Regular season and playoffsPIT

Russ Anderson's 1976-1977 season

Points

NHL#291

Goals

NHL#309

Assists

NHL#263

Plus/minus

NHL#111

Games

82% of 80

Defenceman Russ Anderson was 21 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 66 of a possible 80 games and scored 2 goals and 11 assists for 13 points, 0.20 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 1 points.

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

1976-1977Playoffs

Year 1976
50 years ago
NHL debut
October 6
Russ Anderson makes his NHL debut in 9–⁠5 win against Vancouver Canucks
VANVancouver Canucks5–9PITPittsburgh Penguins
Russ was 21 years old · Civic Arena, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
+1
+/-
First NHL assistFirst NHL point
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- The game
  VAN5–9PIT
  W
  October 6game 1/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Russ Anderson records his first NHL assist
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · October 6
- The game
  PIT1–10MTL
  L
  October 7game 2/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK7–4PIT
  L
  October 9game 3/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–4CHI
  L
  October 13game 4/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–2AFM
  L
  October 15game 5/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–4PIT
  W
  October 16game 6/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–4TOR
  October 20game 7/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL9–1PIT
  L
  October 23game 8/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -4+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  AFM3–3PIT
  October 24game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–4BUF
  October 27game 10/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Russ Anderson scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Buffalo Sabres · October 27
- The game
  PIT0–3PHI
  L
  October 28game 11/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–2PIT
  October 30game 12/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- November 1976
- The game
  LAK1–7PIT
  W
  November 2game 13/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT4–1CLR
  W
  November 5game 14/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT2–2CLE
  November 7game 15/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–3MNS
  L
  November 10game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI0–1PIT
  W
  November 13game 17/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–1NYR
  W
  November 14game 18/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLR5–2PIT
  L
  November 20game 19/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI0–5PIT
  W
  November 21game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  5
  points
  NHL#227
  1
  goals
  NHL#212
  4
  assists
  NHL#180
  -7
  +/-
  NHL#107
  PIT
  7-8-0W-L-OT19Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS4–0PIT
  L
  November 24game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–1CLE
  W
  November 26game 22/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–1PIT
  L
  November 27game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–6WSH
  L
  November 30game 24/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- December 1976
- The game
  PIT4–2NYI
  W
  December 2game 25/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–3MTL
  L
  December 4game 26/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–6PIT
  W
  December 7game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–1BUF
  W
  December 9game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–6NYI
  L
  December 11game 29/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–5PIT
  W
  December 12game 30/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLE4–5PIT
  W
  December 16game 31/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–6BOS
  L
  December 19game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–5DET
  L
  December 23game 35/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  December 23
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8033 of 40 played
  7
  points
  NHL#275
  1
  goals
  NHL#279
  6
  assists
  NHL#235
  -6
  +/-
  NHL#90
  PIT
  16-16-0W-L-OT40Points
  9th in the whole NHL
Year 1977
49 years ago
- The game
  PIT3–0VAN
  W
  January 19game 45/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–5LAK
  L
  January 20game 46/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–3PIT
  W
  January 22game 47/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–0NYR
  W
  January 27game 48/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI5–2PIT
  L
  January 29game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–5PIT
  W
  January 30game 50/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- February 1977
- The game
  MNS2–5PIT
  W
  February 2game 51/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT0–0CLE
  February 3game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–3PIT
  W
  February 5game 53/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT2–5CLR
  L
  February 6game 54/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT3–6STL
  L
  February 8game 55/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–3VAN
  L
  February 11game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–2LAK
  W
  February 12game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–4PIT
  February 16game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT6–6TOR
  February 19game 59/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLE1–4PIT
  W
  February 20game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8049 of 60 played
  9
  points
  NHL#297
  1
  goals
  NHL#316
  8
  assists
  NHL#270
  -4
  +/-
  NHL#82
  PIT
  26-23-0W-L-OT63Points
  Playoff spot
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS2–2PIT
  February 27game 64/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- March 1977
- The game
  LAK5–0PIT
  L
  March 2game 65/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–5MTL
  L
  March 3game 66/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–3LAK
  March 5game 67/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–1STL
  W
  March 8game 68/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR0–3PIT
  W
  March 9game 69/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF2–3PIT
  W
  March 12game 70/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT0–4PHI
  L
  March 13game 71/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–7AFM
  L
  March 15game 72/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL3–7PIT
  W
  March 16game 73/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +5+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR5–2PIT
  L
  March 19game 74/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–3CHI
  L
  March 20game 75/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–2MNS
  W
  March 22game 76/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT0–3BOS
  L
  March 27game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–3PIT
  L
  March 30game 78/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- April 1977
- The game
  PIT4–3DET
  W
  April 2game 79/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET2–4PIT
  W
  April 3game 80/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 3
Russ Anderson closes the 1976-1977 season with 13 points
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Points
13
NHL#291
Games
66of 80
83%
Goals
2
NHL#309
Assists
11
NHL#263
P/GP
0.20
NHL#304
+/-
+5
NHL#111
Events
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
2 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 5
Pittsburgh Penguins meet Toronto Maple Leafs
PITvsTOR
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
Börje Salming
Inge Hammarström
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- Game 1
  TOR4–2PIT
  L
  April 51
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2
  PIT6–4TOR
  W
  April 72
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 3
  TOR5–2PIT
  L
  April 91
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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Preliminary round
April 9
Toronto Maple Leafs knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 2–1
PIT1–2TOR
Eliminated
3Games1Points0Goals1Assists

Russ Anderson makes his NHL debut in 9–⁠5 win against Vancouver Canucks

Russ Anderson records his first NHL assist

Russ Anderson scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Russ Anderson closes the 1976-1977 season with 13 points

Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

Pittsburgh Penguins meet Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 2–1