The California Golden Seals lost to the Buffalo Sabres, 5 to 3, on March 17, 1976.

Final

Sabres

40-20-12

5

Golden Seals

25-39-9

3

Team

BUF

CGS

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

CGS

Al MacAdam (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk and Bob Murdoch

Bob Murdoch (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk and Al MacAdam

2nd period

BUF

CGS

Jocelyn Guevremont (PP) assisted by Rene Robert and Jim Lorentz

Danny Gare (EV) assisted by Craig Ramsay and Lee Fogolin Jr.

Craig Ramsay (EV) assisted by Danny Gare

3rd period

BUF

CGS

Don Luce (EV) assisted by Danny Gare and Bill Hajt

Gilbert Perreault (EV) assisted by Richard Martin and Rene Robert

Jim Moxey (EV) unassisted

Sabres

Golden Seals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sabres

Golden Seals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gerry Desjardins (W) G. Desjardins	1	0	0	22	19	.864	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Lee Fogolin Jr. L. Fogolin Jr.	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Danny Gare D. Gare	1	2	3	+2	2	0	0	0	3	33.3
Jocelyn Guevremont J. Guevremont	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
Bill Hajt B. Hajt	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jim Lorentz J. Lorentz	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0
Don Luce D. Luce	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	1	5	20.0
Richard Martin R. Martin	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Rene Robert R. Robert	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0
Jim Schoenfeld J. Schoenfeld	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Brian Spencer B. Spencer	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0
Fred Stanfield F. Stanfield	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gilles Meloche (L) G. Meloche	0	1	0	24	19	.792	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Fred Ahern F. Ahern	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0
Mike Christie M. Christie	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Dave Gardner D. Gardner	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0.0
Bob Girard B. Girard	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Rick Hampton R. Hampton	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Tim Jacobs T. Jacobs	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Al MacAdam A. MacAdam	1	1	2	+1	0	3	33.3
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0.0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Jim Moxey J. Moxey	1	0	1	-1	2	2	50.0
Bob Murdoch B. Murdoch	1	1	2	+1	0	3	33.3
Gary Sabourin G. Sabourin	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0
Bob Stewart B. Stewart	0	0	0	0	2	0