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 1988-89. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Bob Mason
QUE ·
22 GP, 0.853
Ed Belfour
CHI ·
23 GP, 0.877
Bob Essensa
WIN ·
20 GP, 0.881
Ron Tugnutt
QUE ·
26 GP, 0.891
Billy Smith
NYI ·
17 GP, 0.851
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 |
1988-89 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 673 | 581 | 92 | 4.80 | 0.863 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1989 | @ PHI | W 6-5 (OT) | W | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0.884 | 63:38 |
| Mar 26, 1989 | @ NYR | W 6-4 | W | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0.882 | 60:00 |
| Mar 25, 1989 | vs NJD | W 5-4 | W | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0.958 | 40:00 |
| Mar 22, 1989 | vs WSH | L 4-5 | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0.808 | 58:59 |
| Mar 18, 1989 | vs MTL | L 2-7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.769 | 40:00 | |
| Mar 9, 1989 | @ CGY | L 3-10 | L | 40 | 31 | 9 | 0.775 | 50:35 |
| Feb 26, 1989 | @ HFD | L 6-8 | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 35:34 |
| Feb 17, 1989 | @ BUF | L 1-5 | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0.839 | 60:00 |
| Feb 14, 1989 | vs BUF | W 7-3 | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 60:00 |
| Feb 12, 1989 | vs CGY | L 2-4 | L | 50 | 46 | 4 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Feb 11, 1989 | @ QUE | L 1-8 | L | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0.789 | 25:55 |
| Feb 9, 1989 | vs QUE | W 5-2 | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.913 | 60:00 |
| Feb 5, 1989 | @ BOS | W 5-2 | W | 45 | 43 | 2 | 0.956 | 60:00 |
| Feb 2, 1989 | @ PHI | W 5-3 | W | 42 | 39 | 3 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
| Jan 28, 1989 | vs DET | W 10-5 | W | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0.828 | 60:00 |
| Jan 25, 1989 | vs WIN | W 5-4 | W | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.867 | 60:00 |
| Jan 21, 1989 | @ EDM | W 7-4 | W | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.826 | 60:00 |
| Jan 20, 1989 | @ WIN | L 3-7 | L | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0.828 | 29:21 |
| Oct 21, 1988 | @ NJD | L 4-6 | L | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 26:16 |
| Oct 12, 1988 | @ BUF | L 5-8 | L | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0.724 | 60:00 |
| Oct 11, 1988 | vs WSH | W 8-7 | W | 39 | 32 | 7 | 0.821 | 60:00 |
| Oct 7, 1988 | @ WSH | W 6-4 | W | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0.886 | 60:00 |