Regular season and playoffsMTL

Ken Dryden's 1976-1977 season

Vezina Trophy

Wins

NHL#1

Save pct

.920

NHL#3

GAA

2.14

NHL#3

Shutouts

NHL#1

Games

70% of 80

Goaltender Ken Dryden was 29 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 56 games and won 41 of them, at .920. In the playoffs he played 14 games and won 12. He won Vezina Trophy.

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

1976-1977Playoffs

Year 1976
50 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Ken Dryden plays the 1976-1977 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Ken was 29 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.
- The game
  VAN0–3MTL
  W
  October 9game 2/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  MTL4–2DET
  W
  October 12game 4/80
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .939
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  MTL7–1PHI
  W
  October 14game 5/80
  His night
  .971SV%
  33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
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  NYR4–7MTL
  W
  October 16game 6/80
  His night
  .826SV%
  19SV23SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .826
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  MTL3–5BOS
  L
  October 17game 7/80
  His night
  .882SV%
  30SV34SA4GA59:47TOIL
  .882
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  MTL6–0WSH
  W
  October 19game 8/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  TOR3–5MTL
  W
  October 21game 9/802
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .912
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  MTL9–1PIT
  W
  October 23game 10/80
  His night
  .972SV%
  35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .972
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  NYI1–4MTL
  W
  October 25game 11/801
  His night
  .950SV%
  19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .950
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  MTL4–4CHI
  October 27game 12/80
  His night
  .892SV%
  33SV37SA4GA60:00TOI
  .892
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  BOS4–3MTL
  L
  October 30game 13/80
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .800
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- November 1976
- The game
  BUF2–3MTL
  W
  November 1game 14/80
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .917
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  MTL5–2MNS
  W
  November 3game 15/801
  His night
  .905SV%
  19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .905
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  CHI3–11MTL
  W
  November 6game 16/80
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .842
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  MTL8–1STL
  W
  November 9game 17/80
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .958
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- The game
  MTL2–2AFM
  November 10game 18/80
  His night
  .953SV%
  41SV43SA2GA60:00TOI
  .953
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- The game
  CLR3–3MTL
  November 13game 19/80
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA60:00TOI
  .906
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- The game
  STL2–4MTL
  W
  November 15game 20/80
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .920
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- Checkpoint
  November 15
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8018 of 20 started
  13
  wins
  NHL#1
  .923
  SV%
  NHL#4
  2.2
  GAA
  NHL#3
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#2
  MTL
  14-3-0W-L-OT31Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL0–1TOR
  L
  November 17game 21/802
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA59:35TOIL
  .967
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- The game
  TOR5–9MTL
  W
  November 21game 23/802
  His night
  .800SV%
  20SV25SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .800
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  MTL5–1NYI
  W
  November 23game 24/801
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
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  MTL8–1CLE
  W
  November 24game 25/80
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .957
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- December 1976
- The game
  LAK3–3MTL
  December 2game 27/801
  His night
  .850SV%
  17SV20SA3GA60:00TOI
  .850
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- The game
  CLE0–1MTL
  W
  December 6game 29/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  MTL4–3CHI
  W
  December 8game 30/80
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .885
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  MTL2–5NYR
  L
  December 12game 32/80
  His night
  .872SV%
  34SV39SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .872
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  CLE2–4MTL
  W
  December 27game 36/80
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .895
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- The game
  MTL3–3PIT
  December 29game 37/80
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  6SV6SA0GA15:11TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  MNS5–5MTL
  December 30game 38/801
  His night
  .722SV%
  13SV18SA5GA60:00TOI
  .722
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Year 1977
49 years ago
- The game
  AFM0–7MTL
  W
  January 2game 39/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  PHI4–6MTL
  W
  January 3game 40/80
  His night
  .852SV%
  23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .852
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- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8030 of 40 started
  21
  wins
  NHL#2
  .915
  SV%
  NHL#3
  2.3
  GAA
  NHL#2
  4
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  MTL
  29-5-0W-L-OT64Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL9–2BUF
  W
  January 6game 41/80
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  WSH2–7MTL
  W
  January 8game 42/80
  His night
  .909SV%
  20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  MTL6–0CLR
  W
  January 11game 43/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  MTL2–7STL
  L
  January 12game 44/80
  His night
  .667SV%
  8SV12SA4GA20:00TOIL
  .667
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  MTL3–0WSH
  W
  January 18game 47/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  MTL6–2PHI
  W
  January 20game 48/80
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- The game
  WSH2–5MTL
  W
  January 22game 49/80
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  NYI1–2MTL
  W
  January 30game 52/801
  His night
  .947SV%
  18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- February 1977
- The game
  MTL7–3CLE
  W
  February 1game 53/802
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .885
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- The game
  MTL6–4VAN
  W
  February 3game 54/80
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .800
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- The game
  VAN0–6MTL
  W
  February 9game 56/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BOS3–8MTL
  W
  February 12game 57/80
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- The game
  MTL4–4PIT
  February 16game 59/80
  His night
  .897SV%
  35SV39SA4GA60:00TOI
  .897
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- The game
  PHI2–5MTL
  W
  February 19game 60/80
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- Checkpoint
  February 19
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8044 of 60 started
  33
  wins
  NHL#1
  .915
  SV%
  NHL#2
  2.2
  GAA
  NHL#1
  7
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  MTL
  43-7-0W-L-OT96Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2AFM
  W
  February 23game 62/80
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- The game
  MTL8–1NYR
  W
  February 27game 64/80
  His night
  .968SV%
  30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .968
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- March 1977
- The game
  MTL5–4NYI
  W
  March 1game 65/801
  His night
  .900SV%
  36SV40SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  MTL1–4BUF
  L
  March 6game 68/80
  His night
  .882SV%
  30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .882
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- The game
  MTL2–2TOR
  March 9game 69/802
  His night
  .946SV%
  35SV37SA2GA60:00TOI
  .946
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- The game
  LAK0–3MTL
  W
  March 14game 72/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  MTL5–2MNS
  W
  March 16game 73/801
  His night
  .882SV%
  15SV17SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .882
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- The game
  STL1–6MTL
  W
  March 24game 75/80
  His night
  .952SV%
  20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .952
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- The game
  DET0–4MTL
  W
  March 26game 76/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  TOR3–3MTL
  March 30game 78/802
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOI
  .875
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- April 1977
- The game
  WSH0–11MTL
  W
  April 2game 79/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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The season in numbers
April 2
Ken Dryden closes the 1976-1977 season with 41 wins
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Wins
41
Games
56of 80
70%
Shutouts
10
SV%
.920
GAA
2.14
Starts
55
Events
10
career best in shutouts
250
NHL games
8 i rad
straight wins
9 days later
Playoffs
April 11
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 11
Montréal Canadiens meet St. Louis Blues
MTLvsSTL
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  STL2–7MTL
  W
  April 11
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA59:54TOIW
  .900
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 2
  STL0–3MTL
  W
  April 13
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  23SV23SA0GA59:53TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  MTL5–1STL
  W
  April 16
  His night
  .973SV%
  36SV37SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .973
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  MTL4–1STL
  W
  April 17
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .960
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 17
Montréal Canadiens knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0
MTL4–0STL
Advance
4Games4Wins.962SV%1.0GAA
6 days later
Semifinal
April 23
Montréal Canadiens meet New York Islanders
MTLvsNYI
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on New York Islanders
Robert Nyström
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- Game 1
  NYI3–4MTL
  W
  April 231
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .842
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
- Game 2
  NYI0–3MTL
  W
  April 261
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  19SV19SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
- Game 3
  MTL3–5NYI
  L
  April 281
  His night
  .826SV%
  19SV23SA4GA58:52TOIL
  .826
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
- Game 4
  MTL4–0NYI
  W
  April 301
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  18SV18SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- May 1977
- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
- Game 5
  NYI4–3MTL
  L
  May 31
  His night
  .789SV%
  15SV19SA4GA63:58TOIL
  .789
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
- Game 6
  MTL2–1NYI
  W
  May 51
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
  View the game
Semifinal
May 5
Montréal Canadiens knock New York Islanders out 4–2
MTL4–2NYI
Advance
6Games4Wins.905SV%2.0GAA
2 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 7
Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins
MTLvsBOS
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  BOS3–7MTL
  W
  May 7
  His night
  .850SV%
  17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .850
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  BOS0–3MTL
  W
  May 10
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  MTL4–2BOS
  W
  May 12
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .920
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  MTL2–1BOS
  W
  May 14
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA64:32TOIW
  .962
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May 14
Stanley Cup Champions
Montréal Canadiens
beat Boston Bruins 4–0 in the final
4Games4Wins.935SV%1.5GAA
The run in numbers
May 14
Ken Dryden ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 12 wins
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Wins
12
Games
14
Shutouts
4
SV%
.932
GAA
1.56
Starts
14
Events
50
playoff wins
5
playoff shutouts
STL4–0→NYI4–2→BOS4–0
Honour
1976-1977
Ken Dryden won Vezina Trophy for 1976-1977
Vezina Trophy
MTLMontréal Canadiens

Ken Dryden plays the 1976-1977 season for Montréal Canadiens

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ken Dryden closes the 1976-1977 season with 41 wins

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet St. Louis Blues

Montréal Canadiens knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0

Montréal Canadiens meet New York Islanders

Montréal Canadiens knock New York Islanders out 4–2

Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

Montréal Canadiens

Ken Dryden ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 12 wins

Ken Dryden won Vezina Trophy for 1976-1977