All NHL game summaries from April 5, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (23-40-18) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (49-24-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | MIN, | Roland Eriksson 1 (Steve Jensen, Alex Pirus), 2:08 |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 1 (Bill Hajt, Craig Ramsay), 2:55 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Jim Lorentz 1 (Terry Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 2:47 |
| BUF, | Jerry Korab 1, 4:35 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 1 (Bill Fairbairn), 7:35 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 2 (Craig Ramsay), 19:55 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 6:22 |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Cross checking] 7:22 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Roughing, Fighting] 16:42 | |
| Doug Hicks, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 16:42 | |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Slashing] 18:42 | |
| 2: | Tom Reid, MIN [Interference] 9:12 |
| 3: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Tripping] 0:35 |
| Jim Lorentz, BUF [Hooking] 8:04 |
Penalty time: MIN: 13 minutes
BUF: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Edwards | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 8- 8-25
BUF: 10-16-15-41
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 0-1-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (34-35-12) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
 Los Angeles Kings (35-31-15) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Los Angeles Kings lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | LA , | Glenn Goldup 1 (Marcel Dionne), :23 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 1 (Eric Vail, Tom Lysiak), 4:07 - PP | |
| LA , | Mike Murphy 1 (Marcel Dionne), 10:33 - PP | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 1, 17:38 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Willi Plett 1 (Tom Lysiak, Eric Vail), 8:06 |
| LA , | Don Kozak 1 (Vic Venasky), 14:04 | |
| 3: | LA , | Glenn Goldup 2 (Marcel Dionne, Bob Berry), 17:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rey Comeau, ATL [Slashing] 1:10 |
| Dave Hutchison, LA [Interference] 4:03 | |
| Dave Schultz, LA [Roughing] 4:03 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 4:03 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Holding] 9:22 | |
| Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 16:24 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Hi-sticking] 17:57 | |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Slashing] 17:57 | |
| 2: | Tom Williams, LA [Slashing] 15:12 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Slashing] 15:12 | |
| Dave Schultz, LA [Slashing] 17:35 | |
| 3: | Neil Komadoski, LA [Roughing] 7:59 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 7:59 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Holding] 8:34 | |
| Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Holding] 13:11 |
Penalty time: ATL: 16 minutes
LA : 14 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Carr | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Clippingdale | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 5-10- 7-22
LA : 11- 6- 8-25
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 0-1-0)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,078
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (26-44-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
 New York Islanders (48-21-12) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | CHI, | Grant Mulvey 1 (Ivan Boldirev, Phil Russell), 15:22 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | J.P. Parise 1, 2:31 |
| CHI, | Kirk Bowman 1 (Dick Redmond, Dale Tallon), 8:24 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 1 (Billy Harris, Clark Gillies), 3:18 - PP |
| NYI, | Billy MacMillan 1 (Garry Howatt, Andre St. Laurent), 4:53 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 1 (Bob Nystrom, J.P. Parise), 11:56 | |
| NYI, | J.P. Parise 2 (Jude Drouin, Gerry Hart), 19:22 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 14:21 |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Delay of game] 15:09 | |
| John Marks, CHI [Interference] 17:59 | |
| 2: | Randy Holt, CHI [Holding] 3:18 |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Interference] 8:18 | |
| J.P. Bordeleau, CHI [Hooking] 10:31 | |
| 3: | Phil Russell, CHI [Interference] 2:54 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 7:03 |
Penalty time: CHI: 8 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Holt | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Harrison | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 16 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 6- 7- 3-16
NYI: 11-14-12-37
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 0-1-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,317
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (34-32-15) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
 Pittsburgh Penguins (34-34-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | PIT, | Bob Kelly 1 (Pierre Larouche, Rick Kehoe), 13:25 |
| 2: | TOR, | Don Ashby 1 (Bob Neely), 4:12 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 1 (Darryl Sittler, Ian Turnbull), 12:11 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 1 (Darryl Sittler, Randy Carlyle), 10:32 |
| PIT, | Mario Faubert 1 (Jean Pronovost, Lowell MacDonald), 17:26 - PP | |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 1 (Dave "Tiger" Williams, Ian Turnbull), 19:52 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ian Turnbull, TOR [Tripping] 3:09 |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Game misconduct] 15:57 | |
| Lowell MacDonald, PIT [Interference] 15:57 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Interference, Roughing] 15:57 | |
| 2: | Randy Carlyle, TOR [Interference] 4:43 |
| Lowell MacDonald, PIT [Hooking] 8:16 | |
| 3: | Bob Neely, TOR [Tripping] 16:45 |
Penalty time: TOR: 10 minutes
PIT: 14 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Don Ashby | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Pelyk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Thomas | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mario Faubert | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 9-14-10-33
PIT: 15-10- 6-31
Goalies: TOR: Wayne Thomas (W, 1-0-0)
PIT: Denis Herron (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 10,033
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