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Don Luce's 1976-1977 season

Points
69
NHL#29
Goals
26
NHL#44
Assists
43
NHL#27
Plus/minus
+38
NHL#20
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Don Luce was 28 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played all 80 games and scored 26 goals and 43 assists for 69 points, 0.86 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 4 points.

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

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Don Luce plays the 1976-1977 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Don was 28 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF0–4DET
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3BUF
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM6–5BUF
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–4BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3PHI
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–2BUF
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–4BUF
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4BUF
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1976
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2WSH
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5BUF
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–5BUF
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–2NYR
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4BUF
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2VAN
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3LAK
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–4BUF
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3STL
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      11
      points
      NHL#126
      6
      goals
      NHL#79
      5
      assists
      NHL#166
      BUF
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–3BUF
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–2BOS
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • December 1976
    • The game
      BUF0–3NYI
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–5BUF
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–1CLE
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–1BUF
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2LAK
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–3VAN
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7BUF
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2NYI
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2CHI
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4BUF
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Don Luce reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · December 23

    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–3AFM
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–6PIT
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3BUF
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2CHI
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL9–2BUF
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2TOR
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      24
      points
      NHL#97
      10
      goals
      NHL#97
      14
      assists
      NHL#101
      BUF
      25-11-0W-L-OT54Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLE4–7BUF
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–7BUF
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5PIT
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–3BUF
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2BUF
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–4MNS
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE3–0BUF
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–1BUF
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3MTL
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • February 1977
    • The game
      BUF3–6NYI
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–4CLR
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–6STL
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1NYR
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6BUF
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–7BUF
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI0–3BUF
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1DET
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3CLE
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      47
      points
      NHL#43
      19
      goals
      NHL#55
      28
      assists
      NHL#46
      BUF
      36-18-0W-L-OT78Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI0–2BUF
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–5TOR
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–1BUF
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • March 1977
    • The game
      CHI3–6BUF
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–7BUF
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3BOS
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–4BUF
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–6BUF
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3PIT
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–6BUF
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–2CLE
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4BOS
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–2WSH
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–3AFM
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE2–4BUF
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2CLR
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–6LAK
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 1977
    • The game
      BUF1–1TOR
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–7BUF
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +5+/-2SOG
      +4 points
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Don Luce closes the 1976-1977 season with 69 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    69
    NHL#29
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#44
    Assists
    43
    NHL#27
    P/GP
    0.86
    NHL#41
    +/-
    +38
    NHL#20
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 11 pts
    6 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Minnesota North Stars

    BUFvsMNS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS2–4BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      BUF7–1MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Minnesota North Stars out 2–0

    BUF2–0MNS
    Advance
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    4 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
      BUF2–4NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF2–4NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      NYI4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      NYI4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–0

    BUF0–4NYI
    Eliminated
    4Games4Points3Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Don Luce ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 4 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    4
    NHL#55
    Games
    6
    Goals
    3
    NHL#32
    Assists
    1
    NHL#81
    P/GP
    0.67
    NHL#37
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#45
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    MNS2–0→NYI0–4