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Denis Herron's 1980-1981 season

Vezina Trophy
Wins
6
NHL#34
Save pct
.878
NHL#27
GAA
3.52
NHL#23
Shutouts
1
NHL#14
Games
25
31%
31% of 80

Goaltender Denis Herron was 28 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 25 games and won 6 of them, at .878. He won Vezina Trophy.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Denis Herron plays the 1980-1981 season for Montréal Canadiens

    MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Denis was 28 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI5–4MTL
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA59:25TOIL
      .853
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    • The game
      MTL3–3WSH
      game 3/802
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOI
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4STL
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA59:30TOIL
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–6NYI
      L
      game 9/803
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA59:30TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      MTL2–3DET
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:07TOIL
      .880
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 805 of 20 started
      0
      wins
      .871
      SV%
      4.0
      GAA
      MTL
      11-7-0W-L-OT24Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–3MTL
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA59:50TOIL
      .862
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    • December 1980
    • The game
      MTL3–4PIT
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA59:47TOIL
      .886
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    • The game
      MTL4–4VAN
      game 31/802
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:46TOI
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–0CGY
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      12SV12SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    • The game
      MTL3–4EDM
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .857
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8010 of 40 started
      1
      wins
      .874
      SV%
      3.6
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      MTL
      23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–4CGY
      game 50/801
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOI
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2CLR
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      MNS0–7MTL
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      1.000SV%
      4SV4SA0GA14:00TOIW
      1.000
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    • The game
      MTL5–5PHI
      game 57/801
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA60:00TOI
      .844
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    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8015 of 60 started
      4
      wins
      .881
      SV%
      3.5
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      MTL
      34-18-0W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • March 1981
    • The game
      MTL4–4NYR
      game 64/802
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA60:00TOI
      .818
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    • The game
      MTL2–4WIN
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA59:16TOIL
      .925
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–1MNS
      game 67/801
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOI
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–9HFD
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      .286SV%
      2SV7SA5GA17:40TOIL
      .286
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–5MTL
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      .909SV%in relief
      20SV22SA2GA50:40TOIW
      in relief
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    • The game
      CGY2–8MTL
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA01:07TOI
      in relief
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    • The game
      NYR6–2MTL
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      .750SV%in relief
      6SV8SA2GA20:00TOI
      in relief
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    • The game
      MTL0–4QUE
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA01:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      HFD1–6MTL
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA01:43TOI
      in relief
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    • The game
      MTL4–2BOS
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      .900SV%in relief
      9SV10SA1GA20:00TOIW
      in relief
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    The season in numbers

    Denis Herron closes the 1980-1981 season with 6 wins

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Wins
    6
    Games
    25of 80
    31%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .878
    GAA
    3.52
    Starts
    19
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Edmonton Oilers

    MTLvsEDM
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    3 days later
    Preliminary round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Montréal Canadiens out 3–0

    MTL0–3EDM
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    Honour

    Denis Herron won Vezina Trophy for 1980-1981

    Vezina Trophy
    MTLMontréal Canadiens