Don Simmons
#30 · Goalie · New York Rangers
Born Sep 13, 1931 in Port Colborne, Ontario, CAN · 5'10", 150 lb · Catches right
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Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 1961-62. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Marcel Paille
NYR ·
10 GP, 0.912
Ed Chadwick
BOS ·
4 GP, 0.852
Gerry Cheevers
TOR ·
2 GP, 0.914
Dan Olesevich
NYR ·
1 GP, 0.895
Dave Dryden
NYR ·
1 GP, 0.885
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 737 | 674 | 63 | 2.42 | 0.915 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 39 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1134 | 1042 | 92 | 2.42 | 0.919 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 58 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1785 | 1602 | 183 | 3.16 | 0.897 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 912 | 821 | 91 | 3.26 | 0.900 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 593 | 535 | 58 | 3.23 | 0.902 |
| 1961-62 | TOR | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 287 | 266 | 21 | 2.33 | 0.927 |
| 1962-63 | TOR | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 716 | 647 | 69 | 2.47 | 0.904 |
| 1963-64 | TOR | 21 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 595 | 532 | 63 | 3.18 | 0.894 |
| 1965-66 | NYR | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 260 | 40 | 4.36 | 0.867 |
| 1967-68 | NYR | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 114 | 13 | 2.61 | 0.898 |
| 1968-69 | NYR | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 93 | 8 | 2.34 | 0.921 |
| 11 seasons | Career | 249 | 100 | 102 | 41 | 0 | 20 | 7287 | 6586 | 701 | 2.89 | 0.904 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | BOS | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 268 | 239 | 29 | 2.90 | 0.892 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 370 | 345 | 25 | 2.24 | 0.932 |
| 1961-62 | TOR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 64 | 8 | 2.90 | 0.889 |
| 3 seasons | Playoffs | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 710 | 648 | 62 | 2.59 | 0.913 |
1961-62 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 287 | 266 | 21 | 2.33 | 0.927 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1962 | @ MTL | L 1-4 | L | 40 | 36 | 4 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Mar 18, 1962 | @ NYR | T 2-2 | T | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0.931 | 60:00 |
| Mar 17, 1962 | vs CHI | L 1-3 | L | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0.903 | 60:00 |
| Mar 14, 1962 | vs MTL | W 5-2 | W | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0.944 | 60:00 |
| Mar 11, 1962 | @ CHI | W 3-2 | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 | 60:00 |
| Mar 10, 1962 | vs DET | W 2-0 | W, SO | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 10, 1961 | @ NYR | W 3-2 | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 60:00 |
| Dec 9, 1961 | vs BOS | W 9-2 | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 60:00 |
| Dec 7, 1961 | @ MTL | L 1-4 | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.867 | 60:00 |