Regular season and playoffsBUF
Don Edwards's 1977-1978 season
Wins
38
NHL#1
Save pct
.906
NHL#11
GAA
2.64
NHL#10
Shutouts
5
NHL#2
Games
72
90%
Goaltender Don Edwards was 22 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 72 games and won 38 of them, at .906. In the playoffs he played 8 games and won 3.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
1977-1978Playoffs
- Year 197749 years agoSeason opener
Don Edwards plays the 1977-1978 season for Buffalo Sabres
Don was 22 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- .926The gameNYI2–3BUFWgame 1/80
2
His night.926SV%25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW - .951The gameBUF5–2TORWgame 2/80
2
His night.951SV%39SV41SA2GA60:00TOIW - .909The gameBUF2–2CHIgame 4/80His night.909SV%20SV22SA2GA60:00TOI
- .762The gameCLR5–7BUFWgame 5/80His night.762SV%16SV21SA5GA60:00TOIW
- .964The gameMNS1–4BUFWgame 6/80
3
His night.964SV%27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW - .880The gameBUF2–4NYILgame 7/80
1
His night.880SV%22SV25SA3GA59:49TOIL - SHUTOUTThe gameBUF4–0MTLWgame 8/80His night1.000SV%SHUTOUT34SV34SA0GA60:00TOIW
- November 1977
- .962The gameBUF4–1BOSWgame 9/80His night.962SV%25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
- .960The gameBUF3–1STLWgame 10/80
1
His night.960SV%24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW - .867The gameSTL4–7BUFWgame 11/80
1
His night.867SV%26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW - .684The gameBUF4–8NYRLgame 12/80His night.684SV%13SV19SA6GA29:12TOIL
- .929The gameBUF3–2PHIWgame 13/80His night.929SV%26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
- .813The gamePIT3–3BUFgame 14/80His night.813SV%13SV16SA3GA60:00TOI
- .923The gameBUF6–2AFMWgame 15/80His night.923SV%24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
- .857The gameTOR2–1BUFLgame 16/80
1
His night.857SV%12SV14SA2GA59:10TOIL - in reliefThe gameBUF7–6WSHWgame 17/80His night.786SV%in relief11SV14SA3GA40:00TOIW
- .909The gameWSH2–5BUFWgame 18/80His night.909SV%20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
- .900The gameBOS2–0BUFLgame 19/80His night.900SV%18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIL
- .879The gameBUF1–4MTLLgame 20/80His night.879SV%29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIL
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 20 of 8018 of 20 started12winsNHL#1.900SV%NHL#122.6GAANHL#101shutoutsNHL#7BUF12-6-0W-L-OT26Points2nd in the whole NHL - .926The gameNYR2–3BUFWgame 21/80His night.926SV%25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
- .900The gameBUF3–2CHIWgame 22/80His night.900SV%18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
- December 1977
- .971The gameMTL1–3BUFWgame 23/80His night.971SV%34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
- .871The gameBUF4–4PITgame 24/80His night.871SV%27SV31SA4GA60:00TOI
- .966The gameDET1–6BUFWgame 25/80His night.966SV%28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
- .913The gameCLE2–5BUFWgame 26/80His night.913SV%21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
- .931The gameBUF4–2MNSWgame 27/80
3
His night.931SV%27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW - SHUTOUTThe gameVAN0–3BUFWgame 28/80His night1.000SV%SHUTOUT19SV19SA0GA60:00TOIW
- .921The gameBUF1–4CLRLgame 29/80His night.921SV%35SV38SA3GA59:22TOIL
- .848The gameBUF5–5VANgame 31/80His night.848SV%28SV33SA5GA60:00TOI
- .897The gameBUF5–3DETWgame 32/80His night.897SV%26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
- .800The gamePIT3–3BUFgame 33/80His night.800SV%12SV15SA3GA60:00TOI
- .889The gameDET3–3BUFgame 34/80His night.889SV%24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
- .944The gameBUF2–2NYRgame 35/80His night.944SV%34SV36SA2GA60:00TOI
Year 197848 years ago- .920The gameAFM2–2BUFgame 36/80His night.920SV%23SV25SA2GA60:00TOI
- .893The gameCLR3–5BUFWgame 37/80His night.893SV%25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
- .846The gameBUF4–4WSHgame 38/80His night.846SV%22SV26SA4GA60:00TOI
- .923The gameBOS3–5BUFWgame 39/80His night.923SV%36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
- .912The gameLAK3–3BUFgame 40/80His night.912SV%31SV34SA3GA60:00TOI
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 40 of 8038 of 40 started23winsNHL#1.907SV%NHL#72.6GAANHL#72shutoutsNHL#7BUF23-7-0W-L-OT56Points4th in the whole NHL - .800The gameBUF3–6CLELgame 41/80His night.800SV%24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
- .786The gameBUF2–6DETLgame 42/80His night.786SV%22SV28SA6GA53:25TOIL
- .920The gameCLE2–9BUFWgame 43/80His night.920SV%23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
- .929The gameVAN2–2BUFgame 45/80His night.929SV%26SV28SA2GA60:00TOI
- .931The gameMNS2–1BUFLgame 46/80
3
His night.931SV%27SV29SA2GA59:08TOIL - .927The gameBUF3–3PITgame 47/80His night.927SV%38SV41SA3GA60:00TOI
- .923The gameNYI2–3BUFWgame 48/80
2
His night.923SV%24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW - February 1978
- .950The gameBUF2–2TORgame 49/80
1
His night.950SV%38SV40SA2GA59:45TOI - .967The gameBOS1–3BUFWgame 50/80His night.967SV%29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
- .964The gameWSH1–4BUFWgame 52/80His night.964SV%27SV28SA1GA59:14TOIW
- .926The gameBUF5–2CLEWgame 53/80His night.926SV%25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
- .880The gameTOR4–2BUFLgame 55/80
1
His night.880SV%22SV25SA3GA59:10TOIL - SHUTOUTThe gameLAK0–5BUFWgame 56/80His night1.000SV%SHUTOUT29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
- .875The gameBUF2–4MTLLgame 58/80His night.875SV%28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIL
- SHUTOUTThe gamePHI0–4BUFWgame 59/80His night1.000SV%SHUTOUT20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 60 of 8054 of 60 started31winsNHL#1.912SV%NHL#52.5GAANHL#45shutoutsNHL#2BUF35-12-0W-L-OT83PointsPlayoff spot4th in the whole NHL - .800The gamePIT4–4BUFgame 61/80His night.800SV%16SV20SA4GA60:00TOI
- March 1978
- .864The gameNYI3–6BUFWgame 63/80
2
His night.864SV%19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW - .800The gameBUF3–7BOSLgame 64/80His night.800SV%24SV30SA6GA40:00TOIL
- .970The gameMTL1–2BUFWgame 65/80His night.970SV%32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
- .842The gameLAK3–3BUFgame 66/80His night.842SV%16SV19SA3GA60:00TOI
- .875The gameBUF2–4NYILgame 67/80
2
His night.875SV%28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIL - .931The gameCHI2–5BUFWgame 68/80His night.931SV%27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
- .958The gamePHI1–3BUFWgame 69/80His night.958SV%23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
- .949The gameBUF2–2PHIgame 70/80His night.949SV%37SV39SA2GA60:00TOI
- .926The gameBUF6–2LAKWgame 71/80His night.926SV%25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
- .893The gameBUF4–3CLRWgame 73/80His night.893SV%25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
- .767The gameBUF0–7DETLgame 74/80
1
His night.767SV%23SV30SA7GA60:00TOIL - April 1978
- .889The gameBUF2–3TORLgame 76/80
1
His night.889SV%24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIL - .882The gameAFM4–2BUFLgame 77/80His night.882SV%30SV34SA4GA59:43TOIL
- .800The gameBUF3–4WSHLgame 78/80His night.800SV%12SV15SA3GA27:47TOI
- .958The gameTOR1–2BUFWgame 80/80
1
His night.958SV%23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
The season in numbersDon Edwards closes the 1977-1978 season with 38 wins
Wins38Games72of 8090%Shutouts5SV%.906GAA2.64Starts71Events38career best in wins5career best in shutouts50career wins4 i radstraight wins2 days laterPlayoffsBuffalo Sabres are in the playoffs
Preliminary roundBuffalo Sabres meet New York Rangers
BUFvsNYRSwedes on Buffalo SabresNo SwedesSwedes on New York RangersNo Swedes- .960Game 1NYR1–4BUFWHis night.960SV%24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- .875Game 2BUF3–4NYRLHis night.875SV%28SV32SA4GA61:37TOIL
- Buffalo Sabresare1–1withNew York Rangers
- .941Game 3NYR1–4BUFWHis night.941SV%16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
Preliminary roundBuffalo Sabres knock New York Rangers out 2–1
BUF2–1NYRAdvance3Games2Wins.919SV%2.0GAA2 days laterQuarterfinalBuffalo Sabres meet Philadelphia Flyers
BUFvsPHISwedes on Buffalo SabresNo SwedesSwedes on Philadelphia FlyersNo Swedes- .857Game 1BUF1–4PHILHis night.857SV%24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
- Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- .912Game 2BUF2–3PHILHis night.912SV%31SV34SA3GA59:51TOIL
- Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- .952Game 3PHI1–4BUFWHis night.952SV%20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
- Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
- .852Game 4PHI4–2BUFLHis night.852SV%23SV27SA4GA58:54TOIL
- Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
- .846Game 5BUF2–4PHILHis night.846SV%22SV26SA4GA57:56TOIL
QuarterfinalPhiladelphia Flyers knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1
BUF1–4PHIEliminated5Games1Wins.882SV%3.2GAAThe run in numbersDon Edwards ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 3 wins
Wins3Games8Shutouts0SV%.895GAA2.76Starts8NYR2–1→PHI1–4