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Allan Bester's 1987-1988 season

Wins
8
NHL#36
Save pct
.884
NHL#21
GAA
3.81
NHL#37
Shutouts
2
NHL#7
Games
30
37%
37% of 80

Goaltender Allan Bester was 23 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 30 games and won 8 of them, at .884. In the playoffs he played 5 games and won 2.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Allan Bester plays the 1987-1988 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    TORToronto Maple Leafs

    Allan was 23 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Allan Bester's season starts in game 6 of 80

    Toronto Maple Leafs have played 5 games5 of 80 without him
    • The game
      MTL10–3TOR
      L
      game 6/803
      His night
      .667SV%in relief
      12SV18SA6GA35:12TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5TOR
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–0PIT
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      WIN3–7TOR
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      .933SV%
      42SV45SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–3TOR
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      .933SV%
      42SV45SA3GA59:33TOIL
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–5BUF
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      .938SV%in relief
      15SV16SA1GA34:15TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–3TOR
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      .769SV%
      10SV13SA3GA20:26TOI
      .769
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 806 of 20 started
      3
      wins
      .896
      SV%
      3.4
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      TOR
      9-9-0W-L-OT20Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • December 1987
    • The game
      TOR3–5CGY
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–5TOR
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      7SV7SA0GA34:38TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4TOR
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5TOR
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4WSH
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–0TOR
      game 33/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA65:00TOI
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–1STL
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2TOR
      L
      game 35/803
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–4TOR
      game 36/803
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA65:00TOI
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3HFD
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–4TOR
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      .818SV%
      27SV33SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN7–7TOR
      game 39/801
      His night
      .825SV%
      33SV40SA7GA65:00TOI
      .825
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–5TOR
      game 40/801
      His night
      .750SV%
      9SV12SA3GA23:24TOI
      .750
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8018 of 40 started
      7
      wins
      NHL#21
      .892
      SV%
      NHL#6
      3.4
      GAA
      NHL#15
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      TOR
      14-20-0W-L-OT34Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–7CHI
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      .882SV%in relief
      30SV34SA4GA53:13TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3TOR
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .886
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4DET
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      .667SV%
      6SV9SA3GA20:00TOI
      .667
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY11–3TOR
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      .794SV%in relief
      27SV34SA7GA51:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 51/801
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA65:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–5TOR
      game 52/801
      His night
      .891SV%
      41SV46SA5GA65:00TOI
      .891
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      STL5–4TOR
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8023 of 60 started
      7
      wins
      .883
      SV%
      3.8
      GAA
      2
      shutouts
      TOR
      17-33-0W-L-OT44Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • March 1988
    • The game
      TOR1–7CGY
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      .806SV%
      29SV36SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .806
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      DET3–5TOR
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      27SV27SA0GA50:25TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Allan Bester closes the 1987-1988 season with 8 wins

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Wins
    8
    Games
    30of 80
    38%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .884
    GAA
    3.81
    Starts
    24
    Events
    2
    career best in shutouts
    100
    NHL games
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    First round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Detroit Red Wings

    TORvsDET
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR6–2DET
      W
      1
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      TOR2–6DET
      L
      1
      His night
      .667SV%
      6SV9SA3GA12:22TOIL
      .667
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET6–3TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      .829SV%
      29SV35SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .829
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      TOR6–5DET
      W
      1
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:34TOIW
      .861
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      DET5–3TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .821
      View the game
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2

    TOR2–4DET
    Eliminated
    5Games2Wins.844SV%5.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Allan Bester ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 2 wins

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Wins
    2
    Games
    5
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .844
    GAA
    4.98
    Starts
    5
    Events
    1
    First playoff win
    DET2–4