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Don Luce's 1975-1976 season

Points
70
NHL#41
Goals
21
NHL#83
Assists
49
NHL#22
Plus/minus
+37
NHL#21
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Centre Don Luce was 27 years old when the 1975-1976 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 21 goals and 49 assists for 70 points, 0.91 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 7 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1975-1976Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Don Luce plays the 1975-1976 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Don was 27 years old when the 1975-1976 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET0–4BUF
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      TOR3–8BUF
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
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    • The game
      CHI1–7BUF
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF5–3STL
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH4–5BUF
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–9BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      BUF5–3DET
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS2–3BUF
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3TOR
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–4BUF
      game 10/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1975
    • The game
      PIT2–7BUF
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–4BUF
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–5BUF
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1BUF
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2PIT
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS1–4BUF
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1NYI
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–7BUF
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      KCS2–6BUF
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +4+/-5SOG1SHP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      25
      points
      NHL#11
      6
      goals
      NHL#73
      19
      assists
      NHL#4
      BUF
      16-3-0W-L-OT33Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF0–4VAN
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2CGS
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–8LAK
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • December 1975
    • The game
      BUF4–4WSH
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–6BUF
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2NYI
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Milestone

    Don Luce reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against New York Islanders · December 6

    • The game
      NYI3–0BUF
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2NYR
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM7–4BUF
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-5SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3DET
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–5BUF
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5BOS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–14BUF
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +5+/-3SOG
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–1KCS
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Don Luce reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Kansas City Scouts · December 23

    • The game
      BOS6–3BUF
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2CHI
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK9–6BUF
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      42
      points
      NHL#24
      14
      goals
      NHL#49
      28
      assists
      NHL#13
      BUF
      24-11-0W-L-OT53Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–7STL
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5BUF
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3PIT
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–4BUF
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5BOS
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3AFM
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4BUF
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–1BUF
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1976
    • The game
      BUF9–5CGS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3LAK
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3MNS
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS5–5BUF
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4BUF
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2AFM
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1BUF
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4CHI
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–3BUF
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–6TOR
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      55
      points
      NHL#32
      16
      goals
      NHL#84
      39
      assists
      NHL#19
      BUF
      33-17-0W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4KCS
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–5BUF
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1976
    • The game
      CHI3–6BUF
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–4BUF
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–6PIT
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–6PHI
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF8–2MNS
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2LAK
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3CGS
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      KCS1–3BUF
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–7BUF
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1WSH
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2TOR
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4BOS
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • April 1976
    • The game
      BOS2–7BUF
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5PHI
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Don Luce closes the 1975-1976 season with 70 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    70
    NHL#41
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    21
    NHL#83
    Assists
    49
    NHL#22
    P/GP
    0.91
    NHL#40
    +/-
    +37
    NHL#21
    Events
    49
    career best in assists
    250
    career points
    100
    career goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet St. Louis Blues

    BUFvsSTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF2–5STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      STL2–3BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      STL1–2BUF
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock St. Louis Blues out 2–1

    BUF2–1STL
    Advance
    3Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet New York Islanders

    BUFvsNYI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI3–5BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      BUF3–5NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      BUF2–4NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF2–3NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4NYI
    Eliminated
    6Games6Points3Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Don Luce ends the 1975-1976 playoffs with 7 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    7
    NHL#32
    Games
    9
    Goals
    4
    NHL#16
    Assists
    3
    NHL#46
    P/GP
    0.78
    NHL#22
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#22
    Events
    10
    playoff goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    STL2–1→NYI2–4