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Johnny Bower's 1965-1966 season

Wins
18
NHL#4
Save pct
.930
NHL#3
GAA
2.26
NHL#3
Shutouts
3
NHL#4
Games
35
50%
50% of 70

Goaltender Johnny Bower was 40 years old when the 1965-1966 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 35 games and won 18 of them, at .930. In the playoffs he played 2 games and won 0.

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

1965-1966Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Johnny Bower plays the 1965-1966 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    TORToronto Maple Leafs

    Johnny was 40 years old when the 1965-1966 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI4–0TOR
      L
      game 1/70
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    • November 1965
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYR
      game 5/70
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOI
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      L
      game 7/70
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3TOR
      game 9/70
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:00TOI
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5TOR
      W
      game 10/70
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–2BOS
      L
      game 11/70
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–1MTL
      W
      game 12/70
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2NYR
      W
      game 17/70
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .949
      View the game
    • December 1965
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYR
      game 18/70
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOI
      .946
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 18 of 709 of 18 started
      3
      wins
      .921
      SV%
      2.4
      GAA
      TOR
      7-8-0W-L-OT17Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET5–3TOR
      L
      game 19/70
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA59:12TOIL
      .892
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–8TOR
      W
      game 21/70
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–1NYR
      game 22/70
      His night
      .974SV%
      38SV39SA1GA60:00TOI
      .974
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5TOR
      W
      game 23/70
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–2MTL
      W
      game 24/70
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–8TOR
      W
      game 25/70
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–1BOS
      W
      game 26/70
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
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    • The game
      BOS3–6TOR
      W
      game 30/70
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–4DET
      L
      game 31/70
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–0MTL
      W
      game 34/70
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      40SV40SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–6TOR
      W
      game 35/70
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 35 of 7020 of 35 started
      11
      wins
      .926
      SV%
      2.4
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      TOR
      17-13-0W-L-OT39Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR0–4DET
      L
      game 36/70
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–6TOR
      W
      game 37/70
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI0–4TOR
      W
      game 38/70
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–2BOS
      L
      game 39/70
      His night
      .947SV%
      36SV38SA2GA58:27TOIL
      .947
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    • February 1966
    • The game
      BOS2–3TOR
      W
      game 52/70
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYR
      game 53/70
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOI
      .920
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 53 of 7026 of 53 started
      14
      wins
      NHL#4
      .928
      SV%
      NHL#1
      2.3
      GAA
      NHL#1
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#3
      TOR
      25-20-0W-L-OT58Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • March 1966
    • The game
      MTL7–2TOR
      L
      game 61/70
      His night
      .909SV%in relief
      10SV11SA1GA24:42TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–4TOR
      W
      game 62/70
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–6DET
      L
      game 63/70
      His night
      .857SV%
      36SV42SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–0MTL
      W
      game 64/70
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      34SV34SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3TOR
      W
      game 65/70
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–1NYR
      W
      game 66/70
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1TOR
      L
      game 67/70
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3BOS
      L
      game 68/70
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA32:50TOIL
      .950
      View the game
    • April 1966
    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 70/70
      His night
      1.000SV%
      10SV10SA0GA20:00TOI
      1.000
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Johnny Bower closes the 1965-1966 season with 18 wins

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Wins
    18
    Games
    35of 70
    50%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .930
    GAA
    2.26
    Starts
    34
    Events
    18
    career best in wins
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Montréal Canadiens

    TORvsMTL
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 3
      MTL5–2TOR
      L
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA59:15TOIL
      .892
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      MTL4–1TOR
      L
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA59:56TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

    TOR0–4MTL
    Eliminated
    2Games0Wins.893SV%4.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Johnny Bower ends the 1965-1966 playoffs with 0 wins

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Wins
    0
    Games
    2
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .893
    GAA
    4.03
    Starts
    2
    MTL0–4