1976-77 Boston Bruins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 49-23-8 - 106 points
in the NHL's Adams Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Don Cherry (49-23-8)
1976-77 Boston Bruins RosterTeam Record: 49-23-8 - 106 points
in the NHL's Adams Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Don Cherry (49-23-8)
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 49 wins and 23 losses and 8 ties for 106 points in the NHL's Adams Division.
The club scored 312 goals and allowed 240. Peter McNab netted 38 goals for the squad, while Jean Ratelle and Gregg Sheppard tallied 30 or more, too. Jean Ratelle contributed 61 assists. Gerry Cheevers earned 30 wins in front of the net for the team, and Gilles Gilbert added 15 or more wins also. Gilles Gilbert registered a 2.85 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Don Cherry coached the team. The 1976-77 Boston Bruins lost in the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | C | 78 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 17.7 |
| Peter McNab | C | 80 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 207 | 18.4 |
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 77 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 247 | 12.6 |
| Brad Park | D | 77 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 5.0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | R | 79 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 147 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 137 | 10.2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | R | 57 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 62 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 13.0 |
| Wayne Cashman | L | 65 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 105 | 14.3 |
| Don Marcotte | L | 80 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 176 | 15.3 |
| John Bucyk | L | 49 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 12 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 20.4 |
| Rick Middleton | R | 72 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 15.6 |
| Stan Jonathan | L | 69 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 23.9 |
| Matti Hagman | C | 75 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 15.5 |
| Mike Milbury | D | 77 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 166 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 6.7 |
| Rick Smith | D | 46 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 8.3 |
| Dallas Smith | D | 58 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3.0 |
| Earl Anderson | R | 40 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 15.4 |
| Dave Forbes | L | 73 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 16.1 |
| Gary Doak | D | 76 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 4.3 |
| Hank Nowak | L | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 19.4 |
| John Wensink | L | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16.7 |
| Ray Maluta | D | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Doug Halward | D | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 |
| Gilles Gilbert | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Zanussi | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Jim Pettie | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Al Sims | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Clayton Pachal | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1503 | 312 | 514 | 826 | 1065 | 321 | 46 | 7 | 49 | 8 | 2404 | 13.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | 45 | 2700 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 3.04 | |||
| Gilles Gilbert | 34 | 2040 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 2.85 | |||
| Jim Pettie | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | |||
| Totals | 80 | 4800 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 237 | 2.96 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | C | 14 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter McNab | C | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brad Park | D | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry O'Reilly | R | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Schmautz | R | 14 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Cashman | L | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Marcotte | L | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Bucyk | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Middleton | R | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Stan Jonathan | L | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Matti Hagman | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Milbury | D | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | D | 14 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Anderson | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Forbes | L | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Doak | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Wensink | L | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Halward | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Gilbert | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Sims | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 249 | 50 | 77 | 127 | 215 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | 14 | 858 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 3.08 | 371 | 327 | .881 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 10 | 7 | .700 |
| Totals | 15 | 878 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 3.21 | 381 | 334 | .877 |
