Mike Liut
#1 · Goalie · Washington Capitals
Born Jan 7, 1956 in Weston, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 195 lb · Catches left · Drafted 56th overall in 1976 by STL (round 4)
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The goalies closest to him in games played in 1985-86. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Rejean Lemelin
CGY ·
60 GP, 0.872
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60 GP, 0.879
John Vanbiesbrouck
NYR ·
61 GP, 0.887
Brian Hayward
WIN ·
52 GP, 0.843
Don Beaupre
MNS ·
52 GP, 0.892
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | STL | 64 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1854 | 1660 | 194 | 3.18 | 0.895 |
| 1980-81 | STL | 61 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1877 | 1678 | 199 | 3.35 | 0.894 |
| 1981-82 | STL | 64 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2030 | 1780 | 250 | 4.07 | 0.877 |
| 1982-83 | STL | 68 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1915 | 1680 | 235 | 3.72 | 0.877 |
| 1983-84 | STL | 58 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1691 | 1494 | 197 | 3.47 | 0.884 |
| 1984-85 | STL | 32 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 992 | 873 | 119 | 3.83 | 0.880 |
| 1984-85 | HFD | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 390 | 354 | 36 | 2.97 | 0.908 |
| 1985-86 | HFD | 57 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1569 | 1372 | 197 | 3.61 | 0.874 |
| 1986-87 | HFD | 59 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1622 | 1435 | 187 | 3.23 | 0.885 |
| 1987-88 | HFD | 60 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1617 | 1430 | 187 | 3.18 | 0.884 |
| 1988-89 | HFD | 35 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1023 | 881 | 142 | 4.25 | 0.861 |
| 1989-90 | HFD | 29 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 742 | 668 | 74 | 2.64 | 0.900 |
| 1989-90 | WSH | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 197 | 17 | 2.14 | 0.921 |
| 1990-91 | WSH | 35 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 786 | 672 | 114 | 3.73 | 0.855 |
| 1991-92 | WSH | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 558 | 488 | 70 | 3.74 | 0.875 |
| 13 seasons | Career | 663 | 293 | 271 | 74 | 0 | 25 | 18880 | 16662 | 2218 | 3.49 | 0.883 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | STL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 98 | 12 | 3.74 | 0.891 |
| 1980-81 | STL | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 299 | 50 | 4.38 | 0.857 |
| 1981-82 | STL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 224 | 27 | 3.29 | 0.892 |
| 1982-83 | STL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 133 | 15 | 3.77 | 0.899 |
| 1983-84 | STL | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 361 | 332 | 29 | 2.44 | 0.920 |
| 1985-86 | HFD | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 212 | 14 | 1.91 | 0.938 |
| 1986-87 | HFD | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 133 | 25 | 4.52 | 0.842 |
| 1987-88 | HFD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 71 | 11 | 4.16 | 0.866 |
| 1989-90 | WSH | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 194 | 28 | 3.31 | 0.874 |
| 1990-91 | WSH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 4.98 | 0.867 |
| 10 seasons | Playoffs | 67 | 29 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1937 | 1722 | 215 | 3.39 | 0.889 |
1985-86 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 56 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1569 | 1372 | 197 | 3.61 | 0.874 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1986 | vs TOR | W 7-1 | W | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0.952 | 60:00 |
| Apr 3, 1986 | @ WSH | L 2-4 | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0.840 | 60:00 |
| Apr 1, 1986 | vs BUF | W 5-3 | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | 60:00 |
| Mar 29, 1986 | vs WSH | T 6-6 (OT) | T | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0.750 | 65:00 |
| Mar 26, 1986 | vs MTL | W 3-0 | W, SO | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 23, 1986 | vs BOS | T 5-5 (OT) | T | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0.828 | 65:00 |
| Mar 22, 1986 | vs LAK | W 6-3 | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 60:00 |
| Mar 19, 1986 | @ STL | W 5-2 | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 60:00 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | @ DET | W 6-4 | W | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0.852 | 60:00 |
| Mar 15, 1986 | vs CHI | W 11-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 01:20 | |
| Mar 13, 1986 | vs NYI | L 2-3 | L | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0.870 | 59:48 |
| Mar 10, 1986 | @ MTL | W 5-2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Mar 8, 1986 | vs QUE | L 3-6 | L | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0.846 | 60:00 |
| Mar 7, 1986 | @ BUF | W 6-2 | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 60:00 |
| Mar 5, 1986 | vs BUF | W 5-1 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0.960 | 60:00 |
| Mar 2, 1986 | vs BOS | W 4-1 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0.960 | 60:00 |
| Feb 26, 1986 | vs MNS | L 2-5 | L | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 20:00 |
| Feb 23, 1986 | vs STL | L 2-8 | L | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0.724 | 60:00 |
| Feb 22, 1986 | @ MTL | L 3-6 | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0.808 | 59:50 |
| Feb 19, 1986 | @ BUF | W 6-4 | W | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0.886 | 60:00 |
| Feb 11, 1986 | @ STL | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0.895 | 65:00 |
| Feb 8, 1986 | vs BUF | L 2-4 | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0.840 | 58:58 |
| Feb 6, 1986 | @ DET | L 3-4 (OT) | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 62:22 |
| Feb 2, 1986 | vs WSH | L 4-5 | L | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0.861 | 60:00 |
| Feb 1, 1986 | vs NYR | L 1-3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | 40:00 | |
| Jan 27, 1986 | @ BOS | L 3-6 | L | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0.813 | 60:00 |
| Jan 23, 1986 | vs TOR | W 4-1 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0.960 | 60:00 |
| Jan 18, 1986 | @ QUE | W 5-2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
| Jan 15, 1986 | vs EDM | L 1-4 | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 59:43 |
| Jan 10, 1986 | @ VAN | W 4-3 | W | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 59:47 |
| Jan 4, 1986 | @ EDM | L 3-4 | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 59:00 |
| Jan 2, 1986 | vs QUE | L 2-3 | L | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0.903 | 59:41 |
| Dec 29, 1985 | vs DET | W 5-2 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 60:00 |
| Dec 23, 1985 | vs NYI | L 3-6 | L | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0.739 | 60:00 |
| Dec 21, 1985 | vs NJD | W 7-6 | W | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0.806 | 60:00 |
| Dec 19, 1985 | @ BOS | L 1-2 | L | 47 | 45 | 2 | 0.957 | 59:00 |
| Dec 16, 1985 | @ MTL | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0.862 | 65:00 |
| Dec 14, 1985 | vs PIT | W 5-4 | W | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0.852 | 60:00 |
| Dec 13, 1985 | @ BUF | W 6-4 | W | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0.862 | 59:56 |
| Dec 11, 1985 | vs MTL | L 1-3 | L | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0.800 | 59:19 |
| Dec 7, 1985 | vs BOS | W 7-2 | W | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0.905 | 60:00 |
| Dec 4, 1985 | @ CGY | L 5-8 | L | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0.724 | 60:00 |
| Nov 29, 1985 | @ VAN | W 5-4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.900 | 19:17 | |
| Nov 27, 1985 | @ LAK | W 9-0 | W, SO | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 23, 1985 | vs WIN | W 8-1 | W | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0.944 | 60:00 |
| Nov 21, 1985 | @ PHI | L 0-3 | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 | 60:00 |
| Nov 19, 1985 | vs BUF | L 0-2 | L | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0.971 | 59:40 |
| Nov 13, 1985 | vs MNS | W 5-2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Nov 9, 1985 | @ QUE | W 4-3 | W | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 | 60:00 |
| Nov 5, 1985 | vs MTL | L 3-8 | L | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0.771 | 60:00 |
| Oct 30, 1985 | vs QUE | W 6-4 | W | 41 | 37 | 4 | 0.902 | 60:00 |
| Oct 26, 1985 | @ MTL | L 3-5 | L | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0.828 | 60:00 |
| Oct 23, 1985 | @ CHI | L 2-9 | L | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0.727 | 59:54 |
| Oct 19, 1985 | vs MTL | W 11-6 | W | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0.813 | 60:00 |
| Oct 15, 1985 | @ QUE | L 1-4 | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | 60:00 |
| Oct 12, 1985 | vs NYR | W 8-2 | W | 35 | 33 | 2 | 0.943 | 60:00 |
| Oct 10, 1985 | @ BUF | W 5-4 | W | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 | 60:00 |