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Bob Sauve's 1979-1980 season

Vezina Trophy
Wins
20
NHL#10
Save pct
.901
NHL#9
GAA
2.36
NHL#4
Shutouts
4
NHL#2
Games
32
40%
40% of 80

Goaltender Bob Sauve was 24 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 32 games and won 20 of them, at .901. In the playoffs he played 8 games and won 6. He won Vezina Trophy.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bob Sauve plays the 1979-1980 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Bob was 24 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS5–4BUF
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      .857SV%in relief
      6SV7SA1GA19:32TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–3BUF
      game 6/802
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA60:00TOI
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–4DET
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .826
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–0QUE
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      19SV19SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Bob Sauve records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · October 27

    • The game
      BUF0–0CHI
      game 11/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOI
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA59:56TOIL
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3WSH
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–5BUF
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      .938SV%
      15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM7–9BUF
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      .696SV%
      16SV23SA7GA60:00TOIW
      .696
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 808 of 20 started
      4
      wins
      NHL#14
      .888
      SV%
      NHL#12
      2.6
      GAA
      NHL#4
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      BUF
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF6–1WSH
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2BOS
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • December 1979
    • The game
      WSH0–2BUF
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3CLR
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–5BUF
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–1BUF
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–5BUF
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–1BUF
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA58:45TOIL
      .828
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8017 of 40 started
      10
      wins
      NHL#11
      .888
      SV%
      NHL#13
      2.7
      GAA
      NHL#5
      3
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      BUF
      26-11-0W-L-OT55Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK1–9BUF
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–3BUF
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4BUF
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3DET
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1QUE
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8022 of 60 started
      15
      wins
      .898
      SV%
      2.4
      GAA
      4
      shutouts
      BUF
      37-15-0W-L-OT82Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF1–3CHI
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2EDM
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • March 1980
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–9BUF
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3VAN
      game 71/803
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–1BUF
      game 73/803
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOI
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–10BUF
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      BUF5–2AFM
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF9–1PIT
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Bob Sauve closes the 1979-1980 season with 20 wins

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Wins
    20
    Games
    32of 80
    40%
    Shutouts
    4
    SV%
    .901
    GAA
    2.36
    Starts
    31
    Events
    4
    career best in shutouts
    1
    First NHL shutout
    8 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks

    BUFvsVAN
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      VAN0–6BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 4
      BUF3–1VAN
      W
      3
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA59:48TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1

    BUF3–1VAN
    Advance
    2Games2Wins.978SV%0.5GAA
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Chicago Blackhawks

    BUFvsCHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      CHI4–6BUF
      W
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .810
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      BUF3–2CHI
      W
      His night
      .958SV%
      46SV48SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    BUF4–0CHI
    Advance
    2Games2Wins.913SV%3.0GAA
    9 days later
    Semifinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet New York Islanders

    BUFvsNYI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      NYI2–1BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA81:20TOIL
      .939
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF7–4NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .871
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      NYI0–2BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF2–5NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA58:11TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4NYI
    Eliminated
    4Games2Wins.914SV%2.3GAA
    The run in numbers

    Bob Sauve ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 6 wins

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Wins
    6
    Games
    8
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .926
    GAA
    2.04
    Starts
    8
    Events
    1
    First playoff shutout
    VAN3–1→CHI4–0→NYI2–4
    Honour

    Bob Sauve won Vezina Trophy for 1979-1980

    Vezina Trophy
    BUFBuffalo Sabres