Regular season and playoffsMTL

Ken Dryden's 1977-1978 season

Vezina Trophy

Wins

NHL#2

Save pct

.922

NHL#3

GAA

2.05

NHL#3

Shutouts

NHL#2

Games

65% of 80

Goaltender Ken Dryden was 30 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 52 games and won 37 of them, at .922. In the playoffs he played 15 games and won 12. He won Vezina Trophy.

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

1977-1978Playoffs

Year 1977
49 years ago
Season opener
October 12
Ken Dryden plays the 1977-1978 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Ken was 30 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  MNS3–7MTL
  W
  October 12game 1/803
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .842
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- The game
  MTL2–0BOS
  W
  October 16game 3/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  MTL5–3WSH
  W
  October 19game 4/80
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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  MTL6–2NYR
  W
  October 23game 6/80
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .920
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- The game
  MTL2–2TOR
  October 26game 8/802
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOI
  .929
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- The game
  LAK5–3MTL
  L
  October 29game 9/80
  His night
  .846SV%
  22SV26SA4GA59:33TOIL
  .846
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- November 1977
- The game
  BOS2–5MTL
  W
  November 5game 12/80
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .913
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  MTL5–1NYI
  W
  November 10game 14/802
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .955
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  TOR0–5MTL
  W
  November 12game 15/801
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  MTL3–2CHI
  W
  November 13game 16/80
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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  MTL4–1CLR
  W
  November 16game 17/80
  His night
  .947SV%
  18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .947
  View the game
Milestone
Ken Dryden reaches 200 career wins
in the game against Colorado Rockies · November 16
- The game
  MTL1–2CLE
  L
  November 23game 19/80
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA59:00TOIL
  .913
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  BUF1–4MTL
  W
  November 24game 20/80
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .955
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8013 of 20 started
  10
  wins
  NHL#2
  .927
  SV%
  NHL#3
  1.8
  GAA
  NHL#1
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  MTL
  13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET1–3MTL
  W
  November 26game 21/80
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
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  PIT1–9MTL
  W
  November 29game 22/80
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
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- December 1977
- The game
  MTL1–3BUF
  L
  December 1game 23/80
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .900
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- The game
  AFM2–2MTL
  December 5game 25/80
  His night
  .909SV%
  20SV22SA2GA60:00TOI
  .909
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- The game
  VAN2–7MTL
  W
  December 10game 27/80
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  MTL2–3MNS
  L
  December 14game 29/802
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA59:01TOIL
  .906
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- The game
  MTL3–5PIT
  L
  December 17game 30/80
  His night
  .853SV%
  29SV34SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .853
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  MTL2–0PHI
  W
  December 18game 31/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  MTL3–2TOR
  W
  December 21game 32/801
  His night
  .947SV%
  36SV38SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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  NYI5–7MTL
  W
  December 23game 33/802
  His night
  .815SV%
  22SV27SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .815
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  MTL4–2NYI
  W
  December 31game 36/802
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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Year 1978
48 years ago
- The game
  MTL2–0STL
  W
  January 3game 37/801
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  PHI3–3MTL
  January 9game 39/80
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA60:00TOI
  .870
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- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8026 of 40 started
  18
  wins
  NHL#3
  .923
  SV%
  NHL#1
  2.0
  GAA
  NHL#1
  4
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  MTL
  28-7-0W-L-OT61Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL6–1DET
  W
  January 12game 41/80
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
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- The game
  BOS3–5MTL
  W
  January 14game 42/80
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .897
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- The game
  MTL1–1PHI
  January 19game 44/80
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOI
  .966
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- The game
  VAN1–8MTL
  W
  January 21game 45/80
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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- The game
  MTL5–2AFM
  W
  January 26game 46/80
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- The game
  MTL5–3CLR
  W
  January 31game 48/80
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .897
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- February 1978
- The game
  MTL4–4VAN
  February 2game 49/80
  His night
  .846SV%
  22SV26SA4GA60:00TOI
  .846
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- The game
  CHI3–3MTL
  February 9game 51/80
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOI
  .875
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- The game
  STL3–7MTL
  W
  February 11game 52/801
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- The game
  MTL5–3NYR
  W
  February 12game 53/80
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .880
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- The game
  MTL6–2STL
  W
  February 15game 54/801
  His night
  .905SV%
  19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .905
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- The game
  MTL8–2WSH
  W
  February 17game 55/80
  His night
  .905SV%
  19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .905
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- The game
  CLR4–9MTL
  W
  February 18game 56/80
  His night
  .667SV%in relief
  6SV9SA3GA40:00TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  BUF2–4MTL
  W
  February 20game 57/80
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  9SV9SA0GA31:28TOIW
  in relief
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- The game
  CLE1–5MTL
  W
  February 23game 58/80
  His night
  .957SV%
  22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .957
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- The game
  NYR6–3MTL
  L
  February 25game 59/801
  His night
  .813SV%
  26SV32SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .813
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- Checkpoint
  February 25
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8040 of 60 started
  29
  wins
  NHL#2
  .916
  SV%
  NHL#1
  2.2
  GAA
  NHL#1
  4
  shutouts
  NHL#3
  MTL
  43-8-0W-L-OT95Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the whole NHL
- March 1978
- The game
  MTL1–2BUF
  L
  March 6game 64/80
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA59:31TOIL
  .939
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- The game
  TOR1–4MTL
  W
  March 9game 66/801
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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- The game
  MTL5–2MNS
  W
  March 13game 68/802
  His night
  .953SV%
  41SV43SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .953
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- The game
  MTL6–2CHI
  W
  March 15game 69/80
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- The game
  MTL5–1VAN
  W
  March 20game 71/80
  His night
  .933SV%
  14SV15SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- The game
  WSH0–5MTL
  W
  March 25game 73/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  MTL2–2BOS
  March 26game 74/80
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOI
  .917
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- April 1978
- The game
  BOS1–7MTL
  W
  April 1game 76/80
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .955
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- The game
  MTL6–3TOR
  W
  April 5game 78/801
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .906
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- The game
  DET1–5MTL
  W
  April 8game 79/801
  His night
  .944SV%
  17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .944
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The season in numbers
April 8
Ken Dryden closes the 1977-1978 season with 37 wins
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Wins
37
Games
52of 80
65%
Shutouts
5
SV%
.922
GAA
2.05
Starts
50
Events
200
career wins
6 i rad
straight wins
9 days later
Playoffs
April 17
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 17
Montréal Canadiens meet Detroit Red Wings
MTLvsDET
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
Thommie Bergman
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- Game 1
  DET2–6MTL
  W
  April 171
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .917
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 2
  DET4–2MTL
  L
  April 191
  His night
  .889SV%
  32SV36SA4GA59:18TOIL
  .889
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- Montréal Canadiensare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
- Game 3
  MTL4–2DET
  W
  April 211
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .895
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 4
  MTL8–0DET
  W
  April 231
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  20SV20SA0GA59:46TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 5
  DET2–4MTL
  W
  April 251
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .913
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Quarterfinal
April 25
Montréal Canadiens knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1
MTL4–1DET
Advance
5Games4Wins.918SV%2.0GAA
7 days later
Semifinal
May 2
Montréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs
MTLvsTOR
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  TOR3–5MTL
  W
  May 2
  His night
  .800SV%
  12SV15SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .800
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 2
  TOR2–3MTL
  W
  May 4
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .913
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 3
  MTL6–1TOR
  W
  May 6
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .958
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 4
  MTL2–0TOR
  W
  May 9
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
Semifinal
May 9
Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0
MTL4–0TOR
Advance
4Games4Wins.929SV%1.5GAA
4 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 13
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
  BOS1–4MTL
  W
  May 13
  His night
  .938SV%
  15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  BOS2–3MTL
  W
  May 16
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA73:09TOIW
  .938
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  MTL0–4BOS
  L
  May 18
  His night
  .889SV%
  32SV36SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .889
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  MTL3–4BOS
  L
  May 21
  His night
  .833SV%
  20SV24SA4GA65:42TOIL
  .833
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- Montréal Canadiensare2–2withBoston Bruins
- Game 5
  BOS1–4MTL
  W
  May 23
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .967
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
- Game 6
  MTL4–1BOS
  W
  May 25
  His night
  .938SV%
  15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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May 25
Stanley Cup Champions
Montréal Canadiens
beat Boston Bruins 4–2 in the final
6Games4Wins.916SV%2.1GAA
The run in numbers
May 25
Ken Dryden ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 12 wins
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Wins
12
Games
15
Shutouts
2
SV%
.920
GAA
1.90
Starts
15
Events
10
playoff shutouts
DET4–1→TOR4–0→BOS4–2
Honour
1977-1978
Ken Dryden won Vezina Trophy for 1977-1978
Vezina Trophy
MTLMontréal Canadiens

Ken Dryden plays the 1977-1978 season for Montréal Canadiens

Ken Dryden reaches 200 career wins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Ken Dryden closes the 1977-1978 season with 37 wins

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet Detroit Red Wings

Montréal Canadiens knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

Montréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs

Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

Montréal Canadiens

Ken Dryden ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 12 wins

Ken Dryden won Vezina Trophy for 1977-1978