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Wayne Stephenson's 1977-1978 season

Wins
14
NHL#16
Save pct
.895
NHL#18
GAA
2.76
NHL#17
Shutouts
3
NHL#8
Games
26
32%
32% of 80

Goaltender Wayne Stephenson was 32 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 26 games and won 14 of them, at .895.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Wayne Stephenson plays the 1977-1978 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

    Wayne was 32 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI1–5PHI
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–7PHI
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      25SV25SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–6TOR
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      .667SV%
      4SV6SA2GA17:22TOIL
      .667
      View the game
    • November 1977
    • The game
      PHI3–1WSH
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2PHI
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      .813SV%
      13SV16SA3GA59:10TOIL
      .813
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–3PHI
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI7–2MNS
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–4DET
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–2PHI
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      17SV17SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 809 of 20 started
      6
      wins
      NHL#6
      .936
      SV%
      NHL#1
      1.6
      GAA
      NHL#1
      3
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      PHI
      13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • December 1977
    • The game
      PHI4–2LAK
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYR
      game 24/80
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOI
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–4PHI
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6PHI
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–0PHI
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA59:29TOIL
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–6BOS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .786
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–5PHI
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    Milestone

    Wayne Stephenson reaches 100 career wins

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · December 29

    • The game
      CLE4–5PHI
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      .778SV%
      14SV18SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5AFM
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–5CHI
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      .815SV%
      22SV27SA5GA59:01TOIL
      .815
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8019 of 40 started
      11
      wins
      NHL#8
      .899
      SV%
      NHL#9
      2.6
      GAA
      NHL#8
      3
      shutouts
      NHL#4
      PHI
      25-9-0W-L-OT56Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI4–6CLR
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      .750SV%
      18SV24SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8020 of 60 started
      11
      wins
      .892
      SV%
      2.8
      GAA
      3
      shutouts
      PHI
      35-15-0W-L-OT80Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • March 1978
    • The game
      PHI1–7MTL
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      .842SV%in relief
      16SV19SA3GA25:10TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–5PHI
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–6PHI
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–3BUF
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA59:51TOIL
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–2VAN
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • April 1978
    • The game
      MNS3–1PHI
      L
      game 80/803
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Wayne Stephenson closes the 1977-1978 season with 14 wins

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Wins
    14
    Games
    26of 80
    33%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .895
    GAA
    2.76
    Starts
    25
    Events
    3
    career best in shutouts
    100
    career wins
    10
    career shutouts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Colorado Rockies

    PHIvsCLR
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Colorado Rockies
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    2 days later
    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Colorado Rockies out 2–0

    PHI2–0CLR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Buffalo Sabres

    PHIvsBUF
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    8 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    PHI4–1BUF
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Boston Bruins

    PHIvsBOS
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    9 days later
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    PHI1–4BOS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Wayne Stephenson ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 0 wins

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Wins
    0
    Games
    0
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    —
    GAA
    —
    Starts
    0
    CLR2–0→BUF4–1→BOS1–4