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Don Edwards's 1978-1979 season

Wins
26
NHL#3
Save pct
.899
NHL#9
GAA
3.02
NHL#9
Shutouts
2
NHL#9
Games
54
67%
67% of 80

Goaltender Don Edwards was 23 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 54 games and won 26 of them, at .899.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Don Edwards plays the 1978-1979 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Don was 23 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–2BUF
      game 1/802
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOI
      .900
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    • The game
      BUF5–2MNS
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      .955SV%
      42SV44SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2BUF
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA59:50TOIL
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–1BUF
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      19SV19SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3VAN
      L
      game 6/804
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA59:23TOIL
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–6LAK
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      .750SV%
      18SV24SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      BUF3–3PHI
      game 9/80
      His night
      .929SV%
      39SV42SA3GA59:36TOI
      .929
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    • The game
      BUF1–2MNS
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA59:57TOIL
      .938
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    • The game
      MNS1–2BUF
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–4BUF
      game 12/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA60:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–0WSH
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 14/80
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOI
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2TOR
      game 15/801
      His night
      .952SV%
      40SV42SA2GA60:00TOI
      .952
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    • The game
      STL2–6BUF
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
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    • The game
      BUF3–1DET
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      .974SV%
      38SV39SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .974
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    • The game
      MNS2–9BUF
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
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    • The game
      PHI3–2BUF
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA59:20TOIL
      .909
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    • The game
      BUF2–5BOS
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA50:07TOIL
      .842
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 started
      7
      wins
      NHL#6
      .921
      SV%
      NHL#1
      2.4
      GAA
      NHL#1
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      BUF
      7-7-0W-L-OT20Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • December 1978
    • The game
      BUF6–2CHI
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA49:50TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      VAN3–6BUF
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      1.000SV%
      8SV8SA0GA20:00TOI
      1.000
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    • The game
      AFM4–5BUF
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
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    • The game
      BUF4–6BOS
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .786
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    • The game
      BUF5–2CLR
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
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    • The game
      BOS7–3BUF
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      .611SV%
      11SV18SA7GA40:00TOIL
      .611
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4BUF
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5AFM
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      .872SV%
      34SV39SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .872
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8027 of 40 started
      11
      wins
      NHL#9
      .905
      SV%
      NHL#3
      2.9
      GAA
      NHL#5
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#4
      BUF
      16-14-0W-L-OT42Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–6BUF
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
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    • The game
      BUF2–5MTL
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:35TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4PHI
      game 44/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOI
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1BOS
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4BUF
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      .762SV%
      16SV21SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .762
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–2BUF
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .792
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      .978SV%
      44SV45SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .978
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    • The game
      STL1–3BUF
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–2BUF
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4BUF
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .900
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    • The game
      MTL5–2BUF
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .868
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3CHI
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–2BUF
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3BUF
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
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    • March 1979
    • The game
      MNS5–5BUF
      game 60/801
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOI
      .861
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8042 of 60 started
      18
      wins
      NHL#7
      .902
      SV%
      NHL#5
      2.9
      GAA
      NHL#6
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#6
      BUF
      25-23-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
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    • The game
      LAK4–6BUF
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–9BUF
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1TOR
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–4BUF
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3BUF
      game 70/802
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOI
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3VAN
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2STL
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–9BUF
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      TOR6–3BUF
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      .793SV%
      23SV29SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .793
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    • The game
      BUF2–6TOR
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      .793SV%
      23SV29SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .793
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR5–5BUF
      game 80/80
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA60:00TOI
      .865
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    The season in numbers

    Don Edwards closes the 1978-1979 season with 26 wins

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Wins
    26
    Games
    54of 80
    68%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .899
    GAA
    3.02
    Starts
    54
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    BUFvsPIT
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    4 days later
    Preliminary round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Buffalo Sabres out 2–1

    BUF1–2PIT
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round