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Lanny McDonald's 1975-1976 season

Points
93
NHL#14
Goals
37
NHL#15
Assists
56
NHL#13
Plus/minus
+24
NHL#40
Games
75
93%
93% of 80

Right winger Lanny McDonald was 22 years old when the 1975-1976 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 75 of a possible 80 games and scored 37 goals and 56 assists for 93 points, 1.24 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 8 points.

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

1975-1976Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Lanny McDonald plays the 1975-1976 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Lanny was 22 years old when the 1975-1976 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI1–2TOR
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–8BUF
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT8–4TOR
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4TOR
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–3BOS
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–3WSH
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS2–2TOR
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3TOR
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–6PHI
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1975
    • The game
      KCS0–3TOR
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–7TOR
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–3KCS
      game 13/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–3STL
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR2–3VAN
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–2CGS
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–1LAK
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–4TOR
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–2TOR
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3BOS
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      9
      points
      NHL#143
      6
      goals
      NHL#73
      3
      assists
      NHL#218
      TOR
      9-6-0W-L-OT23Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–4CHI
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–6AFM
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI1–1TOR
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-9SOG
    • December 1975
    • The game
      TOR1–3MNS
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–2TOR
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR3–6PIT
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–3MTL
      game 27/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYI5–3TOR
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR6–1NYR
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL2–6TOR
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–4NYI
      L
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1TOR
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–6TOR
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    Milestone

    Lanny McDonald reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Atlanta Flames · December 29

    • The game
      CGS1–5TOR
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET1–0TOR
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR8–6NYR
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-6SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI7–3TOR
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–3NYI
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      34
      points
      NHL#48
      17
      goals
      NHL#26
      17
      assists
      NHL#76
      TOR
      17-15-0W-L-OT42Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR6–5MNS
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    Milestone

    Lanny McDonald reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · January 14

    • The game
      TOR6–4KCS
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      TOR4–4DET
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–6LAK
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR5–5VAN
      game 47/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR3–5CGS
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–2TOR
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–6TOR
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • February 1976
    • The game
      TOR1–7PIT
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–4TOR
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–11TOR
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +7+/-3SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      MNS1–4TOR
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–5AFM
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–3TOR
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR5–1WSH
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL7–5TOR
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–7PIT
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–6TOR
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
      66
      points
      NHL#13
      28
      goals
      NHL#19
      38
      assists
      NHL#21
      TOR
      25-24-0W-L-OT61Points
      Playoff spot
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM1–7TOR
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +5+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET0–8TOR
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-11SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS2–4TOR
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1976
    • The game
      MNS2–4TOR
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–1STL
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–1LAK
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR7–7CGS
      game 68/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL2–2TOR
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–6BOS
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2TOR
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–6CHI
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH3–7TOR
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-10SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–4PHI
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–1MTL
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–2TOR
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–5TOR
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR4–4DET
      game 78/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • April 1976
    • The game
      BOS4–2TOR
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Lanny McDonald closes the 1975-1976 season with 93 points

    Points
    93
    NHL#14
    Games
    75of 80
    94%
    Goals
    37
    NHL#15
    Assists
    56
    NHL#13
    P/GP
    1.24
    NHL#11
    +/-
    +24
    NHL#40
    Events
    56
    career best in assists
    100
    career points
    50
    career goals
    50
    career assists
    11 i rad
    games with a point · 19 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    TORvsPIT
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PIT1–4TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      TOR0–2PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT0–4TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 2–1

    TOR2–1PIT
    Advance
    3Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    3 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Philadelphia Flyers

    TORvsPHI
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR1–4PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR1–3PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      PHI4–5TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-8SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      PHI3–4TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      TOR1–7PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      PHI5–8TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 7
      TOR3–7PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–3

    TOR3–4PHI
    Eliminated
    7Games6Points2Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Lanny McDonald ends the 1975-1976 playoffs with 8 points

    Points
    8
    NHL#28
    Games
    10
    Goals
    4
    NHL#16
    Assists
    4
    NHL#35
    P/GP
    0.80
    NHL#21
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#216
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    2 points
    best game
    PIT2–1→PHI3–4