vs STL (Apr 8, 1976) ›

April 6, 1976

St. Louis Arena | St. Louis

BUF 2 – 5 STL

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs STL all-timeFull Round 1 series breakdown
1ST2ND3RDT
BUF0022
STL3025
Shots on goal BUF 39, STL 31W E. StaniowskiL G. Desjardins
Summary

Buffalo had more shots on goal in all situations and lost 2-5.

IN NET
Buffalo G. Desjardins .862
Buffalo A. Smith .500
STL E. Staniowski .949
TURNING POINT
C. Lefley goal (P1 8:28), Sabres win chance drops from 45% to 28%
WIN DNA
1 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
R. Martin
1 (1G)
POINTS
G. Desjardins
.862 (25/29)
SAVE %

Win Probability

Buffalo's chance of winning, from the score, the time left and the strength state.

Opened at 63%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFSTL
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P1 08:28C. Lefley (1) 45% to 28%-17
  2. P1 04:14D. Sanderson (1) 60% to 45%-15
  3. P1 19:42L. Patey (1) 23% to 11%-12
  4. P1 06:42Tripping on Rick Smith, 2 min 45% to 49%+4

Dots are goals, diamonds penalties, squares a goalie pull; navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Each team is expected to score at the league rate for the season, tilted for home ice and scaled for the strength state. The chance Buffalo ends regulation ahead follows from the score and the time left, with a tie going to sudden-death overtime. The opening value comes from both teams' regular-season goals for and against, plus home ice. This feed carries no on-ice strength codes, so power plays are read from the penalty calls alone.

Win DNA

1 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 1975–76 regular season (80 games).

Wins (46)Losses (21)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
No
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 88% when yes, 12% when no
No
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
Sabres win 82% when yes, 62% when no
No
Scored first
Sabres win 83% when yes, 35% when no
Yes
Depth forward scored
Sabres win 80% when yes, 31% when no

Box Score

Player
G
A
P ▾
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
GS
#7 R. Martin (LW)
1
0
1
-1
0
5
1.1
#8 J. Lorentz (C)
0
1
1
+1
2
2
0.7
#9 J. Richard (LW)
1
0
1
+1
0
1
0.8
#5 L. Fogolin (D)
0
1
1
+2
0
1
0.6
#6 J. Schoenfeld (D)
0
1
1
0
4
5
0.8
#10 C. Ramsay (LW)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
#11 G. Perreault (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
6
0.5
#14 R. Robert (RW)
0
0
0
-1
0
3
0.2
#16 P. McNab (C)
0
0
0
+1
0
1
0.1
#17 F. Stanfield (LW)
0
0
0
-1
0
4
0.3
#18 D. Gare (RW)
0
0
0
-1
2
2
0.0
#20 D. Luce (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0.2
#21 B. Spencer (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
#3 P. McIntosh (D)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
#4 G. Korab (D)
0
0
0
-2
0
3
0.2
#22 J. Guevremont (D)
0
0
0
-2
0
2
0.2
#24 W. Hajt (D)
0
0
0
+1
0
1
0.1
Total
2
3
5
8
39
5.8
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOI ▾Dec
#30 G. Desjardins294–.862–-0.542:49L
#31 A. Smith21–.500–-0.617:11–

Team Stats

BUFSTL
39Shots on Goal31
0PPG2
8Penalty Minutes18

Full Game Log

1ST
04:14GOAL (STL): Derek Sanderson (1), assists: Chuck Lefley, Bob Hess
08:28GOAL (STL): Chuck Lefley (1), assists: Red Berenson
19:42GOAL (STL): Larry Patey (1), assists: Bob MacMillan, Garry Unger
3RD
01:56GOAL (STL): Garry Unger (1), assists: Ted Irvine
08:37GOAL (BUF): Rick Martin (1), assists: Jim Schoenfeld, Lee Fogolin
15:31GOAL (STL): Chuck Lefley (2), assists: Red Berenson
18:11GOAL (BUF): Jacques Richard (1), assists: Jim Lorentz
vs STL (Apr 8, 1976) ›