Arturs Irbe
#1 · Goalie · Carolina Hurricanes
Born Feb 2, 1967 in Riga, LVA · 5'8", 190 lb · Catches left · Drafted 196th overall in 1989 by MNS (round 10)
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The goalies closest to him in games played in 1997-98. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Garth Snow
VAN ·
41 GP, 0.901
Andy Moog
MTL ·
42 GP, 0.905
Rick Tabaracci
CGY ·
42 GP, 0.893
Ron Tugnutt
OTT ·
42 GP, 0.905
Mikhail Shtalenkov
ANA ·
40 GP, 0.893
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | SJS | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 317 | 48 | 4.46 | 0.868 |
| 1992-93 | SJS | 36 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1250 | 1108 | 142 | 4.11 | 0.886 |
| 1993-94 | SJS | 74 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2064 | 1855 | 209 | 2.84 | 0.899 |
| 1994-95 | SJS | 38 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1056 | 945 | 111 | 3.26 | 0.895 |
| 1995-96 | SJS | 22 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 607 | 522 | 85 | 4.59 | 0.860 |
| 1996-97 | DAL | 35 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 825 | 737 | 88 | 2.69 | 0.893 |
| 1997-98 | VAN | 41 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 982 | 891 | 91 | 2.73 | 0.907 |
| 1998-99 | CAR | 62 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1753 | 1618 | 135 | 2.22 | 0.923 |
| 1999-00 | CAR | 75 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1858 | 1683 | 175 | 2.42 | 0.906 |
| 2000-01 | CAR | 77 | 37 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1947 | 1767 | 180 | 2.45 | 0.908 |
| 2001-02 | CAR | 51 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1282 | 1156 | 126 | 2.54 | 0.902 |
| 2002-03 | CAR | 34 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 816 | 716 | 100 | 3.18 | 0.877 |
| 2003-04 | CAR | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 205 | 23 | 2.45 | 0.899 |
| 13 seasons | Career | 568 | 218 | 236 | 79 | 0 | 33 | 15033 | 13520 | 1513 | 2.83 | 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | SJS | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 349 | 50 | 3.72 | 0.875 |
| 1994-95 | SJS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 157 | 27 | 5.13 | 0.853 |
| 1996-97 | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 1998-99 | CAR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 166 | 15 | 2.20 | 0.917 |
| 2000-01 | CAR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 181 | 20 | 3.34 | 0.900 |
| 2001-02 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 480 | 450 | 30 | 1.67 | 0.938 |
| 6 seasons | Playoffs | 51 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1449 | 1307 | 142 | 2.86 | 0.902 |
1997-98 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 982 | 891 | 91 | 2.73 | 0.907 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1998 | vs LAK | L 0-2 | L | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0.909 | 30:46 |
| Apr 11, 1998 | @ SJS | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0.969 | 64:49 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | @ CGY | W 6-3 | W | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0.921 | 60:00 |
| Apr 4, 1998 | vs DAL | W 5-3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0.824 | 47:25 | |
| Apr 1, 1998 | vs EDM | W 4-2 | W | 44 | 42 | 2 | 0.955 | 60:00 |
| Mar 26, 1998 | vs BUF | L 2-5 | L | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0.737 | 51:53 |
| Mar 24, 1998 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0.875 | 60:00 |
| Mar 21, 1998 | @ TOR | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 | 65:00 |
| Mar 20, 1998 | @ OTT | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 | 65:00 |
| Mar 18, 1998 | @ TBL | L 2-4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0.933 | 39:25 | |
| Mar 12, 1998 | @ PHI | L 2-3 | L | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0.917 | 59:38 |
| Mar 11, 1998 | @ MTL | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 65:00 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | vs STL | L 0-4 | L | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0.818 | 22:26 |
| Mar 7, 1998 | vs TBL | W 5-2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 59:51 |
| Mar 5, 1998 | vs CGY | L 2-6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.778 | 20:00 | |
| Feb 28, 1998 | vs OTT | W 6-4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 11:51 | |
| Feb 27, 1998 | @ CGY | T 4-4 (OT) | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.842 | 31:02 | |
| Feb 25, 1998 | vs ANA | W 5-2 | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.913 | 59:58 |
| Feb 7, 1998 | vs SJS | W 6-3 | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | 60:00 |
| Feb 6, 1998 | vs EDM | W 5-4 | W | 40 | 36 | 4 | 0.900 | 59:56 |
| Feb 2, 1998 | vs COL | L 1-2 | L | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 57:47 |
| Jan 31, 1998 | @ EDM | W 6-3 | W | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0.917 | 59:57 |
| Jan 30, 1998 | vs NJD | W 3-1 | W | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0.969 | 60:00 |
| Jan 24, 1998 | @ CGY | L 2-5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 12:49 | |
| Jan 14, 1998 | @ DET | L 0-4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 23:49 | |
| Dec 31, 1997 | vs PHI | L 0-8 | L | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 | 10:23 |
| Dec 29, 1997 | @ LAK | L 2-5 | L | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0.844 | 59:54 |
| Dec 27, 1997 | @ DAL | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 65:00 |
| Dec 20, 1997 | vs CHI | L 0-5 | L | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0.800 | 60:00 |
| Dec 18, 1997 | @ SJS | T 0-0 (OT) | T, SO | 38 | 38 | 0 | 1.000 | 65:00 |
| Dec 17, 1997 | @ PHX | W 5-1 | W | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0.958 | 60:00 |
| Dec 15, 1997 | vs LAK | W 7-0 | W, SO | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 13, 1997 | vs COL | L 2-5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 39:33 | |
| Dec 6, 1997 | @ COL | L 4-6 | L | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0.882 | 32:16 |
| Nov 29, 1997 | @ TOR | W 4-2 | W | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1.000 | 48:33 |
| Nov 12, 1997 | @ SJS | W 5-2 | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 | 59:54 |
| Nov 11, 1997 | @ LAK | L 2-8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 16:14 | |
| Nov 3, 1997 | @ CAR | L 3-5 | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0.848 | 58:53 |
| Oct 30, 1997 | @ NJD | L 1-8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0.810 | 34:48 | |
| Oct 29, 1997 | @ CHI | L 0-3 | L | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0.914 | 60:00 |
| Oct 21, 1997 | @ DAL | W 5-1 | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 59:59 |