Nikolai Khabibulin vs Robert Esche

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Nikolai Khabibulin and Robert Esche compared on their NHL careers: Nikolai Khabibulin played 18 seasons, 1994-95 to 2013-14, Robert Esche 8 seasons, 1998-99 to 2006-07. Nikolai Khabibulin won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nikolai Khabibulin leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Robert Esche in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Nikolai Khabibulin and Robert Esche career totals
799GP186
778GS170
333, betterW78
334L64, better
39OTL6, better
2.7, betterGAA2.8
0.9, betterSV%0.9
20,258, betterSV4,152
46, betterSO10

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Nikolai Khabibulin and Robert Esche postseason
72GP25
72GS24
39, betterW13
31L11, better
0OTL0
2.4, betterGAA2.7
0.9, betterSV%0.9
1,922, betterSV624
6, betterSO1

Where each stands all time

Nikolai Khabibulin and Robert Esche all-time places
24th (333), betterWins (goalie)173rd (78)
18th (46), betterShutouts143rd (10)

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Nikolai Khabibulin and Robert Esche titles and awards
Nikolai KhabibulinTitle or awardRobert Esche
1, betterChampionships—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Nikolai Khabibulin and Robert Esche season by season
1st1994-951998-99
2nd1995-961999-00
3rd1996-972000-01
4th1997-982001-02
5th1998-992002-03
6th2000-012003-04
7th2001-022005-06
8th2002-032006-07
9th2003-04—
10th2005-06—
11th2006-07—
12th2007-08—
13th2008-09—
14th2009-10—
15th2010-11—
16th2011-12—
17th2012-13—
18th2013-14—