Jocelyn Thibault
#35 · Goalie · Buffalo Sabres
Born Jan 12, 1975 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN · 5'11", 169 lb · Catches left · Drafted 10th overall in 1993 by QUE (round 1)
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 1996-97. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Mike Richter
NYR ·
61 GP, 0.917
Patrick Roy
COL ·
62 GP, 0.923
Rick Tabaracci
TBL ·
62 GP, 0.903
Jim Carey
BOS ·
59 GP, 0.886
Tommy Salo
NYI ·
58 GP, 0.904
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | QUE | 29 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 685 | 83 | 3.31 | 0.892 |
| 1994-95 | QUE | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 423 | 388 | 35 | 2.34 | 0.917 |
| 1995-96 | COL | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 194 | 28 | 3.01 | 0.874 |
| 1995-96 | MTL | 40 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1258 | 1148 | 110 | 2.83 | 0.913 |
| 1996-97 | MTL | 61 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1815 | 1651 | 164 | 2.90 | 0.910 |
| 1997-98 | MTL | 47 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1109 | 1000 | 109 | 2.47 | 0.902 |
| 1998-99 | MTL | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 250 | 227 | 23 | 2.61 | 0.908 |
| 1998-99 | CHI | 52 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1435 | 1299 | 136 | 2.71 | 0.905 |
| 1999-00 | CHI | 60 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1679 | 1521 | 158 | 2.76 | 0.906 |
| 2000-01 | CHI | 66 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1711 | 1531 | 180 | 2.81 | 0.895 |
| 2001-02 | CHI | 67 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1626 | 1467 | 159 | 2.49 | 0.902 |
| 2002-03 | CHI | 62 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1690 | 1546 | 144 | 2.37 | 0.915 |
| 2003-04 | CHI | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 450 | 411 | 39 | 2.85 | 0.913 |
| 2005-06 | PIT | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 484 | 424 | 60 | 4.46 | 0.876 |
| 2006-07 | PIT | 22 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 572 | 520 | 52 | 2.83 | 0.909 |
| 2007-08 | BUF | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 214 | 186 | 28 | 3.31 | 0.869 |
| 14 seasons | Career | 586 | 238 | 238 | 68 | 7 | 39 | 15706 | 14198 | 1508 | 2.75 | 0.904 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | QUE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 68 | 8 | 3.24 | 0.895 |
| 1995-96 | MTL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 170 | 18 | 3.47 | 0.904 |
| 1996-97 | MTL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 88 | 13 | 4.36 | 0.871 |
| 1997-98 | MTL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5.53 | 0.750 |
| 2001-02 | CHI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 70 | 7 | 2.65 | 0.909 |
| 2006-07 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 6 seasons | Playoffs | 18 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 459 | 409 | 50 | 3.54 | 0.891 |
1996-97 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 54 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1815 | 1651 | 164 | 2.90 | 0.910 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1997 | vs PHI | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 64:53 |
| Apr 10, 1997 | @ WSH | L 2-3 | L | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 59:23 |
| Apr 9, 1997 | @ NYI | W 3-1 | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 | 60:00 |
| Apr 7, 1997 | vs NYI | W 2-1 | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 | 60:00 |
| Apr 5, 1997 | vs HFD | L 1-4 | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 59:28 |
| Apr 2, 1997 | @ HFD | W 4-1 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0.960 | 60:00 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | @ OTT | L 2-5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.875 | 16:53 | |
| Mar 26, 1997 | vs PIT | W 8-5 | W | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0.839 | 60:00 |
| Mar 24, 1997 | vs BOS | W 3-1 | W | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0.950 | 60:00 |
| Mar 22, 1997 | vs WSH | L 1-3 | L | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.850 | 57:53 |
| Mar 19, 1997 | @ NYR | W 5-4 | W | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 60:00 |
| Mar 15, 1997 | vs OTT | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0.935 | 65:00 |
| Mar 13, 1997 | @ BOS | W 3-0 | W, SO | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 10, 1997 | @ PIT | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 64:23 |
| Mar 8, 1997 | vs BUF | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0.875 | 65:00 |
| Mar 7, 1997 | @ HFD | L 0-2 | L | 39 | 37 | 2 | 0.949 | 59:42 |
| Mar 5, 1997 | vs COL | L 3-7 | L | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 | 31:52 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | @ EDM | W 5-4 | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0.957 | 44:04 |
| Feb 28, 1997 | @ CGY | L 2-3 | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 58:02 |
| Feb 25, 1997 | @ VAN | W 4-2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 60:00 |
| Feb 15, 1997 | vs NJD | L 1-4 | L | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Feb 12, 1997 | @ BUF | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 65:00 |
| Feb 1, 1997 | vs NJD | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 50 | 46 | 4 | 0.920 | 65:00 |
| Jan 30, 1997 | @ TBL | W 4-1 | W | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0.972 | 60:00 |
| Jan 28, 1997 | @ FLA | L 1-5 | L | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0.868 | 60:00 |
| Jan 26, 1997 | vs PIT | L 2-5 | L | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0.892 | 58:28 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | vs STL | L 1-8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 20:00 | |
| Jan 22, 1997 | @ BUF | L 1-6 | L | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 30:58 |
| Jan 20, 1997 | vs DET | W 4-1 | W | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0.972 | 59:53 |
| Jan 13, 1997 | vs DAL | L 1-2 | L | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 | 59:00 |
| Jan 9, 1997 | @ BOS | L 4-5 | L | 42 | 37 | 5 | 0.881 | 59:31 |
| Jan 6, 1997 | vs HFD | W 5-4 | W | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.867 | 60:00 |
| Jan 4, 1997 | vs NYI | W 3-1 | W | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0.963 | 60:00 |
| Jan 1, 1997 | @ DAL | W 6-4 | W | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Dec 29, 1996 | @ FLA | W 2-1 | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
| Dec 28, 1996 | @ TBL | T 4-4 (OT) | T | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1.000 | 34:17 |
| Dec 26, 1996 | @ PIT | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0.914 | 65:00 |
| Dec 23, 1996 | vs OTT | L 0-6 | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0.840 | 40:00 |
| Dec 21, 1996 | vs NYR | L 2-3 (OT) | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | 60:42 |
| Dec 16, 1996 | vs TBL | L 2-4 | L | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0.925 | 58:49 |
| Dec 14, 1996 | @ NJD | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 52:58 |
| Dec 11, 1996 | vs BUF | L 2-3 (OT) | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 62:42 |
| Dec 7, 1996 | vs CHI | W 3-2 | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 | 60:00 |
| Dec 4, 1996 | vs BOS | L 3-4 | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | 59:40 |
| Dec 1, 1996 | @ NYR | L 2-6 | L | 46 | 40 | 6 | 0.870 | 52:36 |
| Nov 30, 1996 | vs WSH | L 0-2 | L | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.947 | 59:13 |
| Nov 27, 1996 | @ PIT | T 2-2 (OT) | T | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 65:00 |
| Nov 25, 1996 | vs TBL | W 4-2 | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0.935 | 60:00 |
| Nov 23, 1996 | @ TOR | W 4-3 | W | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0.917 | 60:00 |
| Nov 21, 1996 | @ BOS | W 6-2 | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0.946 | 60:00 |
| Nov 20, 1996 | @ HFD | L 1-3 | L | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 59:14 |
| Nov 16, 1996 | vs VAN | W 6-1 | W | 39 | 38 | 1 | 0.974 | 60:00 |
| Nov 15, 1996 | @ WSH | L 1-3 | L | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0.875 | 59:43 |
| Nov 13, 1996 | vs FLA | L 3-5 | L | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 43:21 |
| Oct 24, 1996 | @ BUF | L 3-6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 | 20:00 | |
| Oct 19, 1996 | @ OTT | L 3-6 | L | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0.824 | 60:00 |
| Oct 15, 1996 | @ NJD | L 2-3 | L | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 59:06 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | vs NYR | W 5-2 | W | 45 | 43 | 2 | 0.956 | 60:00 |
| Oct 9, 1996 | vs LAK | W 6-3 | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Oct 7, 1996 | vs ANA | T 6-6 (OT) | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0.667 | 35:34 | |
| Oct 5, 1996 | vs OTT | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | 65:00 |