Wayne Thomas
#1 · Goalie · New York Rangers
Born Oct 9, 1947 in Ottawa, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 205 lb · Catches left
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 1976-77. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Ed Giacomin
DET ·
33 GP, 0.872
Denis Herron
PIT ·
34 GP, 0.911
Gilles Gilbert
BOS ·
34 GP, 0.885
Billy Smith
NYI ·
36 GP, 0.916
Gary Smith
MNS ·
36 GP, 0.881
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | MTL | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 259 | 236 | 23 | 2.37 | 0.911 |
| 1973-74 | MTL | 42 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1163 | 1052 | 111 | 2.77 | 0.905 |
| 1975-76 | TOR | 64 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1969 | 1773 | 196 | 3.20 | 0.900 |
| 1976-77 | TOR | 33 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1055 | 939 | 116 | 3.87 | 0.890 |
| 1977-78 | NYR | 41 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1210 | 1069 | 141 | 3.60 | 0.883 |
| 1978-79 | NYR | 31 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 752 | 651 | 101 | 3.64 | 0.866 |
| 1979-80 | NYR | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 303 | 44 | 3.98 | 0.873 |
| 1980-81 | NYR | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 223 | 34 | 3.42 | 0.868 |
| 8 seasons | Career | 243 | 103 | 93 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 7012 | 6246 | 766 | 3.34 | 0.891 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | TOR | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 360 | 326 | 34 | 3.48 | 0.906 |
| 1976-77 | TOR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 93 | 12 | 3.58 | 0.886 |
| 1977-78 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4.00 | 0.852 |
| 3 seasons | Playoffs | 15 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 492 | 442 | 50 | 3.54 | 0.898 |
1976-77 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1055 | 939 | 116 | 3.87 | 0.890 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1977 | vs BOS | L 5-7 | L | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0.846 | 60:00 |
| Mar 23, 1977 | vs NYI | T 1-1 | T | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0.970 | 60:00 |
| Mar 16, 1977 | @ CLR | T 4-4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 21:22 | |
| Mar 15, 1977 | @ STL | W 4-1 | W | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0.972 | 60:00 |
| Feb 26, 1977 | vs BUF | L 5-6 | L | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0.850 | 59:23 |
| Feb 23, 1977 | vs NYR | L 4-5 | L | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0.875 | 59:30 |
| Feb 20, 1977 | @ CHI | W 10-8 | W | 46 | 38 | 8 | 0.826 | 60:00 |
| Feb 19, 1977 | vs PIT | T 6-6 | T | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.842 | 50:55 |
| Feb 17, 1977 | @ DET | T 2-2 | T | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 60:00 |
| Feb 14, 1977 | @ BUF | L 2-7 | L | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0.759 | 60:00 |
| Feb 13, 1977 | @ NYR | L 3-8 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 31:25 | |
| Feb 2, 1977 | vs DET | W 9-1 | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 | 60:00 |
| Jan 29, 1977 | @ BOS | T 3-3 | T | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 60:00 |
| Jan 23, 1977 | @ MNS | W 5-2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
| Jan 15, 1977 | vs CHI | L 1-4 | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 60:00 |
| Jan 11, 1977 | @ PIT | W 2-0 | W, SO | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 5, 1977 | vs CLR | W 6-4 | W | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.867 | 60:00 |
| Dec 22, 1976 | vs PIT | L 2-5 | L | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0.868 | 60:00 |
| Dec 20, 1976 | vs AFM | W 6-2 | W | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0.944 | 60:00 |
| Dec 18, 1976 | vs CLR | W 4-2 | W | 53 | 51 | 2 | 0.962 | 60:00 |
| Dec 17, 1976 | @ WSH | L 2-3 | L | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0.930 | 59:02 |
| Dec 15, 1976 | vs STL | W 4-1 | W | 41 | 40 | 1 | 0.976 | 60:00 |
| Dec 12, 1976 | @ PHI | L 4-7 | L | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0.781 | 60:00 |
| Dec 11, 1976 | vs NYR | W 4-1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 12:50 | |
| Nov 24, 1976 | @ DET | L 3-4 | L | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0.852 | 58:56 |
| Nov 21, 1976 | @ MTL | L 5-9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 06:50 | |
| Oct 23, 1976 | vs NYI | L 2-5 | L | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0.844 | 60:00 |
| Oct 21, 1976 | @ MTL | L 3-5 | L | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 | 59:26 |
| Oct 20, 1976 | vs PIT | T 4-4 | T | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0.897 | 60:00 |
| Oct 16, 1976 | vs PHI | T 5-5 | T | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0.857 | 60:00 |
| Oct 15, 1976 | @ BOS | L 3-5 | L | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0.833 | 60:00 |
| Oct 9, 1976 | vs BOS | W 7-5 | W | 37 | 32 | 5 | 0.865 | 60:00 |
| Oct 5, 1976 | @ CLR | L 2-4 | L | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0.886 | 59:12 |