1976-1977 Washington Capitals team stats

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1976-1977 Washington Capitals: 24-42-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 17-15-8 (132 goals scored, 123 allowed) Road record: 7-27-6 (89 goals scored, 184 allowed) Head Coach: Tom McVie Power Play: 39/293 (13.3%) Penalty Killing: 223/285 (78.2%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 10-14 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 172-231 221 goals scored (17th of 18 teams), 307 goals allowed (14th), 1231 PIM (3rd) 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     15  Guy Charron          5'10  170   27   80   36   46   82   10   6   1  105   34  106    7  261  13.8  -28
C     14  Gerry Meehan         6'2   200   30   80   28   36   64   13   9   1   83   31   70    7  193  14.5  -11
RW    12  Hartland Monahan     5'11  197   25   79   23   27   50   37   7   1   80   20   92    4  137  16.8  -28
LW     9  Garnet "Ace" Bailey  5'11  192   28   78   19   27   46   51   2   0   74   15   94   14  154  12.3  -21
RW    25  Bob Sirois           6'0   178   22   45   13   22   35    2   1   0   43    5   38    1  100  13.0   +1
D      2  Jack Lynch           6'2   180   24   75    5   25   30   90   0   0   87   19   99   16  132   3.8  -15
C     22  Ron Lalonde          5'10  170   24   76   12   17   29   24   0   0   44    0  105   41   83  14.5  -20
RW     8  Bill Riley           5'11  195   26   43   13   14   27  124   5   0   43   13   26    0   45  28.9   +4
RW    26  Bill Collins         6'1   178   33   54   11   14   25   26   0   2   36    0   66   23   87  12.6   -7
C     18  Rick Bragnalo        5'8   160   25   80   11   12   23   16   1   2   31    3   51    7   89  12.4  -16
LW    20  Tony White           5'10  175   22   72   12    9   21   44   2   1   45    5   58    3  126   9.5  -15
RW    11  Craig Patrick        6'0   190   30   28    7   10   17    2   1   0   25   10   29    4   47  14.9  -10
D     28  Gord Lane            6'1   190   23   80    2   15   17  207   0   0   60    1  105   21   59   3.4  -25
D      5  Rick Green           6'3   220   20   45    3   12   15   16   1   0   45   10   58    3   89   3.4  -20
D     19  Bryan Watson         5'9   175   34   56    1   14   15   91   0   0   49    1   76   23   54   1.9   -5
D      7  Yvon Labre           5'11  190   27   62    3   11   14  169   0   2   54    4   76   21   99   3.0   -5
D      6  Gord Smith           5'10  175   27   79    1   12   13   92   1   0   63    5  112   27   72   1.4  -27
LW    21  Mike Lampman         6'2   195   26   22    6    5   11    4   1   0   16    2   18    0   47  12.8   -4
D     17  Jean Lemieux         6'1   180   24   15    4    4    8    2   2   0   17   10   17    1   19  21.1   -9
C     27  Harvey Bennett       6'4   215   24   18    2    6    8   34   0   0   15    2   23    1   22   9.1   -9
C     23  Blair Stewart        5'11  185   23   34    5    2    7   85   0   0   14    0   21    1   41  12.2   -6
D      4  Bob Paradise         6'1   205   32   22    0    5    5   20   0   0   20    0   30    7   15   0.0   -3
RW    10  Doug Patey           5'11  180   20   37    3    1    4    6   0   0    9    0   24    0   43   7.0  -15
RW    24  Tom Rowe             6'0   190   20   12    1    2    3    2   0   0    9    2   13    0   22   4.5   -6
D     29  Peter Scamurra       6'3   185   21   21    0    2    2    8   0   0   13    1   20    2   19   0.0   -6
LW    27  Paul Nicholson       6'0   190   22    9    0    1    1    2   0   0    3    0    9    1    3   0.0   -5
LW    16  Mike Marson          5'9   200   21   10    0    1    1   18   0   0    1    0    2    0    5   0.0   -1
G     30  Bernie Wolfe         5'9   165   25   37    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Bill Mikkelson       6'0   185   28    1    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    1    0    0   ---    0
C     24  Alex Forsyth         6'2   195   21    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     31  Roger Crozier        5'8   165   34    3    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     19  Steve Self           5'9   170   26    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    4    0    3   0.0   -3
C     11  Brian Kinsella       5'11  180   22    6    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    4    2    3   0.0   -2
D      8  Larry Bolonchuk      5'10  190   24    9    0    0    0   12   0   0    2    0   17    3    3   0.0  -12
G      1  Ron Low              6'1   205   26   54    0    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   31  Roger Crozier        34    3   103    2  1.17   1   0   0   61   .967   0   0
G    1  Ron Low              26   54  2869  184  3.85  16  27   5 1541   .881   1   0
G   30  Bernie Wolfe         25   36  1828  118  3.87   7  15   9  971   .878   2   1

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    1  D    Rick Green               845          London Knights (OHA)               
  1   15  C    Greg Carroll             131    152   Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)           [pick acquired from BUF via ATL]
  3   37  RW   Tom Rowe                 357          London Knights (OHA)               
  4   55  D    Al Glendenning                        Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  5   73  RW   Doug Patey                45          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  6   91  G    Jim Bedard                73          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  6  100  D    Don Wilson                            St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)     [pick acquired from ATL]
  7  109  G    Dale Rideout                          Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  8  119  RW   Al Dumba                              Regina Pats (WCHL)                 

Traded draft picks:

#2 to PIT (Greg Malone)


Transactions

09-01-1976	signed Guy Charron as a free agent
09-27-1976	sold Blair MacKasey to Maple Leafs
10-05-1976	signed Gord Lane as a free agent
10-10-1976	signed Steve Self as a free agent
11-24-1976	sold Harvey Bennett to Flyers
11-30-1976	traded Greg Joly to Red Wings for Bryan Watson
12-04-1976	purchased Bill Collins from Flyers
01-19-1977	signed Bill Riley as a free agent
02-01-1977	signed Craig Patrick as a free agent
03-03-1977	purchased Roger Crozier from Sabres
05-29-1977	claimed Doug Gibson on waivers from Bruins
08-17-1977	traded the rights to Ron Low and Washington's #3 pick in the 1979 draft to Red Wings for Walt McKechnie, Detroit's #2 pick in the 1979 draft and Detroit's #3 pick in the 1978 draft
09-03-1977	signed Gary Smith as a free agent
10-01-1977	traded Bob Paradise to Penguins for Don Awrey
10-10-1977	claimed Dave Forbes from Bruins in waiver draft

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/05/1976 vs Atlanta Flames W 6-5 1-0-0 10/07/1976 at Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 1-0-1 10/09/1976 at Cleveland Barons L 3-6 1-1-1 10/13/1976 at Vancouver Canucks L 1-4 1-2-1 10/16/1976 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-7 1-3-1 10/19/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-6 1-4-1 10/21/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings T 5-5 1-4-2 10/24/1976 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-2 1-5-2 10/29/1976 at Colorado Rockies W 2-1 2-5-2 10/31/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks L 4-5 2-6-2 11/03/1976 at Atlanta Flames L 0-7 2-7-2 11/05/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 2-8-2 11/07/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-1 3-8-2 11/09/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 4-8-2 11/10/1976 at New York Rangers W 7-5 5-8-2 11/12/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 4-5 5-9-2 11/14/1976 vs Cleveland Barons L 2-3 5-10-2 11/18/1976 at Boston Bruins L 2-3 5-11-2 11/19/1976 vs Boston Bruins L 1-4 5-12-2 11/21/1976 vs Colorado Rockies W 3-1 6-12-2 11/24/1976 at Atlanta Flames L 2-6 6-13-2 11/27/1976 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-6 6-14-2 11/30/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-4 7-14-2 12/01/1976 at New York Rangers L 1-4 7-15-2 12/03/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 7-15-3 12/05/1976 at Boston Bruins T 5-5 7-15-4 12/07/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-3 8-15-4 12/10/1976 at Cleveland Barons L 1-7 8-16-4 12/11/1976 vs Cleveland Barons L 2-4 8-17-4 12/14/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 8-18-4 12/17/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 9-18-4 12/18/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 10-18-4 12/23/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 10-19-4 12/26/1976 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 10-20-4 12/28/1976 vs New York Rangers L 2-5 10-21-4 12/29/1976 at Colorado Rockies L 1-3 10-22-4 01/01/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-3 10-23-4 01/02/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 2-1 11-23-4 01/04/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 11-23-5 01/06/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 11-23-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/08/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-7 11-24-6 01/10/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 2-0 12-24-6 01/11/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 2-3 12-25-6 01/15/1977 at New York Islanders L 1-2 12-26-6 01/16/1977 vs New York Islanders T 2-2 12-26-7 01/18/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-3 12-27-7 01/19/1977 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-2 13-27-7 01/22/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 13-28-7 01/23/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-3 14-28-7 01/27/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 15-28-7 01/29/1977 at St. Louis Blues W 5-2 16-28-7 01/30/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 5-5 16-28-8 02/02/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-7 16-29-8 02/05/1977 at New York Islanders T 3-3 16-29-9 02/06/1977 at Boston Bruins L 2-5 16-30-9 02/09/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks T 4-4 16-30-10 02/10/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-9 16-31-10 02/12/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-10 16-32-10 02/15/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars T 3-3 16-32-11 02/17/1977 at Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 16-32-12 02/19/1977 at St. Louis Blues L 1-4 16-33-12 02/20/1977 vs New York Islanders T 2-2 16-33-13 02/22/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-1 17-33-13 02/25/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 18-33-13 02/26/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-2 18-34-13 03/01/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-3 18-35-13 03/03/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-4 19-35-13 03/06/1977 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-4 19-36-13 03/09/1977 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-5 19-37-13 03/10/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-6 19-38-13 03/13/1977 at Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 19-38-14 03/15/1977 vs Cleveland Barons L 1-5 19-39-14 03/18/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-0 20-39-14 03/20/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-6 20-40-14 03/25/1977 vs New York Rangers W 7-2 21-40-14 03/27/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-4 22-40-14 03/29/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-1 23-40-14 03/30/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-3 24-40-14 04/02/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-11 24-41-14 04/03/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-2 24-42-14

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