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Gilles Gilbert's 1978-1979 season

Wins
12
NHL#20
Save pct
.869
NHL#31
GAA
3.54
NHL#26
Shutouts
0
NHL#24
Games
23
28%
28% of 80

Goaltender Gilles Gilbert was 29 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 23 games and won 12 of them, at .869. In the playoffs he played 5 games and won 3.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gilles Gilbert plays the 1978-1979 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Gilles was 29 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT2–8BOS
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .875
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    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 2/80
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOI
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4BOS
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2LAK
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
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    • The game
      BOS5–1VAN
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA59:56TOIW
      .957
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    • The game
      BOS5–6CHI
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      .842SV%
      32SV38SA6GA58:37TOIL
      .842
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    • The game
      BOS7–2STL
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA43:20TOIW
      .952
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    • The game
      BOS5–3TOR
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .914
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    • November 1978
    • The game
      NYI1–4BOS
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      .933SV%
      14SV15SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .933
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    • The game
      PHI7–3BOS
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      .500SV%
      5SV10SA5GA20:00TOIL
      .500
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–1BOS
      game 12/80
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOI
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–7DET
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      .806SV%
      29SV36SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .806
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    • The game
      TOR6–4BOS
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA59:34TOIL
      .821
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    • The game
      STL2–5BOS
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      .833SV%
      10SV12SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .833
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    • The game
      BOS5–5WSH
      game 20/802
      His night
      .500SV%
      2SV4SA2GA07:00TOI
      .500
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8015 of 20 started
      8
      wins
      NHL#4
      .871
      SV%
      NHL#17
      3.3
      GAA
      NHL#12
      BOS
      11-4-0W-L-OT27Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • December 1978
    • The game
      BOS5–1TOR
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
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    • The game
      BOS2–9PHI
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      .750SV%
      18SV24SA6GA44:11TOIL
      .750
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8017 of 40 started
      9
      wins
      NHL#13
      .868
      SV%
      NHL#20
      3.4
      GAA
      NHL#14
      BOS
      27-6-0W-L-OT61Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–6BOS
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
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    • The game
      BOS1–5NYR
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .844
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    • The game
      BOS5–3CLR
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8020 of 60 started
      11
      wins
      .874
      SV%
      3.4
      GAA
      BOS
      34-16-0W-L-OT78Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR4–2BOS
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      16SV20SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .800
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    • March 1979
    • The game
      BOS5–7AFM
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      .806SV%
      29SV36SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .806
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    • April 1979
    • The game
      TOR3–6BOS
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
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    The season in numbers

    Gilles Gilbert closes the 1978-1979 season with 12 wins

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Wins
    12
    Games
    23of 80
    29%
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .869
    GAA
    3.54
    Starts
    23
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    BOSvsPIT
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    6 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

    BOS4–0PIT
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 3
      MTL1–2BOS
      W
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      MTL3–4BOS
      W
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA63:46TOIW
      .875
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    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      BOS1–5MTL
      L
      His night
      .875SV%
      35SV40SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .875
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    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      MTL2–5BOS
      W
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
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    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      BOS4–5MTL
      L
      His night
      .904SV%
      47SV52SA5GA69:31TOIL
      .904
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    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    BOS3–4MTL
    Eliminated
    5Games3Wins.901SV%3.1GAA
    The run in numbers

    Gilles Gilbert ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 3 wins

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Wins
    3
    Games
    5
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .901
    GAA
    3.06
    Starts
    5
    PIT4–0→MTL3–4