1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season

1976–77 Minnesota North Stars
Division 2nd Smythe
1976–77 record 23–39–18
Goals for 240
Goals against 310
Team information
General Manager Jack Gordon
Coach Ted Harris
Captain Bill Hogaboam
Alternate captains None
Team leaders
<1975–76 1977–78>

The 1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 10th season.

Coached by Ted Harris, the team compiled a record of 23-39-18 for 64 points, to finish the regular season 2nd in the Smythe Division. In the playoffs they lost the Preliminary Round 2-0 to the Buffalo Sabres.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
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.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19765–6 @ New York Rangers (1976–77) 0–1–0
2LOctober 7, 19762–6 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 0–2–0
3WOctober 9, 19764–1 Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 1–2–0
4LOctober 12, 19764–10 New York Rangers (1976–77) 1–3–0
5LOctober 16, 19761–2 Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 1–4–0
6LOctober 17, 19760–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 1–5–0
7WOctober 20, 19764–3 Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 2–5–0
8TOctober 22, 19763–3 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 2–5–1
9WOctober 23, 19764–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 3–5–1
10WOctober 27, 19765–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 4–5–1
11LOctober 30, 19761–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 4–6–1
12LOctober 31, 19761–9 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 4–7–1
13LNovember 3, 19762–5 Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 4–8–1
14LNovember 6, 19762–5 @ New York Islanders (1976–77) 4–9–1
15LNovember 7, 19761–4 @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 4–10–1
16WNovember 10, 19763–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 5–10–1
17LNovember 13, 19762–3 New York Islanders (1976–77) 5–11–1
18TNovember 14, 19764–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 5–11–2
19TNovember 17, 19763–3 Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 5–11–3
20LNovember 19, 19763–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 5–12–3
21LNovember 20, 19763–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 5–13–3
22LNovember 24, 19762–4 St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 5–14–3
23WNovember 27, 19766–1 Washington Capitals (1976–77) 6–14–3
24LNovember 28, 19761–4 @ New York Rangers (1976–77) 6–15–3
25TDecember 1, 19762–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 6–15–4
26LDecember 4, 19764–11 New York Rangers (1976–77) 6–16–4
27LDecember 7, 19762–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 6–17–4
28LDecember 8, 19760–5 Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 6–18–4
29TDecember 10, 19763–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 6–18–5
30TDecember 11, 19761–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 6–18–6
31TDecember 14, 19763–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 6–18–7
32LDecember 18, 19761–3 Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 6–19–7
33TDecember 21, 19763–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 6–19–8
34LDecember 22, 19763–4 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 6–20–8
35WDecember 28, 19768–3 Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 7–20–8
36TDecember 30, 19765–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 7–20–9
37LJanuary 1, 19771–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 7–21–9
38WJanuary 5, 19775–2 Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 8–21–9
39WJanuary 6, 19777–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 9–21–9
40WJanuary 8, 19773–1 Boston Bruins (1976–77) 10–21–9
41LJanuary 12, 19773–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 10–22–9
42TJanuary 15, 19773–3 @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 10–22–10
43LJanuary 16, 19772–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 10–23–10
44LJanuary 18, 19772–7 @ New York Islanders (1976–77) 10–24–10
45TJanuary 20, 19774–4 Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 10–24–11
46WJanuary 22, 19774–3 Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 11–24–11
47LJanuary 23, 19772–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 11–25–11
48WJanuary 26, 19773–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 12–25–11
49LJanuary 29, 19773–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 12–26–11
50LJanuary 30, 19772–4 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 12–27–11
51LFebruary 2, 19772–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 12–28–11
52TFebruary 5, 19775–5 Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 12–28–12
53WFebruary 6, 19773–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 13–28–12
54LFebruary 9, 19776–8 Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 13–29–12
55TFebruary 12, 19772–2 Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 13–29–13
56LFebruary 13, 19772–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 13–30–13
57TFebruary 15, 19773–3 @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 13–30–14
58TFebruary 17, 19774–4 Washington Capitals (1976–77) 13–30–15
59WFebruary 19, 19776–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 14–30–15
60LFebruary 20, 19772–3 @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 14–31–15
61WFebruary 23, 19772–1 Boston Bruins (1976–77) 15–31–15
62LFebruary 25, 19772–6 @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 15–32–15
63WFebruary 26, 19773–0 Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 16–32–15
64LMarch 1, 19772–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 16–33–15
65WMarch 5, 19776–3 Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 17–33–15
66WMarch 6, 19773–2 St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 18–33–15
67WMarch 8, 19773–1 @ New York Islanders (1976–77) 19–33–15
68LMarch 9, 19774–6 @ New York Rangers (1976–77) 19–34–15
69TMarch 12, 19773–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 19–34–16
70TMarch 13, 19775–5 New York Islanders (1976–77) 19–34–17
71LMarch 16, 19772–5 Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 19–35–17
72TMarch 18, 19772–2 @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 19–35–18
73WMarch 20, 19772–1 Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 20–35–18
74LMarch 22, 19772–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 20–36–18
75LMarch 26, 19772–7 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 20–37–18
76WMarch 28, 19775–4 St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 21–37–18
77WMarch 29, 19774–2 Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 22–37–18
78WMarch 31, 19773–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 23–37–18
79LApril 2, 19772–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 23–38–18
80LApril 3, 19773–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 23–39–18

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.

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