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1976–77 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1976–77
year	1976
Team	New York Rangers
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	5th
Division	Patrick
DivisionRank	4th
Record	29–37–14
HomeRecord	17–18–5
RoadRecord	12–19–9
GoalsFor	272
GoalsAgainst	310
GeneralManager	John Ferguson
Coach	John Ferguson
Captain	Phil Esposito
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Madison Square Garden
GoalsLeader	Phil Esposito (34)
AssistsLeader	Rod Gilbert (48)
PointsLeader	Phil Esposito (80)
PIMLeader	Nick Fotiu (174)
WinsLeader	John Davidson (14)
GAALeader	Doug Soetaert (2.95)

The 1976–77 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 51st season. The Rangers placed fourth in the Patrick Division and did not qualify for the playoffs. The Rangers had a better regular season record than two playoff teams and the league would change the rules in the following season to place the top twelve teams in the playoffs, regardless of division.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || 6 || Minnesota North Stars || 6–5 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 8 || @ Colorado Rockies || 5–3 || 2–0–0 |- | 3 || 9 || @ St. Louis Blues || 2–1 || 2–1–0 |- | 4 || 12 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 10–4 || 3–1–0 |- | 5 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 5–1 || 3–2–0 |- | 6 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–4 || 3–3–0 |- | 7 || 17 || Colorado Rockies || 4–3 || 4–3–0 |- | 8 || 20 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–2 || 4–4–0 |- | 9 || 24 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–4 || 4–5–0 |- | 10 || 26 || @ Cleveland Barons || 5–2 || 5–5–0 |- | 11 || 27 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 5–6–0 |- | 12 || 30 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 || 5–6–1 |- | 13 || 31 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–5 || 5–7–1

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Player statistics

;Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	80	34	46	80	52
	77	27	48	75	50
	78	21	41	62	43
	59	32	24	56	47
	75	22	31	53	26
	80	12	38	50	38
	74	11	37	48	131
	80	11	36	47	89
	78	17	29	46	33
	80	14	29	43	38
	80	23	17	40	35
	77	16	23	39	44
†	61	10	12	22	43
	66	3	18	21	100
	80	2	17	19	102
	41	9	8	17	37
	61	2	13	15	8
	70	4	8	12	174
‡	9	1	2	3	0
	19	1	0	1	31
	2	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0
‡	9	0	0	0	2
	9	0	0	0	4

;Goaltenders

GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
41	2034	11	18	7	143	4.22	0
39	2116	14	14	6	125	3.54	1
12	570	3	4	1	28	2.95	1
2	80	1	1	0	10	7.50	0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	6	Don Murdoch	RW	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
2	24	Dave Farrish	D	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
3	42	Mike McEwen	D	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
4	60	Claude Periard	LW	Canada	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
5	78	Doug Caines	C	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
6	96	Barry Scully	RW	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
7	112	Remi Levesque	C	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

References

"1976-77 New York Rangers Schedule".
"1976–77 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com.

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Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	80	34	46	80	52
	77	27	48	75	50
	78	21	41	62	43
	59	32	24	56	47
	75	22	31	53	26
	80	12	38	50	38
	74	11	37	48	131
	80	11	36	47	89
	78	17	29	46	33
	80	14	29	43	38
	80	23	17	40	35
	77	16	23	39	44
†	61	10	12	22	43
	66	3	18	21	100
	80	2	17	19	102
	41	9	8	17	37
	61	2	13	15	8
	70	4	8	12	174
‡	9	1	2	3	0
	19	1	0	1	31
	2	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0
‡	9	0	0	0	2
	9	0	0	0	4

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	80	34	46	80	52
	77	27	48	75	50
	78	21	41	62	43
	59	32	24	56	47
	75	22	31	53	26
	80	12	38	50	38
	74	11	37	48	131
	80	11	36	47	89
	78	17	29	46	33
	80	14	29	43	38
	80	23	17	40	35
	77	16	23	39	44
†	61	10	12	22	43
	66	3	18	21	100
	80	2	17	19	102
	41	9	8	17	37
	61	2	13	15	8
	70	4	8	12	174
‡	9	1	2	3	0
	19	1	0	1	31
	2	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0
‡	9	0	0	0	2
	9	0	0	0	4

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	80	34	46	80	52
	77	27	48	75	50
	78	21	41	62	43
	59	32	24	56	47
	75	22	31	53	26
	80	12	38	50	38
	74	11	37	48	131
	80	11	36	47	89
	78	17	29	46	33
	80	14	29	43	38
	80	23	17	40	35
	77	16	23	39	44
†	61	10	12	22	43
	66	3	18	21	100
	80	2	17	19	102
	41	9	8	17	37
	61	2	13	15	8
	70	4	8	12	174
‡	9	1	2	3	0
	19	1	0	1	31
	2	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0
‡	9	0	0	0	2
	9	0	0	0	4