Bob Essensa
#31
Inactive, former
Goalie
Buffalo Sabres
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Buffalo Sabres
Player Information
Selected by WIN in the 4th round (No. 69) of the 1983 NHL Draft, he had 173 wins in 446 regular-season games and a 89.5% save percentage with 18 shutouts for the Winnipeg Jets (1979), the Detroit Red Wings, the Edmonton Oilers, the Phoenix Coyotes, the Vancouver Canucks and the Buffalo Sabres. He also had 4 wins in 16 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
| Country: |  CAN |
| Age: | 60.8 yrs (14.01.1965) |
| Height / Weight: | 183 cm / 85 kg |
| Catches: | |
| Drafted: | 69th in 1983 |
| Draft Team: |
WIN |
| Awards: | - |
Recent Games
| Year | Team | GP | Wins | GA | SA | SVP | GAA | TOI/G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.12.2001 |
Bruins
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .833 | 3.20 | 18:45 | 0 |
| 19.12.2001 |
Blackhawks
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .600 | 3.98 | 30:07 | 0 |
| 17.01.2002 |
Kings
|
1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .833 | 3.04 | 59:16 | 0 |
| 10.02.2002 |
Devils
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 20:00 | 1 |
| 04.03.2002 |
Oilers
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 14:43 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 6 | 36 | .833 | 2.55 | 2 | ||
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | Wins | GA | SA | SVP | GAA | TOI/G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 20 | 6 | 68 | 572 | .881 | 3.70 | 1101:58 | 1 |
| 1989-90 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 36 | 18 | 107 | 984 | .891 | 3.15 | 2034:58 | 1 |
| 1990-91 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 55 | 19 | 153 | 1496 | .898 | 3.15 | 2915:58 | 4 |
| 1991-92 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 47 | 21 | 126 | 1407 | .910 | 2.88 | 2627:04 | 5 |
| 1992-93 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 67 | 33 | 227 | 2119 | .893 | 3.53 | 3854:43 | 2 |
| 1993-94 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 56 | 19 | 201 | 1714 | .883 | 3.85 | 3136:28 | 1 |
| 1993-94 |
Red Wings
|
13 | 4 | 34 | 337 | .899 | 2.62 | 777:43 | 1 |
| 1996-97 |
Oilers
|
19 | 4 | 41 | 406 | .899 | 2.83 | 868:23 | 1 |
| 1997-98 |
Oilers
|
16 | 6 | 35 | 404 | .913 | 2.54 | 825:28 | 0 |
| 1998-99 |
Oilers
|
39 | 12 | 96 | 974 | .901 | 2.75 | 2090:48 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Phoenix Coyotes | 30 | 13 | 73 | 719 | .898 | 2.78 | 1573:04 | 1 |
| 2000-01 |
Canucks
|
39 | 18 | 92 | 854 | .892 | 2.68 | 2058:43 | 1 |
| 2001-02 |
Sabres
|
9 | 0 | 17 | 113 | .850 | 2.91 | 350:22 | 0 |
| Total | 446 | 173 | 1270 | 12099 | .895 | 3.15 | 18 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | Wins | GA | SA | SVP | GAA | TOI/G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 4 | 2 | 12 | 100 | .880 | 3.49 | 206:10 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .824 | 5.51 | 32:40 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 6 | 2 | 20 | 183 | .891 | 3.27 | 367:11 | 0 |
| 1993-94 |
Red Wings
|
2 | 0 | 9 | 43 | .791 | 4.94 | 109:20 | 0 |
| 1997-98 |
Oilers
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .909 | 2.26 | 26:34 | 0 |
| 2000-01 |
Canucks
|
2 | 0 | 6 | 58 | .897 | 2.95 | 122:04 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 51 | 412 | .876 | 3.55 | 0 | ||