Regular seasonCGS

Gilles Meloche's 1971-1972 season

Wins

NHL#12

Save pct

.893

NHL#20

GAA

3.33

NHL#22

Shutouts

NHL#5

Games

71% of 78

Goaltender Gilles Meloche was 21 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for California Golden Seals. He played 56 games and won 16 of them, at .893. California Golden Seals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1971-1972

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 28
Gilles Meloche plays the 1971-1972 season for California Golden Seals
CGSCalifornia Golden Seals
Gilles was 21 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 2nd NHL season in all.
A late start
October 28
Gilles Meloche's season starts in game 10 of 78
California Golden Seals have played 9 games9 of 78 without him
- The game
  CGS2–0BOS
  W
  October 28game 10/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  34SV34SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
Milestone
Gilles Meloche records his first NHL shutout
in the game against Boston Bruins · October 28
- The game
  BUF2–2CGS
  October 31game 11/78
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOI
  .920
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- November 1971
- The game
  PIT3–5CGS
  W
  November 3game 12/78
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  NYR8–1CGS
  L
  November 5game 13/78
  His night
  .545SV%in relief
  6SV11SA5GA20:00TOIL
  in relief
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- The game
  TOR1–8CGS
  W
  November 7game 14/78
  His night
  .933SV%
  14SV15SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- The game
  CGS2–5BOS
  L
  November 11game 15/78
  His night
  .871SV%
  27SV31SA4GA59:45TOIL
  .871
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- The game
  CGS1–4CHI
  L
  November 14game 17/78
  His night
  .862SV%
  25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .862
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- The game
  CGS2–7MTL
  L
  November 16game 18/78
  His night
  .821SV%
  32SV39SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .821
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- The game
  CGS7–5BUF
  W
  November 18game 19/78
  His night
  .800SV%in relief
  12SV15SA3GA23:52TOIW
  in relief
  View the game
- The game
  CGS1–5TOR
  L
  November 20game 20/78
  His night
  .878SV%
  36SV41SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .878
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 20
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 788 of 20 started
  4
  wins
  NHL#11
  .875
  SV%
  NHL#20
  3.9
  GAA
  NHL#19
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#4
  CGS
  6-11-0W-L-OT15Points
  9th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CGS1–12NYR
  L
  November 21game 21/78
  His night
  .786SV%
  33SV42SA9GA51:03TOIL
  .786
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–1CGS
  L
  November 26game 23/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA59:13TOIL
  .931
  View the game
- The game
  CGS2–5STL
  L
  November 30game 25/78
  His night
  .848SV%
  28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .848
  View the game
- December 1971
- The game
  CGS1–4MNS
  L
  December 1game 26/78
  His night
  .938SV%in relief
  15SV16SA1GA40:00TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  CHI1–2CGS
  W
  December 3game 27/78
  His night
  .963SV%
  26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .963
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- The game
  CGS0–3PHI
  L
  December 5game 28/78
  His night
  .919SV%
  34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .919
  View the game
- The game
  CGS1–1PIT
  December 8game 29/78
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOI
  .964
  View the game
- The game
  STL4–4CGS
  December 10game 30/78
  His night
  .902SV%
  37SV41SA4GA60:00TOI
  .902
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–4CGS
  W
  December 12game 31/78
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .923
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–3CGS
  December 17game 32/78
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOI
  .897
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–3CGS
  December 19game 33/78
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOI
  .897
  View the game
- The game
  CHI4–1CGS
  L
  December 22game 34/78
  His night
  .840SV%
  21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .840
  View the game
- The game
  CGS3–1LAK
  W
  December 25game 35/781
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
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- The game
  CGS2–3MTL
  L
  December 29game 37/78
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .906
  View the game
- The game
  CGS3–6DET
  L
  December 31game 38/78
  His night
  .722SV%
  13SV18SA5GA44:26TOIL
  .722
  View the game
Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  CGS4–4BUF
  January 2game 39/78
  His night
  .826SV%
  19SV23SA4GA60:00TOI
  .826
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 2
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7823 of 39 started
  7
  wins
  NHL#14
  .885
  SV%
  NHL#18
  3.5
  GAA
  NHL#17
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#6
  CGS
  11-20-0W-L-OT30Points
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK2–6CGS
  W
  January 5game 41/781
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .895
  View the game
- The game
  CGS3–10PHI
  L
  January 9game 43/78
  His night
  .778SV%
  21SV27SA6GA40:00TOIL
  .778
  View the game
- The game
  MNS0–2CGS
  W
  January 12game 44/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–5CGS
  W
  January 14game 45/78
  His night
  .813SV%
  13SV16SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .813
  View the game
- The game
  CGS1–1MNS
  January 18game 47/78
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOI
  .962
  View the game
- The game
  CGS0–2CHI
  L
  January 19game 48/78
  His night
  .944SV%
  34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIL
  .944
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- The game
  PHI1–3CGS
  W
  January 23game 50/78
  His night
  .972SV%
  35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .972
  View the game
- The game
  TOR0–3CGS
  W
  January 28game 51/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  CGS2–0VAN
  W
  January 30game 52/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- February 1972
- The game
  VAN5–1CGS
  L
  February 2game 53/78
  His night
  .839SV%
  26SV31SA5GA40:00TOIL
  .839
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–2CGS
  February 4game 54/78
  His night
  .956SV%
  43SV45SA2GA60:00TOI
  .956
  View the game
- The game
  CGS2–8DET
  L
  February 6game 55/78
  His night
  .692SV%
  9SV13SA4GA22:23TOIL
  .692
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–3CGS
  W
  February 9game 56/78
  His night
  .950SV%
  38SV40SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .950
  View the game
- The game
  CGS0–3TOR
  L
  February 12game 57/78
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .885
  View the game
- The game
  CGS1–1MTL
  February 16game 59/78
  His night
  .971SV%
  33SV34SA1GA60:00TOI
  .971
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 16
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7838 of 59 started
  14
  wins
  NHL#8
  .900
  SV%
  NHL#13
  3.1
  GAA
  NHL#13
  4
  shutouts
  NHL#3
  CGS
  18-29-0W-L-OT48Points
  9th in the whole NHL
- The game
  STL4–4CGS
  February 20game 61/78
  His night
  .875SV%
  28SV32SA4GA60:00TOI
  .875
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- The game
  BOS8–6CGS
  L
  February 23game 62/78
  His night
  .806SV%
  29SV36SA7GA59:32TOIL
  .806
  View the game
- The game
  CGS0–3CHI
  L
  February 26game 63/78
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .893
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- The game
  CGS4–4BUF
  February 27game 64/78
  His night
  .871SV%
  27SV31SA4GA60:00TOI
  .871
  View the game
- March 1972
- The game
  CGS1–4NYR
  L
  March 1game 65/78
  His night
  .862SV%
  25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .862
  View the game
- The game
  CHI4–4CGS
  March 3game 66/78
  His night
  .818SV%
  18SV22SA4GA60:00TOI
  .818
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–6CGS
  W
  March 8game 67/78
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .903
  View the game
- The game
  CGS1–2TOR
  L
  March 11game 68/78
  His night
  .963SV%
  52SV54SA2GA59:02TOIL
  .963
  View the game
- The game
  LAK2–5CGS
  W
  March 15game 70/781
  His night
  .905SV%
  19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .905
  View the game
- The game
  STL2–2CGS
  March 17game 71/78
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOI
  .933
  View the game
- The game
  CGS2–4MNS
  L
  March 21game 73/78
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .867
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- The game
  CGS1–4STL
  L
  March 22game 74/78
  His night
  .909SV%in relief
  10SV11SA1GA20:00TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  CGS0–3PHI
  L
  March 25game 75/78
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA59:42TOIL
  .923
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- The game
  CGS4–5PIT
  L
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  .839SV%
  26SV31SA5GA58:54TOIL
  .839
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- April 1972
- The game
  CGS4–9LAK
  L
  April 1game 78/781
  His night
  .791SV%
  34SV43SA9GA60:00TOIL
  .791
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The season in numbers
April 1
Gilles Meloche closes the 1971-1972 season with 16 wins
CGSCalifornia Golden Seals
California Golden Seals did not reach the playoffs
Wins
16
Games
56of 78
72%
Shutouts
4
SV%
.893
GAA
3.33
Starts
52
Events
4
career best in shutouts
1
First NHL shutout

Gilles Meloche plays the 1971-1972 season for California Golden Seals

Gilles Meloche's season starts in game 10 of 78

Gilles Meloche records his first NHL shutout

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Gilles Meloche closes the 1971-1972 season with 16 wins