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Roland Melanson's 1981-1982 season

Wins
22
NHL#11
Save pct
.896
NHL#12
GAA
3.24
NHL#15
Shutouts
0
NHL#21
Games
36
45%
45% of 80

Goaltender Roland Melanson was 21 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 36 games and won 22 of them, at .896. In the playoffs he played 3 games and won 0.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Roland Melanson plays the 1981-1982 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Roland was 21 years old when the 1981-1982 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–2CLR
      game 2/805
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOI
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYI
      W
      game 4/808
      His night
      .976SV%
      40SV41SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .976
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK9–6NYI
      L
      game 6/803
      His night
      .791SV%
      34SV43SA9GA60:00TOIL
      .791
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–6NYI
      W
      game 8/805
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–6HFD
      game 10/804
      His night
      .818SV%
      27SV33SA6GA60:00TOI
      .818
      View the game
    • November 1981
    • The game
      NYI5–3WIN
      W
      game 14/806
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
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    • The game
      EDM5–5NYI
      game 16/804
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOI
      .848
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–7QUE
      L
      game 18/804
      His night
      .696SV%
      16SV23SA7GA50:32TOIL
      .696
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 808 of 20 started
      3
      wins
      NHL#23
      .865
      SV%
      NHL#21
      4.7
      GAA
      NHL#27
      NYI
      12-4-0W-L-OT28Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL2–9NYI
      W
      game 22/805
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
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    • The game
      NYI4–5BOS
      L
      game 23/804
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .844
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    • December 1981
    • The game
      NYI2–5WIN
      L
      game 26/806
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA59:33TOIL
      .826
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    • The game
      NYI3–3CGY
      game 28/804
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–4NYI
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–5NYI
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      .974SV%
      38SV39SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .974
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    • The game
      WIN2–5NYI
      W
      game 34/806
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–6NYR
      L
      game 37/804
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYI
      W
      game 39/808
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
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    • The game
      NYI5–4PHI
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .882
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8018 of 40 started
      9
      wins
      NHL#14
      .889
      SV%
      NHL#7
      3.6
      GAA
      NHL#13
      NYI
      24-11-0W-L-OT53Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 43/805
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOI
      .933
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    • The game
      PIT1–6NYI
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
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    • The game
      NYI6–3PIT
      W
      game 48/804
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
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    • February 1982
    • The game
      WSH6–7NYI
      W
      game 50/804
      His night
      .636SV%
      7SV11SA4GA23:03TOI
      .636
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    • The game
      DET2–6NYI
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
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    • The game
      NYI8–2CHI
      W
      game 54/803
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
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    • The game
      NYI9–1HFD
      W
      game 56/803
      His night
      .975SV%
      39SV40SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .975
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    • The game
      NYI7–4PHI
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .857
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    • The game
      NYI3–4PIT
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA59:24TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8027 of 60 started
      15
      wins
      NHL#13
      .896
      SV%
      NHL#4
      3.4
      GAA
      NHL#6
      NYI
      40-14-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI1–5NYI
      W
      game 61/804
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
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    • March 1982
    • The game
      NYI9–5TOR
      W
      game 64/803
      His night
      .773SV%
      17SV22SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .773
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    • The game
      NYI6–4STL
      W
      game 68/804
      His night
      .909SV%
      40SV44SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .909
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    • The game
      NYI0–3LAK
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:50TOIL
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3NYI
      game 72/805
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA59:52TOI
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–8NYI
      W
      game 74/805
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
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    • The game
      HFD4–5NYI
      W
      game 76/803
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .857
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    • The game
      NYI7–3NYR
      W
      game 77/804
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
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    • April 1982
    • The game
      PHI3–6NYI
      W
      game 79/803
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .925
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    The season in numbers

    Roland Melanson closes the 1981-1982 season with 22 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    22
    Games
    36of 80
    45%
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .896
    GAA
    3.24
    Starts
    36
    Events
    4 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    NYIvsPIT
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 4
      NYI2–5PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .828
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–4NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA00:23TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 3–2

    NYI3–2PIT
    Advance
    2Games0Wins.828SV%5.0GAA
    2 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 5
      NYR4–2NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA02:29TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    Second round

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYI4–2NYR
    Advance
    1Games0Wins0.0GAA
    4 days later
    Conference final

    New York Islanders meet Quebec Nordiques

    NYIvsQUE
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
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    7 days later
    Conference final

    New York Islanders knock Quebec Nordiques out 4–0

    NYI4–0QUE
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Vancouver Canucks

    NYIvsVAN
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
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    8 days later
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Vancouver Canucks 4–0 in the final

    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Roland Melanson ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 0 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    0
    Games
    3
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .828
    GAA
    4.77
    Starts
    1
    PIT3–2→NYR4–2→QUE4–0→VAN4–0