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1988-89 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #27 RICK VAIVE Buffalo Sabres · Right Wing
NM-MT Season grade
8
Card #1989-08452152
Rick Vaive in action
27 R Right Wing
95 OVR
Rick Vaive Buffalo Sabres
1988-89 · 58 GP · 31 G · 26 A · 57 PTS
1989-90
1987-88

Season Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Game Score 0.70 a game, 79th percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
58
G
31
A
26
P
57
+/-
+2
PIM
124
PPP
31
SHP
0
GWG
4
S
138

1988-89 ranks

  • 4th Points on the Sabres
  • 2nd Goals on the Sabres

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 1988-89. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 94

Goals / GP
0.53

94th percentile of forwards

Shots / GP
2.38

79th percentile of forwards

Playmaking 88

Points / GP
0.98

84th percentile of forwards

Assists / GP
0.45

71st percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.53

96th percentile of forwards

Physicality 89

PIM / GP
2.14

82nd percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 1988-89 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 85OVR Christian Ruuttu Sabres 8 of his goals C 90OVR Pierre Turgeon Sabres 5 of his goals C 97OVR Denis Savard Blackhawks 5 of his goals D 96OVR Doug Wilson Blackhawks 5 of his goals

Set up most

C 90OVR Pierre Turgeon Sabres Set up 5 goals R 92OVR Steve Thomas Blackhawks Set up 4 goals C 85OVR Christian Ruuttu Sabres Set up 3 goals C 97OVR Denis Savard Blackhawks Set up 3 goals
Scored on most
Andy Moog 4 goals Glen Hanlon 3 goals Ken Wregget 3 goals
Best game
October 12, 1988 vs WIN: 3G · 1A
Hat tricks
1

1988-89 Buffalo Sabres

38-35-7 · 83 points · 8th of 21

Top teammates

C 90OVR Pierre Turgeon Sabres 80 GP · 34 G · 54 A · 88 PTS D 89OVR Phil Housley Sabres 72 GP · 26 G · 44 A · 70 PTS L 89OVR Dave Andreychuk Sabres 56 GP · 28 G · 24 A · 52 PTS G 89OVR Daren Puppa Sabres 37 GP · 17 W · .888 SV% · 3.37 GAA D 87OVR Doug Bodger Sabres 71 GP · 8 G · 44 A · 52 PTS C 85OVR Christian Ruuttu Sabres 67 GP · 14 G · 46 A · 60 PTS