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Gerry Cheevers's 1970-1971 season

Wins
27
NHL#3
Save pct
.918
NHL#10
GAA
2.73
NHL#14
Shutouts
3
NHL#7
Games
40
51%
51% of 78

Goaltender Gerry Cheevers was 29 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 40 games and won 27 of them, at .918. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 3.

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

1970-1971Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gerry Cheevers plays the 1970-1971 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Gerry was 29 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET3–7BOS
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
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    • The game
      BOS8–5LAK
      W
      game 2/781
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–1CGS
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3VAN
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      CHI3–3BOS
      game 5/78
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOI
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5DET
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      .884SV%
      38SV43SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .884
      View the game
    • November 1970
    • The game
      MNS0–5BOS
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2PIT
      game 11/78
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOI
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–6BOS
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
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    • The game
      CGS2–1BOS
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA59:22TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–2PHI
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–5STL
      game 19/78
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOI
      .848
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7812 of 20 started
      7
      wins
      NHL#2
      .913
      SV%
      NHL#13
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#14
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#4
      BOS
      13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–3NYR
      game 21/78
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOI
      .914
      View the game
    • December 1970
    • The game
      BOS3–4CHI
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .852
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    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .914
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    • The game
      BOS1–0PHI
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      33SV33SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    • The game
      LAK4–6BOS
      W
      game 30/781
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .892
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    • The game
      MNS2–7BOS
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
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    • The game
      PIT4–8BOS
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .875
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    • The game
      BOS6–2MNS
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
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    • The game
      BOS5–1PHI
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7821 of 39 started
      14
      wins
      NHL#2
      .918
      SV%
      NHL#8
      2.7
      GAA
      NHL#11
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#5
      BOS
      28-6-0W-L-OT61Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–4CHI
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:07TOIL
      .846
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    • The game
      LAK5–9BOS
      W
      game 42/781
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .865
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–9BOS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–6BOS
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • February 1971
    • The game
      LAK3–7BOS
      W
      game 50/781
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4BOS
      game 52/78
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3STL
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5VAN
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      .884SV%
      38SV43SA5GA59:31TOIL
      .884
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5LAK
      L
      game 58/781
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA59:38TOIL
      .853
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7831 of 59 started
      20
      wins
      NHL#4
      .911
      SV%
      NHL#10
      2.9
      GAA
      NHL#14
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#8
      BOS
      42-10-0W-L-OT91Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • March 1971
    • The game
      CGS0–7BOS
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–4BOS
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      .973SV%
      36SV37SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .973
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–1CGS
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    Milestone

    Gerry Cheevers reaches 100 career wins

    in the game against California Golden Seals · March 10

    • The game
      BOS11–4DET
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5BOS
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2CHI
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      .947SV%
      36SV38SA2GA59:43TOIL
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYR
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA59:55TOIL
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3MTL
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • April 1971
    • The game
      MTL2–7BOS
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Gerry Cheevers closes the 1970-1971 season with 27 wins

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Wins
    27
    Games
    40of 78
    51%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .918
    GAA
    2.73
    Starts
    40
    Events
    100
    career wins
    7 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL1–3BOS
      W
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BOS1–3MTL
      L
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA59:59TOIL
      .903
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2MTL
      W
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL3–7BOS
      W
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      BOS3–8MTL
      L
      His night
      .814SV%
      35SV43SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .814
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      MTL4–2BOS
      L
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA59:00TOIL
      .882
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    BOS3–4MTL
    Eliminated
    6Games3Wins.892SV%3.5GAA
    The run in numbers

    Gerry Cheevers ends the 1970-1971 playoffs with 3 wins

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Wins
    3
    Games
    6
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .892
    GAA
    3.51
    Starts
    6
    MTL3–4