Wednesday, February 23, 1977 · Richfield Coliseum
Sabres 5 at Barons 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
4:27
Dave Gardner
(9)
Bob Murdoch (10), Len Frig (6)
BUF 0 – 1 CLE
-
5:03
Brian Spencer
(10)
Jim Lorentz (26), Andre Savard (21)
BUF 1 – 1 CLE
-
17:09
Jim Neilson
(2)
Unassisted
BUF 1 – 2 CLE
2nd Period
-
1:57
Gilbert Perreault
(26)
Unassisted
BUF 2 – 2 CLE
-
16:35
Brian Spencer
(11)
Gilbert Perreault (46), Bill Hajt (15)
BUF 3 – 2 CLE
3rd Period
-
1:01
Don Luce
(19)
Rene Robert (25), Jerry Korab (29)
BUF 4 – 2 CLE
-
14:15
Bill Hajt
(4)
Rene Robert (26), Brian Spencer (12)
BUF 5 – 2 CLE
-
16:24
Mike Christie
(6)
Bob Murdoch (11), Ralph Klassen (15)
BUF 5 – 3 CLE
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Spencer L | 2 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 2.73 |
| Bill Hajt D | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2.05 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 1.78 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.53 |
| Don Luce C | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 1.28 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Jim Lorentz C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0.23 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 60:00 | -0.45 |
Cleveland Barons
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murdoch R | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 1.70 |
| Dave Gardner C | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Mike Christie D | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Ralph Klassen C | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Jim Neilson D | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0.45 |
| Bob Stewart D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.38 |
| Len Frig D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0.25 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Juha Widing C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Maruk C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Rick Hampton D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Bob Girard L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Wayne Merrick C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
| Gary Sabourin R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | L | 36 | 31 | 5 | .861 | 60:00 | -0.65 |