1976–77 New York Rangers season
The 1976–77 New York Rangers season was the 51st season of the New York Rangers franchise in the National Hockey League. The Rangers placed fourth in the Patrick Division and did not qualify for the playoffs. The Rangers had a better regular season record than two playoff teams and the league would change the rules in the following season to place the top twelve teams in the playoffs, regardless of division.
Regular season
Season standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs.Player statistics
;Skaters| Player | |||||
| 80 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 52 | |
| 77 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 50 | |
| 78 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 43 | |
| 59 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 47 | |
| 75 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 26 | |
| 80 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 38 | |
| 74 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 131 | |
| 80 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 89 | |
| 78 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 33 | |
| 80 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 38 | |
| 80 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 35 | |
| 77 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 44 | |
| † | 61 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 43 |
| 66 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 100 | |
| 80 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 102 | |
| 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 37 | |
| 61 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | |
| 70 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 174 | |
| ‡ | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||
| 41 | 2034 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 143 | 4.22 | 0 | |
| 39 | 2116 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 125 | 3.54 | 1 | |
| 12 | 570 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 2.95 | 1 | |
| 2 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7.50 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 6 | Don Murdoch | RW | Medicine Hat Tigers | |
| 2 | 24 | Dave Farrish | D | Sudbury Wolves | |
| 3 | 42 | Mike McEwen | D | Toronto Marlboros | |
| 4 | 60 | Claude Periard | LW | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | |
| 5 | 78 | Doug Caines | C | St. Catharines Black Hawks | |
| 6 | 96 | Barry Scully | RW | Kingston Canadians | |
| 7 | 112 | Remi Levesque | C | Quebec Remparts |