Position: G ▪ Catches: Left
Height: 5-10 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: May 20, 1977 in Tampere, Finland
Draft: San Jose, 4th round (90th overall), 1995 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 |
| 2001-02 | 24 | SJS | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | 25 | SJS | NHL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 287 | 266 | .927 | 2.35 | 1 | 537 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | 26 | SJS | NHL | 28 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 760 | 707 | .930 | 2.06 | 1 | 1541 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005-06 | 28 | SJS | NHL | 37 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 87 | 878 | 791 | .901 | 2.56 | 2 | 2039 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006-07 | 29 | SJS | NHL | 38 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 84 | 915 | 831 | .908 | 2.35 | 4 | 2142 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 30 | TOR | NHL | 66 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 175 | 1824 | 1649 | .904 | 2.74 | 3 | 3837 | 10.2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008-09 | 31 | TOR | NHL | 53 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 166 | 1518 | 1352 | .891 | 3.26 | 1 | 3056 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009-10 | 32 | TOT | NHL | 32 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 93 | 773 | 680 | .880 | 3.48 | 1 | 1605 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | 32 | TOR | NHL | 26 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 85 | 676 | 591 | .874 | 3.66 | 1 | 1393 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | 32 | CGY | NHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 97 | 89 | .918 | 2.26 | 0 | 212 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NHL | 266 | 129 | 82 | 30 | 679 | 6957 | 6278 | .902 | 2.76 | 13 | 14767 | 38.0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 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 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | Ilves Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 2.26 | 2 | 956 | |||||||
| 1994-95 | 17 | Finland | EJC-A | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 240 | |||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 18 | Ilves Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 180 | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 18 | KooVee Tampere | Finland-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.52 | 1 | 119 | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 18 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 37 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 109 | 3.16 | 1 | 2072 | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 18 | Finland | WJC-A | 4 | 15 | 4.41 | 204 | |||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 19 | Ilves Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 3 | 184 | |||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 19 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 40 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 108 | 2.85 | 0 | 2270 | |||||||
| 1996-97 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 4 | 12 | 2.88 | 250 | |||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 20 | Ilves Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 120 | |||||||
| 1997-98 | 20 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 43 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 118 | 2.77 | 1 | 2554 | |||||||
| 1998-99 | 21 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 70 | 2.14 | 5 | 1966 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1999-00 | 22 | Farjestads BK Karlstad | Sweden | 44 | 118 | 2.67 | 3 | 2652 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | ||||||
| 1999-00 | 22 | Finland | WC-A | 5 | 15 | 3.01 | 0 | 299 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 23 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 44 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 114 | 1279 | 1165 | .911 | 2.77 | 2 | 2466 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2001-02 | 24 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 62 | 19 | 33 | 7 | 178 | 2023 | 1845 | .912 | 2.99 | 3 | 3574 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 2002-03 | 25 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 49 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 151 | 1564 | 1413 | .903 | 3.21 | 1 | 2824 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2004-05 | 27 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.58 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2005-06 | 28 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | 33 | AIK IF Solna | Sweden | 2 | 6 | 3.08 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2011-12 | 34 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 22 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 71 | 3.43 | 1 | 1242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| Career | 4 Seasons | AHL | 156 | 56 | 76 | 15 | 443 | 4882 | 4439 | .909 | 2.98 | 7 | 8929 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 40 | |
| Career | 1 Season | EJC-A | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 240 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 1.79 | 2 | 1440 | ||||||||
| Career | 6 Seasons | Finland | 178 | 84 | 67 | 22 | 484 | 2.82 | 8 | 10290 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | Finland-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.52 | 1 | 119 | ||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Sweden | 46 | 124 | 2.69 | 3 | 2769 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-A | 5 | 15 | 3.01 | 0 | 299 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-A | 8 | 27 | 3.57 | 454 | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | Ilves Tampere Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 7 | 22 | 3.36 | 393 | |||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 18 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8.46 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1996-97 | 19 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 479 | ||||||||
| 1997-98 | 20 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 2.08 | 1 | 519 | ||||||||
| 1998-99 | 21 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3.39 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1999-00 | 22 | Farjestads BK Karlstad | Sweden | 7 | 19 | 2.60 | 0 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2000-01 | 23 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 111 | 103 | .928 | 2.44 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004-05 | 27 | Ilves Tampere | Finland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3.19 | 0 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 34 | Ilves Tampere | Finland-Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.96 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 111 | 103 | .928 | 2.44 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Career | 1 Season | Fin-Jr. | 7 | 22 | 3.36 | 393 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | Finland | 29 | 13 | 16 | 91 | 3.25 | 1 | 1681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | Finland-Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.96 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | Sweden | 7 | 19 | 2.60 | 0 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Thru 8 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Vesa Toskala | 10.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | |
| Allan Bester | 90.4 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Daren Puppa | 89.1 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | 88.5 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Stephane Fiset | 84.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Damian Rhodes | 84.6 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| Manny Legace | 83.3 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| Peter Budaj | 83.0 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Glenn Healy | 82.6 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| Antero Niittymaki | 82.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | |
| Gerry Desjardins | 82.2 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Vesa Toskala | 10.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| Allan Bester | 90.6 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Peter Budaj | 83.0 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | |||
| Antero Niittymaki | 82.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | ||||
| Michel Plasse | 79.9 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Greg Stefan | 79.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| Bob Froese | 79.1 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | |||
| Wayne Thomas | 78.3 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | |||
| Flat Walsh | 77.8 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Steve Shields | 76.6 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Dan Cloutier | 76.5 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
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Games Played |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties plus OT/SO Losses |
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Goals Against 2008-09 NHL 166 (5) |
Shots Against Career NHL 6957 (92) |
Saves Career NHL 6278 (91) |
Save Percentage Career NHL .902 (49) |
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Goals Against Average 2005-06 NHL 2.56 (9) 2006-07 NHL 2.35 (9) Career NHL 2.76 (67) |
Minutes |
Adjusted Goals Against Average 2005-06 NHL 2.62 (9) 2006-07 NHL 2.55 (9) |
January 31, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Ilves Tampere (Finland), January 31, 2005.
June 22, 2007: Traded to Toronto by San Jose with Mark Bell for Toronto's 1st (later traded to St. Louis - St. Louis selected Lars Eller) and 2nd (later traded to St. Louis - St. Louis selected Aaron Palushaj) round choices in 2007 Entry Draft and Toronto's 4th round choice (later traded to Nashville - Nashville selected Craig Smith) in 2009 Entry Draft, June 22, 2007.
January 31, 2010: Traded to Anaheim by Toronto with Jason Blake for Jean-Sebastien Giguere, January 31, 2010.
March 3, 2010: Traded to Calgary by Anaheim for Curtis McElhinney, March 3, 2010.
November 1, 2010: Signed as a free agent by AIK Solna (Sweden), November 1, 2010.
June 9, 2011: Signed as a free agent by Ilves Tampere (Finland), June 9, 2011.
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