1976-1977 Washington Capitals team stats

1976-1977 Washington Capitals: 24-42-14
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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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