Regular season and playoffsMNS

Dennis O'Brien's 1976-1977 season

Points

NHL#214

Goals

NHL#235

Assists

NHL#179

Plus/minus

-36

NHL#446

Games

93% of 80

Defenceman Dennis O'Brien was 27 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 75 of a possible 80 games and scored 6 goals and 18 assists for 24 points, 0.32 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1976-1977Playoffs

Year 1976
50 years ago
Season opener
October 6
Dennis O'Brien plays the 1976-1977 season for Minnesota North Stars
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Dennis was 27 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  MNS5–6NYR
  L
  October 6game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–6BOS
  L
  October 7game 2/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–4MNS
  W
  October 9game 3/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  0+/-0SOG3PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  NYR10–4MNS
  L
  October 12game 4/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–1MNS
  L
  October 16game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS0–3CHI
  L
  October 17game 6/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  AFM3–4MNS
  W
  October 20game 7/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–3CLR
  October 22game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–4MNS
  W
  October 23game 9/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–3TOR
  W
  October 27game 10/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR5–1MNS
  L
  October 30game 11/803
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–9PHI
  L
  October 31game 12/801
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-0SOG
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- November 1976
- The game
  MTL5–2MNS
  L
  November 3game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–5NYI
  L
  November 6game 14/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–4WSH
  L
  November 7game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–3MNS
  W
  November 10game 16/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–2MNS
  L
  November 13game 17/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–4BUF
  November 14game 18/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLE3–3MNS
  November 17game 19/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–6MTL
  L
  November 19game 20/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 19
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  5
  points
  NHL#217
  0
  goals
  NHL#274
  5
  assists
  NHL#141
  -22
  +/-
  NHL#127
  MNS
  5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS3–8TOR
  L
  November 20game 21/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL4–2MNS
  L
  November 24game 22/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–6MNS
  W
  November 27game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–4NYR
  L
  November 28game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- December 1976
- The game
  PHI2–2MNS
  December 1game 25/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR11–4MNS
  L
  December 4game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–6PIT
  L
  December 7game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  AFM5–0MNS
  L
  December 8game 28/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–3AFM
  December 10game 29/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–1STL
  December 11game 30/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–3MNS
  December 14game 31/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–1MNS
  L
  December 18game 32/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–3MNS
  December 21game 33/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–4CLE
  L
  December 22game 34/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–8MNS
  W
  December 28game 35/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–5MTL
  December 30game 36/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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Year 1977
49 years ago
- The game
  MNS1–3STL
  L
  January 1game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–5MNS
  W
  January 5game 38/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS7–2DET
  W
  January 6game 39/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS1–3MNS
  W
  January 8game 40/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 8
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  9
  points
  NHL#248
  2
  goals
  NHL#247
  7
  assists
  NHL#220
  -29
  +/-
  NHL#136
  MNS
  10-21-0W-L-OT29Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS3–5VAN
  L
  January 12game 41/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–3BOS
  January 15game 42/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–4PHI
  L
  January 16game 43/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–7NYI
  L
  January 18game 44/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  AFM4–4MNS
  January 20game 45/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–4MNS
  W
  January 22game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–2MNS
  L
  January 23game 47/803
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–2LAK
  W
  January 26game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–4VAN
  L
  January 29game 49/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–4CLR
  L
  January 30game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- February 1977
- The game
  MNS2–5PIT
  L
  February 2game 51/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN5–5MNS
  February 5game 52/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS3–0CHI
  W
  February 6game 53/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CLR8–6MNS
  L
  February 9game 54/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–2MNS
  February 12game 55/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–6BUF
  L
  February 13game 56/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–3WSH
  February 15game 57/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–4MNS
  February 17game 58/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–6MNS
  W
  February 19game 59/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–3CLR
  L
  February 20game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 80
  13
  points
  NHL#261
  4
  goals
  NHL#239
  9
  assists
  NHL#246
  -43
  +/-
  NHL#146
  MNS
  14-31-0W-L-OT43Points
  16th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS1–2MNS
  W
  February 23game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–6AFM
  L
  February 25game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–3MNS
  W
  February 26game 63/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- March 1977
- The game
  MNS3–3STL
  March 12game 69/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYI5–5MNS
  March 13game 70/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–2MNS
  L
  March 16game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–2CLE
  March 18game 72/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–2MNS
  W
  March 20game 73/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT4–2MNS
  L
  March 22game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–7CHI
  L
  March 26game 75/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL4–5MNS
  W
  March 28game 76/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLE2–4MNS
  W
  March 29game 77/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–1DET
  W
  March 31game 78/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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Milestone
Dennis O'Brien reaches 100 career points
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · March 31
- The game
  MNS2–7LAK
  L
  April 2game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–6VAN
  L
  April 3game 80/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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The season in numbers
April 3
Dennis O'Brien closes the 1976-1977 season with 24 points
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Points
24
NHL#214
Games
75of 80
94%
Goals
6
NHL#235
Assists
18
NHL#179
P/GP
0.32
NHL#245
+/-
-36
NHL#446
Events
24
career best in points
6
career best in goals
18
career best in assists
100
career points
25
career goals
2 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 5
Minnesota North Stars meet Buffalo Sabres
MNSvsBUF
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Roland Eriksson
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  MNS2–4BUF
  L
  April 51
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 2
  BUF7–1MNS
  L
  April 71
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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Preliminary round
April 7
Buffalo Sabres knock Minnesota North Stars out 2–0
MNS0–2BUF
Eliminated
2Games0Points0Goals0Assists

Dennis O'Brien plays the 1976-1977 season for Minnesota North Stars

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Dennis O'Brien reaches 100 career points

Dennis O'Brien closes the 1976-1977 season with 24 points

Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

Minnesota North Stars meet Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres knock Minnesota North Stars out 2–0