Regular season and playoffsNYR

Gilles Villemure's 1971-1972 season

Wins

NHL#5

Save pct

.912

NHL#10

GAA

2.09

NHL#2

Shutouts

NHL#7

Games

47% of 78

Goaltender Gilles Villemure was 31 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 37 games and won 24 of them, at .912. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 4.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 16
Gilles Villemure plays the 1971-1972 season for New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers
Gilles was 31 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR5–3TOR
  W
  October 16game 4/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- The game
  CHI1–3NYR
  W
  October 20game 6/78
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .955
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- The game
  PIT1–1NYR
  October 24game 8/78
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOI
  .962
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- The game
  NYR1–1PIT
  October 30game 10/78
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA60:00TOI
  .960
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- November 1971
- The game
  NYR7–1LAK
  W
  November 3game 12/781
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .958
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- The game
  NYR8–1CGS
  W
  November 5game 13/78
  His night
  .963SV%
  26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .963
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- The game
  LAK1–7NYR
  W
  November 10game 15/781
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .955
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- The game
  VAN1–6NYR
  W
  November 14game 17/78
  His night
  .938SV%
  15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- The game
  CGS1–12NYR
  W
  November 21game 19/78
  His night
  .938SV%
  15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 789 of 20 started
  7
  wins
  NHL#5
  .946
  SV%
  NHL#2
  1.2
  GAA
  NHL#1
  NYR
  14-2-0W-L-OT32Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR1–3DET
  L
  November 27game 21/78
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA59:00TOIL
  .885
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- December 1971
- The game
  BUF2–7NYR
  W
  December 1game 23/78
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  VAN3–6NYR
  W
  December 5game 25/78
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .842
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- The game
  NYR5–0PHI
  W
  December 9game 27/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  PHI2–6NYR
  W
  December 15game 29/78
  His night
  .867SV%
  13SV15SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .867
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- The game
  NYR1–8BOS
  L
  December 16game 30/78
  His night
  .750SV%in relief
  12SV16SA4GA40:00TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  NYR5–2STL
  W
  December 18game 31/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- The game
  PIT2–4NYR
  W
  December 22game 33/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- The game
  MTL1–5NYR
  W
  December 26game 35/78
  His night
  .963SV%
  26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .963
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  BOS4–1NYR
  L
  January 2game 37/78
  His night
  .733SV%
  11SV15SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .733
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- The game
  LAK0–8NYR
  W
  January 9game 39/781
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7819 of 39 started
  15
  wins
  NHL#3
  .924
  SV%
  NHL#6
  1.7
  GAA
  NHL#1
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#5
  NYR
  27-6-0W-L-OT60Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR5–2BUF
  W
  January 13game 41/78
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .920
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- The game
  NYR5–1LAK
  W
  January 19game 43/781
  His night
  .944SV%
  17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .944
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- The game
  NYR5–0CGS
  W
  January 21game 44/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  14SV14SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  NYR2–5VAN
  L
  January 22game 45/78
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA59:22TOIL
  .867
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- The game
  NYR2–4MNS
  L
  January 29game 47/78
  His night
  .882SV%
  30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .882
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- February 1972
- The game
  NYR4–2BUF
  W
  February 3game 50/78
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  TOR2–2NYR
  February 6game 52/78
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOI
  .941
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- The game
  LAK2–4NYR
  W
  February 13game 55/781
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- The game
  NYR6–4LAK
  W
  February 17game 57/781
  His night
  .902SV%
  37SV41SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .902
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- Checkpoint
  February 17
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7828 of 59 started
  21
  wins
  NHL#4
  .920
  SV%
  NHL#6
  1.9
  GAA
  NHL#3
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#4
  NYR
  38-11-0W-L-OT86Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI3–4NYR
  W
  February 23game 61/78
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- March 1972
- The game
  CGS1–4NYR
  W
  March 1game 63/78
  His night
  .947SV%
  18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- The game
  VAN1–6NYR
  W
  March 5game 65/78
  His night
  .950SV%
  19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .950
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- The game
  CGS7–3NYR
  L
  March 12game 68/78
  His night
  .708SV%
  17SV24SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .708
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- The game
  NYR3–3MTL
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA60:00TOI
  .917
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- The game
  MNS5–0NYR
  L
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  in relief
  0SV0SA0GA20:00TOI
  in relief
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- April 1972
- The game
  NYR1–2TOR
  L
  April 1game 77/78
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA59:05TOIL
  .920
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- The game
  MTL6–5NYR
  L
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  .778SV%in relief
  7SV9SA2GA29:05TOIL
  in relief
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The season in numbers
April 2
Gilles Villemure closes the 1971-1972 season with 24 wins
NYRNew York Rangers
Wins
24
Games
37of 78
47%
Shutouts
3
SV%
.912
GAA
2.09
Starts
34
Events
24
career best in wins
7 i rad
straight wins
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
New York Rangers are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens
NYRvsMTL
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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8 days later
Quarterfinal
April 13
New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2
NYR4–2MTL
Advance
He did not play in this round
3 days later
Semifinal
April 16
New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks
NYRvsCHI
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
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- Game 2
  NYR5–3CHI
  W
  April 18
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA59:56TOIW
  .914
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- New York Rangerslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 3
  CHI2–3NYR
  W
  April 20
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .913
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- New York Rangerslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 4
  CHI2–6NYR
  W
  April 23
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .920
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Semifinal
April 23
New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0
NYR4–0CHI
Advance
3Games3Wins.916SV%2.3GAA
7 days later
Stanley Cup Final
April 30
New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins
NYRvsBOS
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
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- Game 2
  NYR1–2BOS
  L
  May 2
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA59:21TOIL
  .920
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 5
  NYR3–2BOS
  W
  May 9
  His night
  .947SV%
  36SV38SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
- Game 6
  BOS3–0NYR
  L
  May 11
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA59:56TOIL
  .889
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Stanley Cup Final
May 11
Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2
NYR2–4BOS
Eliminated
3Games1Wins.922SV%2.3GAA
The run in numbers
May 11
Gilles Villemure ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 4 wins
NYRNew York Rangers
Wins
4
Games
6
Shutouts
0
SV%
.919
GAA
2.34
Starts
6
Events
1
First playoff win
MTL4–2→CHI4–0→BOS2–4

Gilles Villemure plays the 1971-1972 season for New York Rangers

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Gilles Villemure closes the 1971-1972 season with 24 wins

New York Rangers are in the playoffs

New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

Gilles Villemure ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 4 wins