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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)

Trophy case

William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 2002-03

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ray Emery OTT · 39 GP, 0.902 Kari Lehtonen ATL · 38 GP, 0.906 Tim Thomas BOS · 38 GP, 0.917 Dominik Hasek OTT · 43 GP, 0.925 Dwayne Roloson EDM · 43 GP, 0.908

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0102030401998-99: 3 games398-991999-00: 8 games899-002000-01: 25 games2500-012001-02: 22 games2201-022002-03: 30 games3002-032003-04: 40 games4003-042005-06: 40 games4005-062006-07: 18 games1806-07

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1998-99 PHX 3 01000 50 43 7 3.24 0.860
1999-00 PHX 8 25000 215 192 23 3.38 0.893
2000-01 PHX 25 108402 657 589 68 3.02 0.896
2001-02 PHX 22 610201 533 481 52 2.73 0.902
2002-03 PHI 30 129302 647 587 60 2.20 0.907
2003-04 PHI 40 2111703 932 853 79 2.04 0.915
2005-06 PHI 40 2211051 1099 986 113 2.97 0.897
2006-07 PHI 18 59011 483 421 62 4.32 0.872
8 seasons Career 186 786416610 4616 4152 464 2.75 0.899

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2002-03 PHI 1 0000 14 13 1 2.00 0.929
2003-04 PHI 18 11701 498 457 41 2.32 0.918
2005-06 PHI 6 2400 176 154 22 4.20 0.875
3 seasons Playoffs 25 131101 688 624 64 2.73 0.907

2005-06 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
40 40 221151 1099 986 113 2.97 0.897

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 18, 2006 @ NYI W 4-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Apr 16, 2006 @ NJD L 1-5 L 12 9 3 0.750 22:24
Apr 13, 2006 @ NJD L 1-4 L 36 32 4 0.889 59:58
Apr 11, 2006 vs PIT W 4-3 W 26 23 3 0.885 60:00
Apr 7, 2006 @ BUF W 4-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 59:55
Apr 4, 2006 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) OTL 40 38 2 0.950 64:58
Apr 2, 2006 @ NYI W 4-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Mar 22, 2006 @ NYR W 6-3 W 23 20 3 0.870 60:00
Mar 17, 2006 @ TBL L 3-6 L 24 19 5 0.792 59:17
Mar 15, 2006 @ FLA W 4-0 W, SO 27 27 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 12, 2006 @ PIT L 0-2 L 20 18 2 0.900 60:00
Mar 6, 2006 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) W 36 32 4 0.889 64:46
Mar 2, 2006 vs NYR L 1-6 L 7 4 3 0.571 24:39
Mar 1, 2006 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) OTL 32 31 1 0.969 64:53
Feb 11, 2006 @ OTT L 2-3 13 11 2 0.846 14:07
Feb 10, 2006 vs WSH W 5-4 W 43 39 4 0.907 59:54
Feb 8, 2006 vs NYI W 5-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Feb 4, 2006 vs NYR L 3-4 (OT) OTL 28 24 4 0.857 61:24
Feb 2, 2006 @ BUF L 2-4 L 36 33 3 0.917 59:17
Jan 30, 2006 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) W 30 28 2 0.933 61:17
Jan 25, 2006 vs MTL L 3-5 L 15 10 5 0.667 59:18
Jan 21, 2006 @ PIT W 2-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 60:00
Dec 15, 2005 vs VAN L 4-5 20 16 4 0.800 48:09
Dec 13, 2005 @ CBJ W 3-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 59:57
Nov 30, 2005 vs NJD W 2-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 59:52
Nov 29, 2005 @ NYI W 4-3 W 23 20 3 0.870 60:00
Nov 22, 2005 vs TBL L 2-4 L 25 21 4 0.840 58:39
Nov 18, 2005 vs ATL L 5-6 (OT) OTL 36 30 6 0.833 63:05
Nov 14, 2005 @ TBL L 2-5 L 32 28 4 0.875 58:46
Nov 12, 2005 vs FLA W 5-4 W 30 26 4 0.867 60:00
Nov 8, 2005 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) W 30 27 3 0.900 61:31
Nov 5, 2005 vs ATL W 4-3 W 31 28 3 0.903 59:54
Nov 3, 2005 vs WSH W 8-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 59:51
Oct 30, 2005 @ OTT W 5-3 W 42 39 3 0.929 59:59
Oct 27, 2005 vs FLA W 5-4 (OT) W 34 30 4 0.882 60:56
Oct 25, 2005 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) OTL 29 26 3 0.897 62:15
Oct 22, 2005 @ TOR W 5-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 59:53
Oct 15, 2005 vs NYI W 5-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 59:58
Oct 11, 2005 @ TOR L 2-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 58:28
Oct 5, 2005 vs NYR L 3-5 L 27 22 5 0.815 59:04