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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 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andrew Raycroft COL · 31 GP, 0.892 Brian Elliott OTT · 31 GP, 0.902 Martin Brodeur NJD · 31 GP, 0.916 Yann Danis NYI · 31 GP, 0.910 Antero Niittymaki PHI · 32 GP, 0.912

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

2008-09 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
31 27 15753 977 903 74 2.71 0.924

Contract

$550KCap hitends in 2009, then UFA

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2008-09, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $550K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2008-09 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 3, 2009 vs ATL L 1-3 L 32 29 3 0.906 59:09
Mar 31, 2009 vs OTT W 5-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Mar 28, 2009 @ DAL W 6-3 W 35 32 3 0.914 60:00
Mar 26, 2009 @ PHI W 4-2 W 42 40 2 0.952 60:00
Mar 1, 2009 @ WSH W 6-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 59:19
Feb 28, 2009 @ NJD L 2-7 L 46 39 7 0.848 59:58
Feb 26, 2009 @ NYR W 2-1 W 41 40 1 0.976 60:00
Feb 24, 2009 @ BOS L 1-6 L 39 33 6 0.846 60:00
Feb 3, 2009 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) W 34 31 3 0.912 62:49
Jan 17, 2009 @ TBL W 4-3 11 8 3 0.727 20:00
Jan 4, 2009 @ MTL L 5-6 (SO) OTL 45 40 5 0.889 64:51
Jan 3, 2009 @ PIT W 6-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 60:00
Dec 31, 2008 @ NYI L 2-4 13 12 1 0.923 19:05
Dec 29, 2008 vs MTL L 2-5 L 20 16 4 0.800 42:40
Dec 26, 2008 vs TBL L 3-4 (SO) OTL 8 8 0 1.000 23:42
Dec 14, 2008 @ VAN L 3-5 L 30 25 5 0.833 58:46
Dec 11, 2008 @ EDM W 2-0 W, SO 41 41 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 8, 2008 @ OTT W 4-3 (OT) W 38 35 3 0.921 64:50
Dec 6, 2008 vs BOS L 0-4 L 27 24 3 0.889 47:13
Dec 4, 2008 vs BUF W 2-1 W 46 45 1 0.978 60:00
Dec 2, 2008 @ WSH W 5-3 W 26 23 3 0.885 59:48
Nov 30, 2008 @ NYR W 4-0 W, SO 37 37 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 28, 2008 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) OTL 46 43 3 0.935 64:57
Nov 26, 2008 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) OTL 25 24 1 0.960 43:06
Nov 14, 2008 vs DET L 2-3 13 11 2 0.846 21:37
Nov 12, 2008 vs TBL W 4-0 W, SO 24 24 0 1.000 59:46
Nov 9, 2008 @ ANA W 3-1 W 45 44 1 0.978 59:48
Nov 1, 2008 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) OTL 32 30 2 0.938 65:00
Oct 25, 2008 @ STL L 0-4 L 31 27 4 0.871 60:00
Oct 22, 2008 @ OTT W 3-1 W 42 41 1 0.976 59:28
Oct 16, 2008 vs MIN L 2-6 12 10 2 0.833 20:00