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1975-76 NHL Season Summary

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1975-76 NHL:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Patrick Division         
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 51 13 16 118 .738 348 209 1.62
New York Islanders* 80 42 21 17 101 .631 297 190 1.26
Atlanta Flames* 80 35 33 12 82 .513 262 237 0.31
New York Rangers 80 29 42 9 67 .419 262 333 -0.80
Smythe Division         
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 32 30 18 82 .513 254 261 -0.15
Vancouver Canucks* 80 33 32 15 81 .506 271 272 -0.08
St. Louis Blues* 80 29 37 14 72 .450 249 290 -0.54
Minnesota North Stars 80 20 53 7 47 .294 195 303 -1.32
Kansas City Scouts 80 12 56 12 36 .225 190 351 -1.94
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Boston Bruins* 80 48 15 17 113 .706 313 237 0.93
Buffalo Sabres* 80 46 21 13 105 .656 339 240 1.19
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 34 31 15 83 .519 294 276 0.27
California Golden Seals 80 27 42 11 65 .406 250 278 -0.26
Norris Division         
Montreal Canadiens* 80 58 11 11 127 .794 337 174 1.91
Los Angeles Kings* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 263 265 -0.01
Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 35 33 12 82 .513 339 303 0.43
Detroit Red Wings 80 26 44 10 62 .388 226 300 -0.85
Washington Capitals 80 11 59 10 32 .200 224 394 -1.96

League Playoffs

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over Philadelphia Flyers 
 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Philadelphia Flyers over Boston Bruins 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over New York Islanders 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):New York Islanders over Buffalo Sabres 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):Boston Bruins over Los Angeles Kings 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):Philadelphia Flyers over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks 
 
Preliminary Round (2-1):Toronto Maple Leafs over Pittsburgh Penguins 
Preliminary Round (2-0):Los Angeles Kings over Atlanta Flames 
Preliminary Round (2-0):New York Islanders over Vancouver Canucks 
Preliminary Round (2-1):Buffalo Sabres over St. Louis Blues 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 58 11 11 127 .794 337 174 1.91 6.39 75 282 26.60 44 290 84.83 7 0
2 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 51 13 16 118 .738 348 209 1.62 6.96 83 290 28.62 83 480 82.71 14 4
3 Boston Bruins* 80 48 15 17 113 .706 313 237 0.93 6.88 77 289 26.64 56 345 83.77 9 6
4 Buffalo Sabres* 80 46 21 13 105 .656 339 240 1.19 7.24 73 287 25.44 51 304 83.22 6 8
5 New York Islanders* 80 42 21 17 101 .631 297 190 1.26 6.09 92 290 31.72 55 377 85.41 11 4
6 Los Angeles Kings* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 263 265 -0.01 6.60 61 334 18.26 55 298 81.54 8 12
7 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 34 31 15 83 .519 294 276 0.27 7.13 67 348 19.25 77 321 76.01 11 9
8 Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 35 33 12 82 .513 339 303 0.43 8.03 75 307 24.43 68 292 76.71 8 13
9 Atlanta Flames* 80 35 33 12 82 .513 262 237 0.31 6.24 56 292 19.18 43 277 84.48 7 5
10 Chicago Black Hawks* 80 32 30 18 82 .513 254 261 -0.15 6.44 72 341 21.11 53 305 82.62 9 8
11 Vancouver Canucks* 80 33 32 15 81 .506 271 272 -0.08 6.79 68 345 19.71 71 291 75.60 6 9
12 St. Louis Blues* 80 29 37 14 72 .450 249 290 -0.54 6.74 55 298 18.46 98 376 73.94 21 3
13 New York Rangers 80 29 42 9 67 .419 262 333 -0.80 7.44 67 323 20.74 68 277 75.45 3 11
14 California Golden Seals 80 27 42 11 65 .406 250 278 -0.26 6.60 71 382 18.59 52 262 80.15 9 10
15 Detroit Red Wings 80 26 44 10 62 .388 226 300 -0.85 6.58 47 307 15.31 86 422 79.62 9 6
16 Minnesota North Stars 80 20 53 7 47 .294 195 303 -1.32 6.23 48 331 14.50 82 309 73.46 2 16
17 Kansas City Scouts 80 12 56 12 36 .225 190 351 -1.94 6.76 46 352 13.07 80 295 72.88 2 17
18 Washington Capitals 80 11 59 10 32 .200 224 394 -1.96 7.73 53 375 14.13 64 252 74.60 2 3
League Average 80 34 34 13 80 .500 273 273 0.00 6.82 66 321 20.54 66 321 79.46 8 8

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Guy Lafleur
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Rod Gilbert
Calder Memorial Trophy:Bryan Trottier
Conn Smythe Trophy:Reggie Leach
Hart Memorial Trophy:Bobby Clarke
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Denis Potvin
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Jean Ratelle
Lester B. Pearson Award:Guy Lafleur
Vezina Trophy:Ken Dryden

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Goals

1.Reggie Leach-PHI61
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL56
3.Pierre Larouche-PIT53
4.Jean Pronovost-PIT52
5.Bill Barber*-PHI50
 Danny Gare-BUF50

Goals Per Game

1.Reggie Leach-PHI0.76
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.70
3.Pierre Larouche-PIT0.70
4.Jean Pronovost-PIT0.65
5.Danny Gare-BUF0.63

Assists

1.Bobby Clarke*-PHI89
2.Pete Mahovlich-MTL71
3.Jean Ratelle*-2Tm69
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL69
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF69

Assists Per Game

1.Bobby Clarke*-PHI1.17
2.Pete Mahovlich-MTL0.89
3.Jean Ratelle*-2Tm0.86
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.86
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF0.86

Points

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL125
2.Bobby Clarke*-PHI119
3.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF113
4.Bill Barber*-PHI112
5.Pierre Larouche-PIT111

Points Per Game

1.Bobby Clarke*-PHI1.57
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL1.56
3.Pierre Larouche-PIT1.46
4.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF1.41
5.Bill Barber*-PHI1.40

Goals Created

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL49.6
2.Bill Barber*-PHI45.1
3.Pierre Larouche-PIT44.7
4.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF43.7
5.Jean Pronovost-PIT42.5

Goals Created Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.62
2.Pierre Larouche-PIT0.59
3.Bill Barber*-PHI0.56
4.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF0.55
5.Bobby Clarke*-PHI0.55

Total Goals On-Ice For

1.Guy Lapointe*-MTL183
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL179
3.Borje Salming*-TOR177
4.Jocelyn Guevremont-BUF173
5.Carol Vadnais-2Tm168
 Denis Potvin*-NYI168

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1.Denis Potvin*-NYI85
2.Jean Potvin-NYI82
3.Billy Harris-NYI63
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL63
 Bryan Trottier*-NYI63

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1.Carol Vadnais-2Tm166
2.Dave Burrows-PIT155
3.Jack Lynch-WSH151
4.Larry Johnston-KCS150
5.Gary Bergman-KCS143

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1.Dave Cressman-MNS54
2.Fred Barrett-MNS49
3.Ed Westfall-NYI48
4.Jimmy Watson-PHI46
5.Derek Sanderson-2Tm45
 Dave Burrows-PIT45

Plus/Minus

1.Bobby Clarke*-PHI83
2.Bill Barber*-PHI74
3.Reggie Leach-PHI73
 Steve Shutt*-MTL73
5.Pete Mahovlich-MTL71

Penalties in Minutes

1.Steve Durbano-2Tm370
2.Bryan Watson-DET322
3.Dave Schultz-PHI307
4.Bob Gassoff-STL306
5.Dennis Polonich-DET302

Even Strength Goals

1.Reggie Leach-PHI51
2.Danny Gare-BUF41
3.Guy Lafleur*-MTL38
 Steve Shutt*-MTL38
5.Jean Pronovost-PIT37

Power Play Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-2Tm19
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL18
 Pierre Larouche-PIT18
 Rick Martin-BUF18
 Denis Potvin*-NYI18

Short-Handed Goals

1.Chuck Lefley-STL8
2.Derek Sanderson-2Tm6
3.Dennis Maruk-CGS5
 Butch Goring-LAK5
 Lanny McDonald*-TOR5

Game-Winning Goals

1.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL12
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL12
3.Reggie Leach-PHI11
4.Bill Barber*-PHI10
5.John Bucyk*-BOS9
 Danny Gare-BUF9
 Chuck Lefley-STL9

Shots on Goal

1.Bill Barber*-PHI380
2.Garry Unger-STL357
3.Darryl Sittler*-TOR346
4.Reggie Leach-PHI335
5.Marcel Dionne*-LAK329

Shooting Percentage

1.Don Kozak-LAK24.7
2.John Bucyk*-BOS23.8
3.Stan Weir-TOR21.1
4.Chuck Lefley-STL20.8
5.Yvon Lambert-MTL20.5

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH68
2.Wayne Stephenson-PHI66
3.Denis Herron-KCS64
 Wayne Thomas-TOR64
5.Ken Dryden*-MTL62

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL42
2.Wayne Stephenson-PHI40
3.Gilles Gilbert-BOS33
4.Tony Esposito*-CBH30
5.Gerry Desjardins-BUF29

Losses (Goalie)

1.Denis Herron-KCS39
2.Ron Low-WSH31
3.John Davidson-NYR28
4.Cesare Maniago-MNS27
5.Jim Rutherford-DET25

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Wayne Stephenson-PHI13
 Tony Esposito*-CBH13
3.Wayne Thomas-TOR12
4.Gerry Desjardins-BUF11
 Denis Herron-KCS11

Points (Goalie)

1.Wayne Stephenson-PHI93
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL92
3.Gilles Gilbert-BOS76
4.Tony Esposito*-CBH73
5.Gerry Desjardins-BUF69

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL.767
2.Gilles Gilbert-BOS.745
3.Wayne Stephenson-PHI.738
4.Glenn Resch-NYI.643
5.Gerry Desjardins-BUF.627

Shutouts

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL8
2.Glenn Resch-NYI7
3.Rogie Vachon-LAK5
4.Tony Esposito*-CBH4
 Jim Rutherford-DET4

Goals Against

1.Denis Herron-KCS243
2.John Davidson-NYR212
3.Ron Low-WSH208
4.Tony Esposito*-CBH198
5.Wayne Thomas-TOR196

Goals Against Average

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL2.03
2.Glenn Resch-NYI2.07
3.Dan Bouchard-ATF2.54
4.Wayne Stephenson-PHI2.58
5.Billy Smith*-NYI2.61
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Ken Dryden
D: Brad Park
D: Denis Potvin
C: Bobby Clarke
LW: Bill Barber
RW: Guy Lafleur
 2nd Team
G: Glenn Resch
D: Guy Lapointe
D: Borje Salming
C: Gilbert Perreault
LW: Rick Martin
RW: Reggie Leach