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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.

* Complete sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
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Colorado Avalanche
1999		 1
Washington Capitals
2000-2003

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1985-86 19 New Jersey Devils NHL 18 901 4 9 1 9 .321 0 77 5.13 482 405 .840 0 1 1 0
1986-87 20 New Jersey Devils NHL 22 1114 4 13 2 10 .263 0 89 4.79 569 480 .844 0 0 0 12
1988-89 22 New Jersey Devils NHL 3 140 1 1 0 2 .500 0 11 4.71 65 54 .831 0 0 0 0
1991-92 25 New Jersey Devils NHL 26 1363 13 7 1 27 .643 2 69 3.04 637 568 .892 0 1 1 2
1992-93 26 New Jersey Devils NHL 42 2389 21 16 4 46 .561 2 146 3.67 1178 1032 .876 0 1 1 8
1993-94 27 Ottawa Senators NHL 63 3319 11 41 4 26 .232 0 254 4.59 1801 1547 .859 0 0 0 8
1994-95 28 2 Teams NHL 17 845 5 7 2 12 .429 0 51 3.62 380 329 .866 0 0 0 4
1994-95 28 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 472 0 6 2 2 .125 0 32 4.07 240 208 .867 0 0 0 2
1994-95 28 Boston Bruins NHL 8 373 5 1 0 10 .833 0 19 3.06 140 121 .864 0 0 0 2
1995-96 29 Boston Bruins NHL 27 1380 10 13 3 23 .442 1 79 3.43 594 515 .867 0 0 0 2
1996-97 30 Colorado Avalanche NHL 23 1200 11 8 2 24 .571 1 53 2.65 584 531 .909 0 2 2 2
1997-98 31 Colorado Avalanche NHL 23 1162 8 7 4 20 .526 1 45 2.32 588 543 .923 0 0 0 2
1998-99 32 Colorado Avalanche NHL 21 1086 11 8 1 23 .575 0 52 2.87 492 440 .894 0 0 0 2
1999-00 33 Washington Capitals NHL 13 611 3 6 1 7 .350 2 28 2.75 310 282 .910 0 0 0 0
2000-01 34 Washington Capitals NHL 12 660 3 5 2 8 .400 0 27 2.45 317 290 .915 0 1 1 0
2001-02 35 Washington Capitals NHL 17 710 4 5 3 11 .458 0 36 3.04 295 259 .878 0 0 0 0
2002-03 36 Washington Capitals NHL 5 217 1 3 1 3 .300 0 17 4.70 96 79 .823 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 332 17097 110 149 31 251 .433 9 1034 3.63 8388 7354 .877 0 6 6 42

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1992-93 26 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 78 0 1 0 .000 0 5 3.85 39 34 .872 0 0 0 0
1994-95 28 Boston Bruins NHL 1 25 0 0 0 0 1 2.40 10 9 .900 0 0 0 0
1995-96 29 Boston Bruins NHL 1 60 0 1 0 .000 0 6 6.00 28 22 .786 0 0 0 2
1996-97 30 Colorado Avalanche NHL 1 20 0 0 0 0 1 3.00 13 12 .923 0 0 0 0
1997-98 31 Colorado Avalanche NHL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998-99 32 Colorado Avalanche NHL 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 6.67 6 5 .833 0 0 0 0
1999-00 33 Washington Capitals NHL 1 20 0 0 0 0 1 3.00 6 5 .833 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 8 213 0 2 0 .000 0 15 4.23 102 87 .853 0 0 0 2

Other Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1982-83 16 Thayer Academy High-MA 23 1338 0 76 3.41
1983-84 17 Belleville Bulls OHL 44 2335 20 19 0 40 .513 1 162 4.16
1984-85 18 Belleville Bulls OHL 47 2544 26 19 0 52 .578 1 180 4.25
1984-85 18 Canada WJC-A 5 300 3 0 2 8 .800 1 13 2.60
1985-86 19 Belleville Bulls OHL 3 180 2 1 0 4 .667 0 11 3.67
1985-86 19 Canada WJC-A 5 300 4 1 0 8 .800 0 14 2.80
1986-87 20 Maine Mariners AHL 20 1151 9 8 2 20 .526 0 70 3.65
1987-88 21 Utica Devils AHL 59 3404 22 27 8 52 .456 1 208 3.67
1988-89 22 Utica Devils AHL 41 2432 17 18 6 40 .488 2 150 3.70
1989-90 23 Utica Devils AHL 38 2087 20 13 1 41 .603 0 138 3.97
1990-91 24 Canada Nat-Tm 34 1879 17 14 2 36 .545 2 110 3.51
1990-91 24 Canada WEC-A 3 46 0 0 1 1 .500 0 3 3.91
Career AHL 158 9074 68 66 17 153 .507 3 566 3.74
Career High-MA 23 1338 0 76 3.41
Career Nat-Tm 34 1879 17 14 2 36 .545 2 110 3.51
Career OHL 94 5059 48 39 0 96 .552 2 353 4.19
Career WEC-A 3 46 0 0 1 1 .500 0 3 3.91
Career WJC-A 10 600 7 1 2 16 .800 1 27 2.70

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1983-84 17 Belleville Bulls OHL 1 30 0 0 0 0 3 6.00
1984-85 18 Belleville Bulls OHL 14 761 7 5 14 .583 1 47 3.71
1985-86 19 Belleville Bulls OHL 20 1133 9 6 18 .600 0 68 3.60
1988-89 22 Utica Devils AHL 4 220 1 3 2 .250 0 18 4.91
Career AHL 4 220 1 3 2 .250 0 18 4.91
Career OHL 35 1924 16 11 32 .593 1 118 3.68

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1993 NHL

Losses (Goalie)

1993-94 NHL 41 (1)
 Career NHL 149 (93)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1991-92 NHL .643 (4)

Shutouts

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

Goals Against

1993-94 NHL 254 (1)
 Career NHL 1034 (90)

Goals Against Average

1991-92 NHL 3.04 (8)

Shots Against

1993-94 NHL 1801 (10)
Career NHL 8388 (60)

Saves

Career NHL 7354 (61)

Save Percentage

Career NHL .877 (72)
      

Transactions

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June 26, 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.