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 1997-98. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Trevor Kidd
CAR ·
47 GP, 0.922
Guy Hebert
ANA ·
46 GP, 0.903
Mark Fitzpatrick
TBL ·
46 GP, 0.892
Ron Hextall
PHI ·
46 GP, 0.911
Damian Rhodes
OTT ·
50 GP, 0.907
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 |
1997-98 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1109 | 1000 | 109 | 2.47 | 0.902 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1998 | vs BUF | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.850 | 65:00 |
| Apr 15, 1998 | vs BOS | L 2-6 | L | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0.786 | 59:55 |
| Apr 11, 1998 | vs NYI | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 | 64:46 |
| Apr 7, 1998 | @ NYR | W 3-2 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 59:56 |
| Apr 4, 1998 | vs CAR | L 0-1 | L | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0.923 | 59:06 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | @ FLA | W 4-3 | W | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 | 59:43 |
| Mar 31, 1998 | @ CAR | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.857 | 64:50 |
| Mar 28, 1998 | vs TBL | W 8-2 | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0.889 | 59:58 |
| Mar 25, 1998 | @ TBL | W 2-1 (OT) | W | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0.952 | 62:34 |
| Mar 21, 1998 | vs ANA | L 4-5 | L | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.917 | 46:06 |
| Mar 18, 1998 | @ NYR | L 1-2 (OT) | L | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 64:41 |
| Mar 14, 1998 | vs NJD | W 4-2 | W | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0.895 | 60:00 |
| Mar 12, 1998 | vs NYR | W 4-1 | W | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0.958 | 59:58 |
| Mar 7, 1998 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | L | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 58:53 |
| Feb 28, 1998 | @ TOR | L 0-4 | L | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0.857 | 59:55 |
| Feb 25, 1998 | vs PIT | L 2-6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 | 20:00 | |
| Feb 7, 1998 | vs BUF | L 1-4 | L | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.857 | 58:49 |
| Feb 1, 1998 | @ CAR | W 6-3 | W | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0.914 | 60:00 |
| Jan 24, 1998 | vs CAR | L 3-4 | L | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0.882 | 59:31 |
| Jan 21, 1998 | vs BOS | W 4-2 | W | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0.895 | 59:49 |
| Jan 14, 1998 | @ PHI | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 65:00 |
| Jan 7, 1998 | vs BOS | L 1-2 (OT) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 17:30 | |
| Jan 2, 1998 | @ EDM | W 5-3 | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | 59:46 |
| Dec 29, 1997 | @ COL | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 | 65:00 |
| Dec 22, 1997 | vs EDM | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0.921 | 65:00 |
| Dec 15, 1997 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Dec 12, 1997 | @ NJD | L 2-5 | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0.848 | 60:00 |
| Dec 6, 1997 | vs NYR | T 3-3 (OT) | T | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 65:00 |
| Dec 3, 1997 | vs LAK | W 2-0 | W, SO | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1.000 | 59:55 |
| Dec 1, 1997 | vs PIT | L 0-1 | L | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.947 | 59:08 |
| Nov 29, 1997 | @ PIT | L 3-6 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0.882 | 37:29 | |
| Nov 26, 1997 | @ WSH | W 6-5 | W | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0.839 | 60:00 |
| Nov 22, 1997 | vs DET | L 2-5 | L | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.778 | 40:00 |
| Nov 19, 1997 | @ CAR | L 1-2 | L | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 58:33 |
| Nov 17, 1997 | vs TBL | W 4-1 | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 | 60:00 |
| Nov 15, 1997 | vs WSH | L 2-3 | L | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.857 | 59:03 |
| Nov 13, 1997 | @ PHX | W 5-2 | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0.946 | 60:00 |
| Nov 12, 1997 | @ ANA | W 4-3 (OT) | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | 64:07 |
| Nov 8, 1997 | @ LAK | W 4-1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 28:11 | |
| Nov 7, 1997 | @ SJS | W 4-3 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Nov 5, 1997 | vs PHX | W 4-2 | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0.889 | 60:00 |
| Oct 29, 1997 | vs NYI | L 2-5 | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0.808 | 59:50 |
| Oct 27, 1997 | vs CHI | W 4-2 | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 59:59 |
| Oct 22, 1997 | vs FLA | W 3-0 | W, SO | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | @ BUF | W 5-1 | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 60:00 |
| Oct 15, 1997 | vs PIT | T 1-1 (OT) | T | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0.938 | 64:57 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | vs PHI | L 2-6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.875 | 20:00 |