1974–75 Buffalo Sabres season

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1974–75 Buffalo Sabres
Prince of Wales Trophy Winners
Prince of Wales Conference Champions
Adams Division Champions
Division	1st Adams
Conference	1st Prince of Wales
1974–75 record	49–16–15
Goals for	354
Goals against	240
General Manager	Punch Imlach
Coach	Floyd Smith
Captain	Jim Schoenfeld
Team leaders
Goals	Rene Robert (40)
Assists	Gilbert Perreault (57)
Points	Rene Robert (100)
Penalties in minutes	Jerry Korab and Jim Schoenfeld (184)
Wins	Gary Bromley (26)
Goals against average	Roger Crozier (2.62)

After a subpar year in 1974 that saw them miss the playoffs, the Sabres finished in a tie for the best record in the NHL in the 1974–75 regular season. Buffalo would advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in team history to play against the rough Philadelphia Flyers (who had been recently nicknamed the "Broad Street Bullies"), a series which included the legendary Fog Game (game three of the series).

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	11	Lee Fogolin (D)	United States	Oshawa Generals (OHA)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Buffalo Sabres	80	49	16	15	113	354	240	1229
Boston Bruins	80	40	26	14	94	345	245	1153
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	31	33	16	78	280	309	1079
California Golden Seals	80	19	48	13	51	212	316	1101

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

Buffalo Sabres vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 15	Buffalo	1	Philadelphia	4
May 18	Buffalo	1	Philadelphia	2
May 20	Philadelphia	4	Buffalo	5	OT
May 22	Philadelphia	2	Buffalo	4
May 25	Buffalo	1	Philadelphia	5
May 27	Philadelphia	2	Buffalo	0

Philadelphia wins the series 4–2.

[edit] Fog Game

Due to unusual heat in Buffalo in May 1975, portions of the game were played in heavy fog. Players, officials, and the puck were invisible to many spectators. During a face-off and through the fog, Sabres center Jim Lorentz spotted a bat flying across the rink, raised his stick, and killed it. Many superstitious Buffalo fans considered this to be an "Evil Omen," pertaining to the result of the series. It was the only time that any player killed an animal during an NHL game. The Sabres won that game thanks to Rene Robert's goal in overtime. However, Philadelphia would wind up taking the Cup Final to six games, winning the series 4 games to 2.

[edit] Awards and Records

Prince of Wales Trophy
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: || Don Luce
Rick Martin, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Rene Robert, Right Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
Club Record, Most Goals For, (354)

[edit] References

Sabres on Hockey Database

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Imlach • Crozier • Smith • Pronovost • Inglis • Bowman • Neilson • Bowman • Schoenfeld • Bowman • Ramsay • Sator • Dudley • Muckler • Nolan • Ruff

v • d • e 1974–75 NHL season by team

Patrick	Atlanta • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia

Adams	Boston • Buffalo • California • Toronto

Norris	Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington

Smythe	Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • St. Louis • Vancouver

See also	1974 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1975 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions

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