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Mike Palmateer's 1977-1978 season

Wins
34
NHL#3
Save pct
.911
NHL#7
GAA
2.75
NHL#15
Shutouts
5
NHL#2
Games
63
78%
78% of 80

Goaltender Mike Palmateer was 23 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 63 games and won 34 of them, at .911. In the playoffs he played 13 games and won 6.

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

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Palmateer plays the 1977-1978 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    TORToronto Maple Leafs

    Mike was 23 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 1/801
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOI
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2TOR
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA59:40TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–5TOR
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .886
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–6TOR
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–3PHI
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2TOR
      game 6/802
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOI
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–7TOR
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • November 1977
    • The game
      TOR2–4LAK
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA59:16TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–2CLR
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      .951SV%
      39SV41SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .951
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–0AFM
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      34SV34SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–5MTL
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      .750SV%
      15SV20SA5GA59:30TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5TOR
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–1BUF
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–1TOR
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–2STL
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      .956SV%
      43SV45SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .956
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–4TOR
      game 18/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOI
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE2–3TOR
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 started
      10
      wins
      NHL#3
      .915
      SV%
      NHL#5
      2.7
      GAA
      NHL#11
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#8
      TOR
      12-5-0W-L-OT27Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • December 1977
    • The game
      DET2–4TOR
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3BOS
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6TOR
      W
      game 23/804
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–2CLR
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–0LAK
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3TOR
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–7TOR
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      .975SV%
      39SV40SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .975
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–4TOR
      game 29/802
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOI
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2TOR
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA59:44TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–2PIT
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–4TOR
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA59:06TOIL
      .868
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–4CHI
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–0CLE
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–5TOR
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–2DET
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA58:49TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–6TOR
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–2TOR
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:17TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8035 of 40 started
      21
      wins
      NHL#2
      .916
      SV%
      NHL#3
      2.5
      GAA
      NHL#6
      4
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      TOR
      24-12-0W-L-OT52Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–5CLE
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA59:11TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3TOR
      game 42/801
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOI
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–2STL
      game 43/802
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOI
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR7–5AFM
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .857
      View the game
    • February 1978
    • The game
      BUF2–2TOR
      game 49/801
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOI
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2TOR
      game 50/801
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOI
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3BOS
      game 51/801
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOI
      .921
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–5TOR
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–3TOR
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2TOR
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE3–5TOR
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      .824SV%
      14SV17SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .824
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–3CHI
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4NYI
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8049 of 60 started
      27
      wins
      NHL#3
      .910
      SV%
      NHL#6
      2.7
      GAA
      NHL#7
      4
      shutouts
      NHL#3
      TOR
      33-17-0W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      6th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      PHI2–3TOR
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–4TOR
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .921
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–1NYR
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–1TOR
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA40:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–4MTL
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE2–5TOR
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR7–1PIT
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      .974SV%
      37SV38SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .974
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–2TOR
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      .932SV%
      41SV44SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .932
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–6BOS
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      .813SV%
      26SV32SA6GA59:04TOIL
      .813
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–2TOR
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      .778SV%
      21SV27SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–3TOR
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • April 1978
    • The game
      BUF2–3TOR
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .949
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–3TOR
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      .872SV%
      41SV47SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .872
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–1TOR
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA59:41TOIL
      .944
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mike Palmateer closes the 1977-1978 season with 34 wins

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Wins
    34
    Games
    63of 80
    79%
    Shutouts
    5
    SV%
    .911
    GAA
    2.75
    Starts
    63
    Events
    34
    career best in wins
    5
    career best in shutouts
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career wins
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Los Angeles Kings

    TORvsLAK
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      LAK3–7TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      TOR4–0LAK
      W
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0

    TOR2–0LAK
    Advance
    2Games2Wins.936SV%1.5GAA
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet New York Islanders

    TORvsNYI
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR1–4NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .852
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR2–3NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA62:50TOIL
      .925
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      NYI0–2TOR
      W
      3
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      19SV19SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      NYI1–3TOR
      W
      3
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare2–2withNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      TOR1–2NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      .950SV%
      38SV40SA2GA68:02TOIL
      .950
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      NYI2–5TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare3–3withNew York Islanders
    • Game 7
      TOR2–1NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA64:13TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock New York Islanders out 4–3

    TOR4–3NYI
    Advance
    7Games4Wins.940SV%1.8GAA
    3 days later
    Semifinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Montréal Canadiens

    TORvsMTL
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR3–5MTL
      L
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .861
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR2–3MTL
      L
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA59:44TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      MTL6–1TOR
      L
      His night
      .846SV%
      33SV39SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      MTL2–0TOR
      L
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA58:11TOIL
      .931
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

    TOR0–4MTL
    Eliminated
    4Games0Wins.877SV%4.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Mike Palmateer ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 6 wins

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Wins
    6
    Games
    13
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .919
    GAA
    2.42
    Starts
    13
    Events
    1
    First playoff shutout
    LAK2–0→NYI4–3→MTL0–4