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Gilles Meloche's 1979-1980 season

Wins
27
NHL#4
Save pct
.897
NHL#16
GAA
3.06
NHL#17
Shutouts
1
NHL#19
Games
54
67%
67% of 80

Goaltender Gilles Meloche was 29 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 54 games and won 27 of them, at .897. In the playoffs he played 11 games and won 5.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gilles Meloche plays the 1979-1980 season for Minnesota North Stars

    MNSMinnesota North Stars

    Gilles was 29 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI1–5MNS
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      .941SV%
      16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6TOR
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5MNS
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3DET
      W
      game 9/804
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      WSH1–7MNS
      W
      game 11/805
      His night
      .973SV%
      36SV37SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .973
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS7–7VAN
      game 12/804
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      1SV1SA0GA00:41TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–5CLR
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .861
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–7MNS
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2MNS
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA59:22TOIL
      .886
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3MNS
      W
      game 18/805
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3MNS
      game 19/803
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOI
      .870
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8010 of 20 started
      7
      wins
      NHL#6
      .896
      SV%
      NHL#6
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#7
      MNS
      10-5-0W-L-OT25Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS4–4NYR
      game 21/803
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOI
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–6PHI
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      .850SV%
      34SV40SA6GA59:37TOIL
      .850
      View the game
    • December 1979
    • The game
      EDM1–6MNS
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–4MNS
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–4WSH
      W
      game 26/804
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–1STL
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–5MNS
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5MNS
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN0–6MNS
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–4LAK
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA59:40TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4MNS
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2MNS
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2MNS
      game 36/803
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOI
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–7MNS
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–6MNS
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–5MNS
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      .813SV%
      26SV32SA6GA59:57TOIL
      .813
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–2STL
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA59:13TOIL
      .917
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8027 of 40 started
      18
      wins
      NHL#1
      .912
      SV%
      NHL#1
      2.5
      GAA
      NHL#1
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#7
      MNS
      21-11-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–7MNS
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4MNS
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA59:22TOIL
      .865
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–3BOS
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–3CHI
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      .929SV%
      39SV42SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2NYI
      game 47/803
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOI
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4PHI
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA59:12TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • February 1980
    • The game
      VAN5–4MNS
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA59:55TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–2PIT
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      .956SV%
      43SV45SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .956
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–3MNS
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA59:15TOIL
      .808
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–6MNS
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–2NYI
      W
      game 57/804
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6MNS
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–5MNS
      W
      game 60/804
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .862
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8040 of 60 started
      24
      wins
      NHL#3
      .907
      SV%
      NHL#2
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#5
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#10
      MNS
      29-19-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–6MTL
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • March 1980
    • The game
      CHI4–1MNS
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3QUE
      game 64/801
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:18TOI
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–2MNS
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      .806SV%
      25SV31SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .806
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYR
      L
      game 66/803
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3MNS
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–5PIT
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA59:31TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–7MNS
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–3WSH
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–7MNS
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–5VAN
      L
      game 76/804
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA59:15TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      MNS1–1EDM
      game 78/801
      His night
      1.000SV%
      10SV10SA0GA19:55TOI
      1.000
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4BOS
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .886
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Gilles Meloche closes the 1979-1980 season with 27 wins

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Wins
    27
    Games
    54of 80
    68%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .897
    GAA
    3.06
    Starts
    53
    Events
    27
    career best in wins
    7 i rad
    straight wins
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    MNSvsTOR
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 3
      MNS4–3TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      .923SV%in relief
      12SV13SA1GA23:56TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 3–0

    MNS3–0TOR
    Advance
    1Games1Wins.923SV%2.5GAA
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Montréal Canadiens

    MNSvsMTL
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS3–0MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MNS4–1MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      .976SV%
      40SV41SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .976
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL5–0MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .861
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL5–1MNS
      L
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .861
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MNS2–6MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      .842SV%
      32SV38SA6GA59:54TOIL
      .842
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 6
      MTL2–5MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      MNS3–2MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–3

    MNS4–3MTL
    Advance
    7Games4Wins.907SV%3.0GAA
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Philadelphia Flyers

    MNSvsPHI
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS6–5PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      .636SV%
      7SV11SA4GA19:50TOI
      .636
      View the game
    • May 1980
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI5–3MNS
      L
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA58:55TOIL
      .821
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS3–7PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      .824SV%in relief
      14SV17SA3GA40:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1

    MNS1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    3Games0Wins.786SV%6.1GAA
    The run in numbers

    Gilles Meloche ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 5 wins

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Wins
    5
    Games
    11
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .885
    GAA
    3.63
    Starts
    9
    Events
    1
    First playoff shutout
    1
    First playoff win
    TOR3–0→MTL4–3→PHI1–4