Robert F. (Bob) Sauve

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Ste. Genevieve, Quebec, June 17, 1955.
HEIGHT: 5'8".
WEIGHT: 165-175 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 28 (Buffalo).
CATCHES: Left
LAST AMATEUR TEAM: Laval Titan QMJHL.
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Selected by Buffalo Sabres in first round (first Buffalo choice, 17th overall) of National Hockey League Amateur Draft, 1975.
Selected by Cincinnati Stingers in second round (16th overall) of World Hockey Association Amateur Draft, 1975.
Traded by Sabres to Detroit Red Wings for future considerations, December 2, 1981.
Signed as free agent by Buffalo Sabres, June 1, 1982.
Traded by Sabres to Chicago Black Hawks for third-round choice in 1986 entry draft (Kevin Kerr), October 15, 1985.
Signed as free agent by New Jersey Devils, July 10, 1987.

ACCOLADES:

Named to Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-STar First Team, 1973-74.
Winner, Buffalo Sabres Most Improved Player AWard, 1978-79.
Shared (with Don Edwards) Vezina Trophy, 1979-80.
Shared (with Tom Barrasso) William M. Jennings Trophy, 1984-85.

ALL-STAR TEAM BALLOTING (1983-84 to PRESENT):

	PTS	1st	2nd	3rd	RANK	SHARE
1983-84	5				12	0.02

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DID YOU KNOW?

Bob's son Philippe is a goaltender with the Phoenix Coyotes. In an interesting episode of foreshadowing, the Buffalo Sabres' 1980-81 media guide states: "Bob's wife Johanne gave birth to the couple's first baby, possibly a future goaltender, last winter."
Bob's brother, Jean-Francois Sauve, played seven National Hockey League seasons (with Buffalo and Quebec) as a centre, before ending his career in Europe.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                       GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
71-72 Verdun Maple Leafs QMJHL   34   2020               202   6.00    1415   .857     0   0   0     8
72-73 Laval Titan QMJHL          35   2100               224   6.40                    0   0   2     8
73-74 Laval Titan QMJHL          61   3620               341   5.65                    0   0   5     8
74-75 Laval Titan QMJHL          57   3403               287   5.06                    0   0   0     6
75-76 Providence Reds AHL        14    848   5   8   1    44   3.11                    0   0   0     0
      Charlotte Checkers SHL     17    979                36   2.21     567   .937     2   0   1     0
76-77 Rhode Island Reds AHL      25   1346                94   4.14                    0   0   0     2
      Buffalo Sabres NHL          4    184   1   2  0     11   3.59                    0   0   0     0
      Hershey Bears AHL           9    539                38   4.23                    0   0   0     0
77-78 Buffalo Sabres NHL         11    480   6   2   0    20   2.50                    0   0   1     0
      Hershey Bears AHL          16    872   4   6   3    59   4.05                    0   0   0     0
78-79 Hershey Bears AHL           5    278   3   2   0    14   3.02                    0   0   1     0
      Buffalo Sabres NHL         29   1610  10  10   7   100   3.73                    0   0   0     2
79-80 Buffalo Sabres NHL         32   1880  20   8   4    74   2.36                    4   0   4     2
80-81 Buffalo Sabres NHL         35   2100  16  10   9   111   3.17                    2   0   1     0
81-82 Buffalo Sabres NHL         14    760   6   1   5    35   2.76                    0   0   0     2
      Detroit Red Wings NHL      41   2365  11  25   4   165   4.19                    0   0   0     0
82-83 Buffalo Sabres NHL         54   3110  25  20   7   179   3.45    1393   .872     1   0   1     8    26.87  916.29
83-84 Buffalo Sabres NHL         40   2375  22  13   4   138   3.49    1050   .869     0   0   0     2    26.53  912.78
84-85 Buffalo Sabres NHL         27   1564  13  10   3    84   3.22     581   .855     0   0   1     4    22.29  892.57
85-86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL    38   2099  19  13   2   138   3.94    1210   .886     0   0   1    27    34.59  943.60
86-87 Chicago Blackhawks NHL     46   2660  19  19   5   159   3.59    1497   .894     1   0   4     6    33.77  950.07
87-88 New Jersey Devils NHL      34   1804  10  16   3   107   3.56     823   .870     0   0   1     4    27.37  915.61
88-89 New Jersey Devils NHL      15    720   4   5   1    56   4.67     333   .832     0   0   0     0    27.75  878.08
THIRTEEN (13) NHL SEASONS       420  23711 182 154  54  1377   3.48                    8

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                       GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
71-72 Verdun Maple Leafs QMJHL    2    120   0   2   12   6.00                    0
72-73 Laval Titan QMJHL           3    160           20   7.50                    0
73-74 Laval Titan QMJHL          11    660           60   5.45                    0
74-75 Laval Titan QMJHL          16    960           81   5.06                    0
75-76 Charlotte Checkers SHL      7    420           10   1.43                    2   0   0     0
78-79 Buffalo Sabres NHL          3    181   1   2    9   2.98                    0
79-80 Buffalo Sabres NHL          8    501   6   2   17   2.04                    2   0   0     2
82-83 Buffalo Sabres NHL         10    545   6   4   28   3.08                    2   0   0     0
83-84 Buffalo Sabres NHL          2     41   0   1    5   7.32      14   .643     0   0   0     0    20.49  677.00
85-86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     2     99   0   2    8   4.85      61   .869     0   0   0     0    36.97  930.47
86-87 Chicago Blackhawks NHL      4    245   0   4   15   3.67     136   .890     0   0   0     0    33.31  945.22
87-88 New Jersey Devils NHL       5    238   2   1   13   3.61     118   .890     0   0   0     0    29.75  939.41
SEVEN (7) NHL POSTSEASONS        34   1850  15  16   95   3.08                    4

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

10/14/84: W (60m, 21/25) 6-4 victory vs. Detroit (Stefan).
10/21/84: W (40m, 11/14) 8-6 victory vs. Minnesota (Beaupre) [Replaced Barrasso].
10/25/84: L (60m, 26/29) 2-3 defeat at Montreal (Penney).
10/28/84: W (60m, 17/19) 6-2 victory vs. Calgary (Lemelin).
10/31/84: T (65m, 35/38) 3-3 OT tie vs. Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
11/02/84: W (60m, 15/16) 8-1 victory vs. Hartford (Weeks).
11/07/84: W (60m, 24/30) 9-6 victory at Minnesota (Meloche, Beaupre).
11/11/84: L (60m, 13/16) 2-3 defeat at Winnipeg (Behrend).
11/16/84: W (60m, 23/25) 3-2 victory vs. Washington (Riggin).
11/21/84: L (60m, 19/22) 2-3 defeat at NY Rangers (Hanlon).
11/24/84: L (60m, 23/29) 3-6 defeat at NY Islanders (Smith).
11/30/84: T (65m, 18/20) 2-2 OT tie vs. Montreal (Soetaert).
12/16/84: T (65m, 13/15) 2-2 OT tie vs. Vancouver (Brodeur).
01/18/85: W (60m, 14/17) 4-3 victory vs. Chicago (Skorodenski).
01/25/85: L (60m, 15/19) 2-4 defeat at Quebec (Gosselin).
02/16/85: W (60m, 21/24) 4-3 victory at Montreal (Penney).
02/22/85: L (60m, 19/23) 1-4 defeat vs. St. Louis (Wamsley).
02/26/85: W (60m, 15/18) 4-3 victory at New Jersey (Resch).
03/08/85: W (60m, 25/27) 7-2 victory vs. Chicago (Bannerman, Clifford).
03/10/85: - (8m53s, 2/2) 4-4 OT tie at Los Angeles (Janecyk, Eliot) [Replaced Barrasso].
03/13/85: L (59m, 11/16) 4-6 defeat at Vancouver (Brodeur).
03/20/85: L (60m, 19/24) 4-5 defeat vs. Vancouver (Brodeur).
03/27/85: W (60m, 15/17) 3-2 victory vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
04/02/85: W (60m, 18/19) 2-1 victory vs. Hartford (Weeks).
04/04/85: L (60m, 24/29) 3-5 defeat at Boston (Keans).
04/06/85: W (60m, 19/21) 5-2 victory at Toronto (Bester).
04/07/85: L (60m, 22/27) 4-5 defeat vs. Montreal (Soetaert).
Traded by Sabres to Chicago Black Hawks, October 15, 1985.
10/19/85: W (60m, 33/35) 6-2 victory at Detroit (Micalef, Pusey).
10/23/85: W (60m, 36/38) 9-2 victory vs. Hartford (Liut).
10/27/85: L (60m, 22/26) 2-4 defeat vs. Washington (Jensen).
11/02/85: L (49m27s, 27/32) 4-5 defeat at Boston (Keans) [Replaced by Bannerman].
11/24/85: T (65m, 27/31) 4-4 OT tie vs. Los Angeles (Eliot).
12/06/85: L (60m, 31/36) 2-5 defeat at Calgary (D'Amour).
12/08/85: L (60m, 18/22) 3-4 defeat at Edmonton (Moog).
12/11/85: - (20m, 6/8) 9-12 defeat vs. Edmonton (Moog, Fuhr) [Replaced Bannerman].
12/14/85: L (59m, 25/30) 3-6 defeat at Montreal (Penney).
12/21/85: W (60m, 22/25) 6-3 victory at Detroit (LaForest).
12/22/85: W (42m15s, 28/30) 5-4 OT victory vs. Calgary (Lemelin) [Replaced Bannerman].
12/26/85: - (31m06s, 13/14) 6-9 defeat at St. Louis (Millen) [Replaced Bannerman].
12/28/85: W (60m, 41/45) 7-4 victory at Washington (Jensen).
12/29/85: W (60m, 46/49) 4-3 victory vs. Boston (Keans).
01/04/86: W (60m, 29/30) 4-1 victory at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
01/08/86: L (60m, 29/37) 7-8 defeat vs. New Jersey (Billington).
01/12/86: W (60m, 33/35) 4-2 victory vs. Hartford (Weeks).
01/15/86: W (60m, 32/3$) 4-2 victory vs. Buffalo (Barrasso).
01/19/86: W (60m, 41/45) 6-4 victory vs. Detroit (Mio, LaForest).
01/24/86: W (60m, 35/38) 5-3 victory at Buffalo (Barrasso).
01/27/86: L (60m, 25/29) 3-4 defeat vs. Edmonton (Fuhr).
02/01/86: W (60m, 32/36) 7-4 victory at Toronto (Edwards, Bester).
02/05/86: W (60m, 31/33) 3-2 victory vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
02/09/86: T (65m, 44/46) 2-2 OT tie vs. Philadelphia (Froese).
02/13/86: W (63m29s, 39/43) 5-4 OT victory vs. Toronto (Wregget).
02/15/86: L (60m, 26/30) 3-4 defeat at Toronto (Wregget).
02/16/86: - (3m50s, 10/10) 4-2 victory vs. St. Louis (Millen) [Replaced Bannerman].
02/21/86: W (60m, 28/30) 5-2 victory at Winnipeg (Hayward).
02/27/86: W (36m06s, 17/20) 6-3 victory at Los Angeles (Melanson) [Replaced by Bannerman].
03/02/86: W (60m, 25/29) 6-4 victory vs. St. Louis (Wamsley).
03/08/86: L (60m, 32/36) 3-4 defeat at Toronto (Wregget).
03/12/86: L (60m, 27/34) 6-7 defeat vs. Buffalo (Barrasso).
03/15/86: - (29m33s, 13/19) 4-11 defeat at Hartford (Liut, Weeks) [Replaced Bannerman].
03/16/86: W (60m, 44/48) 5-4 victory vs. Vancouver (Brodeur).
03/22/86: L (60m, 22/30) 4-8 defeat at Detroit (Mio).
03/26/86: W (60m, 23/26) 5-3 victory vs. Detroit (Micalef).
03/30/86: L (62m02s, 31/36) 4-5 OT defeat vs. Toronto (Wregget).
04/05/86: L (59m, 21/27) 5-7 defeat at St. Louis (Wamsley).
04/09/86: L (60m, 32/37) 3-5 defeat vs. Toronto (Wregget).
04/10/86: L (37m48s, 20/23) 4-6 defeat vs. Toronto (Wregget) [Replaced Sauve].
10/09/86: W (60m, 31/33) 3-2 victory vs. NY Islanders (Smith).
10/11/86: L (60m, 20/24) 3-4 defeat at Detroit (Stefan, Hanlon).
10/18/86: L (60m, 32/35) 2-3 defeat at Toronto (Wregget).
10/21/86: L (50m36s, 31/39) 1-9 defeat at Edmonton (Fuhr) [Replaced by Bannerman, replaced Bannerman].
10/29/86: L (60m, 29/34) 2-5 defeat at Detroit (Stefan).
11/01/86: W (56m17s, 21/26) 6-5 victory at Minnesota (Beaupre, Takko) [Replaced Bannerman].
11/08/86: L (60m, 23/26) 2-3 defeat at Washington (Mason).
11/12/86: T (65m, 40/42) 2-2 OT tie vs. Washington (Mason).
11/15/86: L (60m, 30/34) 3-4 defeat at St. Louis (Wamsley).
11/16/86: - (20m, 8/9) 3-7 defeat vs. Toronto (Wregget) [Replaced Bannerman].
11/19/86: T (65m, 42/46) 4-4 OT tie vs. Los Angeles (Melanson).
11/23/86: W (60m, 33/36) 5-3 victory vs. New Jersey (Chevier).
11/26/86: L (60m, 27/32) 2-5 defeat at Minnesota (Beaupre).
12/02/86: W (60m, 34/36) 4-2 victory at Vancouver (Caprice).
12/04/86: L (60m, 33/37) 1-4 defeat at Calgary (Lemelin).
12/14/86: - (40m, 15/18) 3-8 defeat vs. Vancouver (Brodeur) [Replaced Bannerman].
12/17/86: W (60m, 28/29) 5-1 victory vs. Winnipeg (Reddick).
12/20/86: W (60m, 33/35) 6-2 victory at Boston (Ranford).
12/21/86: W (60m, 26/30) 7-4 victory vs. Detroit (Hanlon).
12/23/86: L (60m, 29/32) 1-3 defeat at Detroit (Stefan).
12/26/86: W (60m, 34/40) 8-6 victory vs. St. Louis (Wamsley).
12/28/86: W (60m, 19/24) 7-5 victory vs. Washington (Mason).
12/30/86: W (60m, 38/41) 5-3 victory at NY Islanders (Smith).
12/31/86: L (60m, 36/41) 2-5 defeat at Buffalo (Barrasso).
01/03/87: W (60m, 38/40) 3-2 victory at Hartford (Liut).
01/04/87: L (60m, 33/37) 1-4 defeat vs. Calgary (Lemelin).
01/07/87: W (60m, 30/34) 6-4 victory vs. Toronto (Bester, Wregget).
01/11/87: W (60m, 30/33) 5-3 victory vs. Detroit (Stefan).
01/14/87: L (60m, 22/25) 1-3 defeat vs. New Jersey (Chevier).
01/18/87: L (60m, 22/27) 3-5 defeat vs. Quebec (Gosselin).
01/24/87: L (60m, 23/26) 1-3 defeat at Montreal (Roy).
01/26/87: L (47m38s, 33/36) 2-3 defeat vs. Montreal (Roy) [Replaced Bannerman].
01/28/87: W (60m, 45/45) 5-0 victory vs. Toronto (Wregget).
01/31/87: T (65m, 23/27) 4-4 OT tie at St. Louis (Millen).
02/01/87: W (60m, 30/34) 6-4 victory vs. Edmonton (Moog).
02/04/87: W (60m, 36/40) 5-4 victory vs. Detroit (Hanlon).
02/07/87: L (60m, 21/25) 1-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Meloche).
02/15/87: W (60m, 34/38) 6-4 victory vs. Quebec (Gosselin).
02/17/87: L (60m, 29/34) 4-5 defeat vs. Hartford (Liut).
02/21/87: W (60m, 36/39) 6-3 victory at Hartford (Liut).
02/22/87: T (65m, 30/32) 2-2 OT tie vs. Detroit (Stefan).
03/22/87: - (40m, 32/33) 3-5 defeat at NY Rangers (Froese) [Replaced Bannerman].
03/25/87: T (65m, 20/24) 4-4 OT tie vs. St. Louis (Millen).
03/28/87: L (40m, 19/24) 4-5 defeat at Quebec (Malarchuk) [Replaced by Bannerman].
04/04/87: L (60m, 34/37) 1-3 defeat at Toronto (Wregget).
04/05/87: W (60m, 25/27) 5-2 victory vs. Toronto (Wregget, Bester).
04/08/87: L (60m, 26/29) 1-3 defeat at Detroit (Stefan).
04/09/87: L (60m, 34/39) 1-5 defeat at Detroit (Stefan).
04/11/87: L (64m51s, 31/35) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Detroit (Hanlon).
04/12/87: L (60m, 30/33) 1-3 defeat vs. Detroit (Stefan).
Signed as free agent by New Jersey Devils.
10/10/87: - (36m05s, 13/15) 2-5 defeat at Toronto (Wregget) [Replaced by Chevrier].
11/03/87: - (34m21s, 16/18) 3-6 defeat at NY Islanders (Hrudey) [Replaced Chevrier].
11/05/87: W (60m, 15/18) 5-3 victory vs. St. Louis (Millen).
11/07/87: W (60m, 22/23) 4-1 victory vs. Washington (Peeters).
11/12/87: T (65m, 34/35) 1-1 OT tie vs. Winnipeg (Berthiaume).
11/14/87: L (60m, 27/33) 4-6 defeat vs. Detroit (Stefan, Hanlon).
11/21/87: L (60m, 28/30) 1-2 defeat at Montreal (Hayward).
11/23/87: - (13m53s, 10/14) 2-9 defeat at Calgary (Dadswell) [Replaced Chevrier, replaced by Chevrier].
11/25/87: - (30m53s, 7/13) 8-7 OT victory at Edmonton (Fuhr) [Replaced by Chevrier].
12/05/87: L (60m, 17/20) 2-3 defeat at Quebec (Gosselin).
12/12/87: L (59m, 40/44) 3-5 defeat at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
12/16/87: L (40m, 17/24) 3-9 defeat at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced by Chevrier].
12/28/87: W (39m14s, 14/16) 6-4 victory vs. NY Islanders (Smith) [Replaced Chevrier].
12/30/87: L (60m, 30/34) 3-4 defeat vs. Washington (Malarchuk).
01/02/88: T (65m, 28/29) 1-1 OT tie at Hartford (Liut).
01/04/88: L (40m, 22/28) 3-6 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Melanson) [Replaced by Chevrier].
01/09/88: W (60m, 37/40) 4-3 victory at Minnesota (Takko).
01/15/88: W (60m, 27/30) 7-3 victory vs. Toronto (Reese, Wregget).
01/19/88: L (60m, 25/31) 4-6 defeat at Washington (Peeters).
01/21/88: L (63m37s, 14/17) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Detroit (St. Laurent).
01/28/88: W (53m28s, 22/22) 6-3 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Meloche) [Replaced Chevrier].
01/29/88: W (64m43s, 20/22) 3-2 OT victory vs. Chicago (Mason).
02/05/88: L (40m, 7/10) 1-5 defeat at Vancouver (McLean) [Replaced by Chevrier].
02/11/88: W (60m, 29/31) 4-2 victory vs. Montreal (Roy).
02/12/88: L (60m, 22/26) 3-4 defeat at Detroit (St. Laurent).
02/14/88: W (60m, 23/25) 7-2 victory at Toronto (Wregget, Reese).
02/17/88: L (60m, 24/28) 3-4 defeat vs. Washington (Peeters, Malarchuk).
02/19/88: W (60m, 26/29) 6-3 victory vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
02/21/88: L (59m, 17/20) 1-4 defeat vs. Boston (Lemelin).
02/24/88: L (60m, 9/12) 1-3 defeat vs. Winnipeg (Berthiaume).
02/26/88: L (60m, 16/18) 1-2 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
02/28/88: - (12m47s, 4/7) 8-6 victory vs. Minnesota (Beaupre) [Replaced by Chevrier].
03/01/88: L (60m, 23/28) 3-5 defeat at Washington (Malarchuk).
03/25/88: T (65m, 30/32) 2-2 OT tie at Buffalo (Barrasso).
04/07/88: W (60m, 24/26) 3-2 victory at NY Islanders (Hrudey).
04/26/88: W (60m, 28/29) 3-1 victory at Washington (Malarchuk).
04/28/88: - (20m, 11/13) 2-7 defeat vs. Washington (Peeters) [Replaced Burke].
05/02/88: L (60m, 25/30) 3-5 defeat at Boston (Lemelin).
05/06/88: - (37m42s, 17/20) 1-6 defeat vs. Boston (Lemelin) [Replaced Burke].
10/15/88: L (59m, 23/30) 5-8 defeat at Washington (Peeters).
10/25/88: - (19m, 4/5) 4-7 defeat vs. Buffalo (Puppa) [Replaced Burke].
10/28/88: W (60m, 21/24) 5-3 victory vs. Hartford (Liut).
11/11/88: T (65m, 19/22) 3-3 OT tie vs. NY Islanders (Hrudey).
11/19/88: L (60m, 33/36) 2-3 defeat vs. Washington (Malarchuk).
12/04/88: L (60m, 20/26) 2-6 defeat at Philadelphia (LaForest).
12/18/88: W (60m, 24/27) 5-3 victory at Chicago (Belfour).
12/26/88: - (37m31s, 18/19) 1-5 defeat at NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced Burke].
12/27/88: - (10m01s, 3/6) 5-7 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced by Terreri].
12/29/88: L (60m, 17/23) 2-6 defeat vs. Boston (Moog).
12/31/88: - (27m39s, 5/10) 6-8 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso) [Replaced by Terreri].
01/06/89: W (60m, 24/28) 5-4 victory vs. Buffalo (Puppa, Cloutier).
01/19/89: L (60m, 19/24) 4-5 defeat vs. Quebec (Tugnutt).
03/25/89: - (23m54s, 16/18) 4-5 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso, Young) [Replaced by Burke].
04/02/89: W (60m, 29/33) 7-4 victory vs. Washington (Beaupre).

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