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Gerry Desjardins's 1975-1976 season

Wins
29
NHL#5
Save pct
.890
NHL#19
GAA
2.95
NHL#13
Shutouts
2
NHL#9
Games
55
68%
68% of 80

Goaltender Gerry Desjardins was 31 years old when the 1975-1976 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 55 games and won 29 of them, at .890. In the playoffs he played 9 games and won 4.

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

1975-1976Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gerry Desjardins plays the 1975-1976 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Gerry was 31 years old when the 1975-1976 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI1–7BUF
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
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    • The game
      BUF5–3STL
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–9BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
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    • The game
      BUF5–3DET
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA59:58TOIW
      .919
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    • The game
      CGS2–3BUF
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3TOR
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–4BUF
      game 10/80
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA59:21TOI
      .810
      View the game
    • November 1975
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA59:18TOIL
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–4BUF
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      16SV16SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–5BUF
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1BUF
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS1–4BUF
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA59:57TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1NYI
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      KCS2–6BUF
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8014 of 20 started
      10
      wins
      NHL#2
      .919
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.0
      GAA
      NHL#2
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#6
      BUF
      16-3-0W-L-OT33Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–2CGS
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:44TOIW
      .913
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    • The game
      BUF3–8LAK
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      .742SV%
      23SV31SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .742
      View the game
    • December 1975
    • The game
      BUF4–4WSH
      game 24/80
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOI
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–6BUF
      game 25/80
      His night
      .882SV%in relief
      15SV17SA2GA40:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2NYI
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      .962SV%
      51SV53SA2GA59:49TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–0BUF
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2NYR
      game 28/80
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOI
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM7–4BUF
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      .741SV%
      20SV27SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .741
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5BOS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA59:35TOIL
      .808
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–14BUF
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3BUF
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      .769SV%
      20SV26SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .769
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2CHI
      game 36/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK9–6BUF
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      .719SV%
      23SV32SA9GA59:56TOIL
      .719
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2MTL
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:38TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–8BUF
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .853
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–6BUF
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8029 of 40 started
      16
      wins
      NHL#4
      .887
      SV%
      NHL#16
      3.0
      GAA
      NHL#10
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#6
      BUF
      24-11-0W-L-OT53Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–5BUF
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      .813SV%
      13SV16SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .813
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    • The game
      BUF2–3PIT
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA59:28TOIL
      .925
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–4BUF
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      10SV11SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5BOS
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .868
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3AFM
      game 46/80
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOI
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4BUF
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 48/80
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOI
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–1BUF
      game 49/80
      His night
      .941SV%
      16SV17SA1GA60:00TOI
      .941
      View the game
    • February 1976
    • The game
      BUF9–5CGS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA59:57TOIW
      .868
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA59:10TOIL
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3MNS
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS5–5BUF
      game 54/80
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA60:00TOI
      .808
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1BUF
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA59:35TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4CHI
      game 58/80
      His night
      .900SV%
      36SV40SA4GA59:41TOI
      .900
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8043 of 60 started
      21
      wins
      NHL#5
      .887
      SV%
      NHL#16
      3.0
      GAA
      NHL#8
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#8
      BUF
      33-17-0W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4KCS
      game 63/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOI
      .846
      View the game
    • March 1976
    • The game
      CHI3–6BUF
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:45TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF8–2MNS
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–3CGS
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–7BUF
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2TOR
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • April 1976
    • The game
      BOS2–7BUF
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Gerry Desjardins closes the 1975-1976 season with 29 wins

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Wins
    29
    Games
    55of 80
    69%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .890
    GAA
    2.95
    Starts
    54
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    6 i rad
    straight wins
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet St. Louis Blues

    BUFvsSTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF2–5STL
      L
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA42:49TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      STL2–3BUF
      W
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA71:43TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      STL1–2BUF
      W
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA74:27TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock St. Louis Blues out 2–1

    BUF2–1STL
    Advance
    3Games2Wins.896SV%2.2GAA
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet New York Islanders

    BUFvsNYI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI3–5BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .864
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA74:04TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      BUF3–5NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .865
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      BUF2–4NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA59:54TOIL
      .826
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF2–3NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA59:30TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4NYI
    Eliminated
    6Games2Wins.876SV%3.4GAA
    The run in numbers

    Gerry Desjardins ends the 1975-1976 playoffs with 4 wins

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Wins
    4
    Games
    9
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .882
    GAA
    2.99
    Starts
    9
    STL2–1→NYI2–4