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Gerry Cheevers's 1978-1979 season

Wins

NHL#8

Save pct

.865

NHL#35

GAA

3.16

NHL#13

Shutouts

NHL#16

Games

53% of 80

Goaltender Gerry Cheevers was 37 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 43 games and won 23 of them, at .865. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 4.

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

1978-1979Playoffs

Year 1978
48 years ago
Season opener
November 9
Gerry Cheevers plays the 1978-1979 season for Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Gerry was 37 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 11th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.
A late start
November 9
Gerry Cheevers's season starts in game 13 of 80
Boston Bruins have played 12 games12 of 80 without him
- The game
  WSH2–6BOS
  W
  November 9game 13/802
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  BOS4–4BUF
  November 12game 15/80
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA60:00TOI
  .800
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- The game
  BOS6–2AFM
  W
  November 17game 17/80
  His night
  .905SV%
  19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .905
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- The game
  BUF2–5BOS
  W
  November 23game 19/80
  His night
  .905SV%
  19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .905
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- The game
  BOS5–5WSH
  November 25game 20/802
  His night
  .885SV%in relief
  23SV26SA3GA53:00TOI
  in relief
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- Checkpoint
  November 25
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 804 of 20 started
  3
  wins
  .889
  SV%
  2.7
  GAA
  BOS
  11-4-0W-L-OT27Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  AFM2–4BOS
  W
  November 26game 21/80
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .920
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- December 1978
- The game
  PHI3–5BOS
  W
  December 2game 23/80
  His night
  .813SV%
  13SV16SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .813
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- The game
  BOS3–2NYR
  W
  December 3game 24/802
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  DET5–6BOS
  W
  December 7game 26/802
  His night
  .792SV%
  19SV24SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .792
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- The game
  BOS2–9PHI
  L
  December 9game 27/80
  His night
  .500SV%in relief
  3SV6SA3GA15:49TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  MNS4–4BOS
  December 10game 28/802
  His night
  .714SV%
  10SV14SA4GA59:58TOI
  .714
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- The game
  VAN3–7BOS
  W
  December 12game 29/803
  His night
  .833SV%
  15SV18SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .833
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- The game
  WSH2–5BOS
  W
  December 14game 30/802
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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- The game
  NYR1–4BOS
  W
  December 16game 31/802
  His night
  .952SV%
  20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .952
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- The game
  CLR2–4BOS
  W
  December 21game 33/80
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  BUF4–6BOS
  W
  December 23game 34/80
  His night
  .833SV%
  20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .833
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- The game
  BOS1–1TOR
  December 27game 35/801
  His night
  .963SV%
  26SV27SA1GA60:00TOI
  .963
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- The game
  BOS1–6MTL
  L
  December 30game 36/80
  His night
  .800SV%
  24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .800
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Year 1979
47 years ago
- The game
  BOS6–3CHI
  W
  January 3game 38/80
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .875
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- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8017 of 40 started
  13
  wins
  NHL#5
  .870
  SV%
  NHL#18
  3.0
  GAA
  NHL#6
  BOS
  27-6-0W-L-OT61Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS3–5PIT
  L
  January 13game 42/80
  His night
  .861SV%
  31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .861
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- The game
  LAK6–3BOS
  L
  January 14game 43/80
  His night
  .700SV%
  14SV20SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .700
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- The game
  STL0–4BOS
  W
  January 18game 45/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  13SV13SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BUF2–1BOS
  L
  January 20game 46/80
  His night
  .867SV%
  13SV15SA2GA59:38TOIL
  .867
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- The game
  NYI4–2BOS
  L
  January 25game 48/801
  His night
  .813SV%
  13SV16SA3GA59:53TOIL
  .813
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- The game
  BOS2–2CHI
  January 31game 51/80
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOI
  .895
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- February 1979
- The game
  CHI1–6BOS
  W
  February 1game 52/80
  His night
  .941SV%
  16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .941
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–4NYI
  February 3game 53/802
  His night
  .818SV%
  18SV22SA4GA60:00TOI
  .818
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–3MNS
  February 17game 57/80
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA60:00TOI
  .903
  View the game
- The game
  BOS1–3LAK
  L
  February 21game 59/80
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .917
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–3VAN
  W
  February 24game 60/802
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .885
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8028 of 60 started
  16
  wins
  NHL#9
  .871
  SV%
  NHL#18
  3.0
  GAA
  NHL#6
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#10
  BOS
  34-16-0W-L-OT78Points
  Playoff spot
  3rd in the whole NHL
- March 1979
- The game
  PHI4–4BOS
  March 1game 62/80
  His night
  .810SV%
  17SV21SA4GA60:00TOI
  .810
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- The game
  BOS6–4DET
  W
  March 4game 64/802
  His night
  .857SV%
  24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- The game
  BOS4–3MNS
  W
  March 10game 66/801
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .917
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–7NYI
  L
  March 13game 68/802
  His night
  .720SV%
  18SV25SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .720
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- The game
  CHI2–4BOS
  W
  March 17game 70/80
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .913
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–4BOS
  W
  March 19game 71/801
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- The game
  PIT3–1BOS
  L
  March 22game 72/80
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .889
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- The game
  DET2–5BOS
  W
  March 24game 73/802
  His night
  .867SV%
  13SV15SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .867
  View the game
Milestone
Gerry Cheevers reaches 200 career wins
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · March 24
- The game
  MNS4–7BOS
  W
  March 29game 75/801
  His night
  .840SV%
  21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .840
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- The game
  BOS4–1WSH
  W
  March 31game 76/802
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .955
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- April 1979
- The game
  MTL3–3BOS
  April 1game 77/80
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOI
  .893
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–3TOR
  April 4game 78/801
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOI
  .880
  View the game
- The game
  BUF9–3BOS
  L
  April 5game 79/80
  His night
  .650SV%
  13SV20SA7GA40:00TOIL
  .650
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The season in numbers
April 5
Gerry Cheevers closes the 1978-1979 season with 23 wins
BOSBoston Bruins
Wins
23
Games
43of 80
54%
Shutouts
1
SV%
.865
GAA
3.16
Starts
41
Events
200
career wins
6 i rad
straight wins
11 days later
Playoffs
April 16
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 16
Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins
BOSvsPIT
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  PIT2–6BOS
  W
  April 16
  His night
  .905SV%
  19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .905
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- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2
  PIT3–4BOS
  W
  April 18
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
  View the game
- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  BOS2–1PIT
  W
  April 21
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .958
  View the game
- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4
  BOS4–1PIT
  W
  April 22
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .960
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 22
Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0
BOS4–0PIT
Advance
4Games4Wins.928SV%1.8GAA
4 days later
Semifinal
April 26
Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens
BOSvsMTL
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  BOS2–4MTL
  L
  April 26
  His night
  .850SV%
  17SV20SA3GA59:19TOIL
  .850
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  BOS2–5MTL
  L
  April 28
  His night
  .750SV%
  15SV20SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .750
  View the game
Semifinal
May 10
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3
BOS3–4MTL
Eliminated
2Games0Wins.800SV%4.0GAA
The run in numbers
May 10
Gerry Cheevers ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 4 wins
BOSBoston Bruins
Wins
4
Games
6
Shutouts
0
SV%
.891
GAA
2.50
Starts
6
PIT4–0→MTL3–4

Gerry Cheevers plays the 1978-1979 season for Boston Bruins

Gerry Cheevers's season starts in game 13 of 80

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Gerry Cheevers reaches 200 career wins

Gerry Cheevers closes the 1978-1979 season with 23 wins

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

Gerry Cheevers ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 4 wins