Vesa Toskala
#35 · Goalie · Calgary Flames
Born May 20, 1977 in Tampere, FIN · 5'10", 198 lb · Catches left · Drafted 90th overall in 1995 by SJS (round 4)
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The goalies closest to him in games played in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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Carey Price
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Pekka Rinne
NSH ·
52 GP, 0.917
Martin Biron
PHI ·
55 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | SJS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 2002-03 | SJS | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 287 | 266 | 21 | 2.35 | 0.927 |
| 2003-04 | SJS | 28 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 760 | 707 | 53 | 2.06 | 0.930 |
| 2005-06 | SJS | 37 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 878 | 791 | 87 | 2.56 | 0.901 |
| 2006-07 | SJS | 38 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 915 | 831 | 84 | 2.35 | 0.908 |
| 2007-08 | TOR | 66 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1824 | 1649 | 175 | 2.74 | 0.904 |
| 2008-09 | TOR | 53 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1518 | 1352 | 166 | 3.26 | 0.891 |
| 2009-10 | TOR | 26 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 676 | 591 | 85 | 3.66 | 0.874 |
| 2009-10 | CGY | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 89 | 8 | 2.27 | 0.918 |
| 8 seasons | Career | 266 | 129 | 82 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 6957 | 6278 | 679 | 2.76 | 0.902 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | SJS | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 311 | 283 | 28 | 2.45 | 0.910 |
| 1 season | Playoffs | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 311 | 283 | 28 | 2.45 | 0.910 |
2008-09 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 53 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1518 | 1352 | 166 | 3.26 | 0.891 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2009 | vs NJD | L 2-3 (OT) | OTL | 52 | 49 | 3 | 0.942 | 64:45 |
| Feb 26, 2009 | @ NYI | W 5-4 (SO) | W | 44 | 40 | 4 | 0.909 | 65:00 |
| Feb 25, 2009 | vs NYR | W 2-1 (SO) | W | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0.969 | 64:55 |
| Feb 22, 2009 | @ NYR | W 3-2 (OT) | W | 41 | 39 | 2 | 0.951 | 63:00 |
| Feb 21, 2009 | vs VAN | L 2-3 (SO) | OTL | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0.946 | 65:00 |
| Feb 14, 2009 | vs PIT | W 6-2 | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 59:57 |
| Feb 12, 2009 | @ TBL | L 4-6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 16:43 | |
| Feb 10, 2009 | @ FLA | L 4-5 (OT) | OTL | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0.868 | 61:08 |
| Feb 7, 2009 | @ MTL | W 5-2 | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 | 60:00 |
| Feb 3, 2009 | vs FLA | L 3-4 (OT) | OTL | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 63:21 |
| Jan 31, 2009 | vs PIT | W 5-4 | W | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 60:00 |
| Jan 29, 2009 | @ COL | W 7-4 | W | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.800 | 60:00 |
| Jan 21, 2009 | vs BOS | L 3-4 (SO) | OTL | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 64:51 |
| Jan 19, 2009 | vs CAR | L 0-2 | L | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0.941 | 59:01 |
| Jan 16, 2009 | @ ATL | L 3-4 (OT) | OTL | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0.895 | 63:36 |
| Jan 15, 2009 | @ CAR | W 6-4 | W | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 | 60:00 |
| Jan 13, 2009 | vs NSH | L 0-2 | L | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.913 | 59:27 |
| Jan 10, 2009 | @ PHI | L 1-4 | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 59:34 |
| Jan 8, 2009 | @ MTL | L 2-6 | L | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0.762 | 40:00 |
| Jan 6, 2009 | vs FLA | L 2-4 | L | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0.882 | 57:56 |
| Jan 3, 2009 | vs OTT | W 3-1 | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 | 59:45 |
| Dec 28, 2008 | @ WSH | L 1-4 | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 | 59:23 |
| Dec 26, 2008 | @ NYI | L 1-4 | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 59:56 |
| Dec 23, 2008 | vs DAL | L 2-8 | L | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | 31:35 |
| Dec 20, 2008 | @ PIT | W 7-3 | W | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0.870 | 59:35 |
| Dec 18, 2008 | @ BOS | L 5-8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | 24:15 | |
| Dec 16, 2008 | vs NJD | W 3-2 (SO) | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 65:00 |
| Dec 12, 2008 | @ BUF | W 2-1 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0.960 | 59:57 |
| Dec 8, 2008 | vs NYI | W 4-2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 59:55 |
| Dec 6, 2008 | vs WSH | L 1-2 | L | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 58:24 |
| Dec 4, 2008 | @ PHX | L 3-6 | L | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0.769 | 60:00 |
| Dec 2, 2008 | @ SJS | L 2-5 | L | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0.833 | 59:48 |
| Dec 1, 2008 | @ LAK | W 3-1 | W | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0.970 | 59:48 |
| Nov 29, 2008 | vs PHI | W 4-2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 | 59:54 |
| Nov 27, 2008 | @ OTT | L 1-2 (SO) | OTL | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0.971 | 64:58 |
| Nov 22, 2008 | vs CHI | L 4-5 (OT) | OTL | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0.861 | 60:49 |
| Nov 17, 2008 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | L | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 | 59:01 |
| Nov 15, 2008 | @ VAN | L 2-4 | L | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0.556 | 28:31 |
| Nov 13, 2008 | @ EDM | W 5-2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 59:58 |
| Nov 11, 2008 | @ CGY | L 3-4 | L | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 | 58:52 |
| Nov 8, 2008 | vs MTL | W 6-3 | W | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.850 | 60:00 |
| Nov 6, 2008 | @ BOS | L 2-5 | L | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0.882 | 58:57 |
| Nov 4, 2008 | vs CAR | L 4-5 (OT) | OTL | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0.792 | 61:52 |
| Nov 1, 2008 | vs NYR | W 5-2 | W | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Oct 29, 2008 | @ NJD | W 6-5 (SO) | W | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0.839 | 65:00 |
| Oct 28, 2008 | vs TBL | L 2-3 | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | 58:30 |
| Oct 25, 2008 | vs OTT | W 3-2 | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0.917 | 60:00 |
| Oct 23, 2008 | @ BOS | W 4-2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 59:55 |
| Oct 21, 2008 | vs ANA | L 2-3 (SO) | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0.905 | 64:39 | |
| Oct 17, 2008 | @ NYR | L 0-1 (SO) | OTL, SO | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1.000 | 64:54 |
| Oct 13, 2008 | vs STL | L 4-5 (SO) | OTL | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 65:00 |
| Oct 11, 2008 | vs MTL | L 1-6 | L | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0.739 | 40:00 |
| Oct 9, 2008 | @ DET | W 3-2 | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0.946 | 60:00 |