1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 60th season, 50th as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs finished in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 33 wins, 32 losses and 15 ties for 81 points, qualifying for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. In the playoffs, they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the preliminary round 2–1 before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games in the Quarter-finals.

Regular season On February 2, 1977, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Ian Turnbull would be the first player in NHL history to score five goals on five shots.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p. 27, James Duplacey, JG Press, . His five goals in one game against the Detroit Red Wings still stands as the single-game record for goals by a defenceman.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 5, 1976||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||0–1–0

|2||W||October 9, 1976||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||1–1–0

|3||T||October 13, 1976||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||1–1–1

|4||L||October 15, 1976||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||1–2–1

|5||T||October 16, 1976||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||1–2–2

|6||T||October 20, 1976||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||1–2–3

|7||L||October 21, 1976||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||1–3–3

|8||L||October 23, 1976||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1976–77) ||1–4–3

|9||L||October 27, 1976||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||1–5–3

|10||W||October 28, 1976||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||2–5–3

|11||W||October 30, 1976||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||3–5–3

|12||W||November 1, 1976||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||4–5–3

|13||L||November 3, 1976||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||4–6–3

|14||W||November 5, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||5–6–3

|15||L||November 6, 1976||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||5–7–3

|16||T||November 10, 1976||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||5–7–4

|17||W||November 13, 1976||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||6–7–4

|18||W||November 17, 1976||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||7–7–4

|19||W||November 20, 1976||8–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||8–7–4

|20||L||November 21, 1976||5–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||8–8–4

|21||L||November 24, 1976||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||8–9–4

|22||W||November 27, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||9–9–4

|23||W||November 28, 1976||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||10–9–4

|24||W||November 30, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1976–77) ||11–9–4

|25||W||December 1, 1976||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||12–9–4

|26||T||December 4, 1976||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||12–9–5

|27||T||December 5, 1976||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1976–77) ||12–9–6

|28||L||December 8, 1976||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||12–10–6

|29||W||December 11, 1976||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1976–77) ||13–10–6

|30||L||December 12, 1976||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||13–11–6

|31||W||December 15, 1976||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||14–11–6

|32||L||December 17, 1976||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||14–12–6

|33||W||December 18, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||15–12–6

|34||W||December 20, 1976||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||16–12–6

|35||L||December 22, 1976||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||16–13–6

|36||L||December 23, 1976||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||16–14–6

|37||L||December 26, 1976||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||16–15–6

|38||W||December 29, 1976||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||17–15–6

|39||W||January 1, 1977||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||18–15–6

|40||L||January 2, 1977||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||18–16–6

|41||W||January 5, 1977||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||19–16–6

|42||L||January 8, 1977||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||19–17–6

|43||W||January 11, 1977||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||20–17–6

|44||W||January 12, 1977||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||21–17–6

|45||L||January 15, 1977||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||21–18–6

|46||L||January 18, 1977||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||21–19–6

|47||W||January 21, 1977||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||22–19–6

|48||W||January 23, 1977||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||23–19–6

|49||W||January 27, 1977||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1976–77) ||24–19–6

|50||T||January 29, 1977||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||24–19–7

|51||L||January 31, 1977||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||24–20–7

|52||W||February 2, 1977||9–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||25–20–7

|53||L||February 5, 1977||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||25–21–7

|54||W||February 9, 1977||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||26–21–7

|55||W||February 12, 1977||10–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||27–21–7

|56||L||February 13, 1977||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1976–77) ||27–22–7

|57||L||February 14, 1977||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||27–23–7

|58||W||February 16, 1977||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||28–23–7

|59||T||February 17, 1977||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||28–23–8

|60||T||February 19, 1977||6–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||28–23–9

|61||W||February 20, 1977||10–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||29–23–9

|62||L||February 23, 1977||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1976–77) ||29–24–9

|63||L||February 25, 1977||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||29–25–9

|64||L||February 26, 1977||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||29–26–9

|65||L||March 2, 1977||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||29–27–9

|66||T||March 5, 1977||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||29–27–10

|67||W||March 7, 1977||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||30–27–10

|68||T||March 9, 1977||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||30–27–11

|69||W||March 12, 1977||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||31–27–11

|70||L||March 13, 1977||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||31–28–11

|71||W||March 15, 1977||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||32–28–11

|72||T||March 16, 1977||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||32–28–12

|73||W||March 19, 1977||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||33–28–12

|74||L||March 21, 1977||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||33–29–12

|75||T||March 23, 1977||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1976–77) ||33–29–13

|76||L||March 26, 1977||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||33–30–13

|77||L||March 27, 1977||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||33–31–13

|78||T||March 30, 1977||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||33–31–14

|79||T||April 2, 1977||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||33–31–15

|80||L||April 3, 1977||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||33–32–15

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG RW 80 46 44 90 77121645 C 73 38 52 90 8981215 D 80 22 57 79 8447420 D 76 12 66 78 4645100 C 66 15 30 45 75031 D 76 14 31 45 36−26303 LW 77 18 25 43 33811100 C 76 19 23 42 24−14304 LW 78 24 17 41 168503 LW 41 21 16 37 8−10812 C/RW 80 18 18 36 10713301 LW 70 17 16 33 16−17305 C 65 11 19 30 142102 C 69 9 20 29 83−18301 C 50 9 15 24 240020 D 48 1 12 13 12−4000 D 69 1 10 11 73−1000 C 15 2 5 7 42001 D 26 2 3 5 245000 D 45 0 5 5 51−19000 C/LW 7 1 1 2 193000 D 10 1 1 2 44000 G 50 0 2 2 80000 D 13 0 2 2 4−4000 D 11 0 1 1 8−7000 G 33 0 1 1 40000 D 1 0 0 0 2 G 2 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2877 50 23 18 8 154 3.21 4 1803 33 10 13 6 116 3.86 1 120 2 0 1 1 9 4.50 0 Team: 4800 80 33 32 15 279 3.49 5

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG C 9 5 16 21 4300 RW 9 10 7 17 6301 D 9 3 6 9 6200 LW 9 3 6 9 29001 D 9 4 4 8 10400 LW 9 1 3 4 6100 C/RW 9 0 4 4 17000 C 7 2 1 3 0101 C 9 0 3 3 7000 LW 9 2 0 2 0001 D 9 0 2 2 2000 D 9 0 2 2 4000 C 9 1 0 1 4000 D 9 0 1 1 20000 C 3 0 0 0 0000 C/LW 2 0 0 0 0000 D 2 0 0 0 0000 LW 2 0 0 0 0000 G 6 0 0 0 0000 D 4 0 0 0 0000 G 4 0 0 0 0000 D 2 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO 360 6 3 3 16 2.67 0 202 4 1 2 12 3.56 0 Team: 562 9 4 5 28 2.99 0

Awards and records Lanny McDonald, Right Wing, NHL Second All-Star Team Borje Salming, Defence, NHL First All-Star Team

Transactions The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season.

Trades September 9, 1976To St. Louis BluesFA Signing of Rod SeilingTo Toronto Maple Leafs2nd round pick in 1978 – Joel Quenneville Cash September 15, 1976To Colorado RockiesDoug FavellTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash September 27, 1976To Washington CapitalsCashTo Toronto Maple LeafsBlair MacKasey September 28, 1976To Chicago Black HawksJim HarrisonTo Toronto Maple Leafs2nd round pick in 1977 – Bob Gladney March 8, 1977To Colorado Rockies3rd round pick in 1977 – Randy PierceTo Toronto Maple LeafsTracy Pratt

Free agents Player New Team Rod Seiling St. Louis Blues Tom Cassidy Boston Bruins

Draft picks Toronto's draft picks at the 1976 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)230Randy Carlyle Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)348Alain Belanger Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)352Gary McFayden Hull Festivals (QMJHL)466Tim Williams Victoria Cougars (WCHL)584Greg Hotham Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)6102Dan Djakalovic Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)7116Charlie Skjodt Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)

References