1976–77 St. Louis Blues | |
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Smythe Division champions | |
Division | 1st Smythe |
Conference | Campbell |
1976–77 record | 32–39–9 |
Goals for | 239 |
Goals against | 276 |
Team information | |
General manager | Emile Francis |
Coach | Emile Francis |
Captain | Garry Unger |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | St. Louis Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Garry Unger (30) |
Assists | Bob MacMillan (39) |
Points | Bob MacMillan (58) |
Penalty minutes | Bob Gassoff (254) |
Wins | Eddie Johnston (13) |
Goals against average | Yves Belanger (3.00) |
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.
Offseason
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]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 |
[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
[edit]Smythe Division record vs. opponents
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Schedule and results
[edit]No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 7, 1976 | 4–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 9, 1976 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 13, 1976 | 3–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 16, 1976 | 6–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 3–1–0 |
5 | L | October 17, 1976 | 2–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 3–2–0 |
6 | W | October 19, 1976 | 6–5 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 4–2–0 |
7 | L | October 21, 1976 | 2–6 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 4–3–0 |
8 | W | October 23, 1976 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 5–3–0 |
9 | L | October 24, 1976 | 2–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 5–4–0 |
10 | W | October 26, 1976 | 5–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 6–4–0 |
11 | L | October 28, 1976 | 2–5 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 6–5–0 |
12 | W | October 30, 1976 | 3–1 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 7–5–0 |
13 | W | November 3, 1976 | 6–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 8–5–0 |
14 | W | November 6, 1976 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 9–5–0 |
15 | L | November 9, 1976 | 1–8 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 9–6–0 |
16 | L | November 10, 1976 | 0–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 9–7–0 |
17 | L | November 13, 1976 | 3–5 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 9–8–0 |
18 | L | November 15, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 9–9–0 |
19 | T | November 17, 1976 | 5–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 9–9–1 |
20 | W | November 20, 1976 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 10–9–1 |
21 | W | November 24, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 11–9–1 |
22 | L | November 26, 1976 | 2–5 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 11–10–1 |
23 | W | November 27, 1976 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 12–10–1 |
24 | L | November 30, 1976 | 3–5 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 12–11–1 |
25 | T | December 3, 1976 | 2–2 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 12–11–2 |
26 | L | December 4, 1976 | 0–1 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 12–12–2 |
27 | L | December 7, 1976 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 12–13–2 |
28 | T | December 8, 1976 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 12–13–3 |
29 | T | December 11, 1976 | 1–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 12–13–4 |
30 | L | December 12, 1976 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 12–14–4 |
31 | L | December 15, 1976 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 12–15–4 |
32 | L | December 16, 1976 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 12–16–4 |
33 | L | December 18, 1976 | 0–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 12–17–4 |
34 | W | December 19, 1976 | 6–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 13–17–4 |
35 | W | December 22, 1976 | 2–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 14–17–4 |
36 | W | December 23, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 15–17–4 |
37 | T | December 28, 1976 | 4–4 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 15–17–5 |
38 | W | January 1, 1977 | 3–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 16–17–5 |
39 | L | January 2, 1977 | 1–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 16–18–5 |
40 | W | January 4, 1977 | 4–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 17–18–5 |
41 | L | January 6, 1977 | 1–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 17–19–5 |
42 | L | January 8, 1977 | 2–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 17–20–5 |
43 | W | January 12, 1977 | 7–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 18–20–5 |
44 | L | January 14, 1977 | 2–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 18–21–5 |
45 | W | January 15, 1977 | 4–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 19–21–5 |
46 | W | January 19, 1977 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 20–21–5 |
47 | W | January 22, 1977 | 2–1 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 21–21–5 |
48 | L | January 23, 1977 | 3–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 21–22–5 |
49 | L | January 27, 1977 | 0–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 21–23–5 |
50 | L | January 29, 1977 | 2–5 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 21–24–5 |
51 | L | January 30, 1977 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 21–25–5 |
52 | T | February 1, 1977 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 21–25–6 |
53 | L | February 3, 1977 | 4–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 21–26–6 |
54 | W | February 5, 1977 | 6–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 22–26–6 |
55 | W | February 8, 1977 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 23–26–6 |
56 | W | February 12, 1977 | 3–1 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 24–26–6 |
57 | L | February 14, 1977 | 4–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 24–27–6 |
58 | W | February 15, 1977 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 25–27–6 |
59 | W | February 19, 1977 | 4–1 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 26–27–6 |
60 | W | February 21, 1977 | 4–0 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 27–27–6 |
61 | L | February 22, 1977 | 0–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 27–28–6 |
62 | L | February 26, 1977 | 1–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 27–29–6 |
63 | L | February 28, 1977 | 2–5 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 27–30–6 |
64 | T | March 2, 1977 | 2–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 27–30–7 |
65 | W | March 5, 1977 | 2–1 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 28–30–7 |
66 | L | March 6, 1977 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 28–31–7 |
67 | L | March 8, 1977 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 28–32–7 |
68 | W | March 10, 1977 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 29–32–7 |
69 | T | March 12, 1977 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 29–32–8 |
70 | L | March 15, 1977 | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 29–33–8 |
71 | L | March 16, 1977 | 3–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 29–34–8 |
72 | T | March 19, 1977 | 4–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 29–34–9 |
73 | L | March 20, 1977 | 3–5 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 29–35–9 |
74 | W | March 22, 1977 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 30–35–9 |
75 | L | March 24, 1977 | 1–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 30–36–9 |
76 | L | March 26, 1977 | 2–5 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 30–37–9 |
77 | L | March 28, 1977 | 4–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 30–38–9 |
78 | W | March 30, 1977 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 31–38–9 |
79 | W | April 2, 1977 | 9–2 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 32–38–9 |
80 | L | April 3, 1977 | 3–7 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 32–39–9 |
Playoffs
[edit]The Blues lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4 – 0 in the quarter-finals.
Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob MacMillan | RW | 80 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Garry Unger | C | 80 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 56 | −12 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Larry Patey | C | 80 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Red Berenson | C | 80 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 8 | −28 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Claude Larose | RW | 80 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 71 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 12 | −15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Pierre Plante | RW | 76 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 77 | −4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Jerry Butler | RW | 80 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 65 | −31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Seiling | D | 79 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Ted Irvine | LW | 69 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 38 | −16 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bruce Affleck | D | 80 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 24 | −22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gassoff | D | 77 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 254 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bernie Federko | C | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 15 | −6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Bob Hess | D | 53 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 14 | −2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Derek Sanderson | C | 32 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 26 | −8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Floyd Thomson | LW | 58 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Rick Bourbonnais | RW | 33 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | −6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Sutter | LW | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 82 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Plager | D | 54 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | −9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Masters | D | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | −7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Marotte | D | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | −13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Hrechkosy | LW | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Zanussi | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Palazzari | C | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yves Belanger | G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barclay Plager | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Smith | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Grant | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Ogilvie | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Staniowski | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Johnston | 2111 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 108 | 3.07 | 1 |
Ed Staniowski | 1589 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 108 | 4.08 | 0 |
Doug Grant | 960 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 3.12 | 1 |
Yves Belanger | 140 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 273 | 3.41 | 2 |
Playoffs
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernie Federko | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Larose | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Patey | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Sutter | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Bourbonnais | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gassoff | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob MacMillan | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garry Unger | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Affleck | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Berenson | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Butler | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Hess | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Irvine | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Marotte | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Masters | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Plager | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Plante | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Seiling | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Staniowski | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Floyd Thomson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Johnston | 138 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.91 | 0 |
Ed Staniowski | 102 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5.29 | 0 |
Team: | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- 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;
Awards and records
[edit]Transactions
[edit]Draft picks
[edit]St. Louis's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 7 | Bernie Federko | ![]() |
Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
2 | 20 | Brian Sutter | ![]() |
Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
2 | 25 | John Smrke | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
3 | 43 | Jim Kirkpatrick | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
4 | 56 | Mike Liut | ![]() |
Bowling Green University (CCHA) |
4 | 61 | Paul Skidmore | ![]() |
Boston College (ECAC) |
6 | 97 | Nels Goddard | ![]() |
Michigan Tech University (WCHA) |
7 | 113 | Mike Eaves | ![]() |
University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
8 | 121 | Jacques Soguel | ![]() |
Davos (Switzerland) |
9 | 124 | Dave Dornseif | ![]() |
Providence College (ECAC) |
10 | 126 | Brad Wilson | ![]() |
Providence College (ECAC) |
11 | 128 | Dan Hoene | ![]() |
University of Michigan (WCHA) |
12 | 130 | Goran Lindblom | ![]() |
Skelleftea (Sweden) |
13 | 132 | Jim Bales | ![]() |
University of Denver (WCHA) |
14 | 134 | Anders Hakansson | ![]() |
Solna (Sweden) |
15 | 135 | Juhani Wallenius | ![]() |
Rauma (Finland) |
Farm teams
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1976-77 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- "1976–77 St. Louis Blues Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.