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November 9, 1977

Madison Square Garden | New York

BUF 4 – 8 NYR

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs NYR all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
BUF0224
NYR2518
Shots on goal BUF 44, NYR 26W W. ThomasL D. Edwards
Summary

Buffalo had more shots on goal in all situations and lost 4-8.

IN NET
Buffalo D. Edwards .684
Buffalo G. Desjardins .714
NYR W. Thomas .909
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 1 of 4
NYR 1 of 2
TURNING POINT
P. Esposito goal (P2 4:57), Sabres win chance drops from 52% to 31%
WIN DNA
3 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
G. Perreault
2 (1G-1A)
POINTS
G. Desjardins
.714 (5/7)
SAVE %

Game Flow

Running shot attempts for and against, all situations. Shading shows who led.

Tied for only 7 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

P3 20:00
+5+30-3-5shot attemptsBUFNYR

Dots are goals, navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Score-adjusted weights each attempt by how often teams take one in that score state, home or away, at that point of the game, league-wide (2016-17 to 2025-26): the share as if the game were tied at a neutral site. Score-tied counts only attempts while tied, and needs 15 tied minutes and 30 attempts.

Win Probability

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

Opened at 53%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFNYR
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P2 04:57P. Esposito (5) 52% to 31%-21
  2. P2 04:28R. Robert (5) 31% to 52%+21
  3. P1 06:10D. Murdoch (5) 53% to 35%-18
  4. P2 06:46R. Greschner (4) 30% to 14%-16

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 3-on-3 overtime and a shootout. The opening value comes from both teams' goals for and against to that date, regressed toward the league average early in a season, plus home ice. This feed carries no on-ice strength codes, so power plays are read from the penalty calls alone.

Win DNA

3 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 1977–78 regular season (80 games).

Wins (44)Losses (19)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
Yes
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 91% when yes, 25% when no
Yes
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
Sabres win 86% when yes, 61% when no
No
Scored first
Sabres win 85% when yes, 41% when no
Yes
Depth forward scored
too few games to split

Box Score

Player
G
A
P ▾
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
GS
#7 R. Martin (LW)
0
2
2
0
0
3
1.6
#11 G. Perreault (C)
1
1
2
0
2
2
1.3
#10 C. Ramsay (LW)
1
0
1
-3
0
2
0.9
#14 R. Robert (RW)
1
0
1
-1
0
4
1.1
#16 R. Seiling (RW)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0.8
#17 F. Stanfield (LW)
0
1
1
0
0
4
1.0
#4 G. Korab (D)
0
1
1
-2
0
2
0.7
#6 J. Schoenfeld (D)
0
1
1
-4
0
4
1.0
#22 J. Guevremont (D)
0
1
1
-1
0
7
1.1
#8 J. Lorentz (C)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.2
#12 A. Savard (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
3
0.2
#15 G. McAdam (RW)
0
0
0
-1
2
3
0.1
#18 D. Gare (RW)
0
0
0
-3
4
1
-0.2
#20 D. Luce (C)
0
0
0
-3
0
4
0.3
#21 R. Schock (C)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
#5 L. Fogolin (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
#24 W. Hajt (D)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
Total
4
7
11
8
44
10.1
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOI ▾Dec
#30 G. Desjardins72–.714–-1.030:48–
#1 D. Edwards196–.684–-3.229:12L

Team Stats

BUFNYR
44Shots on Goal26
4Power Play Chances2
25%PP%50%
50%PK%75%
1PPG1
8Penalty Minutes12

Full Game Log

1ST
06:10GOAL (NYR): Don Murdoch (5), assists: Carol Vadnais, Phil Esposito
14:00GOAL (NYR): Pat Hickey (8), assists: Phil Esposito, Don Murdoch
2ND
01:55GOAL (BUF): Gilbert Perreault (8), assists: Rick Martin
04:28GOAL (BUF): Rene Robert (5), assists: Fred Stanfield, Jocelyn Guevremont
04:57GOAL (NYR): Phil Esposito (5), assists: Don Murdoch, Pat Hickey
06:46GOAL (NYR): Ron Greschner (4), assists: Greg Polis, Lucien DeBlois
08:37GOAL (NYR): Walt Tkaczuk (6), unassisted
09:12GOAL (NYR): Greg Polis (5), assists: Ron Greschner
19:44GOAL (NYR): Phil Esposito (6), assists: Carol Vadnais
3RD
00:16GOAL (BUF): Craig Ramsay (6), assists: Jim Schoenfeld, Jerry Korab
07:55GOAL (BUF): Ric Seiling (2), assists: Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault
16:57GOAL (NYR): Pat Hickey (9), assists: Don Murdoch
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