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1976–77 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1976–77 |
| year | 1976 |
| Team | Boston Bruins |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 2nd |
| Division | Adams |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| Record | 49–23–8 |
| HomeRecord | 27–7–6 |
| RoadRecord | 22–16–2 |
| GoalsFor | 312 |
| GoalsAgainst | 240 |
| GeneralManager | Harry Sinden |
| Coach | Don Cherry |
| Captain | Johnny Bucyk |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Peter McNab (38) |
| AssistsLeader | Jean Ratelle (61) |
| PointsLeader | Jean Ratelle (94) |
| PIMLeader | Mike Milbury (166) |
| WinsLeader | Gilles Gilbert (18) |
| GAALeader | Gilles Gilbert (2.85) |
| DivisionWin | Yes |
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) |
| 2 | 34 | Lorry Gloeckner (D) | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
| 4 | 70 | Bob Miller (C) | United States | Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
| 5 | 88 | Peter Vandemark (LW) | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
| 6 | 106 | Ted Olson (LW) | Canada | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 7, 1976||6–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 9, 1976||5–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 10, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 13, 1976||5–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1976–77) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 15, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) ||4–1–0 |- |6||W||October 17, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||5–1–0 |- |7||L||October 19, 1976||5–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||5–2–0 |- |8||W||October 20, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||6–2–0 |- |9||W||October 23, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||7–2–0 |- |10||W||October 27, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1976–77) ||8–2–0 |- |11||W||October 30, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||9–2–0 |- |12||L||October 31, 1976||1–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||9–3–0
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/− | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 78 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 6 | |
| C | 80 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| C | 77 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
| D | 77 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| RW | 79 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 147 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| RW | 57 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 62 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 65 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 80 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| LW | 49 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 12 | −2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 72 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 69 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 75 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 77 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 166 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 46 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 58 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 40 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 73 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 76 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2700 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 137 | 3.04 | 3 | |
| 2040 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 97 | 2.85 | 1 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 14 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 14 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 858 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 3.08 | 1 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 878 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 3.21 | 1 |
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.
Awards and honors
- John Bucyk, Lester Patrick Trophy
References
References
- "1976-77 Boston Bruins Schedule".
- "1976-77 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- 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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