The 1976–77 Detroit Red Wings season was the 51st season for the Detroit franchise, 45th as the Red Wings.
1976–77 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 5th Norris |
Conference | Wales |
1976–77 record | 16–55–9 |
Goals for | 183 |
Goals against | 309 |
Team information | |
General manager | Alex Delvecchio (Oct–Mar) Ted Lindsay (Mar–Apr) |
Coach | Alex Delvecchio, Larry Wilson |
Captain | Danny Grant Dennis Polonich |
Alternate captains | None |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Walt McKechnie (25) |
Assists | Walt McKechnie (34) |
Points | Walt McKechnie (59) |
Penalty minutes | Dennis Polonich (277) |
Wins | Ed Giacomin (8) |
Goals against average | Ed Giacomin (3.58) |
Offseason
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Regular season
editFinal standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 387 | 171 | 132 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 271 | 241 | 83 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 240 | 252 | 81 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 221 | 307 | 62 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 16 | 55 | 9 | 183 | 309 | 41 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
editNorris Division record vs. opponents
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Schedule and results
editNo. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 7, 1976 | 3–3 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | October 9, 1976 | 4–0 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 1–0–1 |
3 | L | October 12, 1976 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | October 16, 1976 | 3–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | October 17, 1976 | 4–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 1–3–1 |
6 | W | October 22, 1976 | 5–0 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 2–3–1 |
7 | L | October 23, 1976 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 2–4–1 |
8 | L | October 26, 1976 | 2–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 2–5–1 |
9 | L | October 28, 1976 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 2–6–1 |
10 | L | October 30, 1976 | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 2–7–1 |
11 | W | October 31, 1976 | 6–5 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 3–7–1 |
12 | W | November 4, 1976 | 3–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 4–7–1 |
13 | T | November 7, 1976 | 0–0 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 4–7–2 |
14 | L | November 9, 1976 | 1–8 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 4–8–2 |
15 | L | November 10, 1976 | 4–6 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 4–9–2 |
16 | T | November 13, 1976 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 4–9–3 |
17 | L | November 16, 1976 | 0–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 4–10–3 |
18 | T | November 17, 1976 | 5–5 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 4–10–4 |
19 | W | November 19, 1976 | 5–2 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 5–10–4 |
20 | L | November 21, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 5–11–4 |
21 | W | November 24, 1976 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 6–11–4 |
22 | W | November 25, 1976 | 3–1 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 7–11–4 |
23 | L | November 27, 1976 | 0–5 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 7–12–4 |
24 | L | November 28, 1976 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 7–13–4 |
25 | W | December 1, 1976 | 5–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 8–13–4 |
26 | L | December 4, 1976 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 8–14–4 |
27 | L | December 11, 1976 | 0–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 8–15–4 |
28 | W | December 12, 1976 | 5–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 9–15–4 |
29 | L | December 15, 1976 | 3–7 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 9–16–4 |
30 | W | December 16, 1976 | 7–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 10–16–4 |
31 | W | December 18, 1976 | 6–3 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 11–16–4 |
32 | L | December 19, 1976 | 1–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 11–17–4 |
33 | L | December 22, 1976 | 1–2 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 11–18–4 |
34 | W | December 23, 1976 | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 12–18–4 |
35 | L | December 27, 1976 | 4–7 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 12–19–4 |
36 | L | December 29, 1976 | 3–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 12–20–4 |
37 | W | December 31, 1976 | 4–2 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 13–20–4 |
38 | L | January 2, 1977 | 4–6 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 13–21–4 |
39 | T | January 4, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 13–21–5 |
40 | L | January 6, 1977 | 2–7 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 13–22–5 |
41 | L | January 10, 1977 | 0–2 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 13–23–5 |
42 | L | January 12, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 13–24–5 |
43 | L | January 13, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 13–25–5 |
44 | L | January 15, 1977 | 0–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 13–26–5 |
45 | L | January 20, 1977 | 1–3 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 13–27–5 |
46 | L | January 22, 1977 | 0–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 13–28–5 |
47 | T | January 23, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 13–28–6 |
48 | L | January 27, 1977 | 1–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 13–29–6 |
49 | W | January 29, 1977 | 4–3 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 14–29–6 |
50 | L | February 2, 1977 | 1–9 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 14–30–6 |
51 | L | February 5, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 14–31–6 |
52 | W | February 6, 1977 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 15–31–6 |
53 | L | February 10, 1977 | 4–5 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 15–32–6 |
54 | T | February 12, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 15–32–7 |
55 | L | February 13, 1977 | 3–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 15–33–7 |
56 | L | February 15, 1977 | 2–6 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 15–34–7 |
57 | T | February 17, 1977 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 15–34–8 |
58 | L | February 19, 1977 | 1–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 15–35–8 |
59 | L | February 20, 1977 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 15–36–8 |
60 | L | February 23, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 15–37–8 |
61 | W | February 24, 1977 | 3–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 16–37–8 |
62 | L | February 26, 1977 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 16–38–8 |
63 | L | March 1, 1977 | 3–8 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 16–39–8 |
64 | L | March 3, 1977 | 2–4 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 16–40–8 |
65 | L | March 5, 1977 | 1–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 16–41–8 |
66 | L | March 9, 1977 | 3–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 16–42–8 |
67 | L | March 10, 1977 | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 16–43–8 |
68 | L | March 12, 1977 | 0–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 16–44–8 |
69 | T | March 13, 1977 | 3–3 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 16–44–9 |
70 | L | March 15, 1977 | 1–7 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 16–45–9 |
71 | L | March 17, 1977 | 2–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 16–46–9 |
72 | L | March 20, 1977 | 1–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 16–47–9 |
73 | L | March 23, 1977 | 0–6 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 16–48–9 |
74 | L | March 24, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 16–49–9 |
75 | L | March 26, 1977 | 0–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 16–50–9 |
76 | L | March 27, 1977 | 0–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 16–51–9 |
77 | L | March 29, 1977 | 1–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 16–52–9 |
78 | L | March 31, 1977 | 1–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 16–53–9 |
79 | L | April 2, 1977 | 3–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 16–54–9 |
80 | L | April 3, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 16–55–9 |
Playoffs
editThe Red Wings failed to qualify to the playoffs.
Player statistics
editRegular season
edit- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Walt McKechnie | C | 80 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 50 | −24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Dennis Polonich | C/RW | 79 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 274 | −20 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Dennis Hextall | LW | 78 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 158 | −35 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Nick Libett | LW | 80 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 25 | −25 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Michel Bergeron | RW | 74 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 98 | −40 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Bill Lochead | LW | 61 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 39 | −11 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Dan Maloney | LW | 34 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Buster Harvey | RW | 54 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 18 | −13 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
J.P. LeBlanc | C | 74 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 40 | −16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Nahrgang | D | 53 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | −12 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Al Cameron | D | 80 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 112 | −43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wilson | D | 77 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 56 | −20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Lapointe | D | 49 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 80 | −17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Harper | D | 52 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | −23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Grant | RW | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | −34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Joly | D | 53 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 14 | −22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jean Hamel | D | 71 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 63 | −18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Bloom | LW | 45 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Sheehan | C | 34 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | −10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Ritchie | LW | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Williams | C | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | −17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Murray | D | 23 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | −18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Kelly | RW | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Coates | RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwight Schofield | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Giacomin | G | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reed Larson | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Rutherford | G | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Watson | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Berry | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Giroux | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fern LeBlanc | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Martineau | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian McCutcheon | LW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Richardson | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Schamehorn | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Ed Giacomin | 1791 | 33 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 107 | 3.58 | 3 |
Jim Rutherford | 2740 | 48 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 180 | 3.94 | 0 |
Terry Richardson | 269 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4.01 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 16 | 55 | 9 | 305 | 3.81 | 3 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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Draft picks
editDetroit's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Fred Williams | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
2 | 22 | Reed Larson | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
3 | 40 | Fred Berry | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
4 | 58 | Kevin Schamehorn | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
5 | 78 | Dwight Schofield | United States | London Knights (OMJHL) |
6 | 94 | Tony Horvath | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
7 | 111 | Fern LeBlanc | Canada | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
8 | 120 | Claude Legris | Canada | Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) |
Farm teams
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1976-77 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
- "1976–77 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.