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Regular season and playoffsSTL

Mike Liut's 1979-1980 season

Wins
32
NHL#1
Save pct
.895
NHL#17
GAA
3.18
NHL#18
Shutouts
2
NHL#7
Games
64
80%
80% of 80

Goaltender Mike Liut was 23 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 64 games and won 32 of them, at .895. In the playoffs he played 3 games and won 0.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Mike Liut's season starts in game 6 of 80

    St. Louis Blues have played 5 games5 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Mike Liut makes his NHL debut

    Mike was 23 years old · St. Louis Arena, USA

    • The game
      BOS5–5STL
      game 6/80
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      15SV15SA0GA40:00TOI
      in relief
    • The game
      STL2–5MNS
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .828
    • The game
      AFM3–0STL
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:53TOIL
      .880
    • The game
      EDM1–2STL
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .947
    Milestone

    Mike Liut records his first NHL win

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · October 30

    • The game
      LAK1–4STL
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
    • The game
      STL5–3MTL
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
    • The game
      MTL5–2STL
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      35SV40SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .875
    • The game
      STL2–7TOR
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      .816SV%
      31SV38SA7GA40:00TOIL
      .816
    • The game
      PHI3–3STL
      game 18/80
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:00TOI
      .917
    • The game
      NYI3–6STL
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .875
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 809 of 20 started
      4
      wins
      NHL#11
      .890
      SV%
      NHL#9
      3.3
      GAA
      NHL#14
      STL
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR3–4STL
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
    • The game
      QUE2–4STL
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
    • The game
      STL2–3MTL
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA59:20TOIL
      .897
    • December 1979
    • The game
      NYR2–0STL
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .929
    • The game
      WIN4–2STL
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      .714SV%
      10SV14SA4GA12:12TOIL
      .714
    • The game
      STL2–5QUE
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .861
    • The game
      WSH1–5STL
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
    • The game
      PIT3–3STL
      game 30/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOI
      .875
    • The game
      MNS3–1STL
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .850
    • The game
      MTL3–5STL
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
    • The game
      STL5–1AFM
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
    • The game
      AFM7–3STL
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      .774SV%
      24SV31SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .774
    • The game
      CHI3–3STL
      game 35/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
      .889
    • The game
      STL3–2DET
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
    • The game
      HFD0–3STL
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      36SV36SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    Milestone

    Mike Liut records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Hartford Whalers · December 29

    • The game
      VAN2–6STL
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
    • The game
      STL1–3NYI
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .906
    • The game
      LAK3–6STL
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8027 of 40 started
      13
      wins
      NHL#6
      .897
      SV%
      NHL#6
      3.1
      GAA
      NHL#7
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#5
      STL
      15-19-0W-L-OT36Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL7–4BOS
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      .913SV%
      42SV46SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .913
    • The game
      QUE2–8STL
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      .923SV%
      12SV13SA1GA40:00TOIW
      .923
    • The game
      MNS1–2STL
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
    • The game
      STL3–1CLR
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
    • The game
      PHI3–1STL
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .903
    • The game
      CLR4–4STL
      game 48/801
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA60:00TOI
      .818
    • The game
      STL6–6WIN
      game 49/802
      His night
      .806SV%
      25SV31SA6GA60:00TOI
      .806
    • The game
      EDM2–3STL
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
    • The game
      STL4–3PIT
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
    • February 1980
    • The game
      DET3–0STL
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .925
    • The game
      STL4–2DET
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
    • The game
      STL6–3EDM
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
    • The game
      BUF2–3STL
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
    • The game
      STL2–4BUF
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:03TOIL
      .880
    • The game
      STL6–4LAK
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .867
    • The game
      STL5–5EDM
      game 58/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA60:00TOI
      .857
    • The game
      STL3–1VAN
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
    • The game
      NYI3–2STL
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA59:35TOIL
      .889
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8045 of 60 started
      24
      wins
      NHL#2
      .900
      SV%
      NHL#5
      3.0
      GAA
      NHL#7
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#9
      STL
      26-24-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–5STL
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .949
    • The game
      STL0–3HFD
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .900
    • March 1980
    • The game
      HFD6–3STL
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      .842SV%
      32SV38SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .842
    • The game
      PIT1–5STL
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
    • The game
      STL5–7WSH
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      .625SV%
      10SV16SA6GA28:53TOIL
      .625
    • The game
      DET2–2STL
      game 66/802
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA59:34TOI
      .929
    • The game
      STL3–2TOR
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
    • The game
      STL2–6NYI
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      .714SV%
      15SV21SA6GA40:00TOIL
      .714
    • The game
      STL2–5NYR
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .828
    • The game
      BOS3–3STL
      game 71/80
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOI
      .919
    • The game
      WSH2–6STL
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
    • The game
      STL7–5HFD
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .848
    • The game
      STL2–4WSH
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .895
    • The game
      STL1–7BOS
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      .783SV%
      18SV23SA5GA40:00TOIL
      .783
    • The game
      NYR4–3STL
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:05TOIL
      .846
    • April 1980
    • The game
      CHI2–5STL
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
    • The game
      WIN0–6STL
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      17SV17SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      STL5–4CHI
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      .911SV%
      41SV45SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .911
    The season in numbers

    Mike Liut closes the 1979-1980 season with 32 wins

    Wins
    32
    Games
    64of 80
    80%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .895
    GAA
    3.18
    Starts
    63
    Events
    1
    First NHL shutout
    1
    First NHL win
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    St. Louis Blues meet Chicago Blackhawks

    STLvsCHI
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      STL2–3CHI
      L
      His night
      .933SV%
      42SV45SA3GA72:34TOIL
      .933
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL1–5CHI
      L
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .861
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      CHI4–1STL
      L
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .862
    Preliminary round

    Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 3–0

    STL0–3CHI
    Eliminated
    3Games0Wins.891SV%3.7GAA