1976-77 NHL: Defensemen Scoring Leaders (Top 15)

A look at the top scoring defensemen during the 1976-77 National Hockey League season. Larry Robinson of the Montreal Canadiens led the pack with 85 points over 77 regular season games on 19 goals and 66 assists. Robinson was awarded the James Norris Trophy as the NHL's top blue liner. He was also named to the First All-Star Team. Joining him on the 1st team was Borje Salming of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Second Team defenders were Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders and Guy Lapointe of the Habs. The Numbers: Rank Name Team Gms G A Pts PIM 1 Larry Robinson MTL 77 19 66 85 45 2 Denis Potvin NYI 80 25 55 80 103 3 Ian Turnbull TOR 80 22 57 79 84 4 Börje Salming TOR 76 12 66 78 46 5 Guy Lapointe MTL 77 25 51 76 53 6 Brad Park BOS 77 12 55 67 67 7 Dennis Kearns VAN 80 5 55 60 60 8 Gary Sargent LAK 80 14 40 54 65 9 Tom Bladon PHI 80 10 43 53 39 10 Carol Vadnais NYR 74 11 37 48 131 11 Ron Greschner NYR 80 11 36 47 89 11 Jerry Korab BUF 77 14 33 47 120 13 Jean Potvin NYI 79 10 36 46 26 14 Jim McKenny TOR 76 14 31 45 36 14 Phil Russell CBH 76 9 36 45 233 For more 1976-77 O-Pee-Chee NHL hockey cards, take a look here: https://collection.vintagehockeycardsreport.com/home/o-pee-chee-hockey-cards/1976-77-o-pee-chee-nhl/ #nhlleaders #hockeycards #hockeyhistory #nhlhistory