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1976–77 Washington Capitals season

National Hockey League season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1976–77
year	1976
Team	Washington Capitals
Record	24–42–14
HomeRecord	17–15–8
RoadRecord	7–27–6
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	8th
Division	Norris
DivisionRank	4th
GoalsFor	221
GoalsAgainst	307
GeneralManager	Max McNab
Coach	Tom McVie
Captain	Yvon Labre
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Capital Centre
GoalsLeader	Guy Charron (36)
AssistsLeader	Guy Charron (46)
PointsLeader	Guy Charron (82)
PIMLeader	Gord Lane (207)
PlusMinusLeader	Bill Riley (+4)
WinsLeader	Ron Low (16)
GAALeader	Bernie Wolfe (3.85)

The 1976–77 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals third season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

This season was much better than the past two seasons, with the Capitals winning 24 games. The Capitals missed the playoffs for the third year in a row.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 5, 1976||6–5 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 7, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||1–0–1 |- |3||L||October 9, 1976||3–6 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 13, 1976||1–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||1–2–1 |- |5||L||October 16, 1976||1–7 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||1–3–1 |- |6||L||October 19, 1976||0–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||1–4–1 |- |7||T||October 21, 1976||5–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||1–4–2 |- |8||L||October 24, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||1–5–2 |- |9||W||October 29, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||2–5–2 |- |10||L||October 31, 1976||4–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||2–6–2

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Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	80	36	46	82	10	-28	6	1	4
C	80	28	36	64	13	-11	9	1	6
RW	79	23	27	50	37	-28	7	1	4
LW	78	19	27	46	51	-21	2	0	2
RW	45	13	22	35	2	1	1	0	1
D	75	5	25	30	90	-15	0	0	0
C	76	12	17	29	24	-20	0	0	0
RW	43	13	14	27	124	4	5	0	2
RW	54	11	14	25	26	-7	0	2	1
C	80	11	12	23	16	-16	1	2	1
LW	72	12	9	21	44	-15	2	1	3
RW	28	7	10	17	2	-10	1	0	0
D	80	2	15	17	207	-25	0	0	0
D	45	3	12	15	16	-20	1	0	0
D	56	1	14	15	91	-5	0	0	0
D	62	3	11	14	169	-5	0	2	0
D	79	1	12	13	92	-27	1	0	0
LW	22	6	5	11	4	-4	1	0	0
D	15	4	4	8	2	-9	2	0	0
C	18	2	6	8	34	-9	0	0	0
C	34	5	2	7	85	-6	0	0	0
D	22	0	5	5	20	-3	0	0	0
RW	37	3	1	4	6	-15	0	0	0
RW	12	1	2	3	2	-6	0	0	0
D	21	0	2	2	8	-6	0	0	0
LW	10	0	1	1	18	-1	0	0	0
LW	9	0	1	1	2	-6	0	0	0
G	37	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
D	9	0	0	0	12	-12	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	6	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
G	54	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
D	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
C	3	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2918	54	16	27	5	188	3.87	0
	1779	37	7	15	9	114	3.84	1
	103	3	1	0	0	2	1.17	0
Team:	4800	80	24	42	14	304	3.80	1

Note: 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

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

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	1	Rick Green	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
1	15	Greg Carroll	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
3	37	Tom Rowe	United States	London Knights (OMJHL)
4	55	Al Glendinning	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
5	73	Doug Patey	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
6	91	Jim Bedard	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
6	100	Don Wilson	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
7	109	Dale Rideout	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
8	119	Al Dumba	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)

References

"1976-77 Washington Capitals Schedule".
"1976-77 Washington Capitals Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.

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Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	80	36	46	82	10	-28	6	1	4
C	80	28	36	64	13	-11	9	1	6
RW	79	23	27	50	37	-28	7	1	4
LW	78	19	27	46	51	-21	2	0	2
RW	45	13	22	35	2	1	1	0	1
D	75	5	25	30	90	-15	0	0	0
C	76	12	17	29	24	-20	0	0	0
RW	43	13	14	27	124	4	5	0	2
RW	54	11	14	25	26	-7	0	2	1
C	80	11	12	23	16	-16	1	2	1
LW	72	12	9	21	44	-15	2	1	3
RW	28	7	10	17	2	-10	1	0	0
D	80	2	15	17	207	-25	0	0	0
D	45	3	12	15	16	-20	1	0	0
D	56	1	14	15	91	-5	0	0	0
D	62	3	11	14	169	-5	0	2	0
D	79	1	12	13	92	-27	1	0	0
LW	22	6	5	11	4	-4	1	0	0
D	15	4	4	8	2	-9	2	0	0
C	18	2	6	8	34	-9	0	0	0
C	34	5	2	7	85	-6	0	0	0
D	22	0	5	5	20	-3	0	0	0
RW	37	3	1	4	6	-15	0	0	0
RW	12	1	2	3	2	-6	0	0	0
D	21	0	2	2	8	-6	0	0	0
LW	10	0	1	1	18	-1	0	0	0
LW	9	0	1	1	2	-6	0	0	0
G	37	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
D	9	0	0	0	12	-12	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	6	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
G	54	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
D	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
C	3	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	80	36	46	82	10	-28	6	1	4
C	80	28	36	64	13	-11	9	1	6
RW	79	23	27	50	37	-28	7	1	4
LW	78	19	27	46	51	-21	2	0	2
RW	45	13	22	35	2	1	1	0	1
D	75	5	25	30	90	-15	0	0	0
C	76	12	17	29	24	-20	0	0	0
RW	43	13	14	27	124	4	5	0	2
RW	54	11	14	25	26	-7	0	2	1
C	80	11	12	23	16	-16	1	2	1
LW	72	12	9	21	44	-15	2	1	3
RW	28	7	10	17	2	-10	1	0	0
D	80	2	15	17	207	-25	0	0	0
D	45	3	12	15	16	-20	1	0	0
D	56	1	14	15	91	-5	0	0	0
D	62	3	11	14	169	-5	0	2	0
D	79	1	12	13	92	-27	1	0	0
LW	22	6	5	11	4	-4	1	0	0
D	15	4	4	8	2	-9	2	0	0
C	18	2	6	8	34	-9	0	0	0
C	34	5	2	7	85	-6	0	0	0
D	22	0	5	5	20	-3	0	0	0
RW	37	3	1	4	6	-15	0	0	0
RW	12	1	2	3	2	-6	0	0	0
D	21	0	2	2	8	-6	0	0	0
LW	10	0	1	1	18	-1	0	0	0
LW	9	0	1	1	2	-6	0	0	0
G	37	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
D	9	0	0	0	12	-12	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	6	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
G	54	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
D	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
C	3	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	80	36	46	82	10	-28	6	1	4
C	80	28	36	64	13	-11	9	1	6
RW	79	23	27	50	37	-28	7	1	4
LW	78	19	27	46	51	-21	2	0	2
RW	45	13	22	35	2	1	1	0	1
D	75	5	25	30	90	-15	0	0	0
C	76	12	17	29	24	-20	0	0	0
RW	43	13	14	27	124	4	5	0	2
RW	54	11	14	25	26	-7	0	2	1
C	80	11	12	23	16	-16	1	2	1
LW	72	12	9	21	44	-15	2	1	3
RW	28	7	10	17	2	-10	1	0	0
D	80	2	15	17	207	-25	0	0	0
D	45	3	12	15	16	-20	1	0	0
D	56	1	14	15	91	-5	0	0	0
D	62	3	11	14	169	-5	0	2	0
D	79	1	12	13	92	-27	1	0	0
LW	22	6	5	11	4	-4	1	0	0
D	15	4	4	8	2	-9	2	0	0
C	18	2	6	8	34	-9	0	0	0
C	34	5	2	7	85	-6	0	0	0
D	22	0	5	5	20	-3	0	0	0
RW	37	3	1	4	6	-15	0	0	0
RW	12	1	2	3	2	-6	0	0	0
D	21	0	2	2	8	-6	0	0	0
LW	10	0	1	1	18	-1	0	0	0
LW	9	0	1	1	2	-6	0	0	0
G	37	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
D	9	0	0	0	12	-12	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	6	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
G	54	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
D	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
C	3	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0