1977-1978 Pittsburgh Penguins team stats

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1977-1978 Pittsburgh Penguins: 25-37-18
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 16-15-9 (143 goals scored, 147 allowed) Road record: 9-22-9 (111 goals scored, 174 allowed) Head Coach: Johnny Wilson Power Play: 53/261 (20.3%) Penalty Killing: 190/251 (75.7%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 196-253 254 goals scored (10th of 18 teams), 321 goals allowed (15th), 1300 PIM (5th) 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%   +/-
RW    19  Jean Pronovost       6'0   185   32   79   40   25   65   50  12   2  102   36  106   24  219  18.3  -16
C     20  Pete Mahovlich       6'5   210   31   57   25   36   61   37   9   2   91   34   82   29  201  12.4   +4
C     12  Greg Malone          6'0   190   21   78   18   43   61   80   2   0   88   13  118   27  179  10.1  -16
C     26  Gene Carr            5'11  185   26   70   17   37   54   76   4   0   81   37   61    2  145  11.7  -15
RW    17  Rick Kehoe           5'11  180   26   70   29   21   50   10   7   0   72   20   75    5  177  16.4  -18
RW     9  Blair Chapman        6'1   190   21   75   24   20   44   37   4   0   68   12   78   11  180  13.3  -11
D      2  Tom Edur             6'1   185   23   58    5   38   43   18   2   0  104   29  106   22  135   3.7   -9
LW     8  Dave Schultz         6'1   190   28   66    9   25   34  378   0   0   56    3   62    0  102   8.8   -9
LW    14  Wayne Bianchin       5'10  180   24   61   20   13   33   40   3   1   50   10   55    1   95  21.1  -14
LW    22  Brian Spencer        5'11  185   28   79    9   11   20   81   0   0   37    2   54    1  101   8.9  -18
LW    27  Mike Corrigan        5'10  175   31   25    8   12   20   10   0   0   28    7   29    1   36  22.2   -7
D      3  Ron Stackhouse       6'3   210   28   50    5   15   20   36   3   0   68   15   87   18  115   4.3  -16
D      4  Dave Burrows         6'1   190   28   67    4   15   19   24   0   0   79    2  139   32   92   4.3  -30
RW    10  Peter Lee            5'9   180   21   60    5   13   18   19   1   0   32    9   34    0   89   5.6  -11
D      7  Russ Anderson        6'3   210   22   74    2   16   18  150   0   0   67    2   81   11   51   3.9   -5
LW    18  Lowell MacDonald     5'11  185   36   19    5    8   13    2   2   0   18    8   10    0   31  16.1    0
LW    11  John Flesch          6'2   200   24   29    7    5   12   19   0   0   18    0   25    0   34  20.6   -7
D     24  Bob Paradise         6'1   205   33   64    2   10   12   53   0   0   54    0  107   23   34   5.9  -30
C     10  Pierre Larouche      5'11  175   22   20    6    5   11    0   0   0   14    2   25    0   50  12.0  -13
D     25  Dennis Owchar        5'11  190   24   22    2    8   10   23   0   0   25    0   44    7   51   3.9  -12
D      6  Colin Campbell       5'9   190   24   55    1    9   10  103   1   0   33    5   57   10   54   1.9  -19
C     28  Tom Cassidy          5'11  180   25   26    3    4    7   15   0   0   10    0   20    6   16  18.8   -4
C     26  Syl Apps             6'0   185   30    9    0    7    7    0   0   0    8    2    9    3   11   0.0    0
RW    23  Jim Hamilton         6'0   180   20   25    2    4    6    2   0   0   13    3   13    0   35   5.7   -3
D      5  Mario Faubert        6'1   175   23   18    0    6    6   11   0   0   24    7   17    2   26   0.0   +2
C     16  Derek Sanderson      6'0   185   31   13    3    1    4    0   1   0    5    1   15    5   11  27.3   -6
RW    20  Jacques Cossette     5'9   185   23   19    1    2    3    4   1   0    6    2    9    0   17   5.9   -5
RW     8  Hartland Monahan     5'11  197   26    7    2    0    2    2   1   0    5    2   10    0   13  15.4   -7
RW    16  Lew Morrison         6'0   185   29    8    0    2    2    0   0   0    3    0    0    0    3   0.0   +3
G     29  Dunc Wilson          5'11  175   29   21    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Denis Herron         5'11  165   25   60    0    1    1    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     25  Greg Redquest        5'10  190   21    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     16  Kim Davis            5'11  170   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     30  Gordie Laxton        5'10  195   22    2    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     25  Tom Price            6'1   190   23   10    0    0    0    0   0   0    2    0    6    0    3   0.0   -4

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  Denis Herron         25   60  3534  210  3.57  20  25  15 2125   .901   4   0
G   29  Dunc Wilson          29   21  1180   95  4.83   5  11   3  602   .842   0   0
G   30  Gordie Laxton        22    2    73    9  7.40   0   1   0   48   .812   0   0
G   25  Greg Redquest        21    1    13    3 13.85   0   0   0   10   .700   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

1977 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   30  RW   Jim Hamilton              95          London Knights (OHA)               
  3   48  C    Kim Davis                 36          Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  4   66  C    Mark Johnson             669          University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     
  6  102  G    Greg Millen              604          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           

Traded draft picks:

#1 to TOR (Trevor Johansen)
#5 to LA (Julian Baretta)
#8 to PHI (Pete Peeters)
#9 to PHI (Tom Bauer)
#10 to PHI (Rob Nicholson)
#11 to PHI (Jim Trainor)
#12 to PHI (Mike Laycock)


Transactions

09-20-1977	traded Ron Schock to Sabres for Brian Spencer
10-01-1977	traded Don Awrey to Capitals for Bob Paradise
10-11-1977	signed Tom Cassidy as a free agent
10-17-1977	traded Pittsburgh's #1 pick in the 1979 draft to Capitals for Hartland Monahan
11-02-1977	traded Hartland Monahan and Syl Apps to Kings for Dave Schultz, Gene Carr and Los Angeles' #4 pick in the 1978 draft
11-29-1977	traded Pierre Larouche and the rights to Peter Marsh (acq. 12/15/77) to Canadiens for Pete Mahovlich and Peter Lee
12-02-1977	traded Dennis Owchar to Rockies for Tom Edur
02-04-1978	signed John Flesch as a free agent
03-14-1978	signed Derek Sanderson as a free agent
06-14-1978	traded Pittsburgh's #1 pick in the 1978 draft to Flyers for Tom Bladon, Orest Kindrachuk and Ross Lonsberry
06-14-1978	traded Dave Burrows to Maple Leafs for Randy Carlyle and George Ferguson
09-06-1978	traded Jean Pronovost to Flames for Gregg Sheppard
09-11-1978	Tom Edur retired

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/12/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-2 1-0-0 10/14/1977 at Washington Capitals L 1-2 1-1-0 10/15/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-8 1-2-0 10/19/1977 at New York Rangers T 3-3 1-2-1 10/20/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-11 1-3-1 10/22/1977 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-2 2-3-1 10/23/1977 at Cleveland Barons W 3-2 3-3-1 10/26/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings L 3-4 3-4-1 10/29/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5 3-5-1 11/02/1977 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-3 3-6-1 11/04/1977 at Atlanta Flames L 2-5 3-7-1 11/05/1977 at New York Islanders L 3-4 3-8-1 11/09/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 5-3 4-8-1 11/12/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-4 5-8-1 11/13/1977 at Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 5-8-2 11/16/1977 at Minnesota North Stars L 4-7 5-9-2 11/19/1977 vs New York Rangers T 5-5 5-9-3 11/22/1977 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 5-9-4 11/24/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 5-10-4 11/26/1977 vs New York Islanders W 5-2 6-10-4 11/29/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-9 6-11-4 11/30/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-4 7-11-4 12/03/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 7-11-5 12/04/1977 at Washington Capitals W 4-2 8-11-5 12/06/1977 at Colorado Rockies T 3-3 8-11-6 12/08/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 8-12-6 12/10/1977 at Boston Bruins L 2-6 8-13-6 12/11/1977 vs Atlanta Flames L 1-5 8-14-6 12/14/1977 at St. Louis Blues L 2-3 8-15-6 12/17/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-3 9-15-6 12/22/1977 at Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 9-15-7 12/23/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-6 9-16-7 12/26/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-4 10-16-7 12/28/1977 vs Washington Capitals T 2-2 10-16-8 12/29/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 10-17-8 12/31/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 6-3 11-17-8 01/02/1978 at Washington Capitals L 2-3 11-18-8 01/04/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks W 8-3 12-18-8 01/07/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 12-18-9 01/09/1978 at New York Rangers W 5-3 13-18-9

Date Opponent Result Record 01/11/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens L 6-8 13-19-9 01/12/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 13-19-10 01/14/1978 vs Cleveland Barons W 4-2 14-19-10 01/18/1978 at Atlanta Flames L 0-1 14-20-10 01/21/1978 vs Washington Capitals L 2-5 14-21-10 01/22/1978 vs New York Rangers W 3-1 15-21-10 01/28/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 15-21-11 01/29/1978 at Boston Bruins L 2-8 15-22-11 01/31/1978 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 16-22-11 02/01/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-1 17-22-11 02/04/1978 vs Boston Bruins L 1-8 17-23-11 02/07/1978 at Colorado Rockies W 4-2 18-23-11 02/11/1978 at Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 18-23-12 02/14/1978 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 2-1 19-23-12 02/18/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings T 1-1 19-23-13 02/19/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 19-23-14 02/21/1978 at St. Louis Blues W 5-4 20-23-14 02/22/1978 vs St. Louis Blues T 2-2 20-23-15 02/25/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 20-24-15 02/26/1978 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 20-24-16 03/01/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 20-25-16 03/04/1978 at New York Islanders L 3-6 20-26-16 03/05/1978 vs New York Islanders T 3-3 20-26-17 03/08/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-3 21-26-17 03/11/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-3 21-27-17 03/12/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-7 21-28-17 03/14/1978 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 21-29-17 03/15/1978 at Vancouver Canucks L 4-7 21-30-17 03/18/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 22-30-17 03/19/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-9 22-31-17 03/21/1978 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-7 22-32-17 03/22/1978 vs Colorado Rockies L 2-5 22-33-17 03/25/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 22-33-18 03/29/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-6 22-34-18 03/30/1978 at Boston Bruins L 3-6 22-35-18 04/02/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-3 23-35-18 04/05/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 7-2 24-35-18 04/06/1978 at Detroit Red Wings L 4-6 24-36-18 04/08/1978 vs Washington Capitals L 4-6 24-37-18 04/09/1978 at Cleveland Barons W 3-2 25-37-18

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