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John Davidson's 1977-1978 season

Wins
14
NHL#16
Save pct
.899
NHL#15
GAA
3.18
NHL#23
Shutouts
1
NHL#16
Games
34
42%
42% of 80

Goaltender John Davidson was 24 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 34 games and won 14 of them, at .899. In the playoffs he played 2 games and won 1.

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

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    John Davidson plays the 1977-1978 season for New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers

    John was 24 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .864
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    • The game
      NYI2–4NYR
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
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    • The game
      NYR2–7NYI
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      .841SV%
      37SV44SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .841
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    • The game
      LAK5–3NYR
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA59:18TOIL
      .895
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    • November 1977
    • The game
      NYR2–6CLR
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      1SV1SA0GA02:01TOI
      in relief
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    • The game
      NYR5–1VAN
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3LAK
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA59:43TOIL
      .941
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    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .897
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    • The game
      CHI2–5NYR
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      VAN3–0NYR
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 809 of 20 started
      4
      wins
      NHL#13
      .900
      SV%
      NHL#11
      3.0
      GAA
      NHL#13
      NYR
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR2–3BOS
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .900
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    • December 1977
    • The game
      NYR4–0MNS
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    • The game
      PHI3–3NYR
      game 26/80
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOI
      .900
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    • The game
      DET2–6NYR
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–5NYR
      game 33/80
      His night
      .773SV%
      17SV22SA5GA40:00TOI
      .773
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    • The game
      NYR1–3CLR
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      38SV40SA2GA59:52TOIL
      .950
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8015 of 40 started
      6
      wins
      .908
      SV%
      2.9
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      NYR
      13-18-0W-L-OT35Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–4VAN
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .871
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    • The game
      LAK4–1NYR
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      .625SV%
      5SV8SA3GA20:00TOIL
      .625
      View the game
    • February 1978
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      .824SV%
      14SV17SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .824
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    • The game
      CLR4–4NYR
      game 58/80
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOI
      .862
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    • The game
      NYR2–3CHI
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      .932SV%
      41SV44SA3GA59:16TOIL
      .932
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    • The game
      CHI2–6NYR
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8021 of 60 started
      9
      wins
      .902
      SV%
      3.0
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      NYR
      20-29-0W-L-OT51Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      DET2–3NYR
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
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    • The game
      CLE1–6NYR
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
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    • The game
      WSH2–8NYR
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
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    • The game
      PHI2–2NYR
      game 67/80
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOI
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3NYR
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA59:47TOIL
      .839
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–7MNS
      game 69/803
      His night
      .767SV%
      23SV30SA7GA60:00TOI
      .767
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    • The game
      NYR5–2TOR
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .949
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    • The game
      NYI1–5NYR
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
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    • April 1978
    • The game
      NYR0–6AFM
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      .793SV%
      23SV29SA6GA40:00TOIL
      .793
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    • The game
      AFM4–2NYR
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–3PHI
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      .940SV%
      47SV50SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .940
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7NYI
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      .600SV%
      3SV5SA2GA06:14TOI
      .600
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    The season in numbers

    John Davidson closes the 1977-1978 season with 14 wins

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Wins
    14
    Games
    34of 80
    43%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .899
    GAA
    3.18
    Starts
    33
    Events
    4 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers meet Buffalo Sabres

    NYRvsBUF
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      BUF3–4NYR
      W
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA61:30TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • New York Rangersare1–1withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      NYR1–4BUF
      L
      His night
      .905SV%
      38SV42SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .905
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock New York Rangers out 2–1

    NYR1–2BUF
    Eliminated
    2Games1Wins.901SV%3.5GAA