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Jim Rutherford's 1980-1981 season

Wins
9
NHL#29
Save pct
.856
NHL#53
GAA
4.62
NHL#54
Shutouts
0
NHL#24
Games
31
37%
37% of 83

Goaltender Jim Rutherford was 31 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings och Toronto Maple Leafs och Los Angeles Kings. He played 31 games and won 9 of them, at .856. He moved from Detroit Red Wings to Toronto Maple Leafs in December. In the playoffs he played 1 game and won 0.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Jim Rutherford opens the 1980-1981 season with Detroit Red Wings

    DETDetroit Red Wings

    Jim was 31 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 9th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET4–6TOR
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      .860SV%
      37SV43SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .860
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    • The game
      CLR1–5DET
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4DET
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
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    • The game
      DET3–5HFD
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA59:33TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      DET4–6NYI
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      .818SV%
      27SV33SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .818
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    • The game
      DET3–5PIT
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .792
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–4BUF
      game 16/801
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOI
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5PHI
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2QUE
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .913
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 809 of 20 started
      2
      wins
      NHL#24
      .863
      SV%
      NHL#21
      4.0
      GAA
      NHL#21
      DET
      3-14-0W-L-OT9Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH7–7DET
      game 21/803
      His night
      .708SV%
      17SV24SA7GA60:00TOI
      .708
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    • December 1980
    • The game
      QUE2–5TOR
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
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    • The game
      VAN8–5TOR
      L
      game 26/803
      His night
      .788SV%
      26SV33SA7GA59:09TOIL
      .788
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    • The game
      BUF5–4TOR
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      .875SV%
      35SV40SA5GA59:35TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–5DET
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA59:22TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD7–2TOR
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      .759SV%
      22SV29SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .759
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    • The game
      BOS6–3TOR
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      .826SV%in relief
      19SV23SA4GA40:00TOIL
      in relief
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8015 of 40 started
      3
      wins
      .848
      SV%
      4.6
      GAA
      TOR
      13-22-0W-L-OT31Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI4–4TOR
      game 41/801
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOI
      .882
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    • The game
      EDM7–4TOR
      L
      game 43/801
      His night
      .600SV%
      9SV15SA6GA59:00TOIL
      .600
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3LAK
      game 47/801
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA00:23TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–5HFD
      game 51/801
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA60:00TOI
      .865
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    • February 1981
    • The game
      TOR3–5DET
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      .894SV%
      42SV47SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .894
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    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
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    • The game
      NYR3–6TOR
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      TOR8–5NYI
      W
      game 58/804
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .844
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    • The game
      TOR3–8NYR
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      .733SV%
      22SV30SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .733
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    • The game
      MNS3–5TOR
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      .889SV%
      8SV9SA1GA21:25TOI
      .889
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8024 of 60 started
      6
      wins
      NHL#24
      .851
      SV%
      NHL#25
      4.7
      GAA
      NHL#25
      TOR
      21-29-0W-L-OT52Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • March 1981
    • The game
      VAN5–2TOR
      L
      game 65/804
      His night
      .894SV%
      42SV47SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .894
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–7WSH
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      .800SV%
      28SV35SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK7–5WIN
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .853
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–2CHI
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      .951SV%
      39SV41SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .951
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–7LAK
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .857
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Jim Rutherford closes the 1980-1981 season with 9 wins

    DETDetroit Red WingsTORToronto Maple LeafsLAKLos Angeles Kings
    Wins
    9
    Games
    31of 80
    39%
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .856
    GAA
    4.62
    Starts
    29
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings meet New York Rangers

    LAKvsNYR
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
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    • Game 3
      LAK3–10NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      .750SV%in relief
      6SV8SA2GA20:00TOI
      in relief
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    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1

    LAK1–3NYR
    Eliminated
    1Games0Wins.750SV%6.0GAA