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Rick Lapointe's 1976-1977 season

Points
22
NHL#232
Goals
3
NHL#287
Assists
19
NHL#168
Plus/minus
+3
NHL#133
Games
71
88%
88% of 80

Defenceman Rick Lapointe was 21 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings och Philadelphia Flyers. He played 71 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 19 assists for 22 points, 0.31 points per game. He moved from Detroit Red Wings to Philadelphia Flyers in February. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 0 points.

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

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Lapointe opens the 1976-1977 season with Detroit Red Wings

    Rick was 21 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–3DET
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–4DET
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2DET
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4PIT
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–7PHI
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–5DET
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4STL
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–3LAK
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–1DET
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1DET
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET6–5NYR
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • November 1976
    • The game
      PHI2–3DET
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM0–0DET
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–8NYI
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–4DET
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3DET
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET0–2PHI
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL5–5DET
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLE2–5DET
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4BOS
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      5
      points
      NHL#227
      1
      goals
      NHL#212
      4
      assists
      NHL#180
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#107
      DET
      5-11-0W-L-OT14Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–4DET
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1NYI
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–0DET
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3BUF
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • December 1976
    • The game
      DET5–2VAN
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–4LAK
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET0–5MTL
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET5–3BOS
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–7CLE
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–7DET
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–2AFM
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5DET
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK7–4DET
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–6CHI
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE2–4DET
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR6–4DET
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      7
      points
      NHL#275
      1
      goals
      NHL#279
      6
      assists
      NHL#235
      -11
      +/-
      NHL#108
      DET
      13-22-0W-L-OT31Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI3–0DET
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2MTL
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–4WSH
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE3–4DET
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • February 1977
    • The game
      DET1–9TOR
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-6SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3PIT
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3DET
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–4DET
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2MNS
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3DET
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–6CLR
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–2DET
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5MTL
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8051 of 60 played
      14
      points
      NHL#248
      2
      goals
      NHL#281
      12
      assists
      NHL#200
      -18
      +/-
      NHL#131
      PHI
      36-12-0W-L-OT84Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI0–2BUF
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–1STL
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–3CLR
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • March 1977
    • The game
      PHI5–2MNS
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5PHI
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–1DET
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–2PHI
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLE2–7PHI
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–1PHI
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–4PHI
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–1PHI
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–3LAK
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–4VAN
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–2BOS
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–9PHI
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–3PHI
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3CLE
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • April 1977
    • The game
      NYR1–4PHI
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3AFM
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rick Lapointe closes the 1976-1977 season with 22 points

    Points
    22
    NHL#232
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#287
    Assists
    19
    NHL#168
    P/GP
    0.31
    NHL#255
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#133
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career points
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    PHIvsTOR
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 1
      TOR3–2PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      TOR4–1PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI4–3TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI6–5TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyersare2–2withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      TOR0–2PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      PHI4–3TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2

    PHI4–2TOR
    Advance
    6Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    3 days later
    Semifinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Boston Bruins

    PHIvsBOS
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BOS4–3PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      BOS5–4PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI1–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • May 1977
    • Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI0–3BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0

    PHI0–4BOS
    Eliminated
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Rick Lapointe ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#160
    Games
    10
    Goals
    0
    NHL#106
    Assists
    0
    NHL#134
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#218
    TOR4–2→BOS0–4