Craig Anderson

Position: G ▪ Catches: Left
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: May 21, 1981 in Park Ridge, Illinois
Draft: Calgary, 3rd round (77th overall), 1999 NHL Entry & Chicago, 3rd round (73rd overall), 2001 NHL Entry (Re-entry)
Contract: 4 years/$12,750,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $3,187,500.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)

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				Goalie Stats												Scoring Stats
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	W	L	T/O	GA	SA	SV	SV%	GAA	SO	MIN	GPS	G	A	PTS	PIM
2002-03	21	CHI	NHL	6	0	3	2	18	125	107	.856	4.00	0	270	0.0	0	0	0	0
2003-04	22	CHI	NHL	21	6	14	0	57	602	545	.905	2.84	1	1205	3.3	0	0	0	4
2005-06	24	CHI	NHL	29	6	12	4	86	757	671	.886	3.32	1	1554	3.4	0	1	1	14
2006-07	25	FLA	NHL	5	1	1	1	8	116	108	.931	2.21	0	217	1.0	0	0	0	0
2007-08	26	FLA	NHL	17	8	6	1	35	535	500	.935	2.25	2	935	4.9	0	1	1	2
2008-09	27	FLA	NHL	31	15	7	5	74	977	903	.924	2.71	3	1636	7.6	0	1	1	2
2009-10	28	COL	NHL	71	38	25	7	186	2233	2047	.917	2.64	7	4235	14.8	0	3	3	16
2010-11	29	TOT	NHL	51	24	20	4	135	1546	1411	.913	2.83	2	2865	9.2	0	1	1	4
2010-11	29	COL	NHL	33	13	15	3	99	957	858	.897	3.28	0	1810	3.9	0	1	1	4
2010-11	29	OTT	NHL	18	11	5	1	36	589	553	.939	2.05	2	1055	5.3	0	0	0	0
2011-12	30	OTT	NHL	63	33	22	6	165	1917	1752	.914	2.84	3	3492	11.7	0	4	4	4
2012-13	31	OTT	NHL	24	12	9	2	40	677	637	.941	1.69	3	1421	6.5	0	0	0	0
Career			NHL	318	143	119	32	804	9485	8681	.915	2.71	22	17830	62.4	0	11	11	46

NHL Playoffs

				Goalie Stats											Scoring Stats
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	W	L	T/O	GA	SA	SV	SV%	GAA	SO	MIN	G	A	PTS	PIM
2009-10	28	COL	NHL	6	2	4		16	239	223	.933	2.62	1	366	0	1	1	0
2011-12	30	OTT	NHL	7	3	4		14	208	194	.933	2.00	1	419	0	0	0	0
2012-13	31	OTT	NHL	6	4	2	0	13	210	197	.938	2.17	0	360	0	0	0	0
Career			NHL	19	9	10	0	43	657	614	.935	2.25	2	1145	0	1	1	0

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				Goalie Stats											Scoring Stats
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	W	L	T/O	GA	SA	SV	SV%	GAA	SO	MIN	G	A	PTS	PIM
1997-98	16	Chicago Jets	MEHL	50				143				2.87	2	2991
1998-99	17	Chicago Freeze	NAHL	14	11	3	0	40				2.86	0	840
1998-99	17	Guelph Storm	OHL	21	12	5	1	52				3.10	1	1006
1999-00	18	Guelph Storm	OHL	38	12	17	2	117	1205	1088	.903	3.59	0	1955	0	1	1	6
2000-01	19	Guelph Storm	OHL	59	30	19	9	156	1913	1757	.918	2.63	3	3555	0	2	2	22
2001-02	20	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	28	9	13	4	77	675	598	.886	2.95	2	1568	0	2	2	2
2002-03	21	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	32	15	11	5	58	754	696	.923	1.94	4	1795	0	0	0	2
2003-04	22	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	37	17	20	0	74	857	783	.914	2.11	3	2108	0	0	0	4
2004-05	23	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	15	9	4	1	27	379	352	.929	1.83	2	886	0	0	0	2
2005-06	24	United States	WC-A	5	3	2	0	11				2.36	1	280	0	0	0	0
2006-07	25	Rochester Americans	AHL	34	23	10	1	88	1087	999	.919	2.56	1	2060	0	0	0	8
2007-08	26	United States	WC-A	2				6	21	15	.714	5.63	0	64	0	0	0	0
Career		5 Seasons	AHL	146	73	58	11	324	3752	3428	.914	2.31	12	8417	0	2	2	18
Career		1 Season	MEHL	50				143				2.87	2	2991
Career		1 Season	NAHL	14	11	3	0	40				2.86	0	840
Career		3 Seasons	OHL	118	54	41	12	325	3118	2845	.912	2.99	4	6516	0	3	3	28
Career		2 Seasons	WC-A	7	3	2	0	17	21	15	.714	2.97	1	344	0	0	0	0

Other Playoffs

				Goalie Stats											Scoring Stats
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	W	L	T/O	GA	SA	SV	SV%	GAA	SO	MIN	G	A	PTS	PIM
1998-99	17	Guelph Storm	OHL	3	0	2		9				4.74	0	114
1999-00	18	Guelph Storm	OHL	3	0	1		5	72	67	.931	2.73	0	110	0	0	0	0
2000-01	19	Guelph Storm	OHL	4	0	4		17	130	113	.869	4.25	0	240	0	0	0	0
2001-02	20	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	1	0	1		1	16	15	.938	2.86	0	21	0	0	0	0
2002-03	21	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	5	2	3		15	188	173	.920	2.61	0	345	0	0	0	4
2003-04	22	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	5	2	3		10	151	141	.934	1.83	0	327	0	0	0	2
2004-05	23	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	6	2	4		14	186	172	.925	2.36	0	356	0	0	0	2
2006-07	25	Rochester Americans	AHL	6	2	4		18	0	-18		2.87	0	376	0	0	0	4
Career		5 Seasons	AHL	23	8	15		58	541	483	.893	2.44	0	1425	0	0	0	12
Career		3 Seasons	OHL	10	0	7		31	202	180	.891	4.01	0	464	0	0	0	0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 10 Years		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Craig Anderson		14.8	11.7	9.2	7.6	6.5	4.9	3.4	3.3	1.0	0.0
Charlie Hodge	92.7	13.3	10.3	6.9	6.3	4.5	2.7	2.2	0.3	0.2
Mike Palmateer	88.9	13.0	11.6	8.2	7.4	7.0	4.9	3.5	1.0
Marc Denis	88.9	13.6	13.2	8.9	6.2	4.9	4.6	3.9	0.8	0.1
Rick DiPietro	85.0	14.6	10.6	9.6	7.8	2.2	1.7	1.2	1.0	0.6
Murray Bannerman	84.6	11.2	10.6	8.8	7.6	5.5	4.1	1.8	0.1
Dwayne Roloson	84.4	12.8	11.5	10.8	8.6	6.1	4.1	3.6	2.7	1.1
Roman Turek	84.4	11.1	10.2	9.0	7.4	3.7	3.0	2.7	1.0
Paul Bibeault	83.5	7.5	7.0	5.4	5.4	3.2	2.5	-0.1
Arturs Irbe	82.0	13.1	11.8	11.6	6.8	5.9	5.3	3.6	1.4	1.1
Gilles Gilbert	81.9	10.6	9.8	9.3	6.8	5.0	4.0	1.5	0.6	-0.1

Career		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Craig Anderson		14.8	11.7	9.2	7.6	6.5	4.9	3.4	3.3	1.0	0.0
Mike Palmateer	88.9	13.0	11.6	8.2	7.4	7.0	4.9	3.5	1.0
Marc Denis	88.8	13.6	13.2	8.9	6.2	4.9	4.6	3.9	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.0
Rick DiPietro	84.7	14.6	10.6	9.6	7.8	2.2	1.7	1.2	1.0	0.6	0.3	-0.1
Murray Bannerman	84.6	11.2	10.6	8.8	7.6	5.5	4.1	1.8	0.1
Roman Turek	84.4	11.1	10.2	9.0	7.4	3.7	3.0	2.7	1.0
Byron Dafoe	84.1	14.1	10.8	9.3	6.9	6.9	6.4	4.6	2.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.0
Paul Bibeault	83.5	7.5	7.0	5.4	5.4	3.2	2.5	-0.1
Chris Mason	80.9	10.6	10.5	10.4	6.3	4.3	3.1	2.9	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.0
Charlie Hodge	80.8	13.3	10.3	8.4	6.9	6.3	4.5	4.4	2.7	2.2	1.3	1.2	0.3	0.2
Gerry Desjardins	80.7	10.9	10.5	7.9	5.4	4.6	3.7	1.9	1.6	0.7	0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements

Games Played 2009-10 NHL 71 (5)	Wins 2009-10 NHL 38 (7) 2011-12 NHL 33 (10)	Losses 2009-10 NHL 25 (6) 2011-12 NHL 22 (7)	Goals Against 2009-10 NHL 186 (1) 2011-12 NHL 165 (5)
Shots Against 2009-10 NHL 2233 (1) 2011-12 NHL 1917 (7) Career NHL 9485 (62)	Saves 2009-10 NHL 2047 (1) 2011-12 NHL 1752 (8) Career NHL 8681 (61)	Save Percentage 2008-09 NHL .924 (3) 2012-13 NHL .941 (1) Active .915 (7) Career NHL .915 (9)	Goals Against Average 2012-13 NHL 1.69 (1) Career NHL 2.71 (56)
Shutouts 2009-10 NHL 7 (3) Career NHL 22 (89)	Minutes 2009-10 NHL 4235 (3)	Adjusted Goals Against Average Career NHL 2.92 (72)	Goalie Point Shares 2009-10 NHL 14.8 (5) 2011-12 NHL 11.7 (9) Career NHL 62.4 (93)
Point Shares 2009-10 NHL 14.8 (6)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

January 19, 2006: Claimed on waivers by Boston from Chicago, January 19, 2006.

January 31, 2006: Claimed on waivers by St. Louis from Boston, January 31, 2006.

February 3, 2006: Claimed on waivers by Chicago from St. Louis, February 3, 2006.

June 24, 2006: 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, June 24, 2006.

July 1, 2009: Signed as a free agent by Colorado, July 1, 2009.

February 18, 2011: Traded to Ottawa by Colorado for Brian Elliott, February 18, 2011.

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