Bob Essensa
#31 · Goalie · Buffalo Sabres
Born Jan 14, 1965 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 188 lb · Catches left · Drafted 69th overall in 1983 by WIN (round 4)
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 2001-02. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Pasi Nurminen
ATL ·
9 GP, 0.898
Mika Noronen
BUF ·
10 GP, 0.894
Frederic Cassivi
ATL ·
6 GP, 0.918
Jean-Francois Damphousse
NJD ·
6 GP, 0.896
Martin Brochu
VAN ·
6 GP, 0.856
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | WIN | 20 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 572 | 504 | 68 | 3.70 | 0.881 |
| 1989-90 | WIN | 36 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 984 | 877 | 107 | 3.15 | 0.891 |
| 1990-91 | WIN | 55 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1496 | 1343 | 153 | 3.15 | 0.898 |
| 1991-92 | WIN | 47 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1407 | 1281 | 126 | 2.88 | 0.910 |
| 1992-93 | WIN | 67 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2119 | 1892 | 227 | 3.53 | 0.893 |
| 1993-94 | WIN | 56 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1714 | 1513 | 201 | 3.85 | 0.883 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 337 | 303 | 34 | 2.62 | 0.899 |
| 1996-97 | EDM | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 406 | 365 | 41 | 2.83 | 0.899 |
| 1997-98 | EDM | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 369 | 35 | 2.54 | 0.913 |
| 1998-99 | EDM | 39 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 974 | 878 | 96 | 2.75 | 0.901 |
| 1999-00 | PHX | 30 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 719 | 646 | 73 | 2.78 | 0.898 |
| 2000-01 | VAN | 39 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 854 | 762 | 92 | 2.68 | 0.892 |
| 2001-02 | BUF | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 96 | 17 | 2.91 | 0.850 |
| 12 seasons | Career | 446 | 173 | 176 | 47 | 0 | 18 | 12099 | 10829 | 1270 | 3.15 | 0.895 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | WIN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 88 | 12 | 3.49 | 0.880 |
| 1991-92 | WIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5.51 | 0.824 |
| 1992-93 | WIN | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 163 | 20 | 3.27 | 0.891 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 4.94 | 0.791 |
| 1997-98 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2.26 | 0.909 |
| 2000-01 | VAN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 2.95 | 0.897 |
| 6 seasons | Playoffs | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 361 | 51 | 3.54 | 0.876 |
2001-02 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 96 | 17 | 2.91 | 0.850 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2002 | vs EDM | L 0-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 14:43 | |
| Feb 10, 2002 | @ NJD | L 1-4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 20:00 | |
| Jan 17, 2002 | @ LAK | L 2-4 | L | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0.833 | 59:17 |
| Dec 19, 2001 | vs CHI | L 5-6 | L | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 30:08 |
| Dec 8, 2001 | @ BOS | L 2-4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 18:45 | |
| Nov 17, 2001 | @ BOS | L 1-3 | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 58:29 |
| Nov 13, 2001 | @ NSH | L 1-4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0.923 | 26:32 | |
| Oct 27, 2001 | @ NJD | L 1-3 | L | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 | 59:46 |
| Oct 7, 2001 | @ NYR | L 4-5 (OT) | L | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0.815 | 62:42 |