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Craig Anderson

#41 · Goalie · Buffalo Sabres

Born May 21, 1981 in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA · 6'2", 187 lb · Catches left · Drafted 73rd overall in 2001 by CHI (round 3)

Trophy case

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication 2016-17

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jason LaBarbera LAK · 29 GP, 0.900 Andrew Raycroft BOS · 30 GP, 0.879 Cam Ward CAR · 28 GP, 0.882 Ilya Bryzgalov ANA · 31 GP, 0.910 Patrick Lalime STL · 31 GP, 0.881

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602002-03: 6 games602-032003-04: 21 games212005-06: 29 games2905-062006-07: 5 games52007-08: 17 games1707-082008-09: 31 games312009-10: 71 games7109-102010-11: 51 games512011-12: 63 games6311-122012-13: 24 games242013-14: 53 games5313-142014-15: 35 games352015-16: 60 games6015-162016-17: 40 games402017-18: 58 games5817-182018-19: 50 games502019-20: 34 games3419-202020-21: 4 games42021-22: 31 games3121-222022-23: 26 games26

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2002-03 CHI 6 03200 125 107 18 4.00 0.856
2003-04 CHI 21 614001 602 545 57 2.84 0.905
2005-06 CHI 29 612041 757 671 86 3.32 0.886
2006-07 FLA 5 11010 116 108 8 2.21 0.931
2007-08 FLA 17 86012 535 500 35 2.25 0.935 $550K
2008-09 FLA 31 157053 977 903 74 2.71 0.924 $550K
2009-10 COL 71 3825077 2233 2047 186 2.63 0.917 $1.813M
2010-11 COL 33 1315030 957 858 99 3.28 0.897 $1.813M
2010-11 OTT 18 115012 589 553 36 2.05 0.939
2011-12 OTT 63 3322063 1917 1752 165 2.83 0.914 $3.188M
2012-13 OTT 24 129023 677 637 40 1.69 0.941 $3.188M
2013-14 OTT 53 2516084 1680 1530 150 3.00 0.911 $3.188M
2014-15 OTT 35 1413083 1134 1047 87 2.49 0.923 $3.188M
2015-16 OTT 60 3123054 1915 1754 161 2.78 0.916 $4.2M
2016-17 OTT 40 2511045 1247 1155 92 2.28 0.926 $4.2M
2017-18 OTT 58 2325062 1768 1588 180 3.32 0.898 $4.2M
2018-19 OTT 50 1727042 1676 1513 163 3.51 0.903 $4.75M
2019-20 OTT 34 1117020 1018 918 100 3.25 0.902 $4.75M
2020-21 WSH 4 21000 71 65 6 2.13 0.915 $700K
2021-22 BUF 31 1712020 945 848 97 3.12 0.897 $750K
2022-23 BUF 26 1111021 823 747 76 3.06 0.908
20 seasons Career 709 31927527143 21762 19846 1916 2.86 0.912

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2009-10 COL 6 2401 239 223 16 2.62 0.933
2011-12 OTT 7 3401 208 194 14 2.01 0.933
2012-13 OTT 10 5400 352 323 29 3.01 0.918
2014-15 OTT 4 2201 142 138 4 0.97 0.972
2016-17 OTT 19 11801 590 544 46 2.34 0.922
2020-21 WSH 2 1100 70 65 5 2.67 0.929
6 seasons Playoffs 48 242304 1601 1487 114 2.36 0.929

2005-06 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
29 21 61241 757 671 86 3.32 0.886

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2021-22 to 2021-22 $750K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $700K
2018-19 to 2019-20 $4.75M
2015-16 to 2017-18 $4.2M
2011-12 to 2014-15 $3.188M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $1.813M
2007-08 to 2008-09 $550K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2005-06 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 16, 2006 vs CBJ W 4-3 W 16 13 3 0.813 59:47
Apr 13, 2006 vs DET L 3-7 23 21 2 0.913 33:05
Apr 8, 2006 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) OTL 43 42 1 0.977 65:00
Apr 1, 2006 @ CBJ L 2-5 L 23 19 4 0.826 57:32
Mar 23, 2006 @ PHX L 3-4 L 32 28 4 0.875 58:44
Mar 12, 2006 vs DET L 3-5 L 23 21 2 0.913 51:02
Mar 11, 2006 @ DET L 4-6 26 25 1 0.962 28:26
Mar 7, 2006 @ CBJ W 3-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 60:00
Mar 5, 2006 vs DAL L 2-7 17 13 4 0.765 34:59
Mar 3, 2006 vs VAN L 4-5 (SO) OTL 41 37 4 0.902 65:00
Mar 1, 2006 vs NSH W 3-0 W, SO 20 20 0 1.000 59:33
Feb 11, 2006 @ LAK L 4-5 (OT) OTL 27 22 5 0.815 60:40
Feb 8, 2006 @ SJS L 1-2 L 37 35 2 0.946 58:18
Feb 7, 2006 @ PHX W 3-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 59:57
Feb 4, 2006 @ NSH L 0-6 12 9 3 0.750 47:47
Jan 11, 2006 vs PHI L 2-5 L 30 26 4 0.867 58:53
Jan 8, 2006 vs NSH L 1-5 L 21 16 5 0.762 59:56
Jan 5, 2006 vs VAN L 2-3 L 17 14 3 0.824 59:10
Jan 3, 2006 @ EDM L 0-5 L 29 24 5 0.828 60:00
Jan 2, 2006 @ CGY L 2-3 L 21 18 3 0.857 58:37
Dec 30, 2005 vs CBJ L 2-3 L 21 18 3 0.857 59:04
Dec 28, 2005 vs STL L 1-2 10 10 0 1.000 19:51
Dec 21, 2005 vs NSH L 1-6 19 17 2 0.895 31:52
Dec 15, 2005 @ NSH L 3-5 L 31 26 5 0.839 57:44
Dec 2, 2005 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) OTL 27 25 2 0.926 64:49
Nov 19, 2005 @ EDM W 4-3 W 36 33 3 0.917 60:00
Nov 4, 2005 @ DAL L 1-9 22 17 5 0.773 45:21
Nov 2, 2005 @ STL W 6-5 (OT) W 37 32 5 0.865 60:30
Oct 15, 2005 @ SJS L 3-4 L 44 40 4 0.909 57:51