1976–77 Boston Bruins season
| 1976–77 Boston Bruins | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adams Division Champions | ||
| Division | 1st Adams | |
| 1976–77 record | 49–23–8 | |
| Goals for | 312 | |
| Goals against | 240 | |
| Team information | ||
| General Manager | Harry Sinden | |
| Coach | Don Cherry | |
| Captain | Johnny Bucyk | |
| Alternate captains | None | |
| Arena | Boston Garden | |
| Team leaders | ||
| Goals | Peter McNab (38) | |
| Assists | Jean Ratelle (61) | |
| Points | Jean Ratelle (94) | |
| Wins | Gilles Gilbert (18) | |
| Goals against average | Gilles Gilbert (2.85) | |
| 
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The 1976–77 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 53rd season in the NHL. The season involved participating in the Stanley Cup finals.
Offseason
NHL Draft
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Clayton Pachal (C) |  Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) | 
Regular season
Season standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 312 | 240 | 106 | 
| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 301 | 220 | 104 | 
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 301 | 285 | 81 | 
| Cleveland Barons | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 240 | 292 | 63 | 
[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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | October 7, 1976 | 6–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 1–0–0 | 
| 2 | L | October 9, 1976 | 5–7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 1–1–0 | 
| 3 | W | October 10, 1976 | 4–3 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 2–1–0 | 
| 4 | W | October 13, 1976 | 5–1 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 3–1–0 | 
| 5 | W | October 15, 1976 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 4–1–0 | 
| 6 | W | October 17, 1976 | 5–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 5–1–0 | 
| 7 | L | October 19, 1976 | 5–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 5–2–0 | 
| 8 | W | October 20, 1976 | 2–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 6–2–0 | 
| 9 | W | October 23, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 7–2–0 | 
| 10 | W | October 27, 1976 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 8–2–0 | 
| 11 | W | October 30, 1976 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 9–2–0 | 
| 12 | L | October 31, 1976 | 1–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 9–3–0 | 
| 13 | W | November 4, 1976 | 7–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 10–3–0 | 
| 14 | W | November 7, 1976 | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 11–3–0 | 
| 15 | W | November 10, 1976 | 6–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 12–3–0 | 
| 16 | T | November 11, 1976 | 2–2 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 12–3–1 | 
| 17 | W | November 14, 1976 | 5–3 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 13–3–1 | 
| 18 | W | November 18, 1976 | 3–2 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 14–3–1 | 
| 19 | W | November 19, 1976 | 4–1 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 15–3–1 | 
| 20 | W | November 21, 1976 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 16–3–1 | 
| 21 | W | November 24, 1976 | 4–0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 17–3–1 | 
| 22 | W | November 25, 1976 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 18–3–1 | 
| 23 | L | November 27, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 18–4–1 | 
| 24 | L | November 30, 1976 | 2–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 18–5–1 | 
| 25 | W | December 1, 1976 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 19–5–1 | 
| 26 | L | December 3, 1976 | 1–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 19–6–1 | 
| 27 | T | December 5, 1976 | 5–5 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 19–6–2 | 
| 28 | L | December 9, 1976 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 19–7–2 | 
| 29 | L | December 11, 1976 | 3–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 19–8–2 | 
| 30 | L | December 12, 1976 | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 19–9–2 | 
| 31 | W | December 16, 1976 | 5–2 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 20–9–2 | 
| 32 | L | December 18, 1976 | 4–6 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 20–10–2 | 
| 33 | W | December 19, 1976 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 21–10–2 | 
| 34 | L | December 21, 1976 | 0–3 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 21–11–2 | 
| 35 | T | December 23, 1976 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 21–11–3 | 
| 36 | W | December 26, 1976 | 6–3 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 22–11–3 | 
| 37 | W | December 29, 1976 | 8–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 23–11–3 | 
| 38 | L | January 1, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 23–12–3 | 
| 39 | W | January 5, 1977 | 3–2 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 24–12–3 | 
| 40 | L | January 8, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 24–13–3 | 
| 41 | W | January 9, 1977 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 25–13–3 | 
| 42 | W | January 11, 1977 | 3–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 26–13–3 | 
| 43 | W | January 13, 1977 | 4–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 27–13–3 | 
| 44 | T | January 15, 1977 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 27–13–4 | 
| 45 | W | January 17, 1977 | 7–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 28–13–4 | 
| 46 | L | January 20, 1977 | 3–4 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 28–14–4 | 
| 47 | W | January 21, 1977 | 5–2 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 29–14–4 | 
| 48 | W | January 23, 1977 | 3–0 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 30–14–4 | 
| 49 | L | January 27, 1977 | 4–6 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 30–15–4 | 
| 50 | T | January 29, 1977 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 30–15–5 | 
| 51 | L | January 30, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 30–16–5 | 
| 52 | T | February 1, 1977 | 3–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 30–16–6 | 
| 53 | W | February 3, 1977 | 5–4 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 31–16–6 | 
| 54 | L | February 4, 1977 | 3–6 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 31–17–6 | 
| 55 | W | February 6, 1977 | 5–2 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 32–17–6 | 
| 56 | L | February 10, 1977 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 32–18–6 | 
| 57 | L | February 12, 1977 | 3–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 32–19–6 | 
| 58 | W | February 13, 1977 | 4–2 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 33–19–6 | 
| 59 | W | February 16, 1977 | 7–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 34–19–6 | 
| 60 | L | February 19, 1977 | 0–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 34–20–6 | 
| 61 | L | February 23, 1977 | 1–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 34–21–6 | 
| 62 | W | February 25, 1977 | 5–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 35–21–6 | 
| 63 | T | February 27, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 35–21–7 | 
| 64 | W | March 1, 1977 | 8–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 36–21–7 | 
| 65 | W | March 3, 1977 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 37–21–7 | 
| 66 | W | March 5, 1977 | 3–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 38–21–7 | 
| 67 | W | March 6, 1977 | 6–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 39–21–7 | 
| 68 | W | March 8, 1977 | 3–2 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 40–21–7 | 
| 69 | W | March 10, 1977 | 10–3 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 41–21–7 | 
| 70 | W | March 12, 1977 | 3–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 42–21–7 | 
| 71 | T | March 13, 1977 | 2–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 42–21–8 | 
| 72 | W | March 17, 1977 | 4–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 43–21–8 | 
| 73 | L | March 21, 1977 | 1–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 43–22–8 | 
| 74 | W | March 23, 1977 | 6–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 44–22–8 | 
| 75 | L | March 24, 1977 | 2–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 44–23–8 | 
| 76 | W | March 26, 1977 | 7–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 45–23–8 | 
| 77 | W | March 27, 1977 | 3–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 46–23–8 | 
| 78 | W | March 30, 1977 | 4–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 47–23–8 | 
| 79 | W | April 2, 1977 | 5–3 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 48–23–8 | 
| 80 | W | April 3, 1977 | 7–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 49–23–8 | 
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle | C | 78 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 
| McNab, PeterPeter McNab | C | 80 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 
| Sheppard, GreggGregg Sheppard | C | 77 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 
| Park, BradBrad Park | D | 77 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 
| O'Reilly, TerryTerry O'Reilly | RW | 79 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 147 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 
| Schmautz, BobbyBobby Schmautz | RW | 57 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 62 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 
| Cashman, WayneWayne Cashman | LW | 65 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| Marcotte, DonDon Marcotte | LW | 80 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 
| Bucyk, JohnJohn Bucyk | LW | 49 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 12 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 
| Middleton, RickRick Middleton | RW | 72 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Jonathan, StanStan Jonathan | LW | 69 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Hagman, MattiMatti Hagman | C | 75 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Milbury, MikeMike Milbury | D | 77 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 166 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Smith, RickRick Smith | D | 46 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Smith, DallasDallas Smith | D | 58 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Anderson, EarlEarl Anderson | RW | 40 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| Forbes, DaveDave Forbes | LW | 73 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 
| Doak, GaryGary Doak | D | 76 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Nowak, HankHank Nowak | LW | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Wensink, JohnJohn Wensink | LW | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Maluta, RayRay Maluta | D | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Halward, DougDoug Halward | D | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Cheevers, GerryGerry Cheevers | G | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Gilbert, GillesGilles Gilbert | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Zanussi, JoeJoe Zanussi | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Pachal, ClaytonClayton Pachal | C/LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Pettie, JimJim Pettie | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Sims, AlAl Sims | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheevers, GerryGerry Cheevers | 2700 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 137 | 3.04 | 3 | 
| Gilbert, GillesGilles Gilbert | 2040 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 97 | 2.85 | 1 | 
| Pettie, JimJim Pettie | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 237 | 2.96 | 4 | 
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle | C | 14 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Schmautz, BobbyBobby Schmautz | RW | 14 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 
| Sheppard, GreggGregg Sheppard | C | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| Park, BradBrad Park | D | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Marcotte, DonDon Marcotte | LW | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| O'Reilly, TerryTerry O'Reilly | RW | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Middleton, RickRick Middleton | RW | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Cashman, WayneWayne Cashman | LW | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Smith, RickRick Smith | D | 14 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| McNab, PeterPeter McNab | C | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Jonathan, StanStan Jonathan | LW | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Milbury, MikeMike Milbury | D | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Wensink, JohnJohn Wensink | LW | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Doak, GaryGary Doak | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Forbes, DaveDave Forbes | LW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Hagman, MattiMatti Hagman | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Anderson, EarlEarl Anderson | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Bucyk, JohnJohn Bucyk | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Cheevers, GerryGerry Cheevers | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Gilbert, GillesGilles Gilbert | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Halward, DougDoug Halward | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Sims, AlAl Sims | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheevers, GerryGerry Cheevers | 858 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 3.08 | 1 | 
| Gilbert, GillesGilles Gilbert | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 0 | 
| Team: | 878 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 3.21 | 1 | 
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;
Playoffs
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7 | Boston | 3 | Montreal | 7 | |
| May 10 | Boston | 0 | Montreal | 3 | |
| May 12 | Montreal | 4 | Boston | 2 | |
| May 14 | Montreal | 2 | Boston | 1 | OT | 
Montreal wins the series 4–0.
Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Roster
THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST
| Boston Bruins | ||||||
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| Goaltenders 
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Awards and honors
References
- ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ↑ "1976-77 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ↑ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.424, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
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