1976-1977 New York Islanders team stats

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1976-1977 New York Islanders: 47-21-12
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 24-11-5 (161 goals scored, 101 allowed) Road record: 23-10-7 (127 goals scored, 92 allowed) Head Coach: Al Arbour Power Play: 56/240 (23.3%) Penalty Killing: 231/278 (83.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 16-3 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 216-143 288 goals scored (6th of 18 teams), 193 goals allowed (2nd), 1012 PIM (10th) 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%   +/-
D      5  Denis Potvin         6'0   205   23   80   25   55   80  103   7   1  173   56   92   17  241  10.4  +42
C     19  Bryan Trottier       5'11  195   20   76   30   42   72   34  11   1  103   33   46    4  175  17.1  +28
RW    15  Billy Harris         6'2   195   24   80   24   43   67   44   5   1   95   28   53    4  160  15.0  +18
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   24   80   29   27   56   91   5   0   80   18   40    0  207  14.0  +22
LW    12  J.P. Parise          5'9   175   35   80   25   31   56   46   5   0   91   25   41    1  147  17.0  +26
LW     9  Clark Gillies        6'3   215   22   70   33   22   55   93  12   0   81   25   39    1  215  15.3  +18
C     17  Jude Drouin          5'10  160   28   78   24   29   53   27   4   0   82   20   44    0  135  17.8  +18
D/RW  18  Ed Westfall          6'1   197   36   79   14   33   47    8   1   3   69    8   75   35  118  11.9  +21
D      4  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   27   79   10   36   46   26   1   1   86   37   38    3  124   8.1  +14
C     14  Bob Bourne           6'3   200   22   75   16   19   35   30   0   0   47    0   20    0  137  11.7  +27
C     10  Lorne Henning        5'11  185   24   80   13   18   31   10   0   6   48    0   65   38  103  12.6  +21
LW     8  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   24   70   13   15   28  182   1   0   48    3   31    0   91  14.3  +14
D     25  Dave Lewis           6'2   205   23   79    4   24   28   44   0   1   77    0   72   24  102   3.9  +29
D      6  Bert Marshall        6'3   205   33   72    4   21   25   61   0   0   93    0   74   29   62   6.5  +48
D      3  Pat Price            6'2   200   21   71    3   22   25   25   2   0   81   19   37    1   82   3.7  +26
C     21  Andre St. Laurent    5'10  180   23   72   10   13   23   55   2   0   41    4   29    0   96  10.4   +8
D      2  Gerry Hart           5'9   190   28   80    4   18   22   98   0   1   93    1   83   20  118   3.4  +29
RW    11  Billy MacMillan      5'10  185   33   43    6    8   14   13   0   1   21    0   22    5   34  17.6   +4
C     16  Richie Hansen        5'10  185   21    4    1    0    1    0   0   0    1    0    2    0    9  11.1   -1
D      4  Bob Lorimer          6'1   200   23    1    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0   ---   +1
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   26   36    0    1    1   12  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Glenn Resch          5'9   165   28   46    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    24  Walt Ledingham       5'11  180   26    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    5   0.0   -1
RW        Dave Salvian         5'10  170   21    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  Glenn Resch          28   46  2711  103  2.28  26  13   6 1244   .917   2   4
G   31  Billy Smith          26   36  2089   87  2.50  21   8   6 1032   .916   1   2

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   14  RW   Alex McKendry             46          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  2   32  C    Mike Kaszycki            226          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  3   50  C    Garth MacGuigan            5          Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)           
  4   68  D    Ken Morrow               550          Bowling Green State Univ. (NCAA)   
  5   86  D    Mike Hordy                11          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  6  104  RW   Yvon Vautour             204          Laval National (QMJHL)             

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

10-06-1976	sold Ralph Stewart and Dave Fortier to Canucks
06-18-1977	signed Goran Hogosta as a free agent

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/05/1977   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-2 
04/07/1977   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   2-1 
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Round 2
04/11/1977   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   4-2 
04/13/1977   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   4-2 
04/15/1977   at Buffalo Sabres            W   4-3 
04/17/1977   at Buffalo Sabres            W   4-3 
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Semifinals
04/23/1977   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-4 
04/26/1977   at Montreal Canadiens        L   0-3 
04/28/1977   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   5-3 
04/30/1977   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   0-4 
05/03/1977   at Montreal Canadiens        W   4-3 (OT)
05/05/1977   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-2

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 15 Billy Harris 6'2 195 24 12 7 7 14 8 2 0 C 17 Jude Drouin 5'10 160 28 12 5 6 11 6 1 0 D 5 Denis Potvin 6'0 205 23 12 6 4 10 20 2 0 C 19 Bryan Trottier 5'11 195 20 12 2 8 10 2 0 0 LW 12 J.P. Parise 5'9 175 35 11 4 4 8 6 1 0 LW 9 Clark Gillies 6'3 215 22 12 4 4 8 15 0 0 D 25 Dave Lewis 6'2 205 23 12 1 6 7 4 0 0 D/RW 18 Ed Westfall 6'1 197 36 12 1 5 6 0 0 1 D 4 Jean Potvin 5'11 188 27 11 0 4 4 6 0 0 C 21 Andre St. Laurent 5'10 180 23 12 1 2 3 6 0 0 C 14 Bob Bourne 6'3 200 22 8 2 0 2 4 0 0 D 2 Gerry Hart 5'9 190 28 12 0 2 2 23 0 0 LW 8 Garry Howatt 5'9 175 24 12 1 1 2 28 0 0 RW 11 Billy MacMillan 5'10 185 33 12 2 0 2 7 0 0 RW 23 Bob Nystrom 6'1 200 24 12 0 2 2 7 0 0 RW Dave Salvian 5'10 170 21 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 3 Pat Price 6'2 200 21 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 C 10 Lorne Henning 5'11 185 24 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 G 1 Glenn Resch 5'9 165 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Bert Marshall 6'3 205 33 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 5'10 185 26 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 C 16 Richie Hansen 5'10 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 24 Walt Ledingham 5'11 180 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Bob Lorimer 6'1 200 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 31 Billy Smith 26 10 580 27 2.79 7 3 308 .912 0 0 G 1 Glenn Resch 28 3 144 5 2.08 1 1 60 .917 0 0

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

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

Date Opponent Result Record 01/12/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 25-10-6 01/15/1977 vs Washington Capitals W 2-1 26-10-6 01/16/1977 at Washington Capitals T 2-2 26-10-7 01/18/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 7-2 27-10-7 01/20/1977 at Boston Bruins W 4-3 28-10-7 01/22/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-3 28-11-7 01/23/1977 at Colorado Rockies W 7-1 29-11-7 01/27/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-2 29-12-7 01/29/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings L 0-4 29-13-7 01/30/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-2 29-14-7 02/01/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres W 6-3 30-14-7 02/03/1977 vs New York Rangers W 6-3 31-14-7 02/05/1977 vs Washington Capitals T 3-3 31-14-8 02/06/1977 at New York Rangers L 0-4 31-15-8 02/08/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-1 32-15-8 02/12/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 2-1 33-15-8 02/14/1977 at Vancouver Canucks W 2-1 34-15-8 02/15/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-3 34-16-8 02/19/1977 vs New York Rangers W 5-2 35-16-8 02/20/1977 at Washington Capitals T 2-2 35-16-9 02/22/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 2-1 36-16-9 02/25/1977 at Cleveland Barons W 2-1 37-16-9 02/26/1977 vs Atlanta Flames W 8-2 38-16-9 03/01/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 4-5 38-17-9 03/03/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 4-2 39-17-9 03/05/1977 at St. Louis Blues L 1-2 39-18-9 03/06/1977 at Colorado Rockies W 5-0 40-18-9 03/08/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-3 40-19-9 03/09/1977 at Atlanta Flames W 6-2 41-19-9 03/12/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 8-3 42-19-9 03/13/1977 at Minnesota North Stars T 5-5 42-19-10 03/16/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-0 43-19-10 03/19/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 43-19-11 03/22/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 9-2 44-19-11 03/23/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 1-1 44-19-12 03/26/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 45-19-12 03/27/1977 at Cleveland Barons W 6-3 46-19-12 03/29/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 46-20-12 04/02/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5 46-21-12 04/03/1977 at New York Rangers W 5-2 47-21-12

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