Jim Rutherford

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Jim Rutherford was a goaltender. Born February 17, 1949 in Beeton, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'8", weighed 168 lbs and caught left. He was drafted in 1969 (round 1, 10th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings. In 457 NHL regular-season games he had 151 wins and 14 shutouts.

NHL regular-season career

Games

457

Wins

151

GAA

3.66

Save %

0.879

NHL playoff career

Games

8

Wins

2

GAA

3.82

Save %

0.883

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

20

1977–78 · Detroit Red Wings

Shutouts

4

1975–76 · Detroit Red Wings

Games

59

1974–75 · Detroit Red Wings

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. 1982–83

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL
   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

2. 1981–82

   • New HavenAHL
   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

3. 1980–81

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL
   • Los Angeles KingsNHL
   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

4. 1979–80

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

5. 1978–79

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL
   • CanadaWEC-A

6. 1977–78

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

7. 1976–77

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL
   • CanadaWEC-A

8. 1975–76

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

9. 1974–75

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

10. 1973–74

    • Detroit Red WingsNHL
    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

11. 1972–73

    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

12. 1971–72

    • HersheyAHL
    • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

13. 1970–71

    • Fort WorthCHL
    • Detroit Red WingsNHL

14. 1969–70

    • Fort WorthCHL

15. 1968–69

    • Mtl. Jr. CanadiensM-Cup
    • HamiltonOHA-Jr.

16. 1967–68

    • HamiltonOHA-Jr.

17. 1966–67

    • AuroraOHA-C

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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
1982–83	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	12	3	7	4.47	—	0	—	—	—	44	All stats Games Played 12 Goals Against 44 Goals Against Avg 4.47 Losses 7 Shutouts 0 Ties 1 Time On Ice 591:00 Wins 3
1982–83	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	1	0	1	7.00	0.821	0	1	—	39	7	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Games Started 1 Goals 0 Goals Against 7 Goals Against Avg 7 Losses 1 Save Pctg 0.8205 Shots Against 39 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 60:00 Wins 0
1981–82	AHL	New Haven	Regular	29	12	11	3.35	—	0	—	—	—	90	All stats Games Played 29 Goals Against 90 Goals Against Avg 3.35 Losses 11 Shutouts 0 Ties 4 Time On Ice 1614:00 Wins 12
1981–82	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	7	3	3	6.79	0.792	0	6	—	207	43	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 7 Games Started 6 Goals 0 Goals Against 43 Goals Against Avg 6.7895 Losses 3 Save Pctg 0.7923 Shots Against 207 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 380:00 Wins 3
1981–82	AHL	New Haven	Playoffs	2	0	2	3.33	—	0	—	—	—	8	All stats Games Played 2 Goals Against 8 Goals Against Avg 3.33 Losses 2 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 144:00 Wins 0
1980–81	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	10	2	6	4.30	0.850	0	10	—	286	43	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 10 Games Started 10 Goals 0 Goals Against 43 Goals Against Avg 4.3032 Losses 6 Save Pctg 0.8497 Shots Against 286 Shutouts 0 Ties 2 Time On Ice 599:33 Wins 2
1980–81	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	3	3	0	3.33	0.896	0	3	—	96	10	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Games Started 3 Goals 0 Goals Against 10 Goals Against Avg 3.3333 Losses 0 Save Pctg 0.8958 Shots Against 96 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 180:00 Wins 3
1980–81	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	18	4	10	5.07	0.853	0	16	—	550	81	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 18 Games Started 16 Goals 0 Goals Against 81 Goals Against Avg 5.0683 Losses 10 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8527 Shots Against 550 Shutouts 0 Ties 2 Time On Ice 958:54 Wins 4
1980–81	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Playoffs	1	—	—	6.00	0.750	0	0	—	8	2	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Games Started 0 Goals 0 Goals Against 2 Goals Against Avg 6 Save Pctg 0.75 Shots Against 8 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 20:00
1979–80	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	23	6	13	4.18	0.854	1	23	—	631	92	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 23 Games Started 23 Goals 0 Goals Against 92 Goals Against Avg 4.1778 Losses 13 Pim 24 Save Pctg 0.8542 Shots Against 631 Shutouts 1 Ties 3 Time On Ice 1321:16 Wins 6
1978–79	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	32	13	14	3.27	0.884	1	31	—	885	103	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 32 Games Started 31 Goals 0 Goals Against 103 Goals Against Avg 3.2694 Losses 14 Pim 4 Save Pctg 0.8836 Shots Against 885 Shutouts 1 Ties 5 Time On Ice 1890:17 Wins 13
1978–79	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	6	1	5	4.50	—	0	—	—	—	24	All stats Games Played 6 Goals Against 24 Goals Against Avg 4.5 Losses 5 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 320:00 Wins 1
1977–78	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	43	20	17	3.26	0.880	1	41	—	1,119	134	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 43 Games Started 41 Goals 0 Goals Against 134 Goals Against Avg 3.2604 Losses 17 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8803 Shots Against 1119 Shutouts 1 Ties 4 Time On Ice 2465:59 Wins 20
1977–78	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	3	2	1	4.01	0.862	0	3	—	87	12	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Games Started 3 Goals 0 Goals Against 12 Goals Against Avg 4.0108 Losses 1 Save Pctg 0.8621 Shots Against 87 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 179:31 Wins 2
1976–77	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	48	7	34	3.95	0.867	0	46	—	1,351	180	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 48 Games Started 46 Goals 0 Goals Against 180 Goals Against Avg 3.9475 Losses 34 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8668 Shots Against 1351 Shutouts 0 Ties 6 Time On Ice 2735:53 Wins 7
1976–77	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	2	1	0	4.72	—	0	—	—	—	7	All stats Games Played 2 Goals Against 7 Goals Against Avg 4.72 Losses 0 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 89:00 Wins 1
1975–76	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	44	13	25	3.60	0.885	4	44	—	1,379	158	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 44 Games Started 44 Goals 0 Goals Against 158 Goals Against Avg 3.6004 Losses 25 Pim 4 Save Pctg 0.8854 Shots Against 1379 Shutouts 4 Ties 6 Time On Ice 2633:01 Wins 13
1974–75	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	59	20	29	3.75	0.877	2	58	—	1,770	217	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 59 Games Started 58 Goals 0 Goals Against 217 Goals Against Avg 3.7468 Losses 29 Pim 4 Save Pctg 0.8774 Shots Against 1770 Shutouts 2 Ties 10 Time On Ice 3474:56 Wins 20
1973–74	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	25	9	11	3.64	0.888	0	24	—	767	86	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 25 Games Started 24 Goals 0 Goals Against 86 Goals Against Avg 3.6402 Losses 11 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8879 Shots Against 767 Shutouts 0 Ties 4 Time On Ice 1417:30 Wins 9
1973–74	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	26	7	12	3.45	0.883	0	25	—	699	82	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 26 Games Started 25 Goals 0 Goals Against 82 Goals Against Avg 3.4456 Losses 12 Pim 2 Save Pctg 0.8827 Shots Against 699 Shutouts 0 Ties 4 Time On Ice 1427:54 Wins 7
1972–73	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	49	20	22	2.92	0.912	3	48	—	1,460	129	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 49 Games Started 48 Goals 0 Goals Against 129 Goals Against Avg 2.9157 Losses 22 Save Pctg 0.9116 Shots Against 1460 Shutouts 3 Ties 5 Time On Ice 2654:34 Wins 20
1971–72	AHL	Hershey	Regular	3	3	0	2.33	—	0	—	—	—	7	All stats Games Played 3 Goals Against 7 Goals Against Avg 2.33 Losses 0 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 180:00 Wins 3
1971–72	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	40	17	15	3.23	0.891	1	39	—	1,066	116	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 40 Games Started 39 Goals 0 Goals Against 116 Goals Against Avg 3.2277 Losses 15 Pim 16 Save Pctg 0.8912 Shots Against 1066 Shutouts 1 Ties 5 Time On Ice 2156:18 Wins 17
1971–72	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	4	0	4	3.50	0.903	0	4	—	145	14	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Games Started 4 Goals 0 Goals Against 14 Goals Against Avg 3.4971 Losses 4 Save Pctg 0.9034 Shots Against 145 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 240:12 Wins 0
1970–71	CHL	Fort Worth	Regular	3	—	—	3.66	—	0	—	—	—	11	All stats Games Played 3 Goals Against 11 Goals Against Avg 3.66 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 180:00
1970–71	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	29	7	15	3.77	0.876	1	27	—	761	94	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 29 Games Started 27 Goals 0 Goals Against 94 Goals Against Avg 3.7738 Losses 15 Save Pctg 0.8765 Shots Against 761 Shutouts 1 Ties 3 Time On Ice 1494:30 Wins 7
1969–70	CHL	Fort Worth	Regular	35	12	14	2.68	—	1	—	—	—	92	All stats Games Played 35 Goals Against 92 Goals Against Avg 2.68 Losses 14 Shutouts 1 Ties 8 Time On Ice 2060:00 Wins 12
1969–70	CHL	Fort Worth	Playoffs	4	3	1	2.95	—	0	—	—	—	12	All stats Games Played 4 Goals Against 12 Goals Against Avg 2.95 Losses 1 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 244:00 Wins 3
1968–69	M-Cup	Mtl. Jr. Canadiens	Regular	6	6	0	3.28	—	0	—	—	—	20	All stats Games Played 6 Goals Against 20 Goals Against Avg 3.28 Losses 0 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 366:00 Wins 6
1968–69	OHA-Jr.	Hamilton	Regular	45	—	—	3.36	—	3	—	—	—	153	All stats Games Played 45 Goals Against 153 Goals Against Avg 3.36 Shutouts 3 Time On Ice 2730:00
1968–69	M-Cup	Mtl. Jr. Canadiens	Playoffs	6	6	0	3.28	—	0	—	—	—	20	All stats Games Played 6 Goals Against 20 Goals Against Avg 3.28 Losses 0 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 366:00 Wins 6
1968–69	OHA-Jr.	Hamilton	Playoffs	5	—	—	5.40	—	0	—	—	—	27	All stats Games Played 5 Goals Against 27 Goals Against Avg 5.4 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 300:00
1967–68	OHA-Jr.	Hamilton	Regular	9	—	—	2.24	—	0	—	—	—	19	All stats Games Played 9 Goals Against 19 Goals Against Avg 2.24 Shutouts 0 Time On Ice 510:00
1967–68	OHA-Jr.	Hamilton	Playoffs	1	0	0	0.00	—	0	—	—	—	0	All stats Games Played 1 Goals Against 0 Goals Against Avg 0 Losses 0 Shutouts 0 Ties 0 Time On Ice 20:00 Wins 0
1966–67	OHA-C	Aurora	Regular	30	—	—	2.10	—	2	—	—	—	63	All stats Games Played 30 Goals Against 63 Goals Against Avg 2.1 Shutouts 2 Time On Ice 1800:00

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