Position: G ▪ Catches: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: March 23, 1965 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Draft: Buffalo, 4th round (76th overall), 1983 NHL Entry
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| Goalie Rank: #73. Gilles Gilbert… #74. Gerry McNeil… #75. Charlie Hodge… #76. DAREN PUPPA… #77. Martin Biron… #78. Don Edwards… #79. Patrick Lalime… |
| 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 |
| 1985-86 | 20 | BUF | NHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 184 | 163 | .886 | 3.14 | 1 | 401 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | 21 | BUF | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 80 | 67 | .838 | 4.22 | 0 | 185 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987-88 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 469 | 408 | .870 | 4.19 | 0 | 874 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1988-89 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 107 | 961 | 854 | .889 | 3.36 | 1 | 1908 | 5.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 1989-90 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 56 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 156 | 1610 | 1454 | .903 | 2.89 | 1 | 3241 | 11.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990-91 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 38 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 118 | 1029 | 911 | .885 | 3.38 | 2 | 2092 | 5.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1991-92 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 33 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 114 | 932 | 818 | .878 | 3.89 | 0 | 1757 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992-93 | 27 | TOT | NHL | 32 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 96 | 938 | 842 | .898 | 3.23 | 2 | 1785 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 78 | 706 | 628 | .890 | 3.58 | 0 | 1306 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | 27 | TOR | NHL | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 232 | 214 | .922 | 2.25 | 2 | 479 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | 28 | TBL | NHL | 63 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 165 | 1637 | 1472 | .899 | 2.71 | 4 | 3653 | 9.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994-95 | 29 | TBL | NHL | 36 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 90 | 946 | 856 | .905 | 2.68 | 1 | 2013 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995-96 | 30 | TBL | NHL | 57 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 131 | 1605 | 1474 | .918 | 2.46 | 5 | 3189 | 11.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996-97 | 31 | TBL | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 150 | 136 | .907 | 2.58 | 0 | 325 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997-98 | 32 | TBL | NHL | 26 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 66 | 660 | 594 | .900 | 2.72 | 0 | 1456 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1998-99 | 33 | TBL | NHL | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 350 | 317 | .906 | 2.87 | 2 | 691 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | 34 | TBL | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 129 | 110 | .853 | 4.58 | 0 | 249 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | NHL | 429 | 179 | 161 | 54 | 1204 | 11680 | 10476 | .897 | 3.03 | 19 | 23819 | 69.4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 48 | ||
| 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 | |
| 1987-88 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 67 | 56 | .836 | 4.65 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989-90 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 192 | 177 | .922 | 2.43 | 0 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990-91 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 36 | .783 | 7.41 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992-93 | 27 | TOR | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .857 | 3.00 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995-96 | 30 | TBL | NHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 86 | 72 | .837 | 4.86 | 0 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | NHL | 16 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 398 | 347 | .872 | 3.89 | 0 | 786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||
| Thru 15 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 | 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 | 84.0 | 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 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 84.0 | 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 | |
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All-Star Games
1990 NHL |
Honors
1989-90 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) |
Games Played 1995-96 NHL 57 (10) Career NHL 429 (79) |
Wins 1995-96 NHL 29 (9) Career NHL 179 (84) |
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Losses 1994-95 NHL 19 (5) Career NHL 161 (86) |
Ties plus OT/SO Losses 1989-90 NHL 6 (8) 1995-96 NHL 9 (7) Career NHL 54 (84) |
Goals Against |
Shots Against Career NHL 11680 (45) |
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Saves Career NHL 10476 (47) |
Save Percentage 1992-93 NHL .898 (6) 1995-96 NHL .918 (2) Career NHL .897 (66) |
Goals Against Average 1992-93 NHL 3.23 (9) 1993-94 NHL 2.71 (8) 1995-96 NHL 2.46 (7) Career NHL 3.03 (99) |
Shutouts 1990-91 NHL 2 (9) 1992-93 NHL 2 (9) 1993-94 NHL 4 (6) 1995-96 NHL 5 (3) |
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Minutes 1993-94 NHL 3653 (10) 1995-96 NHL 3189 (10) Career NHL 23819 (86) |
Adjusted Goals Against Average 1992-93 NHL 2.72 (9) 1993-94 NHL 2.58 (8) 1995-96 NHL 2.43 (7) Career NHL 2.82 (62) |
Goalie Point Shares 1995-96 NHL 11.6 (7) Career NHL 69.4 (85) |
Point Shares |
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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