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John Davidson's 1979-1980 season

Wins
20
NHL#10
Save pct
.885
NHL#27
GAA
3.18
NHL#19
Shutouts
2
NHL#7
Games
41
51%
51% of 80

Goaltender John Davidson was 26 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 41 games and won 20 of them, at .885. In the playoffs he played 9 games and won 4.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    John Davidson plays the 1979-1980 season for New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers

    John was 26 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    John Davidson's season starts in game 6 of 80

    New York Rangers have played 5 games5 of 80 without him
    • The game
      EDM2–10NYR
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA59:44TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5PHI
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA59:32TOIL
      .821
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–2NYR
      game 9/802
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      NYR2–4LAK
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7CLR
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      .811SV%
      30SV37SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .811
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN6–4NYR
      L
      game 20/804
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .786
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 806 of 20 started
      1
      wins
      .839
      SV%
      4.3
      GAA
      NYR
      9-10-0W-L-OT19Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • December 1979
    • The game
      NYR7–4HFD
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1DET
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5WSH
      L
      game 32/805
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA59:27TOIL
      .808
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–5NYR
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3NYR
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3QUE
      game 38/802
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOI
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–3NYR
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      5SV5SA0GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–5NYR
      game 40/802
      His night
      .750SV%
      12SV16SA4GA34:40TOI
      .750
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8013 of 40 started
      4
      wins
      .857
      SV%
      3.9
      GAA
      NYR
      17-16-0W-L-OT41Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR0–4DET
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–0WIN
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR6–6NYR
      game 45/801
      His night
      .833SV%in relief
      10SV12SA2GA33:22TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–4NYR
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–1NYR
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA58:48TOIL
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–4VAN
      W
      game 50/804
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .862
      View the game
    • February 1980
    • The game
      NYR1–3CHI
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      .930SV%
      40SV43SA3GA58:10TOIL
      .930
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–4NYR
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA58:51TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–4NYR
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8021 of 60 started
      8
      wins
      .881
      SV%
      3.4
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      NYR
      26-25-0W-L-OT61Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–8NYR
      W
      game 61/804
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      LAK4–5NYR
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      .778SV%
      14SV18SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2BOS
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      .882SV%
      15SV17SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • March 1980
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYR
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      .933SV%
      14SV15SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYR
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYR
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–6NYR
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR8–4TOR
      W
      game 69/803
      His night
      .902SV%
      37SV41SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .902
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5NYR
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA58:24TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4EDM
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA59:33TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–1NYR
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      .860SV%
      37SV43SA6GA59:53TOIL
      .860
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 74/802
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOI
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4AFM
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA59:53TOIL
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3STL
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–7NYR
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .828
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      AFM7–3NYR
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      .556SV%
      5SV9SA4GA20:00TOIL
      .556
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–2NYI
      L
      game 79/805
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA58:25TOIL
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR8–3PHI
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA40:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    John Davidson closes the 1979-1980 season with 20 wins

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Wins
    20
    Games
    41of 80
    51%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .885
    GAA
    3.18
    Starts
    39
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    10 i rad
    straight wins
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers meet Atlanta Flames

    NYRvsAFM
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      AFM1–2NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:33TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM1–5NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 3
      NYR2–4AFM
      L
      3
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA59:10TOIL
      .879
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 4
      NYR5–2AFM
      W
      3
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Atlanta Flames out 3–1

    NYR3–1AFM
    Advance
    4Games3Wins.926SV%2.0GAA
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYRvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR1–2PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      .952SV%
      40SV42SA2GA59:35TOIL
      .952
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–4PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA59:22TOIL
      .925
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      PHI3–0NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .914
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      PHI2–4NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA59:43TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR1–3PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA58:12TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    NYR1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    5Games1Wins.928SV%2.6GAA
    The run in numbers

    John Davidson ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 4 wins

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Wins
    4
    Games
    9
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .927
    GAA
    2.35
    Starts
    9
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    AFM3–1→PHI1–4