Wendell Young
#1 · Goalie · Pittsburgh Penguins
Born Aug 1, 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CAN · 5'9", 181 lb · Catches left · Drafted 73rd overall in 1981 by VAN (round 4)
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Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 1985-86. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Doug Soetaert
MTL ·
23 GP, 0.895
Glen Hanlon
NYR ·
23 GP, 0.893
Tim Bernhardt
TOR ·
23 GP, 0.853
Jon Casey
MNS ·
26 GP, 0.884
Craig Billington
NJD ·
18 GP, 0.840
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | VAN | 22 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 474 | 61 | 3.60 | 0.886 |
| 1986-87 | VAN | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 187 | 35 | 5.02 | 0.842 |
| 1987-88 | PHI | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 128 | 20 | 3.76 | 0.865 |
| 1988-89 | PIT | 22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 673 | 581 | 92 | 4.80 | 0.863 |
| 1989-90 | PIT | 43 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1263 | 1102 | 161 | 4.17 | 0.873 |
| 1990-91 | PIT | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 376 | 52 | 4.04 | 0.879 |
| 1991-92 | PIT | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 476 | 423 | 53 | 3.80 | 0.889 |
| 1992-93 | TBL | 31 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 758 | 661 | 97 | 3.66 | 0.872 |
| 1993-94 | TBL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 191 | 20 | 2.50 | 0.905 |
| 1994-95 | PIT | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 228 | 27 | 3.26 | 0.894 |
| 10 seasons | Career | 187 | 59 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4969 | 4351 | 618 | 3.94 | 0.876 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | VAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 5.00 | 0.844 |
| 1988-89 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1.55 | 0.909 |
| 2 seasons | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 3.65 | 0.860 |
1985-86 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 474 | 61 | 3.60 | 0.886 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1986 | vs EDM | L 2-3 | L | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 36:50 |
| Apr 2, 1986 | @ EDM | L 4-8 | L | 36 | 28 | 8 | 0.778 | 60:00 |
| Apr 1, 1986 | @ CGY | L 5-6 | L | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 09:03 |
| Mar 30, 1986 | vs CGY | W 4-2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 20:00 | |
| Mar 26, 1986 | vs QUE | W 7-6 | W | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0.813 | 60:00 |
| Mar 24, 1986 | @ WIN | L 4-8 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0.944 | 29:34 | |
| Mar 22, 1986 | vs MNS | W 6-2 | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 60:00 |
| Mar 19, 1986 | vs BUF | L 3-4 | L | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0.810 | 59:23 |
| Mar 15, 1986 | @ BOS | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 43 | 42 | 1 | 0.977 | 65:00 |
| Mar 11, 1986 | @ QUE | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0.969 | 65:00 |
| Mar 1, 1986 | @ CGY | L 2-3 | L | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0.930 | 59:23 |
| Feb 23, 1986 | vs BOS | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 08:51 | |
| Feb 15, 1986 | @ PIT | L 4-9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 20:00 | |
| Feb 12, 1986 | @ NYR | L 2-5 | L | 50 | 45 | 5 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Jan 31, 1986 | vs MNS | W 10-5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 20:00 | |
| Jan 17, 1986 | vs LAK | L 7-9 | L | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 39:40 |
| Jan 9, 1986 | @ CGY | L 4-5 (OT) | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0.839 | 60:13 |
| Dec 27, 1985 | vs PHI | L 1-6 | L | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0.806 | 60:00 |
| Dec 23, 1985 | vs WIN | W 5-3 | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 59:53 |
| Dec 21, 1985 | @ LAK | W 6-2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 60:00 |
| Dec 20, 1985 | vs TOR | W 5-3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0.944 | 40:00 | |
| Dec 17, 1985 | vs WSH | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0.857 | 65:00 |