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Jacques Plante

#31 · Goalie · Boston Bruins · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Jan 17, 1929 in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, CAN · 6'0", 175 lb · Catches left

Trophy case

×6 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1959-60, 1958-59, 1957-58, 1956-57, 1955-56, 1952-53
×7 Vezina Trophy Top Goaltender 1968-69, 1961-62, 1959-60, 1958-59, 1957-58, 1956-57, 1955-56
Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 1961-62

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 1963-64. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Glenn Hall CHI · 65 GP, 0.930 Charlie Hodge MTL · 62 GP, 0.920 Eddie Johnston BOS · 70 GP, 0.914 Terry Sawchuk DET · 53 GP, 0.916 Johnny Bower TOR · 51 GP, 0.932

Career

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

02040601952-53: 3 games352-531953-54: 17 games171954-55: 52 games5254-551955-56: 64 games641956-57: 61 games6156-571957-58: 57 games571958-59: 67 games6758-591959-60: 69 games691960-61: 40 games4060-611961-62: 70 games701962-63: 56 games5662-631963-64: 65 games651964-65: 33 games3364-651968-69: 37 games371969-70: 32 games3269-701970-71: 40 games401971-72: 34 games3471-721972-73: 40 games40

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

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1952-53 MTL 3 20100 0 0 4 1.33 0.000
1953-54 MTL 17 75505 0 0 24 1.41 0.000
1954-55 MTL 52 3312705 0 0 109 2.12 0.000
1955-56 MTL 64 42121007 1714 1595 119 1.86 0.931
1956-57 MTL 61 31181209 1523 1401 122 2.00 0.920
1957-58 MTL 57 3414809 1561 1442 119 2.11 0.924
1958-59 MTL 67 38161309 1924 1780 144 2.16 0.925
1959-60 MTL 69 40171203 2058 1883 175 2.54 0.915
1960-61 MTL 40 2311602 1168 1056 112 2.80 0.904
1961-62 MTL 70 42141404 2160 1994 166 2.37 0.923
1962-63 MTL 56 22141905 1566 1428 138 2.49 0.912
1963-64 NYR 65 2236703 2444 2224 220 3.39 0.910
1964-65 NYR 33 1017502 1117 1008 109 3.38 0.902
1968-69 STL 37 1812605 1173 1103 70 1.96 0.940
1969-70 STL 32 189505 817 750 67 2.19 0.918
1970-71 TOR 40 2411404 1297 1224 73 1.89 0.944
1971-72 TOR 34 1613502 1032 946 86 2.63 0.917
1972-73 TOR 32 814601 938 851 87 3.05 0.907
1972-73 BOS 8 71002 220 204 16 2.00 0.927
18 seasons Career 837 437246145082 22712 20889 1960 2.38 0.920

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1952-53 MTL 4 3101 0 76 7 1.75 0.000
1953-54 MTL 8 5302 0 194 14 1.75 0.000
1954-55 MTL 12 6300 0 308 29 2.72 0.000
1955-56 MTL 10 8202 233 215 18 1.80 0.923
1956-57 MTL 10 8201 267 250 17 1.66 0.936
1957-58 MTL 10 8201 313 293 20 1.94 0.936
1958-59 MTL 11 8300 284 258 26 2.33 0.908
1959-60 MTL 8 8003 221 210 11 1.35 0.950
1960-61 MTL 6 2400 177 161 16 2.33 0.910
1961-62 MTL 6 2400 197 178 19 3.17 0.904
1962-63 MTL 5 1400 139 125 14 2.80 0.899
1968-69 STL 10 8203 278 264 14 1.43 0.950
1969-70 STL 6 4101 125 117 8 1.49 0.936
1970-71 TOR 3 0200 71 64 7 3.16 0.901
1971-72 TOR 1 0100 29 24 5 5.00 0.828
1972-73 BOS 2 0200 63 53 10 5.00 0.841
16 seasons Playoffs 112 7136014 2397 2790 235 2.12 1.164

1963-64 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
65 65 2236703 2444 2224 220 3.39 0.910

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Mar 22, 1964 vs MTL L 1-2 L 40 38 2 0.950 60:00
Mar 19, 1964 @ DET L 3-9 L 39 30 9 0.769 60:00
Mar 17, 1964 @ CHI L 0-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 60:00
Mar 15, 1964 vs TOR L 1-3 L 33 31 2 0.939 59:01
Mar 14, 1964 @ TOR L 3-7 L 39 32 7 0.821 60:00
Mar 11, 1964 vs BOS L 3-5 L 34 29 5 0.853 60:00
Mar 8, 1964 vs MTL T 0-0 T, SO 33 33 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 7, 1964 @ MTL W 3-2 W 40 38 2 0.950 60:00
Mar 4, 1964 vs CHI W 4-3 W 38 35 3 0.921 60:00
Mar 1, 1964 vs DET T 2-2 T 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Feb 29, 1964 @ MTL L 0-4 L 31 27 4 0.871 60:00
Feb 27, 1964 @ BOS W 4-2 W 38 36 2 0.947 60:00
Feb 23, 1964 vs TOR L 3-4 L 40 36 4 0.900 60:00
Feb 22, 1964 @ TOR L 2-5 L 38 33 5 0.868 60:00
Feb 19, 1964 vs CHI L 2-7 L 41 34 7 0.829 60:00
Feb 16, 1964 vs TOR W 4-2 W 41 39 2 0.951 60:00
Feb 12, 1964 @ CHI L 2-5 L 41 36 5 0.878 60:00
Feb 9, 1964 @ DET L 2-4 L 31 28 3 0.903 59:42
Feb 8, 1964 vs MTL L 2-8 L 38 30 8 0.789 60:00
Feb 6, 1964 @ BOS L 0-4 L 37 33 4 0.892 60:00
Feb 5, 1964 vs BOS L 2-3 L 34 31 3 0.912 60:00
Feb 2, 1964 vs MTL W 4-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Feb 1, 1964 vs CHI T 2-2 T 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Jan 30, 1964 @ BOS W 3-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Jan 26, 1964 vs DET W 3-2 W 48 46 2 0.958 60:00
Jan 25, 1964 @ TOR T 1-1 T 38 37 1 0.974 60:00
Jan 23, 1964 @ MTL L 2-4 L 43 39 4 0.907 60:00
Jan 22, 1964 vs BOS W 6-4 W 37 33 4 0.892 60:00
Jan 19, 1964 @ DET W 3-1 W 36 35 1 0.972 60:00
Jan 18, 1964 @ CHI L 1-6 L 45 39 6 0.867 60:00
Jan 15, 1964 @ TOR W 5-4 W 39 35 4 0.897 60:00
Jan 12, 1964 @ DET L 3-5 L 53 48 5 0.906 60:00
Jan 9, 1964 @ BOS W 5-3 W 49 46 3 0.939 60:00
Jan 5, 1964 vs TOR W 3-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Jan 4, 1964 vs DET W 5-2 W 42 40 2 0.952 60:00
Jan 1, 1964 @ CHI W 5-2 W 40 38 2 0.950 60:00
Dec 29, 1963 vs MTL L 2-6 L 47 41 6 0.872 60:00
Dec 27, 1963 vs CHI W 4-2 W 43 41 2 0.953 60:00
Dec 25, 1963 @ DET L 3-4 L 33 29 4 0.879 60:00
Dec 22, 1963 vs TOR T 1-1 T 30 29 1 0.967 60:00
Dec 18, 1963 vs DET T 1-1 T 36 35 1 0.972 60:00
Dec 15, 1963 vs MTL W 4-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 60:00
Dec 14, 1963 @ TOR L 3-5 L 38 34 4 0.895 59:17
Dec 7, 1963 @ BOS L 6-8 L 32 24 8 0.750 60:00
Dec 5, 1963 @ MTL L 2-4 L 41 37 4 0.902 60:00
Dec 1, 1963 @ CHI T 3-3 T 43 40 3 0.930 60:00
Nov 30, 1963 vs CHI L 2-3 L 31 28 3 0.903 60:00
Nov 28, 1963 @ BOS L 3-5 L 44 40 4 0.909 59:45
Nov 27, 1963 vs DET W 3-2 W 36 34 2 0.944 60:00
Nov 17, 1963 vs DET W 5-2 W 36 34 2 0.944 60:00
Nov 16, 1963 @ TOR L 4-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 60:00
Nov 14, 1963 vs TOR L 4-5 L 34 29 5 0.853 60:00
Nov 9, 1963 @ MTL L 2-4 L 39 35 4 0.897 60:00
Nov 7, 1963 @ DET L 0-1 L 37 36 1 0.973 60:00
Nov 5, 1963 @ CHI L 2-3 L 31 28 3 0.903 60:00
Nov 3, 1963 vs MTL L 3-5 L 42 37 5 0.881 60:00
Oct 31, 1963 @ DET L 1-4 L 52 48 4 0.923 60:00
Oct 30, 1963 vs BOS W 4-3 W 29 26 3 0.897 60:00
Oct 27, 1963 vs CHI L 1-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 60:00
Oct 26, 1963 @ TOR L 4-6 L 34 28 6 0.824 60:00
Oct 24, 1963 @ BOS W 2-0 W, SO 35 35 0 1.000 60:00
Oct 20, 1963 vs BOS W 5-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Oct 16, 1963 vs DET W 3-0 W, SO 34 34 0 1.000 60:00
Oct 12, 1963 @ MTL L 2-6 L 59 53 6 0.898 60:00
Oct 9, 1963 @ CHI L 1-3 L 43 40 3 0.930 60:00