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Bob Sauve's 1987-1988 season

Wins
10
NHL#29
Save pct
.870
NHL#40
GAA
3.57
NHL#29
Shutouts
0
NHL#32
Games
34
42%
42% of 80

Goaltender Bob Sauve was 32 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for New Jersey Devils. He played 34 games and won 10 of them, at .870. In the playoffs he played 5 games and won 2.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bob Sauve plays the 1987-1988 season for New Jersey Devils

    NJDNew Jersey Devils

    Bob was 32 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 12th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NJD2–5TOR
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      .867SV%
      13SV15SA2GA36:05TOI
      .867
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      NJD3–6NYI
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      .889SV%in relief
      16SV18SA2GA33:58TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–5NJD
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      .833SV%
      15SV18SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–4NJD
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      .957SV%
      22SV23SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .957
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–1NJD
      game 16/802
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA65:00TOI
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–4NJD
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      .818SV%
      27SV33SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–2MTL
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .933
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 806 of 20 started
      2
      wins
      .901
      SV%
      2.7
      GAA
      NJD
      12-6-0W-L-OT26Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD2–9CGY
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      .714SV%in relief
      10SV14SA4GA13:53TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD8–7EDM
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      .538SV%
      7SV13SA6GA30:40TOI
      .538
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      NJD2–3QUE
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA59:11TOIL
      .850
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–5NYI
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      .909SV%
      40SV44SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–9NYR
      L
      game 31/804
      His night
      .708SV%
      17SV24SA7GA40:00TOIL
      .708
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–6NJD
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      .875SV%in relief
      14SV16SA2GA39:14TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA59:04TOIL
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–1HFD
      game 39/802
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA65:00TOI
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–3NJD
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      .786SV%
      22SV28SA6GA40:00TOIL
      .786
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8013 of 40 started
      3
      wins
      .863
      SV%
      4.1
      GAA
      NJD
      18-17-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD4–3MNS
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      .925SV%
      37SV40SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .925
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–7NJD
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–6WSH
      L
      game 47/804
      His night
      .806SV%
      25SV31SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .806
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2NJD
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      .824SV%
      14SV17SA3GA63:37TOIL
      .824
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      22SV22SA0GA53:28TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3NJD
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA64:43TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      NJD1–5VAN
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      .700SV%
      7SV10SA3GA40:00TOIL
      .700
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4NJD
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–4DET
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD7–2TOR
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA59:07TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8023 of 60 started
      9
      wins
      .873
      SV%
      3.6
      GAA
      NJD
      26-29-0W-L-OT57Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR3–6NJD
      W
      game 61/804
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–1NJD
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      .850SV%
      17SV20SA3GA59:29TOIL
      .850
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–1NJD
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      .750SV%
      9SV12SA3GA58:21TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1NJD
      L
      game 64/804
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA59:30TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–8NJD
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      .571SV%
      4SV7SA3GA12:47TOI
      .571
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      NJD3–5WSH
      L
      game 66/803
      His night
      .821SV%
      23SV28SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .821
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2BUF
      game 75/803
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA65:00TOI
      .935
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Bob Sauve closes the 1987-1988 season with 10 wins

    NJDNew Jersey Devils
    Wins
    10
    Games
    34of 80
    43%
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .870
    GAA
    3.57
    Starts
    30
    12 days later
    Playoffs

    New Jersey Devils are in the playoffs

    First round

    New Jersey Devils meet New York Islanders

    NJDvsNYI
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      NJD3–2NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    First round

    New Jersey Devils knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NJD4–2NYI
    Advance
    1Games1Wins.923SV%2.0GAA
    4 days later
    Second round

    New Jersey Devils meet Washington Capitals

    NJDvsWSH
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    View the whole round
    • Game 5
      NJD3–1WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH7–2NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      .846SV%in relief
      11SV13SA2GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    Second round

    New Jersey Devils knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    NJD4–3WSH
    Advance
    2Games1Wins.929SV%2.3GAA
    2 days later
    Conference final

    New Jersey Devils meet Boston Bruins

    NJDvsBOS
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NJD3–5BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      .833SV%
      25SV30SA5GA58:42TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      BOS6–1NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      .850SV%in relief
      17SV20SA3GA37:42TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins knock New Jersey Devils out 4–3

    NJD3–4BOS
    Eliminated
    2Games0Wins.840SV%5.0GAA
    The run in numbers

    Bob Sauve ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 2 wins

    NJDNew Jersey Devils
    Wins
    2
    Games
    5
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .890
    GAA
    3.30
    Starts
    3
    NYI4–2→WSH4–3→BOS3–4