John Vanbiesbrouck
#34 · Goalie · New Jersey Devils
Born Sep 4, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan, USA · 5'8", 175 lb · Catches left · Drafted 72nd overall in 1981 by NYR (round 4)
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The goalies closest to him in games played in 1991-92. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Kay Whitmore
HFD ·
45 GP, 0.880
Ron Hextall
PHI ·
45 GP, 0.883
Bob Essensa
WIN ·
47 GP, 0.910
Jeff Hackett
SJS ·
42 GP, 0.892
Mike Richter
NYR ·
41 GP, 0.901
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 | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | NYR | 1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 |
| 1983-84 | NYR | 3 | 84 | 74 | 10 | 0.881 |
| 1984-85 | NYR | 42 | 1359 | 1194 | 165 | 0.879 |
| 1985-86 | NYR | 61 | 1623 | 1439 | 184 | 0.887 |
| 1986-87 | NYR | 50 | 1364 | 1203 | 161 | 0.882 |
| 1987-88 | NYR | 56 | 1697 | 1510 | 187 | 0.890 |
| 1988-89 | NYR | 56 | 1662 | 1465 | 197 | 0.881 |
| 1989-90 | NYR | 47 | 1361 | 1207 | 154 | 0.887 |
| 1990-91 | NYR | 40 | 1154 | 1028 | 126 | 0.891 |
| 1991-92 | NYR | 45 | 1331 | 1211 | 120 | 0.910 |
| 1992-93 | NYR | 48 | 1525 | 1373 | 152 | 0.900 |
| 1993-94 | FLA | 57 | 1912 | 1767 | 145 | 0.924 |
| 1994-95 | FLA | 37 | 1000 | 914 | 86 | 0.914 |
| 1995-96 | FLA | 57 | 1473 | 1331 | 142 | 0.904 |
| 1996-97 | FLA | 57 | 1582 | 1454 | 128 | 0.919 |
| 1997-98 | FLA | 60 | 1638 | 1473 | 165 | 0.899 |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 62 | 1380 | 1245 | 135 | 0.902 |
| 1999-00 | PHI | 50 | 1143 | 1035 | 108 | 0.906 |
| 2000-01 | NYI | 44 | 1177 | 1057 | 120 | 0.898 |
| 2000-01 | NJD | 4 | 93 | 87 | 6 | 0.935 |
| 2001-02 | NJD | 5 | 117 | 107 | 10 | 0.915 |
| 20 seasons | Career | 882 | 24705 | 22203 | 2502 | 0.899 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1984-85 | NYR | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1985-86 | NYR | 16 | 477 | 428 | 49 | 0.897 |
| 1986-87 | NYR | 4 | 110 | 99 | 11 | 0.900 |
| 1988-89 | NYR | 2 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 0.889 |
| 1989-90 | NYR | 6 | 153 | 138 | 15 | 0.902 |
| 1990-91 | NYR | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 |
| 1991-92 | NYR | 7 | 179 | 156 | 23 | 0.872 |
| 1995-96 | FLA | 22 | 735 | 685 | 50 | 0.932 |
| 1996-97 | FLA | 5 | 184 | 171 | 13 | 0.929 |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 6 | 146 | 137 | 9 | 0.938 |
| 11 seasons | Playoffs | 71 | 2072 | 1895 | 177 | 0.915 |
1991-92 season totals
| GP | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | Goals against per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1331 | 1211 | 120 | 0.910 | 2.67 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1992 | vs PIT | W 7-1 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0.964 | 60:00 |
| Mar 25, 1992 | vs PHI | W 4-1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
| Mar 18, 1992 | vs NYI | T 1-1 (OT) | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0.972 | 65:00 |
| Mar 16, 1992 | vs MTL | W 4-1 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0.970 | 60:00 |
| Mar 14, 1992 | @ STL | W 6-0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 11, 1992 | vs CHI | W 7-1 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 0.976 | 60:00 |
| Feb 25, 1992 | vs CHI | W 4-1 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0.960 | 60:00 |
| Feb 23, 1992 | vs PHI | W 2-1 (OT) | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0.971 | 64:21 |
| Feb 21, 1992 | vs MNS | W 5-4 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0.897 | 60:00 |
| Feb 20, 1992 | @ NYI | L 2-6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0.793 | 60:00 |
| Feb 17, 1992 | vs VAN | T 3-3 (OT) | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0.921 | 64:00 |
| Feb 16, 1992 | @ NJD | L 2-4 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 58:56 |
| Feb 14, 1992 | vs NYI | W 9-2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Feb 12, 1992 | vs VAN | W 5-2 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 | 60:00 |
| Feb 9, 1992 | vs DET | T 5-5 (OT) | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0.884 | 65:00 |
| Feb 7, 1992 | @ WSH | L 2-6 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0.815 | 58:22 |
| Feb 5, 1992 | vs PIT | W 4-3 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 | 60:00 |
| Feb 1, 1992 | @ MNS | W 2-1 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 0.976 | 60:00 |
| Jan 30, 1992 | @ LAK | W 4-1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.947 | 40:00 |
| Jan 28, 1992 | @ SJS | W 4-2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Jan 12, 1992 | @ BUF | L 3-6 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0.850 | 60:00 |
| Jan 11, 1992 | @ QUE | W 7-2 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 46:46 |
| Jan 4, 1992 | @ NJD | L 4-6 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 40:00 |
| Dec 31, 1991 | @ WIN | W 5-2 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 60:00 |
| Dec 28, 1991 | @ NYI | L 4-5 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0.861 | 60:00 |
| Dec 26, 1991 | @ WSH | W 8-6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 40:00 |
| Dec 21, 1991 | @ PIT | W 7-5 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0.868 | 60:00 |
| Dec 18, 1991 | vs PHI | W 6-3 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
| Dec 13, 1991 | @ WSH | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 00:21 |
| Dec 10, 1991 | @ PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 00:07 |
| Dec 6, 1991 | @ DET | L 5-6 (OT) | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0.786 | 64:23 |
| Dec 2, 1991 | vs PHI | W 4-2 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0.946 | 60:00 |
| Nov 21, 1991 | @ LAK | L 1-6 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0.778 | 60:00 |
| Nov 13, 1991 | vs WSH | L 3-5 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0.882 | 58:07 |
| Nov 11, 1991 | vs PIT | W 3-1 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 | 60:00 |
| Nov 6, 1991 | vs MTL | L 1-4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 60:00 |
| Nov 4, 1991 | vs CGY | W 4-0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Oct 31, 1991 | vs QUE | W 5-4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 60:00 |
| Oct 26, 1991 | @ QUE | W 5-3 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Oct 20, 1991 | vs EDM | L 3-4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.826 | 59:35 |
| Oct 12, 1991 | @ HFD | L 2-5 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 | 59:37 |
| Oct 9, 1991 | vs NYI | W 5-3 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 | 60:00 |
| Oct 7, 1991 | vs BOS | W 2-1 (OT) | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0.957 | 60:31 |
| Oct 5, 1991 | @ MTL | W 2-1 (OT) | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 61:42 |
| Oct 3, 1991 | @ BOS | L 3-5 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0.875 | 58:59 |