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Roland Melanson's 1982-1983 season

William M. Jennings Trophy
Wins
24
NHL#5
Save pct
.909
NHL#2
GAA
2.66
NHL#4
Shutouts
1
NHL#8
Games
44
55%
55% of 80

Goaltender Roland Melanson was 22 years old when the 1982-1983 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 44 games and won 24 of them, at .909. In the playoffs he played 5 games and won 2. He won William M. Jennings Trophy.

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

1982-1983Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Roland Melanson plays the 1982-1983 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Roland was 22 years old when the 1982-1983 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI5–4CGY
      W
      game 2/805
      His night
      .900SV%
      36SV40SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3NYR
      W
      game 4/806
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–4NYI
      W
      game 6/804
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–6NYI
      W
      game 8/804
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4CHI
      L
      game 10/803
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:28TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2NJD
      W
      game 12/803
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • November 1982
    • The game
      PIT3–1NYI
      L
      game 14/804
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–3NYI
      L
      game 16/804
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA59:49TOIL
      .865
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–4NYI
      W
      game 18/805
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3WSH
      L
      game 20/804
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8010 of 20 started
      6
      wins
      NHL#5
      .905
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#3
      NYI
      12-6-0W-L-OT26Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–1NYI
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–7NYR
      L
      game 24/805
      His night
      .846SV%in relief
      11SV13SA2GA28:48TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS8–8NYI
      game 25/804
      His night
      .857SV%in relief
      18SV21SA3GA34:27TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–1BOS
      game 26/804
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOI
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–0NYI
      L
      game 27/806
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA40:00TOIL
      .842
      View the game
    • December 1982
    • The game
      NYI2–4WIN
      L
      game 30/807
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–6NYI
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–7NYI
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2NYR
      W
      game 36/806
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYI
      game 37/804
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOI
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3QUE
      game 38/804
      His night
      .700SV%
      7SV10SA3GA15:00TOI
      .700
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2HFD
      W
      game 40/804
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8020 of 40 started
      10
      wins
      NHL#9
      .898
      SV%
      NHL#3
      3.0
      GAA
      NHL#4
      NYI
      19-14-0W-L-OT45Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI1–2PIT
      L
      game 42/805
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA59:32TOIL
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5NYI
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–6NYI
      W
      game 44/804
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–4NYI
      W
      game 45/807
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2NJD
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–5NYI
      W
      game 47/804
      His night
      .950SV%
      38SV40SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4MTL
      game 49/806
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4LAK
      W
      game 51/806
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .892
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2EDM
      W
      game 53/804
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • February 1983
    • The game
      NYI7–2NJD
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–8NYI
      W
      game 57/805
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–2NYI
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA00:19TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–4QUE
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8032 of 60 started
      19
      wins
      NHL#4
      .906
      SV%
      NHL#2
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#3
      NYI
      31-20-0W-L-OT71Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL0–5NYI
      W
      game 61/805
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Roland Melanson records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · February 19

    • The game
      NYI4–4CHI
      game 63/804
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA60:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–2PHI
      L
      game 65/805
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA59:21TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    • March 1983
    • The game
      TOR1–5NYI
      W
      game 67/806
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–6STL
      L
      game 69/805
      His night
      .818SV%
      27SV33SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–2NYR
      L
      game 72/806
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA59:39TOIL
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–9NYI
      W
      game 74/805
      His night
      .952SV%
      40SV42SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–1PIT
      W
      game 77/806
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • April 1983
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      W
      game 79/806
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .850
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Roland Melanson closes the 1982-1983 season with 24 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    24
    Games
    44of 80
    55%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .909
    GAA
    2.66
    Starts
    41
    Events
    24
    career best in wins
    50
    career wins
    1
    First NHL shutout
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Washington Capitals

    NYIvsWSH
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    View the whole round
    • Game 3
      NYI6–2WSH
      W
      6
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA59:57TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      NYI6–3WSH
      W
      6
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 3–1

    NYI3–1WSH
    Advance
    2Games2Wins.915SV%2.5GAA
    4 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet New York Rangers

    NYIvsNYR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 3
      NYI6–7NYR
      L
      7
      His night
      .895SV%in relief
      17SV19SA2GA36:24TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      7
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA58:30TOIL
      .864
      View the game
    Second round

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYI4–2NYR
    Advance
    2Games0Wins.878SV%3.2GAA
    4 days later
    Conference final

    New York Islanders meet Boston Bruins

    NYIvsBOS
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 5
      NYI1–5BOS
      L
      4
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      12SV12SA0GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    Conference final

    New York Islanders knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    NYI4–2BOS
    Advance
    1Games0Wins1.000SV%0.0GAA
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton Oilers

    NYIvsEDM
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    View the whole round
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Edmonton Oilers 4–0 in the final

    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Roland Melanson ends the 1982-1983 playoffs with 2 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    2
    Games
    5
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .911
    GAA
    2.55
    Starts
    3
    WSH3–1→NYR4–2→BOS4–2→EDM4–0
    Honour

    Roland Melanson won William M. Jennings Trophy for 1982-1983

    William M. Jennings Trophy
    NYINew York Islanders