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Gary Edwards's 1979-1980 season

Wins
9
NHL#28
Save pct
.877
NHL#35
GAA
3.20
NHL#21
Shutouts
0
NHL#29
Games
26
32%
32% of 80

Goaltender Gary Edwards was 31 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 26 games and won 9 of them, at .877. In the playoffs he played 7 games and won 3.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gary Edwards plays the 1979-1980 season for Minnesota North Stars

    MNSMinnesota North Stars

    Gary was 32 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      HFD1–4MNS
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–4BUF
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3WIN
      L
      game 5/803
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA59:42TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–5EDM
      game 6/801
      His night
      .737SV%
      14SV19SA5GA60:00TOI
      .737
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7MNS
      W
      game 8/804
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      MNS1–5MTL
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA59:50TOIL
      .821
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS7–7VAN
      game 12/804
      His night
      .781SV%
      25SV32SA7GA59:19TOI
      .781
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–6LAK
      game 14/802
      His night
      .739SV%
      17SV23SA6GA59:45TOI
      .739
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3CHI
      game 17/802
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:58TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6BUF
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      .760SV%
      19SV25SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .760
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8010 of 20 started
      3
      wins
      NHL#21
      .843
      SV%
      NHL#31
      4.2
      GAA
      NHL#30
      MNS
      10-5-0W-L-OT25Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • December 1979
    • The game
      WIN4–4MNS
      game 23/804
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOI
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3AFM
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA59:46TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–4CLR
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA59:20TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8013 of 40 started
      3
      wins
      .850
      SV%
      4.1
      GAA
      MNS
      21-11-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS4–6QUE
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA59:07TOIL
      .853
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–4MNS
      game 45/80
      His night
      .778SV%
      14SV18SA4GA59:52TOI
      .778
      View the game
    • February 1980
    • The game
      CLR2–6MNS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–2HFD
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–2MNS
      game 54/801
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOI
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4AFM
      game 56/802
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA60:00TOI
      .895
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8019 of 60 started
      5
      wins
      .861
      SV%
      3.8
      GAA
      MNS
      29-19-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • March 1980
    • The game
      MNS6–1HFD
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA59:46TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–4MNS
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–7MNS
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      .923SV%
      12SV13SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–1WIN
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      NYI1–1MNS
      game 77/804
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOI
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–1EDM
      game 78/801
      His night
      .941SV%in relief
      16SV17SA1GA40:05TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–2TOR
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA59:22TOIL
      .905
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Gary Edwards closes the 1979-1980 season with 9 wins

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Wins
    9
    Games
    26of 80
    33%
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .877
    GAA
    3.20
    Starts
    25
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    MNSvsTOR
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR3–6MNS
      W
      2
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR2–7MNS
      W
      2
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      MNS4–3TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA36:36TOI
      .905
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 3–0

    MNS3–0TOR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Montréal Canadiens

    MNSvsMTL
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    11 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–3

    MNS4–3MTL
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Philadelphia Flyers

    MNSvsPHI
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS6–5PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      .955SV%in relief
      21SV22SA1GA39:52TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • May 1980
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      MNS0–7PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      .825SV%
      33SV40SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .825
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI3–2MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA59:27TOIL
      .906
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS3–7PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      .636SV%
      7SV11SA4GA20:00TOIL
      .636
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1

    MNS1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Gary Edwards ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 3 wins

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Wins
    3
    Games
    7
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .878
    GAA
    3.93
    Starts
    6
    TOR3–0→MTL4–3→PHI1–4