1975-76 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
Team Record: 35-33-12 - 82 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 1-2
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1
Coach: Marc Boileau (15-23-5)
Coach: Ken Schinkel (20-10-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1975-76 Pittsburgh Penguins Results
The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 35 wins and 33 losses and 12 ties for 82 points, finishing third in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Penguins potted 339 goals and surrendered 303. Pierre Larouche scored 53 goals for Pittsburgh, while Vic Hadfield, Lowell MacDonald, Syl Apps and Jean Pronovost each netted 30 or more as well. Syl Apps recorded 67 assists. Michel Plasse earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.45 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Marc Boileau and Ken Schinkel coached the team. The 1975-76 Pittsburgh Penguins lost in the NHL preliminary round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Larouche | C | 76 | 53 | 58 | 111 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 319 | 16.6 |
| Jean Pronovost | R | 80 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 299 | 17.4 |
| Syl Apps | C | 80 | 32 | 67 | 99 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 210 | 15.2 |
| Rick Kehoe | R | 71 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 16.1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 69 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 16.6 |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 80 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 228 | 4.8 |
| Vic Hadfield | L | 76 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 46 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 14.8 |
| Ron Schock | C | 80 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 11.2 |
| Bob Kelly | L | 77 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 149 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 193 | 13.0 |
| Dave Burrows | D | 80 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 5.6 |
| Barry Wilkins | D | 75 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 106 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0.0 |
| Stan Gilbertson | L | 48 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 15.1 |
| Simon Nolet | R | 39 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 12.2 |
| Colin Campbell | D | 64 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 105 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 10.9 |
| Dennis Owchar | D | 54 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8.1 |
| Chuck Arnason | R | 30 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 10.1 |
| Lew Morrison | R | 78 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16.7 |
| Mario Faubert | D | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Steve Durbano | D | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 161 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0.0 |
| Harvey Bennett | C | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | L | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 |
| Ed Van Impe | D | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Bob McManama | C | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Ed Gilbert | C | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Michel Plasse | G | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacques Cossette | R | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Bob Paradise | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Gary Inness | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gord Laxton | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Taylor | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1415 | 339 | 567 | 906 | 990 | 133 | 75 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 2694 | 12.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Plasse | 55 | 3096 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 3.45 | 0 | ||
| Gary Inness | 23 | 1212 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 4.06 | 0 | ||
| Gord Laxton | 8 | 414 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4.49 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Taylor | 2 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5.38 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 88 | 4800 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 298 | 3.73 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Larouche | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean Pronovost | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Syl Apps | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Kehoe | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vic Hadfield | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Schock | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Kelly | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Burrows | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Wilkins | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan Gilbertson | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Simon Nolet | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Colin Campbell | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Owchar | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lew Morrison | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Van Impe | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Plasse | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 53 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
