Regular season and playoffsNYR

Wayne Thomas's 1977-1978 season

Wins

NHL#20

Save pct

.883

NHL#28

GAA

3.60

NHL#31

Shutouts

NHL#6

Games

51% of 80

Goaltender Wayne Thomas was 29 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 41 games and won 12 of them, at .883. In the playoffs he played 1 game and won 0.

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

1977-1978Playoffs

Year 1977
49 years ago
Season opener
October 15
Wayne Thomas plays the 1977-1978 season for New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers
Wayne was 30 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 5th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR0–5MTL
  L
  October 15game 2/80
  His night
  .848SV%
  28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .848
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- The game
  PIT3–3NYR
  October 19game 4/80
  His night
  .864SV%
  19SV22SA3GA60:00TOI
  .864
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- The game
  MTL6–2NYR
  L
  October 23game 6/80
  His night
  .829SV%
  29SV35SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .829
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- The game
  NYR5–0CLE
  W
  October 25game 7/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  STL2–6NYR
  W
  October 26game 8/80
  His night
  .941SV%
  32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .941
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- The game
  NYR3–4AFM
  L
  October 29game 9/80
  His night
  .905SV%
  38SV42SA4GA59:31TOIL
  .905
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- November 1977
- The game
  NYR2–6CLR
  L
  November 2game 11/80
  His night
  .850SV%
  34SV40SA6GA57:59TOIL
  .850
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- The game
  BUF4–8NYR
  W
  November 9game 14/80
  His night
  .909SV%
  40SV44SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .909
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- The game
  AFM5–2NYR
  L
  November 13game 16/80
  His night
  .844SV%
  27SV32SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .844
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- The game
  NYR5–5PIT
  November 19game 18/80
  His night
  .828SV%
  24SV29SA5GA60:00TOI
  .828
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- The game
  CLR3–6NYR
  W
  November 23game 20/80
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .885
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- Checkpoint
  November 23
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8011 of 20 started
  4
  wins
  NHL#13
  .882
  SV%
  NHL#16
  3.9
  GAA
  NHL#19
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#6
  NYR
  8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
  10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR2–3BUF
  L
  November 27game 22/80
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA59:44TOIL
  .903
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- The game
  NYR4–0STL
  W
  November 30game 23/801
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  32SV32SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- December 1977
- The game
  MNS4–4NYR
  December 4game 25/803
  His night
  .833SV%
  20SV24SA4GA60:00TOI
  .833
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- The game
  NYR4–7PHI
  L
  December 8game 27/80
  His night
  .829SV%
  34SV41SA7GA60:00TOIL
  .829
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- The game
  BOS8–2NYR
  L
  December 11game 28/80
  His night
  .742SV%
  23SV31SA8GA60:00TOIL
  .742
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- The game
  NYR2–4CLE
  L
  December 17game 31/80
  His night
  .903SV%
  28SV31SA3GA59:53TOIL
  .903
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- The game
  WSH5–5NYR
  December 21game 33/80
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  7SV7SA0GA20:00TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  PHI4–3NYR
  L
  December 28game 35/80
  His night
  .846SV%
  22SV26SA4GA59:43TOIL
  .846
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- The game
  NYR3–3WSH
  December 30game 36/80
  His night
  .917SV%
  33SV36SA3GA60:00TOI
  .917
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- The game
  BUF2–2NYR
  December 31game 37/80
  His night
  .943SV%
  33SV35SA2GA60:00TOI
  .943
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Year 1978
48 years ago
- The game
  NYR5–3MNS
  W
  January 4game 38/803
  His night
  .919SV%
  34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .919
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- The game
  PIT5–3NYR
  L
  January 9game 40/80
  His night
  .765SV%
  13SV17SA4GA59:42TOIL
  .765
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- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8022 of 40 started
  6
  wins
  NHL#16
  .882
  SV%
  NHL#15
  3.8
  GAA
  NHL#14
  2
  shutouts
  NHL#7
  NYR
  13-18-0W-L-OT35Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR3–0LAK
  W
  January 18game 44/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  33SV33SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  NYR3–5AFM
  L
  January 20game 45/80
  His night
  .879SV%
  29SV33SA4GA59:23TOIL
  .879
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- The game
  TOR4–3NYR
  L
  January 25game 47/801
  His night
  .789SV%
  15SV19SA4GA59:19TOIL
  .789
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- The game
  NYR2–6NYI
  L
  January 28game 48/802
  His night
  .860SV%
  37SV43SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .860
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- The game
  LAK4–1NYR
  L
  January 29game 49/80
  His night
  .952SV%in relief
  20SV21SA1GA40:00TOI
  in relief
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- February 1978
- The game
  NYI7–6NYR
  L
  February 1game 50/802
  His night
  .806SV%
  29SV36SA7GA59:36TOIL
  .806
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- The game
  NYR2–2STL
  February 4game 51/801
  His night
  .926SV%
  25SV27SA2GA60:00TOI
  .926
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- The game
  CLR3–6NYR
  W
  February 5game 52/80
  His night
  .842SV%
  16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .842
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- The game
  MNS0–3NYR
  W
  February 8game 53/803
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  18SV18SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  NYR0–2BUF
  L
  February 9game 54/80
  His night
  .946SV%
  35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIL
  .946
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- The game
  NYR2–3TOR
  L
  February 11game 55/801
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .885
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- The game
  MTL5–3NYR
  L
  February 12game 56/80
  His night
  .848SV%
  28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
  .848
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- Checkpoint
  February 12
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8033 of 60 started
  9
  wins
  NHL#14
  .886
  SV%
  NHL#14
  3.6
  GAA
  NHL#14
  4
  shutouts
  NHL#3
  NYR
  20-29-0W-L-OT51Points
  12th in the whole NHL
- March 1978
- The game
  NYR6–1STL
  W
  March 22game 70/801
  His night
  .944SV%
  17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .944
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- The game
  NYR11–4WSH
  W
  March 24game 71/80
  His night
  .862SV%
  25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .862
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- The game
  STL2–5NYR
  W
  March 27game 73/801
  His night
  .889SV%
  16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .889
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- April 1978
- The game
  NYR0–6AFM
  L
  April 1game 75/80
  His night
  1.000SV%in relief
  7SV7SA0GA20:00TOI
  in relief
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- The game
  NYR3–8BOS
  L
  April 2game 76/80
  His night
  .810SV%
  34SV42SA8GA60:00TOIL
  .810
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- The game
  NYR2–7NYI
  L
  April 8game 79/802
  His night
  .868SV%in relief
  33SV38SA5GA53:46TOIL
  in relief
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The season in numbers
April 8
Wayne Thomas closes the 1977-1978 season with 12 wins
NYRNew York Rangers
Wins
12
Games
41of 80
51%
Shutouts
4
SV%
.883
GAA
3.60
Starts
37
Events
4
career best in shutouts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 11
New York Rangers are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 11
New York Rangers meet Buffalo Sabres
NYRvsBUF
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  NYR1–4BUF
  L
  April 11
  His night
  .852SV%
  23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .852
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Preliminary round
April 15
Buffalo Sabres knock New York Rangers out 2–1
NYR1–2BUF
Eliminated
1Games0Wins.852SV%4.0GAA

Wayne Thomas plays the 1977-1978 season for New York Rangers

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1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Wayne Thomas closes the 1977-1978 season with 12 wins

New York Rangers are in the playoffs

New York Rangers meet Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres knock New York Rangers out 2–1