Position: G ▪ Catches: Left
Height: 5-8 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 2, 1967 in Riga, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Draft: Minnesota, 10th round (196th overall), 1989 NHL Entry
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| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | GPS | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1991-92 | 24 | SJS | NHL | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 365 | 317 | .868 | 4.47 | 0 | 645 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | 25 | SJS | NHL | 36 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 142 | 1250 | 1108 | .886 | 4.11 | 1 | 2074 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1993-94 | 26 | SJS | NHL | 74 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 209 | 2064 | 1855 | .899 | 2.84 | 3 | 4412 | 11.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 1994-95 | 27 | SJS | NHL | 38 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 111 | 1056 | 945 | .895 | 3.26 | 4 | 2043 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995-96 | 28 | SJS | NHL | 22 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 85 | 607 | 522 | .860 | 4.59 | 0 | 1112 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996-97 | 29 | DAL | NHL | 35 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 88 | 825 | 737 | .893 | 2.69 | 3 | 1965 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1997-98 | 30 | VAN | NHL | 41 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 91 | 982 | 891 | .907 | 2.73 | 2 | 1999 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998-99 | 31 | CAR | NHL | 62 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 135 | 1753 | 1618 | .923 | 2.22 | 6 | 3643 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1999-00 | 32 | CAR | NHL | 75 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 175 | 1858 | 1683 | .906 | 2.42 | 5 | 4345 | 11.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2000-01 | 33 | CAR | NHL | 77 | 37 | 29 | 9 | 180 | 1947 | 1767 | .908 | 2.45 | 6 | 4406 | 12.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2001-02 | 34 | CAR | NHL | 51 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 126 | 1282 | 1156 | .902 | 2.54 | 3 | 2974 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2002-03 | 35 | CAR | NHL | 34 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 100 | 816 | 716 | .877 | 3.18 | 0 | 1884 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003-04 | 36 | CAR | NHL | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 228 | 205 | .899 | 2.45 | 0 | 564 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | NHL | 568 | 218 | 236 | 79 | 1513 | 15033 | 13520 | .899 | 2.83 | 33 | 32066 | 83.6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 90 | ||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
| 1993-94 | 26 | SJS | NHL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 399 | 349 | .875 | 3.72 | 0 | 806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1994-95 | 27 | SJS | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 184 | 157 | .853 | 5.13 | 0 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1996-97 | 29 | DAL | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | 31 | CAR | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 181 | 166 | .917 | 2.21 | 0 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | 33 | CAR | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 201 | 181 | .900 | 3.33 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001-02 | 34 | CAR | NHL | 18 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 480 | 450 | .938 | 1.67 | 1 | 1078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 51 | 23 | 27 | 142 | 1449 | 1307 | .902 | 2.86 | 1 | 2981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1984-85 | 17 | Soviet Union | EJC-A | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 300 | |||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 18 | ShVSM Riga | USSR-3 | 9 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 19 | ShVSM Riga | USSR-3 | 47 | 134 | 3.04 | 2643 | |||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 19 | Dynamo Riga | USSR | 4 | 1 | 2.22 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 20 | Dynamo Riga | USSR | 34 | 84 | 2.70 | 4 | 1870 | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 20 | ShVSM Riga | USSR-3 | 5 | 11 | 2.32 | 285 | |||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 21 | Dynamo Riga | USSR | 41 | 118 | 2.97 | 4 | 2381 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 21 | Dynamo Riga | Super-S | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 3.25 | 0 | 425 | |||||||
| 1988-89 | 21 | Soviet Union | WEC-A | 3 | 5 | 1.71 | 0 | 175 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 22 | Dynamo Riga | Fr-Tour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.90 | 0 | 63 | |||||||
| 1989-90 | 22 | Dynamo Riga | USSR | 48 | 115 | 2.41 | 2 | 2868 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 22 | CSKA Moscow | Super-S | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.50 | 1 | 240 | |||||||
| 1989-90 | 22 | Soviet Union | WEC-A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.95 | 1 | 315 | |||||||
| 1990-91 | 23 | Dynamo Riga | Fr-Tour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1990-91 | 23 | Dynamo Riga | USSR | 46 | 133 | 2.94 | 5 | 2713 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 24 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 80 | 2.46 | 0 | 1955 | |||||||
| 1992-93 | 25 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | 364 | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 28 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 102 | 86 | .843 | 4.25 | 0 | 226 | ||||
| 1995-96 | 28 | Latvia | WC-B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 240 | |||||||
| 1996-97 | 29 | Latvia | WC-A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.00 | 1 | 300 | |||||||
| 1997-98 | 30 | Latvia | WC-A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2.85 | 1 | 358 | |||||||
| 1998-99 | 31 | Latvia | WC-A | 4 | 12 | 3.03 | 0 | 238 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 32 | Latvia | WC-A | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 420 | |||||||
| 2000-01 | 33 | Latvia | WC-A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2.17 | 2 | 360 | |||||||
| 2001-02 | 34 | Latvia | Olympics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 2002-03 | 35 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 229 | 208 | .908 | 2.95 | 0 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002-03 | 35 | Latvia | WC-A | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 180 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 36 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 411 | 381 | .927 | 2.13 | 1 | 847 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003-04 | 36 | Latvia | WC-A | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 300 | |||||||
| 2004-05 | 37 | Latvia | WC-A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 124 | 117 | .944 | 1.48 | 2 | 283 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 38 | Latvia | Olympics | 3 | 14 | 5.68 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2006-07 | 39 | HK Nitra | Slovakia | 6 | 22 | 5.30 | 0 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 229 | 208 | .908 | 2.95 | 0 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Career | 1 Season | ECHL | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 411 | 381 | .927 | 2.13 | 1 | 847 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Career | 1 Season | EJC-A | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 300 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Fr-Tour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.93 | 0 | 123 | ||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | IHL | 42 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 116 | 102 | 86 | .843 | 2.73 | 0 | 2545 | |||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Olympics | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5.19 | 0 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | Slovakia | 6 | 22 | 5.30 | 0 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Super-S | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 2.98 | 1 | 665 | ||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | USSR | 173 | 451 | 2.74 | 15 | 9859 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | USSR-3 | 61 | 165 | 2.97 | 2928 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 8 Seasons | WC-A | 42 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 94 | 124 | 117 | .944 | 2.31 | 6 | 2439 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 240 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WEC-A | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.22 | 1 | 490 | ||||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1991-92 | 24 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 15 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 2.89 | 0 | 914 | ||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | IHL | 15 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 2.89 | 0 | 914 | |||||||||
| Thru 13 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Arturs Irbe | 13.1 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Martin Biron | 92.2 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 89.0 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Dwayne Roloson | 88.6 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| Chuck Rayner | 86.3 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | |||
| Tommy Salo | 85.9 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |||
| Don Edwards | 85.8 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | |||
| Bill Ranford | 85.6 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Jose Theodore | 84.9 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Ron Hextall | 83.7 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 83.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 3.0 | ||||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Arturs Irbe | 13.1 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||
| Martin Biron | 92.0 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Dwayne Roloson | 87.1 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | |
| Chuck Rayner | 86.3 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | |||||
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 86.0 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Tommy Salo | 85.9 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |||||
| Don Edwards | 85.8 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | |||||
| Ron Hextall | 83.7 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | ||
| Bill Ranford | 83.5 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 83.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 3.0 | ||||||
| Guy Hebert | 82.7 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | |||||
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All-Star Games
1994 NHL1999 NHL |
Games Played 1994-95 NHL 38 (10) 1999-00 NHL 75 (1) 2000-01 NHL 77 (1) Career NHL 568 (48) |
Wins 1998-99 NHL 27 (10) 1999-00 NHL 34 (5) 2000-01 NHL 37 (3) Career NHL 218 (61) |
Losses 1993-94 NHL 28 (6) 1994-95 NHL 19 (5) 1999-00 NHL 28 (5) 2000-01 NHL 29 (4) Career NHL 236 (39) |
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Ties plus OT/SO Losses 1998-99 NHL 12 (4) 1999-00 NHL 9 (5) 2000-01 NHL 9 (6) 2001-02 NHL 11 (1) Career NHL 79 (40) |
Goals Against 1994-95 NHL 111 (5) 1999-00 NHL 175 (1) 2000-01 NHL 180 (1) Career NHL 1513 (49) |
Shots Against 1998-99 NHL 1753 (6) 1999-00 NHL 1858 (3) 2000-01 NHL 1947 (1) Career NHL 15033 (31) |
Saves 1998-99 NHL 1618 (6) 1999-00 NHL 1683 (4) 2000-01 NHL 1767 (1) Career NHL 13520 (32) |
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Save Percentage Career NHL .899 (60) |
Goals Against Average Career NHL 2.83 (78) |
Shutouts 1994-95 NHL 4 (3) 1998-99 NHL 6 (4) 1999-00 NHL 5 (4) 2000-01 NHL 6 (7) Career NHL 33 (45) |
Minutes 1999-00 NHL 4345 (2) 2000-01 NHL 4406 (1) Career NHL 32066 (49) |
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Adjusted Goals Against Average Career NHL 3.04 (100) |
Goalie Point Shares 1998-99 NHL 13.1 (4) 1999-00 NHL 11.6 (9) 2000-01 NHL 12.9 (5) Career NHL 83.6 (62) |
Point Shares 2000-01 NHL 12.9 (7) |
May 30, 1991: Claimed by San Jose from Minnesota in Dispersal Draft, May 30, 1991.
August 19, 1996: Signed as a free agent by Dallas, August 19, 1996.
August 25, 1997: Signed as a free agent by Vancouver, August 25, 1997.
September 14, 1998: Signed as a free agent by Carolina, September 14, 1998.
June 16, 2004: Traded to Columbus by Carolina for future considerations, June 16, 2004.
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