Wednesday, October 13, 1976 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Islanders 4 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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12:35
Ed Westfall (2) SHG Unassisted NYI 1 – 0 BUF
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12:57
Don Luce (1) PPG Jocelyn Guevremont (1), Craig Ramsay (1) NYI 1 – 1 BUF
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16:15
Clark Gillies (1) Billy Harris (1) NYI 2 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
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5:06
Garry Howatt (1) Dave Lewis (2) NYI 3 – 1 BUF
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9:22
Garry Howatt (2) Bobby Nystrom (1), Denis Potvin (3) NYI 4 – 1 BUF
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18:21
Rene Robert (1) Rick Martin (1), Gilbert Perreault (2) NYI 4 – 2 BUF
3rd Period
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8:53
Rick Martin (2) Gilbert Perreault (3) NYI 4 – 3 BUF
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Howatt L | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.80 |
| Ed Westfall R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.05 |
| Bobby Nystrom R | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Dave Lewis D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Clark Gillies L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.75 |
| Billy Harris R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Denis Potvin D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.40 |
| Andre St. Laurent C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.30 |
| Gerry Hart D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Jean Potvin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Billy MacMillan R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bob Bourne C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pat Price D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 60:00 | 0.45 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin L | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.68 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| Don Luce C | 1 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0.98 |
| Rene Robert R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Jacques Richard L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Ken Breitenbach D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Brian Spencer L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | L | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 59:17 | -2.00 |