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Roland Melanson

#1 · Goalie · Montréal Canadiens

Born Jun 28, 1960 in Moncton, New Brunswick, CAN · 5'10", 185 lb · Catches left · Drafted 59th overall in 1979 by NYI (round 3)

Trophy case

×3 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1982-83, 1981-82, 1980-81
William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 1982-83

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 1983-84. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andy Moog EDM · 38 GP, 0.882 Denis Herron PIT · 38 GP, 0.884 Pelle Lindbergh PHI · 36 GP, 0.860 Richard Brodeur VAN · 36 GP, 0.867 Bob Sauve BUF · 40 GP, 0.868

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0102030401980-81: 11 games1180-811981-82: 36 games3681-821982-83: 44 games4482-831983-84: 37 games3783-841984-85: 28 games2884-851985-86: 28 games2885-861986-87: 46 games4686-871987-88: 47 games4787-881988-89: 4 games488-891990-91: 1 games190-911991-92: 9 games991-92

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP Shots against Saves Goals against Save %
1980-81 NYI 11 304 272 32 0.895
1981-82 NYI 36 1100 986 114 0.896
1982-83 NYI 44 1201 1092 109 0.909
1983-84 NYI 37 1128 1018 110 0.902
1984-85 NYI 8 257 222 35 0.864
1984-85 MNS 20 586 508 78 0.867
1985-86 MNS 6 175 151 24 0.863
1985-86 LAK 22 646 559 87 0.865
1986-87 LAK 46 1417 1249 168 0.881
1987-88 LAK 47 1397 1202 195 0.860
1988-89 LAK 4 109 90 19 0.826
1990-91 NJD 1 7 5 2 0.714
1991-92 MTL 9 195 173 22 0.887
11 seasons Career 291 8522 7527 995 0.883

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP Shots against Saves Goals against Save %
1980-81 NYI 3 52 46 6 0.885
1981-82 NYI 3 29 24 5 0.828
1982-83 NYI 5 112 102 10 0.911
1983-84 NYI 6 32 27 5 0.844
1986-87 LAK 5 153 129 24 0.843
1987-88 LAK 1 50 41 9 0.820
6 seasons Playoffs 23 428 369 59 0.862

1983-84 season totals

GP Shots against Saves Goals against Save % Goals against per game
37 1128 1018 110 0.902 2.97

Game log

Date Opponent Result Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 1, 1984 @ PIT W 2-1 35 34 1 0.971 60:00
Mar 24, 1984 vs MNS T 4-4 (OT) 33 29 4 0.879 65:00
Mar 18, 1984 @ HFD L 4-5 35 30 5 0.857 58:07
Mar 17, 1984 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0.000 01:34
Mar 13, 1984 @ NJD W 5-1 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Mar 10, 1984 vs CGY L 4-5 (OT) 19 14 5 0.737 61:22
Mar 6, 1984 vs PHI W 5-2 23 21 2 0.913 60:00
Feb 29, 1984 @ WIN W 4-3 38 35 3 0.921 60:00
Feb 25, 1984 vs NJD W 7-1 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Feb 19, 1984 @ NJD W 5-4 (OT) 30 26 4 0.867 63:40
Feb 15, 1984 @ NYR L 2-3 34 31 3 0.912 57:40
Feb 11, 1984 vs VAN W 6-4 17 17 0 1.000 32:54
Feb 7, 1984 vs EDM W 5-3 39 36 3 0.923 59:54
Feb 5, 1984 @ PIT W 5-4 34 30 4 0.882 60:00
Jan 26, 1984 vs QUE L 1-5 17 13 4 0.765 30:11
Jan 24, 1984 @ DET L 0-4 37 33 4 0.892 59:48
Jan 18, 1984 @ CHI W 9-1 36 35 1 0.972 60:00
Jan 14, 1984 vs NYR W 4-2 24 22 2 0.917 60:00
Jan 10, 1984 vs NJD W 4-2 24 22 2 0.917 60:00
Jan 8, 1984 @ NYR L 4-5 0 0 0 0.000 00:26
Jan 5, 1984 @ HFD L 2-4 39 35 4 0.897 58:32
Dec 31, 1983 @ MNS W 7-3 46 43 3 0.935 60:00
Dec 23, 1983 @ WSH L 3-7 41 34 7 0.829 60:00
Dec 20, 1983 vs PIT W 11-3 30 27 3 0.900 59:50
Dec 7, 1983 @ LAK T 4-4 (OT) 27 24 3 0.889 40:00
Dec 4, 1983 @ EDM W 4-2 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Nov 29, 1983 @ STL T 5-5 (OT) 18 13 5 0.722 65:00
Nov 23, 1983 @ PHI W 4-2 51 49 2 0.961 60:00
Nov 19, 1983 vs WSH W 6-2 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Nov 12, 1983 vs PIT L 2-4 40 37 3 0.925 59:48
Nov 8, 1983 vs PHI W 4-1 41 40 1 0.976 60:00
Nov 4, 1983 @ NJD W 6-1 39 38 1 0.974 60:00
Oct 30, 1983 @ PHI W 6-2 44 42 2 0.955 59:49
Oct 23, 1983 @ NYR L 5-6 (OT) 34 28 6 0.824 61:13
Oct 18, 1983 vs CGY L 3-4 26 22 4 0.846 59:52
Oct 8, 1983 @ WSH W 8-7 (OT) 30 24 6 0.800 43:26
Oct 4, 1983 @ QUE L 3-7 27 20 7 0.741 60:00