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Daren Puppa

Position: G
Catches: Right
Height: 6-4    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: March 23, 1965 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 4th round (76th overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:37AM
All-Time NHL Goalie Rank: #80. Patrick Lalime… #80. Guy Hebert… #82. DAREN PUPPA… #83. Don Beaupre… #84. Roman Turek… 

NHL Standard

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
1985-86 20 BUF NHL 7 3 4 0 21 184 163 .886 3.14 1 0 401 1.1 0 0 0
1986-87 21 BUF NHL 3 0 2 1 13 80 67 .838 4.22 0 2 185 0.2 0 0 0
1987-88 22 BUF NHL 17 8 6 1 61 469 408 .870 4.19 0 4 874 2.2 0 1 1
1988-89 23 BUF NHL 37 17 10 6 107 961 854 .889 3.36 1 12 1908 5.8 0 4 4
1989-90 24 BUF NHL 56 31 16 6 156 1610 1454 .903 2.89 1 4 3241 11.4 0 4 4
1990-91 25 BUF NHL 38 15 11 6 118 1029 911 .885 3.38 2 6 2092 5.6 0 4 4
1991-92 26 BUF NHL 33 11 14 4 114 932 818 .878 3.89 0 2 1757 4.2 0 0 0
1992-93 27 TOT NHL 32 17 7 4 96 938 842 .898 3.23 2 0 1785 5.9 0 1 1
1992-93 27 BUF NHL 24 11 5 4 78 706 628 .890 3.58 0 0 1306 4.0 0 1 1
1992-93 27 TOR NHL 8 6 2 0 18 232 214 .922 2.25 2 0 479 1.9 0 0 0
1993-94 28 TBL NHL 63 22 33 6 165 1637 1472 .899 2.71 4 2 3653 9.4 0 1 1
1994-95 29 TBL NHL 36 14 19 2 90 946 856 .905 2.68 1 2 2013 5.6 0 1 1
1995-96 30 TBL NHL 57 29 16 9 131 1605 1474 .918 2.46 5 4 3189 11.6 0 1 1
1996-97 31 TBL NHL 6 1 1 2 14 150 136 .907 2.58 0 2 325 0.8 0 0 0
1997-98 32 TBL NHL 26 5 14 6 66 660 594 .900 2.72 0 6 1456 3.5 0 0 0
1998-99 33 TBL NHL 13 5 6 1 33 350 317 .906 2.87 2 0 691 2.0 0 1 1
1999-00 34 TBL NHL 5 1 2 0 19 129 110 .853 4.58 0 2 249 0.1 0 0 0
Career NHL 429 179 161 54 1204 11680 10476 .897 3.03 19 48 23819 69.4 0 18 18

NHL Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1987-88 22 BUF NHL 3 1 1 11 67 56 .836 4.65 0 0 142 0 0 0
1989-90 24 BUF NHL 6 2 4 15 192 177 .922 2.43 0 0 370 0 0 0
1990-91 25 BUF NHL 2 0 1 10 46 36 .783 7.41 0 0 81 0 0 0
1992-93 27 TOR NHL 1 0 0 1 7 6 .857 3.00 0 2 20 0 0 0
1995-96 30 TBL NHL 4 1 3 14 86 72 .837 4.86 0 0 173 0 0 0
Career NHL 16 4 9 51 398 347 .872 3.89 0 2 786 0 0 0

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1983-84 18 RPI Engineers ECAC 32 24 6 0 89 2.94 0 1816
1984-85 19 RPI Engineers ECAC 32 31 1 0 78 2.56 0 1830
1985-86 20 Rochester Americans AHL 20 8 11 0 79 4.34 0 1092
1986-87 21 Rochester Americans AHL 57 33 14 0 146 2.80 1 3129
1987-88 22 Rochester Americans AHL 26 14 8 2 65 2.76 2 1415
1991-92 26 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 2 0 9 4.54 0 119
1996-97 31 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 1 1 0 0 3 22 19 .864 2.90 0 62
Career 5 Seasons AHL 106 56 35 2 302 22 19 .864 3.12 3 5817
Career 2 Seasons ECAC 64 55 7 0 167 2.75 0 3646

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1986-87 21 Rochester Americans AHL 16 10 6 48 3.05 1 944
1987-88 22 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 1 5 2.78 0 108
Career 2 Seasons AHL 18 10 7 53 3.02 1 1052

Similarity Scores

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Thru 15 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Daren Puppa 11.6 11.4 9.4 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 4.2 3.5 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.1
Bob Essensa 90.7 12.5 10.1 9.7 9.3 6.1 5.0 4.2 3.9 3.2 2.7 2.0 -0.1
Gary Smith 88.7 12.0 8.9 8.4 8.1 7.3 6.1 5.6 3.6 3.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 0.2 0.2
Gilles Gilbert 88.4 10.6 9.8 9.3 7.1 6.8 6.4 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.3 2.1 1.5 0.6 -0.1
Kirk McLean 87.1 11.4 9.6 8.7 7.3 7.2 6.7 5.9 4.9 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 2.9 0.3 0.1
Jon Casey 86.9 11.5 10.5 9.0 8.6 6.8 5.4 4.8 2.2 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.4
Jeff Hackett 86.6 11.1 10.8 9.3 9.2 7.7 7.1 6.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.0
Bob Sauve 85.7 9.8 9.8 8.9 7.9 7.4 7.3 5.2 3.8 3.8 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.4
Patrick Lalime 85.0 12.0 10.0 8.5 7.3 7.2 5.2 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.4 1.6 0.5
Stephane Fiset 84.2 10.7 8.0 7.9 7.1 7.0 6.3 5.4 4.9 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1
Martin Biron 84.1 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
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Daren Puppa 11.6 11.4 9.4 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 4.2 3.5 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.1
Bob Essensa 90.7 12.5 10.1 9.7 9.3 6.1 5.0 4.2 3.9 3.2 2.7 2.0 -0.1
Gary Smith 88.7 12.0 8.9 8.4 8.1 7.3 6.1 5.6 3.6 3.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 0.2 0.2
Gilles Gilbert 88.4 10.6 9.8 9.3 7.1 6.8 6.4 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.3 2.1 1.5 0.6 -0.1
Jon Casey 86.9 11.5 10.5 9.0 8.6 6.8 5.4 4.8 2.2 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.4
Jeff Hackett 86.6 11.1 10.8 9.3 9.2 7.7 7.1 6.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.0
Bob Sauve 85.7 9.8 9.8 8.9 7.9 7.4 7.3 5.2 3.8 3.8 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.4
Kirk McLean 85.6 11.4 9.6 8.7 7.3 7.2 6.7 5.9 4.9 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 2.9 2.9 0.3 0.1
Patrick Lalime 85.0 12.0 10.0 8.5 7.3 7.2 5.2 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.4 1.6 0.5
Stephane Fiset 84.2 10.7 8.0 7.9 7.1 7.0 6.3 5.4 4.9 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1
Martin Biron 84.1 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

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1990 NHL

Honors

1989-90 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1989-90 NHL 56 (3)
1995-96 NHL 57 (10)
Career NHL 429 (77)

Wins

1989-90 NHL 31 (1)
 1995-96 NHL 29 (9)
Career NHL 179 (81)

Losses

1993-94 NHL 33 (4)
1994-95 NHL 19 (5)
Career NHL 161 (84)

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

1988-89 NHL 6 (9)
1989-90 NHL 6 (8)
1995-96 NHL 9 (7)
Career NHL 54 (83)

Goals Against

Career NHL 1204 (76)

Shots Against

1989-90 NHL 1610 (3)
Career NHL 11680 (42)

Saves

1989-90 NHL 1454 (3)
Career NHL 10476 (43)

Save Percentage

1989-90 NHL .903 (3)
1992-93 NHL .898 (6)
1995-96 NHL .918 (2)
Career NHL .897 (62)

Goals Against Average

1989-90 NHL 2.89 (5)
1992-93 NHL 3.23 (9)
1993-94 NHL 2.71 (8)
1995-96 NHL 2.46 (7)
Career NHL 3.03 (95)

Shutouts

1988-89 NHL 1 (10)
1990-91 NHL 2 (9)
1992-93 NHL 2 (9)
1993-94 NHL 4 (6)
1995-96 NHL 5 (3)
Career NHL 19 (95)

Minutes

1989-90 NHL 3241 (3)
1993-94 NHL 3653 (10)
1995-96 NHL 3189 (10)
Career NHL 23819 (83)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

1989-90 NHL 2.43 (5)
1992-93 NHL 2.72 (9)
1993-94 NHL 2.58 (8)
1995-96 NHL 2.43 (7)
Career NHL 2.82 (51)

Goalie Point Shares

1989-90 NHL 11.4 (3)
1995-96 NHL 11.6 (7)
Career NHL 69.4 (82)

Point Shares

1989-90 NHL 11.4 (7)

Transactions

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November 1, 1985: Recorded shutout (2-0) in NHL debut vs. Edmonton, November 1, 1985.

February 2, 1993: Traded to Toronto by Buffalo with Dave Andreychuk and Buffalo's 1st round choice (Kenny Jonsson) in 1993 Entry Draft for Grant Fuhr and Toronto's 5th round choice (Kevin Popp) in 1995 Entry Draft, February 2, 1993.

June 24, 1993: Claimed by Florida from Toronto in Expansion Draft, June 24, 1993.

June 25, 1993: Claimed by Tampa Bay from Florida in Phase II of Expansion Draft, June 25, 1993.

September, 1997: Missed majority of 1996-97 due to groin injury in training camp, September 1997.

December 27, 1997: Missed majority of 1997-98 and 1998-99 due to back injury vs. Boston on December 27, 1997.

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