The St. Louis Blues defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 5 to 2, in Game 1 of the 1976 playoff series on April 6, 1976.
1st period
BUF
STL
Derek Sanderson (PP) assisted by Chuck Lefley and Bob Hess
0
1
Chuck Lefley (SH) assisted by Red Berenson
0
2
Larry Patey (PP) assisted by Bob MacMillan and Garry Unger
0
3
3rd period
BUF
STL
Garry Unger (EV) assisted by Ted Irvine
0
4
Richard Martin (EV) assisted by Jim Schoenfeld and Lee Fogolin Jr.
1
4
Chuck Lefley (EV) assisted by Red Berenson
1
5
Jacques Richard (EV) assisted by Jim Lorentz
2
5
Sabres
Blues
Goals
2
5
Shots
39
31
Penalty Minutes
8
18
Power-Play Goals
0
2
Power-Play Opportunities
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins (L) | 29 | 4 | 25 | .862 | 42:49 | |
| Al Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 17:11 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin Jr. | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Richard Martin | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Jacques Richard | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Rene Robert | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 |
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Staniowski (W) | 39 | 2 | 37 | .949 | 60:00 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Red Berenson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Bob Gassoff | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Bob Hess | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Dave Hrechkosy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Chuck Lefley | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Larry Patey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Bob Plager | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Derek Sanderson | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Garry Unger | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Rick Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Playoff Goals Leaders
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Playoff Points Leaders
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Playoff Goals Rankings
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5.67
5.67
3.67
Playoff Goals Against Rankings
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1.67
2.00
2.00
Playoff Power Play Rankings
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50.0
50.0
Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings
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92.3
90.9
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
| 2 |  Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
| 3 |  Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
| Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
| 1 |  Panthers | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | 68 |
| 2 |  Bruins | 47 | 20 | 15 | 109 | 43 |
| 3 |  Maple Leafs | 46 | 26 | 10 | 102 | 40 |
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