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Byron Dafoe's 1997-1998 season

Wins
30
NHL#8
Save pct
.914
NHL#18
GAA
2.24
NHL#22
Shutouts
6
NHL#7
Games
65
79%
79% of 82

Goaltender Byron Dafoe was 26 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 65 games and won 30 of them, at .914. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 2.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Byron Dafoe plays the 1997-1998 season for Boston Bruins

    Byron was 26 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      LAK5–6BOS
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .839
    • The game
      BOS2–3COL
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA58:56TOIL
      .870
    • The game
      BOS3–2PHX
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA62:09TOIW
      .943
    • The game
      BOS2–5SJS
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      .750SV%
      9SV12SA3GA23:48TOIL
      .750
    • The game
      BOS5–3LAK
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      .929SV%
      39SV42SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .929
    • The game
      BOS3–0CGY
      W
      game 9/825
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      TBL2–2BOS
      game 11/824
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA65:00TOI
      .926
    • The game
      ANA3–0BOS
      L
      game 13/823
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .864
    • November 1997
    • The game
      EDM1–3BOS
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
    • The game
      BOS3–1OTT
      W
      game 15/824
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
    • The game
      WSH0–2BOS
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      BOS0–2NJD
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA59:36TOIL
      .950
    • The game
      BOS3–3DAL
      game 18/822
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      6SV6SA0GA24:20TOI
      in relief
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      L
      game 19/822
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA59:53TOIL
      .875
    • The game
      OTT3–3BOS
      game 20/824
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA64:06TOI
      .903
    • The game
      BOS4–2OTT
      W
      game 21/824
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA59:59TOIW
      .933
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8215 of 21 started
      8
      wins
      NHL#7
      .920
      SV%
      NHL#5
      2.2
      GAA
      NHL#9
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      BOS
      11-7-0W-L-OT25Points
      2nd in the Northeast·5th in the Eastern Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF5–0BOS
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      .667SV%
      6SV9SA3GA40:00TOIL
      .667
    • The game
      DAL2–0BOS
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA58:50TOIL
      .920
    • The game
      BOS5–10FLA
      L
      game 25/823
      His night
      .538SV%
      7SV13SA6GA24:35TOIL
      .538
    • The game
      VAN5–2BOS
      L
      game 26/823
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA59:49TOIL
      .833
    • The game
      WSH1–1BOS
      game 27/822
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA65:00TOI
      .960
    • December 1997
    • The game
      BOS1–3CAR
      L
      game 28/821
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA58:37TOIL
      .870
    • The game
      BOS3–0PHI
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      CAR1–4BOS
      W
      game 30/821
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:52TOIW
      .913
    • The game
      BOS6–2FLA
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA59:57TOIW
      .929
    • The game
      BOS0–2TBL
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      .933SV%
      14SV15SA1GA59:05TOIL
      .933
    • The game
      NYI4–3BOS
      L
      game 36/823
      His night
      .800SV%
      16SV20SA4GA59:08TOIL
      .800
    • The game
      DET4–2BOS
      L
      game 37/824
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:49TOIL
      .875
    • The game
      BOS3–4NYR
      L
      game 39/823
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA59:27TOIL
      .826
    • The game
      OTT0–0BOS
      game 41/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      27SV27SA0GA65:00TOI
      SHUTOUT
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8230 of 41 started
      12
      wins
      NHL#12
      .906
      SV%
      NHL#17
      2.4
      GAA
      NHL#13
      4
      shutouts
      NHL#4
      BOS
      17-16-0W-L-OT42Points
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      SJS0–3BOS
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      BOS2–1MTL
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA63:13TOIW
      .944
    • The game
      PHX2–5BOS
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
    • The game
      NJD1–1BOS
      game 45/821
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA65:00TOI
      .970
    • The game
      PIT2–5BOS
      W
      game 46/822
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA58:46TOIL
      .879
    • The game
      BOS2–4PIT
      L
      game 48/822
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA03:24TOI
      in relief
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:27TOIL
      .880
    • The game
      OTT1–6BOS
      W
      game 50/824
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
    • The game
      PIT4–2BOS
      L
      game 51/823
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA59:34TOIL
      .852
    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      W
      game 52/824
      His night
      .882SV%
      15SV17SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .882
    • February 1998
    • The game
      BOS2–2NYI
      game 53/823
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA65:00TOI
      .941
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 54/821
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA64:58TOI
      .935
    • The game
      STL3–1BOS
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA58:52TOIL
      .941
    • The game
      CAR3–1BOS
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA58:41TOIL
      .923
    • The game
      BUF1–1BOS
      game 57/821
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA65:00TOI
      .952
    • The game
      PIT2–6BOS
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:16TOIW
      .913
    • March 1998
    • The game
      BOS5–4NYI
      W
      game 59/823
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .857
    • The game
      CHI2–1BOS
      L
      game 62/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:42TOIL
      .923
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8248 of 62 started
      20
      wins
      NHL#12
      .912
      SV%
      NHL#10
      2.2
      GAA
      NHL#7
      5
      shutouts
      NHL#6
      BOS
      26-23-0W-L-OT65Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Northeast·6th in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS6–3DET
      W
      game 63/824
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA59:56TOIW
      .919
    • The game
      CGY5–2BOS
      L
      game 64/823
      His night
      .667SV%
      8SV12SA4GA34:31TOIL
      .667
    • The game
      NYR1–5BOS
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
    • The game
      TOR0–4BOS
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA59:30TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      BOS2–1BUF
      W
      game 68/821
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
    • The game
      PHI2–4BOS
      W
      game 70/822
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .949
    • The game
      COL1–4BOS
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
    • April 1998
    • The game
      BOS4–2NYR
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      .882SV%
      15SV17SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .882
    • The game
      BOS4–5BUF
      L
      game 74/821
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA59:24TOIL
      .800
    • The game
      CAR3–0BOS
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .864
    • The game
      NYI1–4BOS
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
    • The game
      NJD3–2BOS
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA59:23TOIL
      .909
    • The game
      BOS6–2MTL
      W
      game 80/823
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
    • The game
      BOS2–5PIT
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA32:01TOIL
      .842
    • The game
      PHI1–2BOS
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
    The season in numbers

    Byron Dafoe closes the 1997-1998 season with 30 wins

    Wins
    30
    Games
    65of 82
    79%
    Shutouts
    6
    SV%
    .914
    GAA
    2.24
    Starts
    63
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career wins
    6 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Washington Capitals

    BOSvsWSH
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    • Game 1
      BOS1–3WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA59:32TOIL
      .926
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS4–3WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA80:45TOIW
      .893
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH3–2BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA86:31TOIL
      .889
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      WSH3–0BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .833
    • May 1998
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BOS4–0WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA59:55TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      WSH3–2BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA75:16TOIL
      .909
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    BOS2–4WSH
    Eliminated
    6Games2Wins.912SV%2.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Byron Dafoe ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 2 wins

    Wins
    2
    Games
    6
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .912
    GAA
    1.99
    Starts
    6
    Events
    1
    First playoff shutout
    1
    First playoff win
    WSH2–4