1977-1978 New York Rangers team stats

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1977-1978 New York Rangers: 30-37-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 18-15-7 (157 goals scored, 138 allowed) Road record: 12-22-6 (122 goals scored, 142 allowed) Head Coach: Jean-Guy Talbot Power Play: 78/279 (28.0%) Penalty Killing: 196/244 (80.3%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 10-6 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 191-226 279 goals scored (6th of 18 teams), 280 goals allowed (11th), 1057 PIM (9th) 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     77  Phil Esposito        6'1   205   35   79   38   43   81   53  21   0  117   56   98   15  259  14.7  -22
LW    16  Pat Hickey           6'1   190   24   80   40   33   73   47  10   1   99   39   93   14  215  18.6  -19
D      4  Ron Greschner        6'2   205   23   78   24   48   72  100   8   1  145   56   97   11  180  13.3   +3
C     18  Walt Tkaczuk         6'0   185   30   80   26   40   66   30   6   1   86   13   91   33  144  18.1  +15
LW     8  Steve Vickers        6'0   180   26   79   19   44   63   30   9   0  101   38   54    1  113  16.8  +10
RW    14  Don Murdoch          5'11  180   21   66   27   28   55   41  10   0   89   37   57    0  188  14.4   -5
D      5  Carol Vadnais        6'1   185   32   80    6   40   46  115   3   1  140   59  141   35  164   3.7  -25
C/RW  10  Ron Duguay           6'2   200   20   71   20   20   40   43   3   0   65   12   74    4  129  15.5  -17
C     23  Lucien DeBlois       5'11  200   20   71   22    8   30   27   1   0   61    7   66    1  111  19.8  -11
RW    17  Ed Johnstone         5'9   175   23   53   13   13   26   44   2   1   38   11   40   10   93  14.0   -3
LW    20  Greg Polis           6'0   195   27   37    7   16   23   12   0   4   32    1   44   10   72   9.7   -3
D     26  Dave Maloney         6'1   195   21   56    2   19   21   63   0   0   68    3   65   18   71   2.8  +18
D     27  Mike McEwen          6'1   185   21   57    5   13   18   52   2   0   43   19   35    0   65   7.7  -11
LW    24  Dan Newman           6'1   195   25   59    5   13   18   22   0   0   27    2   36    0   81   6.2  -11
C      9  Wayne Dillon         6'0   185   22   59    5   13   18   15   1   0   25    5   30    2   50  10.0   -8
RW    19  Mark Heaslip         5'10  190   26   29    5   10   15   34   0   0   23    1   22    3   32  15.6   +3
D      6  Don Awrey            6'0   175   34   78    2    8   10   38   0   0   68    2   95   15   40   5.0  -14
RW     7  Rod Gilbert          5'9   180   36   19    2    7    9    6   1   0   17    8   19    0   27   7.4  -10
LW    22  Nick Fotiu           6'2   210   25   59    2    7    9  105   0   0   13    0   27    0   32   6.2  -14
D      3  Dave Farrish         6'1   195   21   66    3    5    8   62   0   1   66    1   89   11  100   3.0  -13
RW    88  Ken Hodge            6'2   210   33   18    2    4    6    8   1   0    9    4   11    0   13  15.4   -6
D     15  Dallas Smith         5'11  180   36   29    1    4    5   23   0   0   21    1   37    6   35   2.9  -11
LW    15  Jerry Byers          5'11  170   25    7    2    1    3    0   0   0    5    0    6    0    7  28.6   -1
D     25  Mario Marois         5'11  190   20    8    1    1    2   15   0   0    6    2    7    0   13   7.7   -3
RW    12  Bill Goldsworthy     6'0   190   33    7    0    1    1   12   0   0    6    2    3    0    7   0.0   +1
G     33  Wayne Thomas         6'2   195   30   41    0    1    1    9  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    21  Mike Keating         6'0   185   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    2   0.0   -1
C     21  Bud Stefanski        5'10  170   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
LW    28  Greg Hickey          5'10  160   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    2    0    2   0.0   -1
C     17  Greg Holst           5'10  170   23    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    2   0.0   -1
G     31  Hardy Astrom         6'0   170   26    4    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Doug Soetaert        6'0   180   22    6    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    11  Benoit Gosselin      5'11  190   20    7    0    0    0   33   0   0    0    0    3    0    4   0.0   -3
G      0  John Davidson        6'3   205   24   34    0    0    0   10  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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    0  John Davidson        24   34  1848   98  3.18  14  13   4  968   .899   4   1
G    1  Doug Soetaert        22    6   360   20  3.33   2   2   2  200   .900   0   0
G   31  Hardy Astrom         26    4   240   14  3.50   2   2   0  124   .887   0   0
G   33  Wayne Thomas         30   41  2352  141  3.60  12  20   7 1198   .882   3   4

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    8  RW   Lucien DeBlois           993          Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)            [pick acquired from NYR via STL]
  1   13  C    Ron Duguay               864          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)                 [pick acquired from LA]
  2   26  LW   Mike Keating               1          St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)       
  3   44  G    Steve Baker               57          Union College (NCAA)               
  4   62  D    Mario Marois             955          Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  5   80  LW   Benoit Gosselin            7          Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)    
  6   98  LW   John Bethel               17          Boston University (NCAA)           
  7  116  LW   Bob Sullivan              62          Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)      
  8  131  C    Lance Nethery             41          Cornell University (NCAA)          
  9  146  C    Alex Jeans                            University of Toronto (CIAU)       
 10  157  LW   Peter Raps                            Western Michigan University (NCAA)  
 11  164  RW   Mike Brown                            Western Michigan University (NCAA)  
 12  171  LW   Mark Miller                           University of Michigan (NCAA)      

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

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
10-12-1977	signed Lindsay Middlebrook as a free agent
11-24-1977	released Rod Gilbert
12-1977	traded Bill Goldsworthy to Racers for Frank Spring
12-17-1977	signed Dallas Smith as a free agent
01-1978	Rod Gilbert retired
06-05-1978	signed Anders Hedberg as a free agent
06-05-1978	signed Ulf Nilsson as a free agent
06-08-1978	signed Tim Bothwell as a free agent
07-1978	Dallas Smith and Ken Hodge retired
07-06-1978	suspended Don Murdoch for the entire season for drug violation (later reduced to 40 games)
07-17-1978	signed Dean Talafous as a free agent
07-28-1978	signed Frank Beaton as a free agent
10-02-1978	claimed Pierre Plante on waivers from Red Wings

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/11/1978   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-4 
04/13/1978   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   4-3 (OT)
04/15/1978   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-4

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 14 Don Murdoch 5'11 180 21 3 1 3 4 4 0 0 LW 8 Steve Vickers 6'0 180 26 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 C/RW 10 Ron Duguay 6'2 200 20 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 LW 16 Pat Hickey 6'1 190 24 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 C 18 Walt Tkaczuk 6'0 185 30 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 D 5 Carol Vadnais 6'1 185 32 3 0 2 2 16 0 0 D 15 Dallas Smith 5'11 180 36 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 9 Wayne Dillon 6'0 185 22 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 77 Phil Esposito 6'1 205 35 3 0 1 1 5 0 0 D 25 Mario Marois 5'11 190 20 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 G 33 Wayne Thomas 6'2 195 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 0 John Davidson 6'3 205 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Don Awrey 6'0 175 34 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 C 23 Lucien DeBlois 5'11 200 20 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 3 Dave Farrish 6'1 195 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 22 Nick Fotiu 6'2 210 25 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 D 4 Ron Greschner 6'2 205 23 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 19 Mark Heaslip 5'10 190 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 26 Dave Maloney 6'1 195 21 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 LW 24 Dan Newman 6'1 195 25 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 G 31 Hardy Astrom 6'0 170 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 15 Jerry Byers 5'11 170 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 7 Rod Gilbert 5'9 180 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 12 Bill Goldsworthy 6'0 190 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 11 Benoit Gosselin 5'11 190 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 28 Greg Hickey 5'10 160 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 88 Ken Hodge 6'2 210 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 17 Greg Holst 5'10 170 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 17 Ed Johnstone 5'9 175 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 21 Mike Keating 6'0 185 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 27 Mike McEwen 6'1 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 20 Greg Polis 6'0 195 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Doug Soetaert 6'0 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 21 Bud Stefanski 5'10 170 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 0 John Davidson 24 2 122 7 3.44 1 1 71 .901 0 0 G 33 Wayne Thomas 30 1 60 4 4.00 0 1 27 .852 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/12/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 1-0-0 10/15/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-5 1-1-0 10/16/1977 vs New York Islanders W 4-2 2-1-0 10/19/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 2-1-1 10/22/1977 at New York Islanders L 2-7 2-2-1 10/23/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-6 2-3-1 10/25/1977 at Cleveland Barons W 5-0 3-3-1 10/26/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-2 4-3-1 10/29/1977 at Atlanta Flames L 3-4 4-4-1 10/30/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 4-5-1 11/02/1977 at Colorado Rockies L 2-6 4-6-1 11/04/1977 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-1 5-6-1 11/05/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-3 5-7-1 11/09/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres W 8-4 6-7-1 11/12/1977 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-3 6-8-1 11/13/1977 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-5 6-9-1 11/16/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 7-9-1 11/19/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 5-5 7-9-2 11/20/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks L 0-3 7-10-2 11/23/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-3 8-10-2 11/26/1977 at Boston Bruins L 2-3 8-11-2 11/27/1977 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 8-12-2 11/30/1977 at St. Louis Blues W 4-0 9-12-2 12/03/1977 at Minnesota North Stars W 4-0 10-12-2 12/04/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 10-12-3 12/07/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 10-12-4 12/08/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-7 10-13-4 12/11/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 2-8 10-14-4 12/14/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 10-14-5 12/15/1977 at Detroit Red Wings T 5-5 10-14-6 12/17/1977 at Cleveland Barons L 2-4 10-15-6 12/18/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-2 11-15-6 12/21/1977 vs Washington Capitals T 5-5 11-15-7 12/23/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 5-4 12-15-7 12/28/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-4 12-16-7 12/30/1977 at Washington Capitals T 3-3 12-16-8 12/31/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 12-16-9 01/04/1978 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 13-16-9 01/07/1978 at Colorado Rockies L 1-3 13-17-9 01/09/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-5 13-18-9

Date Opponent Result Record 01/10/1978 at Boston Bruins W 3-2 14-18-9 01/14/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 14-19-9 01/17/1978 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-4 15-19-9 01/18/1978 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 16-19-9 01/20/1978 at Atlanta Flames L 3-5 16-20-9 01/22/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-3 16-21-9 01/25/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-4 16-22-9 01/28/1978 at New York Islanders L 2-6 16-23-9 01/29/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 16-24-9 02/01/1978 vs New York Islanders L 6-7 16-25-9 02/04/1978 at St. Louis Blues T 2-2 16-25-10 02/05/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-3 17-25-10 02/08/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 3-0 18-25-10 02/09/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 0-2 18-26-10 02/11/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 18-27-10 02/12/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 18-28-10 02/15/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 19-28-10 02/19/1978 vs Colorado Rockies T 4-4 19-28-11 02/22/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-3 19-29-11 02/23/1978 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 20-29-11 02/25/1978 at Montreal Canadiens W 6-3 21-29-11 02/27/1978 vs Atlanta Flames L 3-5 21-30-11 03/01/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-2 22-30-11 03/05/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-4 22-31-11 03/08/1978 vs Cleveland Barons W 6-1 23-31-11 03/12/1978 vs Washington Capitals W 8-2 24-31-11 03/15/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 24-31-12 03/18/1978 vs Boston Bruins L 3-6 24-32-12 03/19/1978 at Minnesota North Stars T 7-7 24-32-13 03/22/1978 at St. Louis Blues W 6-1 25-32-13 03/24/1978 at Washington Capitals W 11-4 26-32-13 03/25/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 27-32-13 03/27/1978 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 28-32-13 03/29/1978 vs New York Islanders W 5-1 29-32-13 04/01/1978 at Atlanta Flames L 0-6 29-33-13 04/02/1978 at Boston Bruins L 3-8 29-34-13 04/05/1978 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-4 29-35-13 04/06/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-3 29-36-13 04/08/1978 at New York Islanders L 2-7 29-37-13 04/09/1978 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 3-2 30-37-13

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