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Ernie Wakely's 1971-1972 season

Wins
8
NHL#21
Save pct
.894
NHL#19
GAA
3.40
NHL#23
Shutouts
1
NHL#17
Games
30
38%
38% of 78

Goaltender Ernie Wakely was 30 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 30 games and won 8 of them, at .894. In the playoffs he played 3 games and won 0.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ernie Wakely plays the 1971-1972 season for St. Louis Blues

    STLSt. Louis Blues

    Ernie was 30 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI4–2STL
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–4STL
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      .941SV%
      16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–9STL
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3STL
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA59:13TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2BUF
      W
      game 8/78
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–1STL
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4STL
      game 10/78
      His night
      .889SV%in relief
      16SV18SA2GA40:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • November 1971
    • The game
      STL1–5MTL
      L
      game 11/78
      His night
      .881SV%
      37SV42SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .881
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–5MNS
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      .872SV%
      34SV39SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .872
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 788 of 20 started
      3
      wins
      NHL#16
      .892
      SV%
      NHL#14
      3.1
      GAA
      NHL#13
      STL
      6-11-0W-L-OT15Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–8NYR
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      .818SV%
      36SV44SA8GA47:29TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • December 1971
    • The game
      STL2–4TOR
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–2CHI
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      .882SV%
      15SV17SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–1STL
      L
      game 34/781
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA59:16TOIL
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4STL
      game 35/78
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA60:00TOI
      .826
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–9NYR
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      .820SV%
      41SV50SA9GA60:00TOIL
      .820
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7814 of 39 started
      3
      wins
      .879
      SV%
      3.8
      GAA
      STL
      10-22-0W-L-OT27Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL4–3TOR
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      .935SV%
      43SV46SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–1STL
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–3DET
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–1PIT
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–4MTL
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .892
      View the game
    • February 1972
    • The game
      PIT4–3STL
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA59:14TOIL
      .892
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–6STL
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      .889SV%in relief
      8SV9SA1GA20:00TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–2STL
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:25TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7821 of 59 started
      7
      wins
      .893
      SV%
      3.4
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      STL
      20-31-0W-L-OT48Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL2–5VAN
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      .571SV%
      4SV7SA3GA10:29TOIL
      .571
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–2NYR
      L
      game 64/78
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA59:14TOIL
      .970
      View the game
    • March 1972
    • The game
      STL2–6PHI
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      13SV13SA0GA26:21TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–2BUF
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–1STL
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .821
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–4CHI
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .882
      View the game
    • April 1972
    • The game
      STL2–6PIT
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      .875SV%in relief
      14SV16SA2GA24:43TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Ernie Wakely closes the 1971-1972 season with 8 wins

    STLSt. Louis Blues
    Wins
    8
    Games
    30of 78
    38%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .894
    GAA
    3.40
    Starts
    26
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    St. Louis Blues meet Minnesota North Stars

    STLvsMNS
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      STL5–6MNS
      L
      His night
      .793SV%
      23SV29SA6GA61:36TOIL
      .793
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    St. Louis Blues knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–3

    STL4–3MNS
    Advance
    1Games0Wins.793SV%5.8GAA
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    St. Louis Blues meet Boston Bruins

    STLvsBOS
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      STL1–6BOS
      L
      His night
      .944SV%in relief
      17SV18SA1GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL2–10BOS
      L
      His night
      .667SV%in relief
      12SV18SA6GA30:59TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0

    STL0–4BOS
    Eliminated
    2Games0Wins.806SV%8.2GAA
    The run in numbers

    Ernie Wakely ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 0 wins

    STLSt. Louis Blues
    Wins
    0
    Games
    3
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .800
    GAA
    6.93
    Starts
    1
    MNS4–3→BOS0–4