1975–76_New_York_Islanders_season

1975–76 New York Islanders
1975–76 New York Islanders
Division	2nd Patrick
Conference	Campbell
1975–76 record	42–21–17
Goals for	297
Goals against	190
Team information
General manager	Bill Torrey
Coach	Al Arbour
Captain	Ed Westfall
Alternate captains	None
Team leaders
Goals	Clark Gillies (34)
Assists	Denis Potvin (67)
Points	Denis Potvin (98)
Penalty minutes	Garry Howatt (197)
Wins	Chico Resch (23)
Goals against average	Chico Resch (2.61)
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1975–76 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season

The 1975–76 New York Islanders season was the fourth season for the franchise in the National Hockey League.

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"1975-76 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2009.

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	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	51	13	16	348	209	118
New York Islanders	80	42	21	17	297	190	101
Atlanta Flames	80	35	33	12	262	237	82
New York Rangers	80	29	42	9	262	333	67

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 8, 1975	1–1	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	0–0–1
2	W	October 11, 1975	7–0	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	1–0–1
3	T	October 12, 1975	3–3	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)	1–0–2
4	W	October 14, 1975	5–3	Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	2–0–2
5	W	October 17, 1975	2–0	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	3–0–2
6	L	October 18, 1975	2–5	Boston Bruins (1975–76)	3–1–2
7	T	October 21, 1975	5–5	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	3–1–3
8	W	October 23, 1975	3–0	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	4–1–3
9	W	October 25, 1975	7–1	New York Rangers (1975–76)	5–1–3
10	T	October 27, 1975	4–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	5–1–4
11	W	November 1, 1975	7–3	Washington Capitals (1975–76)	6–1–4
12	W	November 4, 1975	5–3	California Golden Seals (1975–76)	7–1–4
13	L	November 5, 1975	6–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	7–2–4
14	W	November 8, 1975	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	8–2–4
15	L	November 12, 1975	1–5	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	8–3–4
16	L	November 13, 1975	3–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	8–4–4
17	L	November 15, 1975	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	8–5–4
18	L	November 18, 1975	1–3	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	8–6–4
19	T	November 20, 1975	2–2	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)	8–6–5
20	W	November 22, 1975	5–2	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	9–6–5
21	W	November 26, 1975	9–1	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	10–6–5
22	L	November 27, 1975	1–2	Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	10–7–5
23	W	November 29, 1975	8–2	St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	11–7–5
24	L	November 30, 1975	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	11–8–5
25	W	December 2, 1975	4–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	12–8–5
26	W	December 4, 1975	6–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	13–8–5
27	L	December 6, 1975	2–4	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	13–9–5
28	W	December 7, 1975	3–0	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	14–9–5
29	W	December 9, 1975	6–0	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	15–9–5
30	T	December 12, 1975	3–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	15–9–6
31	W	December 13, 1975	5–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	16–9–6
32	W	December 17, 1975	3–0	@ New York Rangers (1975–76)	17–9–6
33	W	December 18, 1975	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	18–9–6
34	W	December 20, 1975	7–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	19–9–6
35	L	December 21, 1975	2–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	19–10–6
36	W	December 30, 1975	6–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	20–10–6
37	T	January 3, 1976	1–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	20–10–7
38	L	January 4, 1976	3–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	20–11–7
39	W	January 6, 1976	8–1	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	21–11–7
40	L	January 8, 1976	3–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	21–12–7
41	W	January 13, 1976	1–0	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	22–12–7
42	T	January 17, 1976	2–2	Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	22–12–8
43	W	January 21, 1976	5–2	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)	23–12–8
44	W	January 22, 1976	8–1	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	24–12–8
45	W	January 24, 1976	5–0	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	25–12–8
46	W	January 27, 1976	4–3	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	26–12–8
47	W	January 28, 1976	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	27–12–8
48	T	January 31, 1976	2–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	27–12–9
49	T	February 3, 1976	2–2	Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	27–12–10
50	W	February 4, 1976	6–5	@ New York Rangers (1975–76)	28–12–10
51	L	February 6, 1976	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	28–13–10
52	L	February 8, 1976	2–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	28–14–10
53	L	February 10, 1976	2–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	28–15–10
54	T	February 12, 1976	2–2	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	28–15–11
55	T	February 14, 1976	4–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	28–15–12
56	W	February 15, 1976	3–1	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	29–15–12
57	L	February 17, 1976	1–3	New York Rangers (1975–76)	29–16–12
58	W	February 18, 1976	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	30–16–12
59	L	February 21, 1976	1–2	Boston Bruins (1975–76)	30–17–12
60	W	February 22, 1976	4–0	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)	31–17–12
61	W	February 24, 1976	7–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	32–17–12
62	T	February 26, 1976	2–2	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	32–17–13
63	W	February 28, 1976	4–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	33–17–13
64	W	March 2, 1976	2–1	California Golden Seals (1975–76)	34–17–13
65	T	March 4, 1976	3–3	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	34–17–14
66	W	March 6, 1976	6–3	Washington Capitals (1975–76)	35–17–14
67	W	March 7, 1976	5–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	36–17–14
68	W	March 9, 1976	4–0	St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	37–17–14
69	T	March 13, 1976	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	37–17–15
70	W	March 14, 1976	5–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	38–17–15
71	L	March 16, 1976	1–3	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)	38–18–15
72	W	March 20, 1976	4–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	39–18–15
73	L	March 23, 1976	2–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	39–19–15
74	T	March 24, 1976	1–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	39–19–16
75	W	March 26, 1976	3–2	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	40–19–16
76	W	March 29, 1976	5–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	41–19–16
77	L	March 31, 1976	1–3	@ New York Rangers (1975–76)	41–20–16
78	T	April 1, 1976	1–1	Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	41–20–17
79	W	April 3, 1976	10–2	New York Rangers (1975–76)	42–20–17
80	L	April 4, 1976	2–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	42–21–17

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
11	Pat Price	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Vancouver Blazers (WHA)
29	Dave Salvian	Left Wing	Canada	New York Islanders	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OMJHL)
47	Joe Fortunato	Left Wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
65	Andre Lepage	Goaltender	Canada	New York Islanders	Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)
83	Denny McLean	Left Wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
101	Mike Sleep	Right Wing	Canada	New York Islanders	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
119	Richie Hansen	Centre	United States	New York Islanders	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
137	Bob Sunderland	Defence	United States	New York Islanders	Boston University (ECAC)
153	Dan Blair	Right Wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
168	Joey Girardin	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
183	Geoff Green	Right Wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
194	Kari Makkonen	Right Wing	Finland	New York Islanders	Pori (Finland)
^{Reference: "1975 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved September 12, 2013.}

1975–76_New_York_Islanders_season

1975–76 New York Islanders season

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Round 1 vs. Vancouver

Round 2 vs. Buffalo

Round 3 vs. Montreal

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

References

External links

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New York won series 2–0

New York won series 4–2

Montreal won series 4–1