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1975-76 New England Whalers
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33-40-7 (73 points), Finished 3rd in WHA East Division (Game Results)
WHA Season Summary
Scored 255 goals, Allowed 290 goals, SRS: -0.46 (10th of 14)
Coached by Jack Kelley (14-16-3), Don Blackburn (14-18-3), Harry Neale (5-6-1)
Playoffs:
Lost Semi-Finals (4-3) to Houston Aeros
Won Quarter-Finals (4-3) over Indianapolis Racers
Won Preliminary Round (3-0) over Cleveland Crusaders
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1975-76 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 11, 1975 | Houston Aeros | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Wed, Oct 15, 1975 | Edmonton Oilers | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Oct 18, 1975 | Toronto Toros | W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 4 | Tue, Oct 21, 1975 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Oct 24, 1975 | @ | Toronto Toros | W | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun, Oct 26, 1975 | Calgary Cowboys | W | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 29, 1975 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 8 | Fri, Oct 31, 1975 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | T | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 9 | Sun, Nov 2, 1975 | @ | Calgary Cowboys | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Tue, Nov 4, 1975 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Thu, Nov 6, 1975 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 8, 1975 | Phoenix Roadrunners | L | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 13 | Sun, Nov 9, 1975 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Nov 12, 1975 | Houston Aeros | W | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 15, 1975 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 19, 1975 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 17 | Thu, Nov 20, 1975 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | L | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | L 3 | |||
| 18 | Sat, Nov 22, 1975 | Phoenix Roadrunners | W | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 19 | Sun, Nov 23, 1975 | Winnipeg Jets | L | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 20 | Tue, Nov 25, 1975 | @ | Minnesota Fighting Saints | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | L 2 | |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Nov 28, 1975 | Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics | W | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 22 | Sat, Nov 29, 1975 | Indianapolis Racers | L | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 23 | Tue, Dec 2, 1975 | @ | Houston Aeros | W | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Thu, Dec 4, 1975 | @ | Phoenix Roadrunners | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Dec 6, 1975 | @ | San Diego Mariners | L | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 26 | Sun, Dec 7, 1975 | @ | Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics | L | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | L 3 | ||
| 27 | Wed, Dec 10, 1975 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 13, 1975 | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 29 | Sun, Dec 14, 1975 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | T | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 30 | Wed, Dec 17, 1975 | @ | Minnesota Fighting Saints | T | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 3 | T 2 | ||
| 31 | Fri, Dec 19, 1975 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 20, 1975 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 33 | Mon, Dec 22, 1975 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 4 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 26, 1975 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 35 | Sun, Dec 28, 1975 | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 36 | Tue, Dec 30, 1975 | San Diego Mariners | W | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | W 4 | |||
| 37 | Sat, Jan 3, 1976 | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 3 | W 5 | |||
| 38 | Sun, Jan 4, 1976 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 7, 1976 | @ | Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics | W | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 9, 1976 | San Diego Mariners | L | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sun, Jan 11, 1976 | San Diego Mariners | W | 8 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 42 | Thu, Jan 15, 1976 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 5 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 43 | Fri, Jan 16, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | L | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 44 | Sun, Jan 18, 1976 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 0 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 45 | Tue, Jan 20, 1976 | @ | Phoenix Roadrunners | T | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 21, 1976 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 3 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 47 | Fri, Jan 23, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | T | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 5 | T 1 | ||
| 48 | Sat, Jan 24, 1976 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Wed, Jan 28, 1976 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Fri, Jan 30, 1976 | Winnipeg Jets | L | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 51 | Sun, Feb 1, 1976 | @ | Toronto Toros | W | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 52 | Tue, Feb 3, 1976 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 0 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 53 | Thu, Feb 5, 1976 | @ | Calgary Cowboys | W | 6 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 7, 1976 | Toronto Toros | W | 7 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 55 | Sun, Feb 8, 1976 | Cleveland Crusaders | L | 1 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 56 | Fri, Feb 13, 1976 | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 1 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 5 | L 2 | |||
| 57 | Sun, Feb 15, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 3 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 58 | Tue, Feb 17, 1976 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 3 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 59 | Thu, Feb 19, 1976 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 3 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 60 | Sun, Feb 22, 1976 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 0 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 5 | L 3 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Wed, Feb 25, 1976 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 2 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 5 | L 4 | ||
| 62 | Thu, Feb 26, 1976 | Houston Aeros | L | 2 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 5 | L 5 | |||
| 63 | Sat, Feb 28, 1976 | Indianapolis Racers | T | 4 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 6 | T 1 | |||
| 64 | Tue, Mar 2, 1976 | @ | San Diego Mariners | W | 4 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Thu, Mar 4, 1976 | @ | San Diego Mariners | L | 2 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 66 | Sat, Mar 6, 1976 | @ | Phoenix Roadrunners | W | 5 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 67 | Sun, Mar 7, 1976 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | L | 3 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Wed, Mar 10, 1976 | Phoenix Roadrunners | L | 2 | 3 | 28 | 34 | 6 | L 2 | |||
| 69 | Fri, Mar 12, 1976 | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 8 | 2 | 29 | 34 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 13, 1976 | @ | Cincinnati Stingers | W | 5 | 1 | 30 | 34 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 16, 1976 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 17, 1976 | Indianapolis Racers | L | 2 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 6 | L 2 | |||
| 73 | Fri, Mar 19, 1976 | Cincinnati Stingers | W | OT | 6 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 74 | Sat, Mar 20, 1976 | Indianapolis Racers | T | 1 | 1 | 31 | 36 | 7 | T 1 | |||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 24, 1976 | Calgary Cowboys | L | 6 | 7 | 31 | 37 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 76 | Fri, Mar 26, 1976 | Calgary Cowboys | W | 4 | 1 | 32 | 37 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 77 | Sun, Mar 28, 1976 | Indianapolis Racers | L | 1 | 3 | 32 | 38 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 78 | Wed, Mar 31, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | L | 1 | 5 | 32 | 39 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 3, 1976 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | W | 5 | 2 | 33 | 39 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 80 | Sun, Apr 4, 1976 | Indianapolis Racers | L | 2 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 7 | L 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Apr 9, 1976 | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Apr 10, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Apr 11, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Crusaders | W | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Apr 16, 1976 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | W | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Apr 17, 1976 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Wed, Apr 21, 1976 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Fri, Apr 23, 1976 | Indianapolis Racers | W | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Apr 24, 1976 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | L | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Apr 27, 1976 | Indianapolis Racers | L | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 10 | Thu, Apr 29, 1976 | @ | Indianapolis Racers | W | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Wed, May 5, 1976 | @ | Houston Aeros | W | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Fri, May 7, 1976 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Sun, May 9, 1976 | Houston Aeros | W | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 14 | Tue, May 11, 1976 | Houston Aeros | L | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 15 | Thu, May 13, 1976 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 16 | Sat, May 15, 1976 | Houston Aeros | W | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 17 | Sun, May 16, 1976 | @ | Houston Aeros | L | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | L 1 |