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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 1985-86. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Bob Janecyk LAK · 38 GP, 0.855 Don Edwards TOR · 38 GP, 0.860 Alain Chevrier NJD · 37 GP, 0.850 Greg Stefan DET · 37 GP, 0.856 Grant Fuhr EDM · 40 GP, 0.890

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

1985-86 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
38 33 1913200 1206 1068 138 3.96 0.886

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 5, 1986 @ STL L 5-7 L 27 21 6 0.778 59:50
Mar 30, 1986 vs TOR L 4-5 (OT) L 36 31 5 0.861 61:58
Mar 26, 1986 vs DET W 5-3 W 26 23 3 0.885 60:00
Mar 22, 1986 @ DET L 4-8 L 30 22 8 0.733 59:48
Mar 16, 1986 vs VAN W 5-4 W 48 44 4 0.917 60:00
Mar 15, 1986 @ HFD L 4-11 19 13 6 0.684 29:33
Mar 12, 1986 vs BUF L 6-7 L 34 27 7 0.794 58:58
Mar 8, 1986 @ TOR L 3-4 L 36 32 4 0.889 59:06
Mar 2, 1986 vs STL W 6-4 W 33 29 4 0.879 59:55
Feb 27, 1986 @ LAK W 6-3 W 20 17 3 0.850 36:06
Feb 21, 1986 @ WIN W 5-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Feb 16, 1986 vs STL W 4-2 10 10 0 1.000 16:10
Feb 15, 1986 @ TOR L 3-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 59:44
Feb 13, 1986 vs TOR W 5-4 (OT) W 43 39 4 0.907 63:29
Feb 9, 1986 vs PHI T 2-2 (OT) T 46 44 2 0.957 64:59
Feb 5, 1986 vs NYI W 3-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Feb 1, 1986 @ TOR W 7-4 W 36 32 4 0.889 60:00
Jan 27, 1986 vs EDM L 3-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 59:04
Jan 24, 1986 @ BUF W 5-3 W 38 35 3 0.921 60:00
Jan 19, 1986 vs DET W 6-4 W 45 41 4 0.911 59:54
Jan 15, 1986 vs BUF W 4-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 59:56
Jan 12, 1986 vs HFD W 4-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 59:31
Jan 8, 1986 vs NJD L 7-8 L 37 29 8 0.784 58:59
Jan 4, 1986 @ NYI W 4-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 60:00
Dec 29, 1985 vs BOS W 4-3 W 49 46 3 0.939 60:00
Dec 28, 1985 @ WSH W 7-4 W 45 41 4 0.911 60:00
Dec 26, 1985 @ STL L 6-9 14 13 1 0.929 31:06
Dec 22, 1985 vs CGY W 5-4 (OT) W 30 28 2 0.933 39:54
Dec 21, 1985 @ DET W 6-3 W 25 22 3 0.880 59:51
Dec 14, 1985 @ MTL L 3-6 L 30 25 5 0.833 59:08
Dec 11, 1985 vs EDM L 9-12 8 6 2 0.750 20:00
Dec 8, 1985 @ EDM L 3-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 59:55
Dec 6, 1985 @ CGY L 2-5 L 36 31 5 0.861 60:00
Nov 24, 1985 vs LAK T 4-4 (OT) T 31 27 4 0.871 65:00
Nov 2, 1985 @ BOS L 4-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 49:30
Oct 27, 1985 vs WSH L 2-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 59:03
Oct 23, 1985 vs HFD W 9-2 W 38 36 2 0.947 59:33
Oct 19, 1985 @ DET W 6-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 60:00