Regular season and playoffsBOS

Gerry Cheevers's 1971-1972 season

Wins

NHL#3

Save pct

.920

NHL#4

GAA

2.50

NHL#6

Shutouts

NHL#10

Games

52% of 78

Goaltender Gerry Cheevers was 30 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 41 games and won 27 of them, at .920. The season ended with Gerry Cheevers winning the Stanley Cup with Boston Bruins against New York Rangers.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 10
Gerry Cheevers plays the 1971-1972 season for Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Gerry was 30 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR4–1BOS
  L
  October 10game 1/78
  His night
  .846SV%
  22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .846
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- The game
  BOS5–1CGS
  W
  October 22game 6/78
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
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- The game
  BOS2–5MTL
  L
  October 27game 8/78
  His night
  .881SV%
  37SV42SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .881
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- November 1971
- The game
  STL1–6BOS
  W
  November 4game 11/78
  His night
  .963SV%
  26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .963
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- The game
  BOS2–1DET
  W
  November 6game 12/78
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .967
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- The game
  BOS1–3CHI
  L
  November 10game 14/78
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .875
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- The game
  LAK2–11BOS
  W
  November 14game 16/781
  His night
  .935SV%
  29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .935
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- The game
  CHI1–2BOS
  W
  November 20game 18/78
  His night
  .947SV%
  18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- The game
  BOS2–1PHI
  W
  November 24game 20/78
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 789 of 20 started
  6
  wins
  NHL#7
  .925
  SV%
  NHL#6
  2.1
  GAA
  NHL#8
  BOS
  14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS6–6STL
  November 27game 22/78
  His night
  .833SV%
  30SV36SA6GA60:00TOI
  .833
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- December 1971
- The game
  PIT3–5BOS
  W
  December 5game 24/78
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- The game
  BOS6–2VAN
  W
  December 11game 26/78
  His night
  .953SV%
  41SV43SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .953
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- The game
  NYR1–8BOS
  W
  December 16game 28/78
  His night
  .974SV%
  37SV38SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .974
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- The game
  PIT2–2BOS
  December 19game 30/78
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOI
  .939
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- The game
  PHI1–5BOS
  W
  December 25game 32/78
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .957
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- The game
  BOS2–2MNS
  December 30game 35/78
  His night
  .957SV%
  44SV46SA2GA60:00TOI
  .957
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  BOS4–1NYR
  W
  January 2game 36/78
  His night
  .976SV%
  40SV41SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .976
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- The game
  BOS5–2BUF
  W
  January 6game 38/78
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7818 of 39 started
  12
  wins
  NHL#6
  .930
  SV%
  NHL#2
  2.2
  GAA
  NHL#6
  BOS
  27-7-0W-L-OT59Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS2–2PIT
  January 12game 40/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOI
  .926
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- The game
  CHI2–4BOS
  W
  January 15game 42/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  BOS2–0STL
  W
  January 18game 44/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BOS8–5MTL
  W
  January 22game 45/78
  His night
  .778SV%in relief
  7SV9SA2GA20:00TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  BUF3–3BOS
  January 23game 46/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
  .889
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- The game
  BOS4–2PHI
  W
  January 29game 48/78
  His night
  .944SV%
  34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .944
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- February 1972
- The game
  BOS2–0NYR
  W
  February 2game 50/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  38SV38SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  DET2–3BOS
  W
  February 5game 52/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- The game
  VAN1–9BOS
  W
  February 10game 54/78
  His night
  .968SV%
  30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .968
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- The game
  MTL2–2BOS
  February 13game 56/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  16SV18SA2GA60:00TOI
  .889
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- The game
  BOS4–1PHI
  W
  February 17game 58/78
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
  View the game
- The game
  BOS6–4MNS
  W
  February 19game 59/78
  His night
  .897SV%
  35SV39SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .897
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- Checkpoint
  February 19
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7829 of 59 started
  20
  wins
  NHL#5
  .932
  SV%
  NHL#2
  2.0
  GAA
  NHL#4
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#7
  BOS
  42-8-0W-L-OT93Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS4–3VAN
  W
  February 22game 61/78
  His night
  .921SV%
  35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .921
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- The game
  BOS5–4LAK
  W
  February 26game 63/781
  His night
  .875SV%
  28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .875
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- March 1972
- The game
  BOS5–4DET
  W
  March 4game 65/78
  His night
  .913SV%
  42SV46SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .913
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- The game
  BOS5–4MNS
  W
  March 8game 67/78
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .867
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- The game
  PIT4–4BOS
  March 12game 69/78
  His night
  .879SV%
  29SV33SA4GA60:00TOI
  .879
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- The game
  BOS8–3LAK
  W
  March 16game 70/781
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .875
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- The game
  MNS3–7BOS
  W
  March 19game 71/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- The game
  NYR1–4BOS
  W
  March 23game 72/78
  His night
  .974SV%
  37SV38SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .974
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- The game
  CHI5–5BOS
  March 25game 73/78
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOI
  .828
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- The game
  BOS1–4TOR
  L
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  .909SV%
  40SV44SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .909
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- April 1972
- The game
  BOS2–6MTL
  L
  April 1game 77/78
  His night
  .833SV%
  30SV36SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .833
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The season in numbers
April 1
Gerry Cheevers closes the 1971-1972 season with 27 wins
BOSBoston Bruins
Wins
27
Games
41of 78
53%
Shutouts
2
SV%
.920
GAA
2.50
Starts
40
Events
250
NHL games
6 i rad
straight wins
4 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
Boston Bruins meet Toronto Maple Leafs
BOSvsTOR
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  TOR0–5BOS
  W
  April 5
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 2
  TOR4–3BOS
  L
  April 6
  His night
  .818SV%
  18SV22SA4GA62:58TOIL
  .818
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- Boston Bruinsare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 5
  TOR2–3BOS
  W
  April 11
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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Quarterfinal
April 11
Boston Bruins knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–1
BOS4–1TOR
Advance
3Games2Wins.922SV%2.0GAA
7 days later
Semifinal
April 18
Boston Bruins meet St. Louis Blues
BOSvsSTL
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
No Swedes
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- Game 2
  STL2–10BOS
  W
  April 20
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .939
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  BOS5–3STL
  W
  April 25
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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Semifinal
April 25
Boston Bruins knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0
BOS4–0STL
Advance
2Games2Wins.928SV%2.5GAA
5 days later
Stanley Cup Final
April 30
Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Rangers
BOSvsNYR
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  NYR5–6BOS
  W
  April 30
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .828
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- May 1972
- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  BOS2–5NYR
  L
  May 4
  His night
  .872SV%
  34SV39SA5GA59:45TOIL
  .872
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- Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 6
  BOS3–0NYR
  W
  May 11
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  33SV33SA0GA59:50TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
May 11
Stanley Cup Champions
Boston Bruins
beat New York Rangers 4–2 in the final
3Games2Wins.901SV%3.3GAA
The run in numbers
May 11
Gerry Cheevers ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 6 wins
BOSBoston Bruins
Wins
6
Games
8
Shutouts
2
SV%
.915
GAA
2.61
Starts
8
Events
25
playoff wins
5
playoff shutouts
TOR4–1→STL4–0→NYR4–2

Gerry Cheevers plays the 1971-1972 season for Boston Bruins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Gerry Cheevers closes the 1971-1972 season with 27 wins

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Bruins knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–1

Boston Bruins meet St. Louis Blues

Boston Bruins knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0

Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Rangers

Boston Bruins

Gerry Cheevers ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 6 wins