1976–77 Washington Capitals | |
Division | 4th Norris |
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1976–77 record | 24–42–14 |
Goals for | 221 |
Goals against | 307 |
Team information | |
General manager | Max McNab |
Coach | Tom McVie |
Captain | Yvon Labre |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Guy Charron (36) |
Assists | Guy Charron (46) |
Points | Guy Charron (82) |
Penalty minutes | Gord Lane (207) |
Wins | Ron Low (16) |
Goals against average | Bernie Wolfe (3.84) |
The 1976–77 Washington Capitals season was the 3rd in the franchise's history. The Capitals finished 4th in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Off-season[]
Pre-season[]
The Capitals had two exhibition games against teams from the WHA, winning both:
September 26, 1976: Washington Capitals 2, Indianapolis Racers 1
September 29, 1976: Washington Capitals 3, Cincinnati Stingers 2
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 5, 1976 | 6–5 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 1–0–0 |
2 | T | October 7, 1976 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 1–0–1 |
3 | L | October 9, 1976 | 3–6 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | October 13, 1976 | 1–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | October 16, 1976 | 1–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 1–3–1 |
6 | L | October 19, 1976 | 0–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 1–4–1 |
7 | T | October 21, 1976 | 5–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 1–4–2 |
8 | L | October 24, 1976 | 1–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 1–5–2 |
9 | W | October 29, 1976 | 2–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 2–5–2 |
10 | L | October 31, 1976 | 4–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 2–6–2 |
11 | L | November 3, 1976 | 0–7 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 2–7–2 |
12 | L | November 5, 1976 | 2–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 2–8–2 |
13 | W | November 7, 1976 | 4–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 3–8–2 |
14 | W | November 9, 1976 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 4–8–2 |
15 | W | November 10, 1976 | 7–5 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 5–8–2 |
16 | L | November 12, 1976 | 4–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 5–9–2 |
17 | L | November 14, 1976 | 2–3 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 5–10–2 |
18 | L | November 18, 1976 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 5–11–2 |
19 | L | November 19, 1976 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 5–12–2 |
20 | W | November 21, 1976 | 3–1 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 6–12–2 |
21 | L | November 24, 1976 | 2–6 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 6–13–2 |
22 | L | November 27, 1976 | 1–6 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 6–14–2 |
23 | W | November 30, 1976 | 6–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 7–14–2 |
24 | L | December 1, 1976 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 7–15–2 |
25 | T | December 3, 1976 | 4–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 7–15–3 |
26 | T | December 5, 1976 | 5–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 7–15–4 |
27 | W | December 7, 1976 | 4–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 8–15–4 |
28 | L | December 10, 1976 | 1–7 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 8–16–4 |
29 | L | December 11, 1976 | 2–4 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 8–17–4 |
30 | L | December 14, 1976 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 8–18–4 |
31 | W | December 17, 1976 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 9–18–4 |
32 | W | December 18, 1976 | 5–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 10–18–4 |
33 | L | December 23, 1976 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 10–19–4 |
34 | L | December 26, 1976 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 10–20–4 |
35 | L | December 28, 1976 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 10–21–4 |
36 | L | December 29, 1976 | 1–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 10–22–4 |
37 | L | January 1, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 10–23–4 |
38 | W | January 2, 1977 | 2–1 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 11–23–4 |
39 | T | January 4, 1977 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 11–23–5 |
40 | T | January 6, 1977 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 11–23–6 |
41 | L | January 8, 1977 | 2–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 11–24–6 |
42 | W | January 10, 1977 | 2–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 12–24–6 |
43 | L | January 11, 1977 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 12–25–6 |
44 | L | January 15, 1977 | 1–2 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 12–26–6 |
45 | T | January 16, 1977 | 2–2 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 12–26–7 |
46 | L | January 18, 1977 | 0–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 12–27–7 |
47 | W | January 19, 1977 | 4–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 13–27–7 |
48 | L | January 22, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 13–28–7 |
49 | W | January 23, 1977 | 6–3 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 14–28–7 |
50 | W | January 27, 1977 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 15–28–7 |
51 | W | January 29, 1977 | 5–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 16–28–7 |
52 | T | January 30, 1977 | 5–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 16–28–8 |
53 | L | February 2, 1977 | 2–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 16–29–8 |
54 | T | February 5, 1977 | 3–3 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 16–29–9 |
55 | L | February 6, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 16–30–9 |
56 | T | February 9, 1977 | 4–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 16–30–10 |
57 | L | February 10, 1977 | 2–9 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 16–31–10 |
58 | L | February 12, 1977 | 0–10 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 16–32–10 |
59 | T | February 15, 1977 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 16–32–11 |
60 | T | February 17, 1977 | 4–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 16–32–12 |
61 | L | February 19, 1977 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 16–33–12 |
62 | T | February 20, 1977 | 2–2 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 16–33–13 |
63 | W | February 22, 1977 | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 17–33–13 |
64 | W | February 25, 1977 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 18–33–13 |
65 | L | February 26, 1977 | 1–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 18–34–13 |
66 | L | March 1, 1977 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 18–35–13 |
67 | W | March 3, 1977 | 7–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 19–35–13 |
68 | L | March 6, 1977 | 2–4 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 19–36–13 |
69 | L | March 9, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 19–37–13 |
70 | L | March 10, 1977 | 0–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 19–38–13 |
71 | T | March 13, 1977 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 19–38–14 |
72 | L | March 15, 1977 | 1–5 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 19–39–14 |
73 | W | March 18, 1977 | 5–0 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 20–39–14 |
74 | L | March 20, 1977 | 2–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 20–40–14 |
75 | W | March 25, 1977 | 7–2 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 21–40–14 |
76 | W | March 27, 1977 | 7–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 22–40–14 |
77 | W | March 29, 1977 | 6–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 23–40–14 |
78 | W | March 30, 1977 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 24–40–14 |
79 | L | April 2, 1977 | 0–11 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 24–41–14 |
80 | L | April 3, 1977 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 24–42–14 |
Playoffs[]
- The Capitals failed to qualify for the post season for the third year in a row.
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Guy Charron | C | 80 | 36 | 46 | 82 | 10 | -28 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Gerry Meehan | C | 80 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 13 | -11 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
Hartland Monahan | RW | 79 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 37 | -28 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Garnet Bailey | LW | 78 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 51 | -21 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Sirois | RW | 45 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jack Lynch | D | 75 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 90 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Lalonde | C | 76 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 24 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Riley | RW | 43 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 124 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Collins | RW | 54 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 26 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Rick Bragnalo | C | 80 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | -16 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Tony White | LW | 72 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 44 | -15 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Craig Patrick | RW | 28 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gord Lane | D | 80 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 207 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Green | D | 45 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Watson | D | 56 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 91 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Labre | D | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 169 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Gord Smith | D | 79 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 92 | -27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Lampman | LW | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jean Lemieux | D | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Harvey Bennett | C | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blair Stewart | C | 34 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 85 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Paradise | D | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Patey | RW | 37 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Rowe | RW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Scamurra | D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Nicholson | LW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Marson | LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bernie Wolfe | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Mikkelson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Forsyth | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Self | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Kinsella | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Bolonchuk | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roger Crozier | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Low | G | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Low | 2918 | 54 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 188 | 3.87 | 0 |
Bernie Wolfe | 1779 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 114 | 3.84 | 1 |
Roger Crozier | 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
Awards and Records[]
- The Capitals did not win any awards this season.
Transactions[]
Draft Picks[]
Farm Teams[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1976-77 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.
External Links[]
- 1976–77 Washington Capitals Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-07.
Washington Capitals Seasons |
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Washington Capitals | |
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The Franchise | Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • General Managers • Players • Award Winners • Draft Picks • Easter Epic |
Arenas | Capital Centre • Verizon Center |
Coaches | Anderson • Sullivan • Schmidt • McVie • Belisle • Green • Crozier • B. Murray • T. Murray • Schoenfeld • Wilson • Cassidy • Hanlon • Boudreau • Hunter • Oates • Trotz • Reirdon |
Rivalries | Philadelphia Flyers • Carolina Hurricanes • Tampa Bay Lightning • Pittsburgh Penguins |
Stanley Cup Finals (2) | Loss: 1998 Win: 2018 |
Minor League affiliates | Hershey Bears (AHL) • South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
1976–77 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | Atlanta • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia |
Adams | Boston • Buffalo • Cleveland • Toronto |
Norris | Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington |
Smythe | Chicago • Colorado • Minnesota • St. Louis • Vancouver |
See also | 1976 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1977 Stanley Cup Finals |
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