Ken Dryden

Player profile and career history

G · #29

Ken Dryden was a goaltender. Born August 8, 1947 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'3", weighed 207 lbs and caught left. He was drafted in 1964 (round 3, 14th overall) by the Boston Bruins. In 397 NHL regular-season games he had 258 wins and 46 shutouts.

NHL regular-season career

Games
397
Wins
258
GAA
2.24
Save %
0.922
All supplied career statistics
Assists
19
Games Played
397
Games Started
389
Goals
0
Goals Against
870
Goals Against Avg
2.2376
Losses
57
Pim
12
Save Pctg
0.9215
Shots Against
11083
Shutouts
46
Ties
74
Time On Ice
23328:54
Wins
258

NHL playoff career

Games
112
Wins
80
GAA
2.41
Save %
0.915
All supplied career statistics
Assists
4
Games Played
112
Games Started
112
Goals
0
Goals Against
274
Goals Against Avg
2.4084
Losses
32
Pim
4
Save Pctg
0.9151
Shots Against
3227
Shutouts
10
Time On Ice
6826:09
Wins
80

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Wins
42
1975–76 · Montréal Canadiens
Shutouts
10
1976–77 · Montréal Canadiens
Games
64
1971–72 · Montréal Canadiens

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 1978–79

  2. 1977–78

  3. 1976–77

  4. 1975–76

  5. 1974–75

  6. 1972–73

  7. 1971–72

  8. 1970–71

  9. 1968–69

    • CornellECAC
    • CanadaWEC-A
  10. 1967–68

    • CornellECAC
  11. 1966–67

    • CornellECAC

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPWLGAASV%SOStartsOTLSAGA
1978–79Ch-CupNHL All-StarsRegular2113.50—0———7
All stats
Games Played
2
Goals Against
7
Goals Against Avg
3.5
Losses
1
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
120:00
Wins
1
1978–79NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular4730102.300.909547—1,190108
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
47
Games Started
47
Goals
0
Goals Against
108
Goals Against Avg
2.3044
Losses
10
Pim
4
Save Pctg
0.9092
Shots Against
1190
Shutouts
5
Ties
7
Time On Ice
2812:03
Wins
30
1978–79NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs161242.500.899016—40641
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
16
Games Started
16
Goals
0
Goals Against
41
Goals Against Avg
2.4957
Losses
4
Pim
2
Save Pctg
0.899
Shots Against
406
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
985:41
Wins
12
1977–78NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular523772.050.922550—1,338105
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
52
Games Started
50
Goals
0
Goals Against
105
Goals Against Avg
2.0531
Losses
7
Save Pctg
0.9215
Shots Against
1338
Shutouts
5
Ties
7
Time On Ice
3068:33
Wins
37
1977–78NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs151231.900.920215—36129
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
15
Games Started
15
Goals
0
Goals Against
29
Goals Against Avg
1.8956
Losses
3
Save Pctg
0.9197
Shots Against
361
Shutouts
2
Time On Ice
917:55
Wins
12
1976–77NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular564162.140.9201055—1,457117
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
56
Games Started
55
Goals
0
Goals Against
117
Goals Against Avg
2.1438
Losses
6
Save Pctg
0.9197
Shots Against
1457
Shutouts
10
Ties
8
Time On Ice
3274:33
Wins
41
1976–77NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs141221.560.932414—32422
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
14
Games Started
14
Goals
0
Goals Against
22
Goals Against Avg
1.5582
Losses
2
Save Pctg
0.9321
Shots Against
324
Shutouts
4
Time On Ice
847:09
Wins
12
1975–76NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular6242102.030.927860—1,650121
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
62
Games Started
60
Goals
0
Goals Against
121
Goals Against Avg
2.0318
Losses
10
Save Pctg
0.9267
Shots Against
1650
Shutouts
8
Ties
8
Time On Ice
3573:11
Wins
42
1975–76NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs131211.920.929113—35025
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
13
Games Started
13
Goals
0
Goals Against
25
Goals Against Avg
1.9248
Losses
1
Save Pctg
0.9286
Shots Against
350
Shutouts
1
Time On Ice
779:18
Wins
12
1974–75NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular563092.700.906455—1,590149
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
56
Games Started
55
Goals
0
Goals Against
149
Goals Against Avg
2.6967
Losses
9
Pim
2
Save Pctg
0.9063
Shots Against
1590
Shutouts
4
Ties
16
Time On Ice
3315:10
Wins
30
1974–75NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs11652.540.916211—34529
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
11
Games Started
11
Goals
0
Goals Against
29
Goals Against Avg
2.5405
Losses
5
Save Pctg
0.9159
Shots Against
345
Shutouts
2
Time On Ice
684:55
Wins
6
1972–73NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular543372.260.926653—1,617119
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
54
Games Started
53
Goals
0
Goals Against
119
Goals Against Avg
2.259
Losses
7
Pim
2
Save Pctg
0.9264
Shots Against
1617
Shutouts
6
Ties
13
Time On Ice
3160:43
Wins
33
1972–73Summit-72CanadaRegular4224.75—0———19
All stats
Games Played
4
Goals Against
19
Goals Against Avg
4.75
Losses
2
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
240:00
Wins
2
1972–73NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs171252.900.907117—54050
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
17
Games Started
17
Goals
0
Goals Against
50
Goals Against Avg
2.8964
Losses
5
Pim
2
Save Pctg
0.9074
Shots Against
540
Shutouts
1
Time On Ice
1035:46
Wins
12
1971–72NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular643982.240.930864—2,030142
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
64
Games Started
64
Goals
0
Goals Against
142
Goals Against Avg
2.2434
Losses
8
Pim
4
Save Pctg
0.93
Shots Against
2030
Shutouts
8
Ties
15
Time On Ice
3797:48
Wins
39
1971–72NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs6242.850.91106—19217
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
6
Games Started
6
Goals
0
Goals Against
17
Goals Against Avg
2.847
Losses
4
Save Pctg
0.9115
Shots Against
192
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
358:16
Wins
2
1970–71AHLMontrealRegular331672.68—3———84
All stats
Games Played
33
Goals Against
84
Goals Against Avg
2.68
Losses
7
Shutouts
3
Ties
8
Time On Ice
1899:00
Wins
16
1970–71NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular6601.650.95705—2119
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
6
Games Started
5
Goals
0
Goals Against
9
Goals Against Avg
1.652
Losses
0
Save Pctg
0.9573
Shots Against
211
Shutouts
0
Ties
0
Time On Ice
326:53
Wins
6
1970–71NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs201283.010.914020—70961
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
20
Games Started
20
Goals
0
Goals Against
61
Goals Against Avg
3.007
Losses
8
Save Pctg
0.914
Shots Against
709
Shutouts
0
Time On Ice
1217:09
Wins
12
1968–69ECACCornellRegular272521.79—3———47
All stats
Games Played
27
Goals Against
47
Goals Against Avg
1.79
Losses
2
Shutouts
3
Ties
0
Time On Ice
1578:00
Wins
25
1968–69WEC-ACanadaRegular2112.00—1———4
All stats
Games Played
2
Goals Against
4
Goals Against Avg
2
Losses
1
Shutouts
1
Ties
0
Time On Ice
120:00
Wins
1
1967–68ECACCornellRegular292521.52—6———41
All stats
Games Played
29
Goals Against
41
Goals Against Avg
1.52
Losses
2
Shutouts
6
Ties
0
Time On Ice
1620:00
Wins
25
1966–67ECACCornellRegular272601.46—4———40
All stats
Games Played
27
Goals Against
40
Goals Against Avg
1.46
Losses
0
Shutouts
4
Ties
1
Time On Ice
1646:00
Wins
26

NHL game-by-game archive

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Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoals againstShots againstSave %Time on ice
1979-05-21NYR1150.93360:00
1979-05-19NYR3210.85767:22
1979-05-17NYR1200.95060:00
1979-05-15NYR2250.92060:00
1979-05-13NYR4130.69239:50

Awards

Stanley Cup1978–79, 1977–78, 1976–77, 1975–76, 1972–73, 1970–71
Calder Memorial Trophy1971–72
Conn Smythe Trophy1970–71
Vezina Trophy1978–79, 1977–78, 1976–77, 1975–76, 1972–73

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Profile updated Oct 16, 1:10 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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