 The trio led the Sabres to the Stanley Cup playoffs every full season they were together , except the 1973 – 74 NHL season when Perreault suffered a broken leg and only played in 55 games . The impact of the combination was obvious as the team began the first full season of the French Connection era with a ten @-@ game unbeaten streak ; the team made the playoffs for the first time in the history of the franchise and the three members of the French Connection were the teams three leading scorers . The team suddenly went unbeaten in their first 21 home games , while setting a record for post 1967 expansion teams by recording a home winning streak of 12 and while going unbeaten in New York state for 25 games including 1 win at the Nassau Coliseum and 3 at the Madison Square Garden . Their first playoff appearance during their first full season together ( 1972 – 3 ) was not only the franchise 's first playoff appearance , but the series also marked history as the only National Hockey League Playoff series with brothers ( Ken Dryden and Dave Dryden ) as opposing goaltenders . In the first game of the series , both goaltenders were chosen as being among the three stars of the game . During the 1974 – 75 NHL season , all members of the trio were selected to play in the National Hockey League All @-@ Star game ; they all finished among the top ten in league scoring , and they led the team to a tie for first place in the regular season standings . 
