1976–77 New York Islanders season

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 7, 1976||3–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 9, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 12, 1976||7–0 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||3–0–0 |- |4||W||October 13, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||4–0–0 |- |5||T||October 16, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||4–0–1 |- |6||W||October 19, 1976||6–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||5–0–1 |- |7||L||October 22, 1976||0–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||5–1–1 |- |8||W||October 23, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) ||6–1–1 |- |9||L||October 25, 1976||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||6–2–1 |- |10||W||October 28, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||7–2–1 |- |11||T||October 30, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||7–2–2

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Playoffs

Preliminary

(4) New York Islanders vs. (12) Chicago Black Hawks

| scoring1-1 = | scoring1-2 = | 1–1–1 = Grant Mulvey 1 (PP) – 15:22 | 1–2–1 = Kirk Bowman 1 (PP) – 8:24 | 1–3–1 = No scoring | 1–4–1 = | 1–1–2 = No scoring | 1–2–2 = 2:31 – J.P. Parise 1 | 1–3–2 = 3:18 – Denis Potvin 1 (PP) 4:53 – Billy MacMillan 1 11:56 – Bob Bourne 1 19:22 – J.P. Parise 2 (EN) | 1–4–2 = | goalie1-1 = Tony Esposito (32 saves) | goalie1-2 = Billy Smith (14 saves)

| scoring2-1 = | scoring2-2 = | 2–1–1 = Dennis Hull 1 (PP) – 11:12 | 2–2–1 = No scoring | 2–3–1 = No scoring | 2–4–1 = | 2–1–2 = 13:56 – Jude Drouin 1 | 2–2–2 = 14:18 – Clark Gillies 1 | 2–3–2 = No scoring | 2–4–2 = | goalie2-1 = Tony Esposito (17 saves) | goalie2-2 = Billy Smith (33 saves)

Quarterfinals

(4) New York Islanders vs. (5) Buffalo Sabres

|1-1-1 =No scoring |1-1-2 =12:28 – Garry Howatt (1) 18:44 – Billy Harris (1) |1-2-1 =Gilbert Perreault (1) – 09:38 Rene Robert (3) – 11:39 |1-2-2 =12:04 – Clark Gillies (2) 18:33 – Jude Drouin (2) |1-3-1 =No scoring |1-3-2 =No scoring |goalie1-1 =Don Edwards 24 saves / 28 shots |goalie1-2 =Billy Smith 37 saves / 39 shots

|2-1-1 =Don Luce (1) – 11:26 Rene Robert (4) – pp – 15:40 |2-1-2 =No scoring |2-2-1 =No scoring |2-2-2 =13:50 – Bob Bourne (2) 16:31 – Bryan Trottier (1) |2-3-1 =No scoring |2-3-2 =08:30 – Clark Gillies (3) 11:35 – Dave Lewis (1) |goalie2-1 =Don Edwards 18 saves / 22 shots |goalie2-2 =Billy Smith 24 saves / 26 shots

|3-1-1 =02:18 – pp – Rick Martin (2) 06:29 – pp – Jerry Korab (2) |3-1-2 =Billy Harris (2) – 17:39 |3-2-1 =No scoring |3-2-2 =Jude Drouin (3) – 10:55 Jude Drouin (4) – pp – 13:40 |3-3-1 =10:10 – pp – Don Luce (2) |3-3-2 =Clark Gillies (4) – 00:09 |goalie3-1 =Don Edwards 19 saves / 23 shots |goalie3-2 =Billy Smith 45 saves / 48 shots

|4-1-1 =02:49 – Jocelyn Guevremont (3) |4-1-2 =Billy Harris (3) – pp – 10:29 |4-2-1 =06:16 – pp – Don Luce (3) |4-2-2 =Ed Westfall (1) – sh – 09:54 Denis Potvin (2) – 18:51 |4-3-1 =04:57 – Rene Robert (5) |4-3-2 =Billy MacMillan (2) – 07:42 |goalie4-1 =Gerry Desjardins 17 saves / 21 shots |goalie4-2 =Billy Smith 26 saves / 29 shots

Semifinals

(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) New York Islanders

| scoring1-1 = | scoring1-2 = | 1–1–1 = | 1–2–1 = | 1–3–1 = | 1–4–1 = | 1–1–2 = | 1–2–2 = | 1–3–2 = | 1–4–2 = | goalie1-1 = | goalie1-2 =

| scoring2-1 = | scoring2-2 = | 2–1–1 = | 2–2–1 = | 2–3–1 = | 2–4–1 = | 2–1–2 = | 2–2–2 = | 2–3–2 = | 2–4–2 = | goalie2-1 = | goalie2-2 =

| scoring3-1 = | scoring3-2 = | 3–1–1 = | 3–2–1 = | 3–3–1 = | 3–4–1 = | 3–1–2 = | 3–2–2 = | 3–3–2 = | 3–4–2 = | goalie3-1 = | goalie3-2 =

| scoring4-1 = | scoring4-2 = | 4–1–1 = | 4–2–1 = | 4–3–1 = | 4–4–1 = | 4–1–2 = | 4–2–2 = | 4–3–2 = | 4–4–2 = | goalie4-1 = | goalie4-2 =

| scoring5-1 = | scoring5-2 = | 5–1–1 = | 5–2–1 = | 5–3–1 = | 5–4–1 = | 5–1–2 = | 5–2–2 = | 5–3–2 = | 5–4–2 = | goalie5-1 = | goalie5-2 =

| scoring6-1 = | scoring6-2 = | 6–1–1 = | 6–2–1 = | 6–3–1 = | 6–4–1 = | 6–1–2 = | 6–2–2 = | 6–3–2 = | 6–4–2 = | goalie6-1 = | goalie6-2 =

Player statistics

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Note: Pos = Position; 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

New York's draft picks at the 1976 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal.

References

References

1. "1976-77 New York Islanders Schedule".
2. "1976-77 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.