Position: G ▪ Catches: Left
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 173 lbs.
Born: August 15, 1977 in Lac-St-Charles, Quebec
Draft: Buffalo, 1st round (16th overall), 1995 NHL Entry
Contract: 2 years/$2,600,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $1,300,000.00 (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 |
| 1995-96 | 18 | BUF | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 54 | .844 | 5.04 | 0 | 119 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | 21 | BUF | NHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 120 | 110 | .917 | 2.14 | 0 | 281 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 41 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 90 | 988 | 898 | .909 | 2.42 | 5 | 2229 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000-01 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 427 | 388 | .909 | 2.55 | 2 | 918 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 72 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 151 | 1781 | 1630 | .915 | 2.22 | 4 | 4085 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2002-03 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 54 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 135 | 1468 | 1333 | .908 | 2.56 | 4 | 3170 | 8.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2003-04 | 26 | BUF | NHL | 52 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 125 | 1442 | 1317 | .913 | 2.52 | 2 | 2972 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005-06 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 35 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 93 | 980 | 887 | .905 | 2.89 | 1 | 1934 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2006-07 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 35 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 101 | 1042 | 941 | .903 | 3.03 | 0 | 2001 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2006-07 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 533 | 479 | .899 | 3.04 | 0 | 1066 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2006-07 | 29 | PHI | NHL | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 509 | 462 | .908 | 3.02 | 0 | 935 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 30 | PHI | NHL | 62 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 153 | 1865 | 1712 | .918 | 2.59 | 5 | 3539 | 13.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008-09 | 31 | PHI | NHL | 55 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 146 | 1718 | 1572 | .915 | 2.76 | 2 | 3177 | 11.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | 32 | NYI | NHL | 29 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 89 | 859 | 770 | .896 | 3.27 | 1 | 1634 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010-11 | 33 | NYR | NHL | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 426 | 393 | .923 | 2.13 | 0 | 928 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | 34 | NYR | NHL | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 519 | 469 | .904 | 2.46 | 2 | 1220 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | 35 | NYR | NHL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 156 | 143 | .917 | 2.32 | 0 | 336 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NHL | 506 | 230 | 190 | 52 | 1238 | 13855 | 12617 | .911 | 2.60 | 28 | 28543 | 88.4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 81 | ||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1993-94 | 16 | Trois-Rivieres Estacades | QAAA | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 3.40 | 1 | 1412 | |||||||
| 1994-95 | 17 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 56 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 132 | 2.48 | 3 | 3199 | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 18 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 55 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 152 | 2.84 | 1 | 3207 | |||||||
| 1996-97 | 19 | Canada | WJC-A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1996-97 | 19 | 2 Teams | QMJHL | 34 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 105 | 1088 | 983 | .903 | 3.30 | 3 | 1907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | 19 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 584 | 522 | .894 | 3.98 | 1 | 935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | 19 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 504 | 461 | .915 | 2.65 | 2 | 972 | ||||
| 1997-98 | 20 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 39 | .929 | 2.09 | 0 | 86 | ||||
| 1997-98 | 20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 41 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 113 | 1220 | 1107 | .907 | 2.93 | 5 | 2312 | ||||
| 1998-99 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 52 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 108 | 1532 | 1424 | .930 | 2.07 | 6 | 3129 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 1999-00 | 22 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 158 | 146 | .924 | 2.09 | 1 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2000-01 | 23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 84 | .955 | 1.00 | 1 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009-10 | 32 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 65 | .903 | 3.39 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 Seasons | AHL | 105 | 60 | 33 | 9 | 244 | 3070 | 2826 | .921 | 2.38 | 13 | 6148 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | |
| Career | 1 Season | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 39 | .929 | 2.09 | 0 | 86 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | QAAA | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 3.40 | 1 | 1412 | ||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | QMJHL | 145 | 75 | 47 | 18 | 389 | 1088 | 983 | .903 | 2.81 | 7 | 8313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Goalie Stats | Scoring Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1993-94 | 16 | Trois-Rivieres Estacades | QAAA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.75 | 0 | 112 | |||||||
| 1994-95 | 17 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2.46 | 4 | 903 | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 18 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 3.38 | 0 | 1135 | |||||||
| 1996-97 | 19 | Hull Olympiques | M-Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 19 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3.50 | 0 | 326 | |||||||
| 1997-98 | 20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4.02 | 0 | 239 | ||||||||
| 1998-99 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 20 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 632 | 590 | .934 | 2.16 | 1 | 1167 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 24 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 632 | 590 | .934 | 2.48 | 1 | 1406 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Career | 1 Season | M-Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | QAAA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.75 | 0 | 112 | ||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | QMJHL | 41 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 120 | 3.05 | 4 | 2364 | ||||||||
| Thru 15 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Martin Biron | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Arturs Irbe | 92.0 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Dwayne Roloson | 87.1 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | |
| Bill Ranford | 86.9 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| Ron Hextall | 86.9 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | ||
| Kirk McLean | 86.2 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 85.9 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |
| Don Edwards | 85.1 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | |||||
| Tommy Salo | 85.0 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |||||
| Jose Theodore | 84.8 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 | |
| Jocelyn Thibault | 84.5 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Martin Biron | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Arturs Irbe | 92.0 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||
| Dwayne Roloson | 87.1 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | ||
| Ron Hextall | 86.9 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | |||
| Bill Ranford | 86.2 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 85.9 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |
| Don Edwards | 85.1 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||||||
| Tommy Salo | 85.0 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Jocelyn Thibault | 84.5 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | ||
| Daren Puppa | 84.0 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Kirk McLean | 83.9 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
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Games Played Active 506 (10) Career NHL 506 (60) |
Wins Career NHL 230 (56) |
Losses 2002-03 NHL 28 (6) Active 190 (9) Career NHL 190 (67) |
Ties plus OT/SO Losses 2007-08 NHL 9 (4) Career NHL 52 (90) |
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Goals Against Career NHL 1238 (77) |
Shots Against 2007-08 NHL 1865 (7) Career NHL 13855 (37) |
Saves 2007-08 NHL 1712 (6) Career NHL 12617 (36) |
Save Percentage |
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Goals Against Average |
Shutouts 2007-08 NHL 5 (6) Career NHL 28 (55) |
Minutes Career NHL 28543 (63) |
Adjusted Goals Against Average |
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Goalie Point Shares 2007-08 NHL 13.4 (5) 2008-09 NHL 11.5 (10) Career NHL 88.4 (53) |
Point Shares 2007-08 NHL 13.4 (9) |
February 27, 2007: Traded to Philadelphia by Buffalo for Philadelphia's 2nd round choice (T.J. Brennan) in 2007 Entry Draft, February 27, 2007.
July 22, 2009: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 22, 2009.
July 1, 2010: Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, July 1, 2010.
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