Record: 24-51-5, 53 pts
Finish: 8th, League
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Coach: Ron Ingram (16-31-4), Bill Goldsworthy (8-20-1)
Game Log ... (@ away game, * overtime)
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
|
|
1 | Oct 12 | @ Cincinnati | 5-4 | W | 1-0-0 | 2 | 5-4 | 41 | Jan 14 | Winnipeg | 3-6 | L | 13-24-4 | 30 | 125-168 |
|
2 | Oct 15 | @ Houston | 1-5 | L | 1-1-0 | 2 | 6-9 | 42 | Jan 20 | Houston | 3-4 | L | 13-25-4 | 30 | 128-172 |
|
3 | Oct 16 | @ Winnipeg | 1-9 | L | 1-2-0 | 2 | 7-18 | 43 | Jan 21 | Edmonton | 2-3 | L | 13-26-4 | 30 | 130-175 |
|
4 | Oct 18 | New England | 2-2 | T | 1-2-1 | 3 | 9-20 | 44 | Jan 22 | @ Winnipeg | 5-4 | W | 14-26-4 | 32 | 135-179 |
|
5 | Oct 21 | Quebec | 4-4 | T | 1-2-2 | 4 | 13-24 | 45 | Jan 25 | @ Edmonton | 2-6 | L | 14-27-4 | 32 | 137-185 |
|
6 | Oct 25 | @ Birmingham | 5-4 | W | 2-2-2 | 6 | 18-28 | 46 | Jan 30 | Cincinnati | 3-4 | L | 14-28-4 | 32 | 140-189 |
|
7 | Oct 26 | Winnipeg | 5-3 | W | 3-2-2 | 8 | 23-31 | 47 | Jan 31 | Edmonton | 4-6 | L | 14-29-4 | 32 | 144-195 |
|
8 | Oct 29 | Birmingham | 6-2 | W | 4-2-2 | 10 | 29-33 | 48 | Feb 1 | @ Cincinnati | 0-8 | L | 14-30-4 | 32 | 144-203 |
|
9 | Nov 1 | Houston | 6-3 | W | 5-2-2 | 12 | 35-36 | 49 | Feb 3 | Quebec | *5-4 | W | 15-30-4 | 34 | 149-207 |
|
10 | Nov 4 | @ Edmonton | 1-3 | L | 5-3-2 | 12 | 36-39 | 50 | Feb 4 | @ Birmingham | 2-5 | L | 15-31-4 | 34 | 151-212 |
|
11 | Nov 11 | @ Houston | 3-5 | L | 5-4-2 | 12 | 39-44 | 51 | Feb 5 | Birmingham | 6-1 | W | 16-31-4 | 36 | 157-213 |
|
12 | Nov 12 | @ New England | 3-5 | L | 5-5-2 | 12 | 42-49 | 52 | Feb 11 | Winnipeg | 3-5 | L | 16-32-4 | 36 | 160-218 |
|
13 | Nov 15 | New England | 4-6 | L | 5-6-2 | 12 | 46-55 | 53 | Feb 15 | Quebec | 9-6 | W | 17-32-4 | 38 | 169-224 |
|
14 | Nov 18 | Birmingham | 1-2 | L | 5-7-2 | 12 | 47-57 | 54 | Feb 17 | @ Birmingham | *4-5 | L | 17-33-4 | 38 | 173-229 |
|
15 | Nov 19 | Winnipeg | 4-6 | L | 5-8-2 | 12 | 51-63 | 55 | Feb 18 | New England | 1-4 | L | 17-34-4 | 38 | 174-233 |
|
16 | Nov 20 | @ Quebec | 2-5 | L | 5-9-2 | 12 | 53-68 | 56 | Feb 19 | @ Edmonton | 3-4 | L | 17-35-4 | 38 | 177-237 |
|
17 | Nov 23 | @ New England | 3-3 | T | 5-9-3 | 13 | 56-71 | 57 | Feb 25 | @ Quebec | 5-7 | L | 17-36-4 | 38 | 182-244 |
|
18 | Nov 24 | Edmonton | *5-4 | W | 6-9-3 | 15 | 61-75 | 58 | Feb 26 | @ Birmingham | 6-3 | W | 18-36-4 | 40 | 188-247 |
|
19 | Nov 26 | Cincinnati | 5-7 | L | 6-10-3 | 15 | 66-82 | 59 | Mar 1 | Houston | 5-1 | W | 19-36-4 | 42 | 193-248 |
|
20 | Nov 30 | @ Cincinnati | 0-3 | L | 6-11-3 | 15 | 66-85 | 60 | Mar 3 | @ Edmonton | 8-6 | W | 20-36-4 | 44 | 201-254 |
|
21 | Dec 1 | Quebec | 5-4 | W | 7-11-3 | 17 | 71-89 | 61 | Mar 4 | Winnipeg | 8-6 | W | 21-36-4 | 46 | 209-260 |
|
22 | Dec 2 | @ Houston | 4-2 | W | 8-11-3 | 19 | 75-91 | 62 | Mar 5 | Cincinnati | 4-2 | W | 22-36-4 | 48 | 213-262 |
|
23 | Dec 4 | @ Birmingham | 0-3 | L | 8-12-3 | 19 | 75-94 | 63 | Mar 8 | Quebec | *4-5 | L | 22-37-4 | 48 | 217-267 |
|
24 | Dec 6 | New England | 5-2 | W | 9-12-3 | 21 | 80-96 | 64 | Mar 9 | @ Winnipeg | 5-6 | L | 22-38-4 | 48 | 222-273 |
|
25 | Dec 9 | Czechoslovakia | 3-5 | L | 9-13-3 | 21 | 83-101 | 65 | Mar 11 | Houston | 4-2 | W | 23-38-4 | 50 | 226-275 |
|
26 | Dec 10 | @ Quebec | 3-5 | L | 9-14-3 | 21 | 86-106 | 66 | Mar 12 | @ Houston | 3-6 | L | 23-39-4 | 50 | 229-281 |
|
27 | Dec 11 | @ Winnipeg | 1-7 | L | 9-15-3 | 21 | 87-113 | 67 | Mar 15 | @ New England | 0-7 | L | 23-40-4 | 50 | 229-288 |
|
28 | Dec 14 | @ Cincinnati | 1-3 | L | 9-16-3 | 21 | 88-116 | 68 | Mar 16 | @ Quebec | 2-5 | L | 23-41-4 | 50 | 231-293 |
|
29 | Dec 15 | Houston | 3-3 | T | 9-16-4 | 22 | 91-119 | 69 | Mar 18 | @ Cincinnati | 2-4 | L | 23-42-4 | 50 | 233-297 |
|
30 | Dec 18 | Soviet All-Stars | 3-4 | L | 9-17-4 | 22 | 94-123 | 70 | Mar 19 | @ Birmingham | 3-3 | T | 23-42-5 | 51 | 236-300 |
|
31 | Dec 22 | Cincinnati | 1-4 | L | 9-18-4 | 22 | 95-127 | 71 | Mar 21 | @ New England | 3-6 | L | 23-43-5 | 51 | 239-306 |
|
32 | Dec 23 | @ New England | 3-5 | L | 9-19-4 | 22 | 98-132 | 72 | Mar 24 | @ Edmonton | 0-4 | L | 23-44-5 | 51 | 239-310 |
|
33 | Dec 28 | @ Cincinnati | *4-5 | L | 9-20-4 | 22 | 102-137 | 73 | Mar 28 | Edmonton | *3-4 | L | 23-45-5 | 51 | 242-314 |
|
34 | Dec 29 | Houston | 1-7 | L | 9-21-4 | 22 | 103-144 | 74 | Mar 30 | Winnipeg | 1-4 | L | 23-46-5 | 51 | 243-318 |
|
35 | Dec 30 | @ Edmonton | 5-8 | L | 9-22-4 | 22 | 108-152 | 75 | Apr 1 | Edmonton | 1-4 | L | 23-47-5 | 51 | 244-322 |
|
36 | Jan 4 | Birmingham | 4-1 | W | 10-22-4 | 24 | 112-153 | 76 | Apr 2 | Cincinnati | 6-3 | W | 24-47-5 | 53 | 250-325 |
|
37 | Jan 6 | New England | 4-3 | W | 11-22-4 | 26 | 116-156 | 77 | Apr 7 | Cincinnati | 4-6 | L | 24-48-5 | 53 | 254-331 |
|
38 | Jan 7 | @ Houston | 2-1 | W | 12-22-4 | 28 | 118-157 | 78 | Apr 8 | @ Quebec | 3-7 | L | 24-49-5 | 53 | 257-338 |
|
39 | Jan 8 | @ Winnipeg | 2-4 | L | 12-23-4 | 28 | 120-161 | 79 | Apr 9 | Birmingham | 7-9 | L | 24-50-5 | 53 | 264-347 |
|
40 | Jan 11 | Quebec | 2-1 | W | 13-23-4 | 30 | 122-162 | 80 | Apr 11 | @ New England | 3-6 | L | 24-51-5 | 53 | 267-353
|
Player Scoring
| pos.
| #
| Player
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
| +/-
| ppg
| shg
| sog
| sc%
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
|
|
C | 26 | Adduono, Ray | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.100 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 5 | Baltimore, Bryon | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.071 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 25 | Blackwood, Bill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 24 | Block, Ken | 77 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 34 | -39 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0.033 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 15 | Burgess, Don | 79 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 2 | -30 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0.110 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 26 | Constantin, Charles | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.286 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 12 | Devine, Kevin | 76 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 141 | -24 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 0.133 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 26 | Dornseif, Dave | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 23 | Driscoll, Peter | 56 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 130 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 0.205 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 22 | Fortier, Dave | 54 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 86 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0.014 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 11 | French, John | 74 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | -25 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 0.134 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 19 | Goldsworthy, Bill | 32 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0.157 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 7 | Harris, Hugh | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.043 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 2 | Inkpen, Dave | 24 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.038 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
G | 30 | Inness, Gary | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 3 | Irwin, Glen | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 9 | Larose, Claude | 28 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 0.206 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 8 | Leclerc, Rene | 60 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 31 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 0.109 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 10 | Leduc, Richie | 28 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 38 | -16 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 0.143 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 2 | Maggs, Darryl | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 30 | -27 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 0.052 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 5 | Marotte, Gilles | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 18 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0.041 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
G | 1 | McDuffe, Pete | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
G | 31 | Mio, Ed | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 4 | Morrison, Kevin | 75 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 49 | -32 | 6 | 1 | 206 | 0.083 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 6 | Paiement, Rosaire | 61 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 81 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 0.071 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 16 | Parizeau, Michel | 70 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 47 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0.173 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
G | 28 | Park, Jim | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 17 | Patenaude, Rusty | 73 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 71 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 0.117 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 21 | Powis, Lynn | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0.118 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 21 | Prentice, Bill | 71 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.036 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 10 | Rhiness, Brad | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.214 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 20 | St sauveur, Claude | 72 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 24 | -5 | 7 | 0 | 218 | 0.165 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 18 | Sheehan, Bobby | 29 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | -19 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 0.114 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 26 | Smedsmo, Dale | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 19 | Spring, Frank | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0.100 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 7 | Stoughton, Blaine | 47 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 28 | -24 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 0.127 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 9 | Thomas, Reg | 49 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 44 | -11 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 0.125 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 14 | Wilkins, Barry | 79 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 79 | -35 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 0.022 | - | - | - | - | -
|
Goaltending
| Goaltender
| gp
| min
| ga
| en
| so
| w-l-t
| gaa
| sog
| sv%
| gp
| min
| ga
| w-l
| gaa
|
|
Inness, Gary | 52 | 2850 | 200 | 6 | 0 | 14-30-4 | 4.21 | 1543 | 0.870 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
McDuffe, Peter | 12 | 539 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1-6-1 | 4.34 | 313 | 0.875 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Mio, Ed | 17 | 900 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 6-8-0 | 4.27 | 470 | 0.864 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Park, Jim | 12 | 589 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 3-7-0 | 4.21 | 323 | 0.873 | - | - | - | - | -
|
Transactions
• Lynn Powis signed to contract, May 1977
• Kevin Morrison signed to contract, Jul 1977
• Mike Zuke and Dave Inkpen traded to Edmonton for Kevin Devine, Blair MacDonald, Barry Wilkins, Rusty Patenaude and Claude St. Sauveur, Sep 1977
• Dave Fortier, Gary Inness, Pete McDuffe, Frank Spring signed to contracts, Sep 1977
• Dave Inkpen and Peter Driscoll purchased from Quebec, Dec 1977
• Lynn Powis released, signed by Winnipeg, Dec 1977
• Bill Goldsworthy acquired from NY Rangers (NHL) for Frank Spring, Dec 1977
• Bryon Baltimore and Hugh Harris traded to Cincinnati for Gilles Marotte and Blaine Stoughton, Dec 1977
• Darryl Maggs and Reg Thomas traded to Cincinnati for Rich Leduc and Claude Larose, Feb 1978
• Ed Mio purchased from Birmingham, Feb 1978
• Glenn Irwin acquired from Houston for future considerations, Mar 1978
• Charles Constantin acquired from Quebec for future considerations, Mar 1978
• Dale Smedsmo, Bill Blackwood signed to contracts, Mar 1978
Splits versus opposing teams, home and away, and by month
| opponent
| overall
| gf-ga
| home
| gf-ga
| away
| gf-ga
|
Birmingham | 5-5-1 | 44-38 | 3-2-0 | 24-15 | 2-3-1 | 20-23 | |
Cincinnati | 3-9-0 | 35-53 | 2-4-0 | 23-26 | 1-5-0 | 12-27 |
|
Edmonton | 2-9-0 | 34-52 | 1-4-0 | 15-21 | 1-5-0 | 19-31 |
|
Houston | 5-5-1 | 35-39 | 3-2-1 | 22-20 | 2-3-0 | 13-19 |
|
New England | 2-7-2 | 31-49 | 2-2-1 | 16-17 | 0-5-1 | 15-32 |
|
Quebec | 4-6-1 | 44-53 | 4-1-1 | 29-24 | 0-5-0 | 15-29 |
|
Winnipeg | 3-8-0 | 38-60 | 2-4-0 | 24-30 | 1-4-0 | 14-30 |
|
Touring Teams | 0-2-0 | 6-9 | 0-2-0 | 6-9 | 0-0-0 | 0-0 |
|
|
|
October | 4-2-2 | 29-33 | 2-0-2 | 17-11 | 2-2-0 | 12-22 |
|
November | 2-9-1 | 37-52 | 2-4-0 | 25-28 | 0-5-1 | 12-24 |
|
December | 3-11-1 | 42-67 | 2-4-1 | 21-29 | 1-7-0 | 21-38 |
|
January | 5-7-0 | 36-43 | 3-5-0 | 25-28 | 2-2-0 | 11-15 |
|
February | 4-7-0 | 44-52 | 3-2-0 | 24-20 | 1-5-0 | 20-32 |
|
March | 5-10-1 | 55-71 | 4-3-0 | 29-24 | 1-7-1 | 26-47 |
|
April | 1-5-0 | 24-35 | 1-3-0 | 18-22 | 0-2-0 | 6-13 |
|
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