| League: | NHL |
| Season: | 1976–77 |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Team: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Conferencerank: | 3rd |
| Divisionrank: | 2nd |
| Record: | 48–24–8 |
| Homerecord: | 28–7–5 |
| Roadrecord: | 18–14–8 |
| Goalsfor: | 301 |
| Goalsagainst: | 220 |
| Altcaptain: | None |
| Attendance: | 16,433 |
| Goalsleader: | Gilbert Perreault (39) |
| Assistsleader: | Gilbert Perreault (56) |
| Pointsleader: | Gilbert Perreault (95) |
| Pimleader: | Jerry Korab (120) |
| Winsleader: | Gerry Desjardins (31) |
| Gaaleader: | Don Edwards (2.51) |
The 1976–77 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | October 9, 1976 | 0–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 0–1–0 | |
| 2 | W | October 10, 1976 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 1–1–0 | |
| 3 | L | October 13, 1976 | 3–4 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 1–2–0 | |
| 4 | W | October 16, 1976 | 2–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 2–2–0 | |
| 5 | L | October 17, 1976 | 5–6 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 2–3–0 | |
| 6 | W | October 20, 1976 | 4–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 3–3–0 | |
| 7 | L | October 23, 1976 | 2–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 3–4–0 | |
| 8 | W | October 24, 1976 | 2–1 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 4–4–0 | |
| 9 | T | October 27, 1976 | 4–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 4–4–1 | |
| 10 | W | October 31, 1976 | 4–1 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 5–4–1 | |
| 11 | L | November 1, 1976 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 5–5–1 | |
| 12 | W | November 5, 1976 | 3–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 6–5–1 | |
| 13 | W | November 7, 1976 | 5–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 7–5–1 | |
| 14 | W | November 10, 1976 | 5–0 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 8–5–1 | |
| 15 | W | November 13, 1976 | 6–2 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 9–5–1 | |
| 16 | T | November 14, 1976 | 4–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 9–5–2 | |
| 17 | W | November 17, 1976 | 3–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 10–5–2 | |
| 18 | W | November 20, 1976 | 4–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 11–5–2 | |
| 19 | T | November 24, 1976 | 4–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 11–5–3 | |
| 20 | L | November 27, 1976 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 11–6–3 | |
| 21 | W | November 28, 1976 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 12–6–3 | |
| 22 | W | November 30, 1976 | 6–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 13–6–3 | |
| 23 | L | December 4, 1976 | 0–3 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 13–7–3 | |
| 24 | W | December 5, 1976 | 5–3 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 14–7–3 | |
| 25 | W | December 8, 1976 | 5–1 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 15–7–3 | |
| 26 | L | December 9, 1976 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 15–8–3 | |
| 27 | W | December 11, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 16–8–3 | |
| 28 | W | December 14, 1976 | 6–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 17–8–3 | |
| 29 | W | December 16, 1976 | 7–2 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 18–8–3 | |
| 30 | W | December 18, 1976 | 4–2 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 19–8–3 | |
| 31 | W | December 19, 1976 | 6–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 20–8–3 | |
| 32 | W | December 22, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 21–8–3 | |
| 33 | W | December 23, 1976 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 22–8–3 | |
| 34 | W | December 26, 1976 | 5–2 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 23–8–3 | |
| 35 | W | December 29, 1976 | 6–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 24–8–3 | |
| 36 | L | January 1, 1977 | 3–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 24–9–3 | |
| 37 | T | January 2, 1977 | 3–3 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 24–9–4 | |
| 38 | L | January 5, 1977 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 24–10–4 | |
| 39 | L | January 6, 1977 | 2–9 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 24–11–4 | |
| 40 | W | January 8, 1977 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 25–11–4 | |
| 41 | W | January 9, 1977 | 7–4 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 26–11–4 | |
| 42 | W | January 13, 1977 | 7–5 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 27–11–4 | |
| 43 | L | January 15, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 27–12–4 | |
| 44 | W | January 16, 1977 | 3–0 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 28–12–4 | |
| 45 | L | January 19, 1977 | 2–4 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 28–13–4 | |
| 46 | L | January 22, 1977 | 3–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 28–14–4 | |
| 47 | L | January 23, 1977 | 0–3 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 28–15–4 | |
| 48 | T | January 27, 1977 | 1–1 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 28–15–5 | |
| 49 | T | January 29, 1977 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 28–15–6 | |
| 50 | L | February 1, 1977 | 3–6 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 28–16–6 | |
| 51 | W | February 3, 1977 | 6–4 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 29–16–6 | |
| 52 | L | February 5, 1977 | 5–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 29–17–6 | |
| 53 | W | February 9, 1977 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 30–17–6 | |
| 54 | W | February 10, 1977 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 31–17–6 | |
| 55 | W | February 13, 1977 | 6–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 32–17–6 | |
| 56 | W | February 14, 1977 | 7–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 33–17–6 | |
| 57 | W | February 16, 1977 | 3–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 34–17–6 | |
| 58 | W | February 19, 1977 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 35–17–6 | |
| 59 | L | February 20, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 35–18–6 | |
| 60 | W | February 23, 1977 | 5–3 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 36–18–6 | |
| 61 | W | February 24, 1977 | 2–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 37–18–6 | |
| 62 | W | February 26, 1977 | 6–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 38–18–6 | |
| 63 | L | February 27, 1977 | 1–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 38–19–6 | |
| 64 | W | March 2, 1977 | 6–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 39–19–6 | |
| 65 | W | March 3, 1977 | 7–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 40–19–6 | |
| 66 | L | March 5, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 40–20–6 | |
| 67 | W | March 6, 1977 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 41–20–6 | |
| 68 | W | March 9, 1977 | 6–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 42–20–6 | |
| 69 | L | March 12, 1977 | 2–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 42–21–6 | |
| 70 | W | March 13, 1977 | 6–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 43–21–6 | |
| 71 | W | March 16, 1977 | 6–2 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 44–21–6 | |
| 72 | L | March 17, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 44–22–6 | |
| 73 | W | March 20, 1977 | 6–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 45–22–6 | |
| 74 | W | March 22, 1977 | 6–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 46–22–6 | |
| 75 | W | March 23, 1977 | 4–2 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 47–22–6 | |
| 76 | T | March 25, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 47–22–7 | |
| 77 | L | March 26, 1977 | 4–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 47–23–7 | |
| 78 | L | March 30, 1977 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 47–24–7 | |
| 79 | T | April 2, 1977 | 1–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 47–24–8 | |
| 80 | W | April 3, 1977 | 7–3 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 48–24–8 |
Game 1 (11-Apr-77) Minnesota 2 Buffalo 4
Game 2 (13-Apr-77) Buffalo 7 Minnesota 1
Buffalo wins series 2-0
Game 1: Buffalo 2 New York 4
Game 2: Buffalo 2 New York 4
Game 3: New York 4 Buffalo 3
Game 4: New York 4 Buffalo 3
New York wins series 4-0
Buffalo's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal.
| Round | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 33 | Joe Kowal | Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) | ||
| 4 | 69 | Rocky Maze | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | ||
| 5 | 87 | Ron Roscoe | Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) | ||
| 6 | 105 | Don Lemieux | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |