1975–76 St. Louis Blues season
- Yves Belanger (11)
- Eddie Johnston (11)
The 1975–76 St. Louis Blues season was the ninth for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 29 wins, 37 losses and 14 ties, good for 72 points. Because of their third-place finish in the Smythe Division, the Blues qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year, only to lose the Buffalo Sabres, 2–1 in the preliminary round.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 254 | 261 | 82 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 271 | 272 | 81 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 249 | 290 | 72 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 20 | 53 | 7 | 195 | 303 | 47 |
Kansas City Scouts | 80 | 12 | 56 | 12 | 190 | 351 | 36 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
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Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 8, 1975 | 1–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 0–0–1 |
2 | L | October 11, 1975 | 2–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) | 0–1–1 |
3 | W | October 14, 1975 | 5–1 | Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | October 16, 1975 | 2–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | October 18, 1975 | 3–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) | 1–3–1 |
6 | W | October 21, 1975 | 6–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 2–3–1 |
7 | T | October 22, 1975 | 1–1 | @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) | 2–3–2 |
8 | W | October 25, 1975 | 7–3 | Atlanta Flames (1975–76) | 3–3–2 |
9 | L | October 29, 1975 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1975–76) | 3–4–2 |
10 | L | October 30, 1975 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) | 3–5–2 |
11 | T | November 1, 1975 | 3–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 3–5–3 |
12 | W | November 5, 1975 | 4–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 4–5–3 |
13 | L | November 6, 1975 | 3–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 4–6–3 |
14 | T | November 8, 1975 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) | 4–6–4 |
15 | W | November 9, 1975 | 5–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 5–6–4 |
16 | W | November 11, 1975 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1975–76) | 6–6–4 |
17 | W | November 15, 1975 | 9–2 | Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 7–6–4 |
18 | L | November 18, 1975 | 1–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 7–7–4 |
19 | W | November 22, 1975 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 8–7–4 |
20 | T | November 26, 1975 | 3–3 | Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 8–7–5 |
21 | L | November 27, 1975 | 2–3 | @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 8–8–5 |
22 | L | November 29, 1975 | 2–8 | @ New York Islanders (1975–76) | 8–9–5 |
23 | L | November 30, 1975 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1975–76) | 8–10–5 |
24 | L | December 2, 1975 | 1–4 | New York Islanders (1975–76) | 8–11–5 |
25 | L | December 4, 1975 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) | 8–12–5 |
26 | W | December 6, 1975 | 7–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) | 9–12–5 |
27 | L | December 9, 1975 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 9–13–5 |
28 | L | December 10, 1975 | 0–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 9–14–5 |
29 | L | December 12, 1975 | 2–5 | @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) | 9–15–5 |
30 | W | December 14, 1975 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 10–15–5 |
31 | L | December 17, 1975 | 2–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) | 10–16–5 |
32 | L | December 20, 1975 | 1–7 | New York Islanders (1975–76) | 10–17–5 |
33 | L | December 21, 1975 | 3–8 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) | 10–18–5 |
34 | L | December 23, 1975 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 10–19–5 |
35 | W | December 27, 1975 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 11–19–5 |
36 | L | January 2, 1976 | 1–7 | @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) | 11–20–5 |
37 | W | January 3, 1976 | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 12–20–5 |
38 | W | January 6, 1976 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1975–76) | 13–20–5 |
39 | W | January 8, 1976 | 4–2 | Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 14–20–5 |
40 | L | January 10, 1976 | 0–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 14–21–5 |
41 | W | January 13, 1976 | 7–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) | 15–21–5 |
42 | W | January 15, 1976 | 5–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) | 16–21–5 |
43 | W | January 17, 1976 | 7–5 | Boston Bruins (1975–76) | 17–21–5 |
44 | W | January 21, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 18–21–5 |
45 | L | January 24, 1976 | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 18–22–5 |
46 | L | January 25, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) | 18–23–5 |
47 | L | January 27, 1976 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 18–24–5 |
48 | L | January 29, 1976 | 3–6 | New York Rangers (1975–76) | 18–25–5 |
49 | T | January 31, 1976 | 2–2 | New York Islanders (1975–76) | 18–25–6 |
50 | T | February 3, 1976 | 4–4 | California Golden Seals (1975–76) | 18–25–7 |
51 | T | February 4, 1976 | 3–3 | @ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 18–25–8 |
52 | W | February 6, 1976 | 5–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 19–25–8 |
53 | L | February 7, 1976 | 2–8 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) | 19–26–8 |
54 | L | February 10, 1976 | 1–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) | 19–27–8 |
55 | W | February 13, 1976 | 2–0 | @ Washington Capitals (1975–76) | 20–27–8 |
56 | W | February 14, 1976 | 5–3 | Atlanta Flames (1975–76) | 21–27–8 |
57 | W | February 16, 1976 | 4–2 | California Golden Seals (1975–76) | 22–27–8 |
58 | T | February 18, 1976 | 2–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 22–27–9 |
59 | L | February 21, 1976 | 4–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 22–28–9 |
60 | L | February 24, 1976 | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) | 22–29–9 |
61 | L | February 26, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1975–76) | 22–30–9 |
62 | T | February 28, 1976 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) | 22–30–10 |
63 | W | February 29, 1976 | 5–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 23–30–10 |
64 | L | March 3, 1976 | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) | 23–31–10 |
65 | W | March 6, 1976 | 7–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 24–31–10 |
66 | T | March 7, 1976 | 4–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) | 24–31–11 |
67 | L | March 9, 1976 | 0–4 | @ New York Islanders (1975–76) | 24–32–11 |
68 | T | March 10, 1976 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) | 24–32–12 |
69 | W | March 13, 1976 | 5–3 | Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) | 25–32–12 |
70 | L | March 14, 1976 | 1–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 25–33–12 |
71 | T | March 16, 1976 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1975–76) | 25–33–13 |
72 | L | March 18, 1976 | 3–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) | 25–34–13 |
73 | W | March 21, 1976 | 5–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) | 26–34–13 |
74 | L | March 22, 1976 | 1–7 | @ California Golden Seals (1975–76) | 26–35–13 |
75 | W | March 25, 1976 | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) | 27–35–13 |
76 | W | March 27, 1976 | 6–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 28–35–13 |
77 | W | March 30, 1976 | 5–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) | 29–35–13 |
78 | L | March 31, 1976 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) | 29–36–13 |
79 | T | April 3, 1976 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 29–36–14 |
80 | L | April 4, 1976 | 2–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) | 29–37–14 |
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Lefley | LW | 75 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Garry Unger | C | 80 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 95 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
Derek Sanderson | C | 65 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 59 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Bob MacMillan | RW | 80 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Red Berenson | C | 72 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 47 | −11 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Jerry Butler | RW | 66 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Claude Larose | RW | 67 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Plante | RW | 74 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 77 | −22 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Hess | D | 78 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Bruce Affleck | D | 80 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Ted Irvine | LW | 69 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 80 | −12 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Floyd Thomson | LW | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 25 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wayne Merrick | C | 19 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Patey | C | 53 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Gassoff | D | 80 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 306 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Plager | D | 63 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 90 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rick Smith | D | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barclay Plager | D | 64 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 67 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wilson | D | 65 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Hrechkosy | LW | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bert Wilson | LW | 45 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 47 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Ogilvie | C | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yves Belanger | G | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mitch Babin | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Bourbonnais | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Cowick | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Gratton | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Masters | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Staniowski | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yves Belanger | 1763 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 113 | 3.85 | 0 |
Eddie Johnston | 2152 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 130 | 3.62 | 1 |
Ed Staniowski | 620 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 3.19 | 0 |
Gilles Gratton | 265 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2.49 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 287 | 3.59 | 1 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Lefley | LW | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Garry Unger | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Berenson | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Patey | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ted Irvine | LW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Hrechkosy | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derek Sanderson | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Hess | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob MacMillan | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Smith | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Affleck | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Butler | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gassoff | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Larose b. 1942 | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Masters | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barclay Plager | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Plager | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Plante | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Staniowski | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wilson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Staniowski | 206 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2.04 | 0 |
Team: | 206 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2.04 | 0 |
[3]
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
Transactions
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 27 | Ed Staniowski | ![]() | Regina Pats (WCHL) |
2 | 36 | Jamie Masters | ![]() | Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
4 | 63 | Rick Bourbonnais | ![]() | Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
5 | 81 | Jim Gustafson | ![]() | Victoria Cougars (WCHL) |
6 | 99 | Jack Brownschidle | ![]() | University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |
7 | 117 | Doug Lindskog | ![]() | University of Michigan (WCHA) |
8 | 135 | Dick Lamby | ![]() | Salem State University (ECAC) |
9 | 151 | David McNab | ![]() | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
Farm teams
See also
References
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1975-76 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- "1975–76 St. Louis Blues Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
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