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1976-77 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Guy Lafleur (56 G, 80 A, 136 P)
Vezina Trophy: Ken Dryden (41-6-8, 2.14 GAA) & Michel Larocque (19-2-4, 2.09 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Willi Plett (33 G, 23 A, 56 P)

Goals Leader: Steve Shutt (60)
Assists Leader: Guy Lafleur (80)
Points Leader: Guy Lafleur (136)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Patrick Division                    
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 48 16 16 112 .700 323 213 1.27 -0.10
New York Islanders* 80 47 21 12 106 .663 288 193 1.12 -0.07
Atlanta Flames* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 264 265 -0.01 0.00
New York Rangers 80 29 37 14 72 .450 272 310 -0.43 0.04
Smythe Division                    
St. Louis Blues* 80 32 39 9 73 .456 239 276 -0.50 -0.04
Minnesota North Stars* 80 23 39 18 64 .400 240 310 -0.88 -0.01
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 26 43 11 63 .394 240 298 -0.74 -0.02
Vancouver Canucks 80 25 42 13 63 .394 235 294 -0.75 -0.02
Colorado Rockies 80 20 46 14 54 .338 226 307 -1.01 0.00
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Adams Division                    
Boston Bruins* 80 49 23 8 106 .663 312 240 0.87 -0.03
Buffalo Sabres* 80 48 24 8 104 .650 301 220 1.00 -0.02
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 33 32 15 81 .506 301 285 0.23 0.03
Cleveland Barons 80 25 42 13 63 .394 240 292 -0.55 0.10
Norris Division                    
Montreal Canadiens* 80 60 8 12 132 .825 387 171 2.54 -0.16
Los Angeles Kings* 80 34 31 15 83 .519 271 241 0.38 0.00
Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 34 33 13 81 .506 240 252 -0.11 0.04
Washington Capitals 80 24 42 14 62 .388 221 307 -0.97 0.10
Detroit Red Wings 80 16 55 9 41 .256 183 309 -1.44 0.14

League Playoff Series

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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

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 80 60 8 12 132 .825 387 171 2.54 -0.16 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 -0.10 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 -0.03 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 -0.07 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 -0.02 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 0.00 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 0.03 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 0.04 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 0.00 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 -0.04 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 0.04 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 -0.01 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 0.10 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 -0.02 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 -0.02 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 0.10 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 0.00 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 0.14 6.15 37 294 12.59 73 317 76.97 10 10
League Average 80 34 34 13 80 .500 266 266 0.00 0.00 6.64 53 265 19.83 53 265 80.17 8 8

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Steve Shutt*-MTL 60
2. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 56
3. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 53
4. Rick MacLeish-PHI 49
5. Lanny McDonald*-TOR 46
Assists
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 80
2. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 69
3. Tim Young-MNS 66
  Larry Robinson*-MTL 66
  Borje Salming*-TOR 66
Points
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 136
2. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 122
3. Steve Shutt*-MTL 105
4. Rick MacLeish-PHI 97
5. Tim Young-MNS 95
  Gilbert Perreault*-BUF 95
Goals Created
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 53.3
2. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 48.5
3. Steve Shutt*-MTL 45.8
4. Rick MacLeish-PHI 40.2
5. Lanny McDonald*-TOR 37.4
Plus/Minus
1. Larry Robinson*-MTL 120
2. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 89
3. Steve Shutt*-MTL 88
4. Serge Savard*-MTL 79
5. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 70
Penalties in Minutes
1. Tiger Williams-TOR 338
2. Dennis Polonich-DET 274
3. Bob Gassoff-STL 254
4. Phil Russell-CBH 233
5. Dave Schultz-LAK 232
Even Strength Goals
1. Steve Shutt*-MTL 52
2. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 42
3. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 38
  Rick MacLeish-PHI 38
5. Peter McNab-BOS 32
Power Play Goals
1. Lanny McDonald*-TOR 16
2. Phil Esposito*-NYR 15
  Tom Williams-LAK 15
4. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 14
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 14
Short-Handed Goals
1. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 6
  Lorne Henning-NYI 6
3. Wilf Paiement-CLR 5
  Bill Clement-ATF 5
5. Lanny McDonald*-TOR 4
Game-Winning Goals
1. Steve Shutt*-MTL 9
  Gilbert Perreault*-BUF 9
3. Peter McNab-BOS 8
  Rick MacLeish-PHI 8
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 8
Shots
1. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 378
2. Phil Esposito*-NYR 344
3. Ian Turnbull-TOR 316
4. Darryl Sittler*-TOR 307
5. Steve Shutt*-MTL 294
Shooting Percentage
1. Gary Dornhoefer-PHI 21.7
2. Bob Kelly-PHI 21.6
3. Wayne Bianchin-PIT 21.5
4. Willi Plett-ATF 21.2
5. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 20.5
Goals Per Game
1. Steve Shutt*-MTL 0.75
2. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 0.70
3. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 0.66
4. Rick MacLeish-PHI 0.62
5. Lanny McDonald*-TOR 0.57
Assists Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 1.00
2. Borje Salming*-TOR 0.87
3. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 0.86
4. Larry Robinson*-MTL 0.86
5. Tim Young-MNS 0.82
Points Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 1.70
2. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 1.52
3. Steve Shutt*-MTL 1.31
4. Darryl Sittler*-TOR 1.23
5. Rick MacLeish-PHI 1.23
Goals Created Per Game
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 0.67
2. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 0.61
3. Steve Shutt*-MTL 0.57
4. Rick MacLeish-PHI 0.51
5. Darryl Sittler*-TOR 0.48
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Larry Robinson*-MTL 218
2. Ian Turnbull-TOR 195
3. Borje Salming*-TOR 182
4. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 179
5. Brad Park*-BOS 178
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 64
2. Denis Potvin*-NYI 56
  Butch Goring-LAK 56
4. Gary Sargent-LAK 54
5. Mike Murphy-LAK 51
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Carol Vadnais-NYR 149
2. Ian Turnbull-TOR 128
3. Ron Greschner-NYR 124
4. Tracy Pratt-TOT 123
  Dick Redmond-CBH 123
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Ron Lalonde-WSH 41
2. Tom Younghans-MNS 39
3. Lorne Henning-NYI 38
4. Carol Vadnais-NYR 37
5. Ralph Klassen-CLE 35
  Ed Westfall-NYI 35
Games Played
1. Tony Esposito*-CBH 69
2. Rogie Vachon-LAK 68
3. Bernie Parent*-PHI 61
4. Ken Dryden*-MTL 56
5. Ron Low-WSH 54
  Michel Plasse-CLR 54
Wins
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 41
2. Bernie Parent*-PHI 35
3. Rogie Vachon-LAK 33
4. Gerry Desjardins-BUF 31
5. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 30
Losses
1. Tony Esposito*-CBH 36
2. Jim Rutherford-DET 34
3. Michel Plasse-CLR 29
4. Ron Low-WSH 27
5. Gilles Meloche-CLE 24
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Rogie Vachon-LAK 12
  Bernie Parent*-PHI 12
3. Pete LoPresti-MNS 10
  Michel Plasse-CLR 10
5. Bernie Wolfe-WSH 9
  Cesare Maniago-VAN 9
Goals Against
1. Tony Esposito*-CBH 234
2. Michel Plasse-CLR 190
3. Ron Low-WSH 188
4. Rogie Vachon-LAK 184
5. Jim Rutherford-DET 180
Goals Against Average
1. Michel Larocque-MTL 2.09
2. Ken Dryden*-MTL 2.14
3. Glenn Resch-NYI 2.28
4. Billy Smith*-NYI 2.50
5. Don Edwards-BUF 2.51
Shutouts
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 10
2. Rogie Vachon-LAK 8
3. Dunc Wilson-PIT 5
  Bernie Parent*-PHI 5
5. Michel Larocque-MTL 4
  Mike Palmateer-TOR 4
  Glenn Resch-NYI 4
Minutes
1. Tony Esposito*-CBH 4067
2. Rogie Vachon-LAK 4059
3. Bernie Parent*-PHI 3525
4. Ken Dryden*-MTL 3275
5. Michel Plasse-CLR 2986
Offensive Point Shares
1. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 12.7
2. Marcel Dionne*-LAK 11.3
3. Steve Shutt*-MTL 10.5
4. Rick MacLeish-PHI 8.8
5. Lanny McDonald*-TOR 7.9
Defensive Point Shares
1. Larry Robinson*-MTL 9.9
2. Serge Savard*-MTL 7.4
3. Denis Potvin*-NYI 6.7
4. Guy Lapointe*-MTL 6.7
5. Bert Marshall-NYI 6.7
Goalie Point Shares
1. Rogie Vachon-LAK 14.4
2. Ken Dryden*-MTL 14.3
3. Bernie Parent*-PHI 12.6
4. Glenn Resch-NYI 11.3
5. Gerry Desjardins-BUF 10.5
Point Shares
1. Larry Robinson*-MTL 16.9
2. Guy Lafleur*-MTL 15.7
3. Rogie Vachon-LAK 14.4
4. Ken Dryden*-MTL 14.3
5. Denis Potvin*-NYI 13.7

NHL All-Star Team

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*