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 1995-96. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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Guy Hebert
ANA ·
59 GP, 0.914
Patrick Roy
COL ·
61 GP, 0.908
Nikolai Khabibulin
WIN ·
53 GP, 0.908
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | NYR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.967 |
| 1983-84 | NYR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 74 | 10 | 3.35 | 0.881 |
| 1984-85 | NYR | 42 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1359 | 1194 | 165 | 4.21 | 0.879 |
| 1985-86 | NYR | 61 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1623 | 1439 | 184 | 3.33 | 0.887 |
| 1986-87 | NYR | 50 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1364 | 1203 | 161 | 3.64 | 0.882 |
| 1987-88 | NYR | 56 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1697 | 1510 | 187 | 3.38 | 0.890 |
| 1988-89 | NYR | 56 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1662 | 1465 | 197 | 3.69 | 0.881 |
| 1989-90 | NYR | 47 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1361 | 1207 | 154 | 3.38 | 0.887 |
| 1990-91 | NYR | 40 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1154 | 1028 | 126 | 3.35 | 0.891 |
| 1991-92 | NYR | 45 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1331 | 1211 | 120 | 2.85 | 0.910 |
| 1992-93 | NYR | 48 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1525 | 1373 | 152 | 3.31 | 0.900 |
| 1993-94 | FLA | 57 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1912 | 1767 | 145 | 2.53 | 0.924 |
| 1994-95 | FLA | 37 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1000 | 914 | 86 | 2.47 | 0.914 |
| 1995-96 | FLA | 57 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1473 | 1331 | 142 | 2.68 | 0.904 |
| 1996-97 | FLA | 57 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1582 | 1454 | 128 | 2.29 | 0.919 |
| 1997-98 | FLA | 60 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1638 | 1473 | 165 | 2.87 | 0.899 |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 62 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1380 | 1245 | 135 | 2.18 | 0.902 |
| 1999-00 | PHI | 50 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1143 | 1035 | 108 | 2.20 | 0.906 |
| 2000-01 | NYI | 44 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1177 | 1057 | 120 | 3.01 | 0.898 |
| 2000-01 | NJD | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 87 | 6 | 1.50 | 0.935 |
| 2001-02 | NJD | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 107 | 10 | 2.00 | 0.915 |
| 20 seasons | Career | 882 | 374 | 346 | 119 | 0 | 40 | 24705 | 22203 | 2502 | 2.98 | 0.899 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 1984-85 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 1985-86 | NYR | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 477 | 428 | 49 | 3.28 | 0.897 |
| 1986-87 | NYR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 99 | 11 | 3.39 | 0.900 |
| 1988-89 | NYR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 3.37 | 0.889 |
| 1989-90 | NYR | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 138 | 15 | 3.02 | 0.902 |
| 1990-91 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1.16 | 0.955 |
| 1991-92 | NYR | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 156 | 23 | 3.75 | 0.872 |
| 1995-96 | FLA | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 735 | 685 | 50 | 2.25 | 0.932 |
| 1996-97 | FLA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 171 | 13 | 2.38 | 0.929 |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 137 | 9 | 1.46 | 0.938 |
| 11 seasons | Playoffs | 71 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 2072 | 1895 | 177 | 2.68 | 0.915 |
1995-96 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 54 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1473 | 1331 | 142 | 2.68 | 0.904 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1996 | vs NYR | W 5-1 | W | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.947 | 60:00 |
| Apr 10, 1996 | vs TBL | L 1-2 | L | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 59:53 |
| Apr 8, 1996 | @ NYR | W 5-3 | W | 41 | 38 | 3 | 0.927 | 60:00 |
| Apr 6, 1996 | @ MTL | L 1-2 | L | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 59:02 |
| Apr 3, 1996 | @ OTT | L 2-3 | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 58:57 |
| Apr 1, 1996 | vs HFD | W 3-2 | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 60:00 |
| Mar 30, 1996 | vs TBL | L 1-2 | L | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0.935 | 59:15 |
| Mar 27, 1996 | @ NYR | L 0-3 | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 60:00 |
| Mar 23, 1996 | @ TBL | L 2-4 | L | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 59:26 |
| Mar 21, 1996 | vs NYI | W 3-2 | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 60:00 |
| Mar 19, 1996 | vs OTT | W 5-2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Mar 17, 1996 | vs NJD | W 3-0 | W, SO | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 13, 1996 | @ NYR | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 65:00 |
| Mar 11, 1996 | @ CHI | L 4-8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.875 | 17:56 | |
| Mar 10, 1996 | vs BOS | L 1-4 | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | 60:00 |
| Mar 2, 1996 | @ HFD | L 1-7 | L | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | 51:29 |
| Feb 29, 1996 | vs WSH | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 | 65:00 |
| Feb 25, 1996 | @ BUF | L 1-6 | L | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0.806 | 60:00 |
| Feb 24, 1996 | vs NYR | L 0-4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0.909 | 40:00 | |
| Feb 18, 1996 | vs DAL | W 6-4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0.833 | 40:00 | |
| Feb 14, 1996 | vs PHI | L 2-4 | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0.840 | 59:29 |
| Feb 8, 1996 | vs DET | W 3-1 | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
| Feb 6, 1996 | @ DET | L 2-4 | L | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 11:51 |
| Feb 3, 1996 | @ TBL | W 5-3 | W | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 60:00 |
| Feb 1, 1996 | @ BOS | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 65:00 |
| Jan 25, 1996 | vs MTL | L 2-6 | L | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | 25:02 |
| Jan 22, 1996 | @ PHI | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 | 65:00 |
| Jan 16, 1996 | vs SJS | W 4-1 | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 | 60:00 |
| Jan 12, 1996 | @ DAL | T 6-6 (OT) | T | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0.647 | 64:12 |
| Jan 10, 1996 | @ COL | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | 65:00 |
| Jan 8, 1996 | @ SJS | W 5-2 | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0.931 | 60:00 |
| Jan 3, 1996 | @ VAN | L 2-7 | L | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 31:15 |
| Dec 30, 1995 | @ PIT | L 5-6 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0.706 | 26:06 | |
| Dec 23, 1995 | vs NJD | W 2-1 | W | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0.969 | 60:00 |
| Dec 21, 1995 | vs WIN | W 6-1 | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
| Dec 14, 1995 | @ BOS | L 4-6 | L | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0.813 | 59:00 |
| Dec 11, 1995 | @ NJD | W 2-1 | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0.964 | 60:00 |
| Dec 9, 1995 | vs BOS | W 3-1 | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0.957 | 60:00 |
| Dec 1, 1995 | @ PIT | L 1-2 | L | 39 | 37 | 2 | 0.949 | 59:09 |
| Nov 29, 1995 | vs PHI | L 1-2 (OT) | L | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 64:30 |
| Nov 26, 1995 | vs LAK | W 5-1 | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 | 60:00 |
| Nov 21, 1995 | vs NJD | W 4-3 | W | 44 | 41 | 3 | 0.932 | 60:00 |
| Nov 18, 1995 | @ LAK | L 2-3 | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 58:30 |
| Nov 16, 1995 | vs VAN | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 65:00 |
| Nov 14, 1995 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
| Nov 11, 1995 | vs BUF | W 4-1 | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0.957 | 60:00 |
| Nov 9, 1995 | vs EDM | W 2-1 | W | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.947 | 60:00 |
| Nov 7, 1995 | vs PHI | W 4-2 | W | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0.875 | 60:00 |
| Nov 5, 1995 | vs TBL | W 4-1 | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 | 60:00 |
| Nov 2, 1995 | @ PHI | W 2-1 | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 60:00 |
| Oct 31, 1995 | vs NYI | L 4-5 (OT) | L | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 23:56 |
| Oct 25, 1995 | @ MTL | L 2-7 | L | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | 60:00 |
| Oct 24, 1995 | @ TOR | W 6-1 | W | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0.971 | 60:00 |
| Oct 21, 1995 | vs HFD | W 3-0 | W, SO | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Oct 15, 1995 | vs NYI | W 5-3 | W | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0.870 | 60:00 |
| Oct 8, 1995 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | W | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 | 60:00 |
| Oct 7, 1995 | @ NJD | L 0-4 | L | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0.903 | 58:47 |