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Bill Ranford's 1997-1998 season

Wins
7
NHL#40
Save pct
.901
NHL#44
GAA
2.79
NHL#48
Shutouts
0
NHL#44
Games
22
26%
26% of 82

Goaltender Bill Ranford was 30 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 22 games and won 7 of them, at .901.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bill Ranford plays the 1997-1998 season for Washington Capitals

    WSHWashington Capitals

    Bill was 30 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH4–1TOR
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      .941SV%
      16SV17SA1GA20:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      L
      game 5/821
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA59:56TOIL
      .844
      View the game
    • November 1997
    • The game
      WSH1–3NJD
      L
      game 14/821
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA58:46TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–2BOS
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA58:21TOIL
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3FLA
      L
      game 18/822
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:23TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 825 of 21 started
      1
      wins
      .893
      SV%
      3.3
      GAA
      WSH
      12-7-0W-L-OT26Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL6–6WSH
      game 22/822
      His night
      .838SV%
      31SV37SA6GA64:43TOI
      .838
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–5WSH
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      .857SV%in relief
      6SV7SA1GA22:31TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • December 1997
    • The game
      WSH4–5FLA
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      .783SV%
      18SV23SA5GA59:29TOIL
      .783
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–1CAR
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–1WSH
      game 37/821
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA64:56TOI
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT3–0WSH
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .850
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8210 of 41 started
      2
      wins
      .884
      SV%
      3.2
      GAA
      WSH
      18-15-0W-L-OT44Points
      3rd in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2PHI
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA62:23TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • February 1998
    • The game
      TBL4–3WSH
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA58:44TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5TBL
      L
      game 58/823
      His night
      .875SV%in relief
      14SV16SA2GA39:27TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • March 1998
    • The game
      WSH2–3PHI
      L
      game 61/821
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      5SV5SA0GA18:40TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA3–6WSH
      W
      game 62/821
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA59:54TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8214 of 62 started
      5
      wins
      .895
      SV%
      2.9
      GAA
      WSH
      27-24-0W-L-OT65Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY2–5WSH
      W
      game 63/823
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:52TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–1NYI
      W
      game 64/823
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–4OTT
      L
      game 65/824
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA58:10TOIL
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3NJD
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA58:57TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–4EDM
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA59:02TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Bill Ranford closes the 1997-1998 season with 7 wins

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Wins
    7
    Games
    22of 82
    27%
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .901
    GAA
    2.79
    Starts
    19
    28 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Boston Bruins

    WSHvsBOS
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    View the whole round
    11 days later
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    WSH4–2BOS
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet Ottawa Senators

    WSHvsOTT
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
    View the whole round
    8 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals knock Ottawa Senators out 4–1

    WSH4–1OTT
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Washington Capitals meet Buffalo Sabres

    WSHvsBUF
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    12 days later
    Conference final

    Washington Capitals knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    WSH4–2BUF
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Washington Capitals play the Stanley Cup Final against Detroit Red Wings

    WSHvsDET
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    View the whole round
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Washington Capitals out 4–0

    WSH0–4DET
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Bill Ranford ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 0 wins

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Wins
    0
    Games
    0
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    —
    GAA
    —
    Starts
    0
    BOS4–2→OTT4–1→BUF4–2→DET0–4