1975–76 Washington Capitals season

The 1975–76 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals second season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They improved by three games over their dreadful previous season, faring worse than the Kansas City Scouts, who went 12–56–12 (while going 1–2–1 against them), although the latter would move to Colorado after the season while the Capitals remained in their location.

1975–76 Washington Capitals
Division5th Norris
1975–76 record11–59–10
Goals for224
Goals against394
Team information
General managerMilt Schmidt
CoachMilt Schmidt
CaptainBill Clement
Yvon Labre
Alternate captainsNone
Team leaders
GoalsNelson Pyatt (26)
AssistsHartland Monahan (29)
PointsNelson Pyatt (49)
Penalty minutesYvon Labre (146)
WinsRon Low (6)
Goals against averageBernie Wolfe (4.16)

Regular season

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens80581111337174127
Los Angeles Kings803833926326585
Pittsburgh Penguins8035331233930382
Detroit Red Wings8026441022630062
Washington Capitals8011591022439432

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 7, 19752–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)0–1–0
2LOctober 9, 19754–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)0–2–0
3LOctober 11, 19755–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)0–3–0
4LOctober 14, 19752–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)0–4–0
5LOctober 15, 19753–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)0–5–0
6TOctober 17, 19753–3@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)0–5–1
7LOctober 19, 19754–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)0–6–1
8LOctober 22, 19752–4Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)0–7–1
9LOctober 24, 19753–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)0–8–1
10WOctober 26, 19757–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)1–8–1
11LOctober 28, 19750–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)1–9–1
12WOctober 30, 19756–2@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)2–9–1
13LNovember 1, 19753–7@ New York Islanders (1975–76)2–10–1
14LNovember 5, 19751–3Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)2–11–1
15LNovember 9, 19753–5St. Louis Blues (1975–76)2–12–1
16TNovember 12, 19756–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)2–12–2
17LNovember 14, 19751–4Atlanta Flames (1975–76)2–13–2
18LNovember 15, 19752–9@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)2–14–2
19LNovember 18, 19752–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)2–15–2
20LNovember 19, 19752–5Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)2–16–2
21LNovember 21, 19750–2California Golden Seals (1975–76)2–17–2
22WNovember 26, 19757–2Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)3–17–2
23LNovember 29, 19753–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)3–18–2
24TDecember 3, 19754–4Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)3–18–3
25LDecember 4, 19752–3@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)3–19–3
26LDecember 6, 19753–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)3–20–3
27LDecember 7, 19752–5@ New York Rangers (1975–76)3–21–3
28LDecember 9, 19751–7@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)3–22–3
29LDecember 10, 19752–7Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)3–23–3
30LDecember 12, 19753–5Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)3–24–3
31TDecember 14, 19754–4Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)3–24–4
32LDecember 17, 19752–3Boston Bruins (1975–76)3–25–4
33LDecember 19, 19755–7Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)3–26–4
34LDecember 21, 19752–14@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)3–27–4
35TDecember 26, 19751–1Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)3–27–5
36LDecember 29, 19750–6Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)3–28–5
37LDecember 31, 19750–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)3–29–5
38LJanuary 2, 19765–8California Golden Seals (1975–76)3–30–5
39LJanuary 3, 19760–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)3–31–5
40LJanuary 6, 19763–5Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)3–32–5
41LJanuary 8, 19762–4@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)3–33–5
42LJanuary 9, 19760–5California Golden Seals (1975–76)3–34–5
43LJanuary 11, 19764–7Boston Bruins (1975–76)3–35–5
44LJanuary 13, 19762–3Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)3–36–5
45LJanuary 15, 19763–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)3–37–5
46LJanuary 17, 19763–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)3–38–5
47LJanuary 21, 19762–5New York Islanders (1975–76)3–39–5
48WJanuary 23, 19767–5New York Rangers (1975–76)4–39–5
49LJanuary 24, 19762–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)4–40–5
50LJanuary 27, 19760–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)4–41–5
51WJanuary 28, 19764–2@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)5–41–5
52LJanuary 30, 19762–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)5–42–5
53TFebruary 4, 19764–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)5–42–6
54LFebruary 7, 19761–5@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)5–43–6
55LFebruary 8, 19762–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)5–44–6
56TFebruary 10, 19762–2Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)5–44–7
57LFebruary 13, 19760–2St. Louis Blues (1975–76)5–45–7
58WFebruary 15, 19768–5Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)6–45–7
59LFebruary 16, 19761–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)6–46–7
60LFebruary 18, 19764–11@ New York Rangers (1975–76)6–47–7
61WFebruary 21, 19765–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)7–47–7
62LFebruary 22, 19760–4New York Islanders (1975–76)7–48–7
63TFebruary 24, 19765–5Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)7–48–8
64TFebruary 27, 19763–3Boston Bruins (1975–76)7–48–9
65WFebruary 29, 19764–1Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)8–48–9
66LMarch 6, 19763–6@ New York Islanders (1975–76)8–49–9
67LMarch 7, 19763–4@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)8–50–9
68LMarch 12, 19761–4@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)8–51–9
69LMarch 14, 19761–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)8–52–9
70WMarch 16, 19765–2New York Rangers (1975–76)9–52–9
71LMarch 19, 19763–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)9–53–9
72LMarch 20, 19763–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)9–54–9
73TMarch 23, 19765–5Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)9–54–10
74LMarch 24, 19763–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)9–55–10
75LMarch 26, 19761–4Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)9–56–10
76LMarch 28, 19761–3Atlanta Flames (1975–76)9–57–10
77WMarch 30, 19765–3Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)10–57–10
78LApril 1, 19762–11@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)10–58–10
79WApril 3, 19765–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)11–58–10
80LApril 4, 19763–4Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)11–59–10

Playoffs

Despite a slightly improved record from the previous season, the Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Nelson PyattC7726234914-56500
Hartland MonahanRW8017294635-49202
Tony WhiteLW8025174256-43702
Garnet BaileyLW6713193275-42202
Gerry MeehanC3216153110-7300
Bob SiroisRW431019296-33400
Ron LalondeC809192819-26210
Stan GilbertsonLW311314276-25500
Blair StewartC74131427113-53000
Bill ClementC4610172720-30200
Greg JolyD548172528-46311
Harvey BennettC4912102239-27101
Jack LynchD799132278-52501
Yvon LabreD8022022146-38000
Tommy WilliamsRW34813216-33200
Jean LemieuxD33614202-21501
Mike LampmanLW277121928-6001
Peter ScamurraD582131533-38100
Rick BragnaloC19210128-4000
Bob GrypLW46651112-18000
Mike MarsonLW57471150-19000
Willie BrossartD4908840-49000
Bob ParadiseD4808842-41000
Jack EgersRW123368-2200
Gord SmithD2512328-22100
John PaddockRW811212-5000
Paul NicholsonLW140229-4000
Gord LaneD310112-5100
Michel BelhumeurG701100000
Larry BolonchukD10110-1000
Brian KinsellaC40110-2000
Ron JonesD20000-1000
Ron LowG4300020000
Don McLeanD90006-3000
Brian StapletonRW10000-2000
Bernie WolfeG4000000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Ron Low22894363122085.450
Bernie Wolfe21344052371484.160
Michel Belhumeur3777051325.090
Team:4800801159103884.850

[2]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
118Alex Forsyth CanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)
219Peter Scamurra United StatesPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
455Blair MacKasey CanadaMontreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)
573Craig Crawford CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
691Roger Swanson CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
7109Clark Jantzie CanadaUniversity of Alberta (CIAU)
8127Mike Fryia CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
9144Jim Ofrim CanadaUniversity of Alberta (CIAU)
10161Mal Zinger CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1975-76 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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