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Terry Sawchuk's 1966-1967 season

Wins
16
NHL#5
Save pct
.917
NHL#5
GAA
2.81
NHL#7
Shutouts
2
NHL#5
Games
28
40%
40% of 70

Goaltender Terry Sawchuk was 36 years old when the 1966-1967 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 28 games and won 16 of them, at .917. The season ended with Terry Sawchuk winning the Stanley Cup with Toronto Maple Leafs against Montréal Canadiens.

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

1966-1967Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Terry Sawchuk plays the 1966-1967 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Terry was 36 years old when the 1966-1967 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET2–3TOR
      W
      game 3/70
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
    • November 1966
    • The game
      MTL2–2TOR
      game 5/70
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOI
      .941
    • The game
      NYR1–3TOR
      W
      game 7/70
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 8/70
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA20:00TOI
      .947
    • The game
      TOR3–2MTL
      W
      game 9/70
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
    • The game
      TOR0–4BOS
      L
      game 10/70
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA40:00TOIL
      .833
    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 11/70
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOI
      .880
    • The game
      MTL1–5TOR
      W
      game 13/70
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
    • The game
      CHI3–6TOR
      W
      game 15/70
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
    • The game
      BOS2–4TOR
      W
      game 16/70
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
    • The game
      MTL2–3TOR
      W
      game 18/70
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 18 of 7011 of 18 started
      7
      wins
      NHL#2
      .931
      SV%
      NHL#1
      2.2
      GAA
      NHL#1
      TOR
      7-4-0W-L-OT21Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • December 1966
    • The game
      DET2–5TOR
      W
      game 19/70
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
    • The game
      TOR8–3BOS
      W
      game 20/70
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      16SV16SA0GA21:09TOIW
      in relief
    • The game
      TOR3–6MTL
      L
      game 21/70
      His night
      .706SV%
      12SV17SA5GA48:01TOIL
      .706
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 35 of 7013 of 35 started
      9
      wins
      .925
      SV%
      2.4
      GAA
      TOR
      16-11-0W-L-OT40Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–2DET
      W
      game 52/70
      His night
      .950SV%
      38SV40SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .950
    • The game
      DET0–4TOR
      W
      game 53/70
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      39SV39SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 53 of 7015 of 53 started
      11
      wins
      .934
      SV%
      2.2
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      TOR
      23-21-0W-L-OT55Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • March 1967
    • The game
      CHI0–3TOR
      W
      game 56/70
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
    • The game
      TOR2–5CHI
      L
      game 57/70
      His night
      .871SV%in relief
      27SV31SA4GA38:30TOIL
      in relief
    • The game
      MTL4–6TOR
      W
      game 58/70
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .852
    • The game
      NYR2–2TOR
      game 59/70
      His night
      .947SV%
      36SV38SA2GA60:00TOI
      .947
    • The game
      TOR0–5CHI
      L
      game 60/70
      His night
      .872SV%
      34SV39SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .872
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      game 61/70
      His night
      .892SV%
      33SV37SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .892
    • The game
      TOR6–5DET
      W
      game 63/70
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .821
    • The game
      TOR5–3BOS
      W
      game 65/70
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
    • The game
      BOS3–4TOR
      W
      game 66/70
      His night
      .929SV%
      39SV42SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .929
    • The game
      TOR3–5MTL
      L
      game 68/70
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA31:34TOIL
      .818
    • April 1967
    • The game
      NYR1–5TOR
      W
      game 69/70
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA00:22TOI
      in relief
    • The game
      TOR5–2BOS
      W
      game 70/70
      His night
      .833SV%in relief
      5SV6SA1GA09:25TOI
      in relief
    The season in numbers

    Terry Sawchuk closes the 1966-1967 season with 16 wins

    Wins
    16
    Games
    28of 70
    40%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .917
    GAA
    2.81
    Starts
    24
    Events
    16
    career best in wins
    2
    career best in shutouts
    6 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Chicago Blackhawks

    TORvsCHI
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR2–5CHI
      L
      His night
      .881SV%
      37SV42SA5GA59:59TOIL
      .881
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR3–1CHI
      W
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare1–1withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      CHI1–3TOR
      W
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      CHI4–3TOR
      L
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA58:19TOIL
      .846
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare2–2withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      TOR4–2CHI
      W
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      37SV37SA0GA40:00TOIW
      in relief
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 6
      CHI1–3TOR
      W
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2

    TOR4–2CHI
    Advance
    6Games4Wins.943SV%2.1GAA
    2 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Toronto Maple Leafs play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

    TORvsMTL
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR2–6MTL
      L
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA44:50TOIL
      .857
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      MTL6–2TOR
      L
      His night
      .850SV%
      34SV40SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .850
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      TOR4–1MTL
      W
      His night
      .974SV%
      37SV38SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .974
    • May 1967
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      MTL1–3TOR
      W
      His night
      .976SV%
      40SV41SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .976
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Toronto Maple Leafs

    beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 in the final

    4Games2Wins.916SV%3.5GAA
    The run in numbers

    Terry Sawchuk ends the 1966-1967 playoffs with 6 wins

    Wins
    6
    Games
    10
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .931
    GAA
    2.66
    Starts
    9
    Events
    1
    First playoff win
    CHI4–2→MTL4–2