1976–77 NHL season

National Hockey League season

Sports season

1976–77 NHL season

League| National Hockey League
Sport| Ice hockey
Duration| October 5, 1976 – May 14, 1977
Number of games| 80
Number of teams| 18
TV partner(s)| CBC, SRC (Canada)
NHL Network (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick| Rick Green
Picked by| Washington Capitals
Regular season
Season champions| Montreal Canadiens
Season MVP| Guy Lafleur (Canadiens)
Top scorer| Guy Lafleur (Canadiens)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP| Guy Lafleur (Canadiens)
Stanley Cup
Champions| Montreal Canadiens
Runners-up| Boston Bruins
NHL seasons

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The 1976–77 NHL season was the 60th season of the National Hockey League. The Kansas City Scouts moved to Denver, Colorado, and became the Colorado Rockies and the California Golden Seals moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and became the Cleveland Barons. The Montreal Canadiens once again dominated the playoffs as, for the second straight year, they swept their opponent four games to none in the final series for the Stanley Cup.

## League business

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Two teams relocated: The Kansas City Scouts moved to Denver, Colorado, and became the Colorado Rockies and the California Golden Seals moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and became the Cleveland Barons. These were the first franchise moves since the original Ottawa Senators had relocated in 1934 to become the St. Louis Eagles. Instability and the poor performances of the Washington Capitals and the Scouts since the 1974 expansion caused the league to shelve an expansion to Denver and Seattle that had been proposed for this season. Seattle would not have a team until the expansion Seattle Kraken in the 2021–22 season.

The 1976 NHL amateur draft was held on June 1, at the NHL offices in Montreal, Quebec. Rick Green was selected first overall by the Washington Capitals.

This season was Clarence Campbell's last as NHL President before he was succeeded by John Ziegler.

## Arena changes

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* The relocated Cleveland Barons moved from the Oakland Coliseum Arena to Cleveland's Richfield Coliseum.
* The relocated Colorado Rockies moved from Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri to McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado.

## Regular season

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The previous season saw the Montreal Canadiens set new records in wins and points. Both of those records were broken again by the Canadiens this season as, with the highest points percentage in post-expansion NHL history (.825), they had 60 wins and 132 points. Their home record was 33 wins, 1 loss, and 6 ties. Scoring 216 more goals than they allowed, the Canadiens were a full 20 points ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers, however, were swept in four straight games by the third-place Boston Bruins in the semi-finals. The Bruins were in turn swept by the Canadiens in four straight in the finals.

On February 2, 1977, during a game against the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Ian Turnbull became the first player in NHL history to score five goals on five shots.[1]

### Final standings

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Prince of Wales Conference
Adams Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts

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Boston Bruins | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 312 | 240 | 106
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 301 | 220 | 104
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 301 | 285 | 81
Cleveland Barons | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 240 | 292 | 63

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Norris Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts

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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 387 | 171 | 132
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 271 | 241 | 83
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 240 | 252 | 81
Washington Capitals | 80 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 221 | 307 | 62
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 16 | 55 | 9 | 183 | 309 | 41

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Clarence Campbell Conference
Patrick Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts

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Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 323 | 213 | 112
New York Islanders | 80 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 288 | 193 | 106
Atlanta Flames | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 264 | 265 | 80
New York Rangers | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 272 | 310 | 72

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Smythe Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts

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St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 239 | 276 | 73
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 23 | 39 | 18 | 240 | 310 | 64
Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 240 | 298 | 63
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 235 | 294 | 63
Colorado Rockies | 80 | 20 | 46 | 14 | 226 | 307 | 54

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## Playoffs

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The New York Islanders won six consecutive games before the semifinal and were the only team from the preliminary round to make it to the semifinals, where they lost to the first-ranked, defending, and eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens swept the St. Louis Blues and dispatched the Islanders in six to reach the final. The losses to the Islanders were the Canadiens' only losses of their playoff run. Second-ranked Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the quarterfinals, before being swept by the third-ranked Boston Bruins in the semifinals.

### Playoff seeds

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The top three teams in each division made the playoffs. All 12 clubs then were seeded 1–12 based on regular season points, regardless of conference or division.

Note: Only teams that qualified for the playoffs are listed here.

1. Montreal Canadiens, Norris Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 132 points
2. Philadelphia Flyers, Patrick Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 112 points
3. Boston Bruins, Adams Division champions – 106 points (49 wins)
4. New York Islanders – 106 points (47 wins)
5. Buffalo Sabres – 104 points
6. Los Angeles Kings – 83 points
7. Pittsburgh Penguins – 81 points (34 wins)
8. Toronto Maple Leafs – 81 points (33 wins)
9. Atlanta Flames – 80 points
10. St. Louis Blues, Smythe Division champions – 73 points
11. Minnesota North Stars – 64 points
12. Chicago Black Hawks – 63 points

### Playoff bracket

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The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system: in each round, the highest remaining seed was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth.

Regardless of playoff seed, all four division winners received a bye to the Quarterfinals, including this season's 10th overall seeded Smythe Division champion St. Louis Blues.

Each series in the Preliminary Round was played in a best-of-three format while each series in the other three rounds were played in a best-of-seven format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each series).

| Preliminary round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Stanley Cup Finals |

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### Preliminary round

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#### (1) New York Islanders vs. (8) Chicago Black Hawks

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This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. The Black Hawks were originally scheduled as the home team for the second game, but its home rink Chicago Stadium had already been booked that night for the second of three Led Zeppelin concerts.[3]

April 5  | Chicago Black Hawks  |  | 2–5 |  | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |

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Grant Mulvey (1) – pp – 15:22  | First period | No scoring
Kirk Bowman (1) – pp – 08:24  | Second period | 02:31 – J.P. Parise (1)
No scoring | Third period | 03:18 – pp – Denis Potvin (1)
04:53 – Billy MacMillan (1)
11:56 – Bob Bourne (1)
19:22 – en – J.P. Parise (2)
Tony Esposito 32 saves / 37 shots  | Goalie stats | Billy Smith 14 saves / 16 shots
April 7  | Chicago Black Hawks  |  | 1–2 |  | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |

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Dennis Hull (1) – pp – 11:12  | First period | 13:56 – Jude Drouin (1)
No scoring | Second period | 14:18 – Clark Gillies (1)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Tony Esposito 33 saves / 35 shots  | Goalie stats | Billy Smith 18 saves / 19 shots
New York won series 2–0 |

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#### (2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (7) Minnesota North Stars

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This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.

April 5  | Minnesota North Stars  |  | 2–4 |  | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap |

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Roland Eriksson (1) – 02:08  | First period | 02:55 – Rene Robert (1)
Tim Young (1) – 7:35  | Second period | 02:47 – Jim Lorentz (1)
04:35 – Jerry Korab (1)
No scoring | Third period | 19:55 – en – Rene Robert (2)
Pete LoPresti 37 saves / 41 shots  | Goalie stats | Don Edwards 23 saves / 25 shots
April 7  | Buffalo Sabres |  | 7–1 |  | Minnesota North Stars  | Met Center | Recap |

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Jim Lorentz (2) – 04:33
Rick Martin (1) – 16:11
Jim Lorentz (3) – 17:07  | First period | 10:07 – Doug Hicks (1)
Gary McAdam (1) – 16:36
Jocelyn Guevremont (1) – 17:55  | Second period | No scoring
Jocelyn Guevremont (2) – pp – 02:09
Jim Lorentz (4) – 15:28  | Third period | No scoring
Don Edwards 24 saves / 25 shots  | Goalie stats | Pete LoPresti 5 saves / 8 shots
Gary Smith 11 saves / 15 shots
Buffalo won series 2–0 |

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#### (3) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) Atlanta Flames

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's preliminary round, in which Los Angeles won in a two-game sweep.

April 5  | Atlanta Flames  |  | 2–5 |  | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum | Recap |

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Guy Chouinard (1) – pp – 04:07  | First period | 00:23 – Glenn Goldup (1)
10:33 – pp – Mike Murphy (1)
17:38 – pp – Butch Goring (1)
Willi Plett (1) – 08:06  | Second period | 14:04 – Don Kozak (1)
No scoring | Third period | 17:57 – Glenn Goldup (2)
Dan Bouchard 20 saves / 25 shots  | Goalie stats | Rogie Vachon 20 saves / 22 shots
April 7  | Los Angeles Kings  |  | 2–3 |  | Atlanta Flames | Omni Coliseum | Recap |

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Marcel Dionne (1) – 15:30  | First period | 15:14 – Guy Chouinard (2)
16:52 – Curt Bennett (1)
Don Kozak (2) – pp – 15:13  | Second period | 08:47 – Eric Vail (1)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Rogie Vachon 31 saves / 34 shots  | Goalie stats | Phil Myre 22 saves / 24 shots
April 9  | Atlanta Flames  |  | 2–4 |  | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum | Recap |

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Bill Clement (1) – sh – 14:58  | First period | 03:47 – Butch Goring (2)
05:52 – Marcel Dionne (2)
No scoring | Second period | 03:06 – Butch Goring (3)
Tom Lysiak (1) – pp – 05:05  | Third period | 19:59 – en – Butch Goring (4)
Phil Myre 19 saves / 22 shots  | Goalie stats | Rogie Vachon 25 saves / 27 shots
Los Angeles won series 2–1 |

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#### (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's preliminary round, in which Toronto won the series 2–1.

April 5  | Toronto Maple Leafs |  | 4–2 |  | Pittsburgh Penguins  | Civic Arena | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 13:25 – Bob Kelly (1)
Don Ashby (1) – 04:12
Lanny McDonald (1) – 12:11  | Second period | No scoring
Dave Williams (1) – 10:32
Darryl Sittler (1) – en – 19:52  | Third period | 18:34 – pp – Mario Faubert (1)
Wayne Thomas 29 saves / 31 shots  | Goalie stats | Denis Herron 29 saves / 32 shots
April 7  | Pittsburgh Penguins |  | 6–4 |  | Toronto Maple Leafs  | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |

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Jean Pronovost (1) – 01:01
Ron Stackhouse (1) – 06:37
Syl Apps Jr. (1) – pp – 12:30  | First period | No scoring
Lowell MacDonald (1) – 07:38  | Second period | 06:10 – pp – Darryl Sittler (2)
12:38 – Stan Weir (1)
Greg Malone (1) – 13:57
Ron Stackhouse (2) – en – 19:23  | Third period | 03:37 – pp – Ian Turnbull (1)
07:52 – Borje Salming (1)
Denis Herron 37 saves / 41 shots  | Goalie stats | Wayne Thomas 28 saves / 33 shots
April 9  | Toronto Maple Leafs |  | 5–2 |  | Pittsburgh Penguins  | Civic Arena | Recap |

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Borje Salming (2) – pp – 08:34
Ian Turnbull (2) – pp – 14:14  | First period | 19:40 – pp – Jean Pronovost (2)
Lanny McDonald (2) – 08:46
Lanny McDonald (3) – 14:17  | Second period | 16:06 – Blair Chapman (1)
Lanny McDonald (4) – en – 19:44  | Third period | No scoring
Mike Palmateer 38 saves / 40 shots  | Goalie stats | Denis Herron 37 saves / 41 shots
Toronto won series 2–1 |

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### Quarterfinals

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#### (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) St. Louis Blues

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This was the third, and as of 2023, most recent, playoff series meeting between the two teams. Montreal won both previous meetings in four-game sweeps in both the 1968 & 1969 Stanley Cup Finals.

April 11  | St. Louis Blues  |  | 2–7 |  | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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Bernie Federko (1) – 18:38  | First period | 00:51 – Guy Lafleur (1)
07:54 – pp – Larry Robinson (1)
16:30 – Guy Lafleur (2)
19:35 – Jacques Lemaire (1)
No scoring | Second period | 11:27 – Guy Lafleur (3)
14:33 – pp – Guy Lapointe (1)
Brian Sutter (1) – 12:32  | Third period | 02:23 – Bill Nyrop (1)
Ed Staniowski 26 saves / 32 shots
Eddie Johnston 9 saves / 10 shots  | Goalie stats | Ken Dryden 18 saves / 20 shots
April 13  | St. Louis Blues  |  | 0–3 |  | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 06:15 – Steve Shutt (1)
13:19 – Bob Gainey (1)
No scoring | Second period | 18:01 – Guy Lafleur (4)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Eddie Johnston 38 saves / 41 shots
Ed Staniowski 0 saves / 0 shots  | Goalie stats | Ken Dryden 23 saves / 23 shots
April 16  | Montreal Canadiens |  | 5–1 |  | St. Louis Blues  | St. Louis Arena | Recap |

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Serge Savard (1) – pp – 02:57
Serge Savard (2) – 19:45  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
Steve Shutt (2) – 01:35
Rick Chartraw (1) – 08:46
Jacques Lemaire (2) – 13:10  | Third period | 16:50 – Claude Larose (1)
Ken Dryden 36 saves / 37 shots  | Goalie stats | Eddie Johnston 30 saves / 35 shots
April 17  | Montreal Canadiens |  | 4–1 |  | St. Louis Blues  | St. Louis Arena | Recap |

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Steve Shutt (3) – pp – 18:21  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 02:46 – Larry Patey (1)
Guy Lafleur (5) – 02:34
Peter Mahovlich (1) – 14:49
Bob Gainey (2) – sh-en – 19:55  | Third period | No scoring
Ken Dryden 24 saves / 25 shots  | Goalie stats | Ed Staniowski 27 saves / 30 shots
Montreal won series 4–0 |

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#### (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (7) Toronto Maple Leafs

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This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won both previous meetings in the last two seasons. The latter of which Philadelphia won in seven games in last year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals.

April 11  | Toronto Maple Leafs |  | 3–2 |  | Philadelphia Flyers  | Spectrum | Recap |

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Darryl Sittler (3) – pp – 04:10
Tiger Williams (2) – 07:11
Errol Thompson (1) – 8:52  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 13:25 – pp – Rick MacLeish (1)
No scoring | Third period | 10:27 – pp – Bob Dailey (1)
Mike Palmateer 17 saves / 18 shots
Wayne Thomas 10 saves / 11 shots  | Goalie stats | Bernie Parent 21 saves / 24 shots
April 13  | Toronto Maple Leafs |  | 4–1 |  | Philadelphia Flyers  | Spectrum | Recap |

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Bob Neely (1) – pp – 06:55
Stan Weir (2) – pp – 11:15  | First period | No scoring
Tiger Williams (3) – 00:37
Darryl Sittler (4) – 15:08  | Second period | 06:07 – Bill Barber (1)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Mike Palmateer 27 saves / 28 shots  | Goalie stats | Bernie Parent 11 saves / 15 shots
Wayne Stephenson 5 saves / 5 shots
April 15  | Philadelphia Flyers |  | 4–3 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs  | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 03:48 – pp – Darryl Sittler (5)
18:27 – pp – Ian Turnbull (3)
Ross Lonsberry (1) – 03:18
Orest Kindrachuk (1) – pp – 12:53  | Second period | No scoring
Rick MacLeish (2) – 19:22  | Third period | 15:41 – Errol Thompson (2)
Rick MacLeish (3) – 02:55  | First overtime period | No scoring
Wayne Stephenson 25 saves / 28 shots  | Goalie stats | Mike Palmateer 33 saves / 37 shots
April 17  | Philadelphia Flyers |  | 6–5 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs  | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |

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Bobby Clarke (1) – pp – 13:28  | First period | No scoring
Reggie Leach (1) – 11:21  | Second period | 04:03 – Lanny McDonald (5)
06:16 – pp – Borje Salming (3)
18:45 – pp – Lanny McDonald (6)
Mel Bridgman (1) – sh – 14:11
Tom Bladon (1) – 18:11
Bobby Clarke (2) – 18:27  | Third period | 06:24 – Lanny McDonald (7)
12:44 – pp – Lanny McDonald (8)
Reggie Leach (2) – 19:10  | First overtime period | No scoring
Wayne Stephenson 37 saves / 42 shots  | Goalie stats | Mike Palmateer 39 saves / 45 shots
April 19  | Toronto Maple Leafs  |  | 0–2 |  | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 14:12 – Reggie Leach (3)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 15:07 – Reggie Leach (4)
Mike Palmateer 37 saves / 39 shots  | Goalie stats | Wayne Stephenson 21 saves / 21 shots
April 21  | Philadelphia Flyers |  | 4–3 |  | Toronto Maple Leafs  | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 11:43 – pp – Ian Turnbull (4)
Bobby Clarke (3) – 04:10
Bob Dailey (2) – 15:36  | Second period | 07:17 – Lanny McDonald (9)
Rick MacLeish (4) – pp – 07:37
Jimmy Watson (1) – 17:22  | Third period | 05:06 – pp – Lanny McDonald (10)
Wayne Stephenson 21 saves / 24 shots  | Goalie stats | Wayne Thomas 26 saves / 30 shots
Philadelphia won series 4–2 |

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#### (3) Boston Bruins vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, in which Boston won in seven games.

April 11  | Los Angeles Kings  |  | 3–8 |  | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 01:49 – Bobby Schmautz (1)
02:45 – Brad Park (1)
04:50 – Bobby Schmautz (2)
12:15 – sh – Gregg Sheppard (1)
19:24 – Bobby Schmautz (3)
Don Kozak (3) – 09:45
Vic Venasky (1) – pp – 18:37  | Second period | 11:30 – Terry O'Reilly (1)
Dave Hutchison (1) – 10:24  | Third period | 02:06 – Stan Jonathan (1)
15:52 – pp – Peter McNab (1)
Rogie Vachon 24 saves / 32 shots  | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 19 saves / 22 shots
April 13  | Los Angeles Kings  |  | 2–6 |  | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 06:14 – Stan Jonathan (2)
07:28 – Terry O'Reilly (2)
09:53 – Bobby Schmautz (4)
No scoring | Second period | 17:03 – Jean Ratelle (1)
17:59 – Bobby Schmautz (5)
Tom Williams (1) – pp – 14:11
Marcel Dionne (3) – pp – 19:29  | Third period | 03:09 – Gregg Sheppard (2)
Rogie Vachon 11 saves / 16 shots
Gary Simmons 6 saves / 7 shots  | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 15 saves / 17 shots
April 15  | Boston Bruins |  | 7–6 |  | Los Angeles Kings  | The Forum | Recap |

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Bobby Schmautz (6) – pp – 05:49  | First period | 03:40 – Mike Murphy (2)
10:51 – pp – Bob Murdoch (1)
19:20 – Butch Goring (5)
Terry O'Reilly (3) – 01:59
Don Marcotte (1) – 03:39  | Second period | 07:00 – Gary Sargent (1)
16:33 – Tom Williams (2)
Bobby Schmautz (7) – pp – 00:10
Wayne Cashman – 11:27
Don Marcotte (2) – 17:08
Stan Jonathan (3) – 19:47  | Third period | 18:05 – Marcel Dionne (4)
Gerry Cheevers 18 saves / 24 shots  | Goalie stats | Rogie Vachon 22 saves / 29 shots
April 17  | Boston Bruins  |  | 4–7 |  | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 00:06 – Don Kozak (4)
18:39 – Frank St. Marseille (1)
Peter McNab (2) – 01:30  | Second period | 15:56 – pp – Butch Goring (6)
18:40 – pp – Gary Sargent (2)
Jean Ratelle (2) – pp – 03:26
Bobby Schmautz (8) – 05:51
Rick Middleton (1) – 15:08  | Third period | 10:08 – Marcel Dionne (5)
10:51 – Mike Murphy (3)
14:45 – Gene Carr (1)
Gerry Cheevers 11 saves / 15 shots
Gilles Gilbert 4 saves / 7 shots  | Goalie stats | Rogie Vachon 30 saves / 34 shots
April 19  | Los Angeles Kings |  | 3–1 |  | Boston Bruins  | Boston Garden | Recap |

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Dave Schultz (1) – pp – 16:22  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 13:42 – Rick Middleton (2)
Bob Murdoch (2) – 01:00
Mike Murphy (4) – en – 19:59  | Third period | No scoring
Rogie Vachon 39 saves / 40 shots  | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 18 saves / 20 shots
April 21  | Boston Bruins |  | 4–3 |  | Los Angeles Kings  | The Forum | Recap |

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Rick Middleton (3) – 03:42
Stan Jonathan (4) – 07:35
Rick Middleton (4) – 07:46  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
Gregg Sheppard (3) – pp – 12:58  | Third period | 00:42 – pp – Gary Sargent (3)
05:39 – Tom Williams (3)
08:51 – pp – Butch Goring (7)
Gerry Cheevers 15 saves / 18 shots  | Goalie stats | Rogie Vachon 34 saves / 38 shots
Boston won series 4–2 |

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

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, in which New York won in six games.

April 11  | Buffalo Sabres  |  | 2–4 |  | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 12:28 – Garry Howatt (1)
18:44 – Billy Harris (1)
Gilbert Perreault (1) – 09:38
Rene Robert (3) – 11:39  | Second period | 12:04 – Clark Gillies (2)
18:33 – Jude Drouin (2)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Don Edwards 24 saves / 28 shots  | Goalie stats | Billy Smith 37 saves / 39 shots
April 13  | Buffalo Sabres  |  | 2–4 |  | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |

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Don Luce (1) – 11:26
Rene Robert (4) – pp – 15:40  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 13:50 – Bob Bourne (2)
16:31 – Bryan Trottier (1)
No scoring | Third period | 08:30 – Clark Gillies (3)
11:35 – Dave Lewis (1)
Don Edwards 18 saves / 22 shots  | Goalie stats | Billy Smith 24 saves / 26 shots
April 15  | New York Islanders |  | 4–3 |  | Buffalo Sabres  | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap |

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Billy Harris (2) – 17:39  | First period | 02:18 – pp – Rick Martin (2)
06:29 – pp – Jerry Korab (2)
Jude Drouin (3) – 10:55
Jude Drouin (4) – pp – 13:40  | Second period | No scoring
Clark Gillies (4) – 00:09  | Third period | 10:10 – pp – Don Luce (2)
Billy Smith 45 saves / 48 shots  | Goalie stats | Don Edwards 19 saves / 23 shots
April 17  | New York Islanders |  | 4–3 |  | Buffalo Sabres  | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap |

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Billy Harris (3) – pp – 10:29  | First period | 02:49 – Jocelyn Guevremont (3)
Ed Westfall (1) – sh – 09:54
Denis Potvin (2) – 18:51  | Second period | 06:16 – pp – Don Luce (3)
Billy MacMillan (2) – 07:42  | Third period | 04:57 – Rene Robert (5)
Billy Smith 26 saves / 29 shots  | Goalie stats | Gerry Desjardins 17 saves / 21 shots
New York won series 4–0 |

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### Semifinals

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

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Semifinals, in which Montreal won in five games.

April 23  | New York Islanders  |  | 3–4 |  | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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Billy Harris (4) – pp – 08:39
Billy Harris (5) – 12:56  | First period | 12:14 – Peter Mahovlich (2)
Billy Harris (6) – 00:49  | Second period | 09:40 – Murray Wilson (1)
No scoring | Third period | 02:25 – Guy Lafleur (6)
04:07 – Steve Shutt (4)
Billy Smith 34 saves / 38 shots  | Goalie stats | Ken Dryden 16 saves / 19 shots
April 26  | New York Islanders  |  | 0–3 |  | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 07:46 – sh – Jimmy Roberts (1)
11:31 – Larry Robinson (2)
19:24 – pp – Peter Mahovlich (3)
Billy Smith 30 saves / 33 shots  | Goalie stats | Ken Dryden 19 saves / 19 shots
April 28  | Montreal Canadiens  |  | 3–5 |  | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |

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Guy Lapointe (2) – 11:10
Jimmy Roberts (2) – 17:29  | First period | 12:49 – pp – Denis Potvin (3)
19:50 – Denis Potvin (4)
No scoring | Second period | 06:04 – J.P. Parise (3)
Guy Lapointe (3) – 16:20  | Third period | 11:09 – Andre St. Laurent (1)
19:49 – en – Bryan Trottier (2)
Ken Dryden 19 saves / 23 shots  | Goalie stats | Billy Smith 35 saves / 38 shots
April 30  | Montreal Canadiens |  | 4–0 |  | New York Islanders  | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |

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Steve Shutt (5) – 01:04
Guy Lafleur (7) – 02:23
Jimmy Roberts (3) – 08:18  | First period | No scoring
Steve Shutt (6) – 17:31  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Ken Dryden 18 saves / 18 shots  | Goalie stats | Billy Smith 18 saves / 22 shots
Chico Resch 11 saves / 11 shots
May 3  | New York Islanders |  | 4–3 | OT | Montreal Canadiens  | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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J.P. Parise (4) – pp – 08:11  | First period | 09:08 – Jacques Lemaire (3)
Denis Potvin (5) – 18:11  | Second period | 03:27 – Mario Tremblay (1)
Jude Drouin (5) – 13:09  | Third period | 11:38 – Yvon Lambert (1)
Billy Harris (7) – 03:58  | First overtime period | No scoring
Chico Resch 26 saves / 29 shots  | Goalie stats | Ken Dryden 15 saves / 19 shots
May 5  | Montreal Canadiens |  | 2–1 |  | New York Islanders  | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |

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Bob Gainey (3) – 00:07  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
Bob Gainey (4) – 9:12  | Third period | 19:51 – Denis Potvin (6)
Ken Dryden 27 saves / 28 shots  | Goalie stats | Chico Resch 18 saves / 20 shots
Montreal won series 4–2 |

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#### (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (3) Boston Bruins

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This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won both previous meetings. This was a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Semifinals, in which Philadelphia won in five games.

April 24  | Boston Bruins |  | 4–3 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers  | Spectrum | Recap |

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Jean Ratelle (3) – 11:36  | First period | No scoring
Bobby Schmautz (9) – pp – 06:56
Don Marcotte (3) – sh – 15:31  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 01:45 – pp – Bobby Clarke (4)
16:33 – Bob Dailey (3)
19:31 – Bobby Clarke (5)
Rick Middleton (5) – 02:57  | First overtime period | No scoring
Gerry Cheevers 35 saves / 38 shots  | Goalie stats | Wayne Stephenson 17 saves / 20 shots
Bernie Parent 3 saves / 4 shots
April 26  | Boston Bruins |  | 5–4 | 2OT | Philadelphia Flyers  | Spectrum | Recap |

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Peter McNab (3) – 13:45  | First period | 14:53 – Andre Dupont (1)
Gregg Sheppard (4) – 14:01
Mike Milbury (1) – 15:01
Jean Ratelle (4) – 15:39  | Second period | 05:35 – Orest Kindrachuk (2)
07:58 – Paul Holmgren (1)
15:16 – Gary Dornhoefer (1)
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Terry O'Reilly (4) – 10:07  | Second overtime period | No scoring
Gerry Cheevers 43 saves / 47 shots  | Goalie stats | Wayne Stephenson 28 saves / 33 shots
April 28  | Philadelphia Flyers  |  | 1–2 |  | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap |

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Bob Dailey (4) – pp – 08:59  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 12:07 – Peter McNab (4)
No scoring | Third period | 07:51 – Mike Milbury (2)
Wayne Stephenson 26 saves / 28 shots  | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 14 saves / 15 shots
May 1  | Philadelphia Flyers  |  | 0–3 |  | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 10:45 – Jean Ratelle (5)
No scoring | Third period | 14:05 – Don Marcotte (4)
19:13 – en – Don Marcotte (5)
Wayne Stephenson 35 saves / 37 shots  | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 21 saves / 21 shots
Boston won series 4–0 |

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### Stanley Cup Finals

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Main article: 1977 Stanley Cup Finals

This was the 16th playoff series meeting between these two teams. Montreal lead 13–2 in previous meetings. They last met in the 1971 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, in which Montreal upset Boston in seven games.

The defending champion Montreal Canadiens took on the "Original Six" rival, the third-ranked Boston Bruins in the Finals. Both teams had swept a series and had lost only two games in the earlier rounds. The Canadiens swept the series in four games to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.

May 7  | Boston Bruins  |  | 3–7 |  | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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Brad Park (2) – 05:23  | First period | 01:45 – Doug Risebrough (1)
04:23 – pp – Yvon Lambert (2)
14:35 – Mario Tremblay (2)
Terry O'Reilly (5) – 11:54
Bobby Schmautz (10) – pp – 16:35  | Second period | 05:08 – Jacques Lemaire (4)
No scoring | Third period | 00:59 – Rick Chartraw (2)
02:04 – Mario Tremblay (3)
13:58 – Yvon Lambert (3)
Gerry Cheevers 17 saves / 24 shots  | Goalie stats | Ken Dryden 17 saves / 20 shots
May 10  | Boston Bruins  |  | 0–3 |  | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 07:43 – pp – Peter Mahovlich (4)
12:07 – Doug Risebrough (2)
No scoring | Third period | 05:40 – Steve Shutt (7)
Gerry Cheevers 16 saves / 19 shots  | Goalie stats | Ken Dryden 22 saves / 22 shots
May 12  | Montreal Canadiens |  | 4–2 |  | Boston Bruins  | Boston Garden | Recap |

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Guy Lafleur (8) – pp – 04:08
Steve Shutt (8) – pp – 07:58
Jacques Lemaire (5) – pp – 18:29  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 06:32 – Gregg Sheppard (5)
Guy Lafleur (9) – 12:52  | Third period | 18:34 – pp – Peter McNab (5)
Ken Dryden 23 saves / 25 shots  | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 15 saves / 19 shots
May 14  | Montreal Canadiens |  | 2–1 | OT | Boston Bruins  | Boston Garden | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 11:38 – Bobby Schmautz (11)
Jacques Lemaire (6) – 01:34  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Jacques Lemaire (7) – 04:32  | First overtime period | No scoring
Ken Dryden 25 saves / 26 shots  | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 26 saves / 28 shots
Montreal won series 4–0 |

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## Awards

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1977 NHL awards

Prince of Wales Trophy:
(Wales Conference regular season champion) | Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:
(Campbell Conference regular season champion) | Philadelphia Flyers
Art Ross Trophy:
(Top scorer, regular season) | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:
(Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication) | Ed Westfall, New York Islanders
Calder Memorial Trophy:
(Top first-year player) | Willi Plett, Atlanta Flames
Conn Smythe Trophy:
(Most valuable player, playoffs) | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy:
(Most valuable player, regular season) | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
Jack Adams Award:
(Best coach) | Scotty Bowman, Montreal Canadiens
James Norris Memorial Trophy:
(Best defenceman) | Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:
(Excellence and sportsmanship) | Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles Kings
Lester B. Pearson Award:
(Outstanding player, regular season) | Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy:
(Goaltender(s) of team(s) with best goaltending record) | Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque, Montreal Canadiens

### All-Star teams

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Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens | G | Rogie Vachon, Los Angeles Kings
Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens | D | Denis Potvin, New York Islanders
Börje Salming, Toronto Maple Leafs | D  | Guy Lapointe, Montreal Canadiens
Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles Kings | C | Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo Sabres
Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens | RW | Lanny McDonald, Toronto Maple Leafs
Steve Shutt, Montreal Canadiens | LW | Rick Martin, Buffalo Sabres

## Player statistics

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### Scoring leaders

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GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes

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Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 56 | 80 | 136 | 20
Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 53 | 69 | 122 | 12
Steve Shutt | Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 60 | 45 | 105 | 28
Rick MacLeish | Philadelphia Flyers | 79 | 49 | 48 | 97 | 42
Gilbert Perreault | Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 30
Tim Young | Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 58
Jean Ratelle | Boston Bruins | 78 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 22
Lanny McDonald | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 46 | 44 | 90 | 77
Darryl Sittler | Toronto Maple Leafs | 73 | 38 | 52 | 90 | 89
Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 71

Source: NHL.[4]

### Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

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Michel Larocque | Montreal Canadiens | 26 | 1525 | 53 | 2.09 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4
Ken Dryden | Montreal Canadiens | 56 | 3275 | 117 | 2.14 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 10
Chico Resch | N.Y. Islanders | 46 | 2711 | 103 | 2.28 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4
Billy Smith | N.Y. Islanders | 36 | 2089 | 98 | 2.50 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2
Don Edwards | Buffalo Sabres | 25 | 1480 | 62 | 2.51 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2
Gerry Desjardins | Buffalo Sabres | 49 | 2871 | 126 | 2.63 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3
Bernie Parent | Philadelphia Flyers | 61 | 3525 | 159 | 2.71 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 5
Rogatien Vachon | Los Angeles Kings | 68 | 4059 | 184 | 2.72 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 8
Denis Herron | Pittsburgh Penguins | 34 | 1920 | 94 | 2.94 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1
Dunc Wilson | Pittsburgh Penguins | 45 | 2627 | 129 | 2.95 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 5

## Coaches

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### Patrick Division

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* Atlanta Flames: Fred Creighton
* New York Islanders: Al Arbour
* New York Rangers: John Ferguson Sr.
* Philadelphia Flyers: Fred Shero

### Adams Division

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* Boston Bruins: Don Cherry
* Buffalo Sabres: Floyd Smith
* Cleveland Barons: Jack Evans
* Toronto Maple Leafs: Red Kelly

### Norris Division

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* Detroit Red Wings: Larry Wilson
* Los Angeles Kings: Bob Pulford
* Montreal Canadiens: Scotty Bowman
* Pittsburgh Penguins: Ken Schinkel
* Washington Capitals: Tom McVie

### Smythe Division

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* Chicago Black Hawks: Billy Reay and Bill White
* Colorado Rockies: Johnny Wilson
* Minnesota North Stars: Ted Harris
* St. Louis Blues: Emile Francis
* Vancouver Canucks: Phil Maloney and Orland Kurtenbach

## Debuts

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The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1976–77 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

* Mike Palmateer, Toronto Maple Leafs
* Don Edwards, Buffalo Sabres
* Bob Sauve, Buffalo Sabres
* Reed Larson, Detroit Red Wings
* Brian Engblom*, Montreal Canadiens
* Don Murdoch, New York Rangers
* Bernie Federko, St. Louis Blues
* Brian Sutter, St. Louis Blues
* Randy Carlyle, Toronto Maple Leafs
* Rick Green, Washington Capitals

## Last games

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The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1976–77 (listed with their last team):

* Pat Quinn, Atlanta Flames
* Gilles Villemure, Chicago Black Hawks
* Jim Pappin, Cleveland Barons
* Simon Nolet, Colorado Rockies
* Bob Berry, Los Angeles Kings
* Ed Van Impe, Pittsburgh Penguins
* Vic Hadfield, Pittsburgh Penguins
* Barclay Plager, St. Louis Blues
* Roger Crozier, Washington Capitals

## Broadcasting

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Hockey Night in Canada on CBC Television televised Saturday night regular season games and Stanley Cup playoff games. CTV stopped regularly airing HNIC-produced Wednesday night regular season game telecasts, and started to give the rights to these midweek games back to local stations.

In the U.S., this was the second season that NHL games aired in national broadcast syndication under the NHL Network package.

## See also

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* List of Stanley Cup champions
* 1976 NHL amateur draft
* 1976–77 NHL transactions
* 1976 Canada Cup
* 30th National Hockey League All-Star Game
* National Hockey League All-Star Game
* 1976–77 WHA season
* Lester Patrick Trophy
* 1976 in sports
* 1977 in sports

## References

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* Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, New York: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
* Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
* Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
* Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.

Notes

1. ^ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.27, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
2. ^ a b c d Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151\. ISBN 9781894801225.
3. ^ Herman, Robin. "Islanders Get Home Ice for All Hawk Games," The New York Times, Tuesday, April 5, 1977. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
4. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 150.

## External links

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* Hockey Database
* NHL.com

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* NY Islanders
* NY Rangers
* Philadelphia

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* Buffalo
* Cleveland
* Toronto

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* Los Angeles
* Montreal
* Pittsburgh
* Washington

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* Colorado
* Minnesota
* St. Louis
* Vancouver

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* Draft
* All-Star Game
* Stanley Cup Finals

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