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1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season

{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

|League=NHL

|Season=1976–77

|year=1976

|Team=Toronto Maple Leafs

|Conference=Wales

|ConferenceRank=5th

|Division=Adams

|DivisionRank=3rd

|Record=33–32–15

|HomeRecord=18–13–9

|RoadRecord=15–19–6

|GoalsFor=301

|GoalsAgainst=285

|GeneralManager=Jim Gregory

|Coach=Red Kelly

|Captain=Darryl Sittler

|AltCaptain= None

|Arena= Maple Leaf Gardens

|Attendance=

|GoalsLeader=Lanny McDonald (46)

|AssistsLeader=Borje Salming (66)

|PointsLeader=Darryl Sittler and Lanny McDonald (90)

|PIMLeader=Tiger Williams (338)

|WinsLeader=Mike Palmateer (23)

|GAALeader=Mike Palmateer (3.21)

}}

The 1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 60th season, 50th as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs finished in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 33 wins, 32 losses and 15 ties for 81 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the preliminary round 2–1 before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games in the Quarter-finals.

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Regular season

On February 2, 1977, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Ian Turnbull would be the first player in NHL history to score five goals on five shots.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p. 27, James Duplacey, JG Press, {{ISBN|978-1-57215-037-9}}.

=Season standings=

{{1976–77 NHL Adams Division standings|team=TOR}}

=Record vs. opponents=

{{1976–77 NHL Record vs. opponents (Adams)|team=TOR}}

Schedule and results

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;|title=1976–77 regular season{{cite web |title=1976-77 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1977_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 4, 2025}}}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=October|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|1||L||October 5, 1976||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||0–1–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|2||W||October 9, 1976||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||1–1–0

|- {{Game-tied}}

|3||T||October 13, 1976||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||1–1–1

|- {{Game-lost}}

|4||L||October 15, 1976||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||1–2–1

|- {{Game-tied}}

|5||T||October 16, 1976||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||1–2–2

|- {{Game-tied}}

|6||T||October 20, 1976||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||1–2–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|7||L||October 21, 1976||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||1–3–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|8||L||October 23, 1976||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1976–77) ||1–4–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|9||L||October 27, 1976||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||1–5–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|10||W||October 28, 1976||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||2–5–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|11||W||October 30, 1976||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||3–5–3

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=November|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|12||W||November 1, 1976||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||4–5–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|13||L||November 3, 1976||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||4–6–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|14||W||November 5, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||5–6–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|15||L||November 6, 1976||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||5–7–3

|- {{Game-tied}}

|16||T||November 10, 1976||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||5–7–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|17||W||November 13, 1976||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||6–7–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|18||W||November 17, 1976||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||7–7–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|19||W||November 20, 1976||8–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||8–7–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|20||L||November 21, 1976||5–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||8–8–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|21||L||November 24, 1976||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||8–9–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|22||W||November 27, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||9–9–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|23||W||November 28, 1976||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||10–9–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|24||W||November 30, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1976–77) ||11–9–4

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=December|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|25||W||December 1, 1976||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||12–9–4

|- {{Game-tied}}

|26||T||December 4, 1976||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||12–9–5

|- {{Game-tied}}

|27||T||December 5, 1976||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1976–77) ||12–9–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|28||L||December 8, 1976||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||12–10–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|29||W||December 11, 1976||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1976–77) ||13–10–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|30||L||December 12, 1976||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||13–11–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|31||W||December 15, 1976||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||14–11–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|32||L||December 17, 1976||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||14–12–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|33||W||December 18, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||15–12–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|34||W||December 20, 1976||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||16–12–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|35||L||December 22, 1976||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||16–13–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|36||L||December 23, 1976||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||16–14–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|37||L||December 26, 1976||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||16–15–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|38||W||December 29, 1976||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||17–15–6

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=January|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|39||W||January 1, 1977||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||18–15–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|40||L||January 2, 1977||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||18–16–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|41||W||January 5, 1977||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||19–16–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|42||L||January 8, 1977||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||19–17–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|43||W||January 11, 1977||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||20–17–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|44||W||January 12, 1977||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||21–17–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|45||L||January 15, 1977||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||21–18–6

|- {{Game-lost}}

|46||L||January 18, 1977||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) ||21–19–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|47||W||January 21, 1977||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||22–19–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|48||W||January 23, 1977||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) ||23–19–6

|- {{Game-won}}

|49||W||January 27, 1977||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1976–77) ||24–19–6

|- {{Game-tied}}

|50||T||January 29, 1977||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||24–19–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|51||L||January 31, 1977||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||24–20–7

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=February|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|52||W||February 2, 1977||9–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||25–20–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|53||L||February 5, 1977||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||25–21–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|54||W||February 9, 1977||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||26–21–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|55||W||February 12, 1977||10–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||27–21–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|56||L||February 13, 1977||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1976–77) ||27–22–7

|- {{Game-lost}}

|57||L||February 14, 1977||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||27–23–7

|- {{Game-won}}

|58||W||February 16, 1977||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||28–23–7

|- {{Game-tied}}

|59||T||February 17, 1977||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||28–23–8

|- {{Game-tied}}

|60||T||February 19, 1977||6–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) ||28–23–9

|- {{Game-won}}

|61||W||February 20, 1977||10–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) ||29–23–9

|- {{Game-lost}}

|62||L||February 23, 1977||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1976–77) ||29–24–9

|- {{Game-lost}}

|63||L||February 25, 1977||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||29–25–9

|- {{Game-lost}}

|64||L||February 26, 1977||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||29–26–9

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=March|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

|65||L||March 2, 1977||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||29–27–9

|- {{Game-tied}}

|66||T||March 5, 1977||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) ||29–27–10

|- {{Game-won}}

|67||W||March 7, 1977||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) ||30–27–10

|- {{Game-tied}}

|68||T||March 9, 1977||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||30–27–11

|- {{Game-won}}

|69||W||March 12, 1977||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) ||31–27–11

|- {{Game-lost}}

|70||L||March 13, 1977||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||31–28–11

|- {{Game-won}}

|71||W||March 15, 1977||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) ||32–28–11

|- {{Game-tied}}

|72||T||March 16, 1977||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) ||32–28–12

|- {{Game-won}}

|73||W||March 19, 1977||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1976–77) ||33–28–12

|- {{Game-lost}}

|74||L||March 21, 1977||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland Barons (1976–77) ||33–29–12

|- {{Game-tied}}

|75||T||March 23, 1977||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1976–77) ||33–29–13

|- {{Game-lost}}

|76||L||March 26, 1977||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||33–30–13

|- {{Game-lost}}

|77||L||March 27, 1977||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) ||33–31–13

|- {{Game-tied}}

|78||T||March 30, 1977||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) ||33–31–14

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid;|title=April|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|79||T||April 2, 1977||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) ||33–31–15

|- {{Game-lost}}

|80||L||April 3, 1977||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) ||33–32–15

|-

{{Game log section end}}

|-

|

Legend:

{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}

{{Game log end}}

Player statistics

=Regular season=

;Scoring

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style="text-align:center;"

! style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:3%;" title="Position"| Pos

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Games played"| GP

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Goals"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Assists"| A

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Points"| Pts

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Penalties in Minutes"| PIM

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Plus/Minus"| +/-

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Power Play Goals"| PPG

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Short-handed Goals"| SHG

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Game-winning Goals"| GWG

style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Lanny|McDonald}}

RW8046449077121645
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Darryl|Sittler}}

C733852908981215
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| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Ian|Turnbull|Ian Turnbull (ice hockey)}}

D802257798447420
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Borje|Salming|Börje Salming}}

D761266784645100
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Jack|Valiquette}}

C6615304575031
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Jim|McKenny}}

D7614314536−26303
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Tiger|Williams}}

LW7718254333811100
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Don|Ashby}}

C7619234224−14304
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Inge|Hammarstrom|Inge Hammarström}}

LW78241741168503
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Errol|Thompson|Errol Thompson (ice hockey)}}

LW412116378−10812
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Pat|Boutette}}

C/RW8018183610713301
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Bob|Neely}}

LW7017163316−17305
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Stan|Weir}}

C65111930142102
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Scott|Garland|Scott Garland (ice hockey)}}

C699202983−18301
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|George|Ferguson|George Ferguson (ice hockey)}}

C5091524240020
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Claire|Alexander}}

D481121312−4000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Brian|Glennie}}

D691101173−1000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Bruce|Boudreau}}

C1525742001
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{sortname|Kurt|Walker|Kurt Walker (ice hockey)}}

D26235245000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Randy|Carlyle}}

D4505551−19000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Paul|Evans|Paul Evans (ice hockey b. 1955)}}

C/LW7112193000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Bob|Warner|Bob Warner (ice hockey)}}

D1011244000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Mike|Palmateer}}

G5002280000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Mike|Pelyk}}

D130224−4000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Tracy|Pratt}}

D110118−7000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Wayne|Thomas|Wayne Thomas (ice hockey)}}

G3301140000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Blair|MacKasey}}

D10002
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Gord|McRae}}

G200000000

;Goaltending

style="width:60%;" class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"| Player

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Minutes played"|MIN

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Games played in"|GP

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Games played in"|W

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Games played in"| L

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Ties"|T

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Goals against"|GA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Goals against average"|GAA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Shut-outs"| SO

style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Mike|Palmateer}}

287750231881543.214
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Wayne|Thomas|Wayne Thomas (ice hockey)}}

180333101361163.861
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Gord|McRae}}

120201194.500
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| Team:

4800803332152793.495

=Playoffs=

;Scoring

style="width:60%;" class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;"

! style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:3%;" title="Position"| Pos

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Games played"| GP

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Goals"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Assists"| A

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Points"| Pts

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Penalties in Minutes"| PIM

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Power Play Goals"| PPG

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Short-handed Goals"| SHG

! style="background:#ddf; width:5%;" title="Game-winning Goals"| GWG

style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Darryl|Sittler}}

C9516214300
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Lanny|McDonald}}

RW9107176301
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Borje|Salming|Börje Salming}}

D93696200
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Tiger|Williams}}

LW936929001
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Ian|Turnbull|Ian Turnbull (ice hockey)}}

D944810400
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Bob|Neely}}

LW91346100
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Pat|Boutette}}

C/RW904417000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Stan|Weir}}

C72130101
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|George|Ferguson|George Ferguson (ice hockey)}}

C90337000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Errol|Thompson|Errol Thompson (ice hockey)}}

LW92020001
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Jim|McKenny}}

D90222000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Mike|Pelyk}}

D90224000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Don|Ashby}}

C91014000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Randy|Carlyle}}

D901120000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Bruce|Boudreau}}

C30000000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Paul|Evans|Paul Evans (ice hockey b. 1955)}}

C/LW20000000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Brian|Glennie}}

D20000000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Inge|Hammarstrom|Inge Hammarström}}

LW20000000
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| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Mike|Palmateer}}

G60000000
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| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Tracy|Pratt}}

D40000000
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| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Wayne|Thomas|Wayne Thomas (ice hockey)}}

G40000000
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Bob|Warner|Bob Warner (ice hockey)}}

D20000000

;Goaltending

style="width:60%;" class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:10%;"| Player

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Minutes played"|MIN

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Games played in"|GP

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Games played in"|W

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Games played in"| L

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Goals against"|GA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Goals against average"|GAA

! style="width:3%; background:#ddf;" title="Shut-outs"| SO

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| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Mike|Palmateer}}

360633162.670
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| style="text-align:right;"| {{Sortname|Wayne|Thomas|Wayne Thomas (ice hockey)}}

202412123.560
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| style="text-align:right;"| Team:

562945282.990

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{{Hockey season stats note}}

Awards and records

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season.

=Trades=

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September 9, 1976

| valign="top"|To St. Louis Blues

FA Signing of Rod Seiling

| valign="top"|To Toronto Maple Leafs

2nd round pick in 1978 – Joel Quenneville
Cash
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| September 15, 1976

| valign="top"|To Colorado Rockies

Doug Favell

| valign="top"|To Toronto Maple Leafs

Cash
September 27, 1976

| valign="top"|To Washington Capitals

Cash

| valign="top"|To Toronto Maple Leafs

Blair MacKasey
style="background:#eee;"

| September 28, 1976

| valign="top"|To Chicago Black Hawks

Jim Harrison

| valign="top"|To Toronto Maple Leafs

2nd round pick in 1977 – Bob Gladney
March 8, 1977

| valign="top"|To Colorado Rockies

3rd round pick in 1977 – Randy Pierce

| valign="top"|To Toronto Maple Leafs

Tracy Pratt

=Free agents=

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{|class="wikitable"

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| Player

New Team
Rod SeilingSt. Louis Blues
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| Tom Cassidy

Boston Bruins

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Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal.

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align="center"

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="4.0%" | #

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="21.0%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14.5%" | Nationality

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50.0%" | College/Junior/Club team (League)

230Randy Carlyle{{flagu|Canada}}Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
348Alain Belanger{{flagu|Canada}}Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
352Gary McFayden{{flagu|Canada}}Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
466Tim Williams{{flagu|Canada}}Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
584Greg Hotham{{flagu|Canada}}Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
6102Dan Djakalovic{{flagu|Canada}}Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
7116Charlie Skjodt{{flagu|Canada}}Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)

References

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Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1976-77

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Category:1976 in Toronto

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