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San Jose Sharks: Top Five Goalies In Franchise History

By Michael Gutnick

DALLAS - MARCH 31: Goaltender Evgeni Nabokov #20 of the San Jose Sharks makes a save against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS - MARCH 31: Goaltender Evgeni Nabokov #20 of the San Jose Sharks makes a save against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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SAN JOSE, CA – MARCH 11: Goaltender Vesa Toskala #35 of the San Jose Sharks watches the action during a game against the Nashville Predators on March 11, 2006 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The Sharks won the game 3-2. (Photo by Don Smith/Getty Images) /

5. Vesa Toskala

Vesa Toskala entered the Sharks organization as the 90th overall pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Amongst a loaded roster of talented goaltenders with names like Evgeni Nabokov and Mikka Kiprusoff, Toskala worked his way up through the Sharks organization and made his debut in teal in 2001. The Finnish netminder played with the Sharks through the 2006-2007 season, although he did not play during the 2004-2005 season.

Toskala earned a 65-28-10 record with an impressive 2.34 GAA and .914 save percentage in his five years with the San Jose Sharks. Toskala holds the best goals against average in franchise history for Sharks goaltenders who have played in at least 100 games.

Vesa Toskala racked up eight shutouts, half of which came during arguably his best season with the Sharks. Toskala was the main man in goal and led the Sharks to the postseason in his final year with San Jose. He started 11 games, posting a 2.45 GAA and .910 save percentage during that 2006 Stanley Cup playoff run that reached the Western Conference Semifinals.

Toskala finished off his time north of the border with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames before officially retiring on October 2, 2012.

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