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Rogie Vachon's 1966-1967 season

Wins
11
NHL#7
Save pct
.915
NHL#6
GAA
2.48
NHL#2
Shutouts
1
NHL#8
Games
19
27%
27% of 70

Goaltender Rogie Vachon was 21 years old when the 1966-1967 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 19 games and won 11 of them, at .915. In the playoffs he played 9 games and won 6.

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

1966-1967Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Rogie Vachon's season starts in game 50 of 70

    Montréal Canadiens have played 49 games49 of 70 without him
    NHL debut

    Rogie Vachon makes his NHL debut

    Rogie was 21 years old · Montreal Forum, Canada

    First NHL win
    • The game
      DET2–3MTL
      W
      game 50/70
      His night
      .953SV%
      41SV43SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .953
    Milestone

    Rogie Vachon records his first NHL win

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · February 18

    • The game
      MTL1–3DET
      L
      game 51/70
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:53TOIL
      .923
    • The game
      BOS2–2MTL
      game 53/70
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOI
      .913
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 53 of 703 of 53 started
      1
      wins
      .935
      SV%
      2.0
      GAA
      MTL
      22-23-0W-L-OT52Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–0MTL
      L
      game 54/70
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .839
    • The game
      MTL2–2CHI
      game 55/70
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOI
      .920
    • March 1967
    • The game
      TOR1–1MTL
      game 56/70
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOI
      .969
    • The game
      DET2–6MTL
      W
      game 57/70
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
    • The game
      MTL2–0NYR
      W
      game 58/70
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    Milestone

    Rogie Vachon records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against New York Rangers · March 5

    • The game
      MTL4–6TOR
      L
      game 59/70
      His night
      .818SV%
      27SV33SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .818
    • The game
      MTL2–2NYR
      game 61/70
      His night
      .958SV%in relief
      23SV24SA1GA57:15TOI
      in relief
    • The game
      BOS2–11MTL
      W
      game 62/70
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
    • The game
      NYR2–4MTL
      W
      game 63/70
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .913
    • The game
      MTL4–4CHI
      game 64/70
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOI
      .852
    • The game
      MTL5–3TOR
      W
      game 65/70
      His night
      .927SV%
      38SV41SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .927
    • The game
      DET1–4MTL
      W
      game 66/70
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
    • The game
      MTL6–3BOS
      W
      game 67/70
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .917
    • The game
      TOR3–5MTL
      W
      game 68/70
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
    • April 1967
    • The game
      CHI4–5MTL
      W
      game 69/70
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .862
    • The game
      MTL4–2DET
      W
      game 70/70
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
    The season in numbers

    Rogie Vachon closes the 1966-1967 season with 11 wins

    Wins
    11
    Games
    19of 70
    27%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .915
    GAA
    2.48
    Starts
    18
    Events
    1
    First NHL shutout
    1
    First NHL win
    6 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

    MTLvsNYR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR4–6MTL
      W
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .846
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–3MTL
      W
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      MTL3–2NYR
      W
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA59:57TOIW
      .933
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      MTL2–1NYR
      W
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA66:24TOIW
      .971
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    MTL4–0NYR
    Advance
    4Games4Wins.932SV%1.9GAA
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Toronto Maple Leafs

    MTLvsTOR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR2–6MTL
      W
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR3–0MTL
      L
      His night
      .930SV%
      40SV43SA3GA59:53TOIL
      .930
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      MTL2–3TOR
      L
      His night
      .944SV%
      51SV54SA3GA88:09TOIL
      .944
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL6–2TOR
      W
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      TOR4–1MTL
      L
      His night
      .789SV%
      15SV19SA4GA40:00TOIL
      .789
    Stanley Cup Final

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    MTL2–4TOR
    Eliminated
    5Games2Wins.922SV%2.7GAA
    The run in numbers

    Rogie Vachon ends the 1966-1967 playoffs with 6 wins

    Wins
    6
    Games
    9
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .926
    GAA
    2.38
    Starts
    9
    Events
    1
    First playoff win
    NYR4–0→TOR2–4