1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 34-33-13 - 81 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 1-2
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1
Coach: Ken Schinkel (34-33-13)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster

The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 34 wins and 33 losses and 13 ties for 81 points, finishing third in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Penguins scored 240 goals and allowed 252. Jean Pronovost netted 33 goals for Pittsburgh, while Rick Kehoe tallied 30 or more, too. Syl Apps recorded 43 assists. Dunc Wilson topped the squad with 18 wins, plus Denis Herron added 15 or more wins, too. Denis Herron recorded a 2.94 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Ken Schinkel coached the team. The 1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins lost in the NHL preliminary round.

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Regular Season Goals For: 240
Regular Season Goals Against: 252

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 6, 1976 Vancouver Canucks 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 9 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 7, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 10 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
October 9, 1976 Los Angeles Kings 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
October 13, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0
October 15, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Atlanta Flames 2 L 1-1-0 0-3-0 1-4-0
October 16, 1976 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 2-1-0 0-3-0 2-4-0
October 20, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 T 2-1-0 0-3-1 2-4-1 OT
October 23, 1976 Montreal Canadiens 9 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 L 2-2-0 0-3-1 2-5-1
October 24, 1976 Atlanta Flames 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 T 2-2-1 0-3-1 2-5-2 OT
October 27, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 4 T 2-2-1 0-3-2 2-5-3 OT
October 28, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 L 2-2-1 0-4-2 2-6-3
October 30, 1976 New York Rangers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 T 2-2-2 0-4-2 2-6-4 OT
November 2, 1976 Los Angeles Kings 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 W 3-2-2 0-4-2 3-6-4
November 5, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Colorado Rockies 1 W 3-2-2 1-4-2 4-6-4
November 7, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Cleveland Barons 2 T 3-2-2 1-4-3 4-6-5 OT
November 10, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Minnesota North Stars 3 L 3-2-2 1-5-3 4-7-5
November 13, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 W 4-2-2 1-5-3 5-7-5
November 14, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Rangers 1 W 4-2-2 2-5-3 6-7-5
November 20, 1976 Colorado Rockies 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 4-3-2 2-5-3 6-8-5
November 21, 1976 Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 5-3-2 2-5-3 7-8-5
November 24, 1976 Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 L 5-4-2 2-5-3 7-9-5
November 26, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Cleveland Barons 1 W 5-4-2 3-5-3 8-9-5
November 27, 1976 New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 L 5-5-2 3-5-3 8-10-5
November 30, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 6 L 5-5-2 3-6-3 8-11-5
December 2, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 2 W 5-5-2 4-6-3 9-11-5
December 4, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 5-5-2 4-7-3 9-12-5
December 7, 1976 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 W 6-5-2 4-7-3 10-12-5
December 9, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 W 6-5-2 5-7-3 11-12-5
December 11, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 6 L 6-5-2 5-8-3 11-13-5
December 12, 1976 St. Louis Blues 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 7-5-2 5-8-3 12-13-5
December 16, 1976 Cleveland Barons 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 8-5-2 5-8-3 13-13-5
December 18, 1976 Washington Capitals 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 L 8-6-2 5-8-3 13-14-5
December 19, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 6 L 8-6-2 5-9-3 13-15-5
December 22, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 8-6-2 6-9-3 14-15-5
December 23, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 L 8-6-2 6-10-3 14-16-5
December 26, 1976 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 9-6-2 6-10-3 15-16-5
December 29, 1976 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 T 9-6-3 6-10-3 15-16-6 OT
January 1, 1977 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 W 10-6-3 6-10-3 16-16-6
January 4, 1977 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 T 10-6-4 6-10-3 16-16-7 OT
January 6, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 3 T 10-6-4 6-10-4 16-16-8 OT
January 8, 1977 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 11-6-4 6-10-4 17-16-8
January 11, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 L 11-7-4 6-10-4 17-17-8
January 15, 1977 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 12-7-4 6-10-4 18-17-8
January 16, 1977 Atlanta Flames 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 L 12-8-4 6-10-4 18-18-8
January 19, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 0 W 12-8-4 7-10-4 19-18-8
January 20, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5 L 12-8-4 7-11-4 19-19-8
January 22, 1977 New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 W 13-8-4 7-11-4 20-19-8
January 27, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Rangers 0 W 13-8-4 8-11-4 21-19-8
January 29, 1977 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 13-9-4 8-11-4 21-20-8
January 30, 1977 Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 14-9-4 8-11-4 22-20-8
February 2, 1977 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 15-9-4 8-11-4 23-20-8
February 3, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Cleveland Barons 0 T 15-9-4 8-11-5 23-20-9 OT
February 5, 1977 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 W 16-9-4 8-11-5 24-20-9
February 6, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Colorado Rockies 5 L 16-9-4 8-12-5 24-21-9
February 8, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at St. Louis Blues 6 L 16-9-4 8-13-5 24-22-9
February 11, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 16-9-4 8-14-5 24-23-9
February 12, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 W 16-9-4 9-14-5 25-23-9
February 16, 1977 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 T 16-9-5 9-14-5 25-23-10 OT
February 19, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 T 16-9-5 9-14-6 25-23-11 OT
February 20, 1977 Cleveland Barons 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 17-9-5 9-14-6 26-23-11
February 22, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 3 L 17-9-5 9-15-6 26-24-11
February 24, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 17-9-5 9-16-6 26-25-11
February 26, 1977 Washington Capitals 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 W 18-9-5 9-16-6 27-25-11
February 27, 1977 Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 T 18-9-6 9-16-6 27-25-12 OT
March 2, 1977 Los Angeles Kings 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 L 18-10-6 9-16-6 27-26-12
March 3, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 18-10-6 9-17-6 27-27-12
March 5, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 3 T 18-10-6 9-17-7 27-27-13 OT
March 8, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at St. Louis Blues 1 W 18-10-6 10-17-7 28-27-13
March 9, 1977 Colorado Rockies 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 W 19-10-6 10-17-7 29-27-13
March 12, 1977 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 W 20-10-6 10-17-7 30-27-13
March 13, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 L 20-10-6 10-18-7 30-28-13
March 15, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Flames 7 L 20-10-6 10-19-7 30-29-13
March 16, 1977 St. Louis Blues 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 W 21-10-6 10-19-7 31-29-13
March 19, 1977 New York Rangers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 21-11-6 10-19-7 31-30-13
March 20, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 L 21-11-6 10-20-7 31-31-13
March 22, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Minnesota North Stars 2 W 21-11-6 11-20-7 32-31-13
March 27, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Boston Bruins 3 L 21-11-6 11-21-7 32-32-13
March 30, 1977 Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 L 21-12-6 11-21-7 32-33-13
April 2, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 21-12-6 12-21-7 33-33-13
April 3, 1977 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 22-12-6 12-21-7 34-33-13
April 5, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
April 7, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 W 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
April 9, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 0-2-0 1-0-0 1-2-0