1976–77 New York Rangers season

The 1976–77 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 51st season. The Rangers placed fourth in the Patrick Division and did not qualify for the playoffs. The Rangers had a better regular season record than two playoff teams and the league would change the rules in the following season to place the top twelve teams in the playoffs, regardless of division.

1976–77 New York Rangers
Division4th Patrick
Conference5th Campbell
1976–77 record29–37–14
Goals for272
Goals against310
Team information
General managerJohn Ferguson
CoachJohn Ferguson
CaptainPhil Esposito
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsPhil Esposito (34)
AssistsRod Gilbert (48)
PointsPhil Esposito (80)
Penalty minutesNick Fotiu (174)
WinsJohn Davidson (14)
Goals against averageDoug Soetaert (2.95)

Regular season

Season standings
Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers80481616323213112
New York Islanders80472112288193106
Atlanta Flames8034341226426580
New York Rangers8029371427231072

[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

Schedule and results
1976–77 Game Log
October: 5–7–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–2–1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
16Minnesota North Stars6–51–0–0
28@ Colorado Rockies5–32–0–0
39@ St. Louis Blues2–12–1–0
412@ Minnesota North Stars10–43–1–0
513Boston Bruins5–13–2–0
616@ Montreal Canadiens7–43–3–0
717Colorado Rockies4–34–3–0
820Los Angeles Kings4–24–4–0
924Vancouver Canucks5–44–5–0
1026@ Cleveland Barons5–25–5–0
1127Boston Bruins4–35–6–0
1230@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–25–6–1
1331Detroit Red Wings6–55–7–1
November: 5–4–3 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 3–1–3)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
143@ Vancouver Canucks6–16–7–1
156@ Los Angeles Kings3–36–7–2
1610Washington Capitals7–56–8–2
1713Buffalo Sabres6–26–9–2
1814Pittsburgh Penguins5–16–10–2
1917Chicago Black Hawks3–27–10–2
2020@ St. Louis Blues3–17–11–2
2122@ Vancouver Canucks3–28–11–2
2224@ Philadelphia Flyers2–28–11–3
2327@ Detroit Red Wings5–09–11–3
2428Minnesota North Stars4–110–11–3
2530@ Atlanta Flames2–210–11–4
December: 5–4–6 (Home: 3–2–3; Road: 2–2–3)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
261Washington Capitals4–111–11–4
274@ Minnesota North Stars11–412–11–4
285Toronto Maple Leafs5–512–11–5
298St. Louis Blues4–412–11–6
3011@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–112–12–6
3112Montreal Canadiens5–213–12–6
3214@ New York Islanders4–413–12–7
3316@ Buffalo Sabres7–213–13–7
3418@ Chicago Black Hawks3–313–13–8
3519Cleveland Barons3–214–13–8
3622Philadelphia Flyers3–314–13–9
3723@ Boston Bruins3–314–13–10
3826New York Islanders2–114–14–10
3928@ Washington Capitals5–215–14–10
4031Atlanta Flames4–215–15–10
January: 3–6–3 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–4–2)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
412Vancouver Canucks5–316–15–10
425Philadelphia Flyers4–416–15–11
437@ Colorado Rockies4–416–15–12
449Los Angeles Kings5–416–16–12
4512@ Atlanta Flames6–116–17–12
4613@ Buffalo Sabres7–516–18–12
4716@ Chicago Black Hawks5–217–18–12
4819@ Cleveland Barons3–317–18–13
4922@ Los Angeles Kings6–017–19–13
5023@ Vancouver Canucks6–217–20–13
5127Pittsburgh Penguins3–017–21–13
5230St. Louis Blues5–218–21–13
February: 5–7–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–5–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
531@ Colorado Rockies5–218–22–13
543@ New York Islanders6–318–23–13
556New York Islanders4–019–23–13
569Buffalo Sabres2–119–24–13
5710@ Detroit Red Wings5–420–24–13
5813Toronto Maple Leafs8–321–24–13
5917@ Philadelphia Flyers7–121–25–13
6019@ New York Islanders5–221–26–13
6120Detroit Red Wings3–222–26–13
6223@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–423–26–13
6326@ Chicago Black Hawks2–123–27–13
6427Montreal Canadiens8–123–28–13
March: 6–7–1 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 1–4–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
653Boston Bruins4–123–29–13
665@ Montreal Canadiens7–223–30–13
676Cleveland Barons4–324–30–13
689Minnesota North Stars6–425–30–13
6910@ Boston Bruins10–325–31–13
7012@ Atlanta Flames6–325–32–13
7113Atlanta Flames5–325–33–13
7216Philadelphia Flyers4–425–33–14
7319@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–226–33–14
7420St. Louis Blues5–327–33–14
7523Colorado Rockies5–328–33–14
7625@ Washington Capitals7–228–34–14
7727Chicago Black Hawks5–328–35–14
7830Atlanta Flames4–329–35–14
April: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–1–0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecord
792@ Philadelphia Flyers4–129–36–14
803New York Islanders5–229–37–14

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Gilles Gratton412034111871434.220
John Davidson392116141461253.541
Doug Soetaert12570341282.951
Dave Tataryn280110107.500

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

[3]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Don Murdoch RW  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
2 24 Dave Farrish D  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
3 42 Mike McEwen D  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
4 60 Claude Periard LW  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
5 78 Doug Caines C  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
6 96 Barry Scully RW  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA)
7 112 Remi Levesque C  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1976–77 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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