramsay | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Jacques Richard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Rene Robert | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Brian Spencer | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Fred Stanfield | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Gerry Desjardins | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 60:00 |