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Rick Wamsley's 1988-1989 season

Wins
17
NHL#21
Save pct
.881
NHL#29
GAA
2.96
NHL#11
Shutouts
2
NHL#7
Games
35
43%
43% of 80

Goaltender Rick Wamsley was 29 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Calgary Flames. He played 35 games and won 17 of them, at .881. The season ended with Rick Wamsley winning the Stanley Cup with Calgary Flames against Montréal Canadiens.

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

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Wamsley plays the 1988-1989 season for Calgary Flames

    CGYCalgary Flames

    Rick was 29 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGY5–6LAK
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      .739SV%
      17SV23SA6GA64:37TOIL
      .739
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–2CGY
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–4PHI
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA64:23TOIW
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–6PIT
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      1SV1SA0GA03:56TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2CGY
      game 10/803
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA65:00TOI
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–6CGY
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • November 1988
    • The game
      BUF0–9CGY
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–3BUF
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      .750SV%
      9SV12SA3GA59:00TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–1NYI
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 808 of 20 started
      5
      wins
      NHL#12
      .895
      SV%
      NHL#5
      2.4
      GAA
      NHL#1
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      CGY
      13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY5–2HFD
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–3CGY
      game 24/802
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA65:00TOI
      .857
      View the game
    • December 1988
    • The game
      CGY6–3WIN
      W
      game 27/803
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–3CGY
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      .833SV%
      10SV12SA2GA59:58TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–4HFD
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:01TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–2CGY
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–7LAK
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      .750SV%
      9SV12SA3GA29:32TOI
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–4CGY
      game 38/803
      His night
      .778SV%
      14SV18SA4GA43:01TOI
      .778
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8016 of 40 started
      9
      wins
      NHL#15
      .886
      SV%
      NHL#9
      2.6
      GAA
      NHL#1
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#3
      CGY
      26-8-0W-L-OT58Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM2–7CGY
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      .947SV%
      36SV38SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–6EDM
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      .538SV%
      7SV13SA6GA32:35TOIL
      .538
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–3BUF
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:24TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–4QUE
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:16TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–5CGY
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      .571SV%
      4SV7SA3GA10:39TOI
      .571
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–4VAN
      game 52/802
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA65:00TOI
      .882
      View the game
    • February 1989
    • The game
      VAN2–5CGY
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      .955SV%
      42SV44SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–1WSH
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY6–1WIN
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8025 of 60 started
      13
      wins
      NHL#17
      .886
      SV%
      NHL#11
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#3
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#3
      CGY
      41-11-0W-L-OT90Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–3CGY
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA59:13TOIL
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–6CGY
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3CGY
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA64:11TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–4CGY
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .850
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–1WIN
      L
      game 65/803
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA59:55TOIL
      .962
      View the game
    • March 1989
    • The game
      WIN5–9CGY
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .808
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–4NYR
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA59:28TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–4WIN
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA63:45TOIL
      .852
      View the game
    • April 1989
    • The game
      EDM2–4CGY
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      .900SV%in relief
      18SV20SA2GA40:00TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Rick Wamsley closes the 1988-1989 season with 17 wins

    CGYCalgary Flames
    Wins
    17
    Games
    35of 80
    44%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .881
    GAA
    2.96
    Starts
    33
    Events
    2
    career best in shutouts
    10
    career shutouts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Calgary Flames are in the playoffs

    First round

    Calgary Flames meet Vancouver Canucks

    CGYvsVAN
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    View the whole round
    • Game 4
      CGY3–5VAN
      L
      2
      His night
      .800SV%in relief
      8SV10SA2GA20:00TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    First round

    Calgary Flames knock Vancouver Canucks out 4–3

    CGY4–3VAN
    Advance
    1Games0Wins.800SV%6.0GAA
    3 days later
    Second round

    Calgary Flames meet Los Angeles Kings

    CGYvsLAK
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    6 days later
    Second round

    Calgary Flames knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–0

    CGY4–0LAK
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Calgary Flames meet Chicago Blackhawks

    CGYvsCHI
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Calgary Flames knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1

    CGY4–1CHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Calgary Flames play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

    CGYvsMTL
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    11 days later
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Calgary Flames

    beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 in the final

    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Rick Wamsley ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 0 wins

    CGYCalgary Flames
    Wins
    0
    Games
    1
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .800
    GAA
    6.00
    Starts
    0
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    VAN4–3→LAK4–0→CHI4–1→MTL4–2