1977-1978 Washington Capitals team stats

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1977-1978 Washington Capitals: 17-49-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 10-23-7 (104 goals scored, 158 allowed) Road record: 7-26-7 (91 goals scored, 163 allowed) Head Coach: Tom McVie Power Play: 34/278 (12.2%) Penalty Killing: 187/260 (71.9%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 2-15 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 159-233 195 goals scored (18th of 18 teams), 321 goals allowed (16th), 1332 PIM (3rd) 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     15  Guy Charron          5'10  170   28   80   38   35   73   12   4   0  105   30  102    2  260  14.6  -25
RW    25  Bob Sirois           6'0   178   23   72   24   37   61    6   5   0   92   25   83    5  189  12.7  -11
C     14  Gerry Meehan         6'2   200   31   78   19   24   43   10   7   0   60   20   87    6  172  11.0  -41
D     24  Robert Picard        6'2   207   20   75   10   27   37  101   2   0   69   12  106   23  170   5.9  -26
RW     8  Bill Riley           5'11  195   27   57   13   12   25  125   5   0   42   14   43    0   67  19.4  -15
LW    10  Bob Girard           6'0   180   28   52    9   14   23    6   1   0   47    4   47    1   42  21.4   -3
LW    21  Dave Forbes          5'10  180   29   77   11   11   22  119   0   0   40    1   97   24  143   7.7  -34
RW    17  Tom Rowe             6'0   190   21   63   13    8   21   82   1   0   31    1   48    0  116  11.2  -18
RW    26  Bill Collins         6'1   178   34   74   10    9   19   18   0   1   30    0   93   31  104   9.6  -32
LW     9  Garnet "Ace" Bailey  5'11  192   29   40    7   12   19   28   0   0   33    5   44    4   58  12.1  -12
D      5  Rick Green           6'3   220   21   60    5   14   19   67   4   0   62   20   97   20   84   6.0  -35
C     12  Rick Bragnalo        5'8   160   26   44    2   13   15   22   0   0   25    4   50   23   60   3.3   -6
D     19  Bryan Watson         5'9   175   35   79    3   11   14  167   0   1   60    0  103   31   52   5.8  -12
D      6  Gord Smith           5'10  175   28   80    4    7   11   78   0   0   55    2   98   25   57   7.0  -20
D      4  Larry Bolonchuk      5'10  190   25   49    3    8   11   79   0   0   30    0   66   17   41   7.3  -19
D     28  Gord Lane            6'1   190   24   69    2    9   11  195   0   0   40    0   80   21   68   2.9  -19
D      3  Jean Lemieux         6'1   180   25   16    3    7   10    0   3   0   15   11   16    0   24  12.5  -12
D      2  Jack Lynch           6'2   180   25   29    1    8    9    4   0   0   25    5   39    6   58   1.7  -13
LW    16  Mike Marson          5'9   200   22   46    4    4    8  101   0   0   16    0   15    0   30  13.3   +1
RW    11  Craig Patrick        6'0   190   31   44    1    7    8    4   1   0   19    2   26    1   43   2.3   -8
D      7  Yvon Labre           5'11  190   28   22    0    8    8   41   0   0   17    0   22    5   21   0.0    0
RW    18  Eddy Godin           5'10  190   20   18    3    3    6    6   0   0    7    1   20    0   23  13.0  -14
C     22  Ron Lalonde          5'10  170   25   67    1    5    6   16   0   0   18    0   71   35   48   2.1  -18
C     10  Walt McKechnie       6'2   195   30   16    4    1    5    0   1   0    7    2   20    1   24  16.7  -14
C     29  Doug Gibson          5'10  175   24   11    2    1    3    0   0   0    7    1    9    0   10  20.0   -3
RW/C  11  Mark Lofthouse       6'2   195   20   18    2    1    3    8   0   0    6    2    9    0   21   9.5   -5
G     31  Jim Bedard           5'10  181   21   43    0    2    2    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    12  Nelson Burton        6'0   205   20    5    1    0    1    8   0   0    1    0    4    0    3  33.3   -3
RW    23  Doug Patey           5'11  180   21    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0   ---   +1
C     23  Blair Stewart        5'11  185   24    8    0    1    1    9   0   0    2    0    5    0    4   0.0   -3
LW    20  Tony White           5'10  175   23    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    1    4    0    4   0.0   -4
G      1  Gary Smith           6'4   215   33   17    0    0    0    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Bernie Wolfe         5'9   165   26   25    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Jim Bedard           21   43  2492  152  3.66  11  23   7 1254   .879   4   1
G    1  Gary Smith           33   17   980   68  4.16   2  12   3  501   .864   2   0
G   30  Bernie Wolfe         26   25  1328   94  4.25   4  14   4  733   .872   1   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
  1    3  D    Robert Picard            899          Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)           
  2   21  RW   Mark Lofthouse           181          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  3   39  RW   Eddy Godin                27          Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  4   57  LW   Nelson Burton              8          Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  5   75  C    Denis Turcotte                        Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  6   93  RW   Perry Schnarr                         University of Denver (NCAA)        
  7  111  G    Rollie Boutin             22          Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)          
  8  127  D    Brent Tremblay            10          Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)    
  9  143  LW   Don Micheletti                        University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
 10  156  RW   Archie Henderson          23          Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            

Traded draft picks:

Transactions

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
10-17-1977	traded Hartland Monahan to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #1 pick in the 1979 draft
12-09-1977	traded Walt McKechnie to Barons for Bob Girard and Cleveland's #2 pick the in 1978 draft
02-19-1978	sold Gary Smith to North Stars
06-10-1978	signed Rolf Edberg as a free agent
06-10-1978	signed Leif Svensson as a free agent
09-21-1978	signed Greg Carroll as a free agent

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/14/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 2-1 1-0-0 10/15/1977 at Cleveland Barons L 2-4 1-1-0 10/19/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 1-2-0 10/24/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-5 1-3-0 10/26/1977 at Atlanta Flames W 6-2 2-3-0 10/28/1977 at Colorado Rockies L 1-8 2-4-0 10/29/1977 at Minnesota North Stars L 4-7 2-5-0 11/02/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 2-5-1 11/03/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 2-6-1 11/05/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 2-7-1 11/08/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-5 2-8-1 11/09/1977 at Detroit Red Wings T 1-1 2-8-2 11/11/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-3 2-9-2 11/13/1977 vs New York Islanders L 0-6 2-10-2 11/15/1977 at St. Louis Blues T 2-2 2-10-3 11/16/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-5 2-11-3 11/19/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres L 6-7 2-12-3 11/20/1977 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 2-13-3 11/23/1977 vs Atlanta Flames T 2-2 2-13-4 11/24/1977 at Boston Bruins L 0-6 2-14-4 11/26/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 4-4 2-14-5 11/29/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 2-15-5 12/02/1977 vs Cleveland Barons L 2-3 2-16-5 12/04/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 2-17-5 12/06/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-5 2-18-5 12/07/1977 at Cleveland Barons W 5-3 3-18-5 12/10/1977 at Atlanta Flames L 1-5 3-19-5 12/11/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 2-1 4-19-5 12/13/1977 at Vancouver Canucks L 1-3 4-20-5 12/17/1977 at Los Angeles Kings W 2-1 5-20-5 12/21/1977 at New York Rangers T 5-5 5-20-6 12/23/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-2 6-20-6 12/27/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 3-6 6-21-6 12/28/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 2-2 6-21-7 12/30/1977 vs New York Rangers T 3-3 6-21-8 01/02/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 7-21-8 01/04/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-0 8-21-8 01/07/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 8-21-9 01/08/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-3 8-22-9 01/11/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings L 3-6 8-23-9

Date Opponent Result Record 01/13/1978 at Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 8-23-10 01/14/1978 vs New York Islanders L 0-4 8-24-10 01/18/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5 8-25-10 01/19/1978 at Boston Bruins L 1-4 8-26-10 01/21/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 9-26-10 01/22/1978 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-6 9-27-10 01/25/1978 vs Colorado Rockies T 3-3 9-27-11 01/27/1978 vs Boston Bruins L 2-5 9-28-11 01/29/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars L 0-4 9-29-11 01/31/1978 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-4 9-30-11 02/01/1978 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-8 9-31-11 02/04/1978 at New York Islanders L 1-6 9-32-11 02/05/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-4 9-33-11 02/10/1978 at Cleveland Barons W 4-1 10-33-11 02/12/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 10-34-11 02/14/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-4 10-35-11 02/17/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-8 10-36-11 02/19/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 2-1 11-36-11 02/21/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-4 11-37-11 02/23/1978 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-4 11-38-11 02/25/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-4 11-39-11 02/26/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-6 11-40-11 02/28/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 7-4 12-40-11 03/04/1978 at St. Louis Blues T 3-3 12-40-12 03/08/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 12-41-12 03/12/1978 at New York Rangers L 2-8 12-42-12 03/15/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-5 12-43-12 03/18/1978 vs Cleveland Barons W 8-3 13-43-12 03/19/1978 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-3 13-44-12 03/22/1978 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-6 13-45-12 03/24/1978 vs New York Rangers L 4-11 13-46-12 03/25/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-5 13-47-12 03/26/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings L 1-4 13-48-12 03/28/1978 vs Boston Bruins T 4-4 13-48-13 03/30/1978 at Colorado Rockies W 4-3 14-48-13 04/01/1978 at New York Islanders L 2-3 14-49-13 04/02/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 14-49-14 04/04/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-3 15-49-14 04/08/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-4 16-49-14 04/09/1978 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 17-49-14

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