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Glenn Resch's 1978-1979 season

Wins
26
NHL#3
Save pct
.914
NHL#3
GAA
2.50
NHL#4
Shutouts
2
NHL#9
Games
43
53%
53% of 80

Goaltender Glenn Resch was 30 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 43 games and won 26 of them, at .914. In the playoffs he played 5 games and won 2.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Glenn Resch plays the 1978-1979 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Glenn was 30 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI7–10TOR
      L
      game 2/803
      His night
      .762SV%in relief
      16SV21SA5GA30:58TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYI
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3PIT
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .921
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–5NYI
      W
      game 5/804
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYI
      game 6/802
      His night
      .789SV%
      15SV19SA4GA60:00TOI
      .789
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–5NYI
      W
      game 8/806
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA59:41TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR5–8NYI
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      .762SV%
      16SV21SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .762
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      MNS2–5NYI
      W
      game 12/804
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–2NYI
      game 15/802
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOI
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–8NYI
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–1MNS
      W
      game 19/804
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8011 of 20 started
      9
      wins
      NHL#2
      .900
      SV%
      NHL#5
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#7
      NYI
      14-3-0W-L-OT31Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI5–5LAK
      game 21/801
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA60:00TOI
      .844
      View the game
    • December 1978
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 23/802
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOI
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2TOR
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    Milestone

    Glenn Resch reaches 100 career wins

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · December 9

    • The game
      LAK5–5NYI
      game 27/802
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA60:00TOI
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2STL
      game 29/803
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOI
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–5NYI
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–5NYI
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–9NYI
      W
      game 36/804
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYI
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5DET
      game 40/804
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA60:00TOI
      .853
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8022 of 40 started
      15
      wins
      NHL#4
      .903
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.6
      GAA
      NHL#3
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#9
      NYI
      27-5-0W-L-OT62Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI1–1PHI
      game 42/802
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOI
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5NYR
      L
      game 44/804
      His night
      .872SV%
      34SV39SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .872
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2BOS
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–4NYI
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .792
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      BOS4–4NYI
      game 51/802
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOI
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–6NYI
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3VAN
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–6NYI
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .912
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8031 of 60 started
      19
      wins
      NHL#4
      .904
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.7
      GAA
      NHL#2
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#11
      NYI
      39-11-0W-L-OT88Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • March 1979
    • The game
      NYI2–3AFM
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .914
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    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–7NYI
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–7NYI
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5NYI
      W
      game 69/803
      His night
      .951SV%
      39SV41SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .951
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3MTL
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 73/802
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA59:35TOI
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–2NYI
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      32SV32SA0GA59:48TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      NYI4–6WSH
      L
      game 76/804
      His night
      .885SV%in relief
      23SV26SA3GA50:18TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1PHI
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2NYR
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Glenn Resch closes the 1978-1979 season with 26 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    26
    Games
    43of 80
    54%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .914
    GAA
    2.50
    Starts
    41
    Events
    100
    career wins
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Chicago Blackhawks

    NYIvsCHI
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CHI2–6NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA59:55TOIW
      .917
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    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      NYI4–0CHI
      W
      2
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    NYI4–0CHI
    Advance
    2Games2Wins.956SV%1.0GAA
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR4–1NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    • May 1979
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA59:43TOIL
      .906
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      NYI1–2NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA59:18TOIL
      .926
      View the game
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYI2–4NYR
    Eliminated
    3Games0Wins.907SV%3.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Glenn Resch ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 2 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    2
    Games
    5
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .923
    GAA
    2.21
    Starts
    5
    CHI4–0→NYR2–4