Post date: Mar 9, 2020 12:19:44 AM
As the trade deadline passes and we head into the final month of the season, four teams are battling for the final wild card playoff spot. The Bruins were aggressive buyers at the deadline, getting Jim Neilson from the Kings and Bill Clement from the North Stars for draft picks. However, the big move the B's made could very well be getting goalie Tony Esposito from the Blackhawks for Dan Bouchard and a 2nd round pick. The Canucks shored up their goaltending as well, obtaining Rogie Vachon from the Kings for a 4th round pick.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS FOR RHL 1977-78
STANDINGS FOR Clarence Campbell
TOTALS --HOME RECORD-- --ROAD RECORD-- LAST 10
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA W L T OT PTS W L T OT PTS W L T
Philadelphia Flyers 64 28 18 18 74 233 199 15 10 7 0 37 13 8 11 0 37 3 5 2
New York Islanders 64 30 24 10 70 232 195 15 11 6 0 36 15 13 4 0 34 3 6 1
Chicago Black Hawks 64 25 30 9 59 174 179 13 13 6 0 32 12 17 3 0 27 3 5 2
New York Rangers 64 24 32 8 56 194 205 13 13 6 0 32 11 19 2 0 24 5 3 2
Vancouver Canucks 64 23 31 10 56 208 247 15 14 3 0 33 8 17 7 0 23 6 3 1
Minnesota North Stars 64 18 36 10 46 188 255 13 15 4 0 30 5 21 6 0 16 4 3 3
STANDINGS FOR Prince Of Wales
TOTALS --HOME RECORD-- --ROAD RECORD-- LAST 10
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA W L T OT PTS W L T OT PTS W L T
Montreal Canadiens 64 45 12 7 97 299 186 24 5 3 0 51 21 7 4 0 46 8 2 0
Buffalo Sabres 64 35 23 6 76 238 198 15 11 6 0 36 20 12 0 0 40 5 5 0
Toronto Maple Leafs 64 30 20 14 74 250 217 16 14 2 0 34 14 6 12 0 40 4 3 3
Boston Bruins 64 25 29 10 60 230 234 13 15 4 0 30 12 14 6 0 30 5 5 0
Pittsburgh Penguins 64 22 35 7 51 171 246 10 15 7 0 27 12 20 0 0 24 4 5 1
Los Angeles Kings 64 19 34 11 49 202 258 8 18 6 0 22 11 16 5 0 27 1 6 3
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR RHL 1977-78
PLAYER LEADERS
GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
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B. BARBER PHI 53 G. LAFLEUR MON 91 G. LAFLEUR MON 141
G. LAFLEUR MON 50 D. SITTLER TOR 80 D. SITTLER TOR 125
M. BOSSY NYI 45 B. TROTTIER NYI 68 B. TROTTIER NYI 107
D. SITTLER TOR 45 J. LEMAIRE MON 65 J. LEMAIRE MON 104
G. PERREAULT BUF 41 B. CLARKE PHI 60 G. PERREAULT BUF 101
D. McCOURT VAN 40 G. PERREAULT BUF 60 B. BARBER PHI 90
MANY TIED WITH 39 J. RATELLE BOS 51 B. CLARKE PHI 87
R. LARSON VAN 49 D. McCOURT VAN 82
MANY TIED WITH 48 S. SHUTT MON 75
J. RATELLE BOS 74
SHOOTING % POWER PLAY GOALS SHORT HANDED GOALS
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C. ALEXANDER MON 22.4 M. BOSSY NYI 24 B. GORING BOS 4
N. LIBETT TOR 22.2 B. GORING BOS 19 B. BARBER PHI 3
B. CLARKE PHI 20.1 P. McNAB BOS 18 B. HARRIS NYI 3
G. LAFLEUR MON 19.0 B. BARBER PHI 16 W. PAIEMENT NYI 3
J. PRONOVOST PHI 18.5 G. LAFLEUR MON 13 MANY TIED WITH 2
R. HOULE MON 17.9 P. ESPOSITO NYR 12
R. DUGUAY NYR 17.7 D. GARE BUF 12
J. RATELLE BOS 17.7 MANY TIED WITH 11
G. PERREAULT BUF 17.6
P. GARDNER TOR 17.3
SHOTS PENALTY MINUTES +/-
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B. BARBER PHI 324 T. WILLIAMS TOR 262 G. LAFLEUR MON 44
D. SITTLER TOR 305 D. SCHULTZ BOS 235 R. HOULE MON 37
P. McNAB BOS 297 T. O'REILLY BOS 157 J. LEMAIRE MON 36
B. GORING BOS 285 D. HEXTALL MON 152 R. SMITH BOS 33
M. BOSSY NYI 284 D. POTVIN NYI 131 L. ROBINSON MON 31
D. McCOURT VAN 284 B. BECK MIN 116 B. BARBER PHI 30
S. SHUTT MON 270 B. PARK BOS 113 S. SAVARD MON 29
G. LAFLEUR MON 263 C. VADNAIS NYR 113 R. SEILING MON 29
P. ESPOSITO NYR 241 R. ANDERSON PIT 111 D. SITTLER TOR 25
D. GARE BUF 238 D. WILSON CHI 110 D. HEXTALL MON 24
GWG GTG OTG
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G. PERREAULT BUF 12 MANY TIED WITH 2 MANY TIED WITH 0
G. LAFLEUR MON 10
M. BOSSY NYI 8
L. McDONALD TOR 8
I. BOLDIREV CHI 6
J. RATELLE BOS 6
MANY TIED WITH 5
INTIMIDATIONS TAKE AWAYS ICE TIME PER GAME
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B. BECK MIN 88 S. SAVARD MON 93 D. MALONEY NYR 36:14
G. HART NYI 84 B. PARK BOS 88 B. PARK BOS 36:03
L. ROBINSON MON 81 L. ROBINSON MON 80 B. TROTTIER NYI 29:01
S. SAVARD MON 78 T. HARPER TOR 76 R. LARSON VAN 28:16
C. VADNAIS NYR 78 D. MALONEY NYR 76 B. SALMING TOR 27:20
J. KORAB BUF 75 T. EDUR BOS 73 B. BECK MIN 27:11
R. LARSON VAN 69 D. POTVIN NYI 72 J. KORAB BUF 27:11
D. POTVIN NYI 69 R. SEILING MON 70 B. CLARKE PHI 27:11
H. SNEPSTS VAN 69 MANY TIED WITH 68 B. DAILEY PHI 27:06
D. MALONEY NYR 66 S. SAVARD MON 27:01
FACE-OFFS WON FACE-OFF PCT SUCCESSFUL PENETRATIONS
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B. CLARKE PHI 420 D. RISEBROUGH MON 69.0 P. McNAB BOS 72
B. TROTTIER NYI 408 I. BOLDIREV CHI 67.4 B. BARBER PHI 63
D. SITTLER TOR 381 G. UNGER CHI 67.3 G. CHARRON PIT 63
B. GORING BOS 344 T. LYSIAK CHI 65.7 S. SHUTT MON 63
J. LEMAIRE MON 338 J. RATELLE BOS 65.3 M. BOSSY NYI 59
P. ESPOSITO NYR 336 B. CLARKE PHI 62.0 L. McDONALD TOR 58
J. RATELLE BOS 326 R. BERENSON BOS 61.2 D. McCOURT VAN 56
P. MAHOVLICH PIT 320 P. MAHOVLICH PIT 61.0 B. MacMILLAN TOR 54
G. PERREAULT BUF 300 G. FERGUSON PIT 59.8 P. HICKEY NYR 52
D. McCOURT VAN 289 D. DUPERE VAN 59.8 B. CHAPMAN PIT 49
OUTSIDE SHOTS INSIDE SHOTS BREAKAWAYS
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D. SITTLER TOR 105 B. BARBER PHI 188 R. LARSON VAN 61
B. PARK BOS 89 P. McNAB BOS 182 D. McCOURT VAN 55
B. BARBER PHI 83 B. GORING BOS 171 B. PARK BOS 54
S. MIKITA CHI 83 M. BOSSY NYI 170 B. BARBER PHI 53
M. BOSSY NYI 79 S. SHUTT MON 167 S. MIKITA CHI 49
D. McCOURT VAN 79 G. LAFLEUR MON 161 P. ESPOSITO NYR 48
P. McNAB BOS 79 D. SITTLER TOR 158 W. PAIEMENT NYI 48
M. DIONNE LAK 78 D. GARE BUF 156 G. PERREAULT BUF 48
C. GILLIES NYI 77 D. McCOURT VAN 150 MANY TIED WITH 46
G. LAFLEUR MON 75 L. McDONALD TOR 148
POWER PLAY ASSISTS POWER PLAY POINTS POWER PLAY SHOTS
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B. TROTTIER NYI 29 G. LAFLEUR MON 39 M. BOSSY NYI 126
G. LAFLEUR MON 26 B. TROTTIER NYI 37 P. McNAB BOS 120
J. RATELLE BOS 25 J. RATELLE BOS 34 D. GARE BUF 113
B. CLARKE PHI 22 J. LEMAIRE MON 32 B. BARBER PHI 112
D. KEARNS VAN 21 P. McNAB BOS 32 S. SHUTT MON 110
J. LEMAIRE MON 21 M. BOSSY NYI 31 B. GORING BOS 93
G. PERREAULT BUF 21 B. BARBER PHI 30 D. McCOURT VAN 87
D. SITTLER TOR 19 B. CLARKE PHI 30 P. ESPOSITO NYR 86
MANY TIED WITH 18 D. SITTLER TOR 30 R. BLIGHT VAN 82
B. GORING BOS 29 G. CHOUINARD MIN 81
GOALIE LEADERS
GAMES MINUTES PLAYED WINS
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D. EDWARDS BUF 57 D. EDWARDS BUF 3293 D. EDWARDS BUF 32
R. VACHON VAN 56 T. ESPOSITO BOS 3094 K. DRYDEN MON 27
T. ESPOSITO BOS 52 R. VACHON VAN 3061 M. PALMATEER TOR 25
M. PALMATEER TOR 49 M. PALMATEER TOR 2939 B. PARENT PHI 22
D. HERRON PIT 44 G. RESCH NYI 2512 G. RESCH NYI 22
G. RESCH NYI 42 D. HERRON PIT 2375 T. ESPOSITO BOS 20
D. BOUCHARD CHI 40 B. PARENT PHI 2272 M. LAROCQUE MON 17
B. PARENT PHI 38 D. BOUCHARD CHI 2270 R. VACHON VAN 15
K. DRYDEN MON 36 K. DRYDEN MON 2140 MANY TIED WITH 13
D. FAVELL VAN 34 D. FAVELL VAN 1927
GAA SPCT. SHUTOUTS
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K. DRYDEN MON 2.41 B. PARENT PHI 0.921 D. EDWARDS BUF 6
B. PARENT PHI 2.61 K. DRYDEN MON 0.918 K. DRYDEN MON 3
T. ESPOSITO BOS 2.77 T. ESPOSITO BOS 0.912 T. ESPOSITO BOS 3
J. DAVIDSON NYR 2.90 J. DAVIDSON NYR 0.908 B. PARENT PHI 3
G. RESCH NYI 2.99 M. PALMATEER TOR 0.902 G. RESCH NYI 3
D. EDWARDS BUF 2.99 D. HERRON PIT 0.901 M. PALMATEER TOR 2
M. PALMATEER TOR 3.12 G. RESCH NYI 0.898 MANY TIED WITH 1
B. SMITH NYI 3.15 D. EDWARDS BUF 0.897
D. HERRON PIT 3.41 B. SMITH NYI 0.895
G. CHEEVERS BOS 3.51 G. CHEEVERS BOS 0.888
GOALIE PENALTY MINUTES TOUGH SAVES TOUGH SAVE PCT
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G. CHEEVERS BOS 37 T. ESPOSITO BOS 241 K. DRYDEN MON 76.74
G. RESCH NYI 22 D. EDWARDS BUF 238 B. PARENT PHI 74.63
J. DAVIDSON NYR 20 M. PALMATEER TOR 217 T. ESPOSITO BOS 71.73
B. SMITH NYI 19 B. PARENT PHI 203 D. EDWARDS BUF 69.59
G. SMITH MIN 16 D. HERRON PIT 200 M. PALMATEER TOR 68.89
D. EDWARDS BUF 12 R. VACHON VAN 191 G. RESCH NYI 68.30
D. BOUCHARD CHI 10 G. RESCH NYI 181 D. HERRON PIT 66.89
W. THOMAS VAN 10 K. DRYDEN MON 165 D. FAVELL VAN 64.60
MANY TIED WITH 8 D. FAVELL VAN 146 G. MELOCHE MIN 59.30
D. BOUCHARD CHI 130 R. VACHON VAN 56.18
FACEOFFS FORCED REBOUNDS ALLOWED LOSSES
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D. EDWARDS BUF 85 D. HERRON PIT 42 R. VACHON VAN 31
G. RESCH NYI 81 B. PARENT PHI 33 T. ESPOSITO BOS 24
R. VACHON VAN 80 D. EDWARDS BUF 30 D. HERRON PIT 21
B. PARENT PHI 78 T. ESPOSITO BOS 30 D. BOUCHARD CHI 20
T. ESPOSITO BOS 77 M. PALMATEER TOR 29 D. EDWARDS BUF 18
M. PALMATEER TOR 70 D. FAVELL VAN 27 R. LOW NYR 17
D. HERRON PIT 62 R. GRAHAME PIT 27 G. MELOCHE MIN 16
D. FAVELL VAN 58 M. LAROCQUE MON 27 M. PALMATEER TOR 16
D. BOUCHARD CHI 57 G. MELOCHE MIN 25 MANY TIED WITH 15
K. DRYDEN MON 52 G. RESCH NYI 22
STARS OF THE GAME
FIRST STAR OF GAME STAR OF GAME POINTS
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D. SITTLER TOR 17 D. SITTLER TOR 71
G. LAFLEUR MON 16 G. LAFLEUR MON 69
G. PERREAULT BUF 13 G. PERREAULT BUF 57
D. EDWARDS BUF 11 D. EDWARDS BUF 55
T. ESPOSITO BOS 9 B. TROTTIER NYI 51
MANY TIED WITH 8 B. BARBER PHI 43
J. LEMAIRE MON 42
T. ESPOSITO BOS 41
D. McCOURT VAN 40
K. DRYDEN MON 39
Special Teams Report For RHL 1977-78
POWER PLAY STATISTICS
ALL GAMES HOME GAMES AWAY GAMES
TEAM PPA PPG % TEAM PPA PPG % TEAM PPA PPG %
NYI 214 57 26.6 MON 119 32 26.9 NYI 98 28 28.6
MON 243 61 25.1 NYI 116 29 25.0 BOS 119 31 26.1
BOS 243 58 23.9 TOR 106 26 24.5 MON 124 29 23.4
TOR 213 50 23.5 CHI 112 26 23.2 BUF 120 27 22.5
PHI 230 50 21.7 PHI 119 27 22.7 TOR 107 24 22.4
BUF 252 54 21.4 LAK 112 25 22.3 VAN 107 23 21.5
LAK 212 44 20.8 BOS 124 27 21.8 PHI 111 23 20.7
MIN 255 52 20.4 MIN 141 30 21.3 NYR 101 20 19.8
NYR 223 43 19.3 BUF 132 27 20.5 MIN 114 22 19.3
VAN 230 43 18.7 NYR 122 23 18.9 LAK 100 19 19.0
CHI 218 39 17.9 VAN 123 20 16.3 PIT 113 15 13.3
PIT 223 32 14.3 PIT 110 17 15.5 CHI 106 13 12.3
TOTAL 2756 583 21.2 TOTAL 1436 309 21.5 TOTAL 1320 274 20.8
PENALTY KILL STATISTICS
ALL GAMES HOME GAMES AWAY GAMES
TEAM TSH PPGA % TEAM TSH PPGA % TEAM TSH PPGA %
NYI 278 43 84.5 MON 91 14 84.6 NYI 145 21 85.5
MON 194 32 83.5 NYI 133 22 83.5 CHI 138 22 84.1
CHI 257 45 82.5 NYR 97 18 81.4 TOR 141 23 83.7
TOR 247 44 82.2 CHI 119 23 80.7 MON 103 18 82.5
NYR 210 39 81.4 TOR 106 21 80.2 NYR 113 21 81.4
BUF 222 48 78.4 BOS 138 28 79.7 LAK 110 24 78.2
LAK 227 52 77.1 BUF 113 24 78.8 BUF 109 24 78.0
PHI 277 64 76.9 PHI 133 29 78.2 VAN 101 24 76.2
BOS 250 60 76.0 PIT 89 20 77.5 PHI 144 35 75.7
VAN 190 47 75.3 LAK 117 28 76.1 BOS 112 32 71.4
PIT 187 50 73.3 MIN 95 24 74.7 MIN 122 35 71.3
MIN 217 59 72.8 VAN 89 23 74.2 PIT 98 30 69.4
TOTAL 2756 583 78.8 TOTAL 1320 274 79.2 TOTAL 1436 309 78.5