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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 1986-87. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andy Moog EDM · 46 GP, 0.881 Kelly Hrudey NYI · 46 GP, 0.881 Patrick Roy MTL · 46 GP, 0.891 Roland Melanson LAK · 46 GP, 0.881 Tom Barrasso BUF · 46 GP, 0.873

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

1986-87 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
46 41 1919501 1497 1338 159 3.60 0.894

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 5, 1987 vs TOR W 5-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Apr 4, 1987 @ TOR L 1-3 L 37 34 3 0.919 60:00
Mar 28, 1987 @ QUE L 4-5 L 24 19 5 0.792 40:00
Mar 25, 1987 vs STL T 4-4 (OT) T 24 20 4 0.833 65:00
Mar 22, 1987 @ NYR L 3-5 33 32 1 0.970 39:50
Feb 22, 1987 vs DET T 2-2 (OT) T 32 30 2 0.938 65:00
Feb 21, 1987 @ HFD W 6-3 W 39 36 3 0.923 60:00
Feb 17, 1987 vs HFD L 4-5 L 34 29 5 0.853 58:41
Feb 15, 1987 vs QUE W 6-4 W 38 34 4 0.895 60:00
Feb 7, 1987 @ PIT L 1-4 L 25 21 4 0.840 60:00
Feb 4, 1987 vs DET W 5-4 W 40 36 4 0.900 59:56
Feb 1, 1987 vs EDM W 6-4 W 34 30 4 0.882 60:00
Jan 31, 1987 @ STL T 4-4 (OT) T 27 23 4 0.852 65:00
Jan 28, 1987 vs TOR W 5-0 W, SO 45 45 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 26, 1987 vs MTL L 2-3 L 36 33 3 0.917 47:13
Jan 24, 1987 @ MTL L 1-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 59:26
Jan 18, 1987 vs QUE L 3-5 L 27 22 5 0.815 58:17
Jan 14, 1987 vs NJD L 1-3 L 25 22 3 0.880 59:24
Jan 11, 1987 vs DET W 5-3 W 33 30 3 0.909 60:00
Jan 7, 1987 vs TOR W 6-4 W 34 30 4 0.882 60:00
Jan 4, 1987 vs CGY L 1-4 L 37 33 4 0.892 59:56
Jan 3, 1987 @ HFD W 3-2 W 40 38 2 0.950 60:00
Dec 31, 1986 @ BUF L 2-5 L 41 36 5 0.878 60:00
Dec 30, 1986 @ NYI W 5-3 W 41 38 3 0.927 60:00
Dec 28, 1986 vs WSH W 7-5 W 24 19 5 0.792 60:00
Dec 26, 1986 vs STL W 8-6 W 40 34 6 0.850 60:00
Dec 23, 1986 @ DET L 1-3 L 32 29 3 0.906 58:59
Dec 21, 1986 vs DET W 7-4 W 31 27 4 0.871 60:00
Dec 20, 1986 @ BOS W 6-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 60:00
Dec 17, 1986 vs WIN W 5-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 59:57
Dec 14, 1986 vs VAN L 3-7 18 15 3 0.833 40:00
Dec 4, 1986 @ CGY L 1-4 L 37 33 4 0.892 60:00
Dec 2, 1986 @ VAN W 4-2 W 36 34 2 0.944 60:00
Nov 26, 1986 @ MNS L 2-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 60:00
Nov 23, 1986 vs NJD W 5-3 W 36 33 3 0.917 60:00
Nov 19, 1986 vs LAK T 4-4 (OT) T 46 42 4 0.913 64:46
Nov 16, 1986 vs TOR L 3-7 9 8 1 0.889 20:00
Nov 15, 1986 @ STL L 3-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 59:11
Nov 12, 1986 vs WSH T 2-2 (OT) T 42 40 2 0.952 65:00
Nov 8, 1986 @ WSH L 2-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 59:20
Nov 1, 1986 @ MNS W 6-5 W 26 21 5 0.808 56:17
Oct 29, 1986 @ DET L 2-5 L 34 29 5 0.853 59:56
Oct 21, 1986 @ EDM L 1-9 L 39 31 8 0.795 50:36
Oct 18, 1986 @ TOR L 2-3 L 35 32 3 0.914 60:00
Oct 11, 1986 @ DET L 3-4 L 24 20 4 0.833 60:00
Oct 9, 1986 vs NYI W 3-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00