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Gilles Meloche's 1980-1981 season

Wins
17
NHL#17
Save pct
.888
NHL#18
GAA
3.26
NHL#15
Shutouts
2
NHL#3
Games
38
47%
47% of 80

Goaltender Gilles Meloche was 30 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 38 games and won 17 of them, at .888. In the playoffs he played 13 games and won 8.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gilles Meloche plays the 1980-1981 season for Minnesota North Stars

    MNSMinnesota North Stars

    Gilles was 30 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS2–3MNS
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–5CLR
      game 3/801
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA60:00TOI
      .865
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–4MNS
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–4MNS
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      PIT3–6MNS
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3VAN
      L
      game 11/804
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA58:53TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–6NYI
      game 13/804
      His night
      .667SV%
      12SV18SA6GA60:00TOI
      .667
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–5MNS
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–2PIT
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–2MNS
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      .813SV%
      26SV32SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .813
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8010 of 20 started
      6
      wins
      NHL#10
      .881
      SV%
      NHL#10
      3.2
      GAA
      NHL#7
      MNS
      11-5-0W-L-OT26Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS4–2MTL
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      MNS3–3WSH
      game 23/802
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOI
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–1MNS
      game 25/802
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOI
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK7–2MNS
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      .806SV%
      29SV36SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .806
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–3MNS
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      .889SV%
      40SV45SA5GA58:23TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–3MNS
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–1MNS
      game 38/804
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOI
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3MNS
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8018 of 40 started
      9
      wins
      NHL#15
      .896
      SV%
      NHL#5
      3.0
      GAA
      NHL#6
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      MNS
      20-10-0W-L-OT50Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–4BOS
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA59:14TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6MNS
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–1WSH
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–6MNS
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–3MNS
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–3PIT
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–3MNS
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      .767SV%
      23SV30SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .767
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      MNS0–7MTL
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      .841SV%
      37SV44SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .841
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3NYR
      game 55/803
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOI
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA59:03TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–7MNS
      W
      game 58/804
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3WIN
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .850
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8030 of 60 started
      15
      wins
      NHL#9
      .891
      SV%
      NHL#6
      3.1
      GAA
      NHL#6
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#4
      MNS
      29-17-0W-L-OT72Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–1MNS
      L
      game 62/804
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–5BOS
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      .815SV%
      22SV27SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .815
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      PIT5–8MNS
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6CGY
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      .818SV%
      27SV33SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–10LAK
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      .941SV%in relief
      16SV17SA1GA33:18TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–3MNS
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      .833SV%in relief
      15SV18SA3GA22:29TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    Milestone

    Gilles Meloche reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · March 18

    • The game
      MNS2–3LAK
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA59:21TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      MNS5–0STL
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      38SV38SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Gilles Meloche closes the 1980-1981 season with 17 wins

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Wins
    17
    Games
    38of 80
    48%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .888
    GAA
    3.26
    Starts
    36
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars meet Boston Bruins

    MNSvsBOS
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS5–4BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA63:34TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS3–6MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars knock Boston Bruins out 3–0

    MNS3–0BOS
    Advance
    2Games2Wins.901SV%3.4GAA
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Buffalo Sabres

    MNSvsBUF
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS4–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:22TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      MNS5–2BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF4–6MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .886
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF5–4MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA76:32TOIL
      .868
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    MNS4–1BUF
    Advance
    4Games3Wins.894SV%3.3GAA
    6 days later
    Semifinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Calgary Flames

    MNSvsCGY
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS4–1CGY
      W
      2
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 2
      MNS2–3CGY
      L
      3
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:16TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • May 1981
    • Minnesota North Starsare1–1withCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      CGY4–6MNS
      W
      2
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 5
      MNS1–3CGY
      L
      2
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA59:27TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–2againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 6
      CGY3–5MNS
      W
      2
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA59:59TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Calgary Flames out 4–2

    MNS4–2CGY
    Advance
    5Games3Wins.907SV%2.8GAA
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Minnesota North Stars play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Islanders

    MNSvsNYI
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS3–6NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      .739SV%
      17SV23SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .739
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 3
      NYI7–5MNS
      L
      3
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA59:45TOIL
      .786
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1

    MNS1–4NYI
    Eliminated
    2Games0Wins.765SV%6.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Gilles Meloche ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 8 wins

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Wins
    8
    Games
    13
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .884
    GAA
    3.53
    Starts
    13
    Events
    10
    playoff wins
    BOS3–0→BUF4–1→CGY4–2→NYI1–4