Regular season and playoffsCHI

Tony Esposito's 1970-1971 season

Wins

NHL#1

Save pct

.919

NHL#7

GAA

2.27

NHL#4

Shutouts

NHL#2

Games

73% of 78

Goaltender Tony Esposito was 27 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 57 games and won 35 of them, at .919. In the playoffs he played 18 games and won 11.

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

1970-1971Playoffs

Year 1970
56 years ago
Season opener
October 11
Tony Esposito plays the 1970-1971 season for Chicago Blackhawks
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Tony was 27 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.
- The game
  CGS1–5CHI
  W
  October 11game 1/78
  His night
  .929SV%
  13SV14SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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- The game
  VAN2–8CHI
  W
  October 14game 2/78
  His night
  .900SV%
  18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .900
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- The game
  CHI2–6MTL
  L
  October 17game 4/78
  His night
  .854SV%
  35SV41SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .854
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- The game
  STL2–2CHI
  October 18game 5/78
  His night
  .909SV%
  20SV22SA2GA60:00TOI
  .909
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- The game
  CHI3–3BOS
  October 22game 6/78
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA60:00TOI
  .917
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- The game
  CHI1–0TOR
  W
  October 24game 7/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  31SV31SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
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  CHI4–0BUF
  W
  October 25game 8/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  17SV17SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–2MNS
  L
  October 28game 9/78
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIL
  .941
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- November 1970
- The game
  CHI2–5NYR
  L
  November 1game 11/78
  His night
  .868SV%
  33SV38SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .868
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- The game
  DET2–4CHI
  W
  November 4game 12/78
  His night
  .909SV%
  20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  MNS3–3CHI
  November 8game 14/78
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOI
  .893
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- The game
  VAN2–4CHI
  W
  November 15game 17/78
  His night
  .935SV%
  29SV31SA2GA59:58TOIW
  .935
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- The game
  CHI3–3STL
  November 21game 18/78
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOI
  .885
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- The game
  CGS0–9CHI
  W
  November 22game 19/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–5CHI
  W
  November 25game 20/78
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .906
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 25
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 7815 of 20 started
  8
  wins
  NHL#1
  .920
  SV%
  NHL#9
  2.3
  GAA
  NHL#6
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  CHI
  12-3-0W-L-OT29Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI1–3CHI
  W
  November 28game 22/78
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .967
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- The game
  LAK3–5CHI
  W
  November 29game 23/781
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .875
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- December 1970
- The game
  BOS3–4CHI
  W
  December 2game 24/78
  His night
  .929SV%
  39SV42SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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- The game
  BUF1–6CHI
  W
  December 9game 27/78
  His night
  .967SV%
  29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .967
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- The game
  CHI1–2TOR
  L
  December 12game 28/78
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIL
  .941
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- The game
  STL3–8CHI
  W
  December 16game 30/78
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- The game
  PIT1–2CHI
  W
  December 20game 31/78
  His night
  .950SV%
  19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .950
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- The game
  CHI4–2VAN
  W
  December 26game 34/78
  His night
  .833SV%
  10SV12SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .833
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- The game
  CHI8–3DET
  W
  December 31game 35/78
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .897
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Year 1971
55 years ago
- The game
  CHI5–3BUF
  W
  January 3game 37/78
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .897
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7825 of 39 started
  17
  wins
  NHL#1
  .920
  SV%
  NHL#4
  2.2
  GAA
  NHL#3
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#2
  CHI
  27-7-0W-L-OT59Points
  3rd in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF2–4CHI
  W
  January 13game 41/78
  His night
  .923SV%
  24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  CHI2–3STL
  L
  January 16game 42/78
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA59:22TOIL
  .917
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- The game
  DET0–2CHI
  W
  January 21game 44/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–6BOS
  L
  January 23game 45/78
  His night
  .875SV%
  42SV48SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .875
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- The game
  CGS3–5CHI
  W
  January 24game 46/78
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .880
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- The game
  PIT1–4CHI
  W
  January 28game 48/78
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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- The game
  MTL1–4CHI
  W
  January 31game 50/78
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
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- February 1971
- The game
  CHI4–2NYR
  W
  February 3game 51/78
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .926
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- The game
  CHI2–6PHI
  L
  February 4game 52/78
  His night
  .842SV%in relief
  16SV19SA3GA34:56TOI
  in relief
  View the game
- The game
  CHI6–2MNS
  W
  February 6game 53/78
  His night
  .913SV%in relief
  21SV23SA2GA51:18TOIW
  in relief
  View the game
- The game
  PIT0–1CHI
  W
  February 7game 54/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–2CHI
  L
  February 10game 55/78
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .842
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- The game
  CHI4–5PIT
  L
  February 13game 56/78
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .828
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- The game
  VAN1–3CHI
  W
  February 14game 57/78
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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- The game
  BUF1–5CHI
  W
  February 17game 58/78
  His night
  .944SV%
  17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .944
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–7MTL
  L
  February 20game 59/78
  His night
  .741SV%
  20SV27SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .741
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7839 of 59 started
  27
  wins
  NHL#1
  .916
  SV%
  NHL#5
  2.4
  GAA
  NHL#5
  5
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  CHI
  38-15-0W-L-OT82Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK5–7CHI
  W
  February 21game 60/781
  His night
  .848SV%
  28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .848
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- The game
  CHI3–1CGS
  W
  February 26game 61/78
  His night
  .952SV%
  20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .952
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- The game
  CHI4–1LAK
  W
  February 27game 62/781
  His night
  .970SV%
  32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .970
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- March 1971
- The game
  CHI5–1STL
  W
  March 3game 63/78
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–2BUF
  March 5game 64/78
  His night
  .913SV%
  21SV23SA2GA60:00TOI
  .913
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- The game
  CHI2–2TOR
  March 6game 65/78
  His night
  .929SV%
  26SV28SA2GA60:00TOI
  .929
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- The game
  NYR4–2CHI
  L
  March 10game 66/78
  His night
  .857SV%
  24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .857
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- The game
  STL4–4CHI
  March 14game 68/78
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  6SV6SA0GA17:08TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  CHI2–3LAK
  L
  March 18game 70/781
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA59:22TOIL
  .909
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- The game
  DET0–2CHI
  W
  March 21game 72/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  BOS1–2CHI
  W
  March 24game 73/78
  His night
  .960SV%
  24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .960
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- The game
  PHI1–3CHI
  W
  March 27game 74/78
  His night
  .969SV%
  31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .969
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- The game
  MTL2–1CHI
  L
  March 28game 75/78
  His night
  .920SV%
  23SV25SA2GA59:08TOIL
  .920
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- The game
  CHI2–4NYR
  L
  March 31game 76/78
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA42:11TOIL
  .870
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- April 1971
- The game
  CHI4–1DET
  W
  April 3game 77/78
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–2CHI
  L
  April 4game 78/78
  His night
  .833SV%
  15SV18SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .833
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 4
Tony Esposito closes the 1970-1971 season with 35 wins
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Wins
35
Games
57of 78
73%
Shutouts
6
SV%
.919
GAA
2.27
Starts
54
Events
100
NHL games
50
career wins
6 i rad
straight wins
3 days later
Playoffs
April 7
Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 7
Chicago Blackhawks meet Philadelphia Flyers
CHIvsPHI
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  PHI2–5CHI
  W
  April 7
  His night
  .943SV%
  33SV35SA2GA59:57TOIW
  .943
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 2
  PHI2–6CHI
  W
  April 8
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA59:57TOIW
  .926
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 3
  CHI3–2PHI
  W
  April 10
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 4
  CHI6–2PHI
  W
  April 11
  His night
  .950SV%
  38SV40SA2GA59:53TOIW
  .950
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 11
Chicago Blackhawks knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0
CHI4–0PHI
Advance
4Games4Wins.939SV%2.0GAA
7 days later
Semifinal
April 18
Chicago Blackhawks meet New York Rangers
CHIvsNYR
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR2–1CHI
  L
  April 18
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA61:37TOIL
  .941
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 2
  NYR0–3CHI
  W
  April 20
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawksare1–1withNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  CHI1–4NYR
  L
  April 22
  His night
  .875SV%
  28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .875
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 4
  CHI7–1NYR
  W
  April 25
  His night
  .964SV%
  27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .964
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawksare2–2withNew York Rangers
- Game 5
  NYR2–3CHI
  W
  April 27
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA66:07TOIW
  .931
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
- Game 6
  CHI2–3NYR
  L
  April 29
  His night
  .939SV%
  46SV49SA3GA101:29TOIL
  .939
  View the game
- May 1971
- Chicago Blackhawksare3–3withNew York Rangers
- Game 7
  NYR2–4CHI
  W
  May 2
  His night
  .947SV%
  36SV38SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .947
  View the game
Semifinal
May 2
Chicago Blackhawks knock New York Rangers out 4–3
CHI4–3NYR
Advance
7Games4Wins.942SV%1.8GAA
2 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 4
Chicago Blackhawks play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens
CHIvsMTL
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  MTL1–2CHI
  W
  May 4
  His night
  .973SV%
  36SV37SA1GA81:11TOIW
  .973
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL3–5CHI
  W
  May 6
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .889
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  CHI2–4MTL
  L
  May 9
  His night
  .900SV%
  36SV40SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .900
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  CHI2–5MTL
  L
  May 11
  His night
  .844SV%
  27SV32SA5GA59:51TOIL
  .844
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawksare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL0–2CHI
  W
  May 13
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  31SV31SA0GA59:50TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 6
  CHI3–4MTL
  L
  May 16
  His night
  .750SV%
  12SV16SA4GA59:02TOIL
  .750
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawksare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 7
  MTL3–2CHI
  L
  May 18
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA58:51TOIL
  .880
  View the game
Stanley Cup Final
May 18
Montréal Canadiens knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–3
CHI3–4MTL
Eliminated
7Games3Wins.904SV%2.7GAA
The run in numbers
May 18
Tony Esposito ends the 1970-1971 playoffs with 11 wins
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Wins
11
Games
18
Shutouts
2
SV%
.928
GAA
2.20
Starts
18
Events
25
playoff games
10
playoff wins
1
First playoff shutout
PHI4–0→NYR4–3→MTL3–4

Tony Esposito plays the 1970-1971 season for Chicago Blackhawks

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Tony Esposito closes the 1970-1971 season with 35 wins

Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

Chicago Blackhawks meet Philadelphia Flyers

Chicago Blackhawks knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0

Chicago Blackhawks meet New York Rangers

Chicago Blackhawks knock New York Rangers out 4–3

Chicago Blackhawks play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–3

Tony Esposito ends the 1970-1971 playoffs with 11 wins