1976-1977 Los Angeles Kings team stats

1976-1977 Los Angeles Kings: 34-31-15
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Home record: 20-13-7  (146 goals scored, 96 allowed)
Road record: 14-18-8  (125 goals scored, 145 allowed)
Head Coach: Bob Pulford

Power Play: 68/253 (26.9%)
Penalty Killing: 232/284 (81.7%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-5
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 197-184

271 goals scored (8th of 18 teams), 241 goals allowed (6th), 1186 PIM (5th)

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     16  Marcel Dionne        5'9   190   25   80   53   69  122   12  14   1  151   64   91   14  378  14.0  +10
C     19  Butch Goring         5'9   170   27   78   30   55   85    6  13   0  120   56   82   28  216  13.9  +10
LW    17  Tom Williams         5'11  187   25   80   35   39   74   14  15   0  111   49   48    0  233  15.0  +14
RW     7  Mike Murphy          6'0   190   26   76   25   36   61   58   9   3  121   51   82   27  165  15.2  +15
D     22  Gary Sargent         5'10  210   22   80   14   40   54   65   8   0  151   54  118   28  200   7.0   +7
C     10  Vic Venasky          5'11  185   25   80   14   26   40   18   1   1   56    7   56    9  120  11.7   +2
LW    18  Bob Berry            6'0   185   33   69   13   25   38   20   2   0   58    8   39    1   85  15.3  +12
RW    24  Don Kozak            5'11  190   24   79   15   17   32   89   1   0   46    5   50    0   98  15.3   -9
D      5  Bob Murdoch          6'0   200   30   70    9   23   32   79   0   0  113    9   91   23  125   7.2  +36
LW    14  Dave Schultz         6'1   190   27   76   10   20   30  232   2   0   51    6   53    0  122   8.2   -8
RW    11  Frank St. Marseille  5'11  180   37   49    6   22   28   16   1   0   46    7   39    1   74   8.1   +1
C     12  Gene Carr            5'11  185   25   68   15   12   27   25   0   1   34    3   36   10   99  15.2   +5
D      4  Dave Hutchison       6'3   205   24   70    6   11   17  220   1   0   78    6   80   15  115   5.2   +7
RW    21  Glenn Goldup         6'0   190   23   28    7    6   13   29   1   0   20    2   13    0   28  25.0   +5
D     23  Neil Komadoski       6'0   200   25   68    3    9   12  109   0   0   57    4   47   11   76   3.9  +17
C     15  Juha Widing          6'0   180   29   47    3    8   11    8   0   0   15    1   30    0   69   4.3  -16
LW     8  Bert Wilson          6'0   178   27   77    4    3    7   64   0   0   20    0   39   10   54   7.4   -9
D      3  Larry Brown          6'2   210   29   55    1    6    7   24   0   0   39    2   68   14   59   1.7  -17
D      2  Ab DeMarco           6'0   170   27   33    3    3    6    6   0   0   23    2   33    4   82   3.7   -8
LW    27  Lorne Stamler        6'0   190   25    7    2    1    3    2   0   0    3    0    3    0    8  25.0    0
LW    15  Steve Clippingdale   6'2   195   20   16    1    2    3    9   0   0    5    0    2    0   11   9.1   +3
D      6  Sheldon Kannegiesser 6'0   198   29   39    1    1    2   28   0   0   22    1   37    9   18   5.6   -7
RW    26  Russ Walker          6'2   185   23   16    1    0    1   35   0   0    6    0    8    0   12   8.3   -2
G     30  Rogie Vachon         5'7   170   31   68    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    15  Jim Moxey            6'1   190   23    1    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     31  Gary Simmons         6'2   200   32    4    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Gary Edwards         5'9   165   29   10    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   30  Rogie Vachon         31   68  4059  184  2.72  33  23  12 1900   .903   1   8
G   31  Gary Simmons         32    4   240   16  4.00   1   2   1  118   .864   1   0
G    1  Gary Edwards         29   10   501   39  4.67   0   6   2  264   .852   0   0

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
  2   21  LW   Steve Clippingdale        19          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)        [pick acquired from MIN]
  3   49  C    Don Moores                            Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)             
  4   67  G    Bob Mears                             Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
  5   85  D    Rob Palmer               320          University of Michigan (NCAA)      
  6  103  G    Larry McRae                           Windsor Spitfires (OHA)            

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL (Rod Schutt)
#2 to MIN via DET  (Jim Roberts)

Transactions

06-12-1976	traded Los Angeles' #1 pick in the 1978 draft and Los Angeles' #3 pick in the 1977 draft to Canadiens for Glenn Goldup and Montreal's #3 pick in the 1978 draft
09-29-1976	traded Los Angeles' #2 pick in the 1978 draft and Los Angeles' #4 pick in the 1977 draft to Flyers for Dave Schultz
10-18-1976	traded Mike Corrigan to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #5 pick in the 1977 draft
01-22-1977	traded Gary Edwards and Juha Widing to Barons for Gary Simmons and Jim Moxey
05-23-1977	traded Ab DeMarco to Flames for Randy Manery
06-17-1977	traded Paul Evans to Flyers for Steve Short
08-08-1977	signed Charlie Simmer as a free agent
08-31-1977	signed Pete Stemkowski as a free agent
09-16-1977	signed Ernie Hicke as a free agent

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/05/1977 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-2 04/07/1977 at Atlanta Flames L 2-3 04/09/1977 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 -------------------------------------------------- Round 2 04/11/1977 at Boston Bruins L 3-8 04/13/1977 at Boston Bruins L 2-6 04/15/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 6-7 04/17/1977 vs Boston Bruins W 7-4 04/19/1977 at Boston Bruins W 3-1 04/21/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 3-4 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 16 Marcel Dionne 5'9 190 25 9 5 9 14 2 1 0 RW 7 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 26 9 4 9 13 4 1 0 C 19 Butch Goring 5'9 170 27 9 7 5 12 0 3 0 D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 22 9 3 4 7 6 2 0 LW 17 Tom Williams 5'11 187 25 9 3 4 7 2 1 0 D 4 Dave Hutchison 6'3 205 24 9 1 4 5 17 0 0 RW 24 Don Kozak 5'11 190 24 9 4 1 5 17 1 0 D 5 Bob Murdoch 6'0 200 30 9 2 3 5 14 1 0 C 10 Vic Venasky 5'11 185 25 9 1 4 5 6 1 0 RW 21 Glenn Goldup 6'0 190 23 8 2 2 4 2 0 0 LW 18 Bob Berry 6'0 185 33 9 0 3 3 4 0 0 LW 8 Bert Wilson 6'0 178 27 8 0 2 2 12 0 0 C 12 Gene Carr 5'11 185 25 9 1 1 2 2 0 0 D 23 Neil Komadoski 6'0 200 25 9 0 2 2 15 0 0 LW 14 Dave Schultz 6'1 190 27 9 1 1 2 45 1 0 D 3 Larry Brown 6'2 210 29 9 0 1 1 6 0 0 RW 11 Frank St. Marseille 5'11 180 37 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 LW 15 Steve Clippingdale 6'2 195 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 2 Ab DeMarco 6'0 170 27 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 31 Gary Simmons 6'2 200 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 30 Rogie Vachon 5'7 170 31 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Gary Edwards 5'9 165 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 6 Sheldon Kannegiesser 6'0 198 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Jim Moxey 6'1 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 27 Lorne Stamler 6'0 190 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 26 Russ Walker 6'2 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 15 Juha Widing 6'0 180 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Rogie Vachon 31 9 520 36 4.15 4 5 272 .868 0 0 G 31 Gary Simmons 32 1 20 1 3.00 0 0 7 .857 0 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/06/1976   at Cleveland Barons          T   2-2     0-0-1
10/07/1976   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-4     0-1-1
10/09/1976   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   7-4     1-1-1
10/10/1976   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-1     1-2-1
10/13/1976   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   4-4     1-2-2
10/16/1976   vs Washington Capitals       W   7-1     2-2-2
10/17/1976   vs St. Louis Blues           W   6-2     3-2-2
10/20/1976   at New York Rangers          W   4-2     4-2-2
10/21/1976   at Washington Capitals       T   5-5     4-2-3
10/23/1976   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-4     4-3-3
10/26/1976   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   3-2     5-3-3
10/28/1976   vs Atlanta Flames            W   5-1     6-3-3
10/30/1976   vs Cleveland Barons          W   4-3     7-3-3
11/02/1976   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-7     7-4-3
11/03/1976   at Cleveland Barons          W   4-2     8-4-3
11/05/1976   at Vancouver Canucks         L   1-4     8-5-3
11/06/1976   vs New York Rangers          T   3-3     8-5-4
11/10/1976   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   2-2     8-5-5
11/13/1976   at Detroit Red Wings         T   3-3     8-5-6
11/14/1976   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   4-5     8-6-6
11/16/1976   vs Cleveland Barons          T   0-0     8-6-7
11/18/1976   vs New York Islanders        L   1-3     8-7-7
11/20/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   3-4     8-8-7
11/24/1976   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   4-5     8-9-7
11/27/1976   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   3-4     8-10-7
11/28/1976   at Colorado Rockies          T   6-6     8-10-8
12/01/1976   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-6     8-11-8
12/02/1976   at Montreal Canadiens        T   3-3     8-11-9
12/04/1976   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   4-1     9-11-9
12/08/1976   vs Colorado Rockies          T   3-3     9-11-10
12/11/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-4     9-12-10
12/14/1976   at Washington Capitals       W   4-2     10-12-10
12/15/1976   at Atlanta Flames            W   3-1     11-12-10
12/18/1976   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   0-2     11-13-10
12/22/1976   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   2-3     11-14-10
12/27/1976   at Detroit Red Wings         W   7-4     12-14-10
12/28/1976   at Minnesota North Stars     L   3-8     12-15-10
12/30/1976   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-2     12-16-10
01/01/1977   vs Boston Bruins             W   5-2     13-16-10
01/04/1977   at St. Louis Blues           L   3-4     13-17-10

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

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