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Don Beaupre's 1990-1991 season

Wins
20
NHL#14
Save pct
.897
NHL#15
GAA
2.64
NHL#6
Shutouts
5
NHL#1
Games
45
56%
56% of 80

Goaltender Don Beaupre was 29 years old when the 1990-1991 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 45 games and won 20 of them, at .897. In the playoffs he played 11 games and won 5.

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

1990-1991Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Don Beaupre plays the 1990-1991 season for Washington Capitals

    Don was 29 years old when the 1990-1991 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Don Beaupre's season starts in game 6 of 80

    Washington Capitals have played 5 games5 of 80 without him
    • The game
      WSH1–3MTL
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      .824SV%
      14SV17SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .824
    • The game
      WSH2–3NJD
      L
      game 7/803
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA59:39TOIL
      .906
    • The game
      NJD0–4WSH
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      27SV27SA0GA59:25TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      WSH2–3CHI
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:08TOIL
      .875
    • The game
      WSH1–0EDM
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      31SV31SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      WSH2–1VAN
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      1SV1SA0GA09:50TOI
      in relief
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 805 of 20 started
      2
      wins
      .932
      SV%
      1.7
      GAA
      2
      shutouts
      WSH
      10-10-0W-L-OT20Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • November 1990
    • The game
      MTL4–3WSH
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA59:05TOIL
      .833
    • December 1990
    • The game
      WSH3–1NYI
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
    • The game
      WSH3–1PIT
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
    • The game
      NJD2–5WSH
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
    • The game
      WSH2–4NJD
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA59:09TOIL
      .892
    • The game
      HFD3–2WSH
      L
      game 34/803
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .850
    • The game
      WSH2–3CHI
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA58:55TOIL
      .906
    • The game
      TOR5–2WSH
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .792
    • The game
      PIT7–3WSH
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      .824SV%in relief
      14SV17SA3GA51:37TOI
      in relief
    • The game
      NYR5–3WSH
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .839
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8014 of 40 started
      5
      wins
      .898
      SV%
      2.7
      GAA
      2
      shutouts
      WSH
      18-21-0W-L-OT37Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–4QUE
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA58:48TOIL
      .846
    • The game
      NJD3–4WSH
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .842
    • The game
      PHI3–3WSH
      game 43/803
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA65:00TOI
      .875
    • The game
      CGY2–4WSH
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      .867SV%
      13SV15SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .867
    • The game
      WSH3–7STL
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      .625SV%
      5SV8SA3GA10:28TOI
      .625
    • The game
      WSH2–5MNS
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      .750SV%
      15SV20SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .750
    • The game
      WSH2–1DET
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA63:08TOIW
      .964
    • The game
      MNS2–2WSH
      game 51/802
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA64:40TOI
      .913
    • The game
      NYI4–5WSH
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA64:21TOIW
      .846
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA62:46TOIL
      .923
    • The game
      WSH4–3NYI
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA61:44TOIW
      .870
    • February 1991
    • The game
      WIN4–2WSH
      L
      game 55/803
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA59:38TOIL
      .870
    • The game
      VAN3–5WSH
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
    • The game
      EDM3–6WSH
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
    • The game
      PHI2–5WSH
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
    • The game
      WSH2–8CGY
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      .867SV%in relief
      13SV15SA2GA31:56TOI
      in relief
    • The game
      WSH2–4VAN
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:00TOIL
      .880
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8030 of 60 started
      13
      wins
      NHL#19
      .886
      SV%
      NHL#19
      2.9
      GAA
      NHL#5
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#5
      WSH
      27-30-0W-L-OT57Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–5LAK
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA59:41TOIL
      .826
    • The game
      NYR2–3WSH
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
    • March 1991
    • The game
      WSH2–1WIN
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
    • The game
      HFD3–2WSH
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:06TOIL
      .875
    • The game
      QUE3–5WSH
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      .824SV%
      14SV17SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .824
    • The game
      PHI0–6WSH
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      STL2–1WSH
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:00TOIL
      .913
    • The game
      MNS1–3WSH
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
    • The game
      BOS3–3WSH
      game 76/801
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA65:00TOI
      .885
    • The game
      WSH3–0PHI
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      NJD0–4WSH
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      .886SV%
      39SV44SA5GA49:33TOIL
      .886
    The season in numbers

    Don Beaupre closes the 1990-1991 season with 20 wins

    Wins
    20
    Games
    45of 80
    56%
    Shutouts
    5
    SV%
    .897
    GAA
    2.64
    Starts
    42
    Events
    5
    career best in shutouts
    10
    career shutouts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Rangers

    WSHvsNYR
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      WSH1–2NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA59:30TOIL
      .933
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      WSH3–0NYR
      W
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      36SV36SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      NYR6–0WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA40:00TOIL
      .852
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      NYR2–3WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      WSH5–4NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA66:44TOIW
      .886
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      NYR2–4WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    WSH4–2NYR
    Advance
    6Games4Wins.920SV%2.4GAA
    4 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    WSHvsPIT
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 1
      WSH4–2PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      WSH6–7PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA40:00TOI
      .792
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT3–1WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA58:54TOIL
      .864
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      PIT3–1WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA59:20TOIL
      .889
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      WSH1–4PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA59:51TOIL
      .900
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–1

    WSH1–4PIT
    Eliminated
    5Games1Wins.875SV%3.2GAA
    The run in numbers

    Don Beaupre ends the 1990-1991 playoffs with 5 wins

    Wins
    5
    Games
    11
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .901
    GAA
    2.79
    Starts
    11
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    NYR4–2→PIT1–4