Goalie · #41

Craig Anderson

Colorado Avalanche

Ottawa Senators

Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres(traded during the season)

Age: 45
Catches: Left
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Born: Park Ridge, USA
Draft: 2001, round 3, #73 (CHI)

Career · 2009–10 to 2022–23

Games: 600
Save %: .912
GAA: 2.86
GSAx: −59.9
Wins: 283
HD save %: .718

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Saves by danger

Model-based

Average goalies stop nearly every low-danger shot; the great ones separate themselves on the hard chances.

Save percentage by danger tier

Bars start at .600 so the differences show.

Low danger

10554 of 10894 saved

.969

.967

Medium danger

5104 of 5872 saved

.869

.872

High danger

1349 of 1879 saved

.718

.746

Rebound control

−0.48

1109 rebounds allowed; 1027.3 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−59.9

1578.1 xG faced

Where the goals went in

Model-based

Each red dot is a goal allowed. The shading shows where this goalie faced more (red) or fewer (blue) shots than an average goalie per 60 minutes.

Goal Saved MissedBigger marks were better chances (higher xG).

Fewer than league averageMore than league average(red is bad: more shots against)

Glove side, blocker side

Model-based

Where the shots on goal came from, relative to the goalie’s glove hand, and how the saves compare with the league.

Save percentage by angle and distance

From the shooter’s view, with the net at the top. Craig Anderson catches with the left hand, so the glove is on the right here. Blue zones beat the league save percentage for the same zone; red fall short. Grey: fewer than 10 shots.

Blocker sideGlove side

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By side

Goals saved (+) or allowed (−) compared with a league-average save rate on the same shots.

Glove side.922
7357 shots · 571 goals · league .920+18.2 goals
Straight on.872
4337 shots · 555 goals · league .881−39.9 goals
Blocker side.927
6938 shots · 506 goals · league .923+28.2 goals

The NHL’s public data records where a shot was taken, not where it crossed the goal line, so a true glove-high, blocker-low map isn’t possible. The side the shot came from is the closest honest stand-in: a wide shot from the glove side mostly tests the glove.

By shot type

Model-based

Which shots beat this goalie, against what the shot quality predicted.


Wrist	9,738	809	.917	620.4	−188.6
Slap	3,494	179	.949	133.8	−45.2
Snap	2,443	267	.891	172.8	−94.2
Backhand	1,528	164	.893	134.1	−29.9
Tip-in	887	135	.848	99.2	−35.8
Deflected	288	59	.795	27.8	−31.2
Wrap-around	262	23	.912	13.2	−9.8
Poke	4	2	.500	0.4	−1.6
Bat	1	0	1.000	0.2	+0.2