1975–76 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings season was the 50th season of competition for the Detroit franchise and 42nd as the Red Wings. The Wings finished fourth in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs for the sixth straight year for the first time in franchise history.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||T||October 8, 1975||1–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||0–0–1

|2||L||October 9, 1975||0–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||0–1–1

|3||L||October 11, 1975||2–5 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||0–2–1

|4||T||October 15, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||0–2–2

|5||T||October 16, 1975||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||0–2–3

|6||L||October 18, 1975||1–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||0–3–3

|7||L||October 19, 1975||1–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||0–4–3

|8||L||October 22, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||0–5–3

|9||L||October 25, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||0–6–3

|10||L||October 26, 1975||3–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||0–7–3

|11||W||October 29, 1975||6–4 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||1–7–3

|12||L||November 1, 1975||1–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||1–8–3

|13||W||November 2, 1975||6–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1975–76) ||2–8–3

|14||L||November 5, 1975||3–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||2–9–3

|15||L||November 8, 1975||0–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||2–10–3

|16||W||November 9, 1975||6–3 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||3–10–3

|17||W||November 13, 1975||6–3 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||4–10–3

|18||W||November 15, 1975||3–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||5–10–3

|19||L||November 16, 1975||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1975–76) ||5–11–3

|20||T||November 19, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||5–11–4

|21||L||November 20, 1975||2–7 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||5–12–4

|22||L||November 22, 1975||1–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||5–13–4

|23||W||November 23, 1975||4–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||6–13–4

|24||L||November 26, 1975||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||6–14–4

|25||W||November 29, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||7–14–4

|26||L||December 3, 1975||1–9 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||7–15–4

|27||L||December 5, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||7–16–4

|28||L||December 6, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||7–17–4

|29||W||December 10, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||8–17–4

|30||W||December 12, 1975||5–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||9–17–4

|31||L||December 13, 1975||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1975–76) ||9–18–4

|32||W||December 17, 1975||3–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||10–18–4

|33||L||December 19, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||10–19–4

|34||L||December 20, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||10–20–4

|35||L||December 28, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||10–21–4

|36||W||December 31, 1975||4–0 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||11–21–4

|37||W||January 3, 1976||1–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||12–21–4

|38||L||January 4, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||12–22–4

|39||L||January 6, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||12–23–4

|40||W||January 8, 1976||5–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||13–23–4

|41||L||January 10, 1976||1–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||13–24–4

|42||L||January 13, 1976||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||13–25–4

|43||W||January 14, 1976||8–3 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) ||14–25–4

|44||T||January 17, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||14–25–5

|45||L||January 18, 1976||3–8 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||14–26–5

|46||L||January 22, 1976||1–8 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1975–76) ||14–27–5

|47||L||January 24, 1976||1–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||14–28–5

|48||T||January 25, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||14–28–6

|49||W||January 27, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||15–28–6

|50||T||January 29, 1976||3–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||15–28–7

|51||W||January 31, 1976||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||16–28–7

|52||W||February 4, 1976||5–0 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||17–28–7

|53||W||February 6, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||18–28–7

|54||L||February 7, 1976||4–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1975–76) ||18–29–7

|55||L||February 8, 1976||0–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) ||18–30–7

|56||L||February 11, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) ||18–31–7

|57||W||February 14, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) ||19–31–7

|58||L||February 15, 1976||5–8 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||19–32–7

|59||L||February 18, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1975–76) ||19–33–7

|60||L||February 21, 1976||1–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||19–34–7

|61||T||February 22, 1976||2–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||19–34–8

|62||L||February 25, 1976||0–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||19–35–8

|63||T||February 26, 1976||1–1 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||19–35–9

|64||L||February 28, 1976||1–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||19–36–9

|65||W||March 3, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||20–36–9

|66||L||March 6, 1976||1–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||20–37–9

|67||L||March 7, 1976||1–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||20–38–9

|68||L||March 10, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) ||20–39–9

|69||W||March 13, 1976||4–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) ||21–39–9

|70||L||March 16, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) ||21–40–9

|71||W||March 18, 1976||6–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1975–76) ||22–40–9

|72||W||March 20, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) ||23–40–9

|73||W||March 21, 1976||6–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) ||24–40–9

|74||W||March 24, 1976||7–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||25–40–9

|75||W||March 27, 1976||8–0 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1975–76) ||26–40–9

|76||L||March 28, 1976||0–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||26–41–9

|77||L||March 30, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) ||26–42–9

|78||T||March 31, 1976||4–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) ||26–42–10

|79||L||April 3, 1976||3–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) ||26–43–10

|80||L||April 4, 1976||5–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) ||26–44–10

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 80 26 56 82 859237 LW 77 27 39 66 2030623 RW 72 32 27 59 4821204 LW 80 20 26 46 71-9313 C 50 21 16 37 30-8620 D 80 10 23 33 95-3200 D 69 8 25 33 596400 LW 76 13 17 30 99-19101 RW 37 11 17 28 10-17203 C/RW 57 11 12 23 302-9100 RW 39 10 13 23 20-17410 LW 53 9 11 20 22-15003 D 79 0 18 18 322-20000 RW 35 8 9 17 25-8100 LW 17 5 9 14 712001 C 46 4 9 13 39-5000 D 63 2 11 13 52-7101 D 77 3 9 12 129-13100 D 38 2 8 10 49-7100 RW 27 1 7 8 23-8000 RW 37 1 7 8 68-2000 C 21 0 4 4 29-4000 D 10 1 1 2 25-10000 C 22 1 1 2 12-11000 D 7 0 1 1 9-1000 RW 9 0 1 1 0-1000 D 3 0 1 1 0-5000 G 29 0 0 0 00000 G 2 0 0 0 00000 RW 1 0 0 0 0-1000 LW 8 0 0 0 5-2000 G 4 0 0 0 20000 G 1 0 0 0 20000 G 44 0 0 0 40000 LW 4 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2640 44 13 25 6 158 3.59 4 1740 29 12 14 3 100 3.45 2 120 2 1 1 0 8 4.00 0 240 4 0 3 1 22 5.50 0 60 1 0 1 0 7 7.00 0 Team: 4800 80 26 44 10 295 3.69 6

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks Detroit's draft picks at the 1975 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)15Rick Lapointe Victoria Cougars (WCHL)223Jerry Rollins Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)337Al Cameron New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)345Blair Davidson Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)350Clark Hamilton University of Notre Dame (WCHA)459Mike Wirachowsky Regina Pats (WCHL)577Mike Wong Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)695Mike Harazny Regina Pats (WCHL)7113Jean-Luc Phaneuf Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)8131Steve Carlson Johnstown Jets (NAHL)9148Gary Vaughan Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)10164Jean Thibodeau Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)11176Dave Hanson Colorado College (WCHA)11178Rob Larson University of Minnesota (WCHA)

See also 1975–76 NHL season

References