1976–77 Atlanta Flames season
1976–77 Atlanta Flames | |
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Division | 3rd Patrick |
Conference | Campbell |
1976–77 record | 34–34–12 |
Goals for | 264 |
Goals against | 265 |
Team information | |
General manager | Cliff Fletcher |
Coach | Fred Creighton |
Captain | Pat Quinn |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Omni Coliseum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Willi Plett (33) |
Assists | Tom Lysiak (51) |
Points | Tom Lysiak (81) |
Penalty minutes | Willi Plett (123) |
Wins | Dan Bouchard, Phil Myre (17) |
Goals against average | Phil Myre (3.07) |
The 1976–77 Atlanta Flames season was the fifth season for the franchise.
Regular season
[edit]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 |
[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]Patrick Division record vs. opponents
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Schedule and results
[edit]No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | Attendance |
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1 | L | October 5, 1976 | 5–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 0–1–0 | 13,152 |
2 | W | October 7, 1976 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 1–1–0 | 9,140 |
3 | W | October 9, 1976 | 4–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 2–1–0 | 13,091 |
4 | L | October 12, 1976 | 0–7 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 2–2–0 | 12,331 |
5 | W | October 13, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 3–2–0 | 3,812 |
6 | W | October 15, 1976 | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 4–2–0 | 9,336 |
7 | W | October 17, 1976 | 6–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 5–2–0 | 16,433 |
8 | L | October 20, 1976 | 3–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 5–3–0 | 7,130 |
9 | L | October 22, 1976 | 3–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 5–4–0 | 9,702 |
10 | T | October 24, 1976 | 3–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 5–4–1 | 7,787 |
11 | L | October 27, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 5–5–1 | 3,763 |
12 | L | October 28, 1976 | 1–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 5–6–1 | 9,104 |
13 | T | October 30, 1976 | 3–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 5–6–2 | 15,610 |
14 | W | November 3, 1976 | 7–0 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 6–6–2 | 8,146 |
15 | L | November 5, 1976 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 6–7–2 | 10,259 |
16 | T | November 7, 1976 | 0–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 6–7–3 | 8,810 |
17 | T | November 10, 1976 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 6–7–4 | 11,235 |
18 | T | November 12, 1976 | 3–3 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 6–7–5 | 9,431 |
19 | W | November 13, 1976 | 5–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 7–7–5 | 15,128 |
20 | W | November 17, 1976 | 6–3 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 8–7–5 | 8,337 |
21 | W | November 19, 1976 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 9–7–5 | 12,444 |
22 | L | November 21, 1976 | 5–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 9–8–5 | 17,077 |
23 | W | November 24, 1976 | 6–2 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 10–8–5 | 9,287 |
24 | W | November 26, 1976 | 5–2 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 11–8–5 | 12,193 |
25 | T | November 30, 1976 | 2–2 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 11–8–6 | 9,262 |
26 | W | December 3, 1976 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 12–8–6 | 12,325 |
27 | W | December 4, 1976 | 1–0 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 13–8–6 | 14,344 |
28 | W | December 8, 1976 | 5–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 14–8–6 | 6,085 |
29 | T | December 10, 1976 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 14–8–7 | 10,101 |
30 | W | December 11, 1976 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 15–8–7 | 11,711 |
31 | L | December 15, 1976 | 1–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 15–9–7 | 11,264 |
32 | L | December 17, 1976 | 2–4 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 15–10–7 | 9,467 |
33 | L | December 18, 1976 | 3–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 15–11–7 | 8,742 |
34 | L | December 20, 1976 | 2–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 15–12–7 | 16,485 |
35 | W | December 22, 1976 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 16–12–7 | 14,244 |
36 | W | December 27, 1976 | 6–2 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 17–12–7 | 12,613 |
37 | L | December 29, 1976 | 3–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 17–13–7 | 14,727 |
38 | W | December 31, 1976 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 18–13–7 | 17,500 |
39 | L | January 2, 1977 | 0–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 18–14–7 | 15,782 |
40 | W | January 5, 1977 | 4–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 19–14–7 | 11,319 |
41 | L | January 7, 1977 | 4–5 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 19–15–7 | 14,280 |
42 | L | January 8, 1977 | 3–6 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 19–16–7 | 15,149 |
43 | W | January 12, 1977 | 6–1 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 20–16–7 | 11,241 |
44 | W | January 14, 1977 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 21–16–7 | 12,436 |
45 | W | January 16, 1977 | 6–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 22–16–7 | 10,138 |
46 | T | January 20, 1977 | 4–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 22–16–8 | 7,479 |
47 | T | January 22, 1977 | 4–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 22–16–9 | 15,155 |
48 | L | January 23, 1977 | 0–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 22–17–9 | 11,391 |
49 | T | January 27, 1977 | 1–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 22–17–10 | 16,433 |
50 | T | January 28, 1977 | 3–3 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 22–17–11 | 13,941 |
51 | W | January 31, 1977 | 7–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 23–17–11 | 14,126 |
52 | L | February 2, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 23–18–11 | K.A. |
53 | W | February 4, 1977 | 6–3 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 24–18–11 | 15,151 |
54 | L | February 7, 1977 | 4–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 24–19–11 | 17,077 |
55 | L | February 9, 1977 | 1–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 24–20–11 | 16,416 |
56 | L | February 12, 1977 | 1–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 24–21–11 | 14,856 |
57 | L | February 13, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 24–22–11 | K.A. |
58 | W | February 17, 1977 | 4–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 25–22–11 | 11,059 |
59 | L | February 19, 1977 | 1–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 25–23–11 | K.A. |
60 | L | February 21, 1977 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 25–24–11 | 16,583 |
61 | L | February 23, 1977 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 25–25–11 | 14,705 |
62 | W | February 25, 1977 | 6–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 26–25–11 | 15,087 |
63 | L | February 26, 1977 | 2–8 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 26–26–11 | 15,317 |
64 | L | March 2, 1977 | 1–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 26–27–11 | 11,609 |
65 | L | March 5, 1977 | 1–2 | Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 26–28–11 | 13,341 |
66 | W | March 6, 1977 | 4–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 27–28–11 | 10,098 |
67 | L | March 8, 1977 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 27–29–11 | 10,771 |
68 | L | March 9, 1977 | 2–6 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 27–30–11 | 11,230 |
69 | W | March 12, 1977 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 28–30–11 | 15,155 |
70 | W | March 13, 1977 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 29–30–11 | 17,500 |
71 | W | March 15, 1977 | 7–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 30–30–11 | 13,161 |
72 | W | March 17, 1977 | 4–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 31–30–11 | 17,077 |
73 | L | March 19, 1977 | 4–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 31–31–11 | 16,485 |
74 | L | March 20, 1977 | 4–5 | @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) | 31–32–11 | 10,829 |
75 | L | March 22, 1977 | 3–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 31–33–11 | 12,034 |
76 | W | March 24, 1977 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 32–33–11 | 14,783 |
77 | W | March 26, 1977 | 2–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 33–33–11 | 7,338 |
78 | L | March 30, 1977 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 33–34–11 | 17,500 |
79 | W | April 1, 1977 | 6–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 34–34–11 | 13,931 |
80 | T | April 3, 1977 | 3–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 34–34–12 | 15,110 |
Player statistics
[edit]Skaters
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Tom Lysiak | 12 | 79 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
Eric Vail | 27 | 78 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
Willi Plett | 25 | 64 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
Guy Chouinard | 16 | 80 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Curt Bennett | 5 | 76 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
Ken Houston | 6 | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Richard Mulhern | 4 | 79 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
Bill Clement | 10 | 67 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
Rey Comeau | 18 | 80 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Randy Manery | 7 | 73 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tim Ecclestone | 14 | 78 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
Ed Kea | 19 | 72 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Bobby Simpson | 11 | 72 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
John Gould† | 21 | 54 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Barry Gibbs | 2 | 66 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Dave Shand | 8 | 55 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
Hilliard Graves‡ | 17 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Pat Quinn | 3 | 59 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Larry Romanchych | 21/9 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bill Flett‡ | 9 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Larry Carriere‡ | 23 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Pat Ribble | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rick Bowness | 15 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Phil Myre | 1 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dan Bouchard | 30 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Atlanta. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
‡Traded mid-season
Goaltending
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Phil Myre | 1 | 43 | 2422 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 124 | 3 | 3.07 | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | ||
Dan Bouchard | 30 | 42 | 2378 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 139 | 1 | 3.51 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
Transactions
[edit]The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season.
Trades
[edit]December 1, 1976 | To Atlanta Flames ----Cash | To Edmonton Oilers (WHA) ----Bill Flett |
December 2, 1976 | To Atlanta Flames ----John Gould Kings' 2nd round pick in 1977 (Brian Hill) |
To Vancouver Canucks ----Larry Carriere Hilliard Graves |
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Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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1 | 8. | Dave Shand (D) | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
1 | 10. | Harold Phillipoff (LW) | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
2 | 28. | Bobby Simpson (LW) | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) |
3 | 46. | Rick Hodgson (D) | ![]() |
Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
4 | 64. | Kent Nilsson (C) | ![]() |
Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien) |
5 | 82. | Mark Earp (G) | ![]() |
Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) |
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.