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Tony Esposito's 1982-1983 season

Wins
23
NHL#7
Save pct
.887
NHL#14
GAA
3.47
NHL#17
Shutouts
1
NHL#8
Games
39
48%
48% of 80

Goaltender Tony Esposito was 39 years old when the 1982-1983 season began, his 15th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 39 games and won 23 of them, at .887. In the playoffs he played 5 games and won 3.

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

1982-1983Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Tony Esposito plays the 1982-1983 season for Chicago Blackhawks

    CHIChicago Blackhawks

    Tony was 39 years old when the 1982-1983 season began. It was his 14th season with the team. His 15th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI8–7MTL
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      28SV35SA7GA60:00TOIW
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–6CHI
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–6CHI
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .886
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4CHI
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4EDM
      game 10/80
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOI
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–5LAK
      game 12/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA60:00TOI
      .857
      View the game
    • November 1982
    • The game
      WSH3–3CHI
      game 13/801
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOI
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–2DET
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    Milestone

    Tony Esposito reaches 400 career wins

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · November 13

    • The game
      NJD3–5CHI
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–5NYI
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA59:21TOIL
      .821
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8010 of 20 started
      6
      wins
      NHL#8
      .879
      SV%
      NHL#19
      3.9
      GAA
      NHL#21
      CHI
      12-3-0W-L-OT29Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–3HFD
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–1NJD
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • December 1982
    • The game
      CHI2–4WSH
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7CHI
      W
      game 28/803
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–4BOS
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA59:37TOIL
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–10CHI
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–6CHI
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–7CHI
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI8–6EDM
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      .833SV%
      30SV36SA6GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1CHI
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA59:36TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8020 of 40 started
      13
      wins
      NHL#3
      .885
      SV%
      NHL#11
      3.6
      GAA
      NHL#13
      CHI
      26-8-0W-L-OT58Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–1CHI
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      .936SV%
      44SV47SA3GA59:47TOIL
      .936
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6CHI
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4PHI
      game 45/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOI
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–4CHI
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      30SV36SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–4CHI
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–4NYR
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .846
      View the game
    • February 1983
    • The game
      PIT4–7CHI
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4CHI
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      .938SV%
      15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–5CHI
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      .789SV%
      15SV19SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .789
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–4CHI
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      .875SV%
      35SV40SA5GA59:42TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5CHI
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8031 of 60 started
      20
      wins
      NHL#3
      .884
      SV%
      NHL#12
      3.6
      GAA
      NHL#13
      CHI
      37-16-0W-L-OT81Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–4MNS
      game 63/80
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA59:47TOI
      .810
      View the game
    • March 1983
    • The game
      CHI3–6BOS
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      .824SV%
      28SV34SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .824
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–1PHI
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–4TOR
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–3PIT
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA59:20TOIL
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–6CHI
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Tony Esposito reaches 75 career shutouts

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · March 27

    • The game
      CHI2–4STL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      .929SV%
      39SV42SA3GA59:44TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Tony Esposito closes the 1982-1983 season with 23 wins

    CHIChicago Blackhawks
    Wins
    23
    Games
    39of 80
    49%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .887
    GAA
    3.47
    Starts
    39
    Events
    400
    career wins
    75
    career shutouts
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    First round

    Chicago Blackhawks meet St. Louis Blues

    CHIvsSTL
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      STL2–7CHI
      W
      1
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:56TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    First round

    Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 3–1

    CHI3–1STL
    Advance
    1Games1Wins.923SV%2.0GAA
    4 days later
    Second round

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Minnesota North Stars

    CHIvsMNS
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 4
      CHI4–3MNS
      W
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA70:34TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS2–5CHI
      W
      His night
      .949SV%
      37SV39SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .949
      View the game
    Second round

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1

    CHI4–1MNS
    Advance
    2Games2Wins.931SV%2.3GAA
    4 days later
    Conference final

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Edmonton Oilers

    CHIvsEDM
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CHI4–8EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      .778SV%
      28SV36SA8GA60:00TOIL
      .778
      View the game
    • May 1983
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      EDM3–2CHI
      L
      1
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA59:00TOIL
      .893
      View the game
    Conference final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    CHI0–4EDM
    Eliminated
    2Games0Wins.828SV%5.5GAA
    The run in numbers

    Tony Esposito ends the 1982-1983 playoffs with 3 wins

    CHIChicago Blackhawks
    Wins
    3
    Games
    5
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .889
    GAA
    3.49
    Starts
    5
    STL3–1→MNS4–1→EDM0–4