BOB ESSENSA'S 2001-02 APPEARANCES (most recent first)



Date: March 4, 2002
Opponent: vs. Edmonton Oilers

Result: no decision (team lost 3-0, Bob replaced Martin Biron when score was 3-0 at 5:17 of the third period)
Bob's Record: 0-5-0
Shots Against/Saves: 3/3
Who Scored on Bob: NO ONE
Was this Bob's swan song?


Date: February 10, 2002
Opponent: @ New Jersey Devils

Result: no decision (team lost 4-1, Bob replaced Martin Biron when score was 4-0 at 0:00 of the third period)
Bob's Record: 0-5-0
Shots Against/Saves: 4/4
Who Scored on Bob: NO ONE



Date: January 17, 2002
Opponent: @ Los Angeles Kings

Result: Loss, 4-2
Bob's Record: 0-5-0
Shots Against/Saves: 18/15 (fourth King goal--by Bryan Smolinski--was empty-netter)
Who Scored on Bob: Brad Chartrand, Zigmund Palffy, Adam Deadmarsh
See Bob's postgame comments


Date: December 19, 2001
Opponent: vs. Chicago Blackhawks

Result: Loss, 6-5 (Bob replaced Martin Biron when score was 4-3, Chicago, at 8:47 of the second period)
Bob's Record: 0-4-0
Shots Against/Saves: 5/3
Who Scored on Bob: Peter White, Steve Sullivan
Was this Bob's last hurrah? The Vancouver Sun says it may be all over


Date: December 8, 2001
Opponent: @ Boston Bruins

Result: no decision (team lost 4-2, Bob replaced Martin Biron when score was 3-0 at 0:00 of the third period)
Bob's Record: 0-3-0
Shots Against/Saves: 6/5
Who Scored on Bob: Joe Thornton
The Sporting News's Review of Bob's Play to Date
Bob's job in jeopardy?


Date: November 17, 2001
Opponent: @ Boston Bruins

Result: Loss, 3-1
Bob's Record: 0-3-0
Shots Against/Saves: 27/24
Who Scored on Bob: Jamie Rivers (twice), Bill Guerin



Date: November 13, 2001
Opponent: @ Nashville Predators

Result: no decision (team lost 4-1, Bob replaced Martin Biron when score was 2-0 at 13:27 of the second period)
Bob's Record: 0-2-0
Shots Against/Saves: 12/11 (fourth Predator goal--by Vitali Yachmenev--was empty-netter)
Who Scored on Bob: Cliff Ronning



Date: October 27, 2001
Opponent: @ New Jersey Devils

Result: Loss, 3-1
Bob's Record: 0-2-0
Shots Against/Saves: 10/8 (third Devil goal--by Bobby Holik--was empty-netter)
Who Scored on Bob: Jason Arnott, Petr Sykora



Date: October 7, 2001
Opponent: @ New York Rangers

Result: Overtime Loss, 5-4
Bob's Record: 0-1-0
Shots Against/Saves: 27/22
Who Scored on Bob: Eric Lindros, Michal Grosek, Andreas Johansson, Radek Dvorak, Brian Leetch


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