1976-1977 Atlanta Flames team stats

1976-1977 Atlanta Flames: 34-34-12
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Home record: 22-11-7  (151 goals scored, 111 allowed)
Road record: 12-23-5  (113 goals scored, 154 allowed)
Head Coach: Fred Creighton

Power Play: 42/214 (19.6%)
Penalty Killing: 198/248 (79.8%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 12-6
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 210-209

264 goals scored (9th of 18 teams), 265 goals allowed (8th), 889 PIM (13th)

NHL Averages: 3.32 goals/game (265.7 goals/team), 1040.5 PIM/team

Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     12  Tom Lysiak           6'1   185   23   79   30   51   81   52   5   1  120   30   93    6  277  10.8   +3
LW    27  Eric Vail            6'1   220   23   78   32   39   71   22  12   1  107   26   76    4  206  15.5   +9
RW    25  Willi Plett          6'3   205   21   64   33   23   56  123   5   0   91   22   54    0  156  21.2  +15
C     16  Guy Chouinard        5'11  182   20   80   17   33   50    8   3   0   65   27   50    0  167  10.2  -12
LW     5  Curt Bennett         6'3   195   28   76   22   25   47   36   5   1   74   15   84   11  183  12.0  -14
RW     6  Ken Houston          6'2   210   23   78   20   24   44   35   3   0   67    8   54    0  151  13.2   +5
D      4  Richard Mulhern      6'1   188   21   79   12   32   44   80   2   1  104   19   93   14  156   7.7   +6
C     10  Bill Clement         6'1   194   26   67   17   26   43   27   2   5   61    9   77   21  114  14.9   -4
C     18  Rey Comeau           5'8   190   28   80   15   18   33   16   2   1   48    3   50   12  133  11.3   +7
D      7  Randy Manery         6'0   185   27   73    5   24   29   33   0   0   84   14   82   10  108   4.6   -2
LW    14  Tim Ecclestone       5'10  195   29   78    9   18   27   26   0   1   44    1   65   32  116   7.8  +10
D     19  Ed Kea               6'3   200   28   72    4   21   25   63   0   0   73    4   90   21  112   3.6    0
LW    22  Bobby Simpson        6'0   190   20   72   13   10   23   45   0   0   42    3   37    0  118  11.0   +2
RW    21  John Gould           5'11  197   27   54    8   15   23    8   1   1   41   13   37    7  113   7.1   -2
D      2  Barry Gibbs          5'11  195   28   66    1   16   17   63   0   0   80    5  103   23   81   1.2   -5
D      8  Dave Shand           6'2   200   20   55    5   11   16   62   0   0   51    1   42   13   79   6.3  +21
RW    17  Hilliard Graves      5'11  175   26   25    8    5   13   17   1   0   23    3   21    0   41  19.5   -1
D      3  Pat Quinn            6'3   205   33   59    1   12   13   58   0   0   47    0   66   12   29   3.4   -7
RW     9  Larry Romanchych     6'1   180   27   25    4    5    9    4   0   0   12    2   13    0   42   9.5   -3
RW     9  Bill Flett           6'1   205   33   24    4    4    8    6   1   0   13    3   14    5   35  11.4   +1
D     23  Larry Carriere       6'1   190   24   25    2    3    5   16   0   0   25    1   25    4   28   7.1   +3
D     23  Pat Ribble           6'4   210   22   23    2    2    4   31   0   0   19    0   23    3   31   6.5   -1
RW    15  Rick Bowness         6'1   185   21   28    0    4    4   29   0   0    8    0   18    1   21   0.0   -9
G      1  Phil Myre            6'1   185   28   43    0    2    2    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Dan Bouchard         6'0   190   26   42    0    1    1    9  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage

Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Phil Myre            28   43  2422  124  3.07  17  17   7 1087   .886   0   3
G   30  Dan Bouchard         26   42  2378  139  3.51  17  17   5 1128   .877   2   1

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1976 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    8  D    Dave Shand               421          Peterborough Petes (OHA)             [pick acquired from VAN]
  1   10  LW   Harold Phillipoff        141          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  2   28  LW   Bobby Simpson            175          Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  3   46  D    Rick Hodgson               6          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  4   64  RW   Kent Nilsson             553    158   Djurgardens IF Stockholm (Sweden)  
  5   82  G    Mark Earp                             Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)             

Traded draft picks:

#6 to WAS (Don Wilson)

Transactions

10-07-1976	signed Michel Belhumeur as a free agent
12-1976	sold Bill Flett to Oilers
12-02-1976	traded Hilliard Graves and Larry Carriere to Canucks for John Gould and Los Angeles' #2 pick in the 1977 draft
05-23-1977	traded Randy Manery to Kings for Ab DeMarco
08-1977	traded Al McDonough to Red Wings for future considerations
08-18-1977	sold Rick Bowness to Red Wings
09-20-1977	signed Bobby Lalonde as a free agent
09-29-1977	released Bill Moen

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/05/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-5 04/07/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 04/09/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 12 Tom Lysiak 6'1 185 23 3 1 3 4 8 1 0 LW 27 Eric Vail 6'1 220 23 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 C 16 Guy Chouinard 5'11 182 20 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 C 10 Bill Clement 6'1 194 26 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 LW 14 Tim Ecclestone 5'10 195 29 3 0 2 2 6 0 0 D 4 Richard Mulhern 6'1 188 21 3 0 2 2 5 0 0 LW 22 Bobby Simpson 6'0 190 20 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 5 Curt Bennett 6'3 195 28 3 1 0 1 7 0 0 D 19 Ed Kea 6'3 200 28 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 25 Willi Plett 6'3 205 21 3 1 0 1 19 0 0 G 30 Dan Bouchard 6'0 190 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Pat Quinn 6'3 205 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 9 Larry Romanchych 6'1 180 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Phil Myre 6'1 185 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 23 Pat Ribble 6'4 210 22 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 C 18 Rey Comeau 5'8 190 28 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 2 Barry Gibbs 5'11 195 28 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 21 John Gould 5'11 197 27 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 6 Ken Houston 6'2 210 23 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 7 Randy Manery 6'0 185 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 8 Dave Shand 6'2 200 20 3 0 0 0 33 0 0 RW 15 Rick Bowness 6'1 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 23 Larry Carriere 6'1 190 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 9 Bill Flett 6'1 205 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 17 Hilliard Graves 5'11 175 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Phil Myre 28 2 120 5 2.50 1 1 46 .891 1 0 G 30 Dan Bouchard 26 1 60 5 5.00 0 1 25 .800 0 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/05/1976   at Washington Capitals       L   5-6     0-1-0
10/07/1976   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-2     1-1-0
10/09/1976   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-3     2-1-0
10/12/1976   at New York Islanders        L   0-7     2-2-0
10/13/1976   at Cleveland Barons          W   4-2     3-2-0
10/15/1976   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   2-1     4-2-0
10/17/1976   at Buffalo Sabres            W   6-5     5-2-0
10/20/1976   at Minnesota North Stars     L   3-4     5-3-0
10/22/1976   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   3-5     5-4-0
10/24/1976   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   3-3     5-4-1
10/27/1976   at Colorado Rockies          L   2-4     5-5-1
10/28/1976   at Los Angeles Kings         L   1-5     5-6-1
10/30/1976   at Vancouver Canucks         T   3-3     5-6-2
11/03/1976   vs Washington Capitals       W   7-0     6-6-2
11/05/1976   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-4     6-7-2
11/07/1976   at Detroit Red Wings         T   0-0     6-7-3
11/10/1976   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   2-2     6-7-4
11/12/1976   vs Cleveland Barons          T   3-3     6-7-5
11/13/1976   at St. Louis Blues           W   5-3     7-7-5
11/17/1976   vs Colorado Rockies          W   6-3     8-7-5
11/19/1976   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-3     9-7-5
11/21/1976   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   5-6     9-8-5
11/24/1976   vs Washington Capitals       W   6-2     10-8-5
11/26/1976   vs St. Louis Blues           W   5-2     11-8-5
11/30/1976   vs New York Rangers          T   2-2     11-8-6
12/03/1976   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-1     12-8-6
12/04/1976   at St. Louis Blues           W   1-0     13-8-6
12/08/1976   at Minnesota North Stars     W   5-0     14-8-6
12/10/1976   vs Minnesota North Stars     T   3-3     14-8-7
12/11/1976   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   3-1     15-8-7
12/15/1976   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   1-3     15-9-7
12/17/1976   vs New York Islanders        L   2-4     15-10-7
12/18/1976   at Detroit Red Wings         L   3-6     15-11-7
12/20/1976   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-6     15-12-7
12/22/1976   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   2-1     16-12-7
12/27/1976   vs Colorado Rockies          W   6-2     17-12-7
12/29/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   3-6     17-13-7
12/31/1976   at New York Rangers          W   4-2     18-13-7
01/02/1977   at Montreal Canadiens        L   0-7     18-14-7
01/05/1977   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   4-1     19-14-7

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/07/1977   vs New York Islanders        L   4-5     19-15-7
01/08/1977   at New York Islanders        L   3-6     19-16-7
01/12/1977   vs New York Rangers          W   6-1     20-16-7
01/14/1977   vs St. Louis Blues           W   3-2     21-16-7
01/16/1977   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-5     22-16-7
01/20/1977   at Minnesota North Stars     T   4-4     22-16-8
01/22/1977   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   4-4     22-16-9
01/23/1977   at Boston Bruins             L   0-3     22-17-9
01/27/1977   at Buffalo Sabres            T   1-1     22-17-10
01/28/1977   vs Colorado Rockies          T   3-3     22-17-11
01/31/1977   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   7-3     23-17-11
02/02/1977   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4     23-18-11
02/04/1977   vs Boston Bruins             W   6-3     24-18-11
02/07/1977   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   4-7     24-19-11
02/09/1977   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-5     24-20-11
02/12/1977   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-3     24-21-11
02/13/1977   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4     24-22-11
02/17/1977   at Los Angeles Kings         W   4-3     25-22-11
02/19/1977   at Vancouver Canucks         L   1-5     25-23-11
02/21/1977   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3     25-24-11
02/23/1977   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-4     25-25-11
02/25/1977   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   6-2     26-25-11
02/26/1977   at New York Islanders        L   2-8     26-26-11
03/02/1977   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   1-2     26-27-11
03/05/1977   vs Cleveland Barons          L   1-2     26-28-11
03/06/1977   at Washington Capitals       W   4-2     27-28-11
03/08/1977   at Boston Bruins             L   2-3     27-29-11
03/09/1977   vs New York Islanders        L   2-6     27-30-11
03/12/1977   vs New York Rangers          W   6-3     28-30-11
03/13/1977   at New York Rangers          W   5-3     29-30-11
03/15/1977   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   7-3     30-30-11
03/17/1977   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-1     31-30-11
03/19/1977   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   4-5     31-31-11
03/20/1977   at Cleveland Barons          L   4-5     31-32-11
03/22/1977   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   3-6     31-33-11
03/24/1977   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   3-1     32-33-11
03/26/1977   at Colorado Rockies          W   2-1     33-33-11
03/30/1977   at New York Rangers          L   3-4     33-34-11
04/01/1977   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-4     34-34-11
04/03/1977   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   3-3     34-34-12

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