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1976–77 New York Islanders
Division 2nd Patrick
1976–77 record 47–21–12
Goals for 288
Goals against 193
Team information
General Manager Bill Torrey
Coach Al Arbour
Captain
Ed Westfall
Clark Gillies
Alternate captains None

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The 1976–77 New York Islanders season was the fifth season for the franchise in the National Hockey League.


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Contents






  • 1 Offseason


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Final standings




  • 3 Schedule and results


  • 4 Playoffs


    • 4.1 Preliminary


      • 4.1.1 (4) New York Islanders vs. (12) Chicago Black Hawks




    • 4.2 Semifinals


      • 4.2.1 (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) New York Islanders






  • 5 Player statistics


  • 6 Awards and records


  • 7 Transactions


  • 8 Roster


  • 9 Draft picks


  • 10 Farm teams


  • 11 See also


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





Offseason



Regular season



Final standings

























































Patrick Division
 
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 80 48 16 16 323 213 112
New York Islanders 80 47 21 12 288 193 106
Atlanta Flames 80 34 34 12 264 265 80
New York Rangers 80 29 37 14 272 310 72

[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.



Schedule and results











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































No.
 R
 Date
 Score
 Opponent
 Record
1 W October 7, 1976 3–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)
 1–0–0
2 W October 9, 1976 2–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)
 2–0–0
3 W October 12, 1976 7–0
Atlanta Flames (1976–77)
 3–0–0
4 W October 13, 1976 4–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)
 4–0–0
5 T October 16, 1976 4–4
Cleveland Barons (1976–77)
 4–0–1
6 W October 19, 1976 6–1
Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)
 5–0–1
7 L October 22, 1976 0–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)
 5–1–1
8 W October 23, 1976 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)
 6–1–1
9 L October 25, 1976 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)
 6–2–1
10 W October 28, 1976 5–2
St. Louis Blues (1976–77)
 7–2–1
11 T October 30, 1976 3–3
Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)
 7–2–2
12 W November 1, 1976 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)
 8–2–2
13 W November 2, 1976 5–1 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)
 9–2–2
14 W November 6, 1976 5–2
Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)
 10–2–2
15 W November 9, 1976 8–1
Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)
 11–2–2
16 T November 11, 1976 2–2 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77)
 11–2–3
17 W November 13, 1976 3–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)
 12–2–3
18 W November 18, 1976 3–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)
 13–2–3
19 W November 19, 1976 6–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)
 14–2–3
20 L November 23, 1976 1–5
Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)
 14–3–3
21 L November 25, 1976 1–3
Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)
 14–4–3
22 W November 27, 1976 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)
 15–4–3
23 L November 28, 1976 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)
 15–5–3
24 L November 30, 1976 2–4
Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)
 15–6–3
25 L December 2, 1976 2–4
Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)
 15–7–3
26 W December 4, 1976 3–0
Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)
 16–7–3
27 W December 7, 1976 4–2
St. Louis Blues (1976–77)
 17–7–3
28 W December 11, 1976 6–3
Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)
 18–7–3
29 W December 12, 1976 6–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)
 19–7–3
30 T December 14, 1976 4–4
New York Rangers (1976–77)
 19–7–4
31 W December 17, 1976 4–2 @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)
 20–7–4
32 L December 18, 1976 2–4
Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)
 20–8–4
33 W December 21, 1976 3–0
Boston Bruins (1976–77)
 21–8–4
34 W December 26, 1976 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1976–77)
 22–8–4
35 T December 28, 1976 4–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)
 22–8–5
36 L January 1, 1977 1–5
Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)
 22–9–5
37 T January 2, 1977 3–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)
 22–9–6
38 W January 7, 1977 5–4 @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)
 23–9–6
39 W January 8, 1977 6–3
Atlanta Flames (1976–77)
 24–9–6
40 W January 10, 1977 8–3
Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)
 25–9–6
41 L January 12, 1977 1–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)
 25–10–6
42 W January 15, 1977 2–1
Washington Capitals (1976–77)
 26–10–6
43 T January 16, 1977 2–2 @ Washington Capitals (1976–77)
 26–10–7
44 W January 18, 1977 7–2
Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)
 27–10–7
45 W January 20, 1977 4–3 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77)
 28–10–7
46 L January 22, 1977 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)
 28–11–7
47 W January 23, 1977 7–1 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)
 29–11–7
48 L January 27, 1977 1–2
Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)
 29–12–7
49 L January 29, 1977 0–4
Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)
 29–13–7
50 L January 30, 1977 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)
 29–14–7
51 W February 1, 1977 6–3
Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)
 30–14–7
52 W February 3, 1977 6–3
New York Rangers (1976–77)
 31–14–7
53 T February 5, 1977 3–3
Washington Capitals (1976–77)
 31–14–8
54 L February 6, 1977 0–4 @ New York Rangers (1976–77)
 31–15–8
55 W February 8, 1977 4–1
Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)
 32–15–8
56 W February 12, 1977 2–1
Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)
 33–15–8
57 W February 14, 1977 2–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)
 34–15–8
58 L February 15, 1977 0–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)
 34–16–8
59 W February 19, 1977 5–2
New York Rangers (1976–77)
 35–16–8
60 T February 20, 1977 2–2 @ Washington Capitals (1976–77)
 35–16–9
61 W February 22, 1977 2–1
Colorado Rockies (1976–77)
 36–16–9
62 W February 25, 1977 2–1 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)
 37–16–9
63 W February 26, 1977 8–2
Atlanta Flames (1976–77)
 38–16–9
64 L March 1, 1977 4–5
Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)
 38–17–9
65 W March 3, 1977 4–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)
 39–17–9
66 L March 5, 1977 1–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)
 39–18–9
67 W March 6, 1977 5–0 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)
 40–18–9
68 L March 8, 1977 1–3
Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)
 40–19–9
69 W March 9, 1977 6–2 @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)
 41–19–9
70 W March 12, 1977 8–3
Cleveland Barons (1976–77)
 42–19–9
71 T March 13, 1977 5–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)
 42–19–10
72 W March 16, 1977 5–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)
 43–19–10
73 T March 19, 1977 2–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)
 43–19–11
74 W March 22, 1977 9–2
Colorado Rockies (1976–77)
 44–19–11
75 T March 23, 1977 1–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)
 44–19–12
76 W March 26, 1977 5–2
St. Louis Blues (1976–77)
 45–19–12
77 W March 27, 1977 6–3 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)
 46–19–12
78 L March 29, 1977 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)
 46–20–12
79 L April 2, 1977 3–5
Boston Bruins (1976–77)
 46–21–12
80 W April 3, 1977 5–2 @ New York Rangers (1976–77)
 47–21–12


Playoffs



Preliminary



(4) New York Islanders vs. (12) Chicago Black Hawks
















































New York wins 2–0






Semifinals



(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) New York Islanders








































































Montreal won series 4–2






Player statistics








Regular season

Scoring


























































































































































































































































































































Player
 Pos
 GP
 G
 A
 Pts
 PIM
 +/-
 PPG
 SHG
 GWG
Denis Potvin D 80 25 55 80 103 42 7 1 4
Bryan Trottier C 76 30 42 72 34 28 11 1 6
Billy Harris RW 80 24 43 67 44 18 5 1 3
Bob Nystrom RW 80 29 27 56 91 22 5 0 3
J.P. Parise LW 80 25 31 56 46 26 5 0 7
Clark Gillies LW 70 33 22 55 93 18 12 0 5
Jude Drouin C 78 24 29 53 27 18 4 0 2
Ed Westfall D/RW 79 14 33 47 8 21 1 3 0
Jean Potvin D 79 10 36 46 26 14 1 1 0
Bob Bourne C 75 16 19 35 30 27 0 0 5
Lorne Henning C 80 13 18 31 10 21 0 6 2
Garry Howatt LW 70 13 15 28 182 14 1 0 4
Dave Lewis D 79 4 24 28 44 29 0 1 1
Bert Marshall D 72 4 21 25 61 48 0 0 1
Pat Price D 71 3 22 25 25 26 2 0 0
Andre St. Laurent C 72 10 13 23 55 8 2 0 3
Gerry Hart D 80 4 18 22 98 29 0 1 0
Billy MacMillan RW 43 6 8 14 13 4 0 1 1
Richie Hansen C 4 1 0 1 0 −1 0 0 0
Bob Lorimer D 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Glenn Resch G 46 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Smith G 36 0 1 1 12 0 0 0 0
Walt Ledingham LW 4 0 0 0 0 −1 0 0 0


Goaltending














































Player
 MIN
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GA
 GAA
 SO
Glenn Resch 2711 46 26 13 6 103 2.28 4
Billy Smith 2089 36 21 8 6 87 2.50 2
Team: 4800 80 47 21 12 190 2.37 6








Playoffs

Scoring










































































































































































































































































Player
 Pos
 GP
 G
 A
 Pts
 PIM
 PPG
 SHG
 GWG
Billy Harris RW 12 7 7 14 8 2 0 1
Jude Drouin C 12 5 6 11 6 1 0 0
Denis Potvin D 12 6 4 10 20 2 0 0
Bryan Trottier C 12 2 8 10 2 0 0 0
Clark Gillies LW 12 4 4 8 15 0 0 4
J.P. Parise LW 11 4 4 8 6 1 0 0
Dave Lewis D 12 1 6 7 4 0 0 0
Ed Westfall D/RW 12 1 5 6 0 0 1 0
Jean Potvin D 11 0 4 4 6 0 0 0
Andre St. Laurent C 12 1 2 3 6 0 0 1
Bob Bourne C 8 2 0 2 4 0 0 0
Billy MacMillan RW 12 2 0 2 7 0 0 2
Garry Howatt LW 12 1 1 2 28 0 0 0
Gerry Hart D 12 0 2 2 23 0 0 0
Bob Nystrom RW 12 0 2 2 7 0 0 0
Lorne Henning C 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pat Price D 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Dave Salvian RW 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Bert Marshall D 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Glenn Resch G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Smith G 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 0


Goaltending










































Player
 MIN
 GP
 W
 L
 GA
 GAA
 SO
Billy Smith 580 10 7 3 27 2.79 0
Glenn Resch 144 3 1 1 5 2.08 0
Team: 724 12 8 4 32 2.65 0


[2]


Note: Pos = Position; 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



Transactions



Roster



Draft picks


New York's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.




















































Round
 #
 Player
 Nationality
 College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 14 Alex McKendry
 Canada
 Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
2 32 Mike Kaszycki
 Canada
 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
3 50 Garth MacGuigan
 Canada
 Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
4 68 Ken Morrow
 United States
 Bowling Green University (CCHA)
5 86 Mike Hordy
 Canada
 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
6 104 Yvon Vautour
 Canada
 Laval National (QMJHL)


Farm teams



See also


  • 1976–77 NHL season


References





  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "1976-77 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.




  • "1976–77 New York Islanders Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.


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