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Rejean Lemelin's 1980-1981 season

Wins
14
NHL#23
Save pct
.901
NHL#7
GAA
3.24
NHL#14
Shutouts
2
NHL#3
Games
29
36%
36% of 80

Goaltender Rejean Lemelin was 25 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Calgary Flames. He played 29 games and won 14 of them, at .901. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 3.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rejean Lemelin plays the 1980-1981 season for Calgary Flames

    CGYCalgary Flames

    Rejean was 26 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Rejean Lemelin's season starts in game 20 of 80

    Calgary Flames have played 19 games19 of 80 without him
    • The game
      CGY3–3QUE
      game 20/801
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOI
      .880
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 801 of 20 started
      0
      wins
      .880
      SV%
      3.0
      GAA
      CGY
      8-7-0W-L-OT21Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY3–9STL
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      .667SV%in relief
      4SV6SA2GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–1WIN
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      WIN1–3CGY
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4CGY
      game 29/804
      His night
      .923SV%in relief
      24SV26SA2GA40:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3CGY
      game 31/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–2NYI
      game 33/804
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOI
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–2CGY
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–5CGY
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–7CGY
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      .824SV%
      28SV34SA6GA60:00TOIW
      .824
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–8CGY
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .844
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–6CGY
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      40SV40SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8010 of 40 started
      7
      wins
      .911
      SV%
      2.6
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      CGY
      19-13-0W-L-OT46Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Rejean Lemelin records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Washington Capitals · January 8

    • The game
      CGY1–4DET
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA59:45TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–10CGY
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      31SV31SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN2–4CGY
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–5NYI
      L
      game 47/804
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .861
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4CGY
      game 51/801
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA60:00TOI
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3CGY
      game 52/801
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOI
      .903
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      WSH2–5CGY
      W
      game 54/804
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–5CGY
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8018 of 60 started
      11
      wins
      .911
      SV%
      2.7
      GAA
      2
      shutouts
      CGY
      27-21-0W-L-OT66Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • March 1981
    • The game
      CGY0–4BUF
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      .902SV%
      37SV41SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .902
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–4HFD
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .892
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6CGY
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .921
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY6–3DET
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      .930SV%
      40SV43SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .930
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–6PHI
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      .854SV%
      35SV41SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .854
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–4QUE
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA59:50TOIL
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–9TOR
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      .808SV%in relief
      21SV26SA5GA40:00TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–5CGY
      game 78/802
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOI
      .839
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      VAN5–6CGY
      W
      game 80/804
      His night
      .786SV%
      11SV14SA3GA28:59TOI
      .786
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Rejean Lemelin closes the 1980-1981 season with 14 wins

    CGYCalgary Flames
    Wins
    14
    Games
    29of 80
    36%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .901
    GAA
    3.24
    Starts
    26
    Events
    1
    First NHL shutout
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Calgary Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Calgary Flames meet Chicago Blackhawks

    CGYvsCHI
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CHI3–4CGY
      W
      2
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • Calgary Flameslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI2–6CGY
      W
      2
      His night
      .950SV%
      38SV40SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • Calgary Flameslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      CGY5–4CHI
      W
      2
      His night
      .938SV%
      61SV65SA4GA95:17TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Calgary Flames knock Chicago Blackhawks out 3–0

    CGY3–0CHI
    Advance
    3Games3Wins.931SV%2.5GAA
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Calgary Flames meet Philadelphia Flyers

    CGYvsPHI
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CGY0–4PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 6
      PHI3–2CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA59:24TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Calgary Flames knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3

    CGY4–3PHI
    Advance
    2Games0Wins.873SV%3.5GAA
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    Calgary Flames meet Minnesota North Stars

    CGYvsMNS
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    View the whole round
    • Game 4
      CGY4–7MNS
      L
      2
      His night
      .778SV%
      21SV27SA6GA30:51TOIL
      .778
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Calgary Flames out 4–2

    CGY2–4MNS
    Eliminated
    1Games0Wins.778SV%11.7GAA
    The run in numbers

    Rejean Lemelin ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 3 wins

    CGYCalgary Flames
    Wins
    3
    Games
    6
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .896
    GAA
    3.61
    Starts
    6
    Events
    1
    First playoff win
    CHI3–0→PHI4–3→MNS2–4