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1975–76 Washington Capitals season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1975–76 |
| year | 1975 |
| Team | Washington Capitals |
| Record | 11–59–10 |
| HomeRecord | 6–26–8 |
| RoadRecord | 5–33–2 |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 9th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| GoalsFor | 224 |
| GoalsAgainst | 394 |
| GeneralManager | Milt Schmidt |
| Coach | Milt Schmidt |
| Captain | Bill Clement |
| Yvon Labre | |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Capital Centre |
| GoalsLeader | Nelson Pyatt (26) |
| AssistsLeader | Hartland Monahan (29) |
| PointsLeader | Nelson Pyatt (49) |
| PIMLeader | Yvon Labre (146) |
| WinsLeader | Ron Low (6) |
| GAALeader | Bernie Wolfe (4.16) |
Yvon Labre The 1975–76 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals second season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They improved by three games over their dreadful previous season, faring worse than the Kansas City Scouts, who went 12–56–12 (while going 1–2–1 against them), although the latter would move to Colorado after the season while the Capitals remained in their location. Despite a slightly improved record from the previous season, the Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 7, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 9, 1975||4–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 11, 1975||5–7 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 14, 1975||2–7 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||0–4–0 |- |5||L||October 15, 1975||3–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||0–5–0 |- |6||T||October 17, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||0–5–1 |- |7||L||October 19, 1975||4–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||0–6–1 |- |8||L||October 22, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||0–7–1 |- |9||L||October 24, 1975||3–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||0–8–1 |- |10||W||October 26, 1975||7–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||1–8–1 |- |11||L||October 28, 1975||0–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||1–9–1 |- |12||W||October 30, 1975||6–2 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||2–9–1
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 14 | -56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 80 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 35 | -49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 80 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 56 | -43 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 67 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 75 | -42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 32 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 10 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 43 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 6 | -33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 80 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 19 | -26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 31 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | -25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 74 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 113 | -53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 20 | -30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 54 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 28 | -46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 49 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 39 | -27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 79 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 78 | -52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 80 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 146 | -38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 34 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | -33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 33 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | -21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 27 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 58 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 33 | -38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 46 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 57 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 50 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 49 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 40 | -49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 48 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | -22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2289 | 43 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 208 | 5.45 | 0 | |
| 2134 | 40 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 148 | 4.16 | 0 | |
| 377 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 5.09 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 11 | 59 | 10 | 388 | 4.85 | 0 |
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;
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1975 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Alex Forsyth | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
| 2 | 19 | Peter Scamurra | United States | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
| 4 | 55 | Blair MacKasey | Canada | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 73 | Craig Crawford | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
| 6 | 91 | Roger Swanson | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 7 | 109 | Clark Jantzie | Canada | University of Alberta (CIAU) |
| 8 | 127 | Mike Fryia | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
| 9 | 144 | Jim Ofrim | Canada | University of Alberta (CIAU) |
| 10 | 161 | Mal Zinger | Canada | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) |
References
References
- "1975-76 Washington Capitals Schedule".
- "1975-76 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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