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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.

* Sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
93
Tampa Bay Lightning
1999-2000

Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1983-84 18 RPI Engineers ECAC 32 1816 24 6 0 48 .800 0 89 2.94
1984-85 19 RPI Engineers ECAC 32 1830 31 1 0 62 .969 0 78 2.56
1985-86 20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 401 3 4 0 6 .429 1 21 3.14 184 163 .886 0 0 0 0
1985-86 20 Rochester Americans AHL 20 1092 8 11 0 16 .421 0 79 4.34
1986-87 21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 185 0 2 1 1 .167 0 13 4.22 80 67 .838 0 0 0 2
1986-87 21 Rochester Americans AHL 57 3129 33 14 0 66 .702 1 146 2.80
1987-88 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 17 874 8 6 1 17 .567 0 61 4.19 469 408 .870 0 1 1 4
1987-88 22 Rochester Americans AHL 26 1415 14 8 2 30 .625 2 65 2.76
1988-89 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 37 1908 17 10 6 40 .606 1 107 3.36 961 854 .889 0 4 4 12
1989-90 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56 3241 31 16 6 68 .642 1 156 2.89 1610 1454 .903 0 4 4 4
1990-91 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 38 2092 15 11 6 36 .563 2 118 3.38 1029 911 .885 0 4 4 6
1991-92 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33 1757 11 14 4 26 .448 0 114 3.89 932 818 .878 0 0 0 2
1991-92 26 Rochester Americans AHL 2 119 0 2 0 0 .000 0 9 4.54
1992-93 27 2 Teams NHL 32 1785 17 7 4 38 .679 2 96 3.23 938 842 .898 0 1 1 0
1992-93 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 24 1306 11 5 4 26 .650 0 78 3.58 706 628 .890 0 1 1 0
1992-93 27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8 479 6 2 0 12 .750 2 18 2.25 232 214 .922 0 0 0 0
1993-94 28 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 63 3653 22 33 6 50 .410 4 165 2.71 1637 1472 .899 0 1 1 2
1994-95 29 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 36 2013 14 19 2 30 .429 1 90 2.68 946 856 .905 0 1 1 2
1995-96 30 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 57 3189 29 16 9 67 .620 5 131 2.46 1605 1474 .918 0 1 1 4
1996-97 31 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 6 325 1 1 2 4 .500 0 14 2.58 150 136 .907 0 0 0 2
1996-97 31 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 1 62 1 0 0 2 1.000 0 3 2.90 22 19 .864
1997-98 32 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 26 1456 5 14 6 16 .320 0 66 2.72 660 594 .900 0 0 0 6
1998-99 33 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 13 691 5 6 1 11 .458 2 33 2.87 350 317 .906 0 1 1 0
1999-00 34 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 5 249 1 2 0 2 .333 0 19 4.58 129 110 .853 0 0 0 2
Career NHL 429 23819 179 161 54 412 .523 19 1204 3.03 11680 10476 .897 0 18 18 48

Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1986-87 21 Rochester Americans AHL 16 944 10 6 20 .625 1 48 3.05
1987-88 22 Rochester Americans AHL 2 108 0 1 0 .000 0 5 2.78
1987-88 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 142 1 1 2 .500 0 11 4.65 67 56 .836
1989-90 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 370 2 4 4 .333 0 15 2.43 192 177 .922
1990-91 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 81 0 1 0 .000 0 10 7.41 46 36 .783
1992-93 27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 20 0 0 0 0 1 3.00 7 6 .857
1995-96 30 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 173 1 3 2 .250 0 14 4.86 86 72 .837
Career NHL 16 786 4 9 8 .308 0 51 3.89 398 347 .872

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1990 NHL

Honors

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

Games Played (Goalie)

1989-90 NHL 56 (3)
1995-96 NHL 57 (10)
Career NHL 429 (69)

Wins (Goalie)

1989-90 NHL 31 (1)
 1995-96 NHL 29 (9)
Career NHL 179 (72)

Losses (Goalie)

1993-94 NHL 33 (4)
1994-95 NHL 19 (5)
Career NHL 161 (77)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1988-89 NHL 6 (9)
1989-90 NHL 6 (8)
1995-96 NHL 9 (7)
Career NHL 54 (77)

Points (Goalie)

1989-90 NHL 68 (1)
 1995-96 NHL 67 (9)
Career NHL 412 (72)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1988-89 NHL .606 (5)
1989-90 NHL .641 (4)
1992-93 NHL .679 (3)
1995-96 NHL .620 (7)
Career NHL .523 (54)

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 (83)

Goals Against

Career NHL 1204 (70)

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 (76)

Shots Against

1989-90 NHL 1610 (3)
Career NHL 11680 (34)

Saves

1989-90 NHL 1454 (3)
Career NHL 10476 (34)

Save Percentage

1989-90 NHL .903 (3)
1992-93 NHL .898 (6)
1995-96 NHL .918 (2)
Career NHL .897 (43)
    

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

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 season recovering from groin injury suffered in training camp, September 1997.

December 27, 1997: Missed majority of 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons recovering from back injury suffered in game vs. Boston on December 27, 1997.