NHL game summary from March 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (24-39-11) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (47-22-6) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | BUF, | Brian Spencer 14 (Fred Stanfield), 11:49 |
| 2: | BUF, | Rick Martin 36 (Jerry Korab, Jim Lorentz), 2:03 - PP |
| BUF, | Don Luce 22 (Craig Ramsay), 9:51 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jerry Korab 13 (Danny Gare, Don Luce), 3:48 |
| CLE, | Wayne Merrick 18 (Len Frig), 7:01 | |
| CLE, | Bob Murdoch 17 (Greg Smith, Dennis Maruk), 9:33 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Hajt, BUF [Elbowing] 18:23 |
| 2: | Mike Christie, CLE [Holding] 1:00 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Roughing] 7:59 | |
| Al MacAdam, CLE [Roughing] 7:59 | |
| 3: | Brian Spencer, BUF [Cross checking] 7:56 |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Elbowing] 9:01 | |
| Bob Girard, CLE [Hooking] 15:54 |
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brent Meeke | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (7 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (7 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 19 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Edwards | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 8- 2- 9-19
BUF: 9-15- 9-33
Goalies: CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 18-23-5)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 15-5-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 16,433
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