Steve Shields
#31 · Goalie · Atlanta Thrashers
Born Jul 19, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'3", 215 lb · Catches left · Drafted 101st overall in 1991 by BUF (round 5)
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 1997-98. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Bob Essensa
EDM ·
16 GP, 0.913
Corey Schwab
TBL ·
16 GP, 0.892
Wade Flaherty
NYI ·
16 GP, 0.926
Eric Fichaud
NYI ·
17 GP, 0.905
Jamie Storr
LAK ·
17 GP, 0.929
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | BUF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 3.19 | 0.875 |
| 1996-97 | BUF | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 408 | 39 | 2.96 | 0.913 |
| 1997-98 | BUF | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 408 | 371 | 37 | 2.83 | 0.909 |
| 1998-99 | SJS | 37 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1011 | 931 | 80 | 2.22 | 0.921 |
| 1999-00 | SJS | 67 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1826 | 1664 | 162 | 2.56 | 0.911 |
| 2000-01 | SJS | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 531 | 484 | 47 | 2.48 | 0.911 |
| 2001-02 | ANA | 33 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 850 | 771 | 79 | 2.67 | 0.907 |
| 2002-03 | BOS | 36 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 930 | 833 | 97 | 2.76 | 0.896 |
| 2003-04 | FLA | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 304 | 42 | 3.44 | 0.879 |
| 2005-06 | ATL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 110 | 19 | 4.28 | 0.853 |
| 10 seasons | Career | 246 | 80 | 104 | 39 | 1 | 10 | 6510 | 5904 | 606 | 2.67 | 0.907 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | BUF | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 334 | 308 | 26 | 2.74 | 0.922 |
| 1998-99 | SJS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 6.00 | 0.833 |
| 1999-00 | SJS | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 287 | 36 | 3.10 | 0.889 |
| 2002-03 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 3.03 | 0.897 |
| 4 seasons | Playoffs | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 751 | 677 | 74 | 3.07 | 0.901 |
1997-98 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 408 | 371 | 37 | 2.83 | 0.909 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1998 | vs OTT | L 1-2 | L | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 | 39:55 |
| Apr 15, 1998 | @ NJD | L 4-5 (OT) | L | 41 | 36 | 5 | 0.878 | 64:36 |
| Apr 11, 1998 | @ OTT | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | 65:00 |
| Mar 26, 1998 | @ VAN | W 5-2 | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.913 | 59:45 |
| Feb 26, 1998 | @ BOS | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0.970 | 64:54 |
| Feb 2, 1998 | @ TBL | W 7-3 | W | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0.921 | 60:00 |
| Jan 20, 1998 | @ PHI | L 0-3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 20:00 | |
| Jan 15, 1998 | vs VAN | W 6-2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 05:24 | |
| Dec 27, 1997 | @ CAR | L 1-4 | L | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0.833 | 60:00 |
| Dec 15, 1997 | @ DAL | L 4-8 | L | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.826 | 33:31 |
| Nov 13, 1997 | vs WSH | L 2-3 | L | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0.914 | 58:53 |
| Nov 10, 1997 | vs EDM | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0.938 | 45:00 |
| Nov 8, 1997 | @ PIT | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0.935 | 64:56 |
| Oct 31, 1997 | @ CAR | W 3-2 (OT) | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 63:21 |
| Oct 19, 1997 | @ CHI | L 2-5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.917 | 20:00 | |
| Oct 11, 1997 | @ NJD | L 2-3 | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 59:34 |