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Mario Lessard's 1978-1979 season

Wins
23
NHL#8
Save pct
.892
NHL#13
GAA
3.11
NHL#12
Shutouts
4
NHL#2
Games
49
61%
61% of 80

Goaltender Mario Lessard was 24 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings. He played 49 games and won 23 of them, at .892. In the playoffs he played 2 games and won 0.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Mario Lessard's season starts in game 7 of 80

    Los Angeles Kings have played 6 games6 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Mario Lessard makes his NHL debut

    BUFBuffalo Sabres0–6LAKLos Angeles Kings

    Mario was 24 years old · The Forum, USA

    First NHL shutoutFirst NHL win
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    • The game
      BUF0–6LAK
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      18SV18SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    Milestone

    Mario Lessard records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · October 26

    Milestone

    Mario Lessard records his first NHL win

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · October 26

    • The game
      WSH1–5LAK
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
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    • November 1978
    • The game
      TOR4–2LAK
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA58:59TOIL
      .867
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    • The game
      PHI5–3LAK
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      .872SV%
      34SV39SA5GA58:50TOIL
      .872
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    • The game
      CHI3–4LAK
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 18/802
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOI
      .880
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 806 of 20 started
      3
      wins
      .904
      SV%
      2.7
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      LAK
      10-9-0W-L-OT21Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI5–5LAK
      game 21/801
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA60:00TOI
      .868
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    • December 1978
    • The game
      LAK3–3BUF
      game 25/80
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOI
      .885
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    • The game
      AFM1–5LAK
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
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    • The game
      MTL5–2LAK
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .800
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    • The game
      LAK2–2CLR
      game 30/80
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOI
      .926
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    • The game
      PIT4–1LAK
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .892
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    • The game
      LAK2–5PIT
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      8SV8SA0GA20:00TOI
      in relief
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    • The game
      LAK3–3MTL
      game 34/80
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOI
      .903
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    • The game
      VAN0–4LAK
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      13SV13SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    • The game
      CLR3–5LAK
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .850
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    • The game
      LAK3–8WSH
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      .813SV%
      26SV32SA6GA40:00TOIL
      .813
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    • The game
      LAK5–4MTL
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .867
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    • The game
      LAK4–3PIT
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      .935SV%
      43SV46SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .935
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8018 of 40 started
      8
      wins
      NHL#16
      .895
      SV%
      NHL#8
      3.1
      GAA
      NHL#8
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#4
      LAK
      17-17-0W-L-OT40Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK0–3CHI
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .893
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    • The game
      LAK7–3DET
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
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    • The game
      MTL7–3LAK
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      .841SV%
      37SV44SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .841
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    • The game
      PIT1–4LAK
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
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    • The game
      DET6–6LAK
      game 48/802
      His night
      .769SV%
      20SV26SA6GA60:00TOI
      .769
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    • The game
      LAK3–5PIT
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .857
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    • The game
      LAK3–5WSH
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA59:46TOIL
      .871
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    • February 1979
    • The game
      NYR2–4LAK
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
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    • The game
      LAK4–1CLR
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
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    • The game
      LAK3–2DET
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      LAK2–2MTL
      game 56/80
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOI
      .917
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    • The game
      LAK2–5TOR
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:38TOIL
      .846
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    • The game
      BOS1–3LAK
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
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    • The game
      PHI4–3LAK
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .840
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8032 of 60 started
      14
      wins
      NHL#12
      .894
      SV%
      NHL#9
      3.1
      GAA
      NHL#11
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#5
      LAK
      25-27-0W-L-OT58Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN0–2LAK
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    • The game
      WSH3–3LAK
      game 62/802
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA60:00TOI
      .857
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    • March 1979
    • The game
      CHI5–8LAK
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .857
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    • The game
      LAK3–2VAN
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
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    • The game
      LAK4–0PIT
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    • The game
      LAK4–6BUF
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      .864SV%
      38SV44SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .864
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    • The game
      LAK4–9TOR
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      .750SV%
      21SV28SA7GA40:00TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 69/80
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA60:00TOI
      .842
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    • The game
      MTL1–3LAK
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
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    • The game
      AFM3–4LAK
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .900
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    • The game
      BUF3–2LAK
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA59:36TOIL
      .889
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    • The game
      DET1–8LAK
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      .933SV%
      14SV15SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .933
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    • The game
      LAK3–5AFM
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .808
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    • The game
      LAK5–4DET
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .852
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    • April 1979
    • The game
      CLR4–4LAK
      game 79/80
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOI
      .867
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    • The game
      MNS1–7LAK
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
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    The season in numbers

    Mario Lessard closes the 1978-1979 season with 23 wins

    LAKLos Angeles Kings
    Wins
    23
    Games
    49of 80
    61%
    Shutouts
    4
    SV%
    .892
    GAA
    3.11
    Starts
    48
    Events
    4
    career best in shutouts
    1
    First NHL win
    1
    First NHL shutout
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings meet New York Rangers

    LAKvsNYR
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      LAK1–7NYR
      L
      1
      His night
      .767SV%
      23SV30SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .767
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      NYR2–1LAK
      L
      1
      His night
      .953SV%
      41SV43SA2GA66:11TOIL
      .953
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    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0

    LAK0–2NYR
    Eliminated
    2Games0Wins.877SV%4.3GAA