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Rick St. Croix's 1980-1981 season

Wins
13
NHL#24
Save pct
.913
NHL#4
GAA
2.50
NHL#5
Shutouts
2
NHL#3
Games
27
33%
33% of 80

Goaltender Rick St. Croix was 25 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 27 games and won 13 of them, at .913. In the playoffs he played 9 games and won 4.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick St. Croix plays the 1980-1981 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

    Rick was 25 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Rick St. Croix's season starts in game 9 of 80

    Philadelphia Flyers have played 8 games8 of 80 without him
    • The game
      HFD1–6PHI
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      PHI3–3QUE
      game 12/80
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOI
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–8PHI
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–1NYR
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 804 of 20 started
      3
      wins
      .944
      SV%
      1.5
      GAA
      PHI
      14-4-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI4–2LAK
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      PHI2–4DET
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      .824SV%
      14SV17SA3GA59:52TOIL
      .824
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–5PHI
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR0–2PHI
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Rick St. Croix records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Colorado Rockies · December 18

    • The game
      PHI1–2CGY
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4WIN
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA58:48TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8010 of 40 started
      6
      wins
      .920
      SV%
      2.1
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      PHI
      25-10-0W-L-OT55Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI4–4TOR
      game 42/801
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4BUF
      game 50/80
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOI
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–2STL
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      BUF4–0PHI
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      .500SV%in relief
      1SV2SA1GA07:14TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5QUE
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA58:11TOIL
      .861
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1DET
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4PHI
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8016 of 60 started
      9
      wins
      .914
      SV%
      2.4
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      PHI
      33-17-0W-L-OT76Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–1LAK
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–6VAN
      L
      game 62/804
      His night
      .813SV%
      26SV32SA6GA59:33TOIL
      .813
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2MNS
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      .951SV%
      39SV41SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .951
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      EDM5–3PHI
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA59:27TOIL
      .886
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYI
      game 70/804
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOI
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–5CHI
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      .815SV%
      22SV27SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .815
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–6PHI
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–1HFD
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–0NYR
      game 78/804
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      36SV36SA0GA60:00TOI
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      BUF2–2PHI
      game 79/801
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOI
      .895
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Rick St. Croix closes the 1980-1981 season with 13 wins

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Wins
    13
    Games
    27of 80
    34%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .913
    GAA
    2.50
    Starts
    26
    Events
    13
    career best in wins
    2
    career best in shutouts
    1
    First NHL shutout
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Quebec Nordiques

    PHIvsQUE
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      QUE4–6PHI
      W
      1
      His night
      .800SV%
      16SV20SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .800
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      PHI0–2QUE
      L
      1
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 4
      PHI3–4QUE
      L
      1
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA60:37TOIL
      .826
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Quebec Nordiques out 3–2

    PHI3–2QUE
    Advance
    3Games1Wins.865SV%3.3GAA
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Calgary Flames

    PHIvsCGY
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CGY0–4PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      35SV35SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      PHI1–2CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA59:34TOIL
      .920
      View the game
    • Calgary Flameslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI4–5CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA59:40TOIL
      .821
      View the game
    • Calgary Flameslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      CGY4–9PHI
      W
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .852
      View the game
    • Calgary Flameslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PHI3–2CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare3–3withCalgary Flames
    • Game 7
      CGY4–1PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA57:35TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Calgary Flames knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3

    PHI3–4CGY
    Eliminated
    6Games3Wins.903SV%2.9GAA
    The run in numbers

    Rick St. Croix ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 4 wins

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Wins
    4
    Games
    9
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .892
    GAA
    3.01
    Starts
    9
    Events
    1
    First playoff shutout
    1
    First playoff win
    QUE3–2→CGY3–4