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1976-77 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Patrick Division         
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 48 16 16 112 .700 323 213 1.27
New York Islanders* 80 47 21 12 106 .663 288 193 1.12
Atlanta Flames* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 264 265 -0.01
New York Rangers 80 29 37 14 72 .450 272 310 -0.43
Smythe Division         
St. Louis Blues* 80 32 39 9 73 .456 239 276 -0.50
Minnesota North Stars* 80 23 39 18 64 .400 240 310 -0.88
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 26 43 11 63 .394 240 298 -0.74
Vancouver Canucks 80 25 42 13 63 .394 235 294 -0.75
Colorado Rockies 80 20 46 14 54 .338 226 307 -1.01
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Boston Bruins* 80 49 23 8 106 .663 312 240 0.87
Buffalo Sabres* 80 48 24 8 104 .650 301 220 1.00
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 33 32 15 81 .506 301 285 0.23
Cleveland Barons 80 25 42 13 63 .394 240 292 -0.55
Norris Division         
Montreal Canadiens* 80 60 8 12 132 .825 387 171 2.54
Los Angeles Kings* 80 34 31 15 83 .519 271 241 0.38
Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 34 33 13 81 .506 240 252 -0.11
Washington Capitals 80 24 42 14 62 .388 221 307 -0.97
Detroit Red Wings 80 16 55 9 41 .256 183 309 -1.44

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
 
Semi-Finals (4-0):Boston Bruins over Philadelphia Flyers 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Montreal Canadiens over New York Islanders 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):New York Islanders over Buffalo Sabres 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):Boston Bruins over Los Angeles Kings 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):Philadelphia Flyers over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over St. Louis Blues 
 
Preliminary Round (2-1):Toronto Maple Leafs over Pittsburgh Penguins 
Preliminary Round (2-1):Los Angeles Kings over Atlanta Flames 
Preliminary Round (2-0):Buffalo Sabres over Minnesota North Stars 
Preliminary Round (2-0):New York Islanders over Chicago Black Hawks 

Team Statistics

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Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 80 60 8 12 132 .825 387 171 2.54 6.98 59 237 24.89 28 231 87.88 5 3
2 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 48 16 16 112 .700 323 213 1.27 6.70 52 236 22.03 57 326 82.52 11 3
3 Boston Bruins* 80 49 23 8 106 .663 312 240 0.87 6.90 46 217 21.20 41 272 84.93 7 10
4 New York Islanders* 80 47 21 12 106 .663 288 193 1.12 6.01 56 240 23.33 47 278 83.09 16 3
5 Buffalo Sabres* 80 48 24 8 104 .650 301 220 1.00 6.51 60 262 22.90 38 274 86.13 6 7
6 Los Angeles Kings* 80 34 31 15 83 .519 271 241 0.38 6.40 68 253 26.88 52 284 81.69 6 5
7 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 33 32 15 81 .506 301 285 0.23 7.33 63 281 22.42 59 284 79.23 13 6
8 Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 34 33 13 81 .506 240 252 -0.11 6.15 46 263 17.49 47 209 77.51 5 6
9 Atlanta Flames* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 264 265 -0.01 6.61 42 214 19.63 50 248 79.84 12 6
10 St. Louis Blues* 80 32 39 9 73 .456 239 276 -0.50 6.44 47 249 18.88 47 259 81.85 4 7
11 New York Rangers 80 29 37 14 72 .450 272 310 -0.43 7.28 60 290 20.69 55 268 79.48 6 16
12 Minnesota North Stars* 80 23 39 18 64 .400 240 310 -0.88 6.88 59 339 17.40 57 211 72.99 9 11
13 Cleveland Barons 80 25 42 13 63 .394 240 292 -0.55 6.65 59 298 19.80 52 237 78.06 2 12
14 Chicago Black Hawks* 80 26 43 11 63 .394 240 298 -0.74 6.73 59 267 22.10 62 282 78.01 4 9
15 Vancouver Canucks 80 25 42 13 63 .394 235 294 -0.75 6.61 50 263 19.01 58 258 77.52 7 7
16 Washington Capitals 80 24 42 14 62 .388 221 307 -0.97 6.60 39 293 13.31 62 285 78.25 10 14
17 Colorado Rockies 80 20 46 14 54 .338 226 307 -1.01 6.66 44 274 16.06 61 247 75.30 9 7
18 Detroit Red Wings 80 16 55 9 41 .256 183 309 -1.44 6.15 37 294 12.59 73 317 76.97 10 10
League Average 80 34 34 13 80 .500 266 266 0.00 6.64 53 265 19.83 53 265 80.17 8 8

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Guy Lafleur
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Ed Westfall
Calder Memorial Trophy:Willi Plett
Conn Smythe Trophy:Guy Lafleur
Hart Memorial Trophy:Guy Lafleur
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Larry Robinson
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Marcel Dionne
Lester B. Pearson Award:Guy Lafleur
Vezina Trophy:Michel Larocque
Ken Dryden

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Steve Shutt*-MTL60
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL56
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK53
4.Rick MacLeish-PHI49
5.Lanny McDonald*-TOR46

Goals Per Game

1.Steve Shutt*-MTL0.75
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.70
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.66
4.Rick MacLeish-PHI0.62
5.Lanny McDonald*-TOR0.57

Assists

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL80
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK69
3.Tim Young-MNS66
 Larry Robinson*-MTL66
 Borje Salming*-TOR66

Assists Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL1.00
2.Borje Salming*-TOR0.87
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.86
4.Larry Robinson*-MTL0.86
5.Tim Young-MNS0.82

Points

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL136
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK122
3.Steve Shutt*-MTL105
4.Rick MacLeish-PHI97
5.Tim Young-MNS95
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF95

Points Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL1.70
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK1.52
3.Steve Shutt*-MTL1.31
4.Darryl Sittler*-TOR1.23
5.Rick MacLeish-PHI1.23

Goals Created

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL52.9
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK48.0
3.Steve Shutt*-MTL44.0
4.Rick MacLeish-PHI39.2
5.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF37.0

Goals Created Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.66
2.Marcel Dionne*-LAK0.60
3.Steve Shutt*-MTL0.55
4.Rick MacLeish-PHI0.50
5.Darryl Sittler*-TOR0.48

Total Goals For

1.Larry Robinson*-MTL218
2.Ian Turnbull-TOR195
3.Borje Salming*-TOR182
4.Guy Lafleur*-MTL179
5.Brad Park*-BOS178

Power Play Goals For

1.Marcel Dionne*-LAK64
2.Butch Goring-LAK56
 Denis Potvin*-NYI56
4.Gary Sargent-LAK54
5.Mike Murphy-LAK51

Total Goals Against

1.Carol Vadnais-NYR149
2.Ian Turnbull-TOR128
3.Ron Greschner-NYR124
4.Tracy Pratt-2Tm123
 Dick Redmond-CBH123

Power Play Goals Against

1.Ron Lalonde-WSH41
2.Tom Younghans-MNS39
3.Lorne Henning-NYI38
4.Carol Vadnais-NYR37
5.Ralph Klassen-CLE35
 Ed Westfall-NYI35

Plus/Minus

1.Larry Robinson*-MTL120
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL89
3.Steve Shutt*-MTL88
4.Serge Savard*-MTL79
5.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL70

Penalties in Minutes

1.Tiger Williams-TOR338
2.Dennis Polonich-DET274
3.Bob Gassoff-STL254
4.Phil Russell-CBH233
5.Dave Schultz-LAK232

Even Strength Goals

1.Steve Shutt*-MTL52
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL42
3.Marcel Dionne*-LAK38
 Rick MacLeish-PHI38
5.Peter McNab-BOS32

Power Play Goals

1.Lanny McDonald*-TOR16
2.Phil Esposito*-NYR15
 Tom Williams-LAK15
4.Marcel Dionne*-LAK14
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL14

Short-Handed Goals

1.Bobby Clarke*-PHI6
 Lorne Henning-NYI6
3.Bill Clement-ATF5
 Wilf Paiement-CLR5
5.Lanny McDonald*-TOR4

Game-Winning Goals

1.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF9
 Steve Shutt*-MTL9
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL8
 Rick MacLeish-PHI8
 Peter McNab-BOS8

Shots on Goal

1.Marcel Dionne*-LAK378
2.Phil Esposito*-NYR344
3.Ian Turnbull-TOR316
4.Darryl Sittler*-TOR307
5.Steve Shutt*-MTL294

Shooting Percentage

1.Gary Dornhoefer-PHI21.7
2.Bob Kelly-PHI21.6
3.Wayne Bianchin-PIT21.5
4.Willi Plett-ATF21.2
5.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL20.5

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH69
2.Rogie Vachon-LAK68
3.Bernie Parent*-PHI61
4.Ken Dryden*-MTL56
5.Ron Low-WSH54
 Michel Plasse-CLR54

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL41
2.Bernie Parent*-PHI35
3.Rogie Vachon-LAK33
4.Gerry Desjardins-BUF31
5.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS30

Losses (Goalie)

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH36
2.Jim Rutherford-DET34
3.Michel Plasse-CLR29
4.Ron Low-WSH27
5.Gilles Meloche-CLE24

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Bernie Parent*-PHI12
 Rogie Vachon-LAK12
3.Pete LoPresti-MNS10
 Michel Plasse-CLR10
5.Cesare Maniago-VAN9
 Bernie Wolfe-WSH9

Points (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL90
2.Bernie Parent*-PHI82
3.Rogie Vachon-LAK78
4.Gerry Desjardins-BUF68
5.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS65

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Michel Larocque-MTL.840
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL.818
3.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS.722
4.Gerry Desjardins-BUF.694
5.Billy Smith*-NYI.686

Shutouts

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL10
2.Rogie Vachon-LAK8
3.Bernie Parent*-PHI5
 Dunc Wilson-PIT5
5.Michel Larocque-MTL4
 Mike Palmateer-TOR4
 Glenn Resch-NYI4

Goals Against

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH234
2.Michel Plasse-CLR190
3.Ron Low-WSH188
4.Rogie Vachon-LAK184
5.Jim Rutherford-DET180

Goals Against Average

1.Michel Larocque-MTL2.09
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL2.14
3.Glenn Resch-NYI2.28
4.Billy Smith*-NYI2.50
5.Don Edwards-BUF2.51
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Ken Dryden
D: Larry Robinson
D: Borje Salming
C: Marcel Dionne
LW: Steve Shutt
RW: Guy Lafleur
 2nd Team
G: Rogie Vachon
D: Guy Lapointe
D: Denis Potvin
C: Gilbert Perreault
LW: Rick Martin
RW: Lanny McDonald