The Buffalo Sabres squeaked out a win over the New York Islanders, 3 to 2, in overtime in Game 2 of the 1976 playoff series on April 13, 1976.

Final

Islanders

0-2-0

2

Sabres

2-0-0

3

Team

NYI

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYI

BUF

Brian Spencer (EV) assisted by Danny Gare and Lee Fogolin Jr.

2nd period

NYI

BUF

Don Luce (EV) assisted by Lee Fogolin Jr. and Danny Gare

3rd period

NYI

BUF

Denis Potvin (PP) assisted by Jean Potvin and Bryan Trottier

J.P. Parise (EV) assisted by Denis Potvin and Andre St. Laurent

NYI

BUF

Danny Gare (EV) assisted by Don Luce

Islanders

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Islanders

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Billy Smith (L) B. Smith	0	1	0	43	40	.930	3	2.43	0	74

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Jude Drouin J. Drouin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0.0
Billy Harris B. Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gerry Hart G. Hart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Lorne Henning L. Henning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Garry Howatt G. Howatt	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	2	0.0
Dave Lewis D. Lewis	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	2	0.0
Billy MacMillan B. MacMillan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bert Marshall B. Marshall	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	1	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	0	0	0	-2	7	0	0	1	0.0
J.P. Parise	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	1	1	2	+1	6	1	0	3	33.3
Jean Potvin J. Potvin	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	4	0.0
Andre St. Laurent A. St. Laurent	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0.0
Ed Westfall E. Westfall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gerry Desjardins (W) G. Desjardins	1	0	0	29	27	.931	2	1.62	0	74

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	OTG	S	S%
Lee Fogolin Jr. L. Fogolin Jr.	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	1	0.0
Danny Gare D. Gare	1	2	3	+3	2	1	1	2	50.0
Jocelyn Guevremont J. Guevremont	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0.0
Bill Hajt B. Hajt	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0
Jerry Korab J. Korab	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Jim Lorentz J. Lorentz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Don Luce D. Luce	1	1	2	+3	0	0	0	5	20.0
Richard Martin R. Martin	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	3	0.0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0.0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rene Robert R. Robert	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	5	0.0
Jim Schoenfeld J. Schoenfeld	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	3	0.0
Brian Spencer B. Spencer	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	2	50.0