1975-1976 New York Islanders team stats

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1975-1976 New York Islanders: 42-21-17
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 24-8-8 (162 goals scored, 81 allowed) Road record: 18-13-9 (135 goals scored, 109 allowed) Head Coach: Al Arbour Power Play: 92/290 (31.7%) Penalty Killing: 322/377 (85.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 11-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 194-131 297 goals scored (6th of 18 teams), 190 goals allowed (2nd), 1277 PIM (4th) NHL Averages: 3.41 goals/game (272.9 goals/team), 1169.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
D      5  Denis Potvin         6'0   205   22   78   31   67   98  100  18   0  168   85  104   33  256  12.1  +12
C     19  Bryan Trottier       5'11  195   19   80   32   63   95   21  11   1  129   63   40    2  178  18.0  +28
D      4  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   26   78   17   55   72   74   9   1  139   82   48    7  167  10.2  +16
RW    15  Billy Harris         6'2   195   23   80   32   38   70   54  16   0  124   63   41    2  228  14.0  +22
C     17  Jude Drouin          5'10  160   27   76   21   41   62   58  10   0   87   34   35    0  153  13.7  +18
LW     9  Clark Gillies        6'3   215   21   80   34   27   61   96  15   0  113   57   36    0  210  16.2  +20
LW    12  J.P. Parise          5'9   175   34   80   22   35   57   80   5   2   91   31   50    2  152  14.5  +12
D/RW  18  Ed Westfall          6'1   197   35   80   25   31   56   27   6   2   83   24   90   48  154  16.2  +17
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   23   80   23   25   48  106   2   0   72    6   42    0  185  12.4  +24
LW     8  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   23   80   21   13   34  197   0   0   60    2   32    0  115  18.3  +26
C     21  Andre St. Laurent    5'10  180   22   67    9   17   26   56   0   0   38    2   23    1  101   8.9  +14
D      2  Gerry Hart           5'9   190   27   80    6   18   24  151   0   0   93    2   82   26  110   5.5  +35
D     25  Dave Lewis           6'2   205   22   73    0   19   19   54   0   0   75    1   58   13   91   0.0  +29
C     10  Lorne Henning        5'11  185   23   80    7   10   17   16   0   4   25    0   57   38   84   8.3   +6
RW    11  Billy MacMillan      5'10  185   32   64    9    7   16   10   0   0   27    0   25    3   75  12.0   +5
D      6  Bert Marshall        6'3   205   32   71    0   16   16   72   0   0   82    2   72   29   70   0.0  +37
C     16  Ralph Stewart        6'1   190   27   31    6    7   13    2   0   1   19    1   16    1   28  21.4   +3
C     14  Bob Bourne           6'3   200   21   14    2    3    5   13   0   0    5    1    6    0   16  12.5   -2
D      3  Pat Price            6'2   200   20    4    0    2    2    2   0   0    6    0    2    0    4   0.0   +4
D      7  Dave Fortier         5'11  190   24   59    0    2    2   68   0   0   28    2   19    2   58   0.0   +9
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   25   39    0    1    1   10  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Glenn Resch          5'9   165   27   44    0    1    1    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  Glenn Resch          27   44  2546   88  2.07  23  11   8 1214   .928   1   7
G   31  Billy Smith          25   39  2254   98  2.61  19  10   9 1063   .908   3   3

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

1975 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   11  D    Pat Price                726     68   Vancouver Blazers (WHA)            
  2   29  LW   Dave Salvian                          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  3   47  LW   Joe Fortunato                     1   Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  4   65  G    Andre LePage                          Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)  
  5   83  LW   Denny McLean                          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  6  101  RW   Mike Sleep                       22   New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  7  119  C    Richie Hansen             20          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  8  137  D    Bob Sunderland                        Boston University (NCAA)           
  9  153  RW   Dan Blair                             Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
 10  168  D    Joey Girardin                         Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)              
 11  183  RW   Geoff Green                           Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
 12  194  RW   Kari Makkonen              9          Pori (Finland)                     

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

10-06-1976

sold Ralph Stewart and Dave Fortier to Canucks

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/06/1976   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   5-3 
04/08/1976   at Vancouver Canucks         W   3-1 
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Round 2
04/11/1976   at Buffalo Sabres            L   3-5 
04/13/1976   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-3 (OT)
04/15/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   5-3 
04/17/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   4-2 
04/20/1976   at Buffalo Sabres            W   4-3 
04/22/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   3-2 
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Semifinals
04/27/1976   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3 
04/29/1976   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-4 
05/01/1976   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3 
05/04/1976   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   5-2 
05/06/1976   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-5

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 5 Denis Potvin 6'0 205 22 13 5 14 19 32 2 0 C 17 Jude Drouin 5'10 160 27 13 6 9 15 0 1 0 LW 8 Garry Howatt 5'9 175 23 13 5 5 10 23 0 0 LW 12 J.P. Parise 5'9 175 34 13 4 6 10 10 1 0 RW 23 Bob Nystrom 6'1 200 23 13 3 6 9 30 1 0 C 19 Bryan Trottier 5'11 195 19 13 1 7 8 8 0 0 RW 15 Billy Harris 6'2 195 23 13 5 2 7 10 1 0 LW 9 Clark Gillies 6'3 215 21 13 2 4 6 16 0 0 RW 11 Billy MacMillan 5'10 185 32 13 4 2 6 8 0 0 C 21 Andre St. Laurent 5'10 180 22 13 1 5 6 15 0 0 D/RW 18 Ed Westfall 6'1 197 35 8 2 3 5 0 1 0 D 2 Gerry Hart 5'9 190 27 13 1 3 4 24 0 0 D 6 Bert Marshall 6'3 205 32 13 1 3 4 12 0 0 C 16 Ralph Stewart 6'1 190 27 6 1 1 2 0 1 0 C 10 Lorne Henning 5'11 185 23 13 2 0 2 2 1 1 D 25 Dave Lewis 6'2 205 22 13 0 1 1 44 0 0 D 4 Jean Potvin 5'11 188 26 13 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 7 Dave Fortier 5'11 190 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Glenn Resch 5'9 165 27 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 5'10 185 25 8 0 0 0 11 0 0 C 14 Bob Bourne 6'3 200 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Pat Price 6'2 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 31 Billy Smith 25 8 437 21 2.88 4 3 195 .892 0 0 G 1 Glenn Resch 27 7 357 18 3.03 3 3 194 .907 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/08/1975 at Kansas City Scouts T 1-1 0-0-1 10/11/1975 vs Los Angeles Kings W 7-0 1-0-1 10/12/1975 at Boston Bruins T 3-3 1-0-2 10/14/1975 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-3 2-0-2 10/17/1975 at Atlanta Flames W 2-0 3-0-2 10/18/1975 vs Boston Bruins L 2-5 3-1-2 10/21/1975 vs Vancouver Canucks T 5-5 3-1-3 10/23/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-0 4-1-3 10/25/1975 vs New York Rangers W 7-1 5-1-3 10/27/1975 at Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 5-1-4 11/01/1975 vs Washington Capitals W 7-3 6-1-4 11/04/1975 vs California Golden Seals W 5-3 7-1-4 11/05/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 6-7 7-2-4 11/08/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 8-2-4 11/12/1975 at California Golden Seals L 1-5 8-3-4 11/13/1975 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-4 8-4-4 11/15/1975 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-4 8-5-4 11/18/1975 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-3 8-6-4 11/20/1975 at Boston Bruins T 2-2 8-6-5 11/22/1975 vs Kansas City Scouts W 5-2 9-6-5 11/26/1975 at Minnesota North Stars W 9-1 10-6-5 11/27/1975 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-2 10-7-5 11/29/1975 vs St. Louis Blues W 8-2 11-7-5 11/30/1975 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 11-8-5 12/02/1975 at St. Louis Blues W 4-1 12-8-5 12/04/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-1 13-8-5 12/06/1975 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 13-9-5 12/07/1975 at Buffalo Sabres W 3-0 14-9-5 12/09/1975 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-0 15-9-5 12/12/1975 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 15-9-6 12/13/1975 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-3 16-9-6 12/17/1975 at New York Rangers W 3-0 17-9-6 12/18/1975 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 18-9-6 12/20/1975 at St. Louis Blues W 7-1 19-9-6 12/21/1975 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5 19-10-6 12/30/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-2 20-10-6 01/03/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 1-1 20-10-7 01/04/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5 20-11-7 01/06/1976 vs Kansas City Scouts W 8-1 21-11-7 01/08/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-5 21-12-7

Date Opponent Result Record 01/13/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings W 1-0 22-12-7 01/17/1976 vs Atlanta Flames T 2-2 22-12-8 01/21/1976 at Washington Capitals W 5-2 23-12-8 01/22/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-1 24-12-8 01/24/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-0 25-12-8 01/27/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-3 26-12-8 01/28/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 27-12-8 01/31/1976 at St. Louis Blues T 2-2 27-12-9 02/03/1976 vs Atlanta Flames T 2-2 27-12-10 02/04/1976 at New York Rangers W 6-5 28-12-10 02/06/1976 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-4 28-13-10 02/08/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 28-14-10 02/10/1976 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-3 28-15-10 02/12/1976 at Kansas City Scouts T 2-2 28-15-11 02/14/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 4-4 28-15-12 02/15/1976 at Buffalo Sabres W 3-1 29-15-12 02/17/1976 vs New York Rangers L 1-3 29-16-12 02/18/1976 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 30-16-12 02/21/1976 vs Boston Bruins L 1-2 30-17-12 02/22/1976 at Washington Capitals W 4-0 31-17-12 02/24/1976 at Minnesota North Stars W 7-2 32-17-12 02/26/1976 vs Kansas City Scouts T 2-2 32-17-13 02/28/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-1 33-17-13 03/02/1976 vs California Golden Seals W 2-1 34-17-13 03/04/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 34-17-14 03/06/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 6-3 35-17-14 03/07/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 36-17-14 03/09/1976 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-0 37-17-14 03/13/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 37-17-15 03/14/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-3 38-17-15 03/16/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-3 38-18-15 03/20/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-2 39-18-15 03/23/1976 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-5 39-19-15 03/24/1976 at Los Angeles Kings T 1-1 39-19-16 03/26/1976 at California Golden Seals W 3-2 40-19-16 03/29/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-1 41-19-16 03/31/1976 at New York Rangers L 1-3 41-20-16 04/01/1976 vs Atlanta Flames T 1-1 41-20-17 04/03/1976 vs New York Rangers W 10-2 42-20-17 04/04/1976 at Atlanta Flames L 2-5 42-21-17

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