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Wayne Stephenson's 1978-1979 season

Wins
20
NHL#12
Save pct
.871
NHL#30
GAA
3.36
NHL#19
Shutouts
2
NHL#9
Games
40
50%
50% of 80

Goaltender Wayne Stephenson was 33 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 40 games and won 20 of them, at .871. In the playoffs he played 4 games and won 0.

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

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Wayne Stephenson plays the 1978-1979 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

    Wayne was 33 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Wayne Stephenson's season starts in game 7 of 80

    Philadelphia Flyers have played 6 games6 of 80 without him
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYI
      game 7/802
      His night
      .789SV%
      15SV19SA4GA60:00TOI
      .789
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–2PHI
      L
      game 9/804
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA59:13TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      PHI7–3BOS
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–8NYI
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      .643SV%in relief
      9SV14SA5GA40:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 803 of 20 started
      1
      wins
      .820
      SV%
      4.4
      GAA
      PHI
      9-7-0W-L-OT22Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–4PHI
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      .786SV%
      11SV14SA3GA58:54TOIW
      .786
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–3PHI
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      17SV17SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • December 1978
    • The game
      TOR2–7PHI
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:48TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2PHI
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA59:21TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–7AFM
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      .667SV%in relief
      6SV9SA3GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 807 of 40 started
      4
      wins
      .848
      SV%
      3.5
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      PHI
      20-14-0W-L-OT46Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI5–2WSH
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      .953SV%
      41SV43SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .953
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–1PHI
      game 44/802
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOI
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4PHI
      game 46/80
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA59:35TOI
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–5MTL
      game 47/80
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA59:35TOI
      .839
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–3MNS
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–3PHI
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      .842SV%in relief
      16SV19SA3GA35:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      NYI4–1PHI
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      .778SV%
      14SV18SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–7PHI
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .810
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5PHI
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      .870SV%in relief
      20SV23SA3GA45:01TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3PHI
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3VAN
      game 57/802
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOI
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–3CLR
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3LAK
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • March 1979
    • The game
      PHI4–4BOS
      game 60/80
      His night
      .500SV%
      2SV4SA2GA03:00TOI
      .500
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8020 of 60 started
      10
      wins
      .868
      SV%
      3.4
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      PHI
      27-19-0W-L-OT68Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI6–1BUF
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–1PHI
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .792
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–6PHI
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–0CHI
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      15SV15SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–5PHI
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5PHI
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–7MNS
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      .774SV%
      24SV31SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .774
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–1AFM
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–7PHI
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      .778SV%
      14SV18SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 74/801
      His night
      .800SV%
      12SV15SA3GA22:42TOI
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2STL
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      NYR3–7PHI
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1PHI
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA59:31TOIL
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–9NYI
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      .667SV%
      12SV18SA6GA40:00TOIL
      .667
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Wayne Stephenson closes the 1978-1979 season with 20 wins

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Wins
    20
    Games
    40of 80
    50%
    Shutouts
    2
    SV%
    .871
    GAA
    3.36
    Starts
    36
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    straight wins
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Vancouver Canucks

    PHIvsVAN
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      VAN3–2PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA58:24TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Vancouver Canucks out 2–1

    PHI2–1VAN
    Advance
    1Games0Wins.885SV%3.1GAA
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Rangers

    PHIvsNYR
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      NYR7–1PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      .842SV%in relief
      16SV19SA3GA33:41TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      PHI1–5NYR
      L
      1
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA58:24TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      NYR8–3PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      .714SV%
      15SV21SA6GA57:04TOIL
      .714
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    PHI1–4NYR
    Eliminated
    3Games0Wins.797SV%5.2GAA
    The run in numbers

    Wayne Stephenson ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 0 wins

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Wins
    0
    Games
    4
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .822
    GAA
    4.63
    Starts
    3
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    VAN2–1→NYR1–4