Vesa Toskala
Player profile and career history
G · #35
Vesa Toskala was a goaltender. Born May 20, 1977 in Tampere, Finland, he stood 5'10", weighed 198 lbs and caught left. He was drafted in 1995 (round 4, 90th overall) by the San Jose Sharks. In 266 NHL regular-season games he had 129 wins and 13 shutouts.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 266
- Wins
- 129
- GAA
- 2.76
- Save %
- 0.902
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 10
- Games Played
- 266
- Games Started
- 242
- Goals
- 0
- Goals Against
- 679
- Goals Against Avg
- 2.7588
- Losses
- 82
- Ot Losses
- 25
- Pim
- 16
- Save Pctg
- 0.9024
- Shots Against
- 6957
- Shutouts
- 13
- Ties
- 5
- Time On Ice
- 14767:04
- Wins
- 129
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 11
- Wins
- 6
- GAA
- 2.45
- Save %
- 0.910
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 0
- Games Played
- 11
- Games Started
- 11
- Goals
- 0
- Goals Against
- 28
- Goals Against Avg
- 2.4487
- Losses
- 5
- Pim
- 0
- Save Pctg
- 0.91
- Shots Against
- 311
- Shutouts
- 1
- Time On Ice
- 686:04
- Wins
- 6
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Wins
- 33 2007–08 · Toronto Maple Leafs
- Shutouts
- 4 2006–07 · San Jose Sharks
- Games
- 66 2007–08 · Toronto Maple Leafs
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2011–12
- IlvesFinland
- IlvesFinland-Q
2010–11
- AIKSweden
2009–10
2008–09
2007–08
2006–07
2005–06
- ClevelandAHL
San Jose SharksNHL
2004–05
- IlvesFinland
2003–04
2002–03
- ClevelandAHL
San Jose SharksNHL
2001–02
- ClevelandAHL
San Jose SharksNHL
2000–01
- KentuckyAHL
1999–00
- FarjestadSweden
- FinlandWC-A
1998–99
- IlvesFinland
1997–98
- Ilves Jr.Fin-Jr.
- IlvesFinland
1996–97
- Ilves Jr.Fin-Jr.
- IlvesFinland
- FinlandWJC-A
1995–96
- Ilves Jr.Fin-Jr.
- IlvesFinland
- KooVeeFinland-2
- FinlandWJC-A
1994–95
- FinlandEJC-A
- Ilves Jr.Fin-Jr.
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | W | L | GAA | SV% | SO | Starts | OTL | SA | GA | |
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| 2011–12 | Finland | Ilves | Regular | 22 | 1 | 15 | 3.43 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 71 | All stats
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| 2011–12 | Finland-Q | Ilves | Playoffs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.96 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | Sweden | AIK | Regular | 2 | — | — | 3.07 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Regular | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.27 | 0.918 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 8 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Regular | 26 | 7 | 12 | 3.66 | 0.874 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 676 | 85 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Regular | 53 | 22 | 17 | 3.26 | 0.891 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 1,518 | 166 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Regular | 66 | 33 | 25 | 2.74 | 0.904 | 3 | 64 | 6 | 1,824 | 175 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Regular | 38 | 26 | 10 | 2.35 | 0.908 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 915 | 84 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | AHL | Cleveland | Regular | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Regular | 37 | 23 | 7 | 2.56 | 0.901 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 878 | 87 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Playoffs | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2.45 | 0.910 | 1 | 11 | — | 311 | 28 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Finland | Ilves | Regular | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.58 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Finland | Ilves | Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3.19 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Regular | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2.06 | 0.930 | 1 | 24 | — | 760 | 53 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | AHL | Cleveland | Regular | 49 | 15 | 30 | 3.21 | 0.903 | 1 | — | — | 1,564 | 151 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Regular | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2.35 | 0.927 | 1 | 9 | — | 287 | 21 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | AHL | Cleveland | Regular | 62 | 19 | 33 | 2.99 | 0.912 | 3 | — | — | 2,023 | 178 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Regular | 1 | — | — | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | AHL | Kentucky | Regular | 44 | 22 | 13 | 2.77 | 0.911 | 2 | — | — | 1,279 | 114 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | AHL | Kentucky | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.43 | 0.928 | 0 | — | — | 111 | 8 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | Sweden | Farjestad | Regular | 44 | — | — | 2.67 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 118 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | WC-A | Finland | Regular | 5 | — | — | 3.01 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | Sweden | Farjestad | Playoffs | 7 | — | — | 2.59 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | Finland | Ilves | Regular | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2.14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 70 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | Finland | Ilves | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.39 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | Fin-Jr. | Ilves Jr. | Regular | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | Finland | Ilves | Regular | 43 | 26 | 13 | 2.77 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 118 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | Finland | Ilves | Playoffs | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2.08 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | Fin-Jr. | Ilves Jr. | Regular | 3 | — | — | 2.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | Finland | Ilves | Regular | 40 | 22 | 12 | 2.85 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 108 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | WJC-A | Finland | Regular | 4 | — | — | 2.88 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | Finland | Ilves | Playoffs | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3.63 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | Fin-Jr. | Ilves Jr. | Regular | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | Finland | Ilves | Regular | 37 | 14 | 14 | 3.16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 109 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | Finland-2 | KooVee | Regular | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.51 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | WJC-A | Finland | Regular | 4 | — | — | 4.41 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | Finland | Ilves | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.46 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | All stats
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| 1994–95 | EJC-A | Finland | Regular | 4 | — | — | 2.50 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | All stats
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| 1994–95 | Fin-Jr. | Ilves Jr. | Regular | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2.26 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | All stats
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| 1994–95 | Fin-Jr. | Ilves Jr. | Playoffs | 7 | — | — | 3.36 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals against | Shots against | Save % | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-10 | VAN | 1 | 8 | 0.875 | 16:13 |
| 2010-03-27 | BOS | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 14:09 |
| 2010-03-21 | MIN | 3 | 12 | 0.750 | 23:05 |
| 2010-03-17 | COL | 2 | 34 | 0.941 | 60:00 |
| 2010-03-14 | VAN | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 38:34 |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 13, 10:15 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.