Position: G ▪ Catches: Left
Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: June 18, 1952 in Chambly, Quebec
Draft: Pittsburgh, 3rd round (40th overall), 1972 NHL Amateur
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| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | GPS | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1972-73 | 20 | PIT | NHL | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 3.41 | 2 | 967 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1973-74 | 21 | PIT | NHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4.15 | 0 | 260 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974-75 | 22 | TOT | NHL | 25 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 91 | 3.93 | 0 | 1388 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1974-75 | 22 | PIT | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6.11 | 0 | 108 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974-75 | 22 | KCS | NHL | 22 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 80 | 3.75 | 0 | 1280 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1975-76 | 23 | KCS | NHL | 64 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 243 | 4.03 | 0 | 3620 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 1976-77 | 24 | PIT | NHL | 34 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 94 | 2.94 | 1 | 1920 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1977-78 | 25 | PIT | NHL | 60 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 210 | 3.57 | 0 | 3534 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1978-79 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 56 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 180 | 3.37 | 0 | 3208 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |||
| 1979-80 | 27 | MTL | NHL | 34 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 2.51 | 0 | 1909 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980-81 | 28 | MTL | NHL | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 3.50 | 1 | 1147 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1981-82 | 29 | MTL | NHL | 27 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 2.64 | 3 | 1547 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1982-83 | 30 | PIT | NHL | 31 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 151 | 5.31 | 1 | 1707 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||
| 1983-84 | 31 | PIT | NHL | 38 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 138 | 1200 | 1062 | .885 | 4.08 | 1 | 2028 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 1984-85 | 32 | PIT | NHL | 42 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 170 | 1362 | 1192 | .875 | 4.65 | 1 | 2193 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1985-86 | 33 | PIT | NHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 92 | 78 | .848 | 4.67 | 0 | 180 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NHL | 462 | 146 | 203 | 76 | 1579 | 2654 | 2332 | .879 | 3.70 | 10 | 25608 | 69.8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 89 | ||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1969-70 | 17 | Trois-Rivieres Ducs | QMJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6.59 | 0 | 91 | |||||||
| 1970-71 | 18 | Trois-Rivieres Ducs | QMJHL | 36 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 136 | 4.10 | 0 | 1989 | |||||||
| 1971-72 | 19 | Trois-Rivieres Ducs | QMJHL | 46 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 160 | 3.83 | 2 | 2509 | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 20 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 21 | 63 | 3.19 | 0 | 1185 | ||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 21 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 3.62 | 0 | 530 | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 3.23 | 0 | 967 | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 4.39 | 0 | 615 | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | Canada | WEC-A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.82 | 0 | 255 | |||||||
| 1985-86 | 33 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 27 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 86 | 3.42 | 0 | 1510 | |||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | AHL | 77 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 246 | 3.45 | 0 | 4277 | ||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | QMJHL | 85 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 306 | 4.00 | 2 | 4589 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WEC-A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.82 | 0 | 255 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WHL | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 3.62 | 0 | 530 | ||||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1970-71 | 18 | Trois-Rivieres Ducs | QMJHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3.29 | 1 | 420 | |||||||
| 1971-72 | 19 | Trois-Rivieres Ducs | QMJHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 5.00 | 0 | 276 | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 20 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 240 | ||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.74 | 0 | 242 | |||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2.86 | 0 | 482 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | QMJHL | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 3.97 | 1 | 696 | ||||||||
| Thru 14 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Denis Herron | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Cesare Maniago | 88.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Glenn Healy | 86.6 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Jim Rutherford | 86.1 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Gerry Cheevers | 86.0 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -0.7 | |
| Rick Wamsley | 86.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | |
| Mike Vernon | 85.7 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Phil Myre | 85.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Bob Sauve | 85.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
| Greg Millen | 85.2 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Reggie Lemelin | 84.4 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Denis Herron | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Jim Rutherford | 86.1 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ||
| Glenn Healy | 86.1 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 86.0 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ||
| Rick Wamsley | 86.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | ||
| Phil Myre | 85.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
| Bob Sauve | 85.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ||
| Cesare Maniago | 85.3 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Greg Millen | 85.2 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | |
| Reggie Lemelin | 84.4 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Glen Hanlon | 84.1 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |
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Awards
1980-81 NHL Vezina Trophy1981-82 NHL William M. Jennings Trophy |
Games Played 1977-78 NHL 60 (5) 1978-79 NHL 56 (4) Career NHL 462 (70) |
Wins 1979-80 NHL 25 (6) |
Losses 1977-78 NHL 25 (5) 1978-79 NHL 19 (9) 1983-84 NHL 24 (6) 1984-85 NHL 22 (7) Career NHL 203 (59) |
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Ties plus OT/SO Losses 1977-78 NHL 15 (3) 1978-79 NHL 12 (1) Career NHL 76 (43) |
Goals Against 1977-78 NHL 210 (2) 1978-79 NHL 180 (4) Career NHL 1579 (44) |
Save Percentage Career NHL .879 (94) |
Goals Against Average 1979-80 NHL 2.51 (2) 1981-82 NHL 2.64 (1) |
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Shutouts 1982-83 NHL 1 (8) 1984-85 NHL 1 (9) |
Minutes 1977-78 NHL 3534 (5) 1978-79 NHL 3208 (4) Career NHL 25608 (75) |
Adjusted Goals Against Average 1979-80 NHL 2.17 (2) 1981-82 NHL 1.98 (1) |
Goalie Point Shares 1978-79 NHL 9.1 (8) Career NHL 69.8 (83) |
January 10, 1975: Traded to Kansas City by Pittsburgh with Jean-Guy Lagace for Michel Plasse, January 10, 1975.
August 7, 1976: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, August 7, 1976.
August 30, 1979: Traded to Montreal by Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh's 2nd round choice (Jocelyn Gauvreau) in 1982 Entry Draft for Pat Hughes and Rob Holland, August 30, 1979.
September 15, 1982: Traded to Pittsburgh by Montreal for Pittsburgh's 3rd round choice (later traded to St. Louis - St. Louis selected Nelson Emerson) in 1985 Entry Draft, September 15, 1982.
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