1977-1978 Pittsburgh Penguins team stats

1977-1978 Pittsburgh Penguins: 25-37-18
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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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