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Ron Low's 1977-1978 season

Wins
9
NHL#25
Save pct
.886
NHL#26
GAA
3.37
NHL#27
Shutouts
1
NHL#16
Games
32
40%
40% of 80

Goaltender Ron Low was 27 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 32 games and won 9 of them, at .886. In the playoffs he played 4 games and won 1.

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

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ron Low plays the 1977-1978 season for Detroit Red Wings

    DETDetroit Red Wings

    Ron was 27 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET2–4LAK
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–3PIT
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      18SV21SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .857
      View the game
    • November 1977
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–1DET
      game 12/80
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOI
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–10DET
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–4DET
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 806 of 20 started
      4
      wins
      .926
      SV%
      1.8
      GAA
      DET
      9-8-0W-L-OT21Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–6PIT
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      .806SV%
      25SV31SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .806
      View the game
    • December 1977
    • The game
      CHI2–1DET
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA58:55TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–5DET
      game 27/80
      His night
      .808SV%
      21SV26SA5GA60:00TOI
      .808
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2STL
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–6NYR
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .786
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–5DET
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      38SV40SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3BUF
      game 33/80
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOI
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–0DET
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      .750SV%
      21SV28SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–6DET
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      .857SV%
      6SV7SA1GA10:47TOI
      .857
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8015 of 40 started
      6
      wins
      .883
      SV%
      3.2
      GAA
      DET
      15-19-0W-L-OT36Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–6CHI
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      .920SV%in relief
      23SV25SA2GA40:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3DET
      game 45/80
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      7SV7SA0GA24:32TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–3DET
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      .789SV%
      15SV19SA4GA59:21TOIL
      .789
      View the game
    • February 1978
    • The game
      CLE3–4DET
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:56TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–8NYI
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      .742SV%
      23SV31SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .742
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4PHI
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2AFM
      game 58/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      38SV40SA2GA60:00TOI
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–9MTL
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      36SV45SA9GA60:00TOIL
      .800
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8021 of 60 started
      7
      wins
      .873
      SV%
      3.6
      GAA
      DET
      23-28-0W-L-OT55Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      DET3–1MNS
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2DET
      game 64/80
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOI
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3LAK
      game 67/801
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOI
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–6CLR
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      .829SV%
      29SV35SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .829
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2PIT
      game 71/801
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOI
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–7DET
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • April 1978
    • The game
      DET0–2CHI
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA59:55TOIL
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–5CLE
      game 77/801
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOI
      .839
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–5MTL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      .881SV%
      37SV42SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .881
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Ron Low closes the 1977-1978 season with 9 wins

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Wins
    9
    Games
    32of 80
    40%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .886
    GAA
    3.37
    Starts
    30
    Events
    50
    career wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Atlanta Flames

    DETvsAFM
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET5–3AFM
      W
      1
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    DET2–0AFM
    Advance
    1Games1Wins.897SV%3.0GAA
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Detroit Red Wings meet Montréal Canadiens

    DETvsMTL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET2–6MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      .833SV%
      30SV36SA6GA59:57TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      MTL4–2DET
      L
      1
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA59:52TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      DET2–4MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      .909SV%
      40SV44SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

    DET1–4MTL
    Eliminated
    3Games0Wins.875SV%4.7GAA
    The run in numbers

    Ron Low ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 1 wins

    DETDetroit Red Wings
    Wins
    1
    Games
    4
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .879
    GAA
    4.25
    Starts
    4
    Events
    1
    First playoff win
    AFM2–0→MTL1–4