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Ken Dryden

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: August 8, 1947 in Hamilton, Ontario

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1983

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (14th overall) of the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 4, 2012, 7:39AM
All-Time NHL Goalie Rank: #5. Glenn Hall… #6. Martin Brodeur… #7. KEN DRYDEN… #8. Ed Belfour… #9. Bernie Parent… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
1970-71 23 MTL NHL 6 6 0 0 9 1.65 0 0 327 1.6 0 0 0
1971-72 24 MTL NHL 64 39 8 15 142 2.24 8 4 3800 14.9 0 3 3
1972-73 25 MTL NHL 54 33 7 13 119 2.26 6 2 3165 13.2 0 4 4
1974-75 27 MTL NHL 56 30 9 16 149 2.69 4 2 3320 12.2 0 3 3
1975-76 28 MTL NHL 62 42 10 8 121 2.03 8 0 3580 16.5 0 2 2
1976-77 29 MTL NHL 56 41 6 8 117 2.14 10 0 3275 14.3 0 2 2
1977-78 30 MTL NHL 52 37 7 7 105 2.05 5 0 3071 13.7 0 2 2
1978-79 31 MTL NHL 47 30 10 7 108 2.30 5 4 2814 12.1 0 3 3
Career NHL 397 258 57 74 870 2.24 46 12 23352 98.5 0 19 19

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1970-71 23 MTL NHL SC 20 12 8 61 3.00 0 0 1221 0 1 1
1971-72 24 MTL NHL 6 2 4 17 2.83 0 0 360 0 0 0
1972-73 25 MTL NHL SC 17 12 5 50 2.89 1 2 1039 0 0 0
1974-75 27 MTL NHL 11 6 5 29 2.53 2 0 688 0 0 0
1975-76 28 MTL NHL SC 13 12 1 25 1.92 1 0 780 0 0 0
1976-77 29 MTL NHL SC 14 12 2 22 1.55 4 0 849 0 0 0
1977-78 30 MTL NHL SC 15 12 3 29 1.89 2 0 919 0 0 0
1978-79 31 MTL NHL SC 16 12 4 41 2.48 0 2 990 0 3 3
Career NHL 6 112 80 32 274 2.40 10 4 6846 0 4 4

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1966-67 19 Cornell Big Red ECAC 27 26 0 1 40 1.46 4 1646
1967-68 20 Cornell Big Red ECAC 29 25 2 0 41 1.52 6 1620
1968-69 21 Cornell Big Red ECAC 27 25 2 0 47 1.79 3 1578
1968-69 21 Canada WEC-A 2 1 1 0 4 2.00 1 120
1970-71 23 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 33 16 7 8 84 2.65 3 1899
1972-73 25 Canada Summit-72 4 2 2 0 19 4.75 0 240
1978-79 31 NHL All-Stars Ch-Cup 2 1 1 0 7 3.50 0 120
Career 1 Season AHL 33 16 7 8 84 2.65 3 1899
Career 1 Season Ch-Cup 2 1 1 0 7 3.50 0 120
Career 3 Seasons ECAC 83 76 4 1 128 1.59 13 4844
Career 1 Season Summit-72 4 2 2 0 19 4.75 0 240
Career 1 Season WEC-A 2 1 1 0 4 2.00 1 120

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ken Dryden 16.5 14.9 14.3 13.7 13.2 12.2 12.1 1.6
Tony Esposito 93.9 18.2 15.2 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.6 2.3
Turk Broda 90.6 10.9 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.9 7.8 7.3 2.3
Lorne Chabot 90.4 9.1 8.5 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.2 5.7
Ed Giacomin 87.6 14.9 13.9 13.2 12.9 11.0 8.3 8.2 3.5
Harry Lumley 87.0 13.0 12.7 11.9 9.2 9.0 7.5 2.6 0.1
Roberto Luongo 85.5 20.9 18.5 17.1 14.4 14.4 11.6 10.6 4.4
Jacques Plante 84.4 15.6 15.0 14.2 13.9 13.2 10.8 4.5 0.9
Glenn Hall 83.1 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.0 11.0 10.8 1.5 0.7
Mike Karakas 82.3 9.5 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.2 6.0 1.3
Dave Kerr 81.7 10.7 9.7 9.0 7.6 6.1 4.5 3.8 -0.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ken Dryden 16.5 14.9 14.3 13.7 13.2 12.2 12.1 1.6
Miikka Kiprusoff 85.6 16.3 16.2 14.3 12.2 11.5 10.0 8.4 3.6 1.4 0.3
Mike Karakas 82.3 9.5 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.2 6.0 1.3
Henrik Lundqvist 80.7 15.0 14.3 14.0 13.7 12.2 11.9
Ryan Miller 78.3 16.8 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.3 10.6 2.2 -0.6
Tomas Vokoun 77.6 16.1 15.8 15.7 14.6 12.5 12.3 11.6 10.1 6.4 6.1 5.5 3.8 -0.2
Lorne Chabot 77.0 11.5 9.1 8.5 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.2 5.7 2.7 -0.2
Georges Vezina 75.7 7.4 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 2.7 0.1
Guy Hebert 75.3 15.6 14.7 12.3 11.7 9.7 8.3 7.4 6.6 3.2 2.8
Ed Giacomin 74.9 14.9 13.9 13.2 12.9 11.0 9.4 8.3 8.2 5.4 4.8 4.1 3.5 1.5
Evgeni Nabokov 73.2 15.6 13.3 11.8 11.7 11.2 10.2 9.1 8.6 5.1 1.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1972 NHL
1975 NHL
1976 NHL
1977 NHL
1978 NHL

Awards

1970-71 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy
1971-72 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy
1972-73 NHL Vezina Trophy
1975-76 NHL Vezina Trophy
1976-77 NHL Vezina Trophy
1977-78 NHL Vezina Trophy
1978-79 NHL Vezina Trophy

Honors

1971-72 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1972-73 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1975-76 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1976-77 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1977-78 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1978-79 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1971 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1973 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1976 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1977 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1978 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1979 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1971-72 NHL 64 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 54 (3)
1974-75 NHL 56 (7)
1975-76 NHL 62 (5)
1976-77 NHL 56 (4)
1977-78 NHL 52 (10)
1978-79 NHL 47 (9)
Career NHL 397 (91)

Wins

1971-72 NHL 39 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 33 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 30 (4)
1975-76 NHL 42 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 41 (1)
 1977-78 NHL 37 (2)
1978-79 NHL 30 (2)
Career NHL 258 (41)

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

1971-72 NHL 15 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 13 (2)
1974-75 NHL 16 (2)
1975-76 NHL 8 (10)
1976-77 NHL 8 (7)
Career NHL 74 (50)

Goals Against

1971-72 NHL 142 (5)

Goals Against Average

1971-72 NHL 2.24 (4)
1972-73 NHL 2.26 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 2.69 (5)
1975-76 NHL 2.03 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 2.14 (2)
1977-78 NHL 2.05 (1)
 1978-79 NHL 2.30 (1)
 Career NHL 2.24 (8)

Shutouts

1971-72 NHL 8 (2)
1972-73 NHL 6 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 4 (6)
1975-76 NHL 8 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 10 (1)
 1977-78 NHL 5 (2)
1978-79 NHL 5 (1)
 Career NHL 46 (26)

Minutes

1971-72 NHL 3800 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 3165 (3)
1974-75 NHL 3320 (6)
1975-76 NHL 3580 (5)
1976-77 NHL 3275 (4)
1977-78 NHL 3071 (9)
1978-79 NHL 2814 (9)
Career NHL 23352 (88)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

1971-72 NHL 2.19 (4)
1972-73 NHL 2.07 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 2.37 (5)
1975-76 NHL 1.78 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 1.94 (2)
1977-78 NHL 1.88 (1)
 1978-79 NHL 1.98 (1)
 Career NHL 2.03 (1)

Goalie Point Shares

1971-72 NHL 14.9 (1)
 1972-73 NHL 13.2 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 12.2 (4)
1975-76 NHL 16.5 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 14.3 (2)
1977-78 NHL 13.7 (3)
1978-79 NHL 12.1 (1)
 Career NHL 98.5 (43)

Point Shares

1971-72 NHL 14.9 (3)
1972-73 NHL 13.2 (2)
1974-75 NHL 12.2 (9)
1975-76 NHL 16.5 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 14.3 (4)
1977-78 NHL 13.7 (5)
1978-79 NHL 12.1 (6)
    

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 28, 1964: Rights traded to Montreal by Boston with Alex Campbell for Guy Allen and Paul Reid, June 28, 1964.

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