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Don Edwards's 1979-1980 season

Vezina Trophy

Wins

NHL#4

Save pct

.893

NHL#19

GAA

2.57

NHL#7

Shutouts

NHL#7

Games

61% of 80

Goaltender Don Edwards was 24 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 49 games and won 27 of them, at .893. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 3. He won Vezina Trophy.

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

1979-1980Playoffs

Year 1979
47 years ago
Season opener
October 11
Don Edwards plays the 1979-1980 season for Buffalo Sabres
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Don was 24 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.
- The game
  WSH3–6BUF
  W
  October 11game 1/803
  His night
  .824SV%
  14SV17SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .824
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- The game
  BUF5–2NYI
  W
  October 13game 2/802
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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- The game
  MNS5–4BUF
  L
  October 14game 3/801
  His night
  .733SV%
  11SV15SA4GA40:00TOI
  .733
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- The game
  HFD1–3BUF
  W
  October 17game 4/80
  His night
  .923SV%
  12SV13SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  BUF2–3STL
  L
  October 20game 5/80
  His night
  .864SV%
  19SV22SA3GA59:26TOIL
  .864
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- The game
  PIT3–7BUF
  W
  October 24game 7/80
  His night
  .824SV%
  14SV17SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .824
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- The game
  CLR2–4BUF
  W
  October 28game 10/80
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- November 1979
- The game
  BUF4–3TOR
  W
  November 3game 12/801
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- The game
  CHI3–3BUF
  November 8game 14/80
  His night
  .864SV%
  19SV22SA3GA60:00TOI
  .864
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- The game
  CLR5–3BUF
  L
  November 11game 16/801
  His night
  .833SV%
  20SV24SA4GA57:55TOIL
  .833
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- The game
  BUF4–2MNS
  W
  November 17game 18/802
  His night
  .946SV%
  35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .946
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- The game
  BUF3–5HFD
  L
  November 21game 20/80
  His night
  .773SV%
  17SV22SA5GA59:50TOIL
  .773
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8012 of 20 started
  7
  wins
  NHL#4
  .869
  SV%
  NHL#24
  3.0
  GAA
  NHL#9
  BUF
  11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS2–6BUF
  W
  November 25game 22/801
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .895
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- The game
  NYR1–2BUF
  W
  November 29game 24/802
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .958
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- December 1979
- The game
  AFM1–6BUF
  W
  December 5game 26/801
  His night
  .941SV%
  16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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- The game
  DET0–4BUF
  W
  December 10game 28/801
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  14SV14SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BUF2–3PHI
  L
  December 15game 30/80
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA59:31TOIL
  .900
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- The game
  BUF3–2WIN
  W
  December 19game 32/802
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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- The game
  BUF4–2HFD
  W
  December 22game 34/80
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- The game
  TOR3–5BUF
  W
  December 27game 36/801
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .880
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- The game
  WIN2–6BUF
  W
  December 31game 38/802
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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Year 1980
46 years ago
- The game
  BUF5–4PIT
  W
  January 5game 39/80
  His night
  .871SV%
  27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .871
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- The game
  PHI4–2BUF
  L
  January 6game 40/80
  His night
  .852SV%
  23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .852
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8023 of 40 started
  16
  wins
  NHL#1
  .888
  SV%
  NHL#11
  2.6
  GAA
  NHL#3
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#5
  BUF
  26-11-0W-L-OT55Points
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI2–3BUF
  W
  January 9game 41/803
  His night
  .909SV%
  20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  BUF4–3CLR
  W
  January 11game 42/801
  His night
  .864SV%
  19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .864
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- The game
  BUF5–6EDM
  L
  January 13game 43/80
  His night
  .818SV%
  27SV33SA6GA59:22TOIL
  .818
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- The game
  BUF4–2LAK
  W
  January 16game 44/80
  His night
  .909SV%
  20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  BUF2–2VAN
  January 18game 45/802
  His night
  .867SV%
  13SV15SA2GA60:00TOI
  .867
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- The game
  EDM4–4BUF
  January 20game 46/80
  His night
  .818SV%
  18SV22SA4GA60:00TOI
  .818
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- The game
  BUF3–3AFM
  January 21game 47/801
  His night
  .864SV%
  19SV22SA3GA60:00TOI
  .864
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- The game
  BUF3–4BOS
  L
  January 24game 48/80
  His night
  .857SV%
  24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .857
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- The game
  BUF7–2MTL
  W
  January 26game 49/80
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .920
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Milestone
Don Edwards reaches 100 career wins
in the game against Montréal Canadiens · January 26
- The game
  NYR2–6BUF
  W
  January 31game 51/801
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- February 1980
- The game
  BUF2–3NYI
  L
  February 2game 52/803
  His night
  .850SV%
  17SV20SA3GA59:03TOIL
  .850
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- The game
  PIT0–9BUF
  W
  February 7game 54/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BUF2–3STL
  L
  February 9game 55/80
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA59:27TOIL
  .897
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- The game
  BOS3–3BUF
  February 14game 57/80
  His night
  .833SV%
  15SV18SA3GA60:00TOI
  .833
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- The game
  MTL2–2BUF
  February 17game 59/80
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA60:00TOI
  .900
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- Checkpoint
  February 17
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8038 of 60 started
  22
  wins
  NHL#3
  .887
  SV%
  NHL#10
  2.7
  GAA
  NHL#2
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#4
  BUF
  37-15-0W-L-OT82Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  WIN3–4BUF
  W
  February 20game 61/802
  His night
  .850SV%
  17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .850
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- The game
  PHI1–1BUF
  February 27game 63/80
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA60:00TOI
  .960
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- March 1980
- The game
  BUF2–2MNS
  March 2game 65/801
  His night
  .944SV%
  34SV36SA2GA60:00TOI
  .944
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- The game
  HFD3–4BUF
  W
  March 6game 67/80
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .870
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- The game
  BUF3–3WIN
  March 12game 69/802
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA60:00TOI
  .870
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- The game
  BUF2–2LAK
  March 15game 70/80
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOI
  .926
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- The game
  BUF5–1TOR
  W
  March 22game 72/801
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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- The game
  BUF3–3NYR
  March 25game 74/802
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOI
  .897
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- The game
  MTL1–1BUF
  March 30game 76/80
  His night
  .929SV%
  13SV14SA1GA60:00TOI
  .929
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- April 1980
- The game
  QUE3–8BUF
  W
  April 3game 78/80
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  TOR3–7BUF
  W
  April 6game 80/801
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .870
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The season in numbers
April 6
Don Edwards closes the 1979-1980 season with 27 wins
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Wins
27
Games
49of 80
61%
Shutouts
2
SV%
.893
GAA
2.57
Starts
49
Events
100
career wins
10
career shutouts
5 i rad
straight wins
2 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks
BUFvsVAN
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
Per-Olov Brasar
Thomas Gradin
Lars Lindgren
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- Game 1
  VAN1–2BUF
  W
  April 82
  His night
  .947SV%
  18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 3
  BUF4–5VAN
  L
  April 113
  His night
  .808SV%
  21SV26SA5GA59:14TOIL
  .808
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Preliminary round
April 12
Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1
BUF3–1VAN
Advance
2Games1Wins.867SV%3.0GAA
4 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Buffalo Sabres meet Chicago Blackhawks
BUFvsCHI
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  CHI0–5BUF
  W
  April 16
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  17SV17SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 3
  BUF2–1CHI
  W
  April 19
  His night
  .974SV%
  38SV39SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .974
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Quarterfinal
April 20
Buffalo Sabres knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0
BUF4–0CHI
Advance
2Games2Wins.982SV%0.5GAA
9 days later
Semifinal
April 29
Buffalo Sabres meet New York Islanders
BUFvsNYI
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on New York Islanders
Robert Nyström
Stefan Persson
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- Game 1
  NYI4–1BUF
  L
  April 292
  His night
  .862SV%
  25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .862
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- May 1980
- New York Islanderslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 3
  BUF4–7NYI
  L
  May 32
  His night
  .850SV%
  34SV40SA6GA59:40TOIL
  .850
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Semifinal
May 10
New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2
BUF2–4NYI
Eliminated
2Games0Wins.855SV%5.0GAA
The run in numbers
May 10
Don Edwards ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 3 wins
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Wins
3
Games
6
Shutouts
1
SV%
.900
GAA
2.84
Starts
6
Events
1
First playoff shutout
VAN3–1→CHI4–0→NYI2–4
Honour
1979-1980
Don Edwards won Vezina Trophy for 1979-1980
Vezina Trophy
BUFBuffalo Sabres

Don Edwards plays the 1979-1980 season for Buffalo Sabres

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Don Edwards reaches 100 career wins

3/4 into the season

Don Edwards closes the 1979-1980 season with 27 wins

Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks

Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1

Buffalo Sabres meet Chicago Blackhawks

Buffalo Sabres knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

Buffalo Sabres meet New York Islanders

New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

Don Edwards ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 3 wins

Don Edwards won Vezina Trophy for 1979-1980