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Lanny McDonald's 1976-1977 season

Points
90
NHL#8
Goals
46
NHL#5
Assists
44
NHL#25
Plus/minus
+12
NHL#79
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Right winger Lanny McDonald was 23 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played all 80 games and scored 46 goals and 44 assists for 90 points, 1.13 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 17 points.

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

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Lanny McDonald plays the 1976-1977 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Lanny was 23 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR2–4CLR
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Lanny McDonald reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Colorado Rockies · October 5

    • The game
      BOS5–7TOR
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–4TOR
      game 3/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–5BOS
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI5–5TOR
      game 5/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      PIT4–4TOR
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-9SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–5MTL
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI5–2TOR
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS5–3TOR
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–1DET
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–1MNS
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • November 1976
    • The game
      TOR6–3CLE
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL6–2TOR
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2AFM
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR2–3STL
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–2LAK
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–0VAN
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL0–1TOR
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–8TOR
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR5–9MTL
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      23
      points
      NHL#17
      15
      goals
      NHL#5
      8
      assists
      NHL#76
      TOR
      8-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–4DET
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS2–4TOR
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CLE1–5TOR
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–2NYI
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • December 1976
    • The game
      LAK3–6TOR
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      CHI2–2TOR
      game 26/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR5–5NYR
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–3TOR
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4TOR
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–7PHI
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL1–4TOR
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–3WSH
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR2–4TOR
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–6TOR
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT5–2TOR
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR2–4BUF
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4PIT
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–2CLE
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–3TOR
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–6CHI
      L
      game 40/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      47
      points
      NHL#6
      27
      goals
      NHL#4
      20
      assists
      NHL#39
      TOR
      18-16-0W-L-OT42Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR4–6TOR
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–2TOR
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–0PIT
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–3TOR
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI4–1TOR
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–6LAK
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–1VAN
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–2MNS
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–1NYI
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–3BOS
      game 50/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–7AFM
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Lanny McDonald reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Atlanta Flames · January 31

    • The game
      DET1–9TOR
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI7–5TOR
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–5TOR
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH0–10TOR
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-7SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      TOR3–8NYR
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–7BUF
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–3CLE
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–2DET
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–6TOR
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      65
      points
      NHL#9
      35
      goals
      NHL#5
      30
      assists
      NHL#32
      TOR
      28-23-0W-L-OT65Points
      Playoff spot
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR10–8CHI
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +4+/-2SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      NYR5–4TOR
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4WSH
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–5TOR
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • March 1977
    • The game
      CLE4–1TOR
      L
      game 65/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–4TOR
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–2PHI
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–2TOR
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET0–6TOR
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR1–6BUF
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–1STL
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR4–4CLR
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Lanny McDonald reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Colorado Rockies · March 16

    • The game
      AFM4–5TOR
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE7–2TOR
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–1TOR
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–5TOR
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–7WSH
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3MTL
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1977
    • The game
      BUF1–1TOR
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–7BOS
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    The season in numbers

    Lanny McDonald closes the 1976-1977 season with 90 points

    Points
    90
    NHL#8
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    46
    NHL#5
    Assists
    44
    NHL#25
    P/GP
    1.13
    NHL#9
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#79
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    250
    career points
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career goals
    100
    career assists
    12 i rad
    games with a point · 16 pts
    4 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
      TOR4–2PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT6–4TOR
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      TOR5–2PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      +5P+3G+2A
      +2+/-9SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 2–1

    TOR2–1PIT
    Advance
    3Games7Points4Goals3Assists
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Philadelphia Flyers

    TORvsPHI
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR3–2PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      TOR4–1PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI4–3TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI6–5TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +5P+4G+1A
      0+/-8SOG3PPP
      4 GOALS
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      TOR0–2PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      PHI4–3TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2

    TOR2–4PHI
    Eliminated
    6Games10Points6Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Lanny McDonald ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 17 points

    Points
    17
    NHL#5
    Games
    9
    Goals
    10
    NHL#2
    Assists
    7
    NHL#17
    P/GP
    1.89
    NHL#2
    +/-
    0
    NHL#60
    Events
    2
    hat tricks · 4 goals in one game
    25
    playoff games
    25
    playoff points
    10
    playoff goals
    10
    playoff assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    5 points
    best game
    PIT2–1→PHI2–4