1976–77 Boston Bruins season

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The 1976–77 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 53rd season in the NHL. The season involved participating in the Stanley Cup finals.

Division1st Adams
Conference2nd Wales
1976–77 record49–23–8
Home record27–7–6
Quick facts Boston Bruins, Division ...
1976–77 Boston Bruins
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
Conference2nd Wales
1976–77 record49–23–8
Home record27–7–6
Road record22–16–2
Goals for312
Goals against240
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachDon Cherry
CaptainJohnny Bucyk
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsPeter McNab (38)
AssistsJean Ratelle (61)
PointsJean Ratelle (94)
Penalty minutesMike Milbury (166)
WinsGilles Gilbert (18)
Goals against averageGilles Gilbert (2.85)
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Offseason

NHL draft

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
116Clayton Pachal (C) CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
234Lorry Gloeckner (D) CanadaVictoria Cougars (WCHL)
470Bob Miller (C) United StatesOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
588Peter Vandemark (LW) CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)
6106Ted Olson (LW) CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
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Regular season

Season standings

More information GP, W ...
Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins8049238312240106
Buffalo Sabres8048248301220104
Toronto Maple Leafs8033321530128581
Cleveland Barons8025421324029263
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[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

More information Adams Division record vs. opponents, NHL records ...
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Schedule and results

More information Game, Result ...
1976–77 regular season[3]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WOctober 7, 19766–2Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)1–0–0
2LOctober 9, 19765–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)1–1–0
3WOctober 10, 19764–3Cleveland Barons (1976–77)2–1–0
4WOctober 13, 19765–1@ New York Rangers (1976–77)3–1–0
5WOctober 15, 19765–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)4–1–0
6WOctober 17, 19765–3Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)5–1–0
7LOctober 19, 19765–6@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)5–2–0
8WOctober 20, 19762–1@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)6–2–0
9WOctober 23, 19764–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)7–2–0
10WOctober 27, 19764–3@ New York Rangers (1976–77)8–2–0
11WOctober 30, 19764–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)9–2–0
12LOctober 31, 19761–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)9–3–0
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
13WNovember 4, 19767–5Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)10–3–0
14WNovember 7, 19763–1Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)11–3–0
15WNovember 10, 19766–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)12–3–0
16TNovember 11, 19762–2New York Islanders (1976–77)12–3–1
17WNovember 14, 19765–3Colorado Rockies (1976–77)13–3–1
18WNovember 18, 19763–2Washington Capitals (1976–77)14–3–1
19WNovember 19, 19764–1@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)15–3–1
20WNovember 21, 19764–2Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)16–3–1
21WNovember 24, 19764–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)17–3–1
22WNovember 25, 19764–2Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)18–3–1
23LNovember 27, 19762–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)18–4–1
24LNovember 30, 19762–6Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)18–5–1
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
25WDecember 1, 19765–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)19–5–1
26LDecember 3, 19761–3@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)19–6–1
27TDecember 5, 19765–5Washington Capitals (1976–77)19–6–2
28LDecember 9, 19761–3Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)19–7–2
29LDecember 11, 19763–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)19–8–2
30LDecember 12, 19763–5Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)19–9–2
31WDecember 16, 19765–2St. Louis Blues (1976–77)20–9–2
32LDecember 18, 19764–6@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)20–10–2
33WDecember 19, 19766–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)21–10–2
34LDecember 21, 19760–3@ New York Islanders (1976–77)21–11–2
35TDecember 23, 19763–3New York Rangers (1976–77)21–11–3
36WDecember 26, 19766–3Cleveland Barons (1976–77)22–11–3
37WDecember 29, 19768–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)23–11–3
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
38LJanuary 1, 19772–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)23–12–3
39WJanuary 5, 19773–2@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)24–12–3
40LJanuary 8, 19771–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)24–13–3
41WJanuary 9, 19774–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)25–13–3
42WJanuary 11, 19773–2@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)26–13–3
43WJanuary 13, 19774–3Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)27–13–3
44TJanuary 15, 19773–3Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)27–13–4
45WJanuary 17, 19777–3Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)28–13–4
46LJanuary 20, 19773–4New York Islanders (1976–77)28–14–4
47WJanuary 21, 19775–2@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)29–14–4
48WJanuary 23, 19773–0Atlanta Flames (1976–77)30–14–4
49LJanuary 27, 19774–6Colorado Rockies (1976–77)30–15–4
50TJanuary 29, 19773–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)30–15–5
51LJanuary 30, 19772–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)30–16–5
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
52TFebruary 1, 19773–3@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)30–16–6
53WFebruary 3, 19775–4St. Louis Blues (1976–77)31–16–6
54LFebruary 4, 19773–6@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)31–17–6
55WFebruary 6, 19775–2Washington Capitals (1976–77)32–17–6
56LFebruary 10, 19773–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)32–18–6
57LFebruary 12, 19773–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)32–19–6
58WFebruary 13, 19774–2Cleveland Barons (1976–77)33–19–6
59WFebruary 16, 19777–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)34–19–6
60LFebruary 19, 19770–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)34–20–6
61LFebruary 23, 19771–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)34–21–6
62WFebruary 25, 19775–2@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)35–21–6
63TFebruary 27, 19772–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)35–21–7
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
64WMarch 1, 19778–3Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)36–21–7
65WMarch 3, 19774–1@ New York Rangers (1976–77)37–21–7
66WMarch 5, 19773–1Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)38–21–7
67WMarch 6, 19776–2Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)39–21–7
68WMarch 8, 19773–2Atlanta Flames (1976–77)40–21–7
69WMarch 10, 197710–3New York Rangers (1976–77)41–21–7
70WMarch 12, 19773–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)42–21–7
71TMarch 13, 19772–2Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)42–21–8
72WMarch 17, 19774–2Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)43–21–8
73LMarch 21, 19771–5Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)43–22–8
74WMarch 23, 19776–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)44–22–8
75LMarch 24, 19772–6Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)44–23–8
76WMarch 26, 19777–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)45–23–8
77WMarch 27, 19773–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)46–23–8
78WMarch 30, 19774–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)47–23–8
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
79WApril 2, 19775–3@ New York Islanders (1976–77)48–23–8
80WApril 3, 19777–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)49–23–8

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/− PPG SHG GWG
Jean RatelleC783361942219816
Peter McNabC803848861126608
Gregg SheppardC77313667203815
Brad ParkD771255676747414
Terry O'ReillyRW7914415514738114
Bobby SchmautzRW572329526225402
Wayne CashmanLW65153752764303
Don MarcotteLW802718452028315
John BucykLW4920234312−2602
Rick MiddletonRW7220224222001
Stan JonathanLW69171330691102
Matti HagmanC7511172806100
Mike MilburyD776182416625002
Rick SmithD46616223023000
Dallas SmithD58220224016000
Earl AndersonRW4010112144103
Dave ForbesLW73911204713021
Gary DoakD763131610715000
Hank NowakLW247512144001
John WensinkLW234610325000
Ray MalutaD2323544000
Doug HalwardD1822469000
Gerry CheeversG45044460000
Darryl EdestrandD17033164000
Gilles GilbertG34011150000
Joe ZanussiD801181000
Clayton PachalC/LW1000120000
Jim PettieG100000000
Al SimsD100001000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gerry Cheevers270045301051373.043
Gilles Gilbert20403418133972.851
Jim Pettie60110033.000
Team:480080492382372.964
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Playoffs

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Jean RatelleC14512174101
Bobby SchmautzRW141111210401
Gregg SheppardC1457128112
Brad ParkD14210124000
Don MarcotteLW14561110010
Terry O'ReillyRW14561128001
Rick MiddletonRW135490001
Wayne CashmanLW1418918000
Rick SmithD1409914000
Peter McNabC145382200
Stan JonathanLW1442624001
Mike MilburyD1322447001
John WensinkLW130338000
Gary DoakD1402226000
Dave ForbesLW140112000
Matti HagmanC80110000
Earl AndersonRW20000000
John BucykLW50000000
Gerry CheeversG140004000
Darryl EdestrandD30002000
Gilles GilbertG10000000
Doug HalwardD60004000
Al SimsD20000000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gerry Cheevers8581485443.081
Gilles Gilbert2010139.000
Team:8781486473.211
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Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved;SV% = Save percentage;

Playoffs

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

More information Date, Visitors ...
Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
May 7Boston3Montreal 7
May 10Boston0Montreal 3
May 12Montreal4Boston2
May 14Montreal2Boston1OT
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Montreal wins the series 4–0.

Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Awards and honors

References

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