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Michel Larocque's 1978-1979 season

Vezina Trophy
Wins
22
NHL#10
Save pct
.888
NHL#16
GAA
2.84
NHL#6
Shutouts
3
NHL#6
Games
34
42%
42% of 80

Goaltender Michel Larocque was 26 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 34 games and won 22 of them, at .888. In the playoffs he played 1 game and won 0. He won Vezina Trophy.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Michel Larocque plays the 1978-1979 season for Montréal Canadiens

    MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Michel was 26 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CLR2–5MTL
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–8MTL
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      16SV20SA4GA59:57TOIW
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1MTL
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA59:25TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      MTL4–1DET
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–4MTL
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–8MTL
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA59:59TOIW
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6LAK
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      .727SV%
      16SV22SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .727
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2PIT
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 808 of 20 started
      6
      wins
      NHL#7
      .883
      SV%
      NHL#13
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#7
      MTL
      13-5-0W-L-OT28Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI8–3MTL
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      .742SV%
      23SV31SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .742
      View the game
    • December 1978
    • The game
      MTL4–1BUF
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3MTL
      game 27/80
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOI
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2MNS
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–3CHI
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–3MTL
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA59:57TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3MTL
      game 36/80
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA59:57TOI
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–4MTL
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA59:30TOIL
      .808
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8016 of 40 started
      10
      wins
      NHL#11
      .877
      SV%
      NHL#15
      3.1
      GAA
      NHL#10
      MTL
      27-8-0W-L-OT59Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–3PIT
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA59:10TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM0–6MTL
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      14SV14SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Michel Larocque reaches 100 career wins

    in the game against Atlanta Flames · January 25

    • The game
      MTL7–3PHI
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      MTL8–4WSH
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .826
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–2MTL
      game 54/80
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOI
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2BUF
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–12MTL
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL8–5WSH
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .839
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8024 of 60 started
      16
      wins
      NHL#9
      .889
      SV%
      NHL#12
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#5
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#5
      MTL
      42-10-0W-L-OT92Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • March 1979
    • The game
      DET5–3MTL
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .828
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–3MTL
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      .750SV%in relief
      3SV4SA1GA05:40TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3MTL
      game 67/801
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOI
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4MNS
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–3MTL
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–0NYR
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–4AFM
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5MTL
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5MTL
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      WSH3–10MTL
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Michel Larocque closes the 1978-1979 season with 22 wins

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Wins
    22
    Games
    34of 80
    43%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .888
    GAA
    2.84
    Starts
    33
    Events
    22
    career best in wins
    100
    career wins
    6 i rad
    straight wins
    9 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    MTLvsTOR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    6 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

    MTL4–0TOR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    14 days later
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    MTL4–3BOS
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Rangers

    MTLvsNYR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR4–1MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      9SV9SA0GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Montréal Canadiens

    beat New York Rangers 4–1 in the final

    1Games0Wins1.000SV%0.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Michel Larocque ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 0 wins

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Wins
    0
    Games
    1
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    1.000
    GAA
    0.00
    Starts
    0
    TOR4–0→BOS4–3→NYR4–1
    Honour

    Michel Larocque won Vezina Trophy for 1978-1979

    Vezina Trophy
    MTLMontréal Canadiens