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Jacques Plante

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: January 17, 1929 in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
Died: February 27, 1986

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1978

Coaching Record

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:34AM
All-Time NHL Goalie Rank: #1. Terry Sawchuk… #2. JACQUES PLANTE… #3. Martin Brodeur… #4. Dominik Hasek… 

NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
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
1952-53 24 MTL NHL 3 2 0 1 4 1.33 0 0 180 0.9 0 0 0
1953-54 25 MTL NHL 17 7 5 5 27 1.59 5 0 1020 4.5 0 0 0
1954-55 26 MTL NHL 52 33 12 7 110 2.14 5 2 3080 10.8 0 0 0
1955-56 27 MTL NHL 64 42 12 10 119 1.86 7 10 3840 15.0 0 0 0
1956-57 28 MTL NHL 61 31 18 12 122 2.00 9 16 3660 14.2 0 0 0
1957-58 29 MTL NHL 57 34 14 8 119 2.11 9 13 3386 13.2 0 0 0
1958-59 30 MTL NHL 67 38 16 13 144 2.16 9 11 4000 15.6 0 1 1
1959-60 31 MTL NHL 69 40 17 12 175 2.54 3 2 4140 13.9 0 0 0
1960-61 32 MTL NHL 40 23 11 6 112 2.80 2 2 2400 7.2 0 0 0
1961-62 33 MTL NHL 70 42 14 14 166 2.37 4 14 4200 15.6 0 0 0
1962-63 34 MTL NHL 56 22 14 19 138 2.49 5 2 3320 11.4 0 1 1
1963-64 35 NYR NHL 65 22 36 7 220 3.38 3 6 3900 6.4 0 1 1
1964-65 36 NYR NHL 33 10 17 5 109 3.37 2 6 1938 3.6 0 1 1
1968-69 40 STL NHL 37 18 12 6 70 1.96 5 2 2139 9.2 0 0 0
1969-70 41 STL NHL 32 18 9 5 67 2.19 5 0 1839 7.1 0 2 2
1970-71 42 TOR NHL 40 24 11 4 73 1.88 4 2 2329 10.6 0 0 0
1971-72 43 TOR NHL 34 16 13 5 86 2.63 2 2 1965 6.6 0 0 0
1972-73 44 TOT NHL 40 15 15 6 103 2.81 3 2 2197 7.4 0 2 2
1972-73 44 TOR NHL 32 8 14 6 87 3.04 1 0 1717 5.2 0 0 0
1972-73 44 BOS NHL 8 7 1 0 16 2.00 2 2 480 2.2 0 2 2
1974-75 46 EDO WHA 31 15 14 1 88 803 715 .890 3.32 1 2 1592 0 1 1
Career NHL 837 437 246 145 1964 2.38 82 92 49533 173.4 0 8 8
Career WHA 31 15 14 1 88 803 715 .890 3.32 1 2 1592 0 1 1

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1952-53 24 MTL NHL SC 4 3 1 7 1.75 1 0 240 0 0 0
1953-54 25 MTL NHL 8 5 3 15 1.88 2 0 480 0 0 0
1954-55 26 MTL NHL 12 6 3 30 2.82 0 0 639 0 0 0
1955-56 27 MTL NHL SC 10 8 2 18 1.80 2 2 600 0 0 0
1956-57 28 MTL NHL SC 10 8 2 17 1.66 1 4 616 0 0 0
1957-58 29 MTL NHL SC 10 8 2 20 1.94 1 2 618 0 0 0
1958-59 30 MTL NHL SC 11 8 3 26 2.33 0 0 670 0 0 0
1959-60 31 MTL NHL SC 8 8 0 11 1.35 3 0 489 0 0 0
1960-61 32 MTL NHL 6 2 4 16 2.33 0 2 412 0 0 0
1961-62 33 MTL NHL 6 2 4 19 3.17 0 0 360 0 0 0
1962-63 34 MTL NHL 5 1 4 14 2.80 0 0 300 0 0 0
1968-69 40 STL NHL 10 8 2 14 1.43 3 0 589 0 1 1
1969-70 41 STL NHL 6 4 1 8 1.48 1 2 324 0 0 0
1970-71 42 TOR NHL 3 0 2 7 3.13 0 0 134 0 0 0
1971-72 43 TOR NHL 1 0 1 5 5.00 0 0 60 0 0 0
1972-73 44 BOS NHL 2 0 2 10 5.00 0 0 120 0 0 0
Career NHL 6 112 71 36 237 2.14 14 12 6651 0 1 1

Other Standard

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1947-48 19 2 Teams QJHL 33 18 11 3 92 2.82 2 1960
1947-48 19 Quebec Citadelles QJHL 31 18 11 1 87 2.84 2 1840
1947-48 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens QJHL 2 0 0 2 5 2.50 0 120
1948-49 20 Quebec Citadelles QJHL 47 35 8 4 95 1.99 8 2860
1949-50 21 Montreal Royals QSHL 58 27 22 9 180 3.01 0 3590
1950-51 22 Montreal Royals QMHL 60 28 29 3 203 3.30 4 3690
1951-52 23 Montreal Royals QMHL 60 30 24 6 201 3.39 4 3560
1952-53 24 Montreal Royals QMHL 29 20 8 1 61 2.08 4 1760
1952-53 24 Buffalo Bisons AHL 33 13 19 1 114 3.42 2 2000
1953-54 25 Buffalo Bisons AHL 55 32 17 6 148 2.64 3 3370
1960-61 32 Montreal Royals EPHL 8 3 4 1 24 3.00 0 480
1964-65 36 Baltimore Clippers AHL 17 6 9 1 51 3.01 1 1018
Career 3 Seasons AHL 105 51 45 8 313 2.94 6 6388
Career 1 Season EPHL 8 3 4 1 24 3.00 0 480
Career 2 Seasons QJHL 80 53 19 7 187 2.33 10 4820
Career 3 Seasons QMHL 149 78 61 10 465 3.10 12 9010
Career 1 Season QSHL 58 27 22 9 180 3.01 0 3590

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1947-48 19 Quebec Citadelles QJHL 9 4 5 0 28 3.08 2 545
1948-49 20 Quebec Citadelles QJHL 13 7 6 0 43 3.27 0 790
1949-50 21 Montreal Royals QSHL 6 2 4 0 20 3.00 0 400
1950-51 22 Montreal Royals QMHL 7 2 5 0 26 3.71 1 420
1951-52 23 Montreal Royals QMHL 7 3 4 0 21 3.00 1 420
1964-65 36 Baltimore Clippers AHL 5 2 3 0 14 2.67 1 315
Career 1 Season AHL 5 2 3 0 14 2.67 1 315
Career 2 Seasons QJHL 22 11 11 0 71 3.19 2 1335
Career 2 Seasons QMHL 14 5 9 0 47 3.36 2 840
Career 1 Season QSHL 6 2 4 0 20 3.00 0 400

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 18 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Jacques Plante 15.6 15.6 15.0 14.2 13.9 13.2 11.4 10.8 10.6 9.2 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.4 4.5 3.6 0.9
Terry Sawchuk 92.5 17.0 17.0 15.6 14.8 14.2 10.9 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.3 9.2 7.0 6.6 5.9 5.3 4.2 3.9 1.5
Glenn Hall 90.7 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.5 12.6 11.0 10.8 9.4 9.1 8.4 6.6 6.1 2.7 1.5 0.7
Harry Lumley 90.4 16.1 16.0 13.0 12.7 11.9 11.7 9.2 9.0 8.4 7.5 5.0 4.6 3.6 2.6 2.3 0.1
Dominik Hasek 88.7 18.6 17.2 16.8 14.8 13.9 13.1 11.6 10.3 10.3 9.1 7.2 4.5 4.4 2.4 1.8 0.7
Tony Esposito 86.3 18.2 15.2 14.7 14.0 14.0 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.6 11.2 10.8 10.1 7.4 6.3 2.7 2.3
Turk Broda 85.9 13.2 13.0 11.6 10.9 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.9 7.8 7.3 6.6 2.3 -0.1
Martin Brodeur 84.4 17.3 15.5 14.9 13.2 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.1 11.4 11.3 11.1 9.8 9.8 8.9 6.3 5.9 5.2 0.4
Curtis Joseph 84.1 16.2 16.1 14.0 14.0 13.4 12.1 11.6 11.0 10.7 10.3 7.2 7.0 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.1 2.6 1.1
Tiny Thompson 82.8 11.5 10.8 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.8 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.1
John Ross Roach 80.8 9.9 9.7 8.9 7.2 6.4 6.3 6.3 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.1 2.1 1.6
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Jacques Plante 15.6 15.6 15.0 14.2 13.9 13.2 11.4 10.8 10.6 9.2 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.4 4.5 3.6 0.9
Terry Sawchuk 91.9 17.0 17.0 15.6 14.8 14.2 10.9 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.3 9.2 7.0 6.6 5.9 5.3 4.2 4.2 3.9 2.1 1.5 1.1
Glenn Hall 90.7 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.5 12.6 11.0 10.8 9.4 9.1 8.4 6.6 6.1 2.7 1.5 0.7
Harry Lumley 90.4 16.1 16.0 13.0 12.7 11.9 11.7 9.2 9.0 8.4 7.5 5.0 4.6 3.6 2.6 2.3 0.1
Dominik Hasek 88.7 18.6 17.2 16.8 14.8 13.9 13.1 11.6 10.3 10.3 9.1 7.2 4.5 4.4 2.4 1.8 0.7
Tony Esposito 86.3 18.2 15.2 14.7 14.0 14.0 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.6 11.2 10.8 10.1 7.4 6.3 2.7 2.3
Turk Broda 85.9 13.2 13.0 11.6 10.9 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.9 7.8 7.3 6.6 2.3 -0.1
Martin Brodeur 84.4 17.3 15.5 14.9 13.2 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.1 11.4 11.3 11.1 9.8 9.8 8.9 6.3 5.9 5.2 0.4
Curtis Joseph 84.0 16.2 16.1 14.0 14.0 13.4 12.1 11.6 11.0 10.7 10.3 7.2 7.0 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.1 2.6 1.1 0.6
Tiny Thompson 82.8 11.5 10.8 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.8 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.1
John Ross Roach 80.8 9.9 9.7 8.9 7.2 6.4 6.3 6.3 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.1 2.1 1.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1956 NHL
1957 NHL
1958 NHL
1959 NHL
1960 NHL
1962 NHL
1969 NHL
1970 NHL

Awards

1955-56 NHL Vezina Trophy
1956-57 NHL Vezina Trophy
1957-58 NHL Vezina Trophy
1958-59 NHL Vezina Trophy
1959-60 NHL Vezina Trophy
1961-62 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1961-62 NHL Vezina Trophy
1968-69 NHL Vezina Trophy

Honors

1955-56 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1956-57 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1957-58 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1958-59 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1959-60 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1961-62 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1970-71 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1953 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1956 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1957 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1958 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1959 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1960 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1961-62 NHL 70 (1)

Games Played

1952-53 NHL 3 (9)
1953-54 NHL 17 (7)
1954-55 NHL 52 (4)
1955-56 NHL 64 (4)
1956-57 NHL 61 (5)
1957-58 NHL 57 (4)
1958-59 NHL 67 (2)
1959-60 NHL 69 (2)
1960-61 NHL 40 (5)
1961-62 NHL 70 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 56 (3)
1963-64 NHL 65 (2)
1964-65 NHL 33 (8)
Career NHL 837 (11)
Career WHA 31 (55)

Wins

1952-53 NHL 2 (9)
1953-54 NHL 7 (7)
1954-55 NHL 33 (2)
1955-56 NHL 42 (1)
 1956-57 NHL 31 (2)
1957-58 NHL 34 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 38 (1)
 1959-60 NHL 40 (1)
 1960-61 NHL 23 (3)
1961-62 NHL 42 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 22 (2)
1963-64 NHL 22 (5)
1964-65 NHL 10 (8)
1968-69 NHL 18 (9)
1969-70 NHL 18 (8)
1970-71 NHL 24 (5)
Career NHL 437 (6)
Career WHA 15 (49)

Losses

1953-54 NHL 5 (7)
1954-55 NHL 12 (6)
1955-56 NHL 12 (6)
1956-57 NHL 18 (5)
1957-58 NHL 14 (5)
1958-59 NHL 16 (6)
1959-60 NHL 17 (6)
1960-61 NHL 11 (7)
1961-62 NHL 14 (7)
1962-63 NHL 14 (6)
1963-64 NHL 36 (2)
1964-65 NHL 17 (4)
Career NHL 246 (34)
Career WHA 14 (55)

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

1952-53 NHL 1 (8)
1953-54 NHL 5 (7)
1954-55 NHL 7 (7)
1955-56 NHL 10 (4)
1956-57 NHL 12 (4)
1957-58 NHL 8 (4)
1958-59 NHL 13 (1)
 1959-60 NHL 12 (3)
1960-61 NHL 6 (7)
1961-62 NHL 14 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 19 (1)
 1963-64 NHL 7 (5)
1964-65 NHL 5 (6)
1968-69 NHL 6 (10)
1972-73 NHL 6 (10)
Career NHL 145 (5)
Career WHA 1 (49)

Goals Against

1952-53 NHL 4 (9)
1953-54 NHL 27 (7)
1954-55 NHL 110 (5)
1955-56 NHL 119 (6)
1956-57 NHL 122 (5)
1957-58 NHL 119 (4)
1958-59 NHL 144 (5)
1959-60 NHL 175 (3)
1960-61 NHL 112 (5)
1961-62 NHL 166 (3)
1962-63 NHL 138 (4)
1963-64 NHL 220 (1)
 1964-65 NHL 109 (5)
Career NHL 1964 (26)
Career WHA 88 (61)

Goals Against Average

1954-55 NHL 2.14 (3)
1955-56 NHL 1.86 (1)
 1956-57 NHL 2.00 (1)
 1957-58 NHL 2.11 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 2.16 (1)
 1959-60 NHL 2.54 (1)
 1960-61 NHL 2.80 (4)
1961-62 NHL 2.37 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 2.49 (3)
1963-64 NHL 3.38 (6)
1964-65 NHL 3.37 (7)
1968-69 NHL 1.96 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 2.19 (3)
1970-71 NHL 1.88 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 2.63 (9)
1972-73 NHL 2.81 (7)
1974-75 WHA 3.32 (9)
Career NHL 2.38 (17)

Shutouts

1953-54 NHL 5 (5)
1954-55 NHL 5 (3)
1955-56 NHL 7 (3)
1956-57 NHL 9 (1)
 1957-58 NHL 9 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 9 (1)
 1959-60 NHL 3 (4)
1960-61 NHL 2 (3)
1961-62 NHL 4 (3)
1962-63 NHL 5 (1)
 1963-64 NHL 3 (6)
1964-65 NHL 2 (7)
1968-69 NHL 5 (3)
1969-70 NHL 5 (3)
1970-71 NHL 4 (4)
1971-72 NHL 2 (10)
1972-73 NHL 3 (8)
Career NHL 82 (5)
Career WHA 1 (39)

Minutes

1952-53 NHL 180 (9)
1953-54 NHL 1020 (7)
1954-55 NHL 3080 (4)
1955-56 NHL 3840 (4)
1956-57 NHL 3660 (5)
1957-58 NHL 3386 (4)
1958-59 NHL 4000 (4)
1959-60 NHL 4140 (2)
1960-61 NHL 2400 (5)
1961-62 NHL 4200 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 3320 (3)
1963-64 NHL 3900 (2)
1964-65 NHL 1938 (8)
Career NHL 49533 (10)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

1954-55 NHL 2.49 (3)
1955-56 NHL 2.14 (1)
 1956-57 NHL 2.16 (1)
 1957-58 NHL 2.20 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 2.16 (1)
 1959-60 NHL 2.55 (1)
 1960-61 NHL 2.83 (4)
1961-62 NHL 2.30 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 2.49 (2)
1963-64 NHL 3.86 (6)
1964-65 NHL 3.62 (7)
1968-69 NHL 1.96 (1)
 1969-70 NHL 2.25 (3)
1970-71 NHL 1.80 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 2.60 (9)
1972-73 NHL 2.62 (8)
Career NHL 2.48 (6)

Goalie Point Shares

1952-53 NHL 0.9 (9)
1953-54 NHL 4.5 (7)
1954-55 NHL 10.8 (3)
1955-56 NHL 15.0 (1)
 1956-57 NHL 14.2 (2)
1957-58 NHL 13.2 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 15.6 (1)
 1959-60 NHL 13.9 (2)
1960-61 NHL 7.2 (4)
1961-62 NHL 15.6 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 11.4 (2)
1963-64 NHL 6.4 (6)
1964-65 NHL 3.6 (8)
1968-69 NHL 9.2 (6)
1969-70 NHL 7.1 (9)
1970-71 NHL 10.6 (3)
Career NHL 173.4 (6)

Point Shares

1954-55 NHL 10.8 (4)
1955-56 NHL 15.0 (1)
 1956-57 NHL 14.2 (2)
1957-58 NHL 13.2 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 15.6 (1)
 1959-60 NHL 13.9 (2)
1961-62 NHL 15.6 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 11.4 (2)
1970-71 NHL 10.6 (7)
Career NHL 173.4 (14)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

December 29, 1952: Signed as a free agent by Montreal (Buffalo-AHL), December 29, 1952.

April 4, 1953: Recorded a shutout (3-0) in NHL playoff debut at Chicago, April 4, 1953.

June 4, 1963: Traded to NY Rangers by Montreal with Don Marshall and Phil Goyette for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, Leon Rochefort and Len Ronson, June 4, 1963.

September, 1967: Signed to tryout contract by California, September 1967.

September, 1967: Ordered to leave training camp when it was confirmed his rights were still property of NY Rangers, September 1967.

June 12, 1968: Claimed by St. Louis from NY Rangers in Intra-League Draft, June 12, 1968.

May 18, 1970: Traded to Toronto by St. Louis for cash, May 18, 1970.

February 12, 1972: Selected by Miami-Philadelphia (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

March 3, 1973: Traded to Boston by Toronto with Toronto's 3rd round choice (Doug Gibson) in 1973 Amateur Draft for Boston's 1st round choice (Ian Turnbull) in 1973 Amateur Draft and future considerations (Eddie Johnston, May 22, 1973), March 3, 1973.

June, 1973: Selected by Edmonton (WHA) in 1973 WHA Professional Player Draft, June, 1973.

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