1976–77 St. Louis Blues season

The 1976–77 St. Louis Blues season was the 10th in franchise history. The Blues won the Smythe Division title with a record of 32 wins, 39 losses and nine ties, good for 73 points, and received a first-round bye in the 1977 NHL Playoffs. However, the Blues were no match for the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens, as they swept the Blues in the Quarter-finals.
==Off-season==
==Pre-season==
The Blues had two exhibition games against teams from the WHA, winning one and losing one:
September 26, 1976: Winnipeg Jets 6, St. Louis Blues 2 
September 29, 1976: St. Louis Blues 5, Edmonton Oilers 4
The game against St. Louis proved costly for the Jets as Bobby Hull fractured his wrist and missed 46 games of the regular season.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	October 7, 1976 	4–6 	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	October 9, 1976 	2–1 	New York Rangers (1976–77) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	October 13, 1976 	3–2 	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	2–1–0
4 	W 	October 16, 1976 	6–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	3–1–0
5 	L 	October 17, 1976 	2–6 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 	3–2–0
6 	W 	October 19, 1976 	6–5 	Boston Bruins (1976–77) 	4–2–0
7 	L 	October 21, 1976 	2–6 	@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 	4–3–0
8 	W 	October 23, 1976 	4–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 	5–3–0
9 	L 	October 24, 1976 	2–7 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	5–4–0
10 	W 	October 26, 1976 	5–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	6–4–0
11 	L 	October 28, 1976 	2–5 	@ New York Islanders (1976–77) 	6–5–0
12 	W 	October 30, 1976 	3–1 	Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	7–5–0
13 	W 	November 3, 1976 	6–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 	8–5–0
14 	W 	November 6, 1976 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 	9–5–0
15 	L 	November 9, 1976 	1–8 	Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 	9–6–0
16 	L 	November 10, 1976 	0–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 	9–7–0
17 	L 	November 13, 1976 	3–5 	Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 	9–8–0
18 	L 	November 15, 1976 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 	9–9–0
19 	T 	November 17, 1976 	5–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 	9–9–1
20 	W 	November 20, 1976 	3–1 	New York Rangers (1976–77) 	10–9–1
21 	W 	November 24, 1976 	4–2 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	11–9–1
22 	L 	November 26, 1976 	2–5 	@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 	11–10–1
23 	W 	November 27, 1976 	3–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 	12–10–1
24 	L 	November 30, 1976 	3–5 	Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	12–11–1
25 	T 	December 3, 1976 	2–2 	@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 	12–11–2
26 	L 	December 4, 1976 	0–1 	Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 	12–12–2
27 	L 	December 7, 1976 	2–4 	@ New York Islanders (1976–77) 	12–13–2
28 	T 	December 8, 1976 	4–4 	@ New York Rangers (1976–77) 	12–13–3
29 	T 	December 11, 1976 	1–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 	12–13–4
30 	L 	December 12, 1976 	3–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 	12–14–4
31 	L 	December 15, 1976 	1–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 	12–15–4
32 	L 	December 16, 1976 	2–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 	12–16–4
33 	L 	December 18, 1976 	0–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	12–17–4
34 	W 	December 19, 1976 	6–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	13–17–4
35 	W 	December 22, 1976 	2–1 	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	14–17–4
36 	W 	December 23, 1976 	4–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	15–17–4
37 	T 	December 28, 1976 	4–4 	New York Islanders (1976–77) 	15–17–5
38 	W 	January 1, 1977 	3–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 	16–17–5
39 	L 	January 2, 1977 	1–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 	16–18–5
40 	W 	January 4, 1977 	4–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 	17–18–5
41 	L 	January 6, 1977 	1–7 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	17–19–5
42 	L 	January 8, 1977 	2–5 	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	17–20–5
43 	W 	January 12, 1977 	7–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 	18–20–5
44 	L 	January 14, 1977 	2–3 	@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 	18–21–5
45 	W 	January 15, 1977 	4–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 	19–21–5
46 	W 	January 19, 1977 	5–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	20–21–5
47 	W 	January 22, 1977 	2–1 	Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	21–21–5
48 	L 	January 23, 1977 	3–6 	@ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 	21–22–5
49 	L 	January 27, 1977 	0–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	21–23–5
50 	L 	January 29, 1977 	2–5 	Washington Capitals (1976–77) 	21–24–5
51 	L 	January 30, 1977 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1976–77) 	21–25–5
52 	T 	February 1, 1977 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1976–77) 	21–25–6
53 	L 	February 3, 1977 	4–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 	21–26–6
54 	W 	February 5, 1977 	6–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 	22–26–6
55 	W 	February 8, 1977 	6–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 	23–26–6
56 	W 	February 12, 1977 	3–1 	Atlanta Flames (1976–77) 	24–26–6
57 	L 	February 14, 1977 	4–6 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	24–27–6
58 	W 	February 15, 1977 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	25–27–6
59 	W 	February 19, 1977 	4–1 	Washington Capitals (1976–77) 	26–27–6
60 	W 	February 21, 1977 	4–0 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	27–27–6
61 	L 	February 22, 1977 	0–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 	27–28–6
62 	L 	February 26, 1977 	1–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	27–29–6
63 	L 	February 28, 1977 	2–5 	Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 	27–30–6
64 	T 	March 2, 1977 	2–2 	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	27–30–7
65 	W 	March 5, 1977 	2–1 	New York Islanders (1976–77) 	28–30–7
66 	L 	March 6, 1977 	2–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	28–31–7
67 	L 	March 8, 1977 	1–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 	28–32–7
68 	W 	March 10, 1977 	4–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 	29–32–7
69 	T 	March 12, 1977 	3–3 	Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 	29–32–8
70 	L 	March 15, 1977 	1–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 	29–33–8
71 	L 	March 16, 1977 	3–7 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 	29–34–8
72 	T 	March 19, 1977 	4–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	29–34–9
73 	L 	March 20, 1977 	3–5 	@ New York Rangers (1976–77) 	29–35–9
74 	W 	March 22, 1977 	4–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 	30–35–9
75 	L 	March 24, 1977 	1–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 	30–36–9
76 	L 	March 26, 1977 	2–5 	@ New York Islanders (1976–77) 	30–37–9
77 	L 	March 28, 1977 	4–5 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	30–38–9
78 	W 	March 30, 1977 	4–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	31–38–9
79 	W 	April 2, 1977 	9–2 	Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 	32–38–9
80 	L 	April 3, 1977 	3–7 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 	32–39–9
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Canadiens 4, St. Louis Blues 0===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	80	19	39	58 	11 	1 	10 	0 	1
 	C 	80	30	27	57 	56 	-12	7 	0 	5
 	C 	80	21	29	50 	41 	11 	1 	2 	2
 	C 	80	21	28	49 	8 	-28	4 	0 	3
 	RW 	80	29	19	48 	22 	5 	1 	1 	2
 	LW 	71	11	30	41 	12 	-15	3 	0 	1
 	RW 	76	18	20	38 	77 	-4 	4 	0 	3
 	RW 	80	12	20	32 	65 	-31	0 	0 	0
 	D 	79	3 	26	29 	36 	1 	2 	0 	1
 	LW 	69	14	14	28 	38 	-16	1 	0 	2
 	D 	80	5 	20	25 	24 	-22	1 	0 	0
 	D 	77	6 	18	24 	254	-2 	0 	0 	3
 	C 	31	14	9 	23 	15 	-6 	6 	0 	3
 	D 	53	4 	18	22 	14 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	32	8 	13	21 	26 	-8 	3 	0 	2
 	LW 	58	7 	8 	15 	11 	1 	0 	1 	2
 	RW 	33	6 	8 	14 	10 	-6 	2 	0 	1
 	LW 	35	4 	10	14 	82 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	54	1 	9 	10 	23 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	16	1 	7 	8 	2 	-7 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	47	3 	4 	7 	26 	-13	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	15	1 	2 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	0 	3 	3 	4 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	12	1 	0 	1 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	1 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	18	0 	1 	1 	6 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	17	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	29	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	38	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2111	38	13	16	5	108	3.07	1
 	1589	29	10	16	1	108	4.08	0
 	960 	17	7 	7 	3	50 	3.12	1
 	140 	3 	2 	0 	0	7 	3.00	0
Team: 	4800	80	32	39	9	273	3.41	2
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	4 	1	1	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	1	0	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	1	0	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	1	0	1 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	1	1 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	0	0 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	138	3 	0	2	9 	3.91	0
 	102	3 	0	2	9 	5.29	0
Team: 	240	4 	0	4	18	4.50	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*The Blues did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==Game Ads==
76-77WHAExhCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Calgary
==See Also==
*1976–77 NHL season
==References==
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