Regular season and playoffsMTL

Ken Dryden's 1971-1972 season

Calder Memorial Trophy

Wins

NHL#1

Save pct

.930

NHL#3

GAA

2.24

NHL#4

Shutouts

NHL#2

Games

82% of 78

Goaltender Ken Dryden was 24 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 64 games and won 39 of them, at .930. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 2. He won Calder Memorial Trophy.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Ken Dryden plays the 1971-1972 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Ken was 24 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR4–4MTL
  October 9game 1/78
  His night
  .895SV%
  34SV38SA4GA59:53TOI
  .895
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  MTL1–1MNS
  October 14game 2/78
  His night
  .975SV%
  39SV40SA1GA60:00TOI
  .975
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- The game
  BUF3–9MTL
  W
  October 16game 3/78
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .842
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  MTL4–8NYR
  L
  October 17game 4/78
  His night
  .879SV%
  29SV33SA4GA40:00TOI
  .879
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  MTL4–2CGS
  W
  October 20game 5/78
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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  MTL6–0VAN
  W
  October 22game 6/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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Milestone
Ken Dryden records his first NHL shutout
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · October 22
- The game
  MTL3–1LAK
  W
  October 23game 7/781
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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  BOS2–5MTL
  W
  October 27game 8/78
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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  DET0–3MTL
  W
  October 30game 9/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  38SV38SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  MTL3–5PHI
  L
  October 31game 10/78
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .867
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- November 1971
- The game
  STL1–5MTL
  W
  November 3game 11/78
  His night
  .971SV%
  34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
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  CHI1–2MTL
  W
  November 6game 12/78
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
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  MTL3–2BOS
  W
  November 7game 13/78
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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  MTL5–2TOR
  W
  November 10game 14/78
  His night
  .946SV%
  35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .946
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  MTL5–1MNS
  W
  November 13game 15/78
  His night
  .976SV%
  41SV42SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .976
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  MTL2–2BUF
  November 14game 16/78
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOI
  .939
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  CGS2–7MTL
  W
  November 16game 17/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- The game
  STL2–2MTL
  November 18game 18/78
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA60:00TOI
  .923
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- The game
  PHI2–2MTL
  November 20game 19/78
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOI
  .933
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- The game
  MTL3–3CHI
  November 24game 20/78
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOI
  .875
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  12
  wins
  NHL#1
  .937
  SV%
  NHL#4
  2.0
  GAA
  NHL#6
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#2
  MTL
  12-2-0W-L-OT30Points
  4th in the whole NHL
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  PIT1–3MTL
  W
  November 27game 21/78
  His night
  .941SV%
  16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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  MTL2–4DET
  L
  November 28game 22/78
  His night
  .846SV%
  22SV26SA4GA59:37TOIL
  .846
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- December 1971
- The game
  LAK3–5MTL
  W
  December 1game 23/781
  His night
  .824SV%
  14SV17SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .824
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  VAN0–7MTL
  W
  December 4game 24/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  DET2–4MTL
  W
  December 8game 25/78
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  December 11game 26/78
  His night
  .813SV%
  13SV16SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .813
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- The game
  MTL1–4PHI
  L
  December 12game 27/78
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA59:15TOIL
  .903
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- The game
  MTL3–1LAK
  W
  December 15game 28/781
  His night
  .971SV%
  34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
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- The game
  MTL6–2VAN
  W
  December 17game 29/78
  His night
  .946SV%
  35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .946
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- The game
  MTL3–3CGS
  December 19game 30/78
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOI
  .885
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- The game
  TOR2–4MTL
  W
  December 22game 31/78
  His night
  .947SV%
  36SV38SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- The game
  MTL1–5NYR
  L
  December 26game 33/78
  His night
  .891SV%
  41SV46SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .891
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- Checkpoint
  December 26
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7832 of 39 started
  20
  wins
  NHL#1
  .930
  SV%
  NHL#3
  2.1
  GAA
  NHL#5
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#2
  MTL
  23-9-0W-L-OT53Points
  4th in the whole NHL
Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  TOR0–1MTL
  W
  January 19game 44/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BOS8–5MTL
  L
  January 22game 45/78
  His night
  .784SV%
  29SV37SA8GA60:00TOIL
  .784
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- The game
  MTL3–3PIT
  January 23game 46/78
  His night
  .919SV%
  34SV37SA3GA60:00TOI
  .919
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- The game
  STL0–4MTL
  W
  January 29game 48/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  37SV37SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- February 1972
- The game
  MTL3–1STL
  W
  February 1game 49/78
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
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- The game
  MTL1–1LAK
  February 3game 50/781
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOI
  .970
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- The game
  MTL2–2CGS
  February 4game 51/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOI
  .926
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- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  W
  February 6game 52/78
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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  CHI1–7MTL
  W
  February 10game 53/78
  His night
  .975SV%
  39SV40SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .975
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  LAK5–6MTL
  W
  February 12game 54/781
  His night
  .848SV%
  28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .848
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- The game
  MTL2–2BOS
  February 13game 55/78
  His night
  .951SV%
  39SV41SA2GA60:00TOI
  .951
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- The game
  CGS1–1MTL
  February 16game 56/78
  His night
  .969SV%
  31SV32SA1GA60:00TOI
  .969
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- The game
  PHI1–3MTL
  W
  February 19game 57/78
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .958
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- The game
  MTL4–0BUF
  W
  February 20game 58/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  NYR7–3MTL
  L
  February 22game 59/78
  His night
  .806SV%
  29SV36SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .806
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7847 of 59 started
  28
  wins
  NHL#1
  .930
  SV%
  NHL#3
  2.2
  GAA
  NHL#5
  6
  shutouts
  NHL#2
  MTL
  33-14-0W-L-OT78Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2MNS
  W
  February 24game 60/78
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- The game
  DET1–8MTL
  W
  February 26game 61/78
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
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- The game
  PIT3–5MTL
  W
  February 27game 62/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- March 1972
- The game
  BUF1–4MTL
  W
  March 1game 63/78
  His night
  .969SV%
  31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .969
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- The game
  VAN0–5MTL
  W
  March 4game 64/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  37SV37SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  MTL4–0PHI
  W
  March 5game 65/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  MTL5–4PIT
  W
  March 8game 66/78
  His night
  .895SV%
  34SV38SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .895
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- The game
  MTL5–1STL
  W
  March 9game 67/78
  His night
  .978SV%
  45SV46SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .978
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- The game
  CHI1–1MTL
  March 11game 68/78
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA60:00TOI
  .967
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- The game
  PHI1–2MTL
  W
  March 13game 69/78
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
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- The game
  MTL5–2TOR
  W
  March 15game 70/78
  His night
  .953SV%
  41SV43SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .953
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- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  March 18game 71/78
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .914
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- The game
  MTL6–7DET
  L
  March 19game 72/78
  His night
  .806SV%
  29SV36SA7GA59:18TOIL
  .806
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- The game
  TOR3–3MTL
  March 22game 73/78
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA60:00TOI
  .917
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- The game
  NYR3–3MTL
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  .925SV%
  37SV40SA3GA60:00TOI
  .925
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- The game
  MTL4–5BOS
  L
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  .872SV%
  34SV39SA5GA59:45TOIL
  .872
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  MTL5–5CHI
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  .727SV%
  8SV11SA3GA40:00TOI
  .727
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The season in numbers
March 29
Ken Dryden closes the 1971-1972 season with 39 wins
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Wins
39
Games
64of 78
82%
Shutouts
8
SV%
.930
GAA
2.24
Starts
64
Events
1
First NHL shutout
8 i rad
straight wins
7 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers
MTLvsNYR
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  MTL2–3NYR
  L
  April 5
  His night
  .919SV%
  34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .919
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL2–5NYR
  L
  April 6
  His night
  .886SV%
  31SV35SA4GA59:33TOIL
  .886
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  NYR1–2MTL
  W
  April 8
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .957
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- New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  NYR6–4MTL
  L
  April 9
  His night
  .821SV%
  23SV28SA5GA59:31TOIL
  .821
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- New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL2–1NYR
  W
  April 11
  His night
  .971SV%
  33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 6
  NYR3–2MTL
  L
  April 13
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA59:12TOIL
  .914
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 13
New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2
MTL2–4NYR
Eliminated
6Games2Wins.911SV%2.8GAA
The run in numbers
April 13
Ken Dryden ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 2 wins
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Wins
2
Games
6
Shutouts
0
SV%
.911
GAA
2.85
Starts
6
Events
25
playoff games
NYR2–4
Honour
1971-1972
Ken Dryden won Calder Memorial Trophy for 1971-1972
Calder Memorial Trophy
MTLMontréal Canadiens

Ken Dryden plays the 1971-1972 season for Montréal Canadiens

Ken Dryden records his first NHL shutout

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ken Dryden closes the 1971-1972 season with 39 wins

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

Ken Dryden ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 2 wins

Ken Dryden won Calder Memorial Trophy for 1971-1972