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Rick Martin's 1976-1977 season

Points
65
NHL#35
Goals
36
NHL#10
Assists
29
NHL#85
Plus/minus
+10
NHL#88
Games
66
82%
82% of 80

Left winger Rick Martin was 25 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 66 of a possible 80 games and scored 36 goals and 29 assists for 65 points, 0.98 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 3 points.

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

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Martin plays the 1976-1977 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Rick was 25 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF0–4DET
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–3BUF
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–5BUF
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN0–4BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–3PHI
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–2BUF
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4BUF
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-9SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–4BUF
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • November 1976
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2WSH
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–5BUF
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL0–5BUF
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF6–2NYR
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–4BUF
      game 16/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF3–2VAN
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–3LAK
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–4BUF
      game 19/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-8SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BUF2–3STL
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      22
      points
      NHL#32
      11
      goals
      NHL#20
      11
      assists
      NHL#47
      BUF
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–3BUF
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF6–2BOS
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1976
    • The game
      BUF0–3NYI
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5BUF
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF5–1CLE
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–1BUF
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–2LAK
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF6–3VAN
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–7BUF
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BUF4–2NYI
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF4–2CHI
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–4BUF
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF6–3AFM
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–6PIT
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3BUF
      game 37/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF1–2CHI
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL9–2BUF
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2TOR
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-9SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      48
      points
      NHL#8
      27
      goals
      NHL#5
      21
      assists
      NHL#37
      BUF
      25-11-0W-L-OT54Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLE4–7BUF
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR5–7BUF
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5PIT
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CLR0–3BUF
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH4–2BUF
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–4MNS
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLE3–0BUF
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–1BUF
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • February 1977
    • The game
      BUF3–6NYI
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF6–4CLR
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–6STL
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–1NYR
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8052 of 60 played
      58
      points
      NHL#22
      31
      goals
      NHL#8
      27
      assists
      NHL#55
      BUF
      36-18-0W-L-OT78Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • March 1977
    • The game
      BUF1–3BOS
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4BUF
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–6BUF
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3PIT
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–6BUF
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF6–2CLE
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–4BOS
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–2WSH
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–3AFM
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CLE2–4BUF
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–2CLR
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • April 1977
    • The game
      BUF1–1TOR
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–7BUF
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rick Martin closes the 1976-1977 season with 65 points

    Points
    65
    NHL#35
    Games
    66of 80
    83%
    Goals
    36
    NHL#10
    Assists
    29
    NHL#85
    P/GP
    0.98
    NHL#23
    +/-
    +10
    NHL#88
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    4 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
    • Game 1
      MNS2–4BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      BUF7–1MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Minnesota North Stars out 2–0

    BUF2–0MNS
    Advance
    2Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet New York Islanders

    BUFvsNYI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      BUF2–4NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF2–4NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      NYI4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      NYI4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–0

    BUF0–4NYI
    Eliminated
    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Rick Martin ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#66
    Games
    6
    Goals
    2
    NHL#42
    Assists
    1
    NHL#81
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#50
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#105
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    MNS2–0→NYI0–4