Robert Esche
#42 · Goalie · Philadelphia Flyers
Born Jan 22, 1978 in White, New York, USA · 6'1", 210 lb · Catches left · Drafted 139th overall in 1996 by PHX (round 6)
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The goalies closest to him in games played in 2006-07. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Brian Boucher
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18 GP, 0.882
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BOS ·
18 GP, 0.875
Jason Bacashihua
STL ·
19 GP, 0.896
Mike Dunham
NYI ·
19 GP, 0.889
Jean-Sebastien Aubin
TOR ·
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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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | PHX | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 3.24 | 0.860 |
| 1999-00 | PHX | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 192 | 23 | 3.38 | 0.893 |
| 2000-01 | PHX | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 657 | 589 | 68 | 3.02 | 0.896 |
| 2001-02 | PHX | 22 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 533 | 481 | 52 | 2.73 | 0.902 |
| 2002-03 | PHI | 30 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 647 | 587 | 60 | 2.20 | 0.907 |
| 2003-04 | PHI | 40 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 932 | 853 | 79 | 2.04 | 0.915 |
| 2005-06 | PHI | 40 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1099 | 986 | 113 | 2.97 | 0.897 |
| 2006-07 | PHI | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 483 | 421 | 62 | 4.32 | 0.872 |
| 8 seasons | Career | 186 | 78 | 64 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4616 | 4152 | 464 | 2.75 | 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2.00 | 0.929 |
| 2003-04 | PHI | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 498 | 457 | 41 | 2.32 | 0.918 |
| 2005-06 | PHI | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 154 | 22 | 4.20 | 0.875 |
| 3 seasons | Playoffs | 25 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 688 | 624 | 64 | 2.73 | 0.907 |
2006-07 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 483 | 421 | 62 | 4.32 | 0.872 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2007 | @ BUF | L 3-6 | L | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 22:25 |
| Feb 3, 2007 | @ ATL | W 5-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 06:59 | |
| Jan 30, 2007 | vs TBL | L 3-4 (SO) | OTL | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 64:45 |
| Jan 27, 2007 | vs NYR | L 1-2 | L | 35 | 33 | 2 | 0.943 | 59:01 |
| Jan 9, 2007 | @ WSH | L 2-6 | L | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0.806 | 59:50 |
| Jan 6, 2007 | @ BOS | L 3-4 | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 59:19 |
| Jan 4, 2007 | @ NYR | L 2-3 | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 59:04 |
| Jan 2, 2007 | @ NYI | W 3-2 | W | 42 | 40 | 2 | 0.952 | 59:59 |
| Dec 31, 2006 | @ CAR | W 5-2 | W | 42 | 40 | 2 | 0.952 | 60:00 |
| Dec 28, 2006 | @ TBL | W 4-3 | W | 45 | 42 | 3 | 0.933 | 60:00 |
| Dec 27, 2006 | @ FLA | L 1-3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.889 | 19:17 | |
| Nov 18, 2006 | @ SJS | L 1-6 | L | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 32:25 |
| Nov 15, 2006 | @ ANA | W 7-4 | W | 41 | 37 | 4 | 0.902 | 60:00 |
| Nov 4, 2006 | vs WSH | L 3-5 | L | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | 20:00 |
| Oct 30, 2006 | vs CHI | W 3-0 | W, SO | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Oct 28, 2006 | vs PIT | L 2-8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0.810 | 37:19 | |
| Oct 17, 2006 | @ BUF | L 1-9 | L | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0.757 | 59:57 |
| Oct 5, 2006 | @ PIT | L 0-4 | L | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0.810 | 59:56 |