1976–77 Edmonton Oilers season

1976–77 Edmonton Oilers
Division 4th Western
1976–77 record 34–43–4
Home record 24–15–3
Road record 10–28–1
Goals for 243 (11th)
Goals against 304 (8th)
Team information
General Manager Bep Guidolin
Coach Bep Guidolin (25–36–2)
Glen Sather (9–7–2)
Captain Glen Sather (Oct–Mar)
Vacant (Mar–Apr)
Alternate captains Doug Barrie
Ron Busniuk
Arena Northlands Coliseum
Team leaders
Goals Bill Flett (34)
Assists Bryan Campbell (42)
Points Bill Flett (54)
Bryan Campbell (54)
Penalties in minutes Frank Beaton (274)
Plus/minus Bill Flett (+7)
Wins Ken Broderick (18)
Goals against average Dave Dryden (3.26)

The 1976–77 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' fifth season of operation. The Oilers placed fourth to qualify for the playoffs, losing in the first round.

Regular season

Final standings

Western Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Houston Aeros8050246320241106
Winnipeg Jets804632236629194
San Diego Mariners814037428428385
Edmonton Oilers813443424330472
Calgary Cowboys813143725229669
Phoenix Roadrunners802848428138360

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 8, 19762–0New England Whalers (1976–77)1–0–0
2LOctober 15, 19761–6Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)1–1–0
3WOctober 17, 19767–2Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)2–1–0
4WOctober 19, 19765–4 OTPhoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)3–1–0
5LOctober 24, 19763–5Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)3–2–0
6LOctober 26, 19761–3@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)3–3–0
7WOctober 28, 19764–3 OT@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)4–3–0
8LOctober 29, 19763–11@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)4–4–0
9LOctober 31, 19760–4Houston Aeros (1976–77)4–5–0
10WNovember 3, 19764–2Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)5–5–0
11LNovember 4, 19762–4@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)5–6–0
12LNovember 5, 19763–4New England Whalers (1976–77)5–7–0
13LNovember 7, 19762–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)5–8–0
14LNovember 10, 19762–4@ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77)5–9–0
15WNovember 13, 19763–2@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)6–9–0
16LNovember 16, 19762–5@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)6–10–0
17LNovember 17, 19762–4@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)6–11–0
18WNovember 19, 19764–3 OTCincinnati Stingers (1976–77)7–11–0
19WNovember 21, 19766–5Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)8–11–0
20LNovember 23, 19763–5@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)8–12–0
21LNovember 24, 19762–4@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)8–13–0
22LNovember 26, 19762–4@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)8–14–0
23WNovember 28, 19764–0San Diego Mariners (1976–77)9–14–0
24WNovember 30, 19763–2 OTPhoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)10–14–0
25WDecember 2, 19764–3@ Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)11–14–0
26TDecember 3, 19760–0@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)11–14–1
27LDecember 4, 19763–5@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)11–15–1
28LDecember 5, 19761–5@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)11–16–1
29WDecember 7, 19764–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)12–16–1
30LDecember 11, 19760–3@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)12–17–1
31WDecember 12, 19765–3Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)13–17–1
32LDecember 14, 19761–6San Diego Mariners (1976–77)13–18–1
33LDecember 16, 19760–3@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)13–19–1
34WDecember 17, 19761–0@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)14–19–1
35WDecember 19, 19764–2Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77)15–19–1
36WDecember 21, 19764–1Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)16–19–1
37LDecember 28, 19762–3Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)16–20–1
38LJanuary 1, 19771–5@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)16–21–1
39LJanuary 4, 19773–5Houston Aeros (1976–77)16–22–1
40WJanuary 7, 19774–1Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)17–22–1
41LJanuary 8, 19770–5@ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77)17–23–1
42WJanuary 9, 19775–3Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)18–23–1
43WJanuary 14, 19775–3@ New England Whalers (1976–77)19–23–1
44LJanuary 15, 19773–6@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)19–24–1
45LJanuary 16, 19771–3@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)19–25–1
46LJanuary 20, 19771–5@ San Diego Mariners (1976–77)19–26–1
47LJanuary 22, 19771–4@ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)19–27–1
48WJanuary 23, 19779–2Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77)20–27–1
49WJanuary 26, 19775–4 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)21–27–1
50LJanuary 28, 19771–4Houston Aeros (1976–77)21–28–1
51TJanuary 30, 19771–1Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)21–28–2
52LFebruary 1, 19771–11Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)21–29–2
53WFebruary 6, 19774–2San Diego Mariners (1976–77)22–29–2
54LFebruary 8, 19775–6San Diego Mariners (1976–77)22–30–2
55LFebruary 11, 19771–3@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)22–31–2
56WFebruary 13, 19775–2Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)23–31–2
57LFebruary 15, 19774–7Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77)23–32–2
58WFebruary 18, 19773–2Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)24–32–2
59LFebruary 20, 19772–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)24–33–2
60WFebruary 22, 19774–3New England Whalers (1976–77)25–33–2
61LFebruary 25, 19772–3 OTIndianapolis Racers (1976–77)25–34–2
62LFebruary 27, 19770–4Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)25–35–2
63LMarch 1, 19774–5Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)25–36–2
64WMarch 3, 19775–4Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)26–36–2
65WMarch 6, 19775–2Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)27–36–2
66LMarch 8, 19773–5@ Houston Aeros (1976–77)27–37–2
67LMarch 9, 19773–5@ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77)27–38–2
68WMarch 10, 19774–3@ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77)28–38–2
69TMarch 12, 19773–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77)28–38–3
70LMarch 13, 19773–9@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)28–39–3
71LMarch 15, 19770–7@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)28–40–3
72WMarch 17, 19774–3Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)29–40–3
73LMarch 22, 19773–8@ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)29–41–3
74WMarch 24, 19775–4@ New England Whalers (1976–77)30–41–3
75WMarch 25, 19774–3 OT@ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77)31–41–3
76LMarch 27, 19772–5@ New England Whalers (1976–77)31–42–3
77WMarch 30, 19778–0Houston Aeros (1976–77)32–42–3
78LApril 1, 19771–3Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)32–43–3
79TApril 2, 19774–4@ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77)32–43–4
80WApril 4, 19776–2Winnipeg Jets (1976–77)33–43–4
81WApril 6, 19776–4Birmingham Bulls (1976–77)34–43–4

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Playoffs

Houston Aeros 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 – Semifinals

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 13Edmonton Oilers3–4 OTHouston Aeros0–1
2April 15Edmonton Oilers2–6Houston Aeros0–2
3April 17Houston Aeros2–7Edmonton Oilers1–2
4April 20Houston Aeros4–1Edmonton Oilers1–3
5April 22Edmonton Oilers3–4Houston Aeros1–4

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bill FlettRW48342054207700
Bryan CampbellC6612425418−10010
Glen SatherLW8119345377−17200
Al HamiltonD818374560−19300
Norm UllmanC6716274328−23400
Rusty PatenaudeRW7325164157−23800
Gavin KirkC528283616−4300
Rick MorrisLW7918173576−1100
Wayne ConnellyC38131528180400
Barry WilkinsD514242875−7000
Doug BarrieD708192792−4200
Brett CallighenC2991625486200
Tim SheehyRW28158234−7400
Dave LangevinD777162394−16200
Gregg BoddyD461171841−1100
Randy RotaC/LW4096158−10100
Bob RussellC57761341−10000
Frank BeatonLW684913274−12000
Butch WilliamsRW293101316−9100
Claude St. SauveurC1557122−1000
Gene PeacoshLW11549142200
Bob NevinRW133250−8100
Tom SimpsonRW15325162000
Pete LaframboiseLW/C1705512−6000
Ron BusniukRW29224830000
Barry MerrellC101340−2000
Glenn PatrickD2304462−10000
Larry HornungD212130−6000
Ken BairdD212302000
Ken BroderickG4003320000
Mike AntonovichC71120−3000
Bill ButtersD702217−2000
Dave DrydenG2402200000
Dennis PattersonD230222−18000
Ted ScharfRW502214−1000
Barry LongD20112−4000
Danny ArndtLW10000−2000
Joe FortunatoLW100000000
Jean-Louis LevasseurG2100020000
Peter MorrisLW30002−2000
Bill PrenticeD300022000
Paul StewartLW/D200020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Ken Broderick230140181811343.494
Dave Dryden14162410130773.261
Jean-Louis Levasseur1213216123884.350
Team:493081344342993.645
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Brett CallighenC54157001
Randy RotaC/LW53250000
Bryan CampbellC53140000
Al HamiltonD50444000
Dave LangevinD52139000
Gregg BoddyD412314000
Norm UllmanC50330000
Glen SatherLW51122000
Frank BeatonLW502221000
Ron BusniukRW502237000
Bill FlettRW50222000
Gavin KirkC51014000
Claude St. SauveurC51010000
Wayne ConnellyC50110000
Rick MorrisLW50114000
Barry WilkinsD40112000
Doug BarrieD40000000
Ken BroderickG30000000
Jean-Louis LevasseurG20002000
Rusty PatenaudeRW20008000
Glenn PatrickD20000000
Bob RussellC10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Ken Broderick179312103.350
Jean-Louis Levasseur133202104.510
Team:312514203.850

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1976–77 Edmonton Oilers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  2. ↑ "1976-77 Edmonton Oilers Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
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