1977-1978 New York Islanders team stats

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1977-1978 New York Islanders: 48-17-15
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 29-3-8 (184 goals scored, 94 allowed) Road record: 19-14-7 (150 goals scored, 116 allowed) Head Coach: Al Arbour Power Play: 71/227 (31.3%) Penalty Killing: 227/272 (83.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-6 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 256-159 334 goals scored (2nd of 18 teams), 210 goals allowed (3rd), 938 PIM (13th) NHL Averages: 3.30 goals/game (263.7 goals/team), 1099.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     19  Bryan Trottier       5'11  195   21   77   46   77  123   46  13   2  156   55   55    6  193  23.8  +52
D      5  Denis Potvin         6'0   205   24   80   30   64   94   81   9   0  204   70  107   30  288  10.4  +57
RW    22  Mike Bossy           6'0   186   20   73   53   38   91    6  25   0  130   57   42    0  235  22.6  +31
LW     9  Clark Gillies        6'3   215   23   80   35   50   85   76   9   0  146   54   43    0  277  12.6  +49
C     14  Bob Bourne           6'3   200   23   80   30   33   63   31   2   0   81   10   56    0  178  16.9  +15
RW    15  Billy Harris         6'2   195   25   80   22   38   60   40   1   1   77    7   53   10  148  14.9  +27
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   25   80   30   29   59   94   3   0   85    6   60    0  178  16.9  +19
D      7  Stefan Persson       6'1   189   23   66    6   50   56   54   3   0  128   66   52    9   77   7.8  +19
C     21  Mike Kaszycki        5'9   190   21   58   13   29   42   24   3   0   59    7   37    0   85  15.3  +15
LW    12  J.P. Parise          5'9   175   36   39   12   16   28   12   1   0   44    3   22    0   68  17.6  +19
C     10  Lorne Henning        5'11  185   25   79   12   15   27    6   0   2   34    0   65   41   79  15.2  +10
D      2  Gerry Hart           5'9   190   29   78    2   23   25   94   0   0  101    0   76   19  126   1.6  +44
C     11  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   25   37   10   14   24    8   2   0   31    5   24    0   60  16.7   +2
D/RW  18  Ed Westfall          6'1   197   37   71    5   19   24   14   0   1   35    1   58   31   72   6.9   +7
C     17  Jude Drouin          5'10  160   29   56    5   17   22   12   0   0   40    4   22    0   78   6.4  +14
LW     8  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   25   61    7   12   19  146   0   0   38    0   31    0   60  11.7   +7
RW    16  Michel Bergeron      5'10  170   23   25    9    6   15    2   0   0   22    0    6    0   40  22.5  +16
D     25  Dave Lewis           6'2   205   24   77    3   11   14   58   0   1   93    0   82   21  111   2.7  +32
D      3  Pat Price            6'2   200   22   52    2   10   12   27   0   0   60    5   30    0   50   4.0  +25
D      4  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   28   34    1   10   11    8   0   0   33    1   27    6   36   2.8  +11
D      6  Bert Marshall        6'3   205   34   58    0    7    7   44   0   0   43    0   38    5   32   0.0  +10
D      4  Bob Lorimer          6'1   200   24    5    1    0    1    0   0   0    5    0    5    0    3  33.3    0
G      1  Glenn Resch          5'9   165   29   45    0    1    1   12  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Goran Hogosta        6'1   179   23    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     20  Neil Nicholson       5'11  180   28    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    3    0    1    0    2   0.0   +2
C     21  Andre St. Laurent    5'10  180   24    2    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    0    0    5   0.0    0
C     12  Richie Hansen        5'10  185   22    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    1    0    2   0.0    0
LW/RW 20  Alex McKendry        6'4   200   21    4    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    1    0    7   0.0    0
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   27   38    0    0    0   35  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Goran Hogosta        23    1     9    0  0.00   0   0   0    4  1.000   0   0
G    1  Glenn Resch          29   45  2637  112  2.55  28   9   7 1208   .907   1   3
G   31  Billy Smith          27   38  2154   95  2.65  20   8   8 1039   .909   2   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

1977 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   15  RW   Mike Bossy               752          Laval National (QMJHL)             
  2   33  C    John Tonelli            1028    224   Houston Aeros (WHA)                
  3   50  RW   Hector Marini            154          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)                 [pick acquired from BUF]
  3   51  RW   Bruce Andres                          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  4   69  C    Steve Stoyanovich         23          R.P.I. (NCAA)                      
  5   87  G    Markus Mattsson           92     68   Ilves Tampere (Finland)            
  6  105  D    Steve Letzgus                         Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
  7  121  C    Harald Luckner                        Karlstad (Sweden)                  

Traded draft picks:

#8 to MTL (Keith Hendrickson)
#9 to MTL (Barry Borrett)
#10 to MTL (Mark Holden)
#11 to MTL (Dan Poulin)
#12 to MTL (Cary Farelli)
#13 to MTL (Mark Wells)
#14 to MTL (Jean Belisle)
#15 to MTL (Bob Boileau)


Transactions

06-18-1977	signed Goran Hogosta as a free agent
10-20-1977	traded Andre St. Laurent to Red Wings for Michel Bergeron
01-10-1978	traded J.P. Parise and Jean Potvin to Barons for Wayne Merrick, Darcy Reiger and Cleveland's #4 pick in the 1978 draft (pick later cancelled)
07-06-1978	reclaimed the rights to John Tonelli (after Houston franchise folded) from Aeros

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 2
04/17/1978   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-1 
04/19/1978   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   3-2 (OT)
04/21/1978   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   0-2 
04/23/1978   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-3 
04/25/1978   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   2-1 (OT)
04/27/1978   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-5 
04/29/1978   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-2 (OT)

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 14 Bob Bourne 6'3 200 23 7 2 3 5 2 1 0 RW 22 Mike Bossy 6'0 186 20 7 2 2 4 2 0 0 C 21 Mike Kaszycki 5'9 190 21 7 1 3 4 4 0 0 RW 23 Bob Nystrom 6'1 200 25 7 3 1 4 14 1 0 D 5 Denis Potvin 6'0 205 24 7 2 2 4 6 0 0 C 19 Bryan Trottier 5'11 195 21 7 0 3 3 4 0 0 LW 9 Clark Gillies 6'3 215 23 7 2 0 2 15 1 0 D 6 Bert Marshall 6'3 205 34 7 0 2 2 9 0 0 D 7 Stefan Persson 6'1 189 23 7 0 2 2 6 0 0 D 3 Pat Price 6'2 200 22 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 LW 8 Garry Howatt 5'9 175 25 7 0 1 1 62 0 0 D 25 Dave Lewis 6'2 205 24 7 0 1 1 11 0 0 C 11 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 25 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 5'10 185 27 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 D/RW 18 Ed Westfall 6'1 197 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 17 Jude Drouin 5'10 160 29 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 RW 15 Billy Harris 6'2 195 25 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 2 Gerry Hart 5'9 190 29 7 0 0 0 16 0 0 C 10 Lorne Henning 5'11 185 25 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 G 1 Glenn Resch 5'9 165 29 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 16 Michel Bergeron 5'10 170 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 12 Richie Hansen 5'10 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Goran Hogosta 6'1 179 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Bob Lorimer 6'1 200 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW/RW 20 Alex McKendry 6'4 200 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 20 Neil Nicholson 5'11 180 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 12 J.P. Parise 5'9 175 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Jean Potvin 5'11 188 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 21 Andre St. Laurent 5'10 180 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Glenn Resch 29 7 388 15 2.32 3 4 178 .916 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 27 1 47 1 1.28 0 0 14 .929 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/13/1977 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 0-1-0 10/15/1977 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1 1-1-0 10/16/1977 at New York Rangers L 2-4 1-2-0 10/18/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings T 0-0 1-2-1 10/21/1977 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 1-2-2 10/22/1977 vs New York Rangers W 7-2 2-2-2 10/26/1977 at Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 2-2-3 10/27/1977 at Vancouver Canucks W 3-2 3-2-3 10/29/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-2 4-2-3 11/01/1977 vs Atlanta Flames W 9-0 5-2-3 11/02/1977 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-3 5-3-3 11/05/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-3 6-3-3 11/06/1977 at Boston Bruins L 3-5 6-4-3 11/10/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-5 6-5-3 11/12/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 6-5-4 11/13/1977 at Washington Capitals W 6-0 7-5-4 11/15/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 1-1 7-5-5 11/17/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 7-5-6 11/19/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks W 9-2 8-5-6 11/22/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-2 9-5-6 11/23/1977 at Minnesota North Stars W 9-2 10-5-6 11/26/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-5 10-6-6 11/27/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 11-6-6 11/30/1977 at Colorado Rockies T 3-3 11-6-7 12/03/1977 at St. Louis Blues W 7-2 12-6-7 12/06/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 13-6-7 12/07/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks W 4-0 14-6-7 12/10/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-4 15-6-7 12/13/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 15-6-8 12/14/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 15-7-8 12/17/1977 vs Boston Bruins W 4-1 16-7-8 12/20/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 9-1 17-7-8 12/22/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-3 18-7-8 12/23/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 5-7 18-8-8 12/27/1977 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 19-8-8 12/28/1977 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 20-8-8 12/31/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-4 20-9-8 01/03/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-1 21-9-8 01/07/1978 vs Cleveland Barons W 5-3 22-9-8 01/10/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 7-4 23-9-8

Date Opponent Result Record 01/11/1978 at Cleveland Barons L 3-5 23-10-8 01/14/1978 at Washington Capitals W 4-0 24-10-8 01/18/1978 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-2 25-10-8 01/19/1978 at St. Louis Blues W 3-0 26-10-8 01/21/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-1 27-10-8 01/26/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 28-10-8 01/28/1978 vs New York Rangers W 6-2 29-10-8 01/30/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 29-11-8 02/01/1978 at New York Rangers W 7-6 30-11-8 02/02/1978 at Atlanta Flames W 5-2 31-11-8 02/04/1978 vs Washington Capitals W 6-1 32-11-8 02/08/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks L 4-5 32-12-8 02/11/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-5 33-12-8 02/12/1978 at Cleveland Barons T 2-2 33-12-9 02/14/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 34-12-9 02/16/1978 at Colorado Rockies W 5-4 35-12-9 02/18/1978 vs Atlanta Flames T 3-3 35-12-10 02/19/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-1 36-12-10 02/22/1978 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 36-12-11 02/25/1978 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-1 37-12-11 02/26/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-2 37-13-11 02/28/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-3 38-13-11 03/02/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 38-14-11 03/04/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-3 39-14-11 03/05/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 39-14-12 03/07/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-2 40-14-12 03/09/1978 at St. Louis Blues W 6-3 41-14-12 03/11/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-2 42-14-12 03/14/1978 vs St. Louis Blues T 3-3 42-14-13 03/18/1978 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-5 42-15-13 03/20/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 42-16-13 03/22/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-2 43-16-13 03/25/1978 vs Cleveland Barons T 4-4 43-16-14 03/26/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-3 44-16-14 03/29/1978 at New York Rangers L 1-5 44-17-14 04/01/1978 vs Washington Capitals W 3-2 45-17-14 04/02/1978 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 46-17-14 04/04/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 46-17-15 04/08/1978 vs New York Rangers W 7-2 47-17-15 04/09/1978 at Boston Bruins W 5-2 48-17-15

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