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Rick Green's 1976-1977 season

Points
15
NHL#276
Goals
3
NHL#287
Assists
12
NHL#249
Plus/minus
-20
NHL#388
Games
45
56%
56% of 80

Defenceman Rick Green was 20 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 45 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 12 assists for 15 points, 0.33 points per game. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1976-1977
  1. NHL debut

    Rick Green makes his NHL debut

    Rick was 20 years old · Capital Centre, USA

    • The game
      AFM5–6WSH
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–3DET
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–6CLE
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4VAN
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–7LAK
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–0WSH
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–1CLR
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–5CHI
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1976
    • The game
      WSH0–7AFM
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2WSH
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–4WSH
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4WSH
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Rick Green records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · November 9

    • The game
      WSH7–5NYR
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–4WSH
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE3–2WSH
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3BOS
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1WSH
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–3WSH
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#227
      1
      goals
      NHL#212
      4
      assists
      NHL#180
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#84
      WSH
      6-12-0W-L-OT14Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Rick Green scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Colorado Rockies · November 21

    • The game
      WSH2–6AFM
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–6MNS
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–6WSH
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • December 1976
    • The game
      WSH1–4NYR
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–4WSH
      game 25/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH5–5BOS
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–4WSH
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH1–7CLE
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CLE4–2WSH
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–2WSH
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–3WSH
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–3PIT
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–5PHI
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–2WSH
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–3CLR
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–3TOR
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      STL1–2WSH
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2WSH
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3WSH
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      14
      points
      NHL#185
      3
      goals
      NHL#216
      11
      assists
      NHL#142
      -12
      +/-
      NHL#113
      WSH
      11-23-0W-L-OT28Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–7MTL
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–0DET
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–2WSH
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–2NYI
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–0WSH
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–2BUF
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rick Green closes the 1976-1977 season with 15 points

    Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    15
    NHL#276
    Games
    45of 80
    56%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#287
    Assists
    12
    NHL#249
    P/GP
    0.33
    NHL#238
    +/-
    -20
    NHL#388
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist