Mike Vernon
#29 · Goalie · Calgary Flames · Hockey Hall of Fame
Born Feb 24, 1963 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN · 5'9", 175 lb · Catches left · Drafted 56th overall in 1981 by CGY (round 3)
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The goalies closest to him in games played in 2001-02. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Jamie Storr
LAK ·
19 GP, 0.922
John Grahame
BOS ·
19 GP, 0.897
Craig Billington
WSH ·
17 GP, 0.878
Manny Legace
DET ·
20 GP, 0.911
Miikka Kiprusoff
SJS ·
20 GP, 0.915
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | CGY | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 35 | 11 | 6.60 | 0.761 |
| 1983-84 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21.88 | 0.333 |
| 1985-86 | CGY | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 417 | 365 | 52 | 3.39 | 0.875 |
| 1986-87 | CGY | 55 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1562 | 1380 | 182 | 3.62 | 0.883 |
| 1987-88 | CGY | 64 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1707 | 1497 | 210 | 3.54 | 0.877 |
| 1988-89 | CGY | 52 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1263 | 1133 | 130 | 2.66 | 0.897 |
| 1989-90 | CGY | 47 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1120 | 974 | 146 | 3.13 | 0.870 |
| 1990-91 | CGY | 54 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1406 | 1234 | 172 | 3.31 | 0.878 |
| 1991-92 | CGY | 63 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1853 | 1636 | 217 | 3.58 | 0.883 |
| 1992-93 | CGY | 64 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1804 | 1601 | 203 | 3.26 | 0.887 |
| 1993-94 | CGY | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1209 | 1078 | 131 | 2.81 | 0.892 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 30 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 710 | 634 | 76 | 2.52 | 0.893 |
| 1995-96 | DET | 32 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 723 | 653 | 70 | 2.26 | 0.903 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 33 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 782 | 703 | 79 | 2.43 | 0.899 |
| 1997-98 | SJS | 62 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1401 | 1255 | 146 | 2.46 | 0.896 |
| 1998-99 | SJS | 49 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1200 | 1093 | 107 | 2.27 | 0.911 |
| 1999-00 | SJS | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 328 | 32 | 2.49 | 0.911 |
| 1999-00 | FLA | 34 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1020 | 937 | 83 | 2.47 | 0.919 |
| 2000-01 | CGY | 41 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1034 | 913 | 121 | 3.23 | 0.883 |
| 2001-02 | CGY | 18 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 375 | 337 | 38 | 2.76 | 0.899 |
| 19 seasons | Career | 782 | 385 | 274 | 92 | 0 | 27 | 19998 | 17788 | 2210 | 2.98 | 0.889 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | CGY | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 581 | 521 | 60 | 2.94 | 0.897 |
| 1986-87 | CGY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 120 | 16 | 3.67 | 0.882 |
| 1987-88 | CGY | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 176 | 34 | 3.98 | 0.838 |
| 1988-89 | CGY | 22 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 549 | 497 | 52 | 2.26 | 0.905 |
| 1989-90 | CGY | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 130 | 19 | 3.33 | 0.872 |
| 1990-91 | CGY | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 183 | 21 | 2.95 | 0.897 |
| 1992-93 | CGY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 66 | 15 | 6.00 | 0.815 |
| 1993-94 | CGY | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 197 | 23 | 2.96 | 0.895 |
| 1994-95 | DET | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 370 | 329 | 41 | 2.31 | 0.889 |
| 1995-96 | DET | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 70 | 11 | 2.71 | 0.864 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 494 | 458 | 36 | 1.76 | 0.927 |
| 1997-98 | SJS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 124 | 14 | 2.41 | 0.899 |
| 1998-99 | SJS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 159 | 13 | 2.43 | 0.924 |
| 1999-00 | FLA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 124 | 12 | 3.04 | 0.912 |
| 14 seasons | Playoffs | 138 | 77 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 3521 | 3154 | 367 | 2.68 | 0.896 |
2001-02 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 375 | 337 | 38 | 2.76 | 0.899 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2002 | vs VAN | L 1-4 | L | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0.897 | 60:00 |
| Apr 7, 2002 | @ CHI | L 2-3 | L | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 59:12 |
| Apr 6, 2002 | @ NSH | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 00:58 | |
| Mar 25, 2002 | vs CBJ | W 6-1 | W | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0.970 | 60:00 |
| Mar 23, 2002 | @ EDM | L 1-3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 43:17 | |
| Mar 14, 2002 | @ TBL | L 2-3 | L | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0.875 | 58:32 |
| Feb 6, 2002 | @ SJS | L 0-2 | L | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 59:13 |
| Jan 17, 2002 | vs PIT | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 00:06 | |
| Dec 29, 2001 | vs MIN | W 4-3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0.833 | 20:00 | |
| Dec 10, 2001 | vs DET | W 2-0 | W, SO | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 8, 2001 | vs ANA | L 0-4 | L | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0.857 | 59:36 |
| Dec 6, 2001 | vs SJS | L 1-3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0.938 | 39:57 | |
| Dec 4, 2001 | @ SJS | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 65:00 |
| Nov 25, 2001 | @ CBJ | L 3-4 | L | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 58:49 |
| Nov 23, 2001 | @ BUF | L 2-5 | L | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.773 | 60:00 |
| Nov 17, 2001 | vs STL | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 00:54 | |
| Oct 23, 2001 | @ CHI | L 3-6 | L | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0.793 | 60:00 |
| Oct 11, 2001 | @ NSH | L 0-1 | L | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.947 | 59:33 |