Gilles Meloche
#27 · Goalie · Pittsburgh Penguins
Born Jul 12, 1950 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN · 5'8", 169 lb · Catches right · Drafted 70th overall in 1970 by CHI (round 5)
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 1985-86. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Glenn Resch
PHI ·
36 GP, 0.859
Greg Millen
STL ·
36 GP, 0.886
Dan Bouchard
WIN ·
32 GP, 0.864
Alain Chevrier
NJD ·
37 GP, 0.850
Greg Stefan
DET ·
37 GP, 0.856
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | CHI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 66 | 6 | 3.00 | 0.917 |
| 1971-72 | CGS | 56 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1623 | 1450 | 173 | 3.33 | 0.893 |
| 1972-73 | CGS | 59 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2041 | 1806 | 235 | 4.07 | 0.885 |
| 1973-74 | CGS | 47 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1617 | 1419 | 198 | 4.25 | 0.878 |
| 1974-75 | CGS | 47 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1514 | 1328 | 186 | 4.03 | 0.877 |
| 1975-76 | CGS | 41 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1253 | 1113 | 140 | 3.45 | 0.888 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 51 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1548 | 1377 | 171 | 3.47 | 0.890 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 54 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1726 | 1532 | 194 | 3.76 | 0.888 |
| 1978-79 | MNS | 53 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1498 | 1325 | 173 | 3.33 | 0.885 |
| 1979-80 | MNS | 54 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1556 | 1396 | 160 | 3.06 | 0.897 |
| 1980-81 | MNS | 38 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1076 | 956 | 120 | 3.26 | 0.888 |
| 1981-82 | MNS | 51 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1652 | 1477 | 175 | 3.48 | 0.894 |
| 1982-83 | MNS | 47 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1409 | 1249 | 160 | 3.57 | 0.886 |
| 1983-84 | MNS | 52 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1521 | 1320 | 201 | 4.18 | 0.868 |
| 1984-85 | MNS | 32 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 949 | 834 | 115 | 3.80 | 0.879 |
| 1985-86 | PIT | 34 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 998 | 879 | 119 | 3.60 | 0.881 |
| 1986-87 | PIT | 43 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1120 | 986 | 134 | 3.44 | 0.880 |
| 1987-88 | PIT | 27 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 625 | 95 | 4.10 | 0.868 |
| 18 seasons | Career | 788 | 270 | 351 | 131 | 0 | 20 | 23893 | 21138 | 2755 | 3.65 | 0.885 |
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 | MNS | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 295 | 261 | 34 | 3.63 | 0.885 |
| 1980-81 | MNS | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 358 | 47 | 3.53 | 0.884 |
| 1981-82 | MNS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 80 | 8 | 2.63 | 0.909 |
| 1982-83 | MNS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 134 | 18 | 3.40 | 0.882 |
| 1983-84 | MNS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 75 | 11 | 3.33 | 0.872 |
| 1984-85 | MNS | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 256 | 231 | 25 | 3.80 | 0.902 |
| 6 seasons | Playoffs | 45 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1282 | 1139 | 143 | 3.49 | 0.888 |
1985-86 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 998 | 879 | 119 | 3.60 | 0.881 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1986 | vs PHI | L 3-4 (OT) | L | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0.882 | 61:49 |
| Apr 1, 1986 | @ WSH | L 3-5 | L | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0.800 | 58:57 |
| Mar 29, 1986 | @ MTL | L 3-4 | L | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.778 | 59:42 |
| Mar 22, 1986 | @ QUE | W 7-4 | W | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | 60:00 |
| Mar 19, 1986 | @ NJD | W 7-3 | W | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0.833 | 60:00 |
| Mar 15, 1986 | vs NYR | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 65:00 |
| Mar 11, 1986 | @ WSH | L 3-5 | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | 59:50 |
| Mar 7, 1986 | @ EDM | L 3-5 | L | 42 | 38 | 4 | 0.905 | 59:34 |
| Feb 27, 1986 | @ NYR | L 3-8 | L | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 39:52 |
| Feb 24, 1986 | vs LAK | W 6-5 (OT) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | 20:00 | |
| Feb 21, 1986 | @ DET | W 7-3 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 59:47 |
| Feb 16, 1986 | @ NJD | T 5-5 (OT) | T | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0.821 | 65:00 |
| Feb 12, 1986 | vs WSH | W 8-1 | W | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.947 | 60:00 |
| Feb 2, 1986 | @ BOS | L 2-3 | L | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0.912 | 58:53 |
| Jan 29, 1986 | @ NJD | W 4-1 | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0.964 | 60:00 |
| Jan 25, 1986 | @ CGY | L 2-5 | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0.895 | 59:28 |
| Jan 22, 1986 | @ EDM | W 7-4 | W | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0.886 | 60:00 |
| Jan 18, 1986 | @ STL | W 5-2 | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 60:00 |
| Jan 11, 1986 | vs BUF | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.857 | 65:00 |
| Jan 8, 1986 | vs LAK | W 7-3 | W | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.850 | 60:00 |
| Jan 1, 1986 | @ CHI | L 4-7 | L | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0.813 | 58:49 |
| Dec 28, 1985 | vs NYI | L 2-4 | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 59:09 |
| Dec 22, 1985 | @ PHI | L 2-3 (OT) | L | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0.921 | 62:12 |
| Dec 19, 1985 | @ MNS | W 4-3 (OT) | W | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0.925 | 60:38 |
| Dec 15, 1985 | @ NYR | W 5-2 | W | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0.950 | 60:00 |
| Dec 11, 1985 | vs NYI | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | 65:00 |
| Dec 7, 1985 | vs NJD | L 1-5 | L | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0.833 | 60:00 |
| Dec 6, 1985 | @ BUF | W 3-1 | W | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0.933 | 39:10 |
| Nov 2, 1985 | @ MTL | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | 65:00 |
| Oct 29, 1985 | vs HFD | L 3-4 | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 59:43 |
| Oct 24, 1985 | vs TOR | W 6-4 | W | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.867 | 60:00 |
| Oct 19, 1985 | @ QUE | L 3-4 | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0.895 | 59:25 |
| Oct 15, 1985 | vs MNS | W 3-2 | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0.917 | 60:00 |
| Oct 10, 1985 | vs MTL | L 3-5 | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0.848 | 59:29 |