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Miikka Kiprusoff was drafted 116th overall in the 1995 Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks. Five years later, he made his NHL debut on October 24, 2000 with 14 minutes of relief goaltending in the Sharks 3-2 win over the Hurricanes. He played five games that season and posted a 1.95 goals-against average with a 90.2 save percentage. In the playoffs against the Blues, Miikka posted an impressive 2.01 GAA with a 93.7 save percentage in three games. He was 1-1 in his two starts filling in for goaltending partner Evgeni Nabokov who was battling the flu. On October 20, 2001, the night the Islanders retired Bryan Trottier's sweater number 19, Miikka made 38 saves for the Sharks in a 2-2 tie.
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