1974–75 Buffalo Sabres season
Rene Robert (60) | |
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Points | Rene Robert (100) |
Penalty minutes | Jerry Korab and Jim Schoenfeld (184) |
Wins | Gary Bromley (26) |
Goals against average | Roger Crozier (2.62) |
The 1974–75 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres'
The season marked the Sabres' second NHL playoffs appearance.
Sabres players earned numerous accolades.
Transactions
Goaltender
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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1 | 11 | Lee Fogolin (D) | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
2 | 29 | Danny Gare (RW) | ![]() |
Calgary Centennials (WCJHL) |
3 | 47 | Michel Deziel (LW) | ![]() |
Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) |
4 | 65 | Paul McIntosh (D) | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
5 | 83 | Garry Lariviere (D) | ![]() |
St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL) |
6 | 101 | Dave Given (RW) | ![]() |
Brown University (ECAC) |
7 | 119 | Bernard Noreau (RW) | ![]() |
Laval National (QMJHL) |
8 | 136 | Charles Constantin (LW) | ![]() |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
9 | 153 | Rick Jodzio (LW) | ![]() |
Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
10 | 168 | Derek Smith (LW) | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
11 | 183 | Taro Tsujimoto (C) | ![]() |
Tokyo Katanas (JIHL) |
12 | 196 | Bob Geoffrion (LW) | ![]() |
Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
Prior to the season, the team had lost right winger
On October 14, 1974, The Sabres acquired 1974 All-Star defenseman
In May, after the season ended, left winger Rick Dudley, who later coached the Sabres for three seasons,[1] signed to play in the WHA.[17] After 11 seasons in the NHL, 1974–75 was the final one for right winger Larry Mickey before his retirement.[18]
Regular season
- October–December
The Sabres returned after a season of injury and tragedy in which their
After a November 16, loss to the Bruins, they started a 9–0–2 streak on November 17 against the Atlanta Flames.[23] In the third game of this streak, which was also against the Flames, they made a comeback from two separate three-goal deficits to tie the game.[27] The other tie during the streak was also a comeback.[28] By the end of the two unbeaten streaks and before the 30-game mark, the Sabres had the best record in the NHL, the league's leading scorer in Perreault, three 20-goal scorers among the French Connection and the leading rookie scorer in the league in Gare.[29] Martin had the second four-goal game of his career in a December 3 5–3 victory against the Washington Capitals on the road.[30][31] Perreault had three goals and an assist in the December 5 9–2 victory against the Washington Capitals at home.[32] Then, Martin was lost with a recurring thumb injury.[33] Following Martin's injury, the Sabres eleven-game unbeaten streak came to an end, and the team had two different three-game stretches without a win that started in December.[23]
- January–February
The team posted a season high six-game win streak between January 12, 1975 – January 25, 1975. The streak culminated in a second win against the Montreal Canadiens on the road.[23][34] After a February 1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Sabres went undefeated for the rest of the month. The team had a season-high 12-game unbeaten streak between February 2, 1975 – February 27, 1975. During that streak, the team went 7–0–5.[23] The 4–4 February 16 tie with the St. Louis Blues clinched a playoff spot for the Sabres.[35] The February 18 3–2 victory over the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum was only the second loss of the season for the Islanders at home.[36] The February 20 6–6 tie against the Flyers, in which the Sabres lost several leads, extended the Flyers unbeaten streak against the Sabres to nine.[37] The final game of the streak was a 5–0 shutout victory over the Los Angeles Kings, who had handed the Sabres three of their eleven defeats prior to that point in the season.[38]
- March–April
At the beginning of March, Desjardins quit the
The season was the first of three full seasons coached by Floyd Smith, who had coached one game during the 1971–72 season.[45] Smith had played for the Sabres during their first two seasons.[46] The team played its home games at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.[47] Two members of the team later coached the Sabres: Dudley and Jim Schoenfeld.[48][49]
Season standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 49 | 16 | 15 | 354 | 240 | +114 | 113 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 80 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 345 | 245 | +100 | 94 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 280 | 309 | −29 | 78 |
4 | California Golden Seals | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 212 | 316 | −104 | 51 |
Record vs. opponents
Adams Division record vs. opponents
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Results
The following is a Sabres game log.[23]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 10, 1974 | 9–5 | Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 12, 1974 | 1–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 13, 1974 | 1–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | October 17, 1974 | 6–1 | California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 2–2–0 |
5 | W | October 18, 1974 | 2–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) | 3–2–0 |
6 | T | October 20, 1974 | 5–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 3–2–1 |
7 | L | October 24, 1974 | 2–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) | 3–3–1 |
8 | W | October 26, 1974 | 2–0 | @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) | 4–3–1 |
9 | W | October 27, 1974 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) | 5–3–1 |
10 | W | November 2, 1974 | 6–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 6–3–1 |
11 | W | November 3, 1974 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1974–75) | 7–3–1 |
12 | T | November 5, 1974 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 7–3–2 |
13 | W | November 6, 1974 | 6–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) | 8–3–2 |
14 | W | November 9, 1974 | 6–1 | @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) | 9–3–2 |
15 | W | November 10, 1974 | 8–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) | 10–3–2 |
16 | W | November 13, 1974 | 8–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) | 11–3–2 |
17 | W | November 14, 1974 | 5–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) | 12–3–2 |
18 | L | November 16, 1974 | 5–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 12–4–2 |
19 | W | November 17, 1974 | 4–0 | Atlanta Flames (1974–75) | 13–4–2 |
20 | W | November 20, 1974 | 7–3 | Washington Capitals (1974–75) | 14–4–2 |
21 | T | November 22, 1974 | 4–4 | @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) | 14–4–3 |
22 | W | November 24, 1974 | 6–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) | 15–4–3 |
23 | W | November 27, 1974 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) | 16–4–3 |
24 | W | November 28, 1974 | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) | 17–4–3 |
25 | T | November 30, 1974 | 5–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) | 17–4–4 |
26 | W | December 1, 1974 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) | 18–4–4 |
27 | W | December 3, 1974 | 5–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) | 19–4–4 |
28 | W | December 5, 1974 | 9–2 | Washington Capitals (1974–75) | 20–4–4 |
29 | W | December 8, 1974 | 5–0 | Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) | 21–4–4 |
30 | L | December 12, 1974 | 3–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) | 21–5–4 |
31 | L | December 14, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) | 21–6–4 |
32 | T | December 15, 1974 | 5–5 | California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 21–6–5 |
33 | W | December 18, 1974 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1974–75) | 22–6–5 |
34 | W | December 22, 1974 | 4–0 | @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) | 23–6–5 |
35 | W | December 26, 1974 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) | 24–6–5 |
36 | L | December 27, 1974 | 5–9 | @ New York Rangers (1974–75) | 24–7–5 |
37 | L | December 29, 1974 | 2–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 24–8–5 |
38 | T | January 3, 1975 | 2–2 | @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 24–8–6 |
39 | W | January 5, 1975 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (1974–75) | 25–8–6 |
40 | L | January 9, 1975 | 2–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) | 25–9–6 |
41 | T | January 11, 1975 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) | 25–9–7 |
42 | W | January 12, 1975 | 5–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) | 26–9–7 |
43 | W | January 15, 1975 | 4–0 | @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 27–9–7 |
44 | W | January 17, 1975 | 4–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) | 28–9–7 |
45 | W | January 19, 1975 | 5–0 | Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) | 29–9–7 |
46 | W | January 23, 1975 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) | 30–9–7 |
47 | W | January 25, 1975 | 7–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) | 31–9–7 |
48 | L | January 26, 1975 | 3–4 | Atlanta Flames (1974–75) | 31–10–7 |
49 | W | January 30, 1975 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1974–75) | 32–10–7 |
50 | L | February 1, 1975 | 0–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 32–11–7 |
51 | W | February 2, 1975 | 8–1 | Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) | 33–11–7 |
52 | W | February 4, 1975 | 6–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) | 34–11–7 |
53 | T | February 6, 1975 | 2–2 | @ New York Islanders (1974–75) | 34–11–8 |
54 | T | February 9, 1975 | 4–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) | 34–11–9 |
55 | T | February 12, 1975 | 3–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) | 34–11–10 |
56 | W | February 13, 1975 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 35–11–10 |
57 | T | February 16, 1975 | 4–4 | St. Louis Blues (1974–75) | 35–11–11 |
58 | W | February 18, 1975 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1974–75) | 36–11–11 |
59 | T | February 20, 1975 | 6–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 36–11–12 |
60 | W | February 21, 1975 | 9–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) | 37–11–12 |
61 | W | February 23, 1975 | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 38–11–12 |
62 | W | February 27, 1975 | 5–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) | 39–11–12 |
63 | L | March 1, 1975 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) | 39–12–12 |
64 | T | March 2, 1975 | 3–3 | New York Islanders (1974–75) | 39–12–13 |
65 | W | March 5, 1975 | 6–3 | @ New York Rangers (1974–75) | 40–12–13 |
66 | T | March 8, 1975 | 3–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) | 40–12–14 |
67 | W | March 9, 1975 | 8–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) | 41–12–14 |
68 | T | March 11, 1975 | 2–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) | 41–12–15 |
69 | W | March 12, 1975 | 7–2 | @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 42–12–15 |
70 | L | March 14, 1975 | 1–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) | 42–13–15 |
71 | W | March 16, 1975 | 11–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 43–13–15 |
72 | W | March 20, 1975 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1974–75) | 44–13–15 |
73 | W | March 22, 1975 | 4–2 | @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) | 45–13–15 |
74 | W | March 23, 1975 | 9–4 | California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 46–13–15 |
75 | L | March 26, 1975 | 1–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) | 46–14–15 |
76 | L | March 28, 1975 | 2–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) | 46–15–15 |
77 | L | March 30, 1975 | 4–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 46–16–15 |
78 | W | April 1, 1975 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 47–16–15 |
79 | W | April 3, 1975 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 48–16–15 |
80 | W | April 5, 1975 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 49–16–15 |
Player statistics
The French Connection members led the Sabres in scoring by finishing 1–2–3 in both goals and points, although none of them played as many as 75 of the team's 80 games.
Over the course of the season, the team scored a total of 354 goals, which ranked second in the 18 team league and its 49–16–15 record ranked it first in the league.[47] The team used several goaltenders. Although Gary Bromley led the team with 26 wins in the regular season, and Roger Crozier was second with 17 wins, the team was led in the post season by Desjardins who recorded 7 of the team's 10 post season victories.[47]
The following are the season statistics for the Sabres.[47]
Key
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Skaters
# | Player name | Acquisition | Birthdate | Age | Pos | GP | G | A | P | PIM | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
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14 | Rene Robert |
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December 31, 1948 | 25 | RW | 74 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
11 | Gilbert Perreault | — |
November 13, 1950 | 23 | C | 68 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 |
7 | Rick Martin | — |
July 26, 1951 | 23 | LW | 68 | 52 | 43 | 95 | 72 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 |
20 | Don Luce | — |
October 2, 1948 | 25 | C | 80 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 |
9 | Rick Dudley | — |
January 31, 1949 | 25 | LW | 78 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 116 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 |
8 | Jim Lorentz | — |
May 1, 1947 | 27 | C | 72 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
10 | Craig Ramsay | — |
March 17, 1951 | 23 | LW | 80 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
18 | Danny Gare | — |
May 14, 1954 | 20 | RW | 78 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 75 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
4 | Jerry Korab | — |
September 15, 1948 | 25 | D | 79 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 184 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32 |
16 | Peter McNab | — |
May 8, 1952 | 22 | C | 53 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
21 | Brian Spencer | — |
September 3, 1949 | 24 | LW | 73 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 77 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
17 | Fred Stanfield | From Minnesota | May 4, 1944 | 30 | LW | 32 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
22 | Jocelyn Guevremont | From Vancouver | March 1, 1951 | 23 | D | 64 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
24 | Bill Hajt | — |
November 18, 1951 | 22 | D | 76 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
6 | Jim Schoenfeld | — |
September 4, 1952 | 21 | D | 68 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 184 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 |
23 | Larry Carriere | — |
January 30, 1952 | 22 | D | 80 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 111 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
Norm Gratton | To Minnesota | December 22, 1950 | 23 | LW | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5 | Lee Fogolin | — |
February 15, 1955 | 19 | D | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
29 | Gary Bromley | — |
January 19, 1950 | 24 | G | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | Larry Mickey | — |
October 21, 1943 | 30 | RW | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Roger Crozier | — |
March 16, 1942 | 32 | G | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Gerry Meehan | To Vancouver | September 3, 1946 | 27 | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mike Robitaille | To Vancouver | February 12, 1948 | 26 | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | Paul McIntosh | — |
March 13, 1954 | 20 | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Michel Deziel | — |
January 31, 1954 | 20 | LW | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan McSheffrey | — |
September 25, 1952 | 21 | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Rocky Farr | — |
April 7, 1947 | 27 | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
30 | Gerry Desjardins | — |
July 22, 1944 | 30 | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Morris Titanic | — |
January 7, 1953 | 21 | LW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Bench Minor1 |
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— |
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— | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
^ Note 1: A bench minor is when the team is penalized for a minor infraction that is not attributed to any individual player.
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player Name | GP | Min | GA | GAA | W | L | T | Svs | Pct | EN | SO |
Roger Crozier | 23 | 1260 | 55 | 2.62 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 518 | 0.904 | 0 | 3 |
Gerry Desjardins | 9 | 540 | 25 | 2.78 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 0.905 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Bromley | 50 | 2787 | 144 | 3.10 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 989 | 0.873 | 2 | 4 |
Norm "Rocky" Farr | 7 | 213 | 14 | 3.94 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 0.877 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
Player Name | GP | Min | GA | GAA | W | L | SO |
Roger Crozier | 5 | 292 | 14 | 2.88 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Gerry Desjardins | 15 | 760 | 43 | 3.39 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
Playoffs
Schedule and results
The following was the team playoff schedule.[52]
Round | Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | OT |
Preliminary round | Bye | ||||||
Quarter-finals | Game 1 | 13-Apr-75 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 4 | |
Quarter-finals | Game 2 | 15-Apr-75 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 3 | |
Quarter-finals | Game 3 | 17-Apr-75 | Buffalo Sabres | 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5 | (OT) |
Quarter-finals | Game 4 | 20-Apr-75 | Buffalo Sabres | 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | |
Quarter-finals | Game 5 | 22-Apr-75 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 3 | |
Semi-finals | Game 1 | 27-Apr-75 | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 6 | (OT) |
Semi-finals | Game 2 | 29-Apr-75 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Buffalo Sabres | 4 | |
Semi-finals | Game 3 | 1-May-75 | Buffalo Sabres | 0 | Montreal Canadiens | 7 | |
Semi-finals | Game 4 | 3-May-75 | Buffalo Sabres | 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | |
Semi-finals | Game 5 | 6-May-75 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | 5 | (OT) |
Semi-finals | Game 6 | 8-May-75 | Buffalo Sabres | 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | |
Stanley Cup finals | Game 1 | 15-May-75 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | |
Stanley Cup finals | Game 2 | 18-May-75 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | |
Stanley Cup finals | Game 3 | 20-May-75 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | 5 | (OT) |
Stanley Cup finals | Game 4 | 22-May-75 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | Buffalo Sabres | 4 | |
Stanley Cup finals | Game 5 | 25-May-75 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 5 | |
Stanley Cup finals | Game 6 | 27-May-75 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | Buffalo Sabres | 0 |
Quarter-finals
The Sabres had a
Semi-finals
The Sabres won the first game with an overtime goal by Gare.
Stanley Cup finals
The Flyers came into the series with their own good luck pre- game singer in the form of
Although the Sabres held the Flyers to two shots in the first period of game one, eight in the second, and were the beneficiaries of a 1:04 two-man advantage at one point, the game remained scoreless until the third period when the Flyers connected four times in a 4–1 victory.[69] In game two, the Sabres were held to 19 shots on goal with none coming after Bobby Clarke scored at the 6:43 mark of the third period.[68]
Due to unusual heat in Buffalo in May 1975, portions of game three, which is known as "The Fog Game", were played in heavy fog. The game was stopped 12 times due to the conditions.
By game five of the finals Dave Schultz had claimed both the single-season regular season penalty minutes record and the post-season record. However, he contributed his first two goals of the playoffs in a 5–2 win to help the Flyers take a 3–2 lead in the series. It was Schultz' first two-goal performance of the season and his first goal since March 9.[74] In the sixth game Conn Smythe Trophy MVP Bernie Parent shut out the Sabres 2–0 to clinch the series four games to two.[75] Crozier held the Flyers scoreless for the first two periods of the final game.[73]
Awards and records
- Prince of Wales Trophy
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Don Luce[52]
- (1st team)
- Right Wing (2nd team)
- 1975 NHL All-Star Game[76]
- 1975 NHL All-Star Game[76]
- Peter McNab NHL shooting percentage leader (24.4%)[52]
- Club Record, Most Goals For, (354)
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External links
- 1974–75 Sabres at Hockeydb.com
- 1974–75 Sabres at Hockey-reference.com