Discrepancies and Differences in the Game Logs
There are a few places where the official NHL record differs from what I'm experiencing
in my research. Those are itemized here.
The main thing I would like is for this list to be as small as possible. If you can help,
either by confirming that how I handled things is correct, or by proving the opposite, I would
really appreciate it if you contact me.
Things that may help me are local newspaper accounts / recaps of the games in question, media guides
of the teams involved, yearbooks, et cetera. I would LOVE the help!
November 29, 1985
- Goaltenders involved: Richard Brodeur, Frank Caprice.
- The situation: In a 5-4 defeat at the hands of the Hartford Whalers, Richard Brodeur allowed
four goals on thirteen shots in the first period. Frank Caprice entered the game for Vancouver, playing
two periods and allowing the fifth goal. Caprice should be given the loss here, but according to the
NHL statistics Brodeur received the loss, with one exception - the 1986-87 Vancouver media guide correctly
gives the loss to Caprice, but subsequent Vancouver media guides change the loss to Brodeur.
- What I did: I assigned the loss to Caprice in the game logs, and changed Brodeur and Caprice's
season statistics to reflect this.
January 23, 1986
- Goaltenders involved: Dan Bouchard, Brian Hayward.
- The situation: In a 7-5 defeat at the hands of the Boston Bruins, Dan Bouchard allowed the
first five goals before being replaced by Brian Hayward. Hayward allowed one goal, and the seventh Bruin
goal was scored into an empty Winnipeg net. According to the boxscore I have, Hayward should be credited
with the loss, although the Winnipeg Jets memorial page
gives the loss to Bouchard (which would balance my season totals as well).
- What I did: I gave the loss to Bouchard, under the assumption that the boxscores I've seen
were incorrectly printed.
Missing Non-Decision Games: