Regular season and playoffsCHI

Tony Esposito's 1972-1973 season

Wins

NHL#2

Save pct

.917

NHL#3

GAA

2.52

NHL#5

Shutouts

NHL#5

Games

71% of 78

Goaltender Tony Esposito was 29 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 56 games and won 32 of them, at .917. In the playoffs he played 15 games and won 10.

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

1972-1973Playoffs

Year 1972
54 years ago
Season opener
October 7
Tony Esposito plays the 1972-1973 season for Chicago Blackhawks
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Tony was 29 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.
- The game
  CHI3–1TOR
  W
  October 7game 1/78
  His night
  .968SV%
  30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .968
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- The game
  NYR1–5CHI
  W
  October 8game 2/78
  His night
  .971SV%
  33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
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- The game
  STL3–1CHI
  L
  October 15game 5/78
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .885
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- The game
  CHI3–6VAN
  L
  October 17game 6/78
  His night
  .786SV%
  22SV28SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .786
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- The game
  CHI1–3LAK
  L
  October 21game 7/781
  His night
  .850SV%
  17SV20SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .850
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- The game
  CHI4–4NYI
  October 28game 10/78
  His night
  .875SV%
  28SV32SA4GA60:00TOI
  .875
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- November 1972
- The game
  NYR3–2CHI
  L
  November 1game 12/78
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA59:02TOIL
  .889
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- The game
  CHI3–5MNS
  L
  November 4game 13/78
  His night
  .868SV%
  33SV38SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .868
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- The game
  NYI1–6CHI
  W
  November 8game 15/781
  His night
  .941SV%
  16SV17SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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- The game
  CHI3–5PHI
  L
  November 9game 16/78
  His night
  .902SV%
  37SV41SA4GA59:35TOIL
  .902
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- The game
  VAN2–5CHI
  W
  November 22game 20/78
  His night
  .943SV%
  33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .943
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 7811 of 20 started
  4
  wins
  NHL#14
  .900
  SV%
  NHL#11
  3.0
  GAA
  NHL#10
  CHI
  10-8-0W-L-OT22Points
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CHI4–2STL
  W
  November 25game 21/78
  His night
  .947SV%
  36SV38SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- The game
  DET3–8CHI
  W
  November 29game 23/781
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .885
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- December 1972
- The game
  PIT2–4CHI
  W
  December 3game 25/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
  View the game
- The game
  LAK0–6CHI
  W
  December 6game 26/781
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  MNS1–5CHI
  W
  December 10game 27/78
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .958
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- The game
  CHI5–1VAN
  W
  December 12game 28/78
  His night
  .969SV%
  31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .969
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- The game
  CHI1–3LAK
  L
  December 13game 29/781
  His night
  .824SV%
  14SV17SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .824
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- The game
  LAK0–2CHI
  W
  December 17game 31/781
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  PHI1–4CHI
  W
  December 20game 32/78
  His night
  .968SV%
  30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .968
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- The game
  TOR1–5CHI
  W
  December 24game 34/78
  His night
  .968SV%
  30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .968
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- The game
  STL5–3CHI
  L
  December 27game 35/78
  His night
  .857SV%
  30SV35SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .857
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- The game
  BUF2–4CHI
  W
  December 31game 37/78
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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Year 1973
53 years ago
- The game
  PIT5–3CHI
  L
  January 3game 38/78
  His night
  .852SV%
  23SV27SA4GA59:32TOIL
  .852
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- The game
  CHI2–0MNS
  W
  January 6game 39/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7825 of 39 started
  15
  wins
  NHL#3
  .921
  SV%
  NHL#2
  2.3
  GAA
  NHL#2
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#3
  CHI
  23-14-0W-L-OT48Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS4–5CHI
  W
  January 7game 40/78
  His night
  .879SV%
  29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .879
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- The game
  CHI2–5AFM
  L
  January 10game 41/78
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA59:38TOIL
  .800
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- The game
  PHI3–2CHI
  L
  January 13game 42/78
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA58:54TOIL
  .906
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- The game
  CGS6–6CHI
  January 14game 43/78
  His night
  .800SV%
  24SV30SA6GA60:00TOI
  .800
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- The game
  CHI1–5BUF
  L
  January 18game 45/78
  His night
  .839SV%
  26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .839
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- The game
  CHI3–3MNS
  January 20game 46/78
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA60:00TOI
  .909
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–9CHI
  W
  January 21game 47/78
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- The game
  VAN3–3CHI
  January 24game 48/78
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA60:00TOI
  .909
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- The game
  CHI4–2BOS
  W
  January 27game 49/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  MNS1–5CHI
  W
  January 28game 50/78
  His night
  .971SV%
  33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
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- February 1973
- The game
  CHI5–3NYI
  W
  February 1game 51/78
  His night
  .929SV%
  39SV42SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .929
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- The game
  STL2–5CHI
  W
  February 4game 53/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  BUF1–2CHI
  W
  February 7game 54/78
  His night
  .952SV%
  20SV21SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .952
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- The game
  PHI2–7CHI
  W
  February 11game 56/78
  His night
  .947SV%
  36SV38SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- The game
  NYI2–4CHI
  W
  February 14game 57/78
  His night
  .875SV%
  14SV16SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .875
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- The game
  BOS4–1CHI
  L
  February 18game 59/78
  His night
  .925SV%
  37SV40SA3GA59:25TOIL
  .925
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- Checkpoint
  February 18
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7841 of 59 started
  24
  wins
  NHL#1
  .914
  SV%
  NHL#4
  2.6
  GAA
  NHL#5
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#6
  CHI
  34-19-0W-L-OT74Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2CHI
  L
  February 21game 60/78
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA59:00TOIL
  .880
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- The game
  CHI0–2PIT
  L
  February 24game 61/78
  His night
  .979SV%
  46SV47SA1GA59:00TOIL
  .979
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- The game
  AFM2–4CHI
  W
  February 25game 62/78
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .939
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- The game
  CHI5–3NYI
  W
  February 27game 63/78
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .914
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- The game
  CHI3–3NYR
  February 28game 64/78
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOI
  .880
  View the game
- March 1973
- The game
  CHI3–3TOR
  March 3game 65/78
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA60:00TOI
  .912
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- The game
  CHI1–4LAK
  L
  March 8game 67/781
  His night
  .800SV%
  16SV20SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .800
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- The game
  CHI4–2VAN
  W
  March 10game 68/78
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .938
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- The game
  CHI5–1CGS
  W
  March 11game 69/78
  His night
  .973SV%
  36SV37SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .973
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- The game
  NYR2–4CHI
  W
  March 14game 70/78
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- The game
  DET2–0CHI
  L
  March 18game 72/781
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIL
  .941
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- The game
  BUF2–6CHI
  W
  March 21game 73/78
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  AFM0–7CHI
  W
  March 24game 74/78
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–6CHI
  W
  March 25game 75/78
  His night
  .857SV%
  18SV21SA3GA40:00TOIW
  .857
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- April 1973
- The game
  TOR4–4CHI
  April 1game 78/78
  His night
  .857SV%
  24SV28SA4GA60:00TOI
  .857
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The season in numbers
April 1
Tony Esposito closes the 1972-1973 season with 32 wins
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Wins
32
Games
56of 78
72%
Shutouts
4
SV%
.917
GAA
2.52
Starts
56
Events
7 i rad
straight wins
3 days later
Playoffs
April 4
Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 4
Chicago Blackhawks meet St. Louis Blues
CHIvsSTL
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  STL1–7CHI
  W
  April 4
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA59:41TOIW
  .966
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 2
  STL0–1CHI
  W
  April 5
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  CHI5–2STL
  W
  April 7
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 5
  STL1–6CHI
  W
  April 10
  His night
  .923SV%
  12SV13SA1GA59:46TOIW
  .923
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 10
Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1
CHI4–1STL
Advance
4Games4Wins.960SV%1.0GAA
2 days later
Semifinal
April 12
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
  NYR4–1CHI
  L
  April 12
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA59:43TOIL
  .875
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 2
  NYR4–5CHI
  W
  April 15
  His night
  .875SV%
  28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .875
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawksare1–1withNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  CHI2–1NYR
  W
  April 17
  His night
  .974SV%
  37SV38SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .974
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  CHI3–1NYR
  W
  April 19
  His night
  .974SV%
  38SV39SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .974
  View the game
- Chicago Blackhawkslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 5
  NYR1–4CHI
  W
  April 24
  His night
  .966SV%
  28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .966
  View the game
Semifinal
April 24
Chicago Blackhawks knock New York Rangers out 4–1
CHI4–1NYR
Advance
5Games4Wins.938SV%2.0GAA
5 days later
Stanley Cup Final
April 29
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
  CHI3–8MTL
  L
  April 29
  His night
  .758SV%
  25SV33SA8GA54:28TOIL
  .758
  View the game
- May 1973
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 2
  CHI1–4MTL
  L
  May 1
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA59:33TOIL
  .897
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 3
  MTL4–7CHI
  W
  May 3
  His night
  .879SV%
  29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .879
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 4
  MTL4–0CHI
  L
  May 6
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .867
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 5
  CHI8–7MTL
  W
  May 8
  His night
  .774SV%
  24SV31SA7GA60:00TOIW
  .774
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 6
  MTL6–4CHI
  L
  May 10
  His night
  .818SV%
  27SV33SA6GA58:51TOIL
  .818
  View the game
Stanley Cup Final
May 10
Montréal Canadiens knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2
CHI2–4MTL
Eliminated
6Games2Wins.831SV%5.4GAA
The run in numbers
May 10
Tony Esposito ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 10 wins
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Wins
10
Games
15
Shutouts
1
SV%
.898
GAA
3.09
Starts
15
Events
25
playoff wins
STL4–1→NYR4–1→MTL2–4

Tony Esposito plays the 1972-1973 season for Chicago Blackhawks

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Tony Esposito closes the 1972-1973 season with 32 wins

Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

Chicago Blackhawks meet St. Louis Blues

Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1

Chicago Blackhawks meet New York Rangers

Chicago Blackhawks knock New York Rangers out 4–1

Chicago Blackhawks play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2

Tony Esposito ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 10 wins