Gilles Meloche

G · #30

Gilles Meloche was a goaltender. Born July 12, 1950 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, he stood 5'8", weighed 169 lbs and caught right. He was drafted in 1970 (round 5, 70th overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks. In 788 NHL regular-season games he had 270 wins and 20 shutouts.

NHL regular-season career

Games

788

Wins

270

GAA

3.65

Save %

0.885

NHL playoff career

Games

45

Wins

21

GAA

3.49

Save %

0.888

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

27

1979–80 · Minnesota North Stars

Shutouts

4

1971–72 · California Golden Seals

Games

59

1972–73 · California Golden Seals

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. 1987–88

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

2. 1986–87

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

3. 1985–86

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

4. 1984–85

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

5. 1983–84

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

6. 1982–83

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

7. 1981–82

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL
   • CanadaWEC-A

8. 1980–81

   • MinnesotaDN-Cup
   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

9. 1979–80

   • Minnesota North StarsNHL

10. 1978–79

    • Minnesota North StarsNHL

11. 1977–78

    • Cleveland BaronsNHL

12. 1976–77

    • Cleveland BaronsNHL

13. 1975–76

    • California Golden SealsNHL

14. 1974–75

    • California Golden SealsNHL

15. 1973–74

    • California Golden SealsNHL

16. 1972–73

    • California Golden SealsNHL

17. 1971–72

    • California Golden SealsNHL

18. 1970–71

    • FlintIHL
    • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

19. 1969–70

    • Verdun Jr. LeafsM-Cup
    • Verdun Jr. LeafsQJHL

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Season-by-season history

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	W	L	GAA	SV%	SO	Starts	OTL	SA	GA
1987–88	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	27	8	9	4.10	0.868	0	23	—	720	95	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 27 Games Started 23 Goals 0 Goals Against 95 Goals Against Avg 4.0994 Losses 9 Save Pctg 0.8681 Shots Against 720 Shutouts 0 Ties 5 Time On Ice 1390:26 Wins 8
1986–87	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	43	13	19	3.44	0.880	0	39	—	1,120	134	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 43 Games Started 39 Goals 0 Goals Against 134 Goals Against Avg 3.4442 Losses 19 Pim 20 Save Pctg 0.8804 Shots Against 1120 Shutouts 0 Ties 7 Time On Ice 2334:20 Wins 13
1985–86	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	34	13	15	3.60	0.881	0	34	—	998	119	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 34 Games Started 34 Goals 0 Goals Against 119 Goals Against Avg 3.6034 Losses 15 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8808 Shots Against 998 Shutouts 0 Ties 5 Time On Ice 1981:27 Wins 13
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	32	10	13	3.80	0.879	0	31	—	949	115	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 32 Games Started 31 Goals 0 Goals Against 115 Goals Against Avg 3.8019 Losses 13 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8788 Shots Against 949 Shutouts 0 Ties 6 Time On Ice 1814:53 Wins 10
1984–85	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	8	4	3	3.80	0.902	1	7	—	256	25	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 8 Games Started 7 Goals 0 Goals Against 25 Goals Against Avg 3.7979 Losses 3 Pim 9 Save Pctg 0.9023 Shots Against 256 Shutouts 1 Time On Ice 394:57 Wins 4
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	52	21	17	4.18	0.868	2	48	—	1,521	201	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 52 Games Started 48 Goals 0 Goals Against 201 Goals Against Avg 4.1815 Losses 17 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8679 Shots Against 1521 Shutouts 2 Ties 8 Time On Ice 2884:08 Wins 21
1983–84	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	4	1	2	3.33	0.872	0	3	—	86	11	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Games Started 3 Goals 0 Goals Against 11 Goals Against Avg 3.3255 Losses 2 Save Pctg 0.8721 Shots Against 86 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 198:28 Wins 1
1982–83	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	47	20	13	3.57	0.886	1	46	—	1,409	160	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 47 Games Started 46 Goals 0 Goals Against 160 Goals Against Avg 3.5733 Losses 13 Pim 0 Save Pctg 0.8864 Shots Against 1409 Shutouts 1 Ties 11 Time On Ice 2686:36 Wins 20
1982–83	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	5	2	3	3.40	0.882	0	5	—	152	18	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Games Started 5 Goals 0 Goals Against 18 Goals Against Avg 3.3964 Losses 3 Save Pctg 0.8816 Shots Against 152 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 317:59 Wins 2
1981–82	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	51	26	15	3.48	0.894	1	51	—	1,652	175	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 51 Games Started 51 Goals 0 Goals Against 175 Goals Against Avg 3.4751 Losses 15 Pim 6 Save Pctg 0.8941 Shots Against 1652 Shutouts 1 Ties 9 Time On Ice 3021:30 Wins 26
1981–82	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	5	3	2	3.21	—	1	—	—	—	16	All stats Games Played 5 Goals Against 16 Goals Against Avg 3.21 Losses 2 Shutouts 1 Ties 0 Time On Ice 299:00 Wins 3
1981–82	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	4	1	2	2.63	0.909	0	3	—	88	8	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Games Started 3 Goals 0 Goals Against 8 Goals Against Avg 2.6347 Losses 2 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.9091 Shots Against 88 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 182:11 Wins 1
1980–81	DN-Cup	Minnesota	Regular	1	—	—	0.00	—	0	—	—	—	0	All stats Games Played 1 Goals Against 0 Goals Against Avg 0 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 29:00
1980–81	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	38	17	14	3.26	0.888	2	36	—	1,076	120	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 38 Games Started 36 Goals 0 Goals Against 120 Goals Against Avg 3.2569 Losses 14 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8885 Shots Against 1076 Shutouts 2 Ties 6 Time On Ice 2210:41 Wins 17
1980–81	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	13	8	5	3.53	0.884	0	13	—	405	47	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 13 Games Started 13 Goals 0 Goals Against 47 Goals Against Avg 3.5298 Losses 5 Pim 4 Save Pctg 0.884 Shots Against 405 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 798:55 Wins 8
1979–80	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	54	27	20	3.06	0.897	1	53	—	1,556	160	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 54 Games Started 53 Goals 0 Goals Against 160 Goals Against Avg 3.063 Losses 20 Pim 4 Save Pctg 0.8972 Shots Against 1556 Shutouts 1 Ties 5 Time On Ice 3134:13 Wins 27
1979–80	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	11	5	4	3.63	0.885	1	9	—	295	34	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 11 Games Started 9 Goals 0 Goals Against 34 Goals Against Avg 3.6261 Losses 4 Save Pctg 0.8847 Shots Against 295 Shutouts 1 Time On Ice 562:35 Wins 5
1978–79	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	53	20	25	3.33	0.885	2	50	—	1,498	173	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 53 Games Started 50 Goals 0 Goals Against 173 Goals Against Avg 3.3349 Losses 25 Pim 23 Save Pctg 0.8845 Shots Against 1498 Shutouts 2 Ties 7 Time On Ice 3112:31 Wins 20
1977–78	NHL	Cleveland Barons	Regular	54	16	27	3.76	0.888	1	51	—	1,726	194	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 54 Games Started 51 Goals 0 Goals Against 194 Goals Against Avg 3.7612 Losses 27 Pim 4 Save Pctg 0.8876 Shots Against 1726 Shutouts 1 Ties 8 Time On Ice 3094:46 Wins 16
1976–77	NHL	Cleveland Barons	Regular	51	19	24	3.47	0.890	2	50	—	1,548	171	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 51 Games Started 50 Goals 0 Goals Against 171 Goals Against Avg 3.4685 Losses 24 Pim 18 Save Pctg 0.8895 Shots Against 1548 Shutouts 2 Ties 6 Time On Ice 2958:01 Wins 19
1975–76	NHL	California Golden Seals	Regular	41	12	23	3.45	0.888	1	41	—	1,253	140	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 41 Games Started 41 Goals 0 Goals Against 140 Goals Against Avg 3.4546 Losses 23 Save Pctg 0.8883 Shots Against 1253 Shutouts 1 Ties 6 Time On Ice 2431:34 Wins 12
1974–75	NHL	California Golden Seals	Regular	47	9	27	4.03	0.877	1	46	—	1,514	186	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 47 Games Started 46 Goals 0 Goals Against 186 Goals Against Avg 4.0317 Losses 27 Pim 14 Save Pctg 0.8771 Shots Against 1514 Shutouts 1 Ties 10 Time On Ice 2768:03 Wins 9
1973–74	NHL	California Golden Seals	Regular	47	9	33	4.25	0.878	1	47	—	1,617	198	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 47 Games Started 47 Goals 0 Goals Against 198 Goals Against Avg 4.2518 Losses 33 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8776 Shots Against 1617 Shutouts 1 Ties 5 Time On Ice 2794:08 Wins 9
1972–73	NHL	California Golden Seals	Regular	59	12	32	4.07	0.885	1	57	—	2,041	235	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 59 Games Started 57 Goals 0 Goals Against 235 Goals Against Avg 4.0668 Losses 32 Pim 4 Save Pctg 0.8849 Shots Against 2041 Shutouts 1 Ties 14 Time On Ice 3467:05 Wins 12
1971–72	NHL	California Golden Seals	Regular	56	16	25	3.33	0.893	4	52	—	1,623	173	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 56 Games Started 52 Goals 0 Goals Against 173 Goals Against Avg 3.3292 Losses 25 Pim 6 Save Pctg 0.8934 Shots Against 1623 Shutouts 4 Ties 13 Time On Ice 3117:52 Wins 16
1970–71	IHL	Flint	Regular	33	—	—	3.34	—	2	—	—	—	104	All stats Games Played 33 Goals Against 104 Goals Against Avg 3.34 Shutouts 2 Time On Ice 1866:00
1970–71	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	2	2	0	3.00	0.917	0	2	—	72	6	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Games Started 2 Goals 0 Goals Against 6 Goals Against Avg 3 Losses 0 Save Pctg 0.9167 Shots Against 72 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 120:00 Wins 2
1970–71	IHL	Flint	Playoffs	3	—	—	3.61	—	0	—	—	—	11	All stats Games Played 3 Goals Against 11 Goals Against Avg 3.61 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 183:00
1969–70	M-Cup	Verdun Jr. Leafs	Regular	8	4	4	4.43	—	0	—	—	—	35	All stats Games Played 8 Goals Against 35 Goals Against Avg 4.43 Losses 4 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 474:00 Wins 4
1969–70	QJHL	Verdun Jr. Leafs	Regular	45	—	—	4.95	—	1	—	—	—	221	All stats Games Played 45 Goals Against 221 Goals Against Avg 4.95 Shutouts 1 Time On Ice 2679:00
1969–70	M-Cup	Verdun Jr. Leafs	Playoffs	8	4	4	4.43	—	0	—	—	—	35	All stats Games Played 8 Goals Against 35 Goals Against Avg 4.43 Losses 4 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 474:00 Wins 4
1969–70	QJHL	Verdun Jr. Leafs	Playoffs	11	5	6	3.12	—	0	—	—	—	34	All stats Games Played 11 Goals Against 34 Goals Against Avg 3.12 Losses 6 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 654:00 Wins 5

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