Regular season and playoffsPIT

Jim Rutherford's 1971-1972 season

Wins

NHL#10

Save pct

.891

NHL#24

GAA

3.23

NHL#21

Shutouts

NHL#17

Games

51% of 78

Goaltender Jim Rutherford was 22 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 40 games and won 17 of them, at .891. In the playoffs he played 4 games and won 0.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 10
Jim Rutherford plays the 1971-1972 season for Pittsburgh Penguins
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Jim was 22 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- The game
  PIT1–2BUF
  L
  October 10game 2/78
  His night
  .943SV%
  33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIL
  .943
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- The game
  PIT2–1VAN
  W
  October 16game 4/78
  His night
  .938SV%
  15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- The game
  LAK1–8PIT
  W
  October 20game 6/781
  His night
  .952SV%
  20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .952
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- The game
  PIT1–1NYR
  October 24game 8/78
  His night
  1.000SV%
  6SV6SA0GA11:00TOI
  1.000
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- November 1971
- The game
  LAK4–6PIT
  W
  November 13game 18/781
  His night
  .852SV%
  23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .852
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- The game
  PIT3–4MNS
  L
  November 18game 20/78
  His night
  .852SV%
  23SV27SA4GA59:37TOIL
  .852
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- Checkpoint
  November 18
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 786 of 20 started
  3
  wins
  .909
  SV%
  2.3
  GAA
  PIT
  8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT3–7CHI
  L
  November 21game 22/78
  His night
  .696SV%
  16SV23SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .696
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- December 1971
- The game
  NYR2–4PIT
  W
  December 4game 26/78
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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- The game
  PIT1–6NYR
  L
  December 12game 30/78
  His night
  .778SV%
  21SV27SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .778
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- The game
  PIT2–4NYR
  L
  December 22game 34/78
  His night
  .905SV%
  38SV42SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .905
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  PIT3–3CHI
  January 5game 39/78
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA60:00TOI
  .903
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- Checkpoint
  January 5
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7811 of 39 started
  4
  wins
  .882
  SV%
  3.3
  GAA
  PIT
  11-21-0W-L-OT29Points
  9th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CHI4–0PIT
  L
  January 8game 40/78
  His night
  .875SV%
  28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .875
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- The game
  PIT2–4DET
  L
  January 9game 41/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA58:44TOIL
  .889
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- The game
  BOS2–2PIT
  January 12game 42/78
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOI
  .929
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- The game
  PIT1–7MTL
  L
  January 13game 43/78
  His night
  .860SV%
  43SV50SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .860
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- The game
  PHI2–4PIT
  W
  January 15game 44/78
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  VAN6–1PIT
  L
  January 19game 45/78
  His night
  .848SV%
  28SV33SA5GA44:23TOIL
  .848
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- The game
  CHI4–2PIT
  L
  January 29game 49/78
  His night
  .875SV%
  7SV8SA1GA14:21TOI
  .875
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- February 1972
- The game
  PIT4–3STL
  W
  February 3game 51/78
  His night
  in relief
  0SV0SA0GA45:50TOIW
  in relief
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- The game
  PIT1–8LAK
  L
  February 5game 52/781
  His night
  .750SV%
  9SV12SA3GA20:00TOIL
  .750
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- The game
  PIT4–1TOR
  W
  February 9game 53/78
  His night
  .971SV%
  33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
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- The game
  LAK1–6PIT
  W
  February 10game 54/781
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .957
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- The game
  NYR8–3PIT
  L
  February 12game 55/78
  His night
  .795SV%
  31SV39SA8GA60:00TOIL
  .795
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- The game
  TOR2–4PIT
  W
  February 16game 57/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  PIT2–0BUF
  W
  February 17game 58/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- Checkpoint
  February 17
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7824 of 59 started
  10
  wins
  NHL#15
  .888
  SV%
  NHL#18
  3.3
  GAA
  NHL#15
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#12
  PIT
  18-32-0W-L-OT45Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT0–2MNS
  L
  February 20game 60/78
  His night
  .944SV%
  34SV36SA2GA58:57TOIL
  .944
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- The game
  PIT0–2TOR
  L
  February 23game 61/78
  His night
  .950SV%
  38SV40SA2GA60:00TOIL
  .950
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- The game
  PHI2–5PIT
  W
  February 26game 62/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  PIT3–5MTL
  L
  February 27game 63/78
  His night
  .897SV%
  35SV39SA4GA58:52TOIL
  .897
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- March 1972
- The game
  DET4–7PIT
  W
  March 2game 64/78
  His night
  .846SV%
  22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .846
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- The game
  MNS2–4PIT
  W
  March 4game 65/78
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- The game
  PIT3–6DET
  L
  March 5game 66/78
  His night
  .818SV%
  18SV22SA4GA40:00TOIL
  .818
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- The game
  MTL5–4PIT
  L
  March 8game 67/78
  His night
  .500SV%
  2SV4SA2GA04:50TOI
  .500
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- The game
  PIT7–4VAN
  W
  March 14game 70/78
  His night
  .857SV%
  24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- The game
  PIT3–3CGS
  March 19game 72/78
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOI
  .885
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- The game
  MNS2–3PIT
  W
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  .909SV%
  20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  PIT2–2BUF
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOI
  .926
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- The game
  CGS4–5PIT
  W
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .800
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- April 1972
- The game
  PIT4–4PHI
  April 1game 77/78
  His night
  .871SV%
  27SV31SA4GA59:44TOI
  .871
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- The game
  STL2–6PIT
  W
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  .935SV%
  29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .935
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The season in numbers
April 2
Jim Rutherford closes the 1971-1972 season with 17 wins
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Wins
17
Games
40of 78
51%
Shutouts
1
SV%
.891
GAA
3.23
Starts
39
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
Pittsburgh Penguins meet Chicago Blackhawks
PITvsCHI
Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
No Swedes
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  PIT1–3CHI
  L
  April 5
  His night
  .921SV%
  35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .921
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 2
  PIT2–3CHI
  L
  April 6
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .914
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 3
  CHI2–0PIT
  L
  April 8
  His night
  .950SV%
  38SV40SA2GA60:00TOIL
  .950
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Game 4
  CHI6–5PIT
  L
  April 9
  His night
  .813SV%
  26SV32SA6GA60:12TOIL
  .813
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Quarterfinal
April 9
Chicago Blackhawks knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0
PIT0–4CHI
Eliminated
4Games0Wins.903SV%3.5GAA
The run in numbers
April 9
Jim Rutherford ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 0 wins
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Wins
0
Games
4
Shutouts
0
SV%
.903
GAA
3.50
Starts
4
CHI0–4

Jim Rutherford plays the 1971-1972 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Jim Rutherford closes the 1971-1972 season with 17 wins

Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

Pittsburgh Penguins meet Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

Jim Rutherford ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 0 wins