Regular season and playoffsCHI

Tony Esposito's 1979-1980 season

Wins

NHL#2

Save pct

.903

NHL#8

GAA

2.98

NHL#13

Shutouts

NHL#1

Games

86% of 80

Goaltender Tony Esposito was 36 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 69 games and won 31 of them, at .903. In the playoffs he played 6 games and won 3.

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

1979-1980Playoffs

Year 1979
47 years ago
Season opener
October 10
Tony Esposito plays the 1979-1980 season for Chicago Blackhawks
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Tony was 36 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 11th season with the team. His 12th NHL season in all.
- The game
  EDM2–4CHI
  W
  October 10game 1/80
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA59:56TOIW
  .938
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  CHI1–5MNS
  L
  October 13game 2/802
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .828
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  HFD3–3CHI
  October 14game 3/80
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
  .889
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  MTL2–3CHI
  W
  October 17game 4/80
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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  CHI2–2AFM
  October 20game 5/801
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOI
  .931
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  QUE3–0CHI
  L
  October 21game 6/801
  His night
  .919SV%
  34SV37SA3GA59:46TOIL
  .919
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  WIN0–4CHI
  W
  October 24game 7/802
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  CHI4–6NYI
  L
  October 27game 8/802
  His night
  .786SV%
  22SV28SA6GA58:41TOIL
  .786
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  BOS4–1CHI
  L
  October 28game 9/80
  His night
  .871SV%
  27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .871
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  BUF0–0CHI
  October 31game 10/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  21SV21SA0GA60:00TOI
  SHUTOUT
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- November 1979
- The game
  LAK5–3CHI
  L
  November 4game 12/80
  His night
  .882SV%
  30SV34SA4GA59:15TOIL
  .882
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  CHI4–2HFD
  W
  November 9game 14/80
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA59:55TOIW
  .938
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  HFD5–5CHI
  November 11game 15/80
  His night
  .833SV%
  25SV30SA5GA60:00TOI
  .833
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  VAN5–2CHI
  L
  November 14game 16/802
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA59:21TOIL
  .867
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  MNS3–3CHI
  November 18game 18/802
  His night
  .932SV%
  41SV44SA3GA60:00TOI
  .932
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  WSH0–4CHI
  W
  November 21game 19/802
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  CHI2–1TOR
  W
  November 24game 20/801
  His night
  .971SV%
  33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .971
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8017 of 20 started
  6
  wins
  NHL#10
  .911
  SV%
  NHL#4
  2.7
  GAA
  NHL#6
  3
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  CHI
  7-7-0W-L-OT20Points
  10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  STL3–6CHI
  W
  November 25game 21/80
  His night
  .880SV%
  22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .880
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  CHI2–4EDM
  L
  November 28game 22/80
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA59:34TOIL
  .909
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  CHI1–1VAN
  November 30game 23/802
  His night
  .976SV%
  41SV42SA1GA60:00TOI
  .976
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- December 1979
- The game
  CHI3–3NYR
  December 5game 25/802
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA60:00TOI
  .909
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- The game
  CHI3–3PIT
  December 8game 26/80
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA60:00TOI
  .889
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- The game
  NYR5–2CHI
  L
  December 12game 28/801
  His night
  .839SV%
  26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .839
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  CHI2–1BOS
  W
  December 15game 30/80
  His night
  .963SV%
  26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .963
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  DET3–7CHI
  W
  December 16game 31/801
  His night
  .870SV%
  20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .870
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  PIT0–0CHI
  December 19game 32/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  37SV37SA0GA60:00TOI
  SHUTOUT
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  CHI1–4WIN
  L
  December 21game 33/802
  His night
  .810SV%
  17SV21SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .810
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- The game
  NYI0–8CHI
  W
  December 23game 34/803
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  CHI3–3STL
  December 26game 35/80
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOI
  .885
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- The game
  CHI2–6WSH
  L
  December 28game 36/803
  His night
  .824SV%
  28SV34SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .824
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  BOS3–5CHI
  W
  December 30game 37/80
  His night
  .864SV%
  19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .864
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Year 1980
46 years ago
- The game
  CLR2–5CHI
  W
  January 2game 38/80
  His night
  .895SV%
  17SV19SA2GA59:50TOIW
  .895
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  CHI4–3MTL
  W
  January 5game 39/80
  His night
  .923SV%
  36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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  VAN1–3CHI
  W
  January 6game 40/803
  His night
  .974SV%
  37SV38SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .974
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8034 of 40 started
  14
  wins
  NHL#3
  .912
  SV%
  NHL#2
  2.7
  GAA
  NHL#4
  5
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  CHI
  15-13-0W-L-OT42Points
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK6–1CHI
  L
  January 9game 41/80
  His night
  .833SV%
  30SV36SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .833
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- The game
  CHI3–2PIT
  W
  January 12game 42/80
  His night
  .947SV%
  36SV38SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .947
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- The game
  DET2–3CHI
  W
  January 13game 43/801
  His night
  .949SV%
  37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .949
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  MTL6–1CHI
  L
  January 16game 44/80
  His night
  .800SV%
  24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .800
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- The game
  CHI3–5HFD
  L
  January 19game 46/80
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA58:46TOIL
  .867
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  CHI2–1NYR
  W
  January 20game 47/801
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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  PHI4–1CHI
  L
  January 23game 48/80
  His night
  .852SV%
  23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .852
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- The game
  CHI4–4AFM
  January 25game 49/801
  His night
  .897SV%
  35SV39SA4GA60:00TOI
  .897
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- The game
  MNS0–3CHI
  W
  January 27game 50/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  30SV30SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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  WSH2–5CHI
  W
  January 30game 51/803
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA59:53TOIW
  .933
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- February 1980
- The game
  CHI5–4TOR
  W
  February 2game 52/801
  His night
  .907SV%
  39SV43SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .907
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  TOR2–4CHI
  W
  February 3game 53/801
  His night
  .917SV%
  22SV24SA2GA59:30TOIW
  .917
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  CHI2–5BOS
  L
  February 9game 55/80
  His night
  .818SV%
  18SV22SA4GA59:01TOIL
  .818
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  PIT2–3CHI
  W
  February 10game 56/80
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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  NYR1–3CHI
  W
  February 13game 57/801
  His night
  .955SV%
  21SV22SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .955
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- The game
  AFM2–3CHI
  W
  February 17game 58/801
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- The game
  TOR2–4CHI
  W
  February 20game 59/801
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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- The game
  CHI2–6WSH
  L
  February 23game 60/802
  His night
  .800SV%
  24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .800
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- Checkpoint
  February 23
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8052 of 60 started
  25
  wins
  NHL#1
  .909
  SV%
  NHL#1
  2.8
  GAA
  NHL#5
  6
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  CHI
  26-20-0W-L-OT66Points
  Playoff spot
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF1–3CHI
  W
  February 24game 61/80
  His night
  .933SV%
  14SV15SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- The game
  EDM5–2CHI
  L
  February 27game 62/80
  His night
  .808SV%
  21SV26SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .808
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- March 1980
- The game
  CHI4–1MNS
  W
  March 1game 63/801
  His night
  .968SV%
  30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .968
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- The game
  CHI3–3VAN
  March 5game 65/803
  His night
  .897SV%
  26SV29SA3GA60:00TOI
  .897
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- The game
  CHI3–3LAK
  March 8game 67/80
  His night
  .921SV%
  35SV38SA3GA60:00TOI
  .921
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- The game
  PHI6–6CHI
  March 12game 68/80
  His night
  .842SV%
  32SV38SA6GA59:55TOI
  .842
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- The game
  CHI4–6EDM
  L
  March 14game 69/80
  His night
  .818SV%
  27SV33SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .818
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- The game
  NYI6–1CHI
  L
  March 16game 70/803
  His night
  .846SV%
  33SV39SA6GA59:10TOIL
  .846
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  QUE2–5CHI
  W
  March 19game 71/80
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  CHI4–4NYI
  March 22game 72/803
  His night
  .871SV%
  27SV31SA4GA60:00TOI
  .871
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- The game
  AFM2–4CHI
  W
  March 23game 73/801
  His night
  .933SV%
  28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .933
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- The game
  CHI4–8MTL
  L
  March 25game 74/80
  His night
  .781SV%
  25SV32SA7GA59:33TOIL
  .781
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- The game
  CHI7–2QUE
  W
  March 26game 75/801
  His night
  .935SV%
  29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .935
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- The game
  CLR2–2CHI
  March 30game 76/80
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOI
  .939
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- April 1980
- The game
  CHI2–5STL
  L
  April 1game 77/80
  His night
  .878SV%
  36SV41SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .878
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- The game
  WIN5–2CHI
  L
  April 2game 78/802
  His night
  .808SV%
  21SV26SA5GA59:14TOIL
  .808
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- The game
  CHI3–1DET
  W
  April 5game 79/801
  His night
  .962SV%
  25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .962
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The season in numbers
April 5
Tony Esposito closes the 1979-1980 season with 31 wins
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Wins
31
Games
69of 80
86%
Shutouts
6
SV%
.903
GAA
2.98
Starts
69
Events
4 i rad
straight wins
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
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
  STL2–3CHI
  W
  April 8
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA72:34TOIW
  .939
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 2
  STL1–5CHI
  W
  April 9
  His night
  .968SV%
  30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .968
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  CHI4–1STL
  W
  April 11
  His night
  .958SV%
  23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .958
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Preliminary round
April 11
Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 3–0
CHI3–0STL
Advance
3Games3Wins.955SV%1.2GAA
5 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Chicago Blackhawks meet Buffalo Sabres
CHIvsBUF
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  CHI0–5BUF
  L
  April 16
  His night
  .833SV%
  25SV30SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .833
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- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 3
  BUF2–1CHI
  L
  April 19
  His night
  .938SV%
  30SV32SA2GA58:47TOIL
  .938
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- Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 4
  BUF3–2CHI
  L
  April 20
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA58:39TOIL
  .912
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Quarterfinal
April 20
Buffalo Sabres knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0
CHI0–4BUF
Eliminated
3Games0Wins.896SV%3.4GAA
The run in numbers
April 20
Tony Esposito ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 3 wins
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Wins
3
Games
6
Shutouts
0
SV%
.924
GAA
2.27
Starts
6
STL3–0→BUF0–4

Tony Esposito plays the 1979-1980 season for Chicago Blackhawks

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Tony Esposito closes the 1979-1980 season with 31 wins

Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

Chicago Blackhawks meet St. Louis Blues

Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 3–0

Chicago Blackhawks meet Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

Tony Esposito ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 3 wins