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Tony Esposito's 1968-1969 season

Wins
5
NHL#20
Save pct
.919
NHL#11
GAA
2.75
NHL#14
Shutouts
2
NHL#11
Games
13
17%
17% of 76

Goaltender Tony Esposito was 25 years old when the 1968-1969 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 13 games and won 5 of them, at .919. The season ended with Tony Esposito winning the Stanley Cup with Montréal Canadiens against St. Louis Blues.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1968-1969Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Tony Esposito's season starts in game 21 of 76

    Montréal Canadiens have played 20 games20 of 76 without him
    NHL debut

    Tony Esposito makes his NHL debut

    MTLMontréal Canadiens4–5OAKOakland Seals

    Tony was 25 years old · Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, USA

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    • The game
      MTL4–5OAK
      L
      game 21/76
      His night
      .667SV%in relief
      4SV6SA2GA25:17TOIL
      in relief
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    • December 1968
    • The game
      MTL2–2BOS
      game 24/76
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOI
      .943
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    • The game
      CHI3–6MTL
      W
      game 25/76
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA59:58TOIW
      .912
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    Milestone

    Tony Esposito records his first NHL win

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · December 7

    • The game
      MTL4–4TOR
      game 26/76
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOI
      .857
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    • The game
      STL4–5MTL
      W
      game 27/76
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA59:59TOIW
      .840
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    • The game
      PHI0–1MTL
      W
      game 28/76
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    Milestone

    Tony Esposito records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · December 14

    • The game
      LAK2–2MTL
      game 29/76
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOI
      .933
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    • The game
      BOS0–0MTL
      game 30/76
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      41SV41SA0GA57:53TOI
      SHUTOUT
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    • The game
      MTL5–7BOS
      L
      game 31/76
      His night
      .878SV%
      43SV49SA6GA59:24TOIL
      .878
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    • The game
      TOR2–4MTL
      W
      game 32/76
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
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    • The game
      NYR3–5MTL
      W
      game 33/76
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
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    • The game
      MTL1–3NYR
      L
      game 34/76
      His night
      .959SV%
      47SV49SA2GA59:20TOIL
      .959
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 38 of 7611 of 38 started
      5
      wins
      .922
      SV%
      2.6
      GAA
      2
      shutouts
      MTL
      21-10-0W-L-OT49Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–0MTL
      L
      game 42/76
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .875
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    The season in numbers

    Tony Esposito closes the 1968-1969 season with 5 wins

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Wins
    5
    Games
    13of 76
    17%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .919
    GAA
    2.75
    Starts
    12
    Events
    1
    First NHL shutout
    1
    First NHL win
    2 months and 18 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
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    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    MTL4–0NYR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
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    14 days later
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    MTL4–2BOS
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against St. Louis Blues

    MTLvsSTL
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
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    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Montréal Canadiens

    beat St. Louis Blues 4–0 in the final

    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Tony Esposito ends the 1968-1969 playoffs with 0 wins

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Wins
    0
    Games
    0
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    —
    GAA
    —
    Starts
    0
    NYR4–0→BOS4–2→STL4–0