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Denis Potvin's 1976-1977 season

Points
80
NHL#17
Goals
25
NHL#45
Assists
55
NHL#10
Plus/minus
+42
NHL#14
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Defenceman Denis Potvin was 22 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played all 80 games and scored 25 goals and 55 assists for 80 points, 1.00 points per game. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 10 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Denis Potvin plays the 1976-1977 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Denis was 22 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI3–0PHI
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–2NYI
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM0–7NYI
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3BUF
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE4–4NYI
      game 5/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-4SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYI
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–5DET
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2TOR
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–4MTL
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5NYI
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYI
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1976
    • The game
      NYI3–2VAN
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–1CLR
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–5NYI
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–8NYI
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2BOS
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2MNS
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Denis Potvin reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · November 13

    • The game
      NYI3–1LAK
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4VAN
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–1NYI
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      26
      points
      NHL#7
      9
      goals
      NHL#27
      17
      assists
      NHL#8
      +14
      +/-
      NHL#8
      NYI
      14-3-0W-L-OT31Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET3–1NYI
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1PIT
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5PHI
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2NYI
      L
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • December 1976
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–3NYI
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4NYI
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–2CHI
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–4NYI
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2AFM
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2NYI
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–3NYI
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1NYR
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4STL
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1NYI
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3BUF
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4AFM
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–6NYI
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–8NYI
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      41
      points
      NHL#25
      12
      goals
      NHL#70
      29
      assists
      NHL#14
      +22
      +/-
      NHL#8
      NYI
      25-9-0W-L-OT56Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI1–2CHI
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–2NYI
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–7NYI
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3BOS
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3PIT
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–1CLR
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +4+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–1NYI
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–0NYI
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–2MTL
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1977
    • The game
      BUF3–6NYI
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6NYI
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3NYI
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–4NYR
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–4NYI
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–2NYI
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1VAN
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–3LAK
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5NYI
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      57
      points
      NHL#23
      17
      goals
      NHL#63
      40
      assists
      NHL#12
      +24
      +/-
      NHL#14
      NYI
      35-16-0W-L-OT79Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR1–2NYI
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1CLE
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–8NYI
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • March 1977
    • The game
      MTL5–4NYI
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2DET
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–2STL
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–0CLR
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–1NYI
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–2AFM
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE3–8NYI
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +5+/-9SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5MNS
      game 71/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–0CHI
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–2NYI
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–9NYI
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +4+/-5SOG
      +5 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–1TOR
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5NYI
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–3CLE
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3PHI
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • April 1977
    • The game
      BOS5–3NYI
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2NYR
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Denis Potvin closes the 1976-1977 season with 80 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    80
    NHL#17
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    25
    NHL#45
    Assists
    55
    NHL#10
    P/GP
    1.00
    NHL#18
    +/-
    +42
    NHL#14
    Events
    250
    career points
    250
    NHL games
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 15 pts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders meet Chicago Blackhawks

    NYIvsCHI
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CHI2–5NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI1–2NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders knock Chicago Blackhawks out 2–0

    NYI2–0CHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Buffalo Sabres

    NYIvsBUF
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF2–4NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF2–4NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      NYI4–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      NYI4–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–0

    NYI4–0BUF
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    6 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYIvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI3–4MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI0–3MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      MTL3–5NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      MTL4–0NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • May 1977
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI4–3MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      MTL2–1NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYI2–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Denis Potvin ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 10 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    10
    NHL#21
    Games
    12
    Goals
    6
    NHL#8
    Assists
    4
    NHL#34
    P/GP
    0.83
    NHL#28
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#4
    Events
    25
    playoff assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    CHI2–0→BUF4–0→MTL2–4