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Mario Lessard's 1980-1981 season

Wins
35
NHL#1
Save pct
.893
NHL#14
GAA
3.26
NHL#16
Shutouts
2
NHL#3
Games
64
80%
80% of 80

Goaltender Mario Lessard was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings. He played 64 games and won 35 of them, at .893. In the playoffs he played 4 games and won 1.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mario Lessard plays the 1980-1981 season for Los Angeles Kings

    LAKLos Angeles Kings

    Mario was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET1–8LAK
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–4CGY
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–4LAK
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–4LAK
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      17SV17SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–5LAK
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–4LAK
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      LAK7–3NYI
      W
      game 10/803
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .921
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–3WSH
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–3MTL
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .925
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4LAK
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL8–4LAK
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      .750SV%
      24SV32SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–2VAN
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN2–7LAK
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–2TOR
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8014 of 20 started
      11
      wins
      NHL#2
      .905
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.7
      GAA
      NHL#5
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      LAK
      14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–3QUE
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2LAK
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      .778SV%
      14SV18SA4GA58:47TOIL
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–5LAK
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      HFD2–5LAK
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–3LAK
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5LAK
      W
      game 26/803
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–2LAK
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK7–2MNS
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–1DET
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–5HFD
      game 30/80
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA60:00TOI
      .865
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3LAK
      game 32/80
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOI
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–4LAK
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      .760SV%
      19SV25SA6GA59:10TOIL
      .760
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–3VAN
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–4LAK
      game 36/801
      His night
      .789SV%
      15SV19SA4GA59:50TOI
      .789
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–4MTL
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–7CGY
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      .818SV%in relief
      9SV11SA2GA19:25TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–5LAK
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      .867SV%
      13SV15SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .867
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8030 of 40 started
      20
      wins
      NHL#1
      .894
      SV%
      NHL#7
      2.9
      GAA
      NHL#6
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      LAK
      25-11-0W-L-OT54Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–5LAK
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–6STL
      game 42/801
      His night
      .739SV%
      17SV23SA6GA60:00TOI
      .739
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–4HFD
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      .600SV%in relief
      3SV5SA2GA10:14TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–3WSH
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA58:51TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–5PIT
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      .904SV%
      47SV52SA5GA59:46TOIL
      .904
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–11LAK
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      .902SV%
      37SV41SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .902
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3LAK
      game 49/801
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOI
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–4BOS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK7–5QUE
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .865
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–2LAK
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      .727SV%
      16SV22SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .727
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–4LAK
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      .979SV%
      46SV47SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .979
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      LAK3–2NYR
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–6DET
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      .833SV%
      30SV36SA6GA59:27TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–4LAK
      game 57/801
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOI
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–5CHI
      game 58/80
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA60:00TOI
      .865
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–4LAK
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA59:34TOIL
      .868
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8045 of 60 started
      27
      wins
      NHL#1
      .889
      SV%
      NHL#8
      3.3
      GAA
      NHL#9
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#4
      LAK
      32-19-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–1LAK
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:36TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–5LAK
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–4LAK
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      20SV20SA0GA55:36TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1LAK
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA59:27TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      LAK1–0TOR
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      38SV38SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–6PIT
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      .850SV%
      34SV40SA6GA59:01TOIL
      .850
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–1CLR
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      .976SV%
      41SV42SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .976
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–1WIN
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4LAK
      game 69/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:42TOI
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–10LAK
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1LAK
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA58:29TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–4LAK
      game 72/80
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA60:00TOI
      .826
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–6EDM
      game 73/80
      His night
      .854SV%
      35SV41SA6GA60:00TOI
      .854
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–3MNS
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      .956SV%
      65SV68SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .956
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3LAK
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      LAK4–6STL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      .872SV%
      34SV39SA5GA59:24TOIL
      .872
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR5–5LAK
      game 80/80
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA60:00TOI
      .828
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mario Lessard closes the 1980-1981 season with 35 wins

    LAKLos Angeles Kings
    Wins
    35
    Games
    64of 80
    80%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .893
    GAA
    3.26
    Starts
    61
    Events
    35
    career best in wins
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career wins
    6 i rad
    straight wins
    4 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
      NYR3–1LAK
      L
      3
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA59:09TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      NYR4–5LAK
      W
      3
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .852
      View the game
    • Los Angeles Kingsare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      LAK3–10NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      .733SV%
      22SV30SA8GA40:00TOIL
      .733
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      LAK3–6NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      .875SV%
      42SV48SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1

    LAK1–3NYR
    Eliminated
    4Games1Wins.837SV%5.5GAA