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Canada Bob Sauvé
#28 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 88/89
1-time NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Lowest GA (Jennings Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 17, 1955
Position
G
Age
70
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Ste-Geneviève, QC, CAN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1975 round 1 #17 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Son: Philippe Sauve
Brother: Jean-François Sauvé
Nephew: Maxime Sauvé

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Bob Sauvé Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1971-72 Verdun Maple Leafs QMJHL 37* 61* 6.00* .857* 202* 1 212* 0* 12-21-1 * 2 020* | Playoffs 2 4 5.94 .836 12 61 0 0-2-0 122
1972-73 Laval National QMJHL 41* 63* 6.36* .850* 224* 1 274* 0* 13-24-0 * 2 114* | Playoffs 3 5 7.50 .856 20 119 0 1-1-0 160
1973-74 Laval National QMJHL 63* 70* 5.55* .867* 341* 2 219* 0* 29-31-3 * 3 687* | Playoffs 11 11 5.34 .869 60 399 0 6-5-0 675
1974-75 Laval National QMJHL 57* 61* 5.05* .876* 287* 2 029* 0* 22-28-7 * 3 407* | Playoffs 16 16 5.02 .872 81 553 0 9-7-0 970
1975-76 Providence Reds AHL 14* -* 3.11* -* 44* -* 0* 5-8-1 * 848* |
Charlotte Checkers SHL-Sr. 17* -* 2.21* .937* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 7 - 1.43 - - - - - -
1976-77 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4* -* 3.62* .845* 11* 60* 0* 1-2-0 * 182* |
Rhode Island Reds AHL 25* -* 4.14* .878* 94* -* 0* - * 1 346* |
Hershey Bears AHL 9* -* 4.23* .896* -* -* -* - * -* |
1977-78 Buffalo Sabres NHL 11* -* 2.51* .911* 20* 204* 0* 6-2-0 * 479* |
Hershey Bears AHL 16* -* 4.05* .870* -* -* -* - * -* |
1978-79 Buffalo Sabres NHL 29* -* 3.73* .876* 100* 705* 0* 10-10-7 * 1 609* | Playoffs 3 - 3.00 .883 9 68 0 1-2-0 180
Hershey Bears AHL 5* -* 3.02* .907* -* -* -* - * -* |
1979-80 Buffalo Sabres NHL 32* -* 2.36* .901* 74* 677* 4* 20-8-4 * 1 878* | Playoffs 8 - 2.04 .926 17 214 2 6-2-0 499
1980-81 Buffalo Sabres NHL 35* -* 3.18* .880* 111* 815* 2* 16-10-9 * 2 098* |
1981-82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14* -* 2.76* .894* 35* 295* 0* 6-1-5 * 760* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 41* -* 4.19* .846* 165* 904* 0* 11-25-4 * 2 360* |
1982-83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54* -* 3.46* .871* 179* 1 211* 1* 25-20-7 * 3 106* | Playoffs 10 - 3.08 .880 28 206 2 6-4-0 545
1983-84 Buffalo Sabres NHL 40* -* 3.49* .868* 138* 911* 0* 22-13-4 * 2 370* | Playoffs 2 - 7.36 .643 5 9 0 0-1-0 41
1984-85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 27* -* 3.23* .855* 84* 496* 0* 13-10-3 * 1 559* |
1985-86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 38* -* 3.96* .886* 138* 1 068* 0* 19-13-2 * 2 090* | Playoffs 2 - 4.95 .867 8 52 0 0-2-0 97
1986-87 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 46* -* 3.60* .894* 159* 1 338* 1* 19-19-5 * 2 652* | Playoffs 4 - 3.73 .890 15 121 0 0-4-0 241
1987-88 New Jersey Devils NHL 34* -* 3.57* .870* 107* 716* 0* 10-16-3 * 1 798* | Playoffs 5 - 3.30 .890 13 105 0 2-1-0 236
1988-89 New Jersey Devils NHL 15* -* 4.66* .832* 56* 277* 0* 4-5-1 * 721* |

Bob Sauvé Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1966-67 North Shore Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |

Bob Sauvé Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 69* -* 3.77* -* 138* -* 0* 5-8-1* 2 194 | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 13 420* -* 3.49* .875* 1 377* 9 677* 8* 182-154-54* 23 662 | 7 34 - 3.10* .891* 95* 775* 4* 15-16-0* 1 839*
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
QMJHL 4 198* 255* 5.63* .865* 1 054* 6 734* 0* 76-104-11* 11 227 | 4 32 36 5.39* .867* 173* 1 132* 0* 16-15-0* 1 925*
SHL-Sr. 1 17* -* 2.21* .937* -* -* -* -* - | 1 7 - 1.43* -* -* -* -* -* -*
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bob Sauvé Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1975, 2 #16 overall by Cincinnati Stingers in the WHA Amateur Draft

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres