Post date: Jan 5, 2019 8:41:41 PM
The top two places in each conference are pretty well defined as we wrap up Month 2. Buffalo is a solid wild card right now. However, only three points separate four teams in the battle for the final wild card slot.
Rumors are circulating that the Penguins are putting the league's leading goal scorer, Guy Charron, on the trading block. We'll follow this development and give you more details as they come in.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS FOR RHL 1976-77
STANDINGS FOR Clarence Campbell
TOTALS --HOME RECORD-- --ROAD RECORD-- LAST 10 ACTUAL
TEAM GP W L T OT PTS GF GA ROW W L T OT PTS W L T OT PTS W L T RECORD
Philadelphia Flyers 32 22 7 3 0 47 111 88 22 10 5 1 0 21 12 2 2 0 26 8 1 1 51-18-11-0
New York Islanders 32 21 9 2 0 44 124 89 21 12 2 2 0 26 9 7 0 0 18 6 3 1 33-25-22-0
Chicago Black Hawks 32 12 15 5 0 29 107 113 12 7 8 1 0 15 5 7 4 0 14 4 4 2 37-35-8-0
New York Rangers 32 12 17 3 0 27 108 120 12 5 9 2 0 12 7 8 1 0 15 2 5 3 37-29-14-0
Minnesota North Stars 32 9 21 2 0 20 108 155 9 4 12 0 0 8 5 9 2 0 12 4 6 0 23-50-7-0
Vancouver Canucks 32 6 22 4 0 16 83 113 6 2 11 3 0 7 4 11 1 0 9 2 8 0 38-32-10-0
STANDINGS FOR Prince Of Wales
TOTALS --HOME RECORD-- --ROAD RECORD-- LAST 10 ACTUAL
TEAM GP W L T OT PTS GF GA ROW W L T OT PTS W L T OT PTS W L T RECORD
Montreal Canadiens 32 21 4 7 0 49 125 69 21 10 2 4 0 24 11 2 3 0 25 7 1 2 47-14-19-0
Los Angeles Kings 32 20 10 2 0 42 114 92 20 11 4 1 0 23 9 6 1 0 19 7 3 0 42-17-21-0
Buffalo Sabres 32 17 12 3 0 37 125 104 17 7 6 3 0 17 10 6 0 0 20 5 4 1 49-16-15-0
Pittsburgh Penguins 32 11 16 5 0 27 108 125 11 5 9 2 0 12 6 7 3 0 15 3 5 2 37-28-15-0
Toronto Maple Leafs 32 11 17 4 0 26 110 116 11 4 12 0 0 8 7 5 4 0 18 4 3 3 31-33-16-0
Boston Bruins 32 9 21 2 0 20 96 135 9 5 9 2 0 12 4 12 0 0 8 0 9 1 40-26-14-0
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR RHL 1976-77
PLAYER LEADERS
GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
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G. CHARRON PIT 25 M. DIONNE LAK 38 M. DIONNE LAK 59
G. LAFLEUR MON 23 B. TROTTIER NYI 31 B. TROTTIER NYI 53
B. TROTTIER NYI 22 P. ESPOSITO NYR 30 G. CHARRON PIT 52
T. YOUNG MIN 22 B. SALMING TOR 28 G. LAFLEUR MON 49
M. DIONNE LAK 21 G. CHARRON PIT 27 P. ESPOSITO NYR 48
R. MARTIN BUF 21 B. CLARKE PHI 27 T. YOUNG MIN 47
D. MURDOCH NYR 19 D. KEARNS VAN 27 D. SITTLER TOR 43
G. PERREAULT BUF 19 E. VAIL NYR 27 B. CLARKE PHI 41
D. SITTLER TOR 19 G. LAFLEUR MON 26 W. PAIEMENT NYI 40
P. ESPOSITO NYR 18 T. YOUNG MIN 25 G. PERREAULT BUF 38
SHOOTING % POWER PLAY GOALS SHORT HANDED GOALS
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T. YOUNG MIN 20.8 P. ESPOSITO NYR 10 B. GAINEY MON 2
P. HICKEY NYR 20.5 D. MURDOCH NYR 9 H. GRAVES CHI 2
R. HOULE MON 19.7 R. MacLEISH PHI 8 T. O'REILLY BOS 2
M. MURPHY LAK 18.8 T. WILLIAMS LAK 7 W. PAIEMENT NYI 2
S. VICKERS NYR 18.0 T. YOUNG MIN 7 R. STACKHOUSE PIT 2
G. PERREAULT BUF 17.9 MANY TIED WITH 6 MANY TIED WITH 1
R. GILBERT NYR 17.9
I. HAMMARSTROM TOR 17.1
R. SEDLBAUER VAN 17.1
H. MONAHAN PIT 17.0
SHOTS PENALTY MINUTES +/-
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G. LAFLEUR MON 177 Y. LABRE PIT 116 G. LAFLEUR MON 26
M. DIONNE LAK 171 P. RUSSELL CHI 115 J. WATSON PHI 23
B. TROTTIER NYI 167 C. VADNAIS NYR 103 S. SAVARD MON 21
G. CHARRON PIT 153 T. WILLIAMS TOR 103 D. SITTLER TOR 18
P. McNAB BOS 152 A. DUPONT PHI 80 D. POTVIN NYI 17
C. GILLIES NYI 150 M. MILBURY BOS 73 L. ROBINSON MON 17
R. MARTIN BUF 144 H. SNEPSTS VAN 70 C. GILLIES NYI 16
G. UNGER CHI 144 J. KORAB BUF 59 J. LEMAIRE MON 16
P. ESPOSITO NYR 139 W. PAIEMENT NYI 54 L. McDONALD TOR 16
W. PAIEMENT NYI 134 T. O'REILLY BOS 51 G. LAPOINTE MON 15
GWG GTG OTG
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D. MURDOCH NYR 5 K. HOUSTON CHI 2 MANY TIED WITH 0
C. GILLIES NYI 5 MANY TIED WITH 1
R. HOULE MON 5
G. LAFLEUR MON 4
R. MacLEISH PHI 4
W. PAIEMENT NYI 4
T. WILLIAMS LAK 4
J. LEMAIRE MON 4
B. NYSTROM NYI 4
G. CHARRON PIT 3
INTIMIDATIONS TAKE AWAYS ICE TIME PER GAME
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D. MALONEY NYR 58 J. WATSON PHI 65 J. WATSON PHI 37:41
H. SNEPSTS VAN 48 S. SAVARD MON 55 G. LAFLEUR MON 30:35
Y. LABRE PIT 45 R. MANERY CHI 43 B. PARK BOS 30:22
J. SCHOENFELD BUF 44 B. PARK BOS 43 M. DIONNE LAK 29:46
P. RUSSELL CHI 41 D. HICKS MIN 42 D. SITTLER TOR 29:15
C. VADNAIS NYR 41 D. LEWIS NYI 42 D. POTVIN NYI 28:10
D. POTVIN NYI 40 MANY TIED WITH 40 R. SEILING LAK 28:08
M. MILBURY BOS 36 G. CHARRON PIT 27:39
B. PARK BOS 36 G. LAPOINTE MON 27:24
J. KORAB BUF 35 T. EDUR MIN 27:20
FACE-OFFS WON FACE-OFF PCT SUCCESSFUL PENETRATIONS
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B. CLARKE PHI 205 E. WESTFALL NYI 75.0 C. GILLIES NYI 46
P. ESPOSITO NYR 193 R. BERENSON BUF 68.9 W. PAIEMENT NYI 36
B. TROTTIER NYI 193 M. DIONNE LAK 65.8 S. SHUTT MON 35
G. UNGER CHI 145 J. LEMAIRE MON 63.8 L. McDONALD TOR 32
G. SHEPPARD BOS 137 B. CLARKE PHI 63.3 G. LAFLEUR MON 31
D. SITTLER TOR 136 B. TROTTIER NYI 62.7 R. LEACH PHI 31
T. YOUNG MIN 135 D. SANDERSON MON 62.7 P. McNAB BOS 31
R. BERENSON BUF 133 P. ESPOSITO NYR 59.9 R. MARTIN BUF 29
B. GORING LAK 131 G. FERGUSON TOR 59.8 D. MURDOCH NYR 29
C. ODDLEIFSON VAN 127 R. ERIKSSON MIN 59.4 G. UNGER CHI 28
OUTSIDE SHOTS INSIDE SHOTS BREAKAWAYS
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B. TROTTIER NYI 67 G. LAFLEUR MON 96 P. ESPOSITO NYR 41
M. DIONNE LAK 61 C. GILLIES NYI 83 M. DIONNE LAK 32
G. LAFLEUR MON 61 P. McNAB BOS 82 B. PARK BOS 32
G. CHARRON PIT 57 M. DIONNE LAK 78 P. McNAB BOS 30
G. UNGER CHI 55 T. LYSIAK TOR 78 G. UNGER CHI 29
G. SHEPPARD BOS 49 R. MacLEISH PHI 78 D. POTVIN NYI 27
C. GILLIES NYI 45 D. MURDOCH NYR 78 I. TURNBULL TOR 26
G. SARGENT LAK 45 W. PAIEMENT NYI 78 T. YOUNG MIN 26
MANY TIED WITH 42 R. MARTIN BUF 77 MANY TIED WITH 25
S. SHUTT MON 75
POWER PLAY ASSISTS POWER PLAY POINTS POWER PLAY SHOTS
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E. VAIL NYR 14 P. ESPOSITO NYR 23 C. GILLIES NYI 72
B. CLARKE PHI 13 E. VAIL NYR 20 W. PAIEMENT NYI 57
P. ESPOSITO NYR 13 B. CLARKE PHI 14 T. WILLIAMS LAK 52
J. PRONOVOST PIT 9 D. MURDOCH NYR 14 R. MARTIN BUF 51
D. SITTLER TOR 9 B. TROTTIER NYI 14 S. SHUTT MON 50
B. TROTTIER NYI 9 T. YOUNG MIN 14 G. UNGER CHI 50
D. MARUK BUF 8 R. MacLEISH PHI 13 M. DIONNE LAK 48
G. MEEHAN NYR 8 G. PERREAULT BUF 12 P. McNAB BOS 48
W. PAIEMENT NYI 8 MANY TIED WITH 11 MANY TIED WITH 47
G. PERREAULT BUF 7
GOALIE LEADERS
GAMES MINUTES PLAYED WINS
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B. PARENT PHI 27 B. PARENT PHI 1586 B. PARENT PHI 19
R. VACHON LAK 26 R. VACHON LAK 1504 K. DRYDEN MON 15
T. ESPOSITO CHI 25 T. ESPOSITO CHI 1426 R. VACHON LAK 14
C. MANIAGO VAN 23 C. MANIAGO VAN 1263 G. RESCH NYI 12
K. DRYDEN MON 21 K. DRYDEN MON 1257 G. DESJARDINS BUF 11
E. GIACOMIN NYR 21 G. RESCH NYI 1198 B. SMITH NYI 9
G. DESJARDINS BUF 20 D. WILSON PIT 1158 D. WILSON PIT 9
G. RESCH NYI 20 G. DESJARDINS BUF 1146 MANY TIED WITH 8
D. WILSON PIT 20 E. GIACOMIN NYR 1040
M. PALMATEER TOR 17 M. PALMATEER TOR 1020
GAA SPCT. SHUTOUTS
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K. DRYDEN MON 1.96 K. DRYDEN MON 0.931 K. DRYDEN MON 2
M. LAROCQUE MON 2.43 C. MANIAGO VAN 0.913 M. PALMATEER TOR 2
B. SMITH NYI 2.75 B. PARENT PHI 0.911 B. PARENT PHI 2
B. PARENT PHI 2.76 R. VACHON LAK 0.910 D. BOUCHARD MIN 1
G. RESCH NYI 2.80 M. LAROCQUE MON 0.909 E. GIACOMIN NYR 1
G. DESJARDINS BUF 2.98 B. SMITH NYI 0.908 M. LAROCQUE MON 1
R. VACHON LAK 3.03 T. ESPOSITO CHI 0.906 C. MANIAGO VAN 1
C. MANIAGO VAN 3.09 G. DESJARDINS BUF 0.904 R. VACHON LAK 1
D. WILSON PIT 3.42 M. PALMATEER TOR 0.902 MANY TIED WITH 0
T. ESPOSITO CHI 3.49 G. RESCH NYI 0.901
GOALIE PENALTY MINUTES TOUGH SAVES TOUGH SAVE PCT
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G. CHEEVERS BOS 16 T. ESPOSITO CHI 134 K. DRYDEN MON 76.47
D. WILSON PIT 14 R. VACHON LAK 112 T. ESPOSITO CHI 70.53
G. GILBERT BOS 8 B. PARENT PHI 103 G. DESJARDINS BUF 68.70
D. BOUCHARD MIN 6 D. WILSON PIT 85 G. RESCH NYI 67.86
P. MYRE TOR 6 M. PALMATEER TOR 82 B. PARENT PHI 67.76
B. SMITH NYI 6 C. MANIAGO VAN 81 M. PALMATEER TOR 67.21
G. SMITH MIN 6 G. DESJARDINS BUF 79 R. VACHON LAK 67.07
E. GIACOMIN NYR 4 K. DRYDEN MON 78 D. WILSON PIT 64.89
W. STEPHENSON PHI 4 G. RESCH NYI 76 C. MANIAGO VAN 62.79
G. DESJARDINS BUF 2 E. GIACOMIN NYR 75 E. GIACOMIN NYR 62.50
FACEOFFS FORCED REBOUNDS ALLOWED LOSSES
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T. ESPOSITO CHI 56 M. PALMATEER TOR 35 C. MANIAGO VAN 13
B. PARENT PHI 44 D. WILSON PIT 28 G. CHEEVERS BOS 12
E. GIACOMIN NYR 34 C. MANIAGO VAN 21 T. ESPOSITO CHI 12
R. VACHON LAK 34 T. ESPOSITO CHI 17 R. VACHON LAK 10
G. CHEEVERS BOS 33 P. MYRE TOR 17 D. WILSON PIT 10
K. DRYDEN MON 30 G. GILBERT BOS 16 P. MYRE TOR 9
C. MANIAGO VAN 27 E. GIACOMIN NYR 15 G. GILBERT BOS 8
G. RESCH NYI 25 P. LoPRESTI MIN 15 E. JOHNSTON VAN 8
G. DESJARDINS BUF 22 MANY TIED WITH 14 M. PALMATEER TOR 8
G. GILBERT BOS 20 D. BOUCHARD MIN 7
STARS OF THE GAME
FIRST STAR OF GAME STAR OF GAME POINTS
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G. CHARRON PIT 8 B. PARENT PHI 35
B. TROTTIER NYI 8 B. TROTTIER NYI 34
M. DIONNE LAK 7 G. CHARRON PIT 31
G. LAFLEUR MON 7 M. DIONNE LAK 30
B. PARENT PHI 7 G. LAFLEUR MON 30
K. DRYDEN MON 6 D. SITTLER TOR 29
MANY TIED WITH 5 R. MacLEISH PHI 28
K. DRYDEN MON 25
R. VACHON LAK 25
B. CLARKE PHI 20
Special Teams Report For RHL 1976-77
POWER PLAY STATISTICS
ALL GAMES HOME GAMES AWAY GAMES
TEAM PPA PPG % TEAM PPA PPG % TEAM PPA PPG %
NYR 74 24 32.4 PHI 23 10 43.5 NYR 36 15 41.7
PHI 51 15 29.4 CHI 32 9 28.1 BOS 24 6 25.0
CHI 63 15 23.8 NYR 38 9 23.7 VAN 26 6 23.1
BOS 51 12 23.5 BOS 27 6 22.2 NYI 32 7 21.9
VAN 48 10 20.8 BUF 23 5 21.7 PIT 24 5 20.8
NYI 66 13 19.7 MON 26 5 19.2 MIN 31 6 19.4
BUF 52 9 17.3 VAN 22 4 18.2 CHI 31 6 19.4
PIT 53 9 17.0 NYI 34 6 17.6 PHI 28 5 17.9
MIN 60 10 16.7 PIT 29 4 13.8 BUF 29 4 13.8
MON 61 8 13.1 MIN 29 4 13.8 LAK 31 3 9.7
LAK 60 6 10.0 LAK 29 3 10.3 MON 35 3 8.6
TOR 35 2 5.7 TOR 16 1 6.3 TOR 19 1 5.3
TOTAL 674 133 19.7 TOTAL 328 66 20.1 TOTAL 346 67 19.4
PENALTY KILL STATISTICS
ALL GAMES HOME GAMES AWAY GAMES
TEAM TSH PPGA % TEAM TSH PPGA % TEAM TSH PPGA %
LAK 43 3 93.0 BOS 32 3 90.6 LAK 24 1 95.8
MON 45 5 88.9 LAK 19 2 89.5 MON 17 1 94.1
PHI 62 9 85.5 MON 28 4 85.7 PHI 32 3 90.6
BOS 68 12 82.4 BUF 27 5 81.5 CHI 32 6 81.3
BUF 55 11 80.0 NYI 36 7 80.6 PIT 21 4 81.0
NYI 64 13 79.7 PHI 30 6 80.0 BUF 28 6 78.6
CHI 71 15 78.9 TOR 29 6 79.3 NYI 28 6 78.6
TOR 58 13 77.6 NYR 19 4 78.9 NYR 25 6 76.0
NYR 44 10 77.3 VAN 37 8 78.4 TOR 29 7 75.9
PIT 46 11 76.1 CHI 39 9 76.9 BOS 36 9 75.0
VAN 70 17 75.7 MIN 25 6 76.0 VAN 33 9 72.7
MIN 48 14 70.8 PIT 25 7 72.0 MIN 23 8 65.2
TOTAL 674 133 80.3 TOTAL 346 67 80.6 TOTAL 328 66 79.9