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Los Angeles KingsMATHIEU GARON
Los Angeles Kings (31)
Position: GoalieCatches: Right
Height: 6' 2"Weight: 192
Born: Jan 9, 1978
Origin: Chandler, QC, CAN
Montréal Canadiens' 2nd round choice (44th overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
 Player Notes:
CAREER VS. SJ: 6 GP, 1-3-1, 3.95 GAA VS CGY (4-15): Did not play SEASON HIGHS: Shots: 45 (1-30 at ANA, most recent) Saves: 42 (12-16 at ANA) Shutouts: 4 (4-3 vs. VAN, 23 saves, most recent) Minutes Played: 65:00 (3-11 at STL) THIS SEASON: Started six of 12 games in October going 2-3-0...Faced his first-ever penalty shot in the NHL October 23 vs. CGY and stopped Marcus Nilson...Posted a 6-2-0 record and a 2.66 GAA in nine November games...Appeared in six straight games (and went 5-1-0) from November 11-22...Made 34 saves on November 19 vs. COL...Had a 9-3-0 record, a 2.40 GAA and a .924 save-percentage in 12 December games...Won his seventh game in last 10 appearances (7-3-0) with 36 saves on December 6 at TOR...Helped the Kings to a franchise record ninth December win with 38 saves on December 31 at DAL...Became the first Kings goalie since Felix Potvin to win nine games in one month (January 2002)...Won eight of his last nine starts in the month (8-1-0)...Allowed three or fewer goals in 11 of his 12 December starts...Stopped a season high 42 shots on December 16 at ANA (4-3 shootout win)...Won five straight games from December 10-21...Won five straight games from December 26-January 5...Went 4-5-2 in 12 January appearances...Posted his first shutout of the season on January 5 vs. PHX...Had a five-game winning streak from December 26-January 5...Posted his second shutout of the season on January 12 at BOS...Appeared in all 20 Kings games from January 26-March 27 (Had a record of 7-10-2 in the 20 matches)...Went 2-2-1 in five February games...Went 6-7-0 with a 3.81 GAA in 13 March appearances...Recorded two consecutive shutouts on 4-1 vs. DAL and 4-3 vs. VAN. LAST SEASON: After being acquired by the Kings in June, 2004, he spent the entire season splitting the goaltending with Adam Hauser with the Kings AHL affiliate at Manchester...Led Monarch goalies in games (52); wins (32); and shutouts (8) establishing franchise marks in all three categories...Ranked sixth in the AHL in wins (32) and tied for second in shutouts (8)...His 2.12 goals against average placed 10th in the league (teammate Adam Hauser ranked third in g.a.a. at 1.93)...Was the winning goalie in two of six shootout decisions stopping 18 of 28 attempts (.643 save pct.)...Was one of six Monarchs to play in the AHL's All-Star Classic in Manchester...Appeared in all six post-season games for Manchester (four starts) and finished with a 2-4 record.
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Last 3 Games
GameDecGASASVSV%SOPIMTOIEV GAPP GASH GA
Apr 13, 2006 vs. PHX L31815.8330040:00021
Apr 8, 2006 vs. ANA L42319.8260058:37220
Apr 6, 2006 vs. SJS L53429.8530060:00320
Complete Game By Game Stats
2005-2006  WINS (31)GA AVG. (3.22)SAVE % (0.894)
Overall:  10th36th*37th*
* among goalies who meet minimum games played standard.  
Career Regular Season Stats
SeasonTeamGPMINWLTGASASOGA AvgSV %
2005-2006Kings 633,446312601851,73843.22.894
2003-2004Canadiens 191,0038623848002.27.921
2002-2003Canadiens 84813501626721.99.940
2001-2002Canadiens 52601401914704.37.871
2000-2001Canadiens 115894512423322.44.897
NHL Totals: 1065,781474632822,86582.93.902
Career Playoff Stats
SeasonTeamGPMINWLTGASASOGA AvgSV %
2003-2004Canadiens 1110000600.001.000
NHL Totals: 1110000600.001.000


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