Mike Palmateer
#29 · Goalie · Toronto Maple Leafs
Born Jan 13, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 5'8", 169 lb · Catches right · Drafted 85th overall in 1974 by TOR (round 5)
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 1978-79. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Denis Herron
PIT ·
56 GP, 0.892
Don Edwards
BUF ·
54 GP, 0.899
Tony Esposito
CHI ·
63 GP, 0.902
Gilles Meloche
MNS ·
53 GP, 0.885
Dan Bouchard
AFM ·
64 GP, 0.889
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | TOR | 50 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1609 | 1455 | 154 | 3.22 | 0.904 |
| 1977-78 | TOR | 63 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1937 | 1765 | 172 | 2.75 | 0.911 |
| 1978-79 | TOR | 58 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1838 | 1671 | 167 | 2.96 | 0.909 |
| 1979-80 | TOR | 38 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 988 | 863 | 125 | 3.69 | 0.873 |
| 1980-81 | WSH | 49 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1406 | 1234 | 172 | 3.86 | 0.878 |
| 1981-82 | WSH | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 266 | 47 | 4.84 | 0.850 |
| 1982-83 | TOR | 53 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1531 | 1334 | 197 | 3.99 | 0.871 |
| 1983-84 | TOR | 34 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 983 | 834 | 149 | 4.91 | 0.848 |
| 8 seasons | Career | 356 | 149 | 138 | 52 | 0 | 17 | 10605 | 9422 | 1183 | 3.53 | 0.888 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | TOR | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 191 | 16 | 2.67 | 0.923 |
| 1977-78 | TOR | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 395 | 363 | 32 | 2.42 | 0.919 |
| 1978-79 | TOR | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 141 | 17 | 3.42 | 0.892 |
| 1979-80 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 7.00 | 0.837 |
| 1982-83 | TOR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 165 | 17 | 4.04 | 0.907 |
| 5 seasons | Playoffs | 29 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 985 | 896 | 89 | 3.03 | 0.910 |
1978-79 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 57 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1838 | 1671 | 167 | 2.96 | 0.909 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1979 | vs BUF | W 6-2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | @ BUF | W 6-3 | W | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0.903 | 60:00 |
| Mar 31, 1979 | vs MNS | W 6-2 | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0.935 | 60:00 |
| Mar 28, 1979 | vs WSH | W 6-2 | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0.931 | 60:00 |
| Mar 25, 1979 | @ DET | L 1-2 | L | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 59:19 |
| Mar 24, 1979 | vs CHI | T 3-3 | T | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 60:00 |
| Mar 21, 1979 | vs DET | L 2-4 | L | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Mar 19, 1979 | @ BOS | L 3-4 | L | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 | 59:20 |
| Mar 17, 1979 | vs MNS | W 6-4 | W | 42 | 38 | 4 | 0.905 | 60:00 |
| Mar 15, 1979 | @ NYI | L 2-6 | L | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.773 | 59:00 |
| Mar 14, 1979 | vs BUF | L 1-4 | L | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.826 | 60:00 |
| Mar 11, 1979 | vs PIT | W 4-0 | W, SO | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 10, 1979 | vs LAK | W 9-4 | W | 43 | 39 | 4 | 0.907 | 60:00 |
| Mar 7, 1979 | vs VAN | W 2-0 | W, SO | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 4, 1979 | @ NYR | W 4-2 | W | 35 | 33 | 2 | 0.943 | 60:00 |
| Mar 3, 1979 | vs PHI | W 4-3 | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Feb 26, 1979 | @ BUF | L 1-3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 11:41 | |
| Feb 24, 1979 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | L | 49 | 45 | 4 | 0.918 | 60:00 |
| Feb 19, 1979 | @ DET | W 6-2 | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0.935 | 60:00 |
| Feb 17, 1979 | vs LAK | W 5-2 | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 | 60:00 |
| Feb 14, 1979 | vs PHI | T 2-2 | T | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 60:00 |
| Feb 12, 1979 | @ CHI | W 5-2 | W | 35 | 33 | 2 | 0.943 | 60:00 |
| Feb 4, 1979 | @ MNS | L 4-6 | L | 45 | 39 | 6 | 0.867 | 60:00 |
| Feb 3, 1979 | vs MTL | L 3-6 | L | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0.806 | 60:00 |
| Jan 28, 1979 | @ WSH | T 2-2 | T | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 | 60:00 |
| Jan 26, 1979 | @ AFM | L 2-4 | L | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0.789 | 60:00 |
| Jan 24, 1979 | @ MNS | T 2-2 | T | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 60:00 |
| Jan 20, 1979 | @ LAK | W 3-2 | W | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0.944 | 60:00 |
| Jan 16, 1979 | @ CLR | W 3-2 | W | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0.905 | 60:00 |
| Jan 10, 1979 | vs MNS | T 2-2 | T | 38 | 36 | 2 | 0.947 | 60:00 |
| Jan 6, 1979 | vs CHI | L 3-5 | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 59:43 |
| Jan 3, 1979 | vs AFM | L 1-4 | L | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0.886 | 60:00 |
| Dec 30, 1978 | vs WSH | T 5-5 | T | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0.821 | 59:56 |
| Dec 27, 1978 | vs BOS | T 1-1 | T | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0.971 | 60:00 |
| Dec 26, 1978 | @ NYI | L 1-5 | L | 51 | 46 | 5 | 0.902 | 60:00 |
| Dec 22, 1978 | @ AFM | L 1-3 | L | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 58:33 |
| Dec 20, 1978 | vs MNS | W 4-2 | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 60:00 |
| Dec 17, 1978 | @ WSH | L 6-7 | L | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0.846 | 26:17 |
| Dec 16, 1978 | vs DET | W 4-2 | W | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0.944 | 60:00 |
| Dec 13, 1978 | vs VAN | W 5-1 | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0.964 | 60:00 |
| Dec 10, 1978 | @ BUF | L 3-5 | L | 47 | 42 | 5 | 0.894 | 59:53 |
| Dec 9, 1978 | vs NYI | L 2-3 | L | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0.903 | 58:27 |
| Dec 5, 1978 | vs BOS | L 1-5 | L | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0.868 | 60:00 |
| Dec 2, 1978 | vs NYR | W 5-2 | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 | 60:00 |
| Nov 26, 1978 | vs PIT | W 8-2 | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 | 60:00 |
| Nov 25, 1978 | vs CLR | L 3-6 | L | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0.783 | 59:17 |
| Nov 16, 1978 | @ BOS | W 6-4 | W | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | 60:00 |
| Nov 15, 1978 | vs BUF | T 2-2 | T | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 60:00 |
| Nov 11, 1978 | @ MTL | L 2-3 | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 58:42 |
| Nov 8, 1978 | @ CHI | L 1-2 | L | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 | 55:41 |
| Nov 4, 1978 | @ CLR | T 4-4 | T | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0.892 | 60:00 |
| Nov 1, 1978 | @ LAK | W 4-2 | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 60:00 |
| Oct 26, 1978 | @ PHI | L 0-5 | L | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0.783 | 60:00 |
| Oct 25, 1978 | vs MTL | T 4-4 | T | 41 | 37 | 4 | 0.902 | 60:00 |
| Oct 21, 1978 | vs PHI | W 2-0 | W, SO | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Oct 18, 1978 | vs BUF | W 2-0 | W, SO | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Oct 14, 1978 | vs NYI | W 10-7 | W | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | 60:00 |
| Oct 11, 1978 | @ PIT | W 3-2 | W | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0.950 | 60:00 |