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1976–77 St. Louis Blues season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1976–77 |
| year | 1976 |
| Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Record | 32–39–9 |
| HomeRecord | 22–13–5 |
| RoadRecord | 10–26–4 |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 4th |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| GeneralManager | Emile Francis |
| Coach | Emile Francis |
| Captain | Garry Unger |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | St. Louis Arena |
| GoalsFor | 239 |
| GoalsAgainst | 276 |
| GoalsLeader | Garry Unger (30) |
| AssistsLeader | Bob MacMillan (39) |
| PointsLeader | Bob MacMillan (58) |
| PIMLeader | Bob Gassoff (254) |
| WinsLeader | Eddie Johnston (13) |
| GAALeader | Yves Belanger (3.00) |
| DivisionWin | Yes |
The 1976–77 St. Louis Blues season was the tenth for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues won the Smythe Division title with a record of 32 wins, 39 losses and nine ties, good for 73 points, and received a first-round bye in the 1977 NHL Playoffs. However, the Blues were no match for the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens, as the Montrealers swept the Blues in the quarter-finals.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 7, 1976||4–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 9, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1976–77) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 13, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 16, 1976||6–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 17, 1976||2–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 19, 1976||6–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||4–2–0 |- |7||L||October 21, 1976||2–6 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||4–3–0 |- |8||W||October 23, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||5–3–0 |- |9||L||October 24, 1976||2–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||5–4–0 |- |10||W||October 26, 1976||5–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||6–4–0 |- |11||L||October 28, 1976||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1976–77) ||6–5–0 |- |12||W||October 30, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||7–5–0
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Playoffs
The Blues lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4 – 0 in the quarterfinals.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 80 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 80 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 56 | −12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 80 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 8 | −28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 80 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 71 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 12 | −15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 76 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 77 | −4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 80 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 65 | −31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 79 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 69 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 38 | −16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 80 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 24 | −22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 77 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 254 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 15 | −6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 53 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 14 | −2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 32 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 26 | −8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 58 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 33 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | −6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 82 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 54 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | −9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | −7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | −13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2111 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 108 | 3.07 | 1 | |
| 1589 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 108 | 4.08 | 0 | |
| 960 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 3.12 | 1 | |
| 140 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 273 | 3.41 | 2 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.91 | 0 | |
| 102 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5.29 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 |
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1976 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Bernie Federko | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
| 2 | 20 | Brian Sutter | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
| 2 | 25 | John Smrke | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
| 3 | 43 | Jim Kirkpatrick | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
| 4 | 56 | Mike Liut | Canada | Bowling Green University (CCHA) |
| 4 | 61 | Paul Skidmore | United States | Boston College (ECAC) |
| 6 | 97 | Nels Goddard | Canada | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) |
| 7 | 113 | Mike Eaves | United States | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 8 | 121 | Jacques Soguel | Switzerland | Davos (Switzerland) |
| 9 | 124 | Dave Dornseif | United States | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 10 | 126 | Brad Wilson | United States | Providence College (ECAC) |
| 11 | 128 | Dan Hoene | United States | University of Michigan (WCHA) |
| 12 | 130 | Goran Lindblom | Sweden | Skelleftea (Sweden) |
| 13 | 132 | Jim Bales | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |
| 14 | 134 | Anders Hakansson | Sweden | Solna (Sweden) |
| 15 | 135 | Juhani Wallenius | Rauma (Finland) |
References
References
- "1976-77 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
- "1976-77 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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