1976-1977 New York Rangers team stats

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1976-1977 New York Rangers: 29-37-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 17-18-5 (139 goals scored, 147 allowed) Road record: 12-19-9 (133 goals scored, 163 allowed) Head Coach: John Ferguson Power Play: 60/290 (20.7%) Penalty Killing: 213/268 (79.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-16 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 206-239 272 goals scored (7th of 18 teams), 310 goals allowed (17th), 1164 PIM (6th) 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     77  Phil Esposito        6'1   205   34   80   34   46   80   52  15   0  119   48  114   15  344   9.9  -28
RW     7  Rod Gilbert          5'9   180   35   77   27   48   75   50   7   0   95   38   74    0  187  14.4  -17
RW    88  Ken Hodge            6'2   210   32   78   21   41   62   43   6   0   95   36   78    1  141  14.9  -18
RW    14  Don Murdoch          5'11  180   20   59   32   24   56   47  11   0   79   25   58    9  223  14.3   +5
LW     8  Steve Vickers        6'0   180   25   75   22   31   53   26   4   0   82   20   76    0  157  14.0  -14
C     18  Walt Tkaczuk         6'0   185   29   80   12   38   50   38   1   1   69    5   68   15  139   8.6  +11
D      5  Carol Vadnais        6'1   185   31   74   11   37   48  131   3   1  138   46  149   37  169   6.5  -20
D      4  Ron Greschner        6'2   205   22   80   11   36   47   89   0   2  109    8  124   23  192   5.7    0
C     11  Wayne Dillon         6'0   185   21   78   17   29   46   33   1   0   58    7   65    0  158  10.8  -14
D      6  Mike McEwen          6'1   185   20   80   14   29   43   38   5   0  107   35  102    6  204   6.9  -24
LW    16  Pat Hickey           6'1   190   23   80   23   17   40   35   4   1   57   12   62    6  130  17.7  -11
LW    20  Greg Polis           6'0   195   26   77   16   23   39   44   3   0   58    4   66   12  187   8.6    0
RW    12  Bill Goldsworthy     6'0   190   32   61   10   12   22   43   0   0   34    4   57   10   96  10.4  -17
D     26  Dave Maloney         6'1   195   20   66    3   18   21  100   0   0   79    3  108   24  126   2.4   -8
D      3  Dave Farrish         6'1   195   20   80    2   17   19  102   0   0   74    0   99    9  116   1.7  -16
LW    24  Dan Newman           6'1   195   24   41    9    8   17   37   0   0   30    3   31    0   67  13.4   -4
C     21  Pete Stemkowski      6'1   196   33   61    2   13   15    8   0   1   22    1   60   25   56   3.6  -14
LW    22  Nick Fotiu           6'2   210   24   70    4    8   12  174   0   0   16    0   39    0   48   8.3  -23
RW    10  Bill Fairbairn       5'10  170   29    9    1    2    3    0   0   0    6    0   10    5   10  10.0   +1
RW    19  Mark Heaslip         5'10  190   25   19    1    0    1   31   0   0    3    0   12    6    9  11.1   -3
G     25  Dave Tataryn         5'9   160   26    2    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     25  Larry Huras          6'2   200   21    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
D      2  Larry Sacharuk       6'0   200   24    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    1    1    0    2   0.0   -1
C     17  Greg Holst           5'10  170   22    5    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    2    0    7   0.0   -2
D     23  John Bednarski       5'10  195   24    5    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    5    1    3   0.0   -3
D     28  Doug Jarrett         6'3   205   32    9    0    0    0    4   0   0    2    0   11    3    3   0.0   -6
D     25  Nick Beverley        6'2   185   29    9    0    0    0    2   0   0    5    0   10    5    1   0.0    0
G      1  Doug Soetaert        6'0   180   21   12    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  John Davidson        6'3   205   23   39    0    0    0    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     33  Gilles Gratton       5'11  160   24   41    0    0    0   13  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Doug Soetaert        21   12   570   28  2.95   3   4   1  292   .904   1   1
G   30  John Davidson        23   39  2116  125  3.54  14  14   6 1197   .896   1   1
G   33  Gilles Gratton       24   41  2034  143  4.22  11  18   7 1007   .858   2   0
G   25  Dave Tataryn         26    2    80   10  7.50   1   1   0   43   .767   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
  1    6  RW   Don Murdoch              320          Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  2   24  D    Dave Farrish             430          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  3   42  D    Mike McEwen              716          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  4   60  LW   Claude Periard                        Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)    
  5   78  C    Doug Caines                           St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  6   96  RW   Barry Scully                          Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
  7  112  C    Remi Levesque                         Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-23-1976	signed Nick Fotiu as a free agent
07-1976	Ron Harris retired
10-1976	Blues claimed Gilles Marotte on waivers
10-08-1976	traded Dunc Wilson to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #4 pick in the 1978 draft
11-11-1976	traded Bill Fairbairn and Nick Beverley to North Stars for Bill Goldsworthy
01-30-1977	signed Dave Tataryn as a free agent
03-15-1977	signed Hardy Astrom as a free agent
07-1977	Dave Tataryn, Doug Jarrett and Gilles Gratton retired
10-04-1977	signed Don Awrey as a free agent
10-10-1977	claimed Wayne Thomas from Maple Leafs in waiver draft

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/06/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-5 1-0-0 10/08/1976 at Colorado Rockies W 5-3 2-0-0 10/09/1976 at St. Louis Blues L 1-2 2-1-0 10/12/1976 at Minnesota North Stars W 10-4 3-1-0 10/13/1976 vs Boston Bruins L 1-5 3-2-0 10/16/1976 at Montreal Canadiens L 4-7 3-3-0 10/17/1976 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-3 4-3-0 10/20/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 4-4-0 10/24/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks L 4-5 4-5-0 10/26/1976 at Cleveland Barons W 5-2 5-5-0 10/27/1976 vs Boston Bruins L 3-4 5-6-0 10/30/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 2-2 5-6-1 10/31/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings L 5-6 5-7-1 11/03/1976 at Vancouver Canucks W 6-1 6-7-1 11/06/1976 at Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 6-7-2 11/10/1976 vs Washington Capitals L 5-7 6-8-2 11/13/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-6 6-9-2 11/14/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-5 6-10-2 11/17/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 3-2 7-10-2 11/20/1976 at St. Louis Blues L 1-3 7-11-2 11/22/1976 at Vancouver Canucks W 3-2 8-11-2 11/24/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 8-11-3 11/27/1976 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-0 9-11-3 11/28/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-1 10-11-3 11/30/1976 at Atlanta Flames T 2-2 10-11-4 12/01/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 4-1 11-11-4 12/04/1976 at Minnesota North Stars W 11-4 12-11-4 12/05/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 5-5 12-11-5 12/08/1976 vs St. Louis Blues T 4-4 12-11-6 12/11/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-4 12-12-6 12/12/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-2 13-12-6 12/14/1976 at New York Islanders T 4-4 13-12-7 12/16/1976 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-7 13-13-7 12/18/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 13-13-8 12/19/1976 vs Cleveland Barons W 3-2 14-13-8 12/22/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 14-13-9 12/23/1976 at Boston Bruins T 3-3 14-13-10 12/26/1976 vs New York Islanders L 1-2 14-14-10 12/28/1976 at Washington Capitals W 5-2 15-14-10 12/31/1976 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-4 15-15-10

Date Opponent Result Record 01/02/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 16-15-10 01/05/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 16-15-11 01/07/1977 at Colorado Rockies T 4-4 16-15-12 01/09/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings L 4-5 16-16-12 01/12/1977 at Atlanta Flames L 1-6 16-17-12 01/13/1977 at Buffalo Sabres L 5-7 16-18-12 01/16/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 17-18-12 01/19/1977 at Cleveland Barons T 3-3 17-18-13 01/22/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-6 17-19-13 01/23/1977 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-6 17-20-13 01/27/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 0-3 17-21-13 01/30/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 18-21-13 02/01/1977 at Colorado Rockies L 2-5 18-22-13 02/03/1977 at New York Islanders L 3-6 18-23-13 02/06/1977 vs New York Islanders W 4-0 19-23-13 02/09/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-2 19-24-13 02/10/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-4 20-24-13 02/13/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-3 21-24-13 02/17/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-7 21-25-13 02/19/1977 at New York Islanders L 2-5 21-26-13 02/20/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-2 22-26-13 02/23/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-4 23-26-13 02/26/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 23-27-13 02/27/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-8 23-28-13 03/03/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 1-4 23-29-13 03/05/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-7 23-30-13 03/06/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 4-3 24-30-13 03/09/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-4 25-30-13 03/10/1977 at Boston Bruins L 3-10 25-31-13 03/12/1977 at Atlanta Flames L 3-6 25-32-13 03/13/1977 vs Atlanta Flames L 3-5 25-33-13 03/16/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 25-33-14 03/19/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 26-33-14 03/20/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-3 27-33-14 03/23/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-3 28-33-14 03/25/1977 at Washington Capitals L 2-7 28-34-14 03/27/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 3-5 28-35-14 03/30/1977 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-3 29-35-14 04/02/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 29-36-14 04/03/1977 vs New York Islanders L 2-5 29-37-14

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