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Slovakia Peter Budaj
#31 Ontario Reign / AHL - 18/19
1-time AHL Best Goaltender (Baz Bastien Memorial Award) 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Sep 18, 1982
Position
G
Age
41
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Banska Bystrica, SVK
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Slovakia
Catches
L
Youth Team
HC Banska Bystrica
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 2 #63 overall by Colorado Avalanche

Son: Peter Budaj Jr.
Brother: Jozef Budaj

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Peter Budaj Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1996-97 Barani Banska Bystrica U18 Slovakia U18 -* -* 5.85* .868* -* -* -* - * -* |
1997-98 Barani Banska Bystrica U18 Slovakia U18 -* -* 3.98* .864* -* -* -* - * -* |
1998-99 Barani Banska Bystrica U18 Slovakia U18 -* -* 3.46* .889* -* -* -* - * -* |
1999-00 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 34* -* 4.01* .894* 112* 949* 1* 6-18-1 * 1 677* |
Slovakia U18 WJC-18 5* -* 3.13* .932* 13* 177* 0* - * 250* |
2000-01 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 37* -* 2.85* .915* 95* 1 017* 3* 17-12-3 * 1 997* | Playoffs 11 - 2.51 .929 26 338 1 6-4-0 622
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 4* -* 4.01* .875* 16* 112* 0* - * 240* |
2001-02 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 42* -* 2.29* .928* 89* 1 148* 2* 26-9-5 * 2 330* | Playoffs 12 - 3.29 .908 34 334 0 5-6-0 621
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 4* -* 3.11* .919* 11* 125* 1* - * 213* |
2002-03 Hershey Bears AHL 28* -* 2.66* .911* 65* 669* 2* 10-10-2 * 1 467* | Playoffs 1 - 20.81 .333 2 1 0 0-0-0 6
2003-04 Hershey Bears AHL 46* -* 2.80* .916* 120* 1 317* 3* 17-20-6 * 2 574* |
Slovakia (all) International 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2004-05 Hershey Bears AHL 59* -* 2.65* .919* 148* 1 674* 5* 29-25-2 * 3 357* |
Slovakia WCup 0* 0* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2005-06 Colorado Avalanche NHL 34* -* 2.87* .900* 86* 778* 2* 14-10-6 * 1 803* |
Slovakia OG 3* 6* 2.01* .924* 6* 73* 0* 2-1-0 * 180* |
Slovakia (all) International 3* -* 2.01* .924* -* -* -* - * -* |
2006-07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 57* -* 2.68* .905* 143* 1 356* 3* 31-16-6 * 3 199* |
2007-08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 35* -* 2.57* .903* 82* 767* 0* 16-10-4 * 1 912* | Playoffs 3 - 3.35 .908 6 59 0 0-0-0 108
Slovakia WC 1* 1* 3.03* .903* 3* 28* 0* 0-1-0 * 60* |
Slovakia (all) International 1* -* 3.03* .903* -* -* -* - * -* |
2008-09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 56* -* 2.86* .899* 154* 1 377* 2* 20-29-5 * 3 232* |
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 15* -* 2.64* .917* 32* 354* 1* 5-5-2 * 728* | Playoffs 1 - 6.72 .750 1 3 0 0-0-0 9
Slovakia OG 0* 7* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Slovakia WC 6* 6* 2.76* .913* 13* 136* 0* 2-4-0 * 283* |
Slovakia (all) International 6* -* 2.76* .913* -* -* -* - * -* |
2010-11 Colorado Avalanche NHL 45* -* 3.20* .895* 130* 1 104* 1* 15-21-4 * 2 439* |
2011-12 Montréal Canadiens NHL 17* -* 2.55* .913* 44* 464* 0* 5-7-5 * 1 037* |
2012-13 Montréal Canadiens NHL 13* -* 2.28* .908* 25* 248* 1* 8-1-1 * 656* | Playoffs 2 - 6.72 .774 7 24 0 0-2-0 63
2013-14 Montréal Canadiens NHL 24* -* 2.51* .909* 56* 559* 1* 10-8-3 * 1 338* | Playoffs 1 - 9.00 .625 3 5 0 - 20
Slovakia OG 1* 2* 4.53* .750* 2* 6* 0* 0-0-0 * 27* |
Slovakia (all) International 1* -* 4.53* .750* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 19* -* 3.55* .888* 54* 429* 0* 0-9-7 * 913* |
2015-16 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1* -* 3.85* .857* 4* 24* 0* 1-0-0 * 62* |
Ontario Reign AHL 60* -* 1.75* .932* 104* 1 431* 9* 42-14-5 * 3 575* | Playoffs 13 - 2.18 .904 29 272 0 7-6-0 800
2016-17 Los Angeles Kings NHL 53* -* 2.12* .917* 107* 1 179* 7* 27-20-3 * 3 029* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 7* -* 2.80* .898* 13* 115* 0* 3-1-0 * 279* |
2017-18 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 8* -* 3.76* .876* 27* 190* 0* 3-3-1 * 430* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 2* -* 2.95* .887* 6* 47* 0* 0-1-2 * 123* |
2018-19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3* -* 5.00* .818* 6* 27* 0* 0-1-0 * 72* |
Ontario Reign AHL 27* -* 3.73* .890* 94* 764* 1* 7-11-10 * 1 513* |

Peter Budaj Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 7 241* -* 2.62* .915* 591* 6 331* 20* 105-90-34* 13 520 | 2 14 - 2.31* .898* 31* 273* 0* 7-6-0* 806*
International 5 11* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 13 368* -* 2.70* .904* 909* 8 542* 18* 158-132-40* 20 216 | 4 7 - 5.10* .843* 17* 91* 0* 0-2-0* 200*
OG 3 4* 15* 2.33* .908* 8* 79* 0* 2-1-0* 206 | 0 * * * * * * *
OHL 3 113* -* 2.96* .913* 296* 3 114* 6* 49-39-9* 6 003 | 2 23 - 2.90* .918* 60* 672* 1* 11-10-0* 1 243*
Slovakia U18 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WC 2 7* 7* 2.81* .911* 16* 164* 0* 2-5-0* 343 | 0 * * * * * * *
WCup 1 0* 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* -* 3.13* .932* 13* 177* 0* -* 250 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 8* -* 3.59* .898* 27* 237* 1* -* 452 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Peter Budaj Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/13/2019
04/13/2019 Confirmed Ontario Reign Retired
06/13/2018
06/13/2018 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Los Angeles Kings
06/19/2017
06/19/2017 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
02/27/2017
02/27/2017 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay Lightning
03/02/2016
03/02/2016 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
10/09/2015
10/09/2015 Confirmed Winnipeg Jets Los Angeles Kings
10/05/2014
10/05/2014 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Winnipeg Jets
04/10/2013
04/10/2013 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Montréal Canadiens
06/04/2010
06/04/2010 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1999, 1 #54 overall by Toronto St. Michael's Majors in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for HC Banska Bystrica

Cult/Star player for Slovakia

Career Transactions
- 2014-10-05 • Traded to the Winnipeg Jets with Patrick Holland for Eric Tangradi