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Wayne Thomas's 1978-1979 season

Wins
15
NHL#16
Save pct
.866
NHL#34
GAA
3.64
NHL#28
Shutouts
1
NHL#16
Games
31
38%
38% of 80

Goaltender Wayne Thomas was 30 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 31 games and won 15 of them, at .866.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Wayne Thomas plays the 1978-1979 season for New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers

    Wayne was 31 years old when the 1978-1979 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET3–3NYR
      game 3/804
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–5NYI
      L
      game 5/804
      His night
      .750SV%
      15SV20SA5GA47:42TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1MTL
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • November 1978
    • The game
      NYR3–0CLR
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2VAN
      W
      game 12/806
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3NYR
      L
      game 15/804
      His night
      .762SV%
      16SV21SA5GA59:57TOIL
      .762
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–2MNS
      W
      game 17/803
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–9NYR
      W
      game 20/804
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .826
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 808 of 20 started
      5
      wins
      NHL#12
      .892
      SV%
      NHL#12
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#9
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#5
      NYR
      12-4-0W-L-OT28Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • December 1978
    • The game
      NYR2–5TOR
      L
      game 22/803
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .861
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2PHI
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      .905SV%
      19SV21SA2GA59:56TOIW
      .905
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–0NYR
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA59:37TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK7–8NYR
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      .750SV%in relief
      3SV4SA1GA20:00TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4BOS
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–6NYR
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–9NYI
      L
      game 33/804
      His night
      .652SV%
      15SV23SA8GA40:00TOIL
      .652
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM6–5NYR
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      .778SV%
      21SV27SA6GA58:25TOIL
      .778
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8015 of 40 started
      8
      wins
      .862
      SV%
      3.7
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      NYR
      23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–3CLR
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS8–1NYR
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      .625SV%in relief
      5SV8SA3GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5CLR
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      .773SV%
      17SV22SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .773
      View the game
    • February 1979
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4STL
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      .826SV%
      19SV23SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .826
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8020 of 60 started
      11
      wins
      .863
      SV%
      3.7
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      NYR
      34-20-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • March 1979
    • The game
      BUF2–2NYR
      game 62/801
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOI
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–5NYR
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–5NYR
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–4BOS
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5NYI
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      5SV5SA0GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–1NYR
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .828
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–6CHI
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      .867SV%
      39SV45SA6GA60:00TOIW
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 74/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA60:00TOI
      .833
      View the game
    • April 1979
    • The game
      NYR3–7PHI
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      .889SV%in relief
      8SV9SA1GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Wayne Thomas closes the 1978-1979 season with 15 wins

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Wins
    15
    Games
    31of 80
    39%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .866
    GAA
    3.64
    Starts
    27
    Events
    10
    career shutouts
    9 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings

    NYRvsLAK
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    2 days later
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0

    NYR2–0LAK
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYRvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    8 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    NYR4–1PHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet New York Islanders

    NYRvsNYI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    12 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYR4–2NYI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    8 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    NYR1–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Wayne Thomas ends the 1978-1979 playoffs with 0 wins

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Wins
    0
    Games
    0
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    —
    GAA
    —
    Starts
    0
    LAK2–0→PHI4–1→NYI4–2→MTL1–4