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Craig Billington

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: September 11, 1966 in London, Ontario

Drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round (23rd overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
1985-86 19 NJD NHL 18 4 9 1 77 482 405 .840 5.13 0 0 901 1.4 0 1 1
1986-87 20 NJD NHL 22 4 13 2 89 569 480 .844 4.79 0 12 1114 1.5 0 0 0
1988-89 22 NJD NHL 3 1 1 0 11 65 54 .831 4.71 0 0 140 0.1 0 0 0
1991-92 25 NJD NHL 26 13 7 1 69 637 568 .892 3.04 2 2 1363 3.6 0 1 1
1992-93 26 NJD NHL 42 21 16 4 146 1178 1032 .876 3.67 2 8 2389 5.4 0 1 1
1993-94 27 OTT NHL 63 11 41 4 254 1801 1547 .859 4.59 0 8 3319 4.0 0 0 0
1994-95 28 TOT NHL 17 5 7 2 51 380 329 .866 3.62 0 4 845 0.8 0 0 0
1994-95 28 OTT NHL 9 0 6 2 32 240 208 .867 4.07 0 2 472 0.6 0 0 0
1994-95 28 BOS NHL 8 5 1 0 19 140 121 .864 3.06 0 2 373 0.3 0 0 0
1995-96 29 BOS NHL 27 10 13 3 79 594 515 .867 3.43 1 2 1380 1.5 0 0 0
1996-97 30 COL NHL 23 11 8 2 53 584 531 .909 2.65 1 2 1200 3.4 0 2 2
1997-98 31 COL NHL 23 8 7 4 45 588 543 .923 2.32 1 2 1162 4.6 0 0 0
1998-99 32 COL NHL 21 11 8 1 52 492 440 .894 2.87 0 2 1086 2.2 0 0 0
1999-00 33 WSH NHL 13 3 6 1 28 310 282 .910 2.75 2 0 611 2.1 0 0 0
2000-01 34 WSH NHL 12 3 5 2 27 317 290 .915 2.45 0 0 660 2.3 0 1 1
2001-02 35 WSH NHL 17 4 5 3 36 295 259 .878 3.04 0 0 710 0.8 0 0 0
2002-03 36 WSH NHL 5 1 3 1 17 96 79 .823 4.70 0 0 217 -0.4 0 0 0
Career NHL 332 110 149 31 1034 8388 7354 .877 3.63 9 42 17097 33.3 0 6 6

NHL Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1992-93 26 NJD NHL 2 0 1 5 39 34 .872 3.85 0 0 78 0 0 0
1994-95 28 BOS NHL 1 0 0 1 10 9 .900 2.40 0 0 25 0 0 0
1995-96 29 BOS NHL 1 0 1 6 28 22 .786 6.00 0 2 60 0 0 0
1996-97 30 COL NHL 1 0 0 1 13 12 .923 3.00 0 0 20 0 0 0
1997-98 31 COL NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0
1998-99 32 COL NHL 1 0 0 1 6 5 .833 6.67 0 0 9 0 0 0
1999-00 33 WSH NHL 1 0 0 1 6 5 .833 3.00 0 0 20 0 0 0
Career NHL 8 0 2 15 102 87 .853 4.23 0 2 213 0 0 0

Other Standard

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1982-83 16 Thayer Academy High-MA 23 76 3.41 0 1338
1983-84 17 Belleville Bulls OHL 44 20 19 0 162 4.16 1 2335
1984-85 18 Belleville Bulls OHL 47 26 19 0 180 4.25 1 2544
1984-85 18 Canada WJC-A 5 3 0 2 13 2.60 1 300
1985-86 19 Belleville Bulls OHL 3 2 1 0 11 3.67 0 180
1985-86 19 Canada WJC-A 5 4 1 0 14 2.80 0 300
1986-87 20 Maine Mariners AHL 20 9 8 2 70 3.65 0 1151
1987-88 21 Utica Devils AHL 59 22 27 8 208 3.67 1 3404
1988-89 22 Utica Devils AHL 41 17 18 6 150 3.70 2 2432
1989-90 23 Utica Devils AHL 38 20 13 1 138 3.97 0 2087
1990-91 24 Canada Nat-Tm 34 17 14 2 110 3.51 2 1879
1990-91 24 Canada WEC-A 3 0 0 1 3 3.91 0 46
Career 4 Seasons AHL 158 68 66 17 566 3.74 3 9074
Career 1 Season High-MA 23 76 3.41 0 1338
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 34 17 14 2 110 3.51 2 1879
Career 3 Seasons OHL 94 48 39 0 353 4.19 2 5059
Career 1 Season WEC-A 3 0 0 1 3 3.91 0 46
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 10 7 1 2 27 2.70 1 600

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1983-84 17 Belleville Bulls OHL 1 0 0 3 6.00 0 30
1984-85 18 Belleville Bulls OHL 14 7 5 47 3.71 1 761
1985-86 19 Belleville Bulls OHL 20 9 6 68 3.60 0 1133
1988-89 22 Utica Devils AHL 4 1 3 18 4.91 0 220
Career 1 Season AHL 4 1 3 18 4.91 0 220
Career 3 Seasons OHL 35 16 11 118 3.68 1 1924

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 15 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Craig Billington 5.4 4.6 4.0 3.6 3.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.1 -0.4
Jamie McLennan 83.1 6.5 4.0 3.7 3.4 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.5
Jacques Cloutier 82.4 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.1
Gary Edwards 80.4 6.5 4.7 4.6 4.3 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.5 0.1 0.0
Doug Keans 76.5 5.0 4.8 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.3 0.6 0.5
Mikhail Shtalenkov 71.6 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.2 2.9 2.1 1.8
Ron Low 71.3 5.5 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.8 2.9 2.4 1.5 -0.4 -0.4
Doug Soetaert 69.4 6.9 5.9 5.9 5.0 3.6 2.4 2.0 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.0
Wendell Young 68.9 6.0 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.6
Brent Johnson 68.6 7.1 5.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.6 0.9
Mario Gosselin 68.1 6.3 5.0 4.9 4.5 3.4 2.7 2.4 0.8 -0.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Craig Billington 5.4 4.6 4.0 3.6 3.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.1 -0.4
Jamie McLennan 83.1 6.5 4.0 3.7 3.4 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.5
Jacques Cloutier 82.4 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.1
Gary Edwards 80.4 6.5 4.7 4.6 4.3 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.5 0.1 0.0
Doug Keans 76.5 5.0 4.8 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.3 0.6 0.5
Mikhail Shtalenkov 71.6 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.2 2.9 2.1 1.8
Ron Low 71.3 5.5 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.8 2.9 2.4 1.5 -0.4 -0.4
Doug Soetaert 69.4 6.9 5.9 5.9 5.0 3.6 2.4 2.0 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.0
Wendell Young 68.9 6.0 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.6
Brent Johnson 68.6 7.1 5.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.6 0.9
Mario Gosselin 68.1 6.3 5.0 4.9 4.5 3.4 2.7 2.4 0.8 -0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1993 NHL

Losses

1993-94 NHL 41 (1)
 Career NHL 149 (97)

Goals Against

1993-94 NHL 254 (1)
 Career NHL 1034 (99)

Shots Against

1993-94 NHL 1801 (10)
Career NHL 8388 (74)

Saves

Career NHL 7354 (75)

Save Percentage

Career NHL .877 (91)

Goals Against Average

1991-92 NHL 3.04 (8)

Shutouts

1991-92 NHL 2 (8)
1992-93 NHL 2 (9)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

1991-92 NHL 2.69 (8)
      

Transactions

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June 20, 1993: Traded to Ottawa by New Jersey with Troy Mallette and New Jersey's 4th round choice (Cosmo Dupaul) in 1993 Entry Draft for Peter Sidorkiewicz and future considerations (Mike Peluso, June 26, 1993), June 20, 1993.

April 7, 1995: Traded to Boston by Ottawa for NY Islanders' 8th round choice (previously acquired, Ottawa selected Ray Schultz) in 1995 Entry Draft, April 7, 1995.

September 5, 1996: Signed as a free agent by Florida, September 5, 1996.

September 30, 1996: Claimed by Colorado from Florida in Waiver Draft, September 30, 1996.

July 16, 1999: Traded to Washington by Colorado for future considerations, July 16, 1999.

January 7, 2003: Officially announced retirement, January 7, 2003.

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