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Bob Sauve

#28 · Goalie · New Jersey Devils

Born Jun 17, 1955 in Ste-Genevieve, Quebec, CAN · 5'8", 175 lb · Catches left · Drafted 17th overall in 1975 by BUF (round 1)

Trophy case

William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 1984-85
Vezina Trophy Top Goaltender 1979-80

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 1981-82. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Greg Millen HFD · 55 GP, 0.873 Dave Parro WSH · 52 GP, 0.874 Mario Lessard LAK · 52 GP, 0.851 Pat Riggin CGY · 52 GP, 0.871 Richard Brodeur VAN · 52 GP, 0.893

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

020401976-77: 4 games476-771977-78: 11 games1177-781978-79: 29 games2978-791979-80: 32 games3279-801980-81: 35 games3580-811981-82: 55 games5581-821982-83: 54 games5482-831983-84: 40 games4083-841984-85: 27 games2784-851985-86: 38 games3885-861986-87: 46 games4686-871987-88: 34 games3487-881988-89: 15 games1588-89

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1976-77 BUF 4 12000 71 60 11 3.62 0.845
1977-78 BUF 11 62000 224 204 20 2.51 0.911
1978-79 BUF 29 1010700 805 705 100 3.73 0.876
1979-80 BUF 32 208404 751 677 74 2.36 0.901
1980-81 BUF 35 1610902 926 815 111 3.18 0.880
1981-82 BUF 14 61500 330 295 35 2.76 0.894
1981-82 DET 41 1125400 1069 904 165 4.19 0.846
1982-83 BUF 54 2520701 1390 1211 179 3.46 0.871
1983-84 BUF 40 2213400 1049 911 138 3.49 0.868
1984-85 BUF 27 1310300 580 496 84 3.23 0.855
1985-86 CHI 38 1913200 1206 1068 138 3.96 0.886
1986-87 CHI 46 1919501 1497 1338 159 3.60 0.894
1987-88 NJD 34 1016300 821 714 107 3.57 0.870
1988-89 NJD 15 45100 331 275 56 4.66 0.831
13 seasons Career 420 1821545408 11050 9673 1377 3.49 0.875

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1978-79 BUF 3 1200 77 68 9 3.00 0.883
1979-80 BUF 8 6202 231 214 17 2.04 0.926
1982-83 BUF 10 6402 234 206 28 3.08 0.880
1983-84 BUF 2 0100 14 9 5 7.36 0.643
1985-86 CHI 2 0200 60 52 8 4.95 0.867
1986-87 CHI 4 0400 136 121 15 3.73 0.890
1987-88 NJD 5 2100 118 105 13 3.30 0.890
7 seasons Playoffs 34 151604 870 775 95 3.10 0.891

1981-82 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
55 53 1726900 1399 1199 200 3.85 0.857

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 4, 1982 vs STL L 2-3 L 25 22 3 0.880 59:23
Mar 28, 1982 vs TOR W 6-4 W 23 19 4 0.826 60:00
Mar 27, 1982 @ TOR W 2-1 W 17 16 1 0.941 60:00
Mar 21, 1982 @ WIN L 2-8 20 18 2 0.900 37:27
Mar 18, 1982 vs STL L 4-7 L 33 26 7 0.788 60:00
Mar 13, 1982 @ BOS L 3-5 L 44 39 5 0.886 60:00
Mar 11, 1982 vs NYR L 1-4 L 20 16 4 0.800 60:00
Mar 8, 1982 @ NYR L 3-6 L 33 27 6 0.818 60:00
Mar 6, 1982 @ STL L 1-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 60:00
Mar 5, 1982 @ WIN L 0-2 L 20 19 1 0.950 59:46
Feb 27, 1982 @ STL L 2-6 L 33 27 6 0.818 60:00
Feb 24, 1982 @ LAK L 3-5 L 26 21 5 0.808 59:39
Feb 21, 1982 vs EDM L 3-7 L 30 23 7 0.767 60:00
Feb 18, 1982 vs TOR W 4-3 W 24 21 3 0.875 60:00
Feb 17, 1982 @ TOR T 3-3 T 29 26 3 0.897 60:00
Feb 13, 1982 @ MNS L 1-6 L 17 13 4 0.765 31:39
Feb 7, 1982 vs STL W 8-5 W 22 17 5 0.773 60:00
Feb 4, 1982 vs CHI W 6-4 W 19 15 4 0.789 60:00
Jan 30, 1982 @ MTL L 3-5 L 30 26 4 0.867 59:44
Jan 27, 1982 @ MNS L 6-8 L 39 32 7 0.821 59:50
Jan 21, 1982 vs CGY L 4-7 L 10 5 5 0.500 15:34
Jan 20, 1982 @ CHI W 5-4 W 30 26 4 0.867 60:00
Jan 17, 1982 vs EDM T 4-4 T 29 25 4 0.862 60:00
Jan 16, 1982 vs WSH T 5-5 T 31 26 5 0.839 60:00
Jan 14, 1982 vs CLR W 3-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 60:00
Jan 9, 1982 vs WIN L 2-4 L 22 19 3 0.864 59:34
Jan 7, 1982 vs PIT W 5-4 W 21 17 4 0.810 60:00
Jan 6, 1982 @ BUF L 2-5 L 30 25 5 0.833 60:00
Jan 3, 1982 @ CHI L 3-4 L 39 35 4 0.897 60:00
Jan 2, 1982 @ CLR W 3-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Dec 31, 1981 vs TOR L 2-5 L 21 16 5 0.762 60:00
Dec 27, 1981 @ WIN T 2-2 T 34 32 2 0.941 59:46
Dec 26, 1981 @ TOR L 3-8 L 34 26 8 0.765 60:00
Dec 22, 1981 vs HFD L 2-3 L 20 17 3 0.850 59:24
Dec 20, 1981 vs NYI L 3-5 L 25 21 4 0.840 59:41
Dec 19, 1981 @ NYI L 1-5 L 33 28 5 0.848 60:00
Dec 17, 1981 vs QUE L 2-3 L 24 21 3 0.875 58:53
Dec 12, 1981 vs BUF L 2-4 L 23 19 4 0.826 60:00
Dec 10, 1981 vs MNS W 4-1 W 16 15 1 0.938 60:00
Dec 5, 1981 vs PHI L 2-5 L 21 16 5 0.762 60:00
Dec 3, 1981 vs MTL W 4-3 W 23 20 3 0.870 60:00
Nov 20, 1981 @ CLR W 4-3 W 21 18 3 0.857 60:00
Nov 11, 1981 @ NYR L 3-7 13 10 3 0.769 20:00
Nov 8, 1981 vs HFD T 2-2 T 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Nov 7, 1981 @ NYI W 6-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Nov 4, 1981 vs CGY T 3-3 T 18 15 3 0.833 60:00
Nov 1, 1981 vs PHI W 6-2 W 39 37 2 0.949 60:00
Oct 25, 1981 vs MNS L 3-6 L 31 26 5 0.839 60:00
Oct 23, 1981 vs TOR W 6-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Oct 21, 1981 vs WIN T 2-2 T 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Oct 18, 1981 vs MTL T 3-3 T 21 18 3 0.857 60:00
Oct 17, 1981 @ WSH W 4-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 60:00
Oct 14, 1981 vs QUE W 4-2 W 17 15 2 0.882 60:00
Oct 11, 1981 vs VAN T 2-2 T 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Oct 10, 1981 @ MTL L 0-9 14 12 2 0.857 20:00