1976–77 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1976–77 Detroit Red Wings season was the 51st season for the Detroit franchise, 45th as the Red Wings.

1976–77 Detroit Red Wings
Division5th Norris
1976–77 record16–55–9
Goals for183
Goals against309
Team information
General ManagerAlex Delvecchio (Oct–Mar)
Ted Lindsay (Mar–Apr)
CoachAlex Delvecchio,
Larry Wilson
CaptainDanny Grant
Dennis Polonich
Alternate captainsNone
Team leaders
GoalsWalt McKechnie (25)
AssistsWalt McKechnie (34)
PointsWalt McKechnie (59)
Penalty minutesDennis Polonich (277)
WinsEd Giacomin (8)
Goals against averageEd Giacomin (3.58)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens8060812387171132
Los Angeles Kings8034311527124183
Pittsburgh Penguins8034331324025281
Washington Capitals8024421422130762
Detroit Red Wings801655918330941

[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
1TOctober 7, 19763–3Washington Capitals (1976–77)0–0–1
2WOctober 9, 19764–0Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)1–0–1
3LOctober 12, 19762–4Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)1–1–1
4LOctober 16, 19763–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)1–2–1
5LOctober 17, 19764–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)1–3–1
6WOctober 22, 19765–0New York Islanders (1976–77)2–3–1
7LOctober 23, 19762–4@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)2–4–1
8LOctober 26, 19762–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)2–5–1
9LOctober 28, 19761–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)2–6–1
10LOctober 30, 19761–4Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)2–7–1
11WOctober 31, 19766–5@ New York Rangers (1976–77)3–7–1
12WNovember 4, 19763–2Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)4–7–1
13TNovember 7, 19760–0Atlanta Flames (1976–77)4–7–2
14LNovember 9, 19761–8@ New York Islanders (1976–77)4–8–2
15LNovember 10, 19764–6Boston Bruins (1976–77)4–9–2
16TNovember 13, 19763–3Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)4–9–3
17LNovember 16, 19760–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)4–10–3
18TNovember 17, 19765–5St. Louis Blues (1976–77)4–10–4
19WNovember 19, 19765–2Cleveland Barons (1976–77)5–10–4
20LNovember 21, 19762–4@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)5–11–4
21WNovember 24, 19764–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)6–11–4
22WNovember 25, 19763–1@ New York Islanders (1976–77)7–11–4
23LNovember 27, 19760–5New York Rangers (1976–77)7–12–4
24LNovember 28, 19761–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)7–13–4
25WDecember 1, 19765–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)8–13–4
26LDecember 4, 19761–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)8–14–4
27LDecember 11, 19760–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)8–15–4
28WDecember 12, 19765–3@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)9–15–4
29LDecember 15, 19763–7@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)9–16–4
30WDecember 16, 19767–3Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)10–16–4
31WDecember 18, 19766–3Atlanta Flames (1976–77)11–16–4
32LDecember 19, 19761–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)11–17–4
33LDecember 22, 19761–2@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)11–18–4
34WDecember 23, 19765–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)12–18–4
35LDecember 27, 19764–7Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)12–19–4
36LDecember 29, 19763–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)12–20–4
37WDecember 31, 19764–2Cleveland Barons (1976–77)13–20–4
38LJanuary 2, 19774–6Colorado Rockies (1976–77)13–21–4
39TJanuary 4, 19772–2@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)13–21–5
40LJanuary 6, 19772–7Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)13–22–5
41LJanuary 10, 19770–2Washington Capitals (1976–77)13–23–5
42LJanuary 12, 19771–3@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)13–24–5
43LJanuary 13, 19772–4@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)13–25–5
44LJanuary 15, 19770–4@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)13–26–5
45LJanuary 20, 19771–3Colorado Rockies (1976–77)13–27–5
46LJanuary 22, 19770–3Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)13–28–5
47TJanuary 23, 19772–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)13–28–6
48LJanuary 27, 19771–4@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)13–29–6
49WJanuary 29, 19774–3Cleveland Barons (1976–77)14–29–6
50LFebruary 2, 19771–9@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)14–30–6
51LFebruary 5, 19771–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)14–31–6
52WFebruary 6, 19773–2Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)15–31–6
53LFebruary 10, 19774–5New York Rangers (1976–77)15–32–6
54TFebruary 12, 19772–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)15–32–7
55LFebruary 13, 19773–5Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)15–33–7
56LFebruary 15, 19772–6@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)15–34–7
57TFebruary 17, 19772–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)15–34–8
58LFebruary 19, 19771–2Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)15–35–8
59LFebruary 20, 19772–3@ New York Rangers (1976–77)15–36–8
60LFebruary 23, 19772–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)15–37–8
61WFebruary 24, 19773–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)16–37–8
62LFebruary 26, 19773–4Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)16–38–8
63LMarch 1, 19773–8@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)16–39–8
64LMarch 3, 19772–4New York Islanders (1976–77)16–40–8
65LMarch 5, 19771–4Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)16–41–8
66LMarch 9, 19773–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)16–42–8
67LMarch 10, 19772–4St. Louis Blues (1976–77)16–43–8
68LMarch 12, 19770–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)16–44–8
69TMarch 13, 19773–3Washington Capitals (1976–77)16–44–9
70LMarch 15, 19771–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)16–45–9
71LMarch 17, 19772–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)16–46–9
72LMarch 20, 19771–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)16–47–9
73LMarch 23, 19770–6Boston Bruins (1976–77)16–48–9
74LMarch 24, 19771–3@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)16–49–9
75LMarch 26, 19770–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)16–50–9
76LMarch 27, 19770–6Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)16–51–9
77LMarch 29, 19771–6@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)16–52–9
78LMarch 31, 19771–3Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)16–53–9
79LApril 2, 19773–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)16–54–9
80LApril 3, 19772–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)16–55–9

Playoffs

The Red Wings failed to qualify to the playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Walt McKechnieC8025345950−24331
Dennis PolonichC/RW79182846274−20611
Dennis HextallLW78143246158−35501
Nick LibettLW8014274125−25310
Michel BergeronRW7421123398−40305
Bill LocheadLW6116143039−11403
Dan MaloneyLW34131326643310
Buster HarveyRW5411112218−13231
J.P. LeBlancC747111840−16002
Jim NahrgangD535111634−12311
Al CameronD8031316112−43100
Rick WilsonD773131656−20000
Rick LapointeD492111380−17100
Terry HarperD52481228−23100
Danny GrantRW42210124−34000
Greg JolyD531111214−22100
Jean HamelD711101163−18000
Mike BloomLW4563922−10000
Bobby SheehanC345492−10000
Bob RitchieLW1762810−13100
Fred WilliamsC4425710−17000
Terry MurrayD2307710−18000
Dave KellyRW162024−8001
Steve CoatesRW510124−1000
Dwight SchofieldD310120000
Ed GiacominG3301140000
Reed LarsonD1401123−2000
Jim RutherfordG4801120000
Bryan WatsonD14011392000
Fred BerryC30000−3000
Larry GirouxD200020000
Fern LeBlancC30000−3000
Don MartineauRW100000000
Brian McCutcheonLW1200000000
Terry RichardsonG500020000
Kevin SchamehornRW30009−1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin17913381831073.583
Jim Rutherford27404873461803.940
Terry Richardson2695130184.010
Team:480080165593053.813

[2]

Note: 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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
14Fred Williams CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)
222Reed Larson United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
340Fred Berry CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
458Kevin Schamehorn CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
578Dwight Schofield United StatesLondon Knights (OMJHL)
694Tony Horvath CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
7111Fern LeBlanc CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
8120Claude Legris CanadaSorel Eperviers (QMJHL)

Farm teams

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 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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