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Tony Esposito's 1973-1974 season

Vezina Trophy
Wins
34
NHL#2
Save pct
.929
NHL#2
GAA
2.05
NHL#2
Shutouts
10
NHL#2
Games
70
89%
89% of 78

Goaltender Tony Esposito was 30 years old when the 1973-1974 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 70 games and won 34 of them, at .929. In the playoffs he played 10 games and won 6. He won Vezina Trophy.

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

1973-1974Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Tony Esposito plays the 1973-1974 season for Chicago Blackhawks

    CHIChicago Blackhawks

    Tony was 30 years old when the 1973-1974 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI3–0LAK
      W
      game 1/781
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3CGS
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–1CHI
      game 3/78
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOI
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–5CHI
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3CHI
      game 5/781
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOI
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–3BUF
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4STL
      game 7/78
      His night
      .900SV%
      36SV40SA4GA60:00TOI
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–1CHI
      game 8/782
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOI
      .962
      View the game
    • November 1973
    • The game
      CHI0–1PHI
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA59:46TOIL
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–5MNS
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      .889SV%
      40SV45SA5GA59:30TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4CHI
      W
      game 11/78
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–1CGS
      game 12/78
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA60:00TOI
      .952
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–0VAN
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–0LAK
      W
      game 14/781
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYR
      game 15/78
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOI
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–1AFM
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–1PIT
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–4CHI
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–1TOR
      W
      game 19/782
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–4CHI
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      .778SV%
      21SV27SA6GA59:18TOIL
      .778
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      9
      wins
      NHL#3
      .936
      SV%
      NHL#2
      1.9
      GAA
      NHL#2
      4
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      CHI
      9-5-0W-L-OT24Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–3CHI
      game 21/78
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOI
      .903
      View the game
    • December 1973
    • The game
      CHI5–0MTL
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2CHI
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI8–2DET
      W
      game 24/782
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA50:56TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–5CHI
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      .927SV%
      38SV41SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .927
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2CHI
      game 26/78
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3NYI
      game 27/781
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–1NYR
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2CHI
      game 29/78
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOI
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–4PHI
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA59:07TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3CHI
      game 32/781
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–2PIT
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3CHI
      L
      game 34/782
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA59:18TOIL
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–5CHI
      W
      game 35/781
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3AFM
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:08TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–4CHI
      game 38/781
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOI
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–2BOS
      game 39/78
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOI
      .938
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7837 of 39 started
      16
      wins
      NHL#3
      .928
      SV%
      NHL#2
      2.1
      GAA
      NHL#2
      5
      shutouts
      NHL#2
      CHI
      18-8-0W-L-OT49Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–4CHI
      W
      game 40/781
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–5CHI
      game 41/78
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA60:00TOI
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–2CHI
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA58:45TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–7CHI
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–1BOS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–4MTL
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2CHI
      L
      game 46/781
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA59:11TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS1–2CHI
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • February 1974
    • The game
      CHI3–1PIT
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–3CHI
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      17SV17SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–1CHI
      game 50/78
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOI
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–0AFM
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA59:55TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5CHI
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA59:15TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–4CHI
      W
      game 53/781
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      42SV42SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–0NYI
      W
      game 54/781
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–4CHI
      W
      game 55/781
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS0–3CHI
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–3CHI
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–2CHI
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA59:15TOIL
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–1MNS
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7857 of 59 started
      30
      wins
      NHL#2
      .933
      SV%
      NHL#1
      1.9
      GAA
      NHL#1
      10
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      CHI
      32-12-0W-L-OT79Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI2–2BUF
      game 60/78
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOI
      .929
      View the game
    • March 1974
    • The game
      CHI6–6DET
      game 61/78
      His night
      .793SV%
      23SV29SA6GA60:00TOI
      .793
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3CGS
      game 62/78
      His night
      .786SV%
      11SV14SA3GA60:00TOI
      .786
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3LAK
      L
      game 63/781
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA59:35TOIL
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4VAN
      game 64/78
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA59:33TOI
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–3CHI
      game 68/78
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA59:59TOI
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2CHI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      .939SV%
      46SV49SA3GA58:53TOIL
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–1PHI
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–2BUF
      game 73/78
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOI
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–1DET
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • April 1974
    • The game
      BOS2–6CHI
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–3STL
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      4SV4SA0GA11:45TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–7CHI
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .871
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Tony Esposito closes the 1973-1974 season with 34 wins

    CHIChicago Blackhawks
    Wins
    34
    Games
    70of 78
    90%
    Shutouts
    10
    SV%
    .929
    GAA
    2.05
    Starts
    69
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    7 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Los Angeles Kings

    CHIvsLAK
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      LAK1–3CHI
      W
      1
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      LAK1–4CHI
      W
      1
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 3
      CHI1–0LAK
      W
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 5
      LAK0–1CHI
      W
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      18SV18SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–1

    CHI4–1LAK
    Advance
    4Games4Wins.982SV%0.5GAA
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Boston Bruins

    CHIvsBOS
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CHI4–2BOS
      W
      His night
      .958SV%
      46SV48SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      CHI6–8BOS
      L
      His night
      .771SV%
      27SV35SA8GA58:34TOIL
      .771
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawksare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS3–4CHI
      W
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA63:28TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2CHI
      L
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA58:59TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawksare2–2withBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      CHI2–6BOS
      L
      His night
      .739SV%
      17SV23SA6GA40:00TOIL
      .739
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 6
      BOS4–2CHI
      L
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA58:51TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2

    CHI2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    6Games2Wins.871SV%4.6GAA
    The run in numbers

    Tony Esposito ends the 1973-1974 playoffs with 6 wins

    CHIChicago Blackhawks
    Wins
    6
    Games
    10
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .911
    GAA
    2.90
    Starts
    10
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    5
    playoff shutouts
    LAK4–1→BOS2–4
    Honour

    Tony Esposito won Vezina Trophy for 1973-1974

    Vezina Trophy