Regular seasonAFM

Pat Riggin's 1979-1980 season

Wins

NHL#25

Save pct

.894

NHL#18

GAA

3.21

NHL#22

Shutouts

NHL#7

Games

31% of 80

Goaltender Pat Riggin was 20 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames. He played 25 games and won 11 of them, at .894.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1979-1980Playoffs

Year 1979
47 years ago
1979 NHL Draft
August 9
Pat Riggin is drafted 33 overall by Atlanta Flames
AFMAtlanta Flames
Selected
33 overall, round 2
Swedes drafted
5 selected
First Swede off the board
Tomas Jonsson#25
First off the board
1Rob RamageCLR
2Perry TurnbullSTL
3Mike FolignoDET
Swedes from the same draft
Thomas Steen950 GP · 817 P
Mats Näslund651 GP · 634 P
Tomas Jonsson552 GP · 344 P
The full 1979 draft
2 months and 4 days later
NHL debut
October 13
Pat Riggin makes his NHL debut
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2–9AFMAtlanta Flames
Pat was 20 years old · Omni Coliseum, USA
Swedes on the ice: Kent Nilsson.
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- The game
  PHI2–9AFM
  W
  October 13game 3/801
  His night
  .929SV%in relief
  13SV14SA1GA20:00TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  AFM1–5NYI
  L
  October 16game 4/803
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .828
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- November 1979
- The game
  AFM1–5BUF
  L
  November 15game 17/801
  His night
  .833SV%
  25SV30SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .833
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- Checkpoint
  November 15
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 802 of 20 started
  0
  wins
  .849
  SV%
  4.7
  GAA
  AFM
  10-7-0W-L-OT23Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR5–3AFM
  L
  November 27game 23/802
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  4SV4SA0GA19:01TOI
  in relief
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- December 1979
- The game
  LAK6–2AFM
  L
  December 4game 24/801
  His night
  .824SV%
  28SV34SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .824
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- The game
  AFM1–6BUF
  L
  December 5game 25/801
  His night
  .786SV%
  22SV28SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .786
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Year 1980
46 years ago
- The game
  WIN0–2AFM
  W
  January 8game 38/803
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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Milestone
Pat Riggin records his first NHL shutout
in the game against Winnipeg Jets · January 8
Milestone
Pat Riggin records his first NHL win
in the game against Winnipeg Jets · January 8
- The game
  QUE3–4AFM
  W
  January 11game 39/801
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .914
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- Checkpoint
  January 11
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 806 of 40 started
  2
  wins
  .871
  SV%
  3.9
  GAA
  1
  shutouts
  AFM
  16-19-0W-L-OT37Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  AFM5–3VAN
  W
  January 16game 42/803
  His night
  .939SV%
  46SV49SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .939
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- The game
  AFM4–1CLR
  W
  January 17game 43/801
  His night
  .971SV%
  34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
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- The game
  AFM4–2LAK
  W
  January 19game 44/801
  His night
  .833SV%
  5SV6SA1GA08:45TOI
  .833
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- The game
  TOR4–2AFM
  L
  January 22game 46/802
  His night
  .875SV%
  28SV32SA4GA58:21TOIL
  .875
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- The game
  AFM4–3DET
  W
  January 26game 48/802
  His night
  .900SV%
  27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  AFM4–1QUE
  W
  January 30game 50/801
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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- February 1980
- The game
  WSH2–4AFM
  W
  February 1game 51/803
  His night
  .935SV%
  29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .935
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- The game
  HFD3–5AFM
  W
  February 2game 52/801
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  AFM2–2DET
  February 13game 55/803
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA60:00TOI
  .895
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- The game
  AFM2–3CHI
  L
  February 17game 57/801
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA59:28TOIL
  .897
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- The game
  WSH0–3AFM
  W
  February 21game 59/803
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  14SV14SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  HFD6–5AFM
  L
  February 23game 60/801
  His night
  .769SV%
  20SV26SA6GA59:44TOIL
  .769
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- Checkpoint
  February 23
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8018 of 60 started
  9
  wins
  .896
  SV%
  3.1
  GAA
  2
  shutouts
  AFM
  26-24-0W-L-OT62Points
  Playoff spot
  8th in the whole NHL
- March 1980
- The game
  AFM9–3VAN
  W
  March 7game 64/803
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  VAN5–2AFM
  L
  March 10game 66/804
  His night
  .821SV%
  23SV28SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .821
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- The game
  AFM5–1TOR
  W
  March 17game 69/802
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
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- The game
  BOS5–2AFM
  L
  March 22game 72/801
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .828
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- April 1980
- The game
  AFM4–4WSH
  April 5game 80/803
  His night
  .889SV%
  32SV36SA4GA60:00TOI
  .889
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The season in numbers
April 5
Pat Riggin closes the 1979-1980 season with 11 wins
AFMAtlanta Flames
Wins
11
Games
25of 80
31%
Shutouts
2
SV%
.894
GAA
3.21
Starts
23
Events
1
First NHL win
1
First NHL shutout
4 i rad
straight wins
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Atlanta Flames meet New York Rangers
AFMvsNYR
Swedes on Atlanta Flames
Kent Nilsson
Swedes on New York Rangers
Ulf Nilsson
Anders Hedberg
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4 days later
Preliminary round
April 12
New York Rangers knock Atlanta Flames out 3–1
AFM1–3NYR
Eliminated
He did not play in this round

Pat Riggin is drafted 33 overall by Atlanta Flames

Pat Riggin makes his NHL debut

1/4 into the season

Pat Riggin records his first NHL shutout

Pat Riggin records his first NHL win

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Pat Riggin closes the 1979-1980 season with 11 wins

Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

Atlanta Flames meet New York Rangers

New York Rangers knock Atlanta Flames out 3–1