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USA Craig Anderson

#41 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 22/23
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Last 5 games
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14
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.911
Last 10 games
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27
324
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 21, 1981
Position
G
Age
41
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Park Ridge, IL, USA
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
USA
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Cap Hit
$1,500,000 Powered by
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Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Drafted
2001 round 3 #73 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
1999 round 3 #77 overall by Calgary Flames
Highlights
1-time NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Goaltender of the Year 1
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Player 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 Barrington High USHS-IL - - - - - - - - - |
1997-98 Chicago Jets MNHL 50 - 2.87 - 143 - 2 - 2 991 |
1998-99 Chicago Freeze NAHL 14 - 2.56 .914 35 374 0 11-3-0 821 |
Guelph Storm OHL 21 - 3.10 .903 52 483 1 12-5-1 1 006 | Playoffs 3 - 4.74 .889 9 72 0 0-2-0 115
1999-00 Guelph Storm OHL 38 - 3.59 .903 117 1 088 0 12-17-2 1 955 | Playoffs 3 - 2.73 .909 5 50 0 0-1-0 110
2000-01 Guelph Storm OHL 59 - 2.63 .918 156 1 757 3 30-19-9 3 555 | Playoffs 4 - 4.25 .869 17 113 0 0-4-0 240
2001-02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 28 - 2.95 .886 77 598 2 9-13-4 1 568 | Playoffs 1 - 2.86 .938 1 15 0 0-1-0 21
2002-03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6 - 4.00 .856 18 107 0 0-3-2 270 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 32 - 1.94 .923 58 696 4 15-11-5 1 795 | Playoffs 5 - 2.61 .920 15 173 0 2-3-0 345
2003-04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21 - 2.84 .905 57 545 1 6-14-0 1 205 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 37 - 2.11 .914 74 783 3 17-20-0 2 109 | Playoffs 5 - 1.83 .934 10 141 0 2-3-0 327
2004-05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 15 - 1.83 .929 27 352 2 9-4-1 886 | Playoffs 6 - 2.36 .925 14 172 0 2-4-0 356
2005-06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 29 - 3.32 .886 86 671 1 6-12-4 1 554 |
Boston Bruins NHL 0 - - - - - - - - |
St. Louis Blues NHL 0 - - - - - - - - |
USA WC 5 7 2.36 .908 11 108 1 3-2-0 280 |
2006-07 Florida Panthers NHL 5 - 2.21 .931 8 108 0 1-1-1 217 |
Rochester Americans AHL 34 - 2.56 .919 88 999 1 23-10-1 2 060 | Playoffs 6 - 2.87 .909 18 179 0 2-4-0 376
2007-08 Florida Panthers NHL 17 - 2.25 .935 35 500 2 8-6-1 935 |
USA WC 2 7 5.63 .714 6 15 0 0-1-0 64 |
2008-09 Florida Panthers NHL 31 - 2.71 .924 74 903 3 15-7-5 1 636 |
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 71 - 2.63 .917 186 2 047 7 38-25-7 4 235 | Playoffs 6 - 2.62 .933 16 223 1 2-4-0 366
2010-11 Colorado Avalanche NHL 33 - 3.28 .897 99 858 0 13-15-3 1 810 |
Ottawa Senators NHL 18 - 2.05 .939 36 553 2 11-5-1 1 055 |
2011-12 Ottawa Senators NHL 63 - 2.83 .914 165 1 752 3 33-22-6 3 492 | Playoffs 7 - 2.01 .933 14 194 1 3-4-0 419
2012-13 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 - 1.69 .941 40 637 3 12-9-2 1 421 | Playoffs 10 - 3.01 .918 29 323 0 5-4-0 578
2013-14 Ottawa Senators NHL 53 - 3.00 .911 150 1 530 4 25-16-8 3 000 |
2014-15 Ottawa Senators NHL 35 - 2.49 .923 87 1 047 3 14-13-8 2 093 | Playoffs 4 - 0.97 .972 4 138 1 2-2-0 247
2015-16 Ottawa Senators NHL 60 - 2.78 .916 161 1 754 4 31-23-5 3 477 |
2016-17 Ottawa Senators NHL 40 - 2.28 .926 92 1 155 5 25-11-4 2 421 | Playoffs 19 - 2.34 .922 46 544 1 11-8-0 1 178
2017-18 Ottawa Senators NHL 58 - 3.32 .898 180 1 588 2 23-25-6 3 251 |
2018-19 Ottawa Senators NHL 50 - 3.51 .903 163 1 513 2 17-27-4 2 785 |
2019-20 Ottawa Senators NHL 34 - 3.25 .902 100 918 0 11-17-2 1 845 |
2020-21 Washington Capitals NHL 4 - 2.13 .915 6 65 0 2-1-0 169 | Playoffs 2 - 2.68 .929 5 65 0 1-1-0 112
2021-22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 31 - 3.12 .897 97 848 0 17-12-2 1 867 |
2022-23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 17 - 2.73 .918 45 507 1 8-6-2 989 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1993-94 Team Illinois PW QC Int PW - - - - - - - - - |
1994-95 Chicago Blackhawks PW QC Int PW - - - - - - - - - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
NHL
2023-01-23T19:30:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Dallas Stars
2023-01-17T19:30:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Chicago Blackhawks
2023-01-09T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers
2023-01-01T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators
2022-12-17T20:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Arizona Coyotes
2022-12-13T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings
2022-12-09T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins
2022-11-30T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Detroit Red Wings
2022-11-25T19:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs New Jersey Devils
2022-11-22T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Montréal Canadiens
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 5 146 - 2.31 .914 324 3 428 12 73-58-11 8 418 | 5 23 - 2.44 .921 58 680 0 8-15-0 1 425
MNHL 1 50 - 2.87 - 143 - 2 - 2 991 | 0
NAHL 1 14 - 2.56 .914 35 374 0 11-3-0 821 | 0
NHL 20 700 - 2.85 .912 1 885 19 606 43 316-270-73 39 727 | 6 48 - 2.36 .929 114 1 487 4 24-23-0 2 900
OHL 3 118 - 2.99 .911 325 3 328 4 54-41-12 6 516 | 3 10 - 4.01 .883 31 235 0 0-7-0 465
QC Int PW 2 - - - - - - - - - | 0
USHS-IL 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
WC 2 7 14 2.97 .879 17 123 1 3-3-0 344 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Zack Smith (F) 2010-2019 9 Ottawa Senators
Mark Borowiecki (D) 2011-2020 9 Ottawa Senators
Mark Stone (F) 2011-2019 8 Ottawa Senators
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (F) 2012-2020 8 Ottawa Senators
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/30/2022
06/30/2022 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
07/29/2021
07/29/2021 Confirmed Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres
01/13/2021
01/13/2021 Confirmed Ottawa Senators Washington Capitals
09/29/2017
09/29/2017 Extension Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
08/25/2014
08/25/2014 Extension Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
03/21/2011
03/21/2011 Extension Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
02/18/2011
02/18/2011 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Ottawa Senators
07/01/2009
07/01/2009 Confirmed Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1998, 10 #215 overall by Guelph Storm in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Guelph Storm

Cult/Star player for Norfolk Admirals

Cult/Star player for Ottawa Senators

Career transactions:
- 2009-07-01 • Signed as a free agent by Colorado

- 2006-06-24 • Traded to Florida by Chicago for Florida's 6th round choice (later traded to Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay selected Luke Witkowski) in 2008 Entry Draft

- 2006-02-03 • Claimed off waivers by Chicago from St. Louis

- 2006-01-31 • Claimed off waivers by St. Louis from Boston

- 2006-01-19 • Claimed off waivers by Boston from Chicago

Other notes:
- Before playing in the NHL Craig spelled his last name on the jersey name with "Andersson" because of his Swedish heritage. - Jonatan Lindquist, Viasat Sport

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