Darcy W. Wakaluk

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Photo taken from 1992-93 Topps Stadium Club #153. Reprinted without permission.

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Pincher Creek, Alberta, March 14, 1966.
HOME:
HEIGHT: 5'11"
WEIGHT: 180 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 35 (Buffalo), 34 (Dallas).
CATCHES: Left
SALARY (1996-97): $600,000
STYLE:
STRENGTHS: Good glove hand, decent puckhandling skills.
WEAKNESSES:

Name pronouced WAHK-uh-LUHK.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Behind him [Coyotes starting goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin], the durability of backup goalie Darcy Wakaluk is a definite cause for concern." (The Hockey News 1997-98 Yearbook, p. 151)

"Has settled into a role of career backup. Has never been able to win and hold a No. 1 job. Works hard and has confidence. Is competitive and handles the puck well, even scored a goal in the AHL. He'll back up Khabibulin again this season." (The Sports Forecaster Hockey '97-'98, p. 174)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Buffalo Sabres as underage junior in seventh round (seventh Sabres pick, 144th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 9, 1984.
Traded by Sabres to Minnesota North Stars for eighth-round pick (D Jiri Kuntos) in 1991 draft and future considerations, May 26, 1991.
Minnesota franchise relocated to Dallas, and renamed "Stars", June 9, 1993.
Signed as free agent by Phoenix Coyotes, July 23, 1996.

ACCOLADES:

First American Hockey League goaltender to score a goal (vs. Utica), December 6, 1987.
Shared (with David Littman) Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Trophy, 1990-91.
Rated #47 in Hockey Stars Presents "The Top 50 Netminders in Pro Hockey", November 1993.
Rated #23 in Hockey Stars Presents "The Top 50 Netminders in Pro Hockey", November 1994.
Rated #36 in Hockey Stars Presents "The Top 50 Netminders in Pro Hockey", November 1995.

INJURIES:

Hyperextended knee; missed two games, February 17, 1993.
Broken hand; missed nine games, March 16, 1995.
Strained back; missed three games, April 14, 1995.
Pulled hamstring; missed five games, January 15, 1996.
Suffered career-ending knee injury in game vs. Washington Capitals, Janury 4, 1997.

PENALTY SHOTS:

Stopped penalty shot (Dave Manson), January 24, 1991.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Bob Errey), October 31, 1991.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Dimitri Khristich), January 7, 1992.
Stopped penalty shot (Dave Andreychuk), February 7, 1992.
Stopped penalty shot (Steve Yzerman), March 19, 1993.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Bob Kudelski), October 30, 1993.
Stopped penalty shot (Wendel Clark), December 21, 1995.

DID YOU KNOW?

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
82-83 Pincher Creek Oilers AJHL   38   2280               116   3.05                    0
83-84 Kelowna Wings WHL           31   1555   2  22   0   163   6.29     993   .836     0   0   0    16
84-85 Kelowna Wings WHL           54   3094  19  30   4   244   4.73                    0   0   1    46
85-86 Spokane Chiefs WHL          47   2562  21  22   1   224   5.25                    1   0   0     0
86-87 Flint Spirits IHL            9                                                        0   0     8
      Rochester Americans AHL     11    545   2   2   0    26   2.86     288   .910     0   0   1    12
87-88 Rochester Americans AHL     55   2763  27  16   3   159   3.45    1337   .881     0   1   6     7
88-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL           6    214   1   3   0    15   4.21      90   .833     0   0   0     0    25.23  875.39
      Rochester Americans AHL     33   1566  11  14   0    97   3.72     742   .869     1   0   2    10
89-90 Rochester Americans AHL     56   3095  31  16   4   173   3.35    1480   .883     2   0   7    38
90-91 Buffalo Sabres NHL          16    630   4   5   3    35   3.33     292   .880     0   0   0     2    27.81  926.49
      Rochester Americans AHL     26   1363  10  10   3    68   2.99     683   .900     4   0   0    38
91-92 Minnesota North Stars NHL   36   1905  13  19   1   104   3.28     874   .881     1   0   0    20    27.53  926.89
      Kalamazoo Wings IHL          1     60   1   0   0     7   7.00                    0   0   0     2
92-93 Minnesota North Stars NHL   29   1596  10  12   5    97   3.65     803   .879     1   0   3    20    30.19  929.52
93-94 Dallas Stars NHL            36   2000  18   9   6    88   2.64     978   .910     3   0   2    34    29.34  958.92
94-95 Dallas Stars NHL            15    754   4   8   0    40   3.18     341   .883     2   0   0     4
95-96 Dallas Stars NHL            37   1875   9  16   5   106   3.39     975   .891     1   0   0     6    31.20  943.28
96-97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL         16    782   8   3   1    39   2.99     386   .899     1   0   1     4    29.62  948.32
EIGHT (8) NHL SEASONS            191   9756  67  75  21   524   3.22    4739  0.889     9   0   6    90    29.15  938.00

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
84-85 Kelowna Wings WHL            5    282   1   4   22   4.68                    0
85-86 Spokane Chiefs WHL           7    419   3   4   37   5.30                    0
86-87 Rochester Americans AHL      5    141   2   0   11   4.68                    0   0   0     0
87-88 Rochester Americans AHL      6    328   3   3   22   4.02                    0   0   0     2
89-90 Rochester Americans AHL     17   1001  10   6   50   3.01                    0   0   0    14
90-91 Buffalo Sabres NHL           2     37   0   1    2   3.24      22   .909     0   0   0     2    35.68  968.55
      Rochester Americans AHL      9    544   6   3   30   3.31                    0   0   0     0
93-94 Dallas Stars NHL             5    307   4   1   15   2.93     168   .911     0   0   0     0    32.83  965.44
94-95 Dallas Stars NHL             1     20   0   0    1   3.00       9   .889     0   0   0     0    27.00  933.89
THREE (3) NHL POSTSEASONS          8    364   4   2   18   2.97     199  0.910     0   0   0     2    32.80  964.22

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Selected by Buffalo Sabres in 1984 National Hockey League entry draft.
12/02/88: - (3m50, 5/7) 1-6 defeat vs. Hartford (Sidorkiewicz) [Replaced Puppa].
02/02/89: - (15m03s, 3/3) 3-7 defeat at St. Louis (Riendeau) [Replaced Cloutier].
02/04/89: L (59m, 20/24) 3-5 defeat at Los Angeles (Healy).
02/10/89: L (40m, 11/16) 4-5 defeat vs. Vancouver (Weeks) [Replaced by Cloutier].
02/22/89: W (35m52s, 13/13) 7-5 victory vs. NY Islanders (Hackett) [Replaced Cloutier].
03/25/89: L (60m, 22/26) 1-4 defeat at Quebec (Tugnutt).
MISSING ONE NON-DECISION APPEARANCE FOR 1990-91.
12/06/90: W (6m54s, 2/2) 4-3 victory at Philadelphia (Peeters, Wregget) [Replaced Malarchuk].
12/11/90: - (22m58s, 14/16) 3-8 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon) [Replaced Malarchuk].
01/24/91: W (60m, 31/35) 5-4 victory at Chicago (Belfour, Cloutier).
01/29/91: L (24m18s, 10/15) 3-8 defeat at St. Louis (Riendeau) [Replaced by Littman].
01/31/91: L (60m, 23/27) 1-4 defeat vs. Quebec (Cloutier).
02/08/91: T (25m, 5/5) 4-4 OT tie vs. Los Angeles (Berthiaume) [Replaced Puppa].
02/13/91: T (56m04s, 31/33) 6-6 OT tie vs. Minnesota (Casey) [Replaced Puppa].
02/15/91: T (65m, 26/28) 2-2 OT tie vs. Montreal (Racicot).
02/17/91: L (60m, 16/19) 0-3 defeat vs. Toronto (Reese).
02/19/91: - (21m09s, 5/6) 3-6 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso) [Replaced Puppa].
03/08/91: - (23m48s, 7/8) 3-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Hasek) [Replaced Malarchuk].
03/12/91: L (59m, 30/34) 2-5 defeat at Minnesota (Casey).
03/16/91: - (0m14s, 0/0) 4-6 defeat at Montreal (Roy, Racicot) [Replaced Malarchuk].
03/17/91: W (60m, 21/22) 6-1 victory vs. Hartford (Whitmore, McKay).
03/20/91: W (61m14s, 22/24) 3-2 OT victory vs. Montreal (Racicot).
03/23/91: L (20m, 15/19) 3-6 defeat at Boston (Moog) [Replaced by Puppa].
MISSING ONE NON-DECISION APPEARANCE FOR 1991 POSTSEASON.
04/03/91: L (37m54s, 20/22) 5-7 defeat at Montreal (Roy) [Replaced by Puppa].
Traded by Sabres to Minnesota North Stars.
10/15/91: L (59m, 29/34) 3-6 defeat at Calgary (Vernon).
10/31/91: L (60m, 31/39) 1-8 defeat at Pittsburgh (Pietrangelo).
11/02/91: W (60m, 31/34) 4-3 victory vs. Chicago (Belfour).
11/16/91: - (8m00s, 3/3) 3-5 defeat at St. Louis (Joseph) [Replaced Casey, replaced by Casey].
11/22/91: L (60m, 19/23) 3-4 defeat at Detroit (Cheveldae).
12/08/91: - (25m10s, 6/8) 2-7 defeat at Chicago (Belfour) [Replaced Casey].
12/12/91: L (34m58s, 8/11) 5-7 defeat at Vancouver (Gamble) [Replaced Casey].
12/14/91: W (60m, 21/23) 3-2 victory at San Jose (Myllys).
12/17/91: W (60m, 32/33) 2-1 victory at Los Angeles (Berthiaume).
12/21/91: L (60m, 16/19) 0-3 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Hextall).
12/26/91: W (60m, 37/39) 3-2 victory at Winnipeg (Tabaracci).
01/02/92: L (60m, 19/25) 1-6 defeat at St. Louis (Joseph).
01/07/92: W (60m, 32/35) 5-3 victory at Washington (Beaupre).
01/09/92: - (20m, 9/13) 4-9 defeat at Detroit (Cheveldae) [Replaced Casey].
01/27/92: L (60m, 27/30) 2-3 defeat at Boston (Moog).
01/28/92: W (48m24s, 12/12) 4-3 victory at Hartford (Whitmore) [Replaced Casey].
01/30/92: L (59m, 24/28) 3-5 defeat at Philadelphia (Hextall).
02/01/92: L (60m, 20/22) 1-2 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
02/07/92: W (60m, 39/39) 2-0 victory at Buffalo (Puppa).
02/09/92: T (65m, 22/26) 4-4 OT tie at Hartford (Sidorkiewicz).
02/13/92: W (60m, 21/22) 6-1 victory vs. Winnipeg (Essensa, Beauregard).
02/15/92: W (60m, 26/28) 5-2 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Barrasso).
02/17/92: L (40m, 11/15) 0-8 defeat at Montreal (Roy) [Replaced by Casey].
02/22/92: L (60m, 28/30) 1-2 defeat at NY Islanders (Fitzpatrick).
02/24/92: W (60m, 29/30) 3-1 victory at New Jersey (Terreri).
02/26/92: L (60m, 25/29) 1-4 defeat vs. Montreal (Roy).
03/01/92: L (30m35s, 14/17) 2-6 defeat at Toronto (Fuhr) [Replaced by Casey].
03/03/92: W (60m, 21/22) 3-1 victory at Washington (Beaupre, Hrivnak).
03/05/92: W (60m, 21/23) 4-2 victory at Detroit (Cheveldae).
03/08/92: W (60m, 17/19) 4-2 victory vs. Winnipeg (Tabaracci, Beauregard).
03/11/92: L (60m, 20/23) 0-3 defeat vs. Toronto (Fuhr).
03/21/92: L (60m, 16/20) 2-4 defeat at Quebec (Fiset).
03/24/92: L (60m, 28/32) 2-4 defeat vs. Vancouver (McLean).
03/28/92: L (60m, 24/28) 3-4 defeat at Calgary (Reese).
04/14/92: L (59m, 23/29) 4-7 defeat vs. Detroit (Cheveldae).
04/16/92: L (20m, 9/11) 3-5 defeat at St. Louis (Joseph) [Replaced Casey].
10/06/92: L (60m, 24/30) 4-6 defeat at St. Louis (Joseph).
10/17/92: L (60m, 28/36) 1-8 defat at Montreal (Roy).
10/30/92: W (60m, 21/23) 3-2 victory at Vancouver (Whitmore).
11/12/92: L (40m, 16/19) 2-7 defeat vs. Winnipeg (Tabaracci) [Replaced by Casey, replaced Casey].
11/27/92: T (65m, 23/27) 4-4 OT tie vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
12/01/92: W (60m, 27/28) 3-1 victory at Ottawa (Sidorkiewicz).
12/22/92: T (45m, 19/20) 2-2 OT tie vs. St. Louis (Joseph) [Replaced Casey].
12/26/92: W (60m, 27/31) 5-4 victory vs. Winnipeg (Tabaracci).
01/02/93: L (60m, 23/26) 2-3 defeat at NY Islanders (Healy).
01/03/93: T (25m, 9/9) 6-6 OT tie at Hartford (Pietranglo) [Replaced Casey].
01/06/93: L (60m, 27/32) 1-5 defeat at New Jersey (Terreri).
01/07/93: W (60m, 38/41) 6-3 victory at Pittsburgh (Barrasso).
01/09/93: W (60m, 14/18) 5-4 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Bergeron).
01/14/93: L (60m, 23/26) 1-3 defeat at Chicago (Belfour).
01/21/93: W (60m, 28/30) 7-2 victory vs. Ottawa (Sidorkiewicz).
01/23/93: T (65m, 24/27) 3-3 OT tie vs. Vancouver (Whitmore).
01/26/93: W (60m, 28/29) 2-1 victory at Toronto (Potvin).
02/01/93: W (60m, 38/42) 5-4 victory at Vancouver (McLean).
02/03/93: W (60m, 27/30) 7-3 victory at San Jose (Hackett).
02/11/93: W (60m, 34/34) 1-0 victory at Tampa Bay (Young).
02/13/93: L (60m, 29/35) 1-6 defeat at Toronto (Potvin).
02/17/93: - (20m, 7/10) 5-10 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Hrudey) [Replaced by Casey].
02/28/93: L (60m, 15/22) 6-7 defeat at Winnipeg (Essensa).
03/07/93: - (20m, 9/11) 1-7 defeat vs. Detroit (Cheveldae) [Replaced Casey].
03/16/93: L (60m, 30/34) 3-4 defeat at Philadelphia (Soderstrom).
03/18/93: L (60m, 34/39) 1-5 defeat at Detroit (Cheveldae).
03/25/93: T (65m, 32/35) 3-3 OT tie vs. Toronto (Potvin).
03/27/93: L (60m, 25/27) 1-2 defeat vs. Hartford (Gosselin).
03/31/93: L (60m, 27/32) 2-5 defeat at Edmonton (Ranford).
North Stars franchise relocated to Dallas; renamed "Stars".
10/18/93: W (60m, 34/37) 5-3 victory at Chicago (Belfour, Hackett).
10/20/93: - (20m, 11/12) 2-5 defeat at Montreal (Racicot, Roy).
10/21/93: W (21m56s, 9/9) 6-5 OT victory at Ottawa (Billington) [Replaced Moog].
10/23/93: L (60m, 27/30) 2-3 defeat at Quebec (Fiset).
10/30/93: - (28m03s, 9/12) 4-5 OT defeat vs. Ottawa (Billington) [Replaced by Moog].
11/11/93: W (60m, 20/20) 4-0 victory vs. San Jose (Waite).
11/14/93: L (60m, 28/32) 1-4 defeat at Chicago (Belfour).
11/20/93: W (46m03s, 14/14) 4-3 victory vs. Calgary (Vernon) [Replaced Moog].
11/21/93: W (60m, 30/34) 7-4 victory vs. Los Angeles (Goverde).
11/24/93: T (65m, 47/49) 2-2 OT tie vs. NY Islanders (Hextall).
11/30/93: T (65m, 31/33) 2-2 OT tie at Calgary (Vernon).
12/04/93: L (60m, 20/24) 3-4 defeat at St. Louis (Hrivnak).
12/05/93: W (60m, 29/32) 4-3 victory vs. Edmonton (Ranford).
12/08/93: W (60m, 28/30) 3-2 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Wregget).
12/09/93: W (60m, 25/26) 6-1 victory [in Minneapolis] vs. Ottawa (Madeley).
12/12/93: T (65m, 34/38) 4-4 OT tie vs. Florida (Vanbiesbrouck).
12/15/93: L (60m, 29/32) 2-3 defeat vs. Chicago (Hackett).
12/17/93: L (60m, 14/17) 2-3 defeat vs. Anaheim (Hebert).
12/29/93: W (60m, 25/25) 4-0 victory vs. Toronto (Potvin, Rhodes).
01/02/94: - (20m, 4/6) 4-6 defeat vs. Quebec (Fiset) [Replaced by Moog].
01/06/94: W (60m, 35/35) 8-0 victory vs. Philadelphia (Roussel, Soderstrom).
01/13/94: L (64m04s, 29/33) 3-4 OT defeat at Toronto (Potvin) [Replaced by Moog, replaced Moog].
01/16/94: L (60m, 26/30) 2-4 defeat vs. Buffalo (Hasek).
01/26/94: W (60m, 34/36) 3-2 victory at Calgary (Trefilov).
02/06/94: L (31m50s, 13/17) 1-7 defeat vs. San Jose (Waite) [Replaced by Moog].
02/12/94: W (60m, 22/25) 9-3 victoy at Pittsburgh (Wregget).
02/18/94: W (60m, 34/36) 4-2 victory vs. Calgary (Vernon, Kidd).
02/21/94: W (60m, 16/19) 6-3 victory at San Jose (Waite).
03/06/94: T (65m, 24/26) 2-2 OT tie vs. Montreal (Roy).
03/08/94: W (62m43s, 21/24) 4-3 OT victory at Philadelphia (Roussel).
03/13/94: L (60m, 28/32) 0-4 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/22/94: W (60m, 26/29) 4-3 victory vs. Anaheim (Shtalenkov).
03/27/94: T (65m, 23/25) 2-2 OT tie at Tampa Bay (Bergeron).
04/03/94: W (60m, 33/36) 6-3 victory at Washington (Beaupre, Dafoe, Beaupre).
04/10/94: T (65m, 29/31) 2-2 OT tie at St. Louis (Joseph).
04/14/94: W (60m, 25/28) 4-3 victory vs. Detroit (Essensa).
04/17/94: W (60m, 33/36) 5-3 victory vs. St. Louis (Joseph).
04/20/94: W (60m, 24/26) 4-2 victory vs. St. Louis (Joseph).
04/22/94: W (68m34s, 44/48) 5-4 OT victory at St. Louis (Joseph).
04/24/94: W (60m, 25/26) 2-1 victory at St. Louis (Joseph).
05/02/94: L (59m, 28/33) 4-6 defeat vs. Vancouver (McLean).
01/25/95: W (60m, 22/23) 4-1 victory at Anaheim (Shtalenkov).
01/30/95: L (60m, 15/17) 1-2 defeat vs. Toronto (Potvin).
02/02/95: L (60m, 28/30) 1-2 defeat vs. San Jose (Irbe).
02/04/95: L (40m, 19/24) 4-7 defeat at St. Louis (Joseph, Casey) [Replaced by Moog].
02/13/95: L (60m, 23/30) 4-7 defeat vs. Winnipeg (Khabibulin).
02/26/95: L (60m, 27/29) 1-2 defeat vs. Chicago (Belfour).
02/28/95: W (60m, 26/26) 4-0 victory at Winnipeg (Khabibulin, Cheveldae).
03/03/95: W (60m, 27/27) 4-0 victory vs. Anaheim (Hebert).
03/06/95: W (60m, 21/23) 8-2 victory vs. Los Angeles (Fuhr, Hrudey).
03/10/95: L (60m, 21/25) 3-4 defeat at Winnipeg (Cheveldae).
03/16/95: - (33m16s, 19/22) 4-5 defeat at Detroit (Vernon) [Replaced by Moog].
04/11/95: L (60m, 19/23) 1-4 defeat vs. Detroit (Osgood).
04/22/95: - (12m13s, 8/11) 6-4 victory vs. Toronto (Potvin) [Replaced by Torchia].
04/25/95: - (12m31s, 3/5) 4-8 defeat vs. St. Louis (Casey) [Replaced Torchia].
04/29/95: L (59m, 23/26) 2-4 defeat at Detroit (Osgood).
05/11/95: - (20m, 8/9) 1-5 defeat vs. Detroit (Vernon) [Replaced Moog].
10/10/95: W (60m, 33/36) 7-3 victory vs. Calgary (Kidd, Tabaracci).
10/17/95: L (32m54s, 11/13) 3-4 defeat vs. Washington (Carey) [Replaced Moog].
10/19/95: T (65m, 37/38) 1-1 OT tie at St. Louis (Fuhr).
10/21/95: T (65m, 35/38) 3-3 OT tie vs. Tampa Bay (Puppa).
10/24/95: W (60m, 27/27) 3-0 victory vs. Buffalo (Hasek).
10/26/95: W (60m, 32/34) 5-2 victory vs. Anaheim (Shtalenkov).
10/30/95: L (60m, 24/30) 1-6 defeat vs. Colorado (Thibault).
11/09/95: T (65m, 29/30) 1-1 OT tie at Colorado (Thibault).
11/14/95: L (60m, 29/33) 2-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso).
12/03/95: W (60m, 31/37) 7-6 victory at Colorado (Fiset).
12/07/95: L (59m, 31/33) 1-3 defeat at Detroit (Vernon).
12/09/95: L (60m, 26/29) 1-3 defeat at Toronto (Potvin).
12/11/95: L (60m, 27/30) 2-3 defeat at NY Rangers (Richter).
12/13/95: - (27m53s, 9/12) 4-8 defeat vs. Calgary (Tabaracci) [Replaced Moog].
12/15/95: L (60m, 38/43) 1-5 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Wregget).
12/17/95: W (60m, 30/32) 4-2 victory vs. San Jose (Terreri).
12/21/95: T (65m, 32/35) 3-3 OT tie vs. NY Islanders (Soderstrom).
12/23/95: L (60m, 14/16) 0-2 defeat vs. Chicago (Hackett).
12/26/95: L (59m, 27/31) 3-5 defeat at Chicago (Hackett).
01/05/96: W (60m, 16/20) 5-4 victory vs. Winnipeg (Cheveldae).
01/07/96: L (17m5s0, 11/14) 2-5 defeat at Chicago (Hackett) [Replaced by Fernandez].
01/10/96: L (60m, 26/30) 0-4 defeat vs. Detroit (Osgood).
01/12/96: T (15m00s, 8/9) 6-6 OT tie vs. Florida (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced Fernandez].
01/14/96: L (60m, 42/49) 2-7 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
01/15/96: - (8m04s, 3/4) 1-6 defeat at Philadelphia (Hextall) [Replaced by Fernandez].
02/10/96: L (60m, 24/30) 3-6 defeat vs. St. Louis (Fuhr).
02/19/96: L (59m, 33/36) 2-4 defeat at Tampa Bay (Puppa).
02/25/96: W (53m23s, 24/26) 6-2 victory at Hartford (Burke, Muzzatti) [Replaced by Moog].
03/13/96: - (40m, 10/11) 1-4 defeat at Ottawa (Rhodes) [Replaced Moog].
03/22/96: - (40m, 12/13) 2-5 defeat at Vancouver (Hirsch) [Replaced Moog].
03/26/96: - (38m49s, 11/15) 2-8 defeat vs. Winnipeg (Khabibulin) [Replaced Moog].
03/28/96: W (60m, 28/29) 3-1 victory vs. Anaheim (Hebert).
03/31/96: - (27m11s, 17/20) 3-5 defeat at Chicago (Belfour) [Replaced by Moog].
04/07/96: L (59m, 27/30) 1-4 defeat vs. Colorado (Roy).
04/10/96: W (60m, 30/32) 4-2 victory at Edmonton (Joseph).
04/12/96: - (1m46s, 0/0) 3-5 defeat at Anaheim (Hebert) [Replaced Moog].
04/14/96: L (60m, 25/30) 1-5 defeat vs. Detroit (Osgood).
Signed as free agent by Phoenix Coyotes.
10/12/96: W (60m, 26/28) 4-2 victory vs. Anaheim (Shtalenkov).
10/28/96: W (61m45s, 36/40) 5-4 OT victory at Montreal (Jablonski).
11/06/96: L (60m, 24/27) 2-3 defeat vs. Dallas (Moog).
11/20/96: - (27m08s, 9/12) 0-6 defeat at Colorado (Roy) [Replaced Khabibulin].
11/23/96: T (56m39s, 13/13) 3-3 OT tie vs. NY Islanders (Fichaud) [Replaced Khabibulin].
12/05/96: W (60m, 33/33) 3-0 victory at St. Louis (Fuhr).
12/07/96: W (62m03s, 32/35) 4-3 OT victory at New Jersey (Dunham, Brodeur).
12/09/96: - (20m, 5/7) 2-5 defeat at NY Rangers (Richter) [Replaced by Khabibulin].
12/10/96: - (20m, 7/8) 2-8 defeat at NY Islanders (Salo) [Replaced Khabibulin].
12/13/96: W (60m, 25/27) 4-2 victory at Ottawa (Rhodes).
12/14/96: W (60m, 30/33) 5-3 victory at Toronto (Potvin).
12/17/96: W (60m, 31/34) 4-3 victory vs. Washington (Carey).
12/20/96: W (60m, 26/28) 5-2 victory vs. Toronto (Potvin).
12/22/96: L (24m47s, 14/19) 2-7 defeat vs. Calgary (Roloson) [Replaced by Khabibulin].
12/27/96: - (31m48s, 15/18) 7-4 victory vs. Vancouver (McLean) [Replaced by Khabibulin].
01/03/97: L (60m, 21/24) 0-3 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).

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