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Pete Peeters's 1979-1980 season

Wins
29
NHL#3
Save pct
.898
NHL#13
GAA
2.73
NHL#8
Shutouts
1
NHL#19
Games
40
50%
50% of 80

Goaltender Pete Peeters was 22 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 40 games and won 29 of them, at .898. In the playoffs he played 13 games and won 8.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Pete Peeters plays the 1979-1980 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

    Pete was 22 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR3–4PHI
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–6PHI
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5PHI
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA59:59TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      STL1–3PHI
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      .976SV%
      40SV41SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .976
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–2NYI
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3STL
      game 16/80
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA60:00TOI
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4LAK
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .826
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2EDM
      game 19/80
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOI
      .933
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 809 of 20 started
      7
      wins
      NHL#7
      .912
      SV%
      NHL#2
      2.2
      GAA
      NHL#1
      PHI
      16-1-0W-L-OT35Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS4–6PHI
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .867
      View the game
    • December 1979
    • The game
      DET4–4PHI
      game 23/801
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOI
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–9PHI
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–6PHI
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3PHI
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–1PHI
      game 30/80
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOI
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–4PHI
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–3WIN
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2BUF
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA53:15TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–5PHI
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8019 of 40 started
      15
      wins
      NHL#3
      .896
      SV%
      NHL#7
      2.6
      GAA
      NHL#3
      PHI
      27-3-0W-L-OT64Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL1–1PHI
      game 41/80
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOI
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–5PHI
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1STL
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–4WIN
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–3EDM
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .925
      View the game
    • February 1980
    • The game
      PHI4–0PIT
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Pete Peeters records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · February 2

    • The game
      PHI6–5DET
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .844
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–5PHI
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–8CLR
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      .720SV%
      18SV25SA7GA58:36TOIL
      .720
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–1LAK
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8029 of 60 started
      23
      wins
      NHL#4
      .905
      SV%
      NHL#3
      2.6
      GAA
      NHL#1
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#10
      PHI
      41-5-0W-L-OT96Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • March 1980
    • The game
      MTL5–1PHI
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4PHI
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–2MNS
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3PIT
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4AFM
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA58:37TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–0PHI
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–7BOS
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      .696SV%
      16SV23SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .696
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–5PHI
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      WSH2–4PHI
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR8–3PHI
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      .571SV%in relief
      4SV7SA3GA40:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Pete Peeters closes the 1979-1980 season with 29 wins

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Wins
    29
    Games
    40of 80
    50%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .898
    GAA
    2.73
    Starts
    39
    Events
    1
    First NHL shutout
    7 i rad
    straight wins
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Edmonton Oilers

    PHIvsEDM
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM3–4PHI
      W
      His night
      .824SV%
      14SV17SA3GA68:08TOIW
      .824
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM1–5PHI
      W
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA59:47TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Edmonton Oilers out 3–0

    PHI3–0EDM
    Advance
    2Games2Wins.902SV%1.9GAA
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Rangers

    PHIvsNYR
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR1–2PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA59:52TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–4PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      PHI3–0NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      PHI2–4NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA58:41TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR1–3PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    PHI4–1NYR
    Advance
    5Games4Wins.951SV%1.4GAA
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Minnesota North Stars

    PHIvsMNS
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS6–5PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      .833SV%
      30SV36SA6GA59:11TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1

    PHI4–1MNS
    Advance
    1Games0Wins.833SV%6.1GAA
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Philadelphia Flyers play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Islanders

    PHIvsNYI
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI4–3PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA64:07TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      NYI3–8PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      PHI2–5NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      .815SV%
      22SV27SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .815
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      NYI3–6PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .921
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PHI4–5NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA67:11TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–2

    PHI2–4NYI
    Eliminated
    5Games2Wins.873SV%3.9GAA
    The run in numbers

    Pete Peeters ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 8 wins

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Wins
    8
    Games
    13
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .902
    GAA
    2.79
    Starts
    13
    Events
    1
    First playoff shutout
    1
    First playoff win
    EDM3–0→NYR4–1→MNS4–1→NYI2–4