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