All NHL game summaries from May 8, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (57-19-15) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
 Montreal Canadiens (53-19-19) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres win, 4 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 5, 2:05 - SH |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 5 (Jerry Korab), 8:51 | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 5 (Don Awrey, Steve Shutt), 9:48 | |
| BUF, | Peter McNab 2 (Danny Gare), 12:48 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 5 (Fred Stanfield, Brian Spencer), 9:33 |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 12 (Henri Richard, Larry Robinson), 8:05 |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 6 (Larry Robinson, Guy Lafleur), 18:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Tripping] 0:58 | |
| Jim Lorentz, BUF [Elbowing] 17:53 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Rene Robert, BUF [Roughing] 8:05 | |
| Glen Sather, MTL [Roughing] 8:05 | ||
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
MTL: 2 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 27 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 12- 9- 6-27
MTL: 17- 3-12-32
Goalies: BUF: Gerry Desjardins (W, 6-2-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 6-5-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, John D'Amico
Attendance: 18,125
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (41-32-22) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
 Philadelphia Flyers (58-20-11) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers lead, 3 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYI, | J.P. Parise 8 (Denis Potvin, Jude Drouin), 14:19 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Billy Harris 3 (Dave Fortier, Denis Potvin), 14:23 |
| NYI, | Jude Drouin 5 (J.P. Parise, Ed Westfall), 17:35 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 1, 10:52 |
| PHI, | Bob Kelly 1 (Tom Bladon, Dave Schultz), 15:10 | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 3 (Bob Nystrom), 18:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Holding] 1:55 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 7:16 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 7:16 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Interference] 7:30 | |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Slashing] 12:33 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Boarding] 15:40 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Slashing] 15:40 | |
| 2: | Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 0:29 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Hooking] 7:42 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Roughing] 14:11 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 14:11 | |
| 3: | Dave Schultz, PHI [Roughing] 3:27 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 3:27 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Roughing] 14:37 | |
| Billy MacMillan, NYI [Roughing] 14:37 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Fighting] 19:38 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Game misconduct] 19:38 | |
| Glenn Resch, NYI [Leaving the crease] 19:38 | |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Roughing, Fighting] 19:38 |
Penalty time: NYI: 25 minutes
PHI: 29 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -4 | 4 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 12- 6- 6-24
PHI: 7-17- 5-29
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 7-3-0)
PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 5-2-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,007
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