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1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1976–77
year	1976
Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	5th
Division	Norris
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	34–33–13
HomeRecord	22–12–6
RoadRecord	12–21–7
GoalsFor	240
GoalsAgainst	252
GeneralManager	Wren Blair (Oct–Dec)
Baz Bastien (Dec–Apr)
Coach	Ken Schinkel
Captain	Ron Schock
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
GoalsLeader	Jean Pronovost (33)
AssistsLeader	Syl Apps Jr. (43)
PointsLeader	Jean Pronovost (64)
PIMLeader	Bob Kelly (115)
WinsLeader	Dunc Wilson (18)
GAALeader	Denis Herron (2.94)

Baz Bastien (Dec–Apr)

The 1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their tenth in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished third in the Norris Division for the third season in a row. In the playoffs, the Penguins were eliminated in the first round. Changes occurred in management and ownership. In December 1976, Baz Bastien replaced Wren Blair as the club's general manager. The club was sold to shopping mall magnate Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. in February 1977.

Regular season

Despite the fact that Pierre Larouche, Jean Pronovost and Syl Apps were unable to reproduce their franchise record-setting offensive output of the previous season the team finished with a similar regular season record on the strength of improved defensive prowess and the goaltending of Dunc Wilson and Denis Herron, who was re-acquired from the Kansas City Scouts in the off-season.

General Manager Wren Blair, who had been part of the ownership group which bought the club from the NHL in July 1975 until February 1976, was removed from his position December 3, 1976. Aldege 'Baz' Bastien, the man who had coached the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets to a Calder Cup championship in 1967, was named Blair's replacement.

Co-owners Al Savill and Otto Frenzel sold the club to shopping mall magnate Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. in February 1977, less than two years after having bought the team from the NHL.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || Oct 6 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || Oct 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–10 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 1–1–0 || 2 |- | 3 || Oct 9 || Los Angeles Kings || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 1–2–0 || 2 |- | 4 || Oct 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || Chicago Stadium || 1–3–0 || 2 |- | 5 || Oct 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Atlanta Flames || Omni Coliseum || 1–4–0 || 2 |- | 6 || Oct 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–4–0 || 4 |- | 7 || Oct 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 2–4–1 || 5 |- | 8 || Oct 23 || Montreal Canadiens || 9–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–5–1 || 5 |- | 9 || Oct 24 || Atlanta Flames || 3–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–5–2 || 6 |- | 10 || Oct 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 2–5–3 || 7 |- | 11 || Oct 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 2–6–3 || 7 |- | 12 || Oct 30 || New York Rangers || 2–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–6–4 || 8

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Playoffs

The Penguins' opponent in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs was once again the Toronto Maple Leafs. While the Penguins' offensive output greatly improved to ten goals scored (compared to 1976's three goals), the Maple Leafs once again dispatched the Penguins in three games.

|2-1-1 =No scoring |2-1-2 =Jean Pronovost (1) – 01:01 Ron Stackhouse (1) – 06:37 Syl Apps Jr. (1) – pp – 12:30 |2-2-1 =06:10 – pp – Darryl Sittler (2) 12:38 – Stan Weir (1) |2-2-2 =Lowell MacDonald (1) – 07:38 |2-3-1 =03:37 – pp – Ian Turnbull (1) 07:52 – Borje Salming (1) |2-3-2 =Greg Malone (1) – 13:57 Ron Stackhouse (2) – en – 19:23 |goalie2-1 =Wayne Thomas 28 saves / 33 shots |goalie2-2 =Denis Herron 37 saves / 41 shots

|3-1-1 =Borje Salming (2) – pp – 08:34 Ian Turnbull (2) – pp – 14:14 |3-1-2 =19:40 – pp – Jean Pronovost (2) |3-2-1 =Lanny McDonald (2) – 08:46 Lanny McDonald (3) – 14:17 |3-2-2 =16:06 – Blair Chapman (1) |3-3-1 =Lanny McDonald (4) – en – 19:44 |3-3-2 =No scoring |goalie3-1 =Mike Palmateer 38 saves / 40 shots |goalie3-2 =Denis Herron 37 saves / 41 shots

Player statistics

;Skaters

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	65	29	34	63		14
	72	18	43	61	2	20
	80	30	27	57		10
	80	17	32	49		10
	80	7	34	41	11	72
	73	14	27	41		36
	66	18	19	37	3	43
	80	14	23	37		16
	79	28	6	34		28
	74	10	21	31	13	115
	46	5	18	23		37
	67	6	9	15		13
	47	2	11	13		32
	79	1	12	13		40
	66	2	11	13	5	81
	69	3	6	9		29
	10	0	3	3		6
	76	2	1	3		0
	3	1	1	2		0
	9	0	2	2	1	0
†	7	0	2	2	0	4
	7	0	0	0		0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0	0	2

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3	2	1	3	2
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3	0	3	3	0
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3	0	2	2	0
3	1	1	2	2
3	0	1	1	0
3	0	1	1	6
3	0	1	1	14
3	1	0	1	2
3	1	0	1	4
3	0	1	1	0
3	1	0	1	12
1	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0

;Goaltenders

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45	18	19	8	129	5
34	15	11	5	94	1
6	1	3	0	26	0

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	3	1	2	0	11	0

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

‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Jean Pronovost became the first player to score 500 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–6 loss to New York on December 11.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season:

Trades

October 18, 1976	To [Los Angeles Kings](1976-77-los-angeles-kings-season)	To Pittsburgh Penguins

Additions and subtractions

Tom Price	Cleveland Barons	free agency (1977-02-28)

Colin Campbell†	Colorado Rockies	compensation for signing of Denis Herron (1976-09-01)

|} †Colin Campbell was loaned to the Rockies for one season. He was returned to the Penguins in 1977.

Draft picks

The 1976 NHL amateur draft was held on June 1, 1976, in Montreal.

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1	2	Blair Chapman	Right wing	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
2	19	Greg Malone	Center	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
2	29	Peter Marsh	Right wing	Canada	Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
3	47	Morris Lukowich	Left wing	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
4	65	Greg Redquest	Goaltender	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
5	83	Brendan Lowe	Defense	Canada	Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
6	101	Vic Sirko	Defense	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)

References

Penguins on Hockey Database

References

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	9	0	2	2	1	0
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