1976–77 Detroit Red Wings
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 16-55-9
The 1976–77 Detroit Red Wings went 16-55-9. Walt McKechnie led the team with 59 points (25 G, 34 A). Jim Rutherford had 7 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt McKechnie | C | 80 | 25 | 34 | 59 | -24 | 50 | 3 | 189 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | C | 79 | 18 | 28 | 46 | -20 | 274 | 6 | 183 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | C | 78 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -35 | 158 | 5 | 128 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | L | 80 | 14 | 27 | 41 | -25 | 25 | 3 | 208 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | R | 74 | 21 | 12 | 33 | -40 | 98 | 3 | 197 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | L | 65 | 16 | 14 | 30 | -11 | 39 | 4 | 128 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | L | 34 | 13 | 13 | 26 | +3 | 64 | 3 | 107 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Harvey | R | 54 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 18 | 2 | 105 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | C | 74 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -16 | 40 | 0 | 79 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | D | 80 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -43 | 112 | 1 | 139 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | D | 77 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -20 | 56 | 0 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | D | 54 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 34 | 3 | 96 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | D | 49 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -17 | 80 | 1 | 59 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | D | 53 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -22 | 14 | 1 | 72 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | D | 52 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -23 | 28 | 1 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | L | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -34 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | D | 71 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -18 | 63 | 0 | 85 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bloom | L | 48 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 22 | 0 | 40 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | C | 37 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Ritchie | L | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -13 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Williams | R | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -17 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | D | 23 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -18 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Kelly | R | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Coates | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Schofield | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McCutcheon | L | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Berry | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Schamehorn | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Martineau | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 48 | 46 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1351 | .867 | 3.95 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 33 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 833 | .872 | 3.59 | 3 |
| Terrance Richardson | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 137 | .869 | 4.02 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs WSH | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 9 | vs BUF | W 4–0 | Final |
| Oct 12 | vs MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 16 | @ PIT | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ PHI | L 4–7 | Final |
| Oct 22 | vs NYI | W 5–0 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ STL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 26 | @ LAK | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs TOR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 30 | vs CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ NYR | W 6–5 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs PHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs AFM | T 0–0 | Final |
| Nov 9 | @ NYI | L 1–8 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs BOS | L 4–6 | Final |
| Nov 13 | vs LAK | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ PHI | L 0–2 | Final |
| Nov 17 | vs STL | T 5–5 | Final |
| Nov 19 | vs CLE | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 24 | vs TOR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ NYI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs NYR | L 0–5 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ BUF | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ VAN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ LAK | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ MTL | L 0–5 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ BOS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 15 | @ CLE | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs VAN | W 7–3 | Final |
| Dec 18 | vs AFM | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ BUF | L 1–6 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ AFM | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs PIT | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs LAK | L 4–7 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ CHI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs CLE | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs CLR | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ WSH | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs MNS | L 2–7 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs WSH | L 0–2 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ CLE | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ CLR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ STL | L 0–4 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs CLR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs CHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Jan 23 | @ MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ WSH | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs CLE | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ TOR | L 1–9 | Final |
| Feb 5 | @ PIT | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 6 | vs VAN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs NYR | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ MNS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 13 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ CLR | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs TOR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs BUF | L 1–2 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ CHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs PIT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ BOS | L 3–8 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ BUF | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs STL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ TOR | L 0–6 | Final |
| Mar 13 | vs WSH | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ VAN | L 1–7 | Final |
| Mar 17 | @ LAK | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ MNS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 23 | vs BOS | L 0–6 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ AFM | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ MTL | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 27 | vs MTL | L 0–6 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ WSH | L 1–6 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs MNS | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs PIT | L 3–4 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ PIT | L 2–4 | Final |