1976-1977 Montreal Canadiens team stats

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1976-1977 Montreal Canadiens: 60-8-12
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 33-1-6 (205 goals scored, 75 allowed) Road record: 27-7-6 (182 goals scored, 96 allowed) Head Coach: Scotty Bowman Power Play: 59/237 (24.9%) Penalty Killing: 203/231 (87.9%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-3 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 323-140 387 goals scored (1st of 18 teams), 171 goals allowed (1st), 764 PIM (17th) 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%   +/-
RW    10  Guy Lafleur          6'0   185   25   80   56   80  136   20  14   0  179   47   43    0  291  19.2  +89
LW    22  Steve Shutt          5'11  185   24   80   60   45  105   28   8   0  159   32   39    0  294  20.4  +88
D     19  Larry Robinson       6'4   225   25   77   19   66   85   45   3   0  218   34   74   10  199   9.5 +120
D      5  Guy Lapointe         6'0   205   28   77   25   51   76   53  10   0  177   41   91   24  289   8.7  +69
C     25  Jacques Lemaire      5'10  180   31   75   34   41   75   22   5   2  138   31   48   11  272  12.5  +70
C     20  Pete Mahovlich       6'5   210   30   76   15   47   62   45   3   0  106   24   47    1  161   9.3  +36
C      8  Doug Risebrough      5'11  180   22   78   22   38   60  132   1   0   80   11   36    0  142  15.5  +33
RW    12  Yvan Cournoyer       5'7   178   33   60   25   28   53    8   6   0   70   14   29    0  122  20.5  +27
LW    11  Yvon Lambert         6'2   200   26   79   24   28   52   50   2   0   91   19   42    0  128  18.8  +30
LW/RW 15  Rejean Houle         5'11  170   27   65   22   30   52   24   2   0   76   12   30    5  131  16.8  +39
RW    14  Mario Tremblay       6'0   185   20   74   18   28   46   61   4   0   69    7   37    0  139  12.9  +25
D     18  Serge Savard         6'3   210   30   78    9   33   42   35   0   0  168   18   93   22  110   8.2  +79
C     21  Doug Jarvis          5'9   170   21   80   16   22   38   14   0   0   55    0   38   13   88  18.2  +30
LW    23  Bob Gainey           6'2   200   23   80   14   19   33   41   0   1   61    0   41   11  143   9.8  +31
LW    17  Murray Wilson        6'1   185   25   60   13   14   27   26   1   0   46    2   20    1   83  15.7  +25
D      2  Bill Nyrop           6'2   205   24   74    3   19   22   21   0   0   85    0   46    3   47   6.4  +42
D/RW   6  Jimmy Roberts        5'10  185   36   45    5   14   19   18   0   1   35    0   19    6   56   8.9  +22
D     26  Pierre Bouchard      6'2   205   28   73    4   11   15   52   0   1   68    0   38    3   73   5.5  +33
D/RW  27  Rick Chartraw        6'2   210   22   43    3    4    7   59   0   0   37    0   10    0   42   7.1  +27
G     29  Ken Dryden           6'4   205   29   56    0    2    2    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  John Van Boxmeer     6'0   190   24    4    0    1    1    0   0   0    3    1    1    0    5   0.0   +1
G      1  Michel Larocque      5'10  185   24   26    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C/LW  28  Mike Polich          5'8   170   24    0    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     24  Pierre Mondou        5'10  185   21    0    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Brian Engblom        6'2   200   19    0    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    1  Michel Larocque      24   26  1525   53  2.09  19   2   4  591   .910   0   4
G   29  Ken Dryden           29   56  3275  117  2.14  41   6   8 1466   .920   1  10

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   12  RW   Peter Lee                431          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                    [pick acquired from TOR]
  1   13  LW   Rod Schutt               286          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)                 [pick acquired from LA]
  1   18  RW   Bruce Baker                           Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  2   36  D    Barry Melrose            300    178   Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)             
  3   54  D    Bill Baker               143          University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
  4   72  RW   Ed Clarey                             Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  5   90  G    Maurice Barrette                      Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  6  108  LW   Pierre Brassard                       Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  7  118  C    Rich Gosselin                     3   Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  8  123  D    John Gregory                          University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     
  9  125  G    Bruce Horsch                          Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
 10  127  LW   John Tavella                          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
 11  129  LW   Mark Davidson                         Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
 12  131  LW   Bill Wells                            Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
 13  133  LW   Ron Wilson               832          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-10-1976	signed Rejean Houle as a free agent
06-12-1976	traded Glenn Goldup and Montreal's #3 pick in the 1978 draft to Kings for Los Angeles' #1 pick in the 1978 draft and Los Angeles' #3 pick in the 1977 draft
08-11-1976	traded Don Awrey to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #3 pick in the 1978 draft
09-13-1976	sold Ron Andruff and Sean Shanahan to Rockies
11-24-1976	traded John Van Boxmeer to Rockies for Colorado's #3 pick in the 1979 draft
06-27-1977	signed Rick Meagher as a free agent
08-18-1977	traded Jim Roberts to Blues for St. Louis' #3 pick in the 1979 draft
10-10-1977	Red Wings claimed Paul Woods in waiver draft

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 2
04/11/1977   vs St. Louis Blues           W   7-2 
04/13/1977   vs St. Louis Blues           W   3-0 
04/16/1977   at St. Louis Blues           W   5-1 
04/17/1977   at St. Louis Blues           W   4-1 
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Semifinals
04/23/1977   vs New York Islanders        W   4-3 
04/26/1977   vs New York Islanders        W   3-0 
04/28/1977   at New York Islanders        L   3-5 
04/30/1977   at New York Islanders        W   4-0 
05/03/1977   vs New York Islanders        L   3-4 (OT)
05/05/1977   at New York Islanders        W   2-1 
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/07/1977   vs Boston Bruins             W   7-3 
05/10/1977   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-0 
05/12/1977   at Boston Bruins             W   4-2 
05/14/1977   at Boston Bruins             W   2-1 (OT)

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 10 Guy Lafleur 6'0 185 25 14 9 17 26 6 1 0 C 25 Jacques Lemaire 5'10 180 31 14 7 12 19 6 1 0 LW 22 Steve Shutt 5'11 185 24 14 8 10 18 2 2 0 D 5 Guy Lapointe 6'0 205 28 12 3 9 12 4 1 0 D 19 Larry Robinson 6'4 225 25 14 2 10 12 12 1 0 C 20 Pete Mahovlich 6'5 210 30 13 4 5 9 19 2 0 D 18 Serge Savard 6'3 210 30 14 2 7 9 2 1 0 C 21 Doug Jarvis 5'9 170 21 14 0 7 7 2 0 0 LW 17 Murray Wilson 6'1 185 25 14 1 6 7 14 0 0 LW 11 Yvon Lambert 6'2 200 26 14 3 3 6 12 1 0 C 8 Doug Risebrough 5'11 180 22 12 2 3 5 16 0 0 LW 23 Bob Gainey 6'2 200 23 14 4 1 5 25 0 1 D/RW 27 Rick Chartraw 6'2 210 22 13 2 1 3 17 0 0 D/RW 6 Jimmy Roberts 5'10 185 36 14 3 0 3 6 0 1 RW 14 Mario Tremblay 6'0 185 20 14 3 0 3 9 0 0 D 26 Pierre Bouchard 6'2 205 28 6 0 1 1 6 0 0 LW/RW 15 Rejean Houle 5'11 170 27 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 D 2 Bill Nyrop 6'2 205 24 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 D 3 Brian Engblom 6'2 200 19 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 24 Pierre Mondou 5'10 185 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 C/LW 28 Mike Polich 5'8 170 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 29 Ken Dryden 6'4 205 29 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 12 Yvan Cournoyer 5'7 178 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Michel Larocque 5'10 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 John Van Boxmeer 6'0 190 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Ken Dryden 29 12 849 22 1.55 12 2 324 .932 1 4

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/07/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 10-1 1-0-0 10/09/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-0 2-0-0 10/10/1976 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-3 2-1-0 10/12/1976 at Detroit Red Wings W 4-2 3-1-0 10/14/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers W 7-1 4-1-0 10/16/1976 vs New York Rangers W 7-4 5-1-0 10/17/1976 at Boston Bruins L 3-5 5-2-0 10/19/1976 at Washington Capitals W 6-0 6-2-0 10/21/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-3 7-2-0 10/23/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 9-1 8-2-0 10/25/1976 vs New York Islanders W 4-1 9-2-0 10/27/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks T 4-4 9-2-1 10/30/1976 vs Boston Bruins L 3-4 9-3-1 11/01/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-2 10-3-1 11/03/1976 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-2 11-3-1 11/06/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 11-3 12-3-1 11/09/1976 at St. Louis Blues W 8-1 13-3-1 11/10/1976 at Atlanta Flames T 2-2 13-3-2 11/13/1976 vs Colorado Rockies T 3-3 13-3-3 11/15/1976 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-2 14-3-3 11/17/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-1 14-4-3 11/19/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-3 15-4-3 11/21/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 9-5 16-4-3 11/23/1976 at New York Islanders W 5-1 17-4-3 11/24/1976 at Cleveland Barons W 8-1 18-4-3 11/27/1976 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 19-4-3 12/02/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 19-4-4 12/04/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-1 20-4-4 12/06/1976 vs Cleveland Barons W 1-0 21-4-4 12/08/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks W 4-3 22-4-4 12/11/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-0 23-4-4 12/12/1976 at New York Rangers L 2-5 23-5-4 12/15/1976 at Colorado Rockies W 8-2 24-5-4 12/18/1976 at Los Angeles Kings W 2-0 25-5-4 12/20/1976 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-4 26-5-4 12/27/1976 vs Cleveland Barons W 4-2 27-5-4 12/29/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 27-5-5 12/30/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars T 5-5 27-5-6 01/02/1977 vs Atlanta Flames W 7-0 28-5-6 01/03/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-4 29-5-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/06/1977 at Buffalo Sabres W 9-2 30-5-6 01/08/1977 vs Washington Capitals W 7-2 31-5-6 01/11/1977 at Colorado Rockies W 6-0 32-5-6 01/12/1977 at St. Louis Blues L 2-7 32-6-6 01/15/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-0 33-6-6 01/17/1977 at Boston Bruins L 3-7 33-7-6 01/18/1977 at Washington Capitals W 3-0 34-7-6 01/20/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers W 6-2 35-7-6 01/22/1977 vs Washington Capitals W 5-2 36-7-6 01/23/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 36-7-7 01/29/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 36-7-8 01/30/1977 vs New York Islanders W 2-1 37-7-8 02/01/1977 at Cleveland Barons W 7-3 38-7-8 02/03/1977 at Vancouver Canucks W 6-4 39-7-8 02/05/1977 at Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 39-7-9 02/09/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-0 40-7-9 02/12/1977 vs Boston Bruins W 8-3 41-7-9 02/13/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 42-7-9 02/16/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 4-4 42-7-10 02/19/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-2 43-7-10 02/21/1977 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-2 44-7-10 02/23/1977 at Atlanta Flames W 4-2 45-7-10 02/26/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 5-3 46-7-10 02/27/1977 at New York Rangers W 8-1 47-7-10 03/01/1977 at New York Islanders W 5-4 48-7-10 03/03/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-1 49-7-10 03/05/1977 vs New York Rangers W 7-2 50-7-10 03/06/1977 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-4 50-8-10 03/09/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 50-8-11 03/10/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 7-1 51-8-11 03/12/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-1 52-8-11 03/14/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 53-8-11 03/16/1977 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-2 54-8-11 03/21/1977 at Boston Bruins W 5-1 55-8-11 03/24/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-1 56-8-11 03/26/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-0 57-8-11 03/27/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-0 58-8-11 03/30/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 3-3 58-8-12 04/02/1977 vs Washington Capitals W 11-0 59-8-12 04/03/1977 at Washington Capitals W 2-1 60-8-12

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