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Gary Simmons's 1976-1977 season

Wins
3
NHL#36
Save pct
.881
NHL#34
GAA
3.73
NHL#32
Shutouts
1
NHL#18
Games
19
24%
24% of 79

Goaltender Gary Simmons was 32 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Cleveland Barons och Los Angeles Kings. He played 19 games and won 3 of them, at .881. He moved from Cleveland Barons to Los Angeles Kings in February. In the playoffs he played 1 game and won 0.

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

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gary Simmons opens the 1976-1977 season with Cleveland Barons

    CLECleveland Barons

    Gary was 32 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–6CLE
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
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    • The game
      CLE4–4NYI
      game 5/802
      His night
      .902SV%
      37SV41SA4GA60:00TOI
      .902
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    • The game
      STL2–6CLE
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
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    • The game
      CLE3–4LAK
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA59:30TOIL
      .857
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    • November 1976
    • The game
      LAK4–2CLE
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA59:36TOIL
      .900
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    • The game
      PIT2–2CLE
      game 14/80
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOI
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE2–1CLR
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA00:03TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE3–3AFM
      game 16/80
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOI
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE0–0LAK
      game 18/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      37SV37SA0GA60:00TOI
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE2–5DET
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      .891SV%
      41SV46SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .891
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 809 of 20 started
      2
      wins
      NHL#22
      .909
      SV%
      NHL#7
      2.9
      GAA
      NHL#12
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#8
    • The game
      PIT3–1CLE
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .889
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    • December 1976
    • The game
      CLE3–5CLR
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      .800SV%
      20SV25SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .800
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    • The game
      CLE2–6PHI
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      .760SV%
      19SV25SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .760
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE2–4DET
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      .907SV%
      39SV43SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .907
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    • The game
      PHI7–2CLE
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      .811SV%
      30SV37SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .811
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    • The game
      LAK3–6CLE
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      .783SV%
      18SV23SA5GA59:48TOIL
      .783
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8015 of 60 started
      2
      wins
      .880
      SV%
      3.7
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      LAK
      22-27-0W-L-OT55Points
      Playoff spot
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK5–1BUF
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
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    • March 1977
    • The game
      LAK2–7BUF
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      .816SV%
      31SV38SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .816
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    • The game
      LAK3–3VAN
      game 77/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA60:00TOI
      .875
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    The season in numbers

    Gary Simmons closes the 1976-1977 season with 3 wins

    CLECleveland BaronsLAKLos Angeles Kings
    Wins
    3
    Games
    19of 80
    24%
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .881
    GAA
    3.73
    Starts
    18
    7 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings meet Atlanta Flames

    LAKvsAFM
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
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    4 days later
    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings knock Atlanta Flames out 2–1

    LAK2–1AFM
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Los Angeles Kings meet Boston Bruins

    LAKvsBOS
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
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    • Game 2
      LAK2–6BOS
      L
      His night
      .857SV%in relief
      6SV7SA1GA20:00TOI
      in relief
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    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–2

    LAK2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    1Games0Wins.857SV%3.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Gary Simmons ends the 1976-1977 playoffs with 0 wins

    CLECleveland BaronsLAKLos Angeles Kings
    Wins
    0
    Games
    1
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .857
    GAA
    3.00
    Starts
    0
    AFM2–1→BOS2–4