Regular season and playoffsBUF

Dave Dryden's 1972-1973 season

Wins

NHL#15

Save pct

.908

NHL#11

GAA

2.65

NHL#9

Shutouts

NHL#8

Games

47% of 78

Goaltender Dave Dryden was 31 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 37 games and won 14 of them, at .908. In the playoffs he played 2 games and won 0.

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

1972-1973Playoffs

Year 1972
54 years ago
Season opener
October 25
Dave Dryden plays the 1972-1973 season for Buffalo Sabres
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Dave was 31 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.
A late start
October 25
Dave Dryden's season starts in game 8 of 78
Buffalo Sabres have played 7 games7 of 78 without him
- The game
  BOS2–2BUF
  October 25game 8/78
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  14SV14SA0GA40:00TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  BUF3–3MTL
  October 28game 9/78
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA60:00TOI
  .903
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- November 1972
- The game
  BUF3–5PHI
  L
  November 4game 12/78
  His night
  .750SV%
  6SV8SA2GA20:00TOIL
  .750
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- The game
  STL1–1BUF
  November 5game 13/78
  His night
  .972SV%
  35SV36SA1GA60:00TOI
  .972
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- The game
  BUF5–9VAN
  L
  November 19game 19/78
  His night
  .792SV%in relief
  19SV24SA5GA40:00TOIL
  in relief
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- The game
  BUF2–6DET
  L
  November 22game 20/781
  His night
  .818SV%
  27SV33SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .818
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 784 of 20 started
  0
  wins
  .884
  SV%
  3.6
  GAA
  BUF
  7-6-0W-L-OT21Points
  9th in the whole NHL
- December 1972
- The game
  BUF6–8MNS
  L
  December 2game 25/78
  His night
  .800SV%
  12SV15SA3GA20:00TOI
  .800
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- The game
  MNS4–7BUF
  W
  December 3game 26/78
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .800
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- The game
  BUF3–2NYR
  W
  December 6game 27/78
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .939
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- The game
  DET1–6BUF
  W
  December 7game 28/781
  His night
  .974SV%
  37SV38SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .974
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- The game
  MTL2–4BUF
  W
  December 10game 29/78
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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- The game
  BOS3–7BUF
  W
  December 13game 30/78
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .906
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- The game
  TOR0–4BUF
  W
  December 17game 32/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BUF2–4CGS
  L
  December 22game 34/78
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .800
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- The game
  BUF4–1NYR
  W
  December 27game 36/78
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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- The game
  CHI2–8BUF
  W
  December 28game 37/78
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  BUF2–4CHI
  L
  December 31game 38/78
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA59:46TOIL
  .903
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Year 1973
53 years ago
- The game
  NYI1–4BUF
  W
  January 3game 39/78
  His night
  .944SV%
  17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .944
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- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7816 of 39 started
  9
  wins
  NHL#12
  .905
  SV%
  NHL#8
  2.7
  GAA
  NHL#5
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#10
  BUF
  21-11-0W-L-OT49Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF2–4DET
  L
  January 4game 40/78
  His night
  .944SV%in relief
  17SV18SA1GA31:13TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  BUF4–1NYR
  W
  January 6game 41/78
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .960
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- The game
  PHI0–2BUF
  W
  January 7game 42/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  35SV35SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  NYR4–2BUF
  L
  January 11game 43/78
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA59:27TOIL
  .880
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- The game
  BUF0–6BOS
  L
  January 14game 44/78
  His night
  .850SV%
  34SV40SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .850
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- The game
  PHI4–3BUF
  L
  January 21game 47/78
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA59:46TOIL
  .867
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- February 1973
- The game
  LAK3–5BUF
  W
  February 1game 50/781
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .897
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- The game
  BUF1–1NYI
  February 3game 51/78
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  20SV20SA0GA56:34TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  NYI1–5BUF
  W
  February 4game 52/78
  His night
  .947SV%
  18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- The game
  BUF1–2CHI
  L
  February 7game 53/78
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA58:49TOIL
  .939
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- The game
  CGS0–4BUF
  W
  February 8game 54/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BUF1–2MTL
  L
  February 10game 55/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA59:45TOIL
  .926
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- The game
  DET5–2BUF
  L
  February 11game 56/781
  His night
  .818SV%
  18SV22SA4GA59:31TOIL
  .818
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- The game
  BUF3–3PIT
  February 17game 59/78
  His night
  .920SV%in relief
  23SV25SA2GA50:11TOI
  in relief
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- Checkpoint
  February 17
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7827 of 59 started
  14
  wins
  NHL#10
  .913
  SV%
  NHL#5
  2.5
  GAA
  NHL#4
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#6
  BUF
  30-20-0W-L-OT69Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF2–4MNS
  L
  February 24game 62/78
  His night
  .846SV%
  22SV26SA4GA59:47TOIL
  .846
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- March 1973
- The game
  BUF2–2CGS
  March 7game 67/78
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA60:00TOI
  .938
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- The game
  BUF3–3MTL
  March 17game 71/78
  His night
  .927SV%
  38SV41SA3GA60:00TOI
  .927
  View the game
- The game
  BUF2–6CHI
  L
  March 21game 73/78
  His night
  .783SV%
  18SV23SA5GA40:00TOIL
  .783
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- The game
  BUF1–6BOS
  L
  March 25game 75/78
  His night
  .824SV%in relief
  14SV17SA3GA40:00TOI
  in relief
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The season in numbers
March 25
Dave Dryden closes the 1972-1973 season with 14 wins
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Wins
14
Games
37of 78
47%
Shutouts
3
SV%
.908
GAA
2.65
Starts
31
Events
3
career best in shutouts
100
NHL games
6 i rad
straight wins
10 days later
Playoffs
April 4
Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 4
Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens
BUFvsMTL
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  BUF1–2MTL
  L
  April 4
  His night
  .944SV%
  34SV36SA2GA59:19TOIL
  .944
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 2
  BUF3–7MTL
  L
  April 5
  His night
  .800SV%
  28SV35SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .800
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 12
Montréal Canadiens knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2
BUF2–4MTL
Eliminated
2Games0Wins.873SV%4.5GAA
The run in numbers
April 12
Dave Dryden ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 0 wins
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Wins
0
Games
2
Shutouts
0
SV%
.873
GAA
4.53
Starts
2
MTL2–4

Dave Dryden plays the 1972-1973 season for Buffalo Sabres

Dave Dryden's season starts in game 8 of 78

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Dave Dryden closes the 1972-1973 season with 14 wins

Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

Dave Dryden ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 0 wins