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Denis Herron's 1976-1977 season

Wins
15
NHL#19
Save pct
.911
NHL#7
GAA
2.94
NHL#14
Shutouts
1
NHL#18
Games
34
42%
42% of 80

Goaltender Denis Herron was 24 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 34 games and won 15 of them, at .911. In the playoffs he played 3 games and won 1.

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

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Denis Herron plays the 1976-1977 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    PITPittsburgh Penguins

    Denis was 24 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      VAN5–9PIT
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      4SV5SA1GA06:00TOI
      .800
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 801 of 20 started
      0
      wins
      .800
      SV%
      10.0
      GAA
      PIT
      7-8-0W-L-OT19Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • December 1976
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .949
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–3MTL
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6PIT
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–1BUF
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      .818SV%
      27SV33SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE4–5PIT
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      .870SV%
      40SV46SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–5DET
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA59:32TOIL
      .925
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3PIT
      game 37/80
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOI
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–2PIT
      game 39/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3WSH
      game 40/80
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOI
      .885
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8012 of 40 started
      4
      wins
      .902
      SV%
      3.2
      GAA
      PIT
      16-16-0W-L-OT40Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–5PIT
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5LAK
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      8SV10SA2GA12:57TOI
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5PIT
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • February 1977
    • The game
      MNS2–5PIT
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–5CLR
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      .898SV%
      44SV49SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .898
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–2LAK
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4PIT
      game 58/80
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOI
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE1–4PIT
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8020 of 60 started
      9
      wins
      .909
      SV%
      3.1
      GAA
      PIT
      26-23-0W-L-OT63Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–3WSH
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–2PIT
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • March 1977
    • The game
      PIT1–5MTL
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 67/80
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOI
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–3PIT
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–4PHI
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–7AFM
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      .951SV%in relief
      39SV41SA2GA41:02TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–7PIT
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3CHI
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA59:11TOIL
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–2MNS
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–3BOS
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3PIT
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA59:31TOIL
      .826
      View the game
    • April 1977
    • The game
      PIT4–3DET
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4PIT
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Denis Herron closes the 1976-1977 season with 15 wins

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Wins
    15
    Games
    34of 80
    43%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .911
    GAA
    2.94
    Starts
    33
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    PITvsTOR
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR4–2PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA59:21TOIL
      .906
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT6–4TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      .902SV%
      37SV41SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .902
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      TOR5–2PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      .902SV%
      37SV41SA4GA59:06TOIL
      .902
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 2–1

    PIT1–2TOR
    Eliminated
    3Games1Wins.904SV%3.7GAA