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Ilya Samsonov's 2019-2020 season

Wins
16
NHL#33
Save pct
.913
NHL#32
GAA
2.55
NHL#15
Shutouts
1
NHL#31
Games
26
37%
37% of 69

Goaltender Ilya Samsonov was 22 years old when the 2019-2020 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 26 games and won 16 of them, at .913. The season was cut to 69 games by the pandemic.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2019-2020Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Ilya Samsonov makes his NHL debut

    WSHWashington Capitals2–1NYINew York Islanders

    Ilya was 22 years old · NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, USA

    First NHL win

    Swedes on the ice: Nicklas Bäckström and Carl Hagelin.

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    • The game
      WSH2–1NYI
      W
      game 2/692
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA59:45TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    Milestone

    Ilya Samsonov records his first NHL win

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 4

    • The game
      WSH4–1DAL
      W
      game 6/694
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA59:49TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      COL6–3WSH
      L
      game 7/694
      His night
      .905SV%in relief
      19SV21SA2GA48:48TOIL
      in relief
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    • The game
      TOR3–4WSH
      W
      game 8/694
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–5VAN
      W
      game 13/695
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA64:50TOIW
      .853
      View the game
    • November 2019
    • The game
      CGY2–4WSH
      W
      game 16/696
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA59:37TOIW
      .926
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 17 of 695 of 17 started
      5
      wins
      .915
      SV%
      2.4
      GAA
      WSH
      12-2-3W-L-OT27Points
      1st in the Metropolitan·2nd in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      ARI4–3WSH
      L
      game 19/693
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA63:59TOI
      .914
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    • The game
      MTL5–2WSH
      L
      game 21/691
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA58:55TOIL
      .897
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    • The game
      WSH5–2DET
      W
      game 28/692
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA59:22TOIW
      .926
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    • December 2019
    • The game
      WSH3–1LAK
      W
      game 30/692
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–2TBL
      W
      game 34/693
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 35 of 6910 of 35 started
      8
      wins
      .918
      SV%
      2.4
      GAA
      WSH
      24-6-5W-L-OT53Points
      1st in the Metropolitan·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH6–3NJD
      W
      game 36/694
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–7BOS
      L
      game 38/694
      His night
      .750SV%in relief
      3SV4SA1GA37:41TOI
      in relief
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    • The game
      CBJ1–2WSH
      W
      game 39/698
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA63:08TOIW
      .964
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    • The game
      WSH4–3CAR
      W
      game 42/693
      His night
      .927SV%
      38SV41SA3GA59:35TOIW
      .927
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    • The game
      OTT1–6WSH
      W
      game 44/694
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
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    • The game
      CAR0–2WSH
      W
      game 47/693
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA59:47TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    Milestone

    Ilya Samsonov records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Carolina Hurricanes · January 13

    • The game
      NJD2–5WSH
      W
      game 48/694
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA59:50TOIW
      .941
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    • The game
      WSH6–4NYI
      W
      game 49/692
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      7SV7SA0GA20:00TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3OTT
      W
      game 52/693
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:30TOIW
      .893
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 52 of 6917 of 52 started
      16
      wins
      .925
      SV%
      2.1
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      WSH
      35-12-5W-L-OT75Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Metropolitan·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • February 2020
    • The game
      PIT4–3WSH
      L
      game 53/694
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA58:24TOIL
      .879
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    • The game
      PHI7–2WSH
      L
      game 55/693
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      1SV1SA0GA11:58TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3WSH
      L
      game 56/692
      His night
      .750SV%
      15SV20SA5GA30:36TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3NJD
      L
      game 61/693
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA57:25TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–3WPG
      L
      game 64/692
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA59:11TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    • March 2020
    • The game
      WSH5–6NYR
      L
      game 67/694
      His night
      .846SV%
      33SV39SA6GA58:52TOI
      .846
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    The season in numbers

    Ilya Samsonov closes the 2019-2020 season with 16 wins

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Wins
    16
    Games
    26of 69
    38%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .913
    GAA
    2.55
    Starts
    22
    Events
    1
    First NHL shutout
    1
    First NHL win
    4×
    First star
    3×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    11 i rad
    straight wins
    5 months and 7 days later · 1 season
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Islanders

    WSHvsNYI
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    8 days later
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 4–1

    WSH1–4NYI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Ilya Samsonov ends the 2019-2020 playoffs with 0 wins

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Wins
    0
    Games
    0
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    —
    GAA
    —
    Starts
    0
    NYI1–4