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 1998-99. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Grant Fuhr
STL ·
39 GP, 0.892
Corey Schwab
TBL ·
40 GP, 0.891
Mikhail Shtalenkov
PHX ·
38 GP, 0.898
Peter Skudra
PIT ·
37 GP, 0.892
Steve Shields
SJS ·
37 GP, 0.921
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 |
1998-99 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 974 | 878 | 96 | 2.75 | 0.901 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1999 | @ COL | L 2-5 | L | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.826 | 58:13 |
| Apr 1, 1999 | vs TOR | L 1-5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0.882 | 39:58 | |
| Mar 30, 1999 | vs PHX | L 4-7 | L | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0.818 | 51:34 |
| Mar 13, 1999 | @ STL | L 4-6 | L | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0.806 | 58:48 |
| Mar 10, 1999 | @ DAL | L 4-7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 12:23 | |
| Mar 5, 1999 | @ PIT | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0.944 | 65:00 |
| Mar 1, 1999 | @ COL | W 4-3 | W | 50 | 47 | 3 | 0.940 | 60:00 |
| Feb 26, 1999 | vs BUF | W 6-3 | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Feb 21, 1999 | vs NYR | L 1-2 (OT) | L | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 60:45 |
| Feb 18, 1999 | @ LAK | L 2-3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 41:04 | |
| Feb 15, 1999 | @ DAL | L 1-4 | L | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0.852 | 60:00 |
| Feb 13, 1999 | @ STL | W 3-2 | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 | 59:54 |
| Feb 11, 1999 | @ DET | L 2-4 | L | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0.892 | 58:50 |
| Feb 8, 1999 | @ CGY | L 1-2 | L | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 58:53 |
| Feb 5, 1999 | vs NSH | W 4-2 | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.913 | 59:56 |
| Feb 3, 1999 | vs OTT | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 65:00 |
| Jan 27, 1999 | vs CHI | L 3-4 (OT) | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | 64:52 |
| Jan 21, 1999 | @ SJS | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 | 65:00 |
| Jan 17, 1999 | vs DET | W 4-1 | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 | 60:00 |
| Jan 14, 1999 | @ VAN | W 3-1 | W | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0.941 | 59:59 |
| Jan 12, 1999 | vs DAL | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.913 | 64:51 |
| Jan 10, 1999 | @ ANA | L 4-6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0.923 | 30:55 | |
| Jan 9, 1999 | @ LAK | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 65:00 |
| Jan 7, 1999 | @ PHX | W 7-1 | W | 45 | 44 | 1 | 0.978 | 60:00 |
| Dec 29, 1998 | vs MTL | L 2-5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 33:56 | |
| Dec 23, 1998 | vs SJS | L 3-5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0.750 | 21:10 | |
| Dec 18, 1998 | @ TBL | W 4-1 | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0.957 | 60:00 |
| Dec 11, 1998 | @ DET | L 2-3 | L | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0.885 | 58:58 |
| Dec 6, 1998 | vs DAL | L 2-6 | L | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0.737 | 34:23 |
| Nov 18, 1998 | vs DET | L 2-6 | L | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0.769 | 60:00 |
| Nov 12, 1998 | @ OTT | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0.971 | 63:59 |
| Nov 6, 1998 | vs COL | L 2-5 | L | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0.844 | 60:00 |
| Nov 4, 1998 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 59:53 |
| Nov 2, 1998 | vs VAN | W 5-3 | W | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0.813 | 59:51 |
| Oct 31, 1998 | vs PIT | W 4-1 | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 59:54 |
| Oct 28, 1998 | vs WSH | W 8-2 | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0.917 | 59:58 |
| Oct 24, 1998 | @ COL | L 4-6 | L | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0.923 | 38:38 |
| Oct 20, 1998 | @ NYR | L 2-3 | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 59:14 |
| Oct 10, 1998 | vs LAK | L 1-2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.889 | 19:59 |