Regular season and playoffsNYR

Ed Giacomin's 1971-1972 season

Wins

NHL#5

Save pct

.901

NHL#16

GAA

2.71

NHL#12

Shutouts

NHL#17

Games

56% of 78

Goaltender Ed Giacomin was 32 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 44 games and won 24 of them, at .901. In the playoffs he played 10 games and won 6.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Ed Giacomin plays the 1971-1972 season for New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers
Ed was 32 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR4–4MTL
  October 9game 1/78
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA60:00TOI
  .800
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- The game
  NYR4–1BOS
  W
  October 10game 2/78
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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- The game
  BOS6–1NYR
  L
  October 13game 3/78
  His night
  .829SV%
  29SV35SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .829
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- The game
  MTL4–8NYR
  W
  October 17game 5/78
  His night
  .862SV%
  25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .862
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- The game
  NYR4–3STL
  W
  October 23game 7/78
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .903
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- The game
  DET4–7NYR
  W
  October 27game 9/78
  His night
  .765SV%
  13SV17SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .765
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- The game
  TOR3–3NYR
  October 31game 11/78
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOI
  .893
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- November 1971
- The game
  NYR3–1VAN
  W
  November 6game 14/78
  His night
  .952SV%
  20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .952
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- The game
  BUF2–5NYR
  W
  November 13game 16/78
  His night
  .905SV%
  19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .905
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- The game
  NYR1–4MNS
  L
  November 20game 18/78
  His night
  .862SV%
  25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .862
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- The game
  STL3–8NYR
  W
  November 24game 20/78
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 7811 of 20 started
  7
  wins
  NHL#5
  .881
  SV%
  NHL#18
  3.2
  GAA
  NHL#14
  NYR
  14-2-0W-L-OT32Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR4–2PHI
  W
  November 28game 22/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- December 1971
- The game
  NYR2–4PIT
  L
  December 4game 24/78
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA58:47TOIL
  .870
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- The game
  NYR2–2CHI
  December 8game 26/78
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOI
  .933
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- The game
  PIT1–6NYR
  W
  December 12game 28/78
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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- The game
  NYR1–8BOS
  L
  December 16game 30/78
  His night
  .667SV%
  8SV12SA4GA20:00TOIL
  .667
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- The game
  MNS1–1NYR
  December 19game 32/78
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOI
  .955
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- The game
  NYR2–1MNS
  W
  December 25game 34/78
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .957
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- The game
  PHI1–5NYR
  W
  December 29game 36/78
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  STL1–9NYR
  W
  January 5game 38/78
  His night
  .947SV%
  18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- Checkpoint
  January 5
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7820 of 39 started
  12
  wins
  NHL#6
  .900
  SV%
  NHL#13
  2.6
  GAA
  NHL#10
  NYR
  27-6-0W-L-OT60Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR5–5CHI
  January 12game 40/78
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOI
  .828
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- The game
  NYR3–4TOR
  L
  January 15game 42/78
  His night
  .871SV%
  27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .871
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- The game
  BUF1–5NYR
  W
  January 26game 46/78
  His night
  .941SV%
  16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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- The game
  MNS1–1NYR
  January 30game 48/78
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOI
  .955
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- February 1972
- The game
  BOS2–0NYR
  L
  February 2game 49/78
  His night
  .943SV%
  33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIL
  .943
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- The game
  NYR5–6STL
  L
  February 5game 51/78
  His night
  .842SV%
  32SV38SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .842
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- The game
  CHI1–4NYR
  W
  February 9game 53/78
  His night
  .976SV%
  41SV42SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .976
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- The game
  NYR8–3PIT
  W
  February 12game 54/78
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .880
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- The game
  NYR5–1VAN
  W
  February 15game 56/78
  His night
  .971SV%
  33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
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- The game
  NYR2–2CGS
  February 18game 58/78
  His night
  .846SV%
  11SV13SA2GA60:00TOI
  .846
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- The game
  DET3–4NYR
  W
  February 20game 59/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7831 of 59 started
  17
  wins
  NHL#7
  .903
  SV%
  NHL#11
  2.6
  GAA
  NHL#8
  NYR
  38-11-0W-L-OT86Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR7–3MTL
  W
  February 22game 60/78
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .885
  View the game
- The game
  STL0–2NYR
  W
  February 27game 62/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- March 1972
- The game
  NYR4–3BUF
  W
  March 2game 64/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
  View the game
- The game
  CHI3–3NYR
  March 8game 66/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
  .889
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–2DET
  W
  March 11game 67/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  NYR1–3CHI
  L
  March 15game 69/78
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA58:57TOIL
  .857
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- The game
  NYR2–1DET
  W
  March 16game 70/78
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–3PHI
  W
  March 18game 71/78
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .875
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- The game
  TOR3–5NYR
  W
  March 19game 72/78
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  NYR1–4BOS
  L
  March 23game 73/78
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA59:54TOIL
  .885
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- The game
  MNS5–0NYR
  L
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  .848SV%
  28SV33SA5GA40:00TOIL
  .848
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- The game
  DET2–2NYR
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA60:00TOI
  .938
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- April 1972
- The game
  MTL6–5NYR
  L
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  .692SV%
  9SV13SA4GA30:55TOI
  .692
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The season in numbers
April 2
Ed Giacomin closes the 1971-1972 season with 24 wins
NYRNew York Rangers
Wins
24
Games
44of 78
56%
Shutouts
1
SV%
.901
GAA
2.71
Starts
44
Events
4 i rad
straight wins
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
New York Rangers are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens
NYRvsMTL
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  MTL2–3NYR
  W
  April 5
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .895
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- New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL2–5NYR
  W
  April 6
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA59:42TOIW
  .929
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- New York Rangerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  NYR1–2MTL
  L
  April 8
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA59:01TOIL
  .923
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  NYR6–4MTL
  W
  April 9
  His night
  .879SV%
  29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .879
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- New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL2–1NYR
  L
  April 11
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA59:00TOIL
  .938
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- New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 6
  NYR3–2MTL
  W
  April 13
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .920
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Quarterfinal
April 13
New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2
NYR4–2MTL
Advance
6Games4Wins.914SV%2.3GAA
3 days later
Semifinal
April 16
New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks
NYRvsCHI
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  NYR3–2CHI
  W
  April 16
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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Semifinal
April 23
New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0
NYR4–0CHI
Advance
1Games1Wins.926SV%2.0GAA
7 days later
Stanley Cup Final
April 30
New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins
NYRvsBOS
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR5–6BOS
  L
  April 30
  His night
  .786SV%
  22SV28SA6GA59:15TOIL
  .786
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- May 1972
- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  BOS2–5NYR
  W
  May 4
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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- Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  BOS3–2NYR
  L
  May 7
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA58:39TOIL
  .875
  View the game
Stanley Cup Final
May 11
Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2
NYR2–4BOS
Eliminated
3Games1Wins.872SV%3.7GAA
The run in numbers
May 11
Ed Giacomin ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 6 wins
NYRNew York Rangers
Wins
6
Games
10
Shutouts
0
SV%
.902
GAA
2.72
Starts
10
MTL4–2→CHI4–0→BOS2–4

Ed Giacomin plays the 1971-1972 season for New York Rangers

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ed Giacomin closes the 1971-1972 season with 24 wins

New York Rangers are in the playoffs

New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

Ed Giacomin ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 6 wins