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Roger Crozier's 1974-1975 season

Wins
17
NHL#13
Save pct
.904
NHL#12
GAA
2.62
NHL#6
Shutouts
3
NHL#8
Games
23
28%
28% of 80

Goaltender Roger Crozier was 32 years old when the 1974-1975 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 23 games and won 17 of them, at .904. In the playoffs he played 5 games and won 3.

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

1974-1975Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Roger Crozier plays the 1974-1975 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Roger was 32 years old when the 1974-1975 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Roger Crozier's season starts in game 11 of 80

    Buffalo Sabres have played 10 games10 of 80 without him
    • The game
      BUF4–3NYR
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–1KCS
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–5BUF
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM0–4BUF
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 804 of 20 started
      4
      wins
      .933
      SV%
      1.8
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      BUF
      14-4-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–6BUF
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .886
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5BUF
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • December 1974
    • The game
      BUF5–3WSH
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–3BUF
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      .737SV%
      14SV19SA5GA59:30TOIL
      .737
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–9NYR
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA40:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 809 of 40 started
      7
      wins
      .886
      SV%
      3.1
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      BUF
      25-9-0W-L-OT56Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–0CGS
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Roger Crozier reaches 25 career shutouts

    in the game against California Golden Seals · January 15

    • The game
      BUF4–2VAN
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA40:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–5BUF
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6BUF
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      .930SV%
      40SV43SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .930
      View the game
    • February 1975
    • The game
      KCS1–8BUF
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      .941SV%
      16SV17SA1GA20:00TOI
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4BUF
      game 54/80
      His night
      .786SV%
      11SV14SA3GA40:00TOI
      .786
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF9–4WSH
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .826
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8017 of 60 started
      13
      wins
      .901
      SV%
      2.7
      GAA
      2
      shutouts
      BUF
      37-11-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK0–5BUF
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • March 1975
    • The game
      NYI3–3BUF
      game 64/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–3NYR
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–8BUF
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA40:00TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–2CGS
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .905
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2KCS
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Roger Crozier closes the 1974-1975 season with 17 wins

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Wins
    17
    Games
    23of 80
    29%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .904
    GAA
    2.62
    Starts
    23
    Events
    25
    career shutouts
    7 i rad
    straight wins
    22 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Chicago Blackhawks

    BUFvsCHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    9 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1

    BUF4–1CHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Semifinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

    BUFvsMTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL5–6BUF
      W
      His night
      .857SV%in relief
      24SV28SA4GA63:46TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • May 1975
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BUF0–7MTL
      L
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA50:20TOIL
      .839
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    BUF4–2MTL
    Advance
    3Games2Wins.872SV%3.8GAA
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Buffalo Sabres play the Stanley Cup Final against Philadelphia Flyers

    BUFvsPHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 3
      PHI4–5BUF
      W
      His night
      .963SV%in relief
      26SV27SA1GA58:29TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      PHI2–0BUF
      L
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA58:53TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4PHI
    Eliminated
    2Games1Wins.948SV%1.5GAA
    The run in numbers

    Roger Crozier ends the 1974-1975 playoffs with 3 wins

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Wins
    3
    Games
    5
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .903
    GAA
    2.88
    Starts
    3
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    CHI4–1→MTL4–2→PHI2–4