Regular season and playoffsNYR

Ed Giacomin's 1972-1973 season

Wins

NHL#4

Save pct

.898

NHL#23

GAA

2.91

NHL#17

Shutouts

NHL#5

Games

55% of 78

Goaltender Ed Giacomin was 33 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 43 games and won 26 of them, at .898. In the playoffs he played 10 games and won 5.

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

1972-1973Playoffs

Year 1972
54 years ago
Season opener
October 7
Ed Giacomin plays the 1972-1973 season for New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers
Ed was 33 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR3–5DET
  L
  October 7game 1/781
  His night
  .848SV%
  28SV33SA5GA59:15TOIL
  .848
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- The game
  NYR1–5CHI
  L
  October 8game 2/78
  His night
  .821SV%
  23SV28SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .821
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- The game
  VAN3–5NYR
  W
  October 11game 3/78
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .870
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- The game
  NYR1–6MTL
  L
  October 14game 4/78
  His night
  .806SV%
  25SV31SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .806
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- November 1972
- The game
  NYR3–2PHI
  W
  November 5game 13/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
  View the game
Milestone
Ed Giacomin reaches 200 career wins
in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · November 5
- The game
  VAN2–5NYR
  W
  November 8game 14/78
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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- The game
  CGS2–7NYR
  W
  November 11game 15/78
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .913
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- The game
  LAK1–5NYR
  W
  November 12game 16/781
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .960
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- The game
  PHI3–7NYR
  W
  November 15game 17/78
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .897
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- The game
  PIT5–3NYR
  L
  November 19game 19/78
  His night
  .815SV%
  22SV27SA5GA59:07TOIL
  .815
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- Checkpoint
  November 19
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 7810 of 20 started
  6
  wins
  NHL#8
  .875
  SV%
  NHL#15
  3.4
  GAA
  NHL#14
  NYR
  14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR3–5BUF
  L
  November 23game 21/78
  His night
  .852SV%
  23SV27SA4GA59:16TOIL
  .852
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- The game
  NYR2–2LAK
  November 29game 24/781
  His night
  .947SV%
  36SV38SA2GA60:00TOI
  .947
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- December 1972
- The game
  AFM2–3NYR
  W
  December 3game 26/78
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .895
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- The game
  NYR4–1NYI
  W
  December 9game 28/78
  His night
  .950SV%
  19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .950
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- The game
  NYR4–3TOR
  W
  December 13game 30/78
  His night
  .925SV%
  37SV40SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .925
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- The game
  NYR1–5MNS
  L
  December 16game 32/78
  His night
  .865SV%
  32SV37SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .865
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- The game
  NYR5–4STL
  W
  December 20game 34/78
  His night
  .897SV%
  35SV39SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .897
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- The game
  DET0–5NYR
  W
  December 24game 36/781
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  STL1–6NYR
  W
  December 31game 38/78
  His night
  .973SV%
  36SV37SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .973
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Year 1973
53 years ago
- The game
  LAK0–3NYR
  W
  January 3game 39/781
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7820 of 39 started
  13
  wins
  NHL#4
  .903
  SV%
  NHL#13
  2.8
  GAA
  NHL#9
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#5
  NYR
  24-12-0W-L-OT51Points
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF4–1NYR
  L
  January 6game 40/78
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA59:48TOIL
  .893
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- The game
  PIT0–3NYR
  W
  January 7game 41/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  NYR4–2BUF
  W
  January 11game 42/78
  His night
  .935SV%
  29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .935
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- The game
  NYR5–3STL
  W
  January 13game 43/78
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .912
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- The game
  NYR5–2PHI
  W
  January 14game 44/78
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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- The game
  NYR4–4LAK
  January 17game 45/781
  His night
  .826SV%
  19SV23SA4GA60:00TOI
  .826
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–3VAN
  W
  January 20game 47/78
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .897
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- The game
  BOS2–4NYR
  W
  January 24game 48/78
  His night
  .935SV%
  29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .935
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- The game
  NYR6–3DET
  W
  January 27game 49/781
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- February 1973
- The game
  NYR7–3BOS
  W
  February 3game 52/78
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  NYI0–6NYR
  W
  February 7game 54/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–2NYR
  February 11game 56/78
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOI
  .929
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–4BUF
  L
  February 15game 58/78
  His night
  .833SV%
  20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .833
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 15
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7833 of 59 started
  22
  wins
  NHL#2
  .908
  SV%
  NHL#9
  2.6
  GAA
  NHL#6
  4
  shutouts
  NHL#3
  NYR
  39-15-0W-L-OT83Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR4–3LAK
  W
  February 21game 60/781
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  MNS5–6NYR
  W
  February 25game 62/78
  His night
  .808SV%
  21SV26SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .808
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- The game
  CHI3–3NYR
  February 28game 63/78
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOI
  .880
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- March 1973
- The game
  PHI2–2NYR
  March 7game 66/78
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOI
  .920
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- The game
  NYR5–4PIT
  W
  March 10game 67/78
  His night
  .852SV%
  23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .852
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- The game
  TOR2–4NYR
  W
  March 11game 68/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- The game
  NYR2–4CHI
  L
  March 14game 69/78
  His night
  .862SV%
  25SV29SA4GA59:00TOIL
  .862
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- The game
  NYR5–7TOR
  L
  March 17game 70/78
  His night
  .731SV%
  19SV26SA7GA59:25TOIL
  .731
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- The game
  NYR1–5MTL
  L
  March 31game 77/78
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .828
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- April 1973
- The game
  DET3–3NYR
  April 1game 78/781
  His night
  .923SV%
  36SV39SA3GA60:00TOI
  .923
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The season in numbers
April 1
Ed Giacomin closes the 1972-1973 season with 26 wins
NYRNew York Rangers
Wins
26
Games
43of 78
55%
Shutouts
4
SV%
.898
GAA
2.91
Starts
43
Events
200
career wins
5 i rad
straight wins
3 days later
Playoffs
April 4
New York Rangers are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 4
New York Rangers meet Boston Bruins
NYRvsBOS
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  NYR6–2BOS
  W
  April 4
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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- New York Rangerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  NYR4–2BOS
  W
  April 5
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA39:20TOIW
  .900
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- New York Rangerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  BOS4–2NYR
  L
  April 7
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA59:22TOIL
  .885
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- New York Rangerslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  BOS0–4NYR
  W
  April 8
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  33SV33SA0GA59:57TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- New York Rangerslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 5
  NYR6–3BOS
  W
  April 10
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .903
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Quarterfinal
April 10
New York Rangers knock Boston Bruins out 4–1
NYR4–1BOS
Advance
5Games4Wins.925SV%2.2GAA
2 days later
Semifinal
April 12
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
  NYR4–1CHI
  W
  April 12
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .955
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- New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 2
  NYR4–5CHI
  L
  April 15
  His night
  .625SV%
  5SV8SA3GA20:00TOI
  .625
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- New York Rangersare1–1withChicago Blackhawks
- Game 3
  CHI2–1NYR
  L
  April 17
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA59:46TOIL
  .929
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  CHI3–1NYR
  L
  April 19
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA58:48TOIL
  .857
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 5
  NYR1–4CHI
  L
  April 24
  His night
  .840SV%
  21SV25SA4GA59:57TOIL
  .840
  View the game
Semifinal
April 24
Chicago Blackhawks knock New York Rangers out 4–1
NYR1–4CHI
Eliminated
5Games1Wins.875SV%3.0GAA
The run in numbers
April 24
Ed Giacomin ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 5 wins
NYRNew York Rangers
Wins
5
Games
10
Shutouts
1
SV%
.903
GAA
2.57
Starts
10
Events
50
playoff games
1
First playoff shutout
BOS4–1→CHI1–4

Ed Giacomin plays the 1972-1973 season for New York Rangers

Ed Giacomin reaches 200 career wins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ed Giacomin closes the 1972-1973 season with 26 wins

New York Rangers are in the playoffs

New York Rangers meet Boston Bruins

New York Rangers knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks knock New York Rangers out 4–1

Ed Giacomin ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 5 wins