1976–77 St. Louis Blues season

1976–77 St. Louis Blues
Smythe Division champions
Division 1st Smythe
1976–77 record 32–39–9
Goals for 239
Goals against 276
Team information
General Manager Emile Francis
Coach Emile Francis
Captain Garry Unger
Alternate captains None
Arena St. Louis Arena
Team leaders
Goals Garry Unger (30)
Assists Bob MacMillan (39)
Points Bob MacMillan (58)
Penalties in minutes Bob Gassoff (254)
Wins Eddie Johnston (13)
Goals against average Yves Belanger (3.00)

The 1976–77 St. Louis Blues season was the tenth for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues won the Smythe Division title with a record of 32 wins, 39 losses and nine ties, good for 73 points, and received a first-round bye in the 1977 NHL Playoffs. However, the Blues were no match for the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens, as the Montrealers swept the Blues in the quarter-finals.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
St. Louis Blues803239923927673
Minnesota North Stars8023391824031064
Chicago Black Hawks8026431124029863
Vancouver Canucks8025421323529463
Colorado Rockies8020461422630754

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 7, 19764–6Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)0–1–0
2WOctober 9, 19762–1New York Rangers (1976–77)1–1–0
3WOctober 13, 19763–2@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)2–1–0
4WOctober 16, 19766–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)3–1–0
5LOctober 17, 19762–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)3–2–0
6WOctober 19, 19766–5Boston Bruins (1976–77)4–2–0
7LOctober 21, 19762–6@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)4–3–0
8WOctober 23, 19764–2Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)5–3–0
9LOctober 24, 19762–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)5–4–0
10WOctober 26, 19765–2Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)6–4–0
11LOctober 28, 19762–5@ New York Islanders (1976–77)6–5–0
12WOctober 30, 19763–1Colorado Rockies (1976–77)7–5–0
13WNovember 3, 19766–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)8–5–0
14WNovember 6, 19763–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)9–5–0
15LNovember 9, 19761–8Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)9–6–0
16LNovember 10, 19760–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)9–7–0
17LNovember 13, 19763–5Atlanta Flames (1976–77)9–8–0
18LNovember 15, 19762–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)9–9–0
19TNovember 17, 19765–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)9–9–1
20WNovember 20, 19763–1New York Rangers (1976–77)10–9–1
21WNovember 24, 19764–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)11–9–1
22LNovember 26, 19762–5@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)11–10–1
23WNovember 27, 19763–2Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)12–10–1
24LNovember 30, 19763–5Colorado Rockies (1976–77)12–11–1
25TDecember 3, 19762–2@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)12–11–2
26LDecember 4, 19760–1Atlanta Flames (1976–77)12–12–2
27LDecember 7, 19762–4@ New York Islanders (1976–77)12–13–2
28TDecember 8, 19764–4@ New York Rangers (1976–77)12–13–3
29TDecember 11, 19761–1Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)12–13–4
30LDecember 12, 19763–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)12–14–4
31LDecember 15, 19761–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)12–15–4
32LDecember 16, 19762–5@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)12–16–4
33LDecember 18, 19760–2Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)12–17–4
34WDecember 19, 19766–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)13–17–4
35WDecember 22, 19762–1@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)14–17–4
36WDecember 23, 19764–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)15–17–4
37TDecember 28, 19764–4New York Islanders (1976–77)15–17–5
38WJanuary 1, 19773–1Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)16–17–5
39LJanuary 2, 19771–2@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)16–18–5
40WJanuary 4, 19774–3Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)17–18–5
41LJanuary 6, 19771–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)17–19–5
42LJanuary 8, 19772–5Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)17–20–5
43WJanuary 12, 19777–2Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)18–20–5
44LJanuary 14, 19772–3@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)18–21–5
45WJanuary 15, 19774–0Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)19–21–5
46WJanuary 19, 19775–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)20–21–5
47WJanuary 22, 19772–1Colorado Rockies (1976–77)21–21–5
48LJanuary 23, 19773–6@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)21–22–5
49LJanuary 27, 19770–2Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)21–23–5
50LJanuary 29, 19772–5Washington Capitals (1976–77)21–24–5
51LJanuary 30, 19772–5@ New York Rangers (1976–77)21–25–5
52TFebruary 1, 19773–3Boston Bruins (1976–77)21–25–6
53LFebruary 3, 19774–5@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)21–26–6
54WFebruary 5, 19776–5Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)22–26–6
55WFebruary 8, 19776–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)23–26–6
56WFebruary 12, 19773–1Atlanta Flames (1976–77)24–26–6
57LFebruary 14, 19774–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)24–27–6
58WFebruary 15, 19775–1Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)25–27–6
59WFebruary 19, 19774–1Washington Capitals (1976–77)26–27–6
60WFebruary 21, 19774–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)27–27–6
61LFebruary 22, 19770–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)27–28–6
62LFebruary 26, 19771–5Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)27–29–6
63LFebruary 28, 19772–5Cleveland Barons (1976–77)27–30–6
64TMarch 2, 19772–2@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)27–30–7
65WMarch 5, 19772–1New York Islanders (1976–77)28–30–7
66LMarch 6, 19772–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)28–31–7
67LMarch 8, 19771–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)28–32–7
68WMarch 10, 19774–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)29–32–7
69TMarch 12, 19773–3Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)29–32–8
70LMarch 15, 19771–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)29–33–8
71LMarch 16, 19773–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)29–34–8
72TMarch 19, 19774–4Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)29–34–9
73LMarch 20, 19773–5@ New York Rangers (1976–77)29–35–9
74WMarch 22, 19774–2Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)30–35–9
75LMarch 24, 19771–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)30–36–9
76LMarch 26, 19772–5@ New York Islanders (1976–77)30–37–9
77LMarch 28, 19774–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)30–38–9
78WMarch 30, 19774–1Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)31–38–9
79WApril 2, 19779–2Cleveland Barons (1976–77)32–38–9
80LApril 3, 19773–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)32–39–9

Playoffs

The Blues lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4 – 0 in the quarter-finals.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bob MacMillanRW801939581111001
Garry UngerC8030275756−12705
Larry PateyC802129504111122
Red BerensonC802128498−28403
Claude LaroseRW80291948225112
Chuck LefleyLW7111304112−15301
Pierre PlanteRW7618203877−4403
Jerry ButlerRW8012203265−31000
Rod SeilingD7932629361201
Ted IrvineLW6914142838−16102
Bruce AffleckD805202524−22100
Bob GassoffD7761824254−2003
Bernie FederkoC311492315−6603
Bob HessD534182214−2100
Derek SandersonC328132126−8302
Floyd ThomsonLW587815111012
Rick BourbonnaisRW33681410−6201
Brian SutterLW354101482−8000
Bob PlagerD54191023−9000
Jamie MastersD161782−7100
Gilles MarotteD4734726−13001
Dave HrechkosyLW1512320000
Joe ZanussiD110334−6000
Doug PalazzariC121010−3000
Yves BelangerG301100000
Barclay PlagerD201121000
Rick SmithD180116−3000
Doug GrantG1700000000
Eddie JohnstonG3800000000
Brian OgilvieC30000−1000
Ed StaniowskiG2900000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Eddie Johnston211138131651083.071
Ed Staniowski158929101611084.080
Doug Grant96017773503.121
Yves Belanger140320073.000
Team:480080323992733.412

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Bernie FederkoC41122000
Claude LaroseRW41010000
Larry PateyC41010000
Brian SutterLW410114000
Rick BourbonnaisRW40110000
Bob GassoffD401110000
Chuck LefleyLW10112000
Bob MacMillanRW40110000
Garry UngerC40112000
Bruce AffleckD40000000
Red BerensonC40004000
Jerry ButlerRW400014000
Bob HessD10000000
Ted IrvineLW30002000
Eddie JohnstonG30000000
Gilles MarotteD30002000
Jamie MastersD10000000
Bob PlagerD40000000
Pierre PlanteRW40002000
Rod SeilingD40002000
Ed StaniowskiG30000000
Floyd ThomsonLW30004000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Eddie Johnston13830293.910
Ed Staniowski10230295.290
Team:240404184.500

[2]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
17Bernie Federko CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)
220Brian Sutter CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
225John Smrke CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
343Jim Kirkpatrick CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
456Mike Liut CanadaBowling Green University (CCHA)
461Paul Skidmore United StatesBoston College (ECAC)
697Nels Goddard CanadaMichigan Tech University (WCHA)
7113Mike Eaves United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
8121Jacques Sogeul  SwitzerlandDavos (Switzerland)
9124Dave Dornseif United StatesProvidence College (ECAC)
10126Brad Wilson United StatesProvidence College (ECAC)
11128Dan Hoene United StatesUniversity of Michigan (WCHA)
12130Goran Lindblom SwedenSkelleftea (Sweden)
13132Jim Bales CanadaUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
14134Anders Hakansson SwedenSolna (Sweden)
15135Juhani Wallenius FinlandRauma (Finland)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "1976-77 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  • "1976–77 St. Louis Blues Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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