1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 34-33-13 - 81 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 1-2
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1
Coach: Ken Schinkel (34-33-13)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins RosterTeam Record: 34-33-13 - 81 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 1-2
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1
Coach: Ken Schinkel (34-33-13)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins Results
The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 34 wins and 33 losses and 13 ties for 81 points, finishing third in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Penguins scored 240 goals and allowed 252. Jean Pronovost netted 33 goals for Pittsburgh, while Rick Kehoe tallied 30 or more, too. Syl Apps recorded 43 assists. Dunc Wilson topped the squad with 18 wins, plus Denis Herron added 15 or more wins, too. Denis Herron recorded a 2.94 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Ken Schinkel coached the team. The 1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins lost in the NHL preliminary round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Pronovost | R | 79 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 217 | 15.2 |
| Pierre Larouche | C | 65 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 14 | -10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 227 | 12.8 |
| Syl Apps | C | 72 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 164 | 11.0 |
| Rick Kehoe | R | 80 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 10 | -5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 12.0 |
| Ron Schock | C | 80 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 10 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 154 | 11.0 |
| Mike Corrigan | R | 73 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 36 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 11.3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 80 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 3.2 |
| Greg Malone | C | 66 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 14.9 |
| Blair Chapman | R | 80 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 16 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 9.2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | L | 79 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 28 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 21.5 |
| Bob Kelly | L | 74 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 115 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 7.4 |
| Dennis Owchar | D | 46 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 37 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 5.8 |
| Stan Gilbertson | L | 67 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 9.7 |
| Mario Faubert | D | 47 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3.0 |
| Russ Anderson | D | 66 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 4.4 |
| Don Awrey | D | 79 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 40 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2.2 |
| Dave Burrows | D | 69 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 3.3 |
| Lew Morrison | R | 76 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 |
| Ed Van Impe | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Vic Hadfield | L | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Tom Price | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Dunc Wilson | G | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denis Herron | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Lyon | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ed Gilbert | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Yves Bergeron | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Gord Laxton | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1403 | 240 | 375 | 615 | 657 | -53 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 2352 | 10.2 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 45 | 2627 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 129 | 2.95 | 0 | ||
| Denis Herron | 34 | 1920 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 2.94 | 0 | ||
| Gord Laxton | 6 | 253 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6.17 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 85 | 4800 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 249 | 3.11 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Pronovost | R | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Larouche | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Syl Apps | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Kehoe | R | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Schock | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Corrigan | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Malone | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Blair Chapman | R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Bianchin | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Kelly | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mario Faubert | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Anderson | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Awrey | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Burrows | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lew Morrison | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denis Herron | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 51 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
