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Gerry Cheevers's 1976-1977 season

Wins

NHL#5

Save pct

.881

NHL#32

GAA

3.05

NHL#19

Shutouts

NHL#8

Games

56% of 80

Goaltender Gerry Cheevers was 35 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 45 games and won 30 of them, at .881. In the playoffs he played 14 games and won 8.

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

1976-1977Playoffs

Year 1976
50 years ago
Season opener
October 7
Gerry Cheevers plays the 1976-1977 season for Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Gerry was 35 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 9th season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.
- The game
  MNS2–6BOS
  W
  October 7game 1/801
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .913
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- The game
  CLE3–4BOS
  W
  October 10game 3/801
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .914
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- The game
  TOR3–5BOS
  W
  October 15game 5/802
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .885
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- The game
  BOS5–6STL
  L
  October 19game 7/80
  His night
  .829SV%
  29SV35SA6GA58:45TOIL
  .829
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- The game
  BOS4–2LAK
  W
  October 23game 9/801
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .939
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- The game
  BOS4–3MTL
  W
  October 30game 11/80
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- November 1976
- The game
  CHI5–7BOS
  W
  November 4game 13/80
  His night
  .792SV%
  19SV24SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .792
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- The game
  BOS6–4DET
  W
  November 10game 15/80
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .867
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- The game
  CLR3–5BOS
  W
  November 14game 17/80
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .897
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- The game
  BOS4–1WSH
  W
  November 19game 19/80
  His night
  .938SV%
  15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- Checkpoint
  November 19
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8010 of 20 started
  9
  wins
  NHL#3
  .882
  SV%
  NHL#18
  3.2
  GAA
  NHL#15
  BOS
  16-3-0W-L-OT33Points
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS4–0PIT
  W
  November 24game 21/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  35SV35SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BOS2–4TOR
  L
  November 27game 23/802
  His night
  .882SV%
  30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .882
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- December 1976
- The game
  WSH5–5BOS
  December 5game 27/80
  His night
  .783SV%
  18SV23SA5GA60:00TOI
  .783
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- The game
  BOS3–4PHI
  L
  December 11game 29/80
  His night
  .895SV%
  34SV38SA4GA59:41TOIL
  .895
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- The game
  STL2–5BOS
  W
  December 16game 31/80
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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- The game
  PIT3–6BOS
  W
  December 19game 33/80
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .842
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- The game
  BOS0–3NYI
  L
  December 21game 34/801
  His night
  .864SV%
  19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .864
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- The game
  NYR3–3BOS
  December 23game 35/80
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
  .889
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- The game
  CLE3–6BOS
  W
  December 26game 36/80
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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Year 1977
49 years ago
- The game
  BOS2–5LAK
  L
  January 1game 38/801
  His night
  .750SV%
  15SV20SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .750
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- The game
  BOS3–2CLE
  W
  January 5game 39/80
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- Checkpoint
  January 5
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8021 of 40 started
  14
  wins
  NHL#4
  .882
  SV%
  NHL#18
  3.1
  GAA
  NHL#13
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#9
  BOS
  24-13-0W-L-OT51Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS4–2CHI
  W
  January 9game 41/80
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  BOS3–2WSH
  W
  January 11game 42/80
  His night
  .909SV%
  20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  MNS3–3BOS
  January 15game 44/801
  His night
  .813SV%
  13SV16SA3GA60:00TOI
  .813
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- The game
  MTL3–7BOS
  W
  January 17game 45/80
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- The game
  BOS5–2CLE
  W
  January 21game 47/80
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .913
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- The game
  AFM0–3BOS
  W
  January 23game 48/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  14SV14SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  CLR6–4BOS
  L
  January 27game 49/80
  His night
  .700SV%
  14SV20SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .700
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- February 1977
- The game
  BOS3–3STL
  February 1game 52/80
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOI
  .885
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- The game
  STL4–5BOS
  W
  February 3game 53/80
  His night
  .833SV%
  20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .833
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- The game
  BOS3–6AFM
  L
  February 4game 54/80
  His night
  .769SV%
  20SV26SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .769
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- The game
  BOS3–8MTL
  L
  February 12game 57/80
  His night
  .814SV%
  35SV43SA8GA60:00TOIL
  .814
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- Checkpoint
  February 12
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8032 of 60 started
  20
  wins
  NHL#7
  .872
  SV%
  NHL#22
  3.3
  GAA
  NHL#12
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#10
  BOS
  34-20-0W-L-OT74Points
  Playoff spot
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS1–2MNS
  L
  February 23game 61/801
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA59:32TOIL
  .931
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- The game
  BOS2–2PIT
  February 27game 63/80
  His night
  .951SV%
  39SV41SA2GA60:00TOI
  .951
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- March 1977
- The game
  BOS4–1NYR
  W
  March 3game 65/80
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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- The game
  BUF1–3BOS
  W
  March 5game 66/80
  His night
  .938SV%
  15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- The game
  AFM2–3BOS
  W
  March 8game 68/80
  His night
  .882SV%
  15SV17SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .882
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- The game
  BOS3–1PHI
  W
  March 12game 70/80
  His night
  .947SV%
  18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- The game
  BUF2–4BOS
  W
  March 17game 72/80
  His night
  .909SV%
  20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  BOS6–0DET
  W
  March 23game 74/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  PHI6–2BOS
  L
  March 24game 75/80
  His night
  .739SV%
  17SV23SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .739
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- The game
  BOS7–5TOR
  W
  March 26game 76/802
  His night
  .808SV%
  21SV26SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .808
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- The game
  BOS4–3BUF
  W
  March 30game 78/80
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .870
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- April 1977
- The game
  BOS5–3NYI
  W
  April 2game 79/801
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- The game
  TOR4–7BOS
  W
  April 3game 80/802
  His night
  .833SV%
  20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .833
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The season in numbers
April 3
Gerry Cheevers closes the 1976-1977 season with 30 wins
BOSBoston Bruins
Wins
30
Games
45of 80
56%
Shutouts
3
SV%
.881
GAA
3.05
Starts
45
Events
30
career best in wins
7 i rad
straight wins
8 days later
Playoffs
April 11
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 11
Boston Bruins meet Los Angeles Kings
BOSvsLAK
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  LAK3–8BOS
  W
  April 11
  His night
  .864SV%
  19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .864
  View the game
- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 2
  LAK2–6BOS
  W
  April 13
  His night
  .882SV%
  15SV17SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .882
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 3
  BOS7–6LAK
  W
  April 15
  His night
  .750SV%
  18SV24SA6GA60:00TOIW
  .750
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- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 4
  BOS4–7LAK
  L
  April 17
  His night
  .733SV%
  11SV15SA4GA40:00TOI
  .733
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- Boston Bruinslead3–1againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 5
  LAK3–1BOS
  L
  April 19
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA59:27TOIL
  .900
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- Boston Bruinslead3–2againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 6
  BOS4–3LAK
  W
  April 21
  His night
  .833SV%
  15SV18SA3GA59:24TOIW
  .833
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 21
Boston Bruins knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–2
BOS4–2LAK
Advance
6Games4Wins.828SV%3.5GAA
3 days later
Semifinal
April 24
Boston Bruins meet Philadelphia Flyers
BOSvsPHI
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  BOS4–3PHI
  W
  April 24
  His night
  .921SV%
  35SV38SA3GA62:57TOIW
  .921
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- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 2
  BOS5–4PHI
  W
  April 26
  His night
  .915SV%
  43SV47SA4GA90:07TOIW
  .915
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 3
  PHI1–2BOS
  W
  April 28
  His night
  .933SV%
  14SV15SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .933
  View the game
- May 1977
- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 4
  PHI0–3BOS
  W
  May 1
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
Semifinal
May 1
Boston Bruins knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0
BOS4–0PHI
Advance
4Games4Wins.934SV%1.8GAA
6 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 7
Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens
BOSvsMTL
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  BOS3–7MTL
  L
  May 7
  His night
  .708SV%
  17SV24SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .708
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  BOS0–3MTL
  L
  May 10
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA59:42TOIL
  .842
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  MTL4–2BOS
  L
  May 12
  His night
  .789SV%
  15SV19SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .789
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  MTL2–1BOS
  L
  May 14
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA64:32TOIL
  .929
  View the game
Stanley Cup Final
May 14
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–0
BOS0–4MTL
Eliminated
4Games0Wins.822SV%3.9GAA
The run in numbers
May 14
Gerry Cheevers ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 8 wins
BOSBoston Bruins
Wins
8
Games
14
Shutouts
1
SV%
.865
GAA
3.08
Starts
14
Events
50
playoff games
LAK4–2→PHI4–0→MTL0–4

Gerry Cheevers plays the 1976-1977 season for Boston Bruins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Gerry Cheevers closes the 1976-1977 season with 30 wins

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Los Angeles Kings

Boston Bruins knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–2

Boston Bruins meet Philadelphia Flyers

Boston Bruins knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0

Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–0

Gerry Cheevers ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 8 wins