Wayne Stephenson
#35 · Goalie · Washington Capitals
Born Jan 29, 1945 in Fort William, Ontario, CAN · 5'9", 175 lb · Catches left
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The goalies closest to him in games played in 1978-79. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Bill Oleschuk
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41 GP, 0.873
Billy Smith
NYI ·
39 GP, 0.899
Ed Staniowski
STL ·
39 GP, 0.875
John Davidson
NYR ·
39 GP, 0.873
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | STL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 5.40 | 0.804 |
| 1972-73 | STL | 45 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1247 | 1119 | 128 | 3.04 | 0.897 |
| 1973-74 | STL | 40 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1203 | 1080 | 123 | 3.13 | 0.898 |
| 1974-75 | PHI | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 274 | 245 | 29 | 2.73 | 0.894 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 66 | 40 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1774 | 1610 | 164 | 2.58 | 0.908 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 472 | 431 | 41 | 2.31 | 0.913 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 26 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 648 | 580 | 68 | 2.76 | 0.895 |
| 1978-79 | PHI | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 946 | 824 | 122 | 3.36 | 0.871 |
| 1979-80 | WSH | 56 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1554 | 1367 | 187 | 3.58 | 0.880 |
| 1980-81 | WSH | 20 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 491 | 425 | 66 | 3.92 | 0.866 |
| 10 seasons | Career | 328 | 146 | 103 | 50 | 0 | 14 | 8655 | 7718 | 937 | 3.07 | 0.892 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | STL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 86 | 14 | 5.25 | 0.860 |
| 1974-75 | PHI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 1.95 | 0.922 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 206 | 22 | 2.69 | 0.904 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 238 | 215 | 23 | 2.61 | 0.903 |
| 1978-79 | PHI | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 74 | 16 | 4.63 | 0.822 |
| 5 seasons | Playoffs | 26 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 707 | 628 | 79 | 3.14 | 0.888 |
1978-79 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 946 | 824 | 122 | 3.36 | 0.871 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1979 | vs AFM | W 4-2 | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0.917 | 60:00 |
| Apr 7, 1979 | @ NYI | L 2-9 | L | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 40:00 |
| Apr 5, 1979 | vs NYI | L 1-3 | L | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 59:31 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | vs NYR | W 7-3 | W | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0.833 | 60:00 |
| Mar 31, 1979 | @ STL | W 4-2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
| Mar 27, 1979 | @ NYR | T 4-4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0.800 | 22:42 | |
| Mar 25, 1979 | vs WSH | W 7-4 | W | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.778 | 60:00 |
| Mar 23, 1979 | @ AFM | W 4-1 | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0.957 | 60:00 |
| Mar 21, 1979 | @ MNS | L 3-7 | L | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0.774 | 60:00 |
| Mar 17, 1979 | vs BUF | W 5-3 | W | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.842 | 60:00 |
| Mar 15, 1979 | vs AFM | W 5-4 | W | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0.862 | 60:00 |
| Mar 14, 1979 | @ CHI | W 4-0 | W, SO | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 11, 1979 | vs LAK | W 6-3 | W | 37 | 34 | 3 | 0.919 | 60:00 |
| Mar 10, 1979 | @ PIT | L 2-3 | L | 37 | 34 | 3 | 0.919 | 60:00 |
| Mar 8, 1979 | vs CHI | L 1-5 | L | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0.792 | 60:00 |
| Mar 4, 1979 | @ BUF | W 6-1 | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 | 60:00 |
| Mar 1, 1979 | @ BOS | T 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 03:00 | |
| Feb 24, 1979 | @ LAK | W 4-3 | W | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 60:00 |
| Feb 23, 1979 | @ CLR | W 5-3 | W | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 | 60:00 |
| Feb 20, 1979 | @ VAN | T 3-3 | T | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | 60:00 |
| Feb 18, 1979 | vs MNS | W 3-2 | W | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Feb 17, 1979 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | L | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0.870 | 45:01 |
| Feb 15, 1979 | vs BOS | W 5-3 | W | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0.885 | 60:00 |
| Feb 4, 1979 | vs AFM | W 7-4 | W | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0.810 | 60:00 |
| Feb 1, 1979 | vs NYI | L 1-4 | L | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.778 | 60:00 |
| Jan 29, 1979 | vs MTL | L 3-7 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.842 | 35:00 | |
| Jan 27, 1979 | @ MNS | L 1-3 | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Jan 20, 1979 | @ MTL | T 5-5 | T | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0.839 | 59:35 |
| Jan 18, 1979 | vs BUF | T 4-4 | T | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0.862 | 59:35 |
| Jan 14, 1979 | vs NYI | T 1-1 | T | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
| Jan 9, 1979 | @ WSH | W 5-2 | W | 43 | 41 | 2 | 0.953 | 60:00 |
| Dec 16, 1978 | @ AFM | L 2-7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 | 20:00 | |
| Dec 7, 1978 | vs NYR | L 2-5 | L | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0.862 | 59:21 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | vs TOR | W 7-2 | W | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 59:48 |
| Nov 30, 1978 | vs STL | W 3-0 | W, SO | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 24, 1978 | vs MNS | W 4-3 | W | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 58:54 |
| Nov 18, 1978 | @ NYI | L 2-8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 40:00 | |
| Nov 4, 1978 | @ BOS | W 7-3 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Oct 29, 1978 | vs VAN | L 2-5 | L | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0.862 | 59:13 |
| Oct 24, 1978 | @ NYI | T 4-4 | T | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0.789 | 60:00 |