Robert L. "Chico" Esche

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Utica, New York, January 22, 1978.
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 188 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 42 (Phoenix, Philadelphia, United States), 35 (United States 2008).
CATCHES: Left
JUNIOR TEAM: Detroit OHL, Plymouth OHL
STYLE:
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:

Name pronounced EHSH.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"American World Junior goalie has made great progress, but isn't considered No. 1 material for NHL." (Bob McManaman, The Hockey News Future Watch 1998)

"His stock has soared, perhaps more than anyone's. Esche recently made his first NHL start in Boston and looked respectable in two relief appearances behind Khabibulin. It looked as though Esche would finish the season in Phoenix when the Coyotes put Jimmy Waite on waivers. But the acquisition of Mikhail Shtalenkov from Edmonton March 11 relegated Esche back to prospect status. An AHL all-star this season, Esche jumped ahead of Langkow in pecking order, though the Coyotes like Langkow's long-term potential better." (Bob McManaman, The Hockey News Future Watch 1999)

"A stand-up netminder with no major weakness, Esche plays a solid all-around game. Voted an all-rookie team member at the AHL level, he needs to have another solid season in hopes of eventually making it to Phoenix. Already has some NHL experience and will be ready to make the jump when the Coyotes come howling." (The Sports Forecaster 1999-2000, p. 210)

"He's one of the finest pure athletes in the organization and can stop pucks, too." (Bob McManaman, The Hockey News Future Watch 2000)

"The American goalkeeper may not have the physique of fellow prospect Patrick DesRochers nor the similar can't-miss label. But what Esche does possess is a strong chance of starting the 2000-2001 season in the NHL. Got into eight games with the Coyotes last season. His long-term potential is as a backup, however. It's Esche's time to step up and play a bigger part in Phoenix." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 208)

"The Coyotes' backup goaltender had a fine season in 2000-01 but, since he has never dominated at any level, may not develop into anything more than a second-string netminder in the NHL. Esche has good size, plays the angles well and controls his rebounds. Since he's only 23, it's difficult to tell where his career will take him. However, he has made steady progress in his first three professional seasons and there is no reason to think he won't continue to develop. Esche will attempt to fend off Patrick DesRochers for the backup role this season. Down the line, the youngsters will be battling for Sean Burke's starting role in Phoenix." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 214)

"Esche suffered a major setback last season and was promptly shipped to Philadelphia in the off-season Brian Boucher deal. The 24-year-old is one of only a handful of stand-up goalies left in the NHL. He's sharp with his angles and gives up few juicy rebounds. However, his brief career has been marred by inconsistency. The backup job in Philadelphia won't be handed to Esche but he clearly has the inside track. He still has time to develop into a steady second stringer but may not have enough talent to win a starting gig." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 104)

"Even when the Flyers were winning games in 2003-04, including an extended Stanley Cup run, Esche often seemed to be fighting the puck. Since then, he has improved his confidence level thanks to a strong performance for Team U.S.A. at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Now, he must fend off the promising Antero Niittymaki." (The Sports Forecaster 2005-06, p. 100)

HOW HE GOT THE NICKNAME "CHICO":

"My sticks say R. Esche," explained [Esche], "and everybody knows the great Glenn (Chico) Resch. Keith [Tkachuk, captain of the Phoenix Coyotes] saw my sticks and said, 'When the bleep did Chico get here?'" The name has stuck. (Dick Chubey, The Edmonton Sun, October 23, 2000)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Phoenix Coyotes in sixth round (fifth Coyotes pick, 139th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 22, 1996.
Traded by Coyotes (with C Michal Handzus) to Philadelphia Flyers for G Brian Boucher and Nashville's third-round selection in 2002 entry draft, June 12, 2002.
Re-signed as restricted free agent to two-year contract by Philadelphia, August 10, 2005.

ACCOLADES:

Named to Ontario Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1997-98.
Named to American Hockey League All-Rookie Team, 1998-99.
Shared (with Roman Cechmanek and Martin Brodeur) William M. Jennings Trophy, 2002-03.

INJURIES:

Left game with sprained left knee, Feburary 2, 2004.
Left game with undisclosed upper body injury (did not miss any subsequent games), May 2, 2004.
Groin injury; missed four games, December 2, 2005.
Left game with groin injury; missed seventeen games, December 15, 2006.
Suffered from flu; missed one game, April 15, 2006.
Left game with stiff neck, February 3, 2007.

FIRSTS:

Robert made his first National Hockey League postseason start, and earned his first victory, when his Flyers faced the New Jersey Devils at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. The Flyers stormed out to a 3-0 lead and held out as a furious Devils comeback fell just short in a 3-2 win; Esche made thirty-seven saves. "He showed people he can play goal in the playoffs," Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock said. "He's a really competitive guy who wants the ball. We're going to ride it out with him." Esche, who struggled down the stretch and wasn't named Philadelphia's starter until three days earlier, made several outstanding saves late in the first while the Devils were on a power play. He made a chest save on a point-blank shot by Jamie Langenbrunner and stopped a backhander by John Madden. He stoned Turner Stevenson on a power play early in the second, kicking away a shot while sprawled on the ice. "Esche was awesome," teammate Jeremy Roenick said. "He made some huge saves. They came at him pretty good."

RECORDS:

PENALTY SHOTS:

Stopped penalty shot (Richard Zednik), January 20, 2004.
Stopped penalty shot (Michael Nylander), October 5, 2005.
Stopped penalty shot (Derek Roy), April 28, 2006 [postseason].

NHL SHOOTOUTS:

March 1, 2006 - lost to New Jersey, 0-1 (Viktor Kozlov goal, Zach Parise save).
March 6, 2006 - defeated Montreal, 2-1 (Alexei Kovalev save, Mike Ribeiro goal, Michael Ryder save, Alexander Perezhogin save).
April 4, 2006 - lost to NY Rangers, 1-2 (Michael Nylander goal, Petr Sykora goal).
2005-06 season to date: 1 win, 2 losses, 4 saves on 8 chances.
January 30, 2007 - lost to Tampa Bay, 0-2 (Vincent Lecavalier goal, Brad Richards goal).
2006-07 season to date: 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 saves on 2 chances.

DID YOU KNOW?

Robert was ejected from the March 5, 2004 Philadelphia-Ottawa game for fighting with Ottawa goaltender Patrick Lalime. Esche received a minor penalty for leaving the crease, a major penalty for fighting, and two game misconducts.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T  OL     GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
95-96 Detroit Whalers OHL         23   1219  13   6   0         76   3.74                    1   0   0    10
96-97 Detroit Whalers OHL         58   3241  24  28   2        206   3.81    1686   .878     2   0   0    31    31.21  929.84
97-98 Plymouth Whalers OHL        48   2810  29  13   4        135   2.88    1297   .896     3   0   5    22    27.69  942.07
98-99 Springfield Falcons AHL     55   2957  24  20   6        138   2.80    1456   .905     1   0   1    13    29.54  954.46
      Phoenix Coyotes NHL          3    130   0   1   0          7   3.23      50   .860     0   0   0     0    23.08  898.46
99-00 Houston Aeros IHL            7    419   4   2   1         16   2.29     206   .922     2   0   0     0    29.50  971.49
      Phoenix Coyotes NHL          8    408   2   5   0         23   3.38     215   .893     0   0   0     4    31.62  945.72
      Springfield Falcons AHL     21   1207   9   9   2         61   3.03     690   .912     2   0   0     2    34.30  968.76
      United States WORLD          2    120                      1   0.50      63   .984     1             0
00-01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL         25   1350  10   8   4         68   3.02     657   .896     2   0   3     2    29.20  945.17
      United States WORLD          6    359                     13   2.17     188   .931     0             0
01-02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL         22   1145   6  10   2         52   2.72     533   .902     1   0   0    16    27.93  948.99
      Springfield Falcons AHL      1     60   1   0   0          0   0.00      35  1.000     1   0   0     2    35.00 1058.33
02-03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL     30   1638  12   9   3         60   2.20     647   .907     2   0   0     6
03-04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL     40   2322  21  11   7         79   2.04     932   .915     3   0   0    31
      United States WORLD CUP      4    237   2   2   0         10   2.53     110   .909     0   0   0     0
05-06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL     40   2286  22  11       5    113   2.96    1099   .897     1   0   3     4
06-07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL     18    860   5   9       1     62   4.32     483   .872     1   0   2     2
EIGHT (8) NHL SEASONS            186  10139  78  64  16   6    464   2.75    4616  0.899    10   0   8    65

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
95-96 Detroit Whalers OHL          3    105   0   2    4   2.29                    0
96-97 Detroit Whalers OHL          5    317   1   4   19   3.60                    0   0   1     0
97-98 Plymouth Whalers OHL        15    869   8   7   45   3.11                    0   0   1     0
98-99 Springfield Falcons AHL      1     60   0   1    4   4.00                    0   0   0     0
99-00 Springfield Falcons AHL      3    180   1   2   12   4.00                    0   0   0     0
02-03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL      1     30   0   0    1   2.00      14   .929     0   0   0     0
03-04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL     18   1061  11   7   41   2.32     498   .918     1   0   0     8
05-06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL      6    314   2   4   22   4.20     176   .875     0   0   0     2
THREE (3) NHL POSTSEASONS         25   1405  13  11   64   2.73     688  0.907     1   0   0    10

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Selected by Phoenix Coyotes in 1996 National Hockey League entry draft.
02/20/99: - (40m, 15/18) 1-7 defeat at Florida (Burke) [Replaced Khabibulin].
02/22/99: - (30m45s, 9/10) 1-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Skudra) [Replaced Khabibulin].
03/02/99: L (60m, 19/22) 2-3 defeat at Boston (Dafoe).
12/04/99: L (60m, 26/28) 1-2 defeat vs. Anaheim (Hebert).
12/08/99: - (10m56s, 2/4) 1-6 defeat vs. Florida (Shtalenkov) [Replaced Essensa].
12/11/99: L (59m, 27/30) 2-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Aubin).
12/21/99: L (60m, 15/21) 0-6 defeat vs. St. Louis (Turek).
01/04/00: W (40m33s, 25/26) 5-2 victory at Detroit (Osgood) [Replaced Essensa].
01/06/00: L (60m, 29/34) 2-5 defeat at Ottawa (Lalime).
01/15/00: W (60m, 40/42) 4-2 victory vs. Anaheim (Hebert).
01/17/00: L (60m, 28/30) 0-2 defeat at Colorado (Denis).
10/07/00: - (01m29s, 0/0) 4-1 victory vs. Minnesota (Fernandez) [Replaced Burke, replaced by Burke].
10/15/00: W (60m, 30/35) 6-5 victory at Los Angeles (Storr, Passmore).
10/22/00: T (65m, 36/39) 3-3 OT tie at Edmonton (Salo).
10/28/00: W (60m, 17/18) 3-1 victory vs. Los Angeles (Storr).
11/08/00: L (58m49s, 19/23) 2-4 defeat vs. Detroit (Legace) [Replaced by Burke, replaced Burke].
11/25/00: L (60m, 26/31) 1-5 defeat at St. Louis (Turek).
11/30/00: W (60m, 30/30) 2-0 victory vs. Minnesota (Fernandez).
12/02/00: L (60m, 22/27) 2-5 defeat vs. Dallas (Belfour).
12/29/00: T (65m, 25/27) 2-2 OT tie at Minnesota (McLennan).
01/10/01: L (60m, 25/30) 1-5 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
01/15/01: W (59m59s, 32/33) 3-1 victory vs. St. Louis (Johnson).
01/19/01: W (59m57s, 25/28) 4-3 victory at Anaheim (Giguere).
01/24/01: L (59m55s, 28/34) 2-6 defeat at Vancouver (Potvin).
02/13/01: W (60m, 22/24) 5-2 victory at Tampa Bay (Kochan).
02/14/01: L (58m48s, 19/23) 3-4 defeat at Florida (Kidd).
02/16/01: W (60m, 33/33) 2-0 victory at Carolina (Moss).
02/27/01: - (20m, 12/16) 4-7 defeat at Boston (Grahame) [Replaced by Burke].
03/02/01: T (18m07s, 7/8) 2-2 OT tie vs. Detroit (Legace) [Replaced Burke].
03/04/01: L (60m, 38/43) 0-5 defeat vs. Colorado (Roy).
03/06/01: W (60m, 24/25) 5-1 victory vs. Nashville (Dunham).
03/08/01: W (60m38s, 37/39) 3-2 OT victory vs. Vancouver (Essensa).
03/10/01: T (65m, 28/31) 3-3 OT tie vs. Montreal (Theodore).
03/17/01: L (59m, 18/21) 1-4 defeat at Nashville (Dunham).
03/21/01: - (39m48s, 4/5) 2-5 defeat vs. Ottawa (Lalime) [Replaced Burke].
04/06/01: W (60m, 32/34) 5-2 victory at Anaheim (Naumenko).
10/11/01: L (59m11s, 14/15) 0-3 defeat at Chicago (Thibault).
11/01/01: L (59m56s, 27/32) 2-5 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
11/10/01: L (59m46s, 34/38) 1-4 defeat at St. Louis (Brathwaite).
11/20/01: W (64m36s, 24/25) 2-1 OT victory vs. Minnesota (Roloson).
11/23/01: L (40m, 16/21) 2-5 defeat at Minnesota (Roloson) [Replaced by Desrochers].
11/24/01: - (20m, 10/13) 3-5 defeat at St. Louis (Johnson) [Replaced by Desrochers].
12/23/01: - (20m, 6/6) 0-4 defeat vs. Anaheim (Giguere) [Replaced Burke].
12/30/01: W (60m, 26/28) 4-2 victory at San Jose (Nabokov).
01/04/02: L (58m25s, 20/25) 3-5 defeat at San Jose (Nabokov, Kiprusoff).
01/15/02: T (65m, 29/31) 2-2 OT tie vs. Detroit (Legace).
01/17/02: L (64m58s, 31/34) 2-3 OT defeat at Colorado (Roy).
01/19/02: L (59m39s, 19/21) 1-3 defeat vs. Buffalo (Biron).
01/21/02: W (60m, 19/19) 1-0 victory at Nashville (Dunham).
01/23/02: W (59m51s, 23/24) 4-1 victory at Chicago (Thibault).
01/25/02: L (60m, 31/35) 1-4 defeat at Detroit (Legace).
01/26/02: W (60m, 31/33) 3-2 victory at Columbus (Tugnutt).
02/06/02: - (5m15s, 4/6) 2-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Thibault) [Replaced by Burke].
03/12/02: W (60m, 38/39) 3-1 victory vs. Chicago (Thibault).
03/17/02: T (65m, 23/25) 2-2 OT tie at Minnesota (Fernandez).
03/19/02: L (59m20s, 26/30) 2-4 defeat at Boston (Dafoe).
03/28/02: L (63m51s, 26/28) 1-2 OT defeat vs. Anaheim (Shields).
04/12/02: - (20m00s, 4/5) 7-1 victory vs. Minnesota (Roloson, Gustafson) [Replaced Burke].
Traded by Coyotes to Philadelphia Flyers.
10/19/02: W (60m, 23/24) 3-1 victory vs. Washington (Kolzig).
10/26/02: W (59m50s, 22/24) 6-2 victory at NY Islanders (Osgood, Snow).
10/30/02: W (60m, 18/20) 6-2 victory vs. Phoenix (Boucher).
11/09/02: - (33m15s, 12/13) 1-4 defeat at Washington (Kolzig) [Replaced Cechmanek].
11/13/02: T (64m52s, 28/29) 1-1 OT tie vs. Florida (Hurme).
11/21/02: T (65m, 27/29) 2-2 OT tie vs. San Jose (Nabokov).
11/23/02: - (18m05s, 1/3) 0-6 defeat at Toronto (Belfour) [Replaced Cechmanek].
11/27/02: - (35m13s, 5/8) 2-7 defeat at Pittsburgh (Aubin) [Replaced Cechmanek].
11/29/02: L (59m41s, 18/20) 0-3 defeat vs. Toronto (Belfour).
12/10/02: W (59m55s, 24/26) 5-2 victory at Florida (Luongo).
12/14/02: W (60m, 15/15) 2-0 victory vs. Buffalo (Biron).
12/18/02: W (60m, 23/24) 3-1 victory at Atlanta (Nurminen).
12/23/02: T (65m, 26/28) 2-2 OT tie at Ottawa (Lalime).
12/28/02: L (59m38s, 29/33) 0-4 defeat at Phoenix (Burke).
01/03/03: W (60m, 28/28) 1-0 victory at Anaheim (Gerber).
01/07/03: W (60m, 21/23) 3-2 victory vs. Buffalo (Miller).
01/13/03: - (14m27s, 2/5) 4-7 defeat vs. Atlanta (Dafoe, Nurminen) [Replaced by Cechmanek].
01/18/03: W (59m54s, 12/14) 3-2 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
01/24/03: L (58m42s, 17/20) 1-3 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Snow).
01/25/03: L (60m29s, 26/27) 0-1 OT defeat at Boston (Hackett).
01/30/03: - (40m, 17/19) 1-5 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur) [Replaced Cechmanek].
02/12/03: L (57m51s, 20/22) 0-2 defeat at Minnesota (Roloson).
02/22/03: L (58m22s, 25/28) 2-4 defeat vs. Florida (Luongo).
03/07/03: - (50m54s, 23/25) 1-5 defeat at NY Rangers (Dunham) [Replaced Cechmanek].
03/10/03: L (60m21s, 28/30) 1-2 OT defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
03/18/03: L (60m, 18/23) 2-5 defeat at Buffalo (Biron).
03/20/03: W (60m, 21/23) 4-2 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Caron).
03/22/03: L (59m03s, 17/19) 1-2 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Dunham, Blackburn).
03/24/03: W (59m28s, 16/18) 6-2 victory vs. Atlanta (Hnilicka).
04/06/03: W (60m, 25/27) 6-2 victory at Florida (Hurme).
05/03/03: - (30m03s, 13/14) 2-5 defeat at Ottawa (Lalime) [Replaced Cechmanek].
10/11/03: T (65m, 20/23) 3-3 OT tie vs. Pittsburgh (Caron).
10/22/03: L (60m01s, 25/29) 3-4 OT defeat at Anaheim (Giguere).
10/27/03: W (59m50s, 20/20) 5-0 victory vs. Montreal (Theodore).
10/29/03: W (59m54s, 21/22) 5-1 victory vs. Florida (Luongo, Shields).
11/01/03: W (59m57s, 21/22) 7-1 victory at Toronto (Belfour).
11/06/03: W (59m59s, 20/22) 4-2 victory vs. Washington (Kolzig).
11/13/03: W (61m47s, 29/32) 4-3 OT victory vs. Vancouver (Hedberg).
11/20/03: W (60m, 22/23) 3-1 victory vs. Minnesota (Fernandez).
11/26/03: T (64m56s, 19/20) 1-1 OT tie at Pittsburgh (Caron).
11/28/03: W (59m56s, 28/30) 4-2 victory vs. Carolina (Weekes).
12/01/03: L (59m51s, 26/29) 1-4 defeat at Ottawa (Prusek).
12/05/03: W (60m, 18/20) 3-2 victory vs. Phoenix (Burke).
12/20/03: W (60m, 18/19) 3-1 victory vs. NY Islanders (Snow).
12/29/03: T (65m, 20/22) 2-2 OT tie at Dallas (Turco).
12/30/03: W (60m, 28/30) 7-2 victory at St. Louis (Johnson, Divis).
01/03/04: L (24m41s, 9/12) 1-6 defeat at Tampa Bay (Khabibulin) [Replaced by Hackett].
01/07/04: T (65m, 20/21) 1-1 OT tie at Buffalo (Biron).
01/10/04: L (59m58s, 19/22) 0-3 defeat vs. Edmonton (Salo).
01/12/04: L (59m17s, 19/21) 1-2 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Aubin).
01/16/04: W (60m, 21/22) 4-1 victory vs. Toronto (Belfour, Kidd).
01/17/04: W (60m, 34/34) 4-0 victory at Toronto (Belfour).
01/20/04: L (60m, 18/22) 1-4 defeat vs. Montreal (Theodore).
01/22/04: W (59m57s, 23/25) 4-2 victory at NY Rangers (Dunham, Markkanen).
01/24/04: W (60m, 25/26) 2-1 victory vs. Buffalo (Noronen).
01/25/04: W (59m53s, 12/13) 4-1 victory at Washington (Stana).
01/28/04: T (65m, 22/25) 3-3 OT tie at Florida (Luongo).
01/31/04: W (60m, 27/30) 5-3 victory at Pittsburgh (Aubin).
02/02/04: - (25m23s, 10/10) 1-2 defeat vs. Tampa Bay (Khabibulin) [Replaced by Little].
02/28/04: L (61m03s, 29/32) 2-3 OT defeat at Boston (Raycroft).
03/03/04: W (60m, 22/24) 5-2 victory vs. Nashville (Mason).
03/05/04: W (58m15s, 20/22) 5-3 victory vs. Ottawa (Lalime, Prusek) [Replaced by Burke].
03/09/04: W (60m, 20/21) 3-1 victory at New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/11/04: T (64m54s, 37/39) 2-2 OT tie vs. Dallas (Turco).
03/13/04: W (60m, 37/38) 2-1 victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/18/04: L (58m03s, 11/14) 2-3 defeat vs. Toronto (Belfour).
03/20/04: W (60m, 24/24) 3-0 victory vs. NY Rangers (McLennan).
03/25/04: L (58m59s, 11/15) 2-4 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Snow, Dubielewicz).
03/27/04: L (22m39s, 9/12) 1-3 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Valiquette) [Replaced by Burke].
04/02/04: L (60m, 16/19) 1-3 defeat vs. Ottawa (Prusek).
04/04/04: T (64m51s, 23/26) 3-3 OT tie at NY Islanders (Dubielewicz).
04/08/04: W (60m, 37/39) 3-2 victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
04/10/04: W (60m, 24/26) 3-2 victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
04/12/04: L (58m43s, 19/23) 2-4 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
04/14/04: W (60m, 35/35) 3-0 victory at New Jersey (Brodeur).
04/17/04: W (60m, 31/32) 3-1 victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
04/22/04: W (60m, 22/23) 3-1 victory vs. Toronto (Belfour).
04/25/04: W (60m, 26/27) 2-1 victory vs. Toronto (Belfour).
04/28/04: L (60m, 25/29) 1-4 defeat at Toronto (Belfour).
04/30/04: L (58m47s, 28/31) 1-3 defeat at Toronto (Belfour).
05/02/04: W (20m, 1/2) 7-2 victory vs. Toronto (Belfour, Kidd) [Replaced by Burke].
05/04/04: W (67m39s, 34/36) 3-2 OT victory at Toronto (Belfour).
05/08/04: L (58m23s, 14/17) 1-3 defeat at Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
05/10/04: W (60m, 29/31) 6-2 victory at Tampa Bay (Khabibulin, Grahame).
05/13/04: L (60m, 22/26) 1-4 defeat vs. Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
05/15/04: W (59m56s, 28/30) 3-2 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
05/18/04: L (59m16s, 27/30) 2-4 defeat at Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
05/20/04: W (78m18s, 25/29) 5-4 OT victory vs. Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
05/22/04: L (59m32s, 30/32) 1-2 defeat at Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
10/05/05: L (59m04s, 22/27) 3-5 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Weekes).
10/11/05: L (58m28s, 18/22) 2-4 defeat at Toronto (Tellqvist).
10/15/05: W (59m58s, 19/20) 5-1 victory vs. NY Islanders (Snow).
10/22/05: W (59m53s, 22/24) 5-2 victory at Toronto (Belfour).
10/25/05: OTL (62m15s, 26/29) 2-3 OT defeat at Montreal (Theodore).
10/27/05: W (60m56s, 30/34) 5-4 OT victory vs. Florida (Luongo).
10/30/05: W (59m59s, 39/42) 5-3 victory at Ottawa (Hasek).
11/03/05: W (59m51s, 29/30) 8-1 victory vs. Washington (Johnson).
11/05/05: W (59m54s, 28/31) 4-3 victory vs. Atlanta (Dunham).
11/08/05: W (61m31s, 27/30) 4-3 OT victory vs. Boston (Toivonen).
11/12/05: W (60m, 26/30) 5-4 victory vs. Florida (McLennan).
11/14/05: L (58m46s, 28/32) 2-5 defeat at Tampa Bay (Grahame).
11/18/05: OTL (63m05s, 30/36) 5-6 OT defeat vs. Atlanta (Garnett).
11/22/05: L (58m39s, 21/25) 2-4 defeat vs. Tampa Bay (Burke).
11/29/05: W (60m, 20/23) 4-3 victory at NY Islanders (Snow).
11/30/05: W (59m52s, 30/31) 2-1 victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
12/13/05: W (59m57s, 23/24) 3-1 victory at Columbus (Denis).
12/15/05: - (48m09s, 5/6) 4-5 defeat vs. Vancouver (Auld) [Replaced by Niittymaki].
01/21/06: W (60m, 32/33) 2-1 victory at Pittsburgh (Fleury).
01/25/06: L (59m18s, 10/15) 3-5 defeat vs. Montreal (Huet).
01/30/06: W (61m17s, 28/30) 3-2 OT victory at NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
02/02/06: L (59m17s, 33/36) 2-4 defeat at Buffalo (Miller).
02/04/06: OTL (61m24s, 24/28) 3-4 OT defeat vs. NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
02/08/06: W (60m, 20/22) 5-2 victory vs. NY Islanders (Snow).
02/10/06: W (59m54s, 39/43) 5-4 victory vs. Washington (Johnson).
02/11/06: - (14m07s, 11/13) 2-3 defeat at Ottawa (Hasek) [Replaced by Niittymaki].
03/01/06: SOL (64m53s, 31/32) 1-2 SO defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/02/06: L (24m39s, 4/7) 1-6 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Weekes) [Replaced by Niittymaki].
03/06/06: W (64m46s, 32/36) 5-4 SO victory (3/4) vs. Montreal (Huet).
03/12/06: L (60m, 18/20) 0-2 defeat at Pittsburgh (Fleury).
03/15/06: W (60m, 27/27) 4-0 victory at Florida (Luongo, McLennan).
03/17/06: L (59m17s, 19/24) 3-6 defeat at Tampa Bay (Grahame).
03/22/06: W (60m, 20/23) 6-3 victory at NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
04/02/06: W (60m, 31/32) 4-1 victory at NY Islanders (DiPietro).
04/04/06: SOL (64m58s, 38/40) 2-3 SO defeat (0/2) at NY Rangers (Weekes).
04/07/06: W (59m55s, 20/22) 4-2 victory at Buffalo (Miller).
04/11/06: W (60m, 23/26) 4-3 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Caron).
04/13/06: L (59m58s, 32/36) 1-4 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
04/16/06: L (22m24s, 9/12) 1-5 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur) [Replaced by Niittymaki].
04/18/06: W (60m, 31/32) 4-1 victory at NY Islanders (Snow).
04/22/06: L (87m25s, 55/58) 2-3 2OT defeat at Buffalo (Miller).
04/24/06: L (19m49s, 5/10) 2-8 defeat at Buffalo (Miller) [Replaced by Niittymaki].
04/26/06: W (60m, 26/28) 4-2 victory vs. Buffalo (Miller).
04/28/06: W (59m57s, 26/30) 5-4 victory vs. Buffalo (Miller).
04/30/06: L (59m59s, 30/33) 0-3 defeat at Buffalo (Miller).
05/02/06: L (27m19s, 12/17) 1-7 defeat vs. Buffalo (Miller) [Replaced by Niittymaki].
10/05/06: L (59m56s, 17/21) 0-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Fleury).
10/17/06: L (59m57s, 28/37) 1-9 defeat at Buffalo (Miller).
10/28/06: - (37m19s, 17/21) 2-8 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Fleury) [Replaced Niittymaki].
10/30/06: W (60m, 26/26) 3-0 victory vs. Chicago (Boucher).
11/04/06: L (20m, 4/8) 3-5 defeat vs. Washington (Johnson) [Replaced by Niittymaki].
11/15/06: W (60m, 37/41) 7-4 victory at Anaheim (Giguere, Bryzgalov).
11/18/06: L (32m25s, 12/18) 1-6 defeat at San Jose (Toskala) [Replaced by Niittymaki].
12/27/06: - (19m17s, 8/9) 1-3 defeat at Florida (Belfour) [Replaced Niittymaki].
12/28/06: W (60m, 42/45) 4-3 victory at Tampa Bay (Holmqvist).
12/31/06: W (60m, 40/42) 5-2 victory at Carolina (Ward).
01/02/07: W (59m59s, 40/42) 3-2 victory at NY Islanders (Dunham).
01/04/07: L (59m04s, 26/29) 2-3 defeat at NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
01/06/07: L (59m19s, 22/26) 3-4 defeat at Boston (Thomas).
01/09/07: L (59m50s, 25/31) 2-6 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
01/27/07: L (59m01s, 33/35) 1-2 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Lundqvist).
01/30/07: SOL (64m45s, 30/33) 3-4 SO defeat (0/2) vs. Tampa Bay (Holmqvist).
02/03/07: - (6m59s, 4/5) 5-2 victory at Atlanta (Lehtonen) [Replaced by Niittymaki].
02/20/07: L (22m25s, 10/14) 3-6 defeat at Buffalo (Miller) [Replaced by Niittymaki].

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Played for United States in 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
08/31/04: L (60m, 30/32) 1-2 defeat at Canada (Brodeur).
09/02/04: L (60m, 42/45) 1-3 defeat vs. Russia (Bryzgalov).
09/07/04: W (60m, 18/21) 5-3 victory vs. Russia (Bryzgalov) [Quarterfinals].
09/10/04: W (60m, 10/12) 1-2 defeat vs. Finland (Kiprusoff) [Semifinals].
Played for United States in 2006 Winter Olympics (Turin, Italy).
02/21/06: L (58m52s, 16/21) 4-5 defeat vs. Russia (Nabokov, Sokolov).
Played for United States in 2008 IIHF World Championships (Halifax and Quebec City, Canada).
05/08/08: W (15m05s, 6/6) 6-4 victory vs. Germany (Patzold) [Replaced Anderson].
05/11/08: L (58m59s, 42/45) 2-3 defeat vs. Finland (Backstrom).
05/12/08: W (60m, 17/18) 9-1 victory vs. Norway (Grotnes, Smith).
05/14/08: L (63m59s, 30/33) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Finland (Backstrom) [Quarterfinals].

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