NHL careerNYIEDMCOLLast NHL game 2004
Tommy Salo's NHL career
Wins
210
#3Games
526
#3Shutouts
37
#2Save %
.905
#5Goaltender Tommy Salo was drafted 118th overall by New York Islanders in 1993. He played 10 seasons for 3 clubs, 1994-2004. That came to 526 games and 210 wins, 37 shutouts.
Below: the whole of Tommy Salo's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 19931993 NHL Draft
Tommy Salo is drafted 118 overall by New York Islanders
First off the board- 1Alexandre DaigleOTT
- 2Chris ProngerHFD
- 3Chris GrattonTBL
Swedes from the same draft- Niklas Sundström750 GP · 349 P
- Kenny Jönsson686 GP · 267 P
- Anders Eriksson572 GP · 176 P
- 1 year, 9 months and 16 days later · 2 seasonsYear 19951994-1995 seasonNHL debut
Tommy Salo makes his NHL debut in 2–5 loss against Tampa Bay Lightning
Tommy was 24 years old ·
Thunderdome, USASeason1994-1995
Tommy Salo's first NHL season: 6 games
The whole season1994-1995Wins1Games6 of 4813%SV%.905#1NHL#23GAA3.02#1NHL#37Shutouts0#2NHL#30Tommy Salo's career in total through 1994-19956Games1Wins0Shutouts - Year 1996Season
1995-1996
Tommy Salo plays 10 of 82 games
The whole season1995-1996Wins1Games10 of 8212%SV%.860#2NHL#68GAA4.01#2NHL#67Shutouts0#2NHL#40Tommy Salo's career in total through 1995-199616Games2Wins0Shutouts - Year 1997Season
1996-1997
Tommy Salo plays 58 of 82 games
The whole season1996-1997Wins20Games58 of 8271%SV%.904#1NHL#29GAA2.82#2NHL#31Shutouts5#1NHL#6Tommy Salo's career in total through 1996-199774Games22Wins5Shutouts - Year 1998Season
1997-1998
Tommy Salo plays 62 of 82 games
The whole season1997-1998Wins23Games62 of 8276%SV%.906#1NHL#30GAA2.64#1NHL#37Shutouts4#1NHL#13Tommy Salo's career in total through 1997-1998136Games45Wins#29Shutouts#2 - Year 1999Trade
Tommy Salo is traded from New York Islanders to Edmonton Oilers
Here he joins fellow Swede Fredrik Bremberg.
His spell with New York Islanders · 1994–95 to 1998–99187Games62Wins14Shutouts.902SV%1.61GAAEdmonton Oilers receivedNew York Islanders received- Mats Lindgren
- 1999 draft pick, round 8 (#228)
- Season
1998-1999
Tommy Salo plays 64 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run1998-1999Wins25Games64 of 8278%SV%.903#1NHL#46GAA2.57#1NHL#40Shutouts5#1NHL#8PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars4 gamesFirst roundDALDallas Stars0–4Tommy Salo's career in total through 1998-1999200Games#170Wins#214Shutouts#1 - Year 2000Season
1999-2000
Tommy Salo plays 70 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run1999-2000Wins27Games70 of 8285%SV%.914#1NHL#19GAA2.33#1NHL#19Shutouts2#1NHL#23PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars5 gamesFirst roundDALDallas Stars1–4Tommy Salo's career in total through 1999-2000270Games#197Wins#116Shutouts#1 - Year 2001Season
2000-2001
Tommy Salo plays 73 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2000-2001Wins36Games73 of 8289%SV%.904#2NHL#33GAA2.46#1NHL#31Shutouts8#1NHL#4PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars6 gamesFirst roundDALDallas Stars2–4Tommy Salo's career in total through 2000-2001343Games#1133Wins#124Shutouts#1 - Year 2002Season
2001-2002
Tommy Salo plays 69 of 82 games
The whole season2001-2002Wins30Games69 of 8284%SV%.913#2NHL#29GAA2.22#2NHL#23Shutouts6#1NHL#7Tommy Salo's career in total through 2001-2002412Games#1163Wins#130Shutouts#1 - Year 2003Season
2002-2003
Tommy Salo plays 65 of 82 games
The whole season and the playoff run2002-2003Wins29Games65 of 8279%SV%.899#1NHL#57GAA2.71#1NHL#50Shutouts4#1NHL#14PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars6 gamesFirst roundDALDallas Stars2–4Tommy Salo's career in total through 2002-2003477Games#1192Wins#134Shutouts#1 - Year 2004Trade
Tommy Salo is traded from Edmonton Oilers to Colorado Avalanche
Here he joins fellow Swede Peter Forsberg.
His spell with Edmonton Oilers · 1998–99 to 2003–04334Games147Wins23Shutouts.906SV%2.44GAAColorado Avalanche received- Tommy Salo
- 2005 draft pick, round 6 (#168)
Edmonton Oilers received - Season
2003-2004
Tommy Salo's last season: 49 games
EventsUndisclosed injury13 games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2003-2004Wins18Games49 of 8260%SV%.897#2NHL#71GAA2.56#2NHL#53Shutouts3#1NHL#19PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks1 of 11 gamesFirst roundDALDallas Stars4–1Second roundSJSSan Jose Sharks2–4Tommy Salo's career in total through 2003-2004526Games#1210Wins#137Shutouts#1 - The career
Tommy Salo played his last NHL game in 2004
The career ended after 10 seasons, the last of them with Colorado Avalanche.