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: 435
Save %: .914
GAA: 2.84
GSAx: −37.4
Wins: 202
HD save %: .710

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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

7839 of 8093 saved

.969

.967

Medium danger

3654 of 4185 saved

.873

.872

High danger

953 of 1342 saved

.710

.746

Rebound control

−0.28

758 rebounds allowed; 722.7 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−37.4

1136.6 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.924
5389 shots · 409 goals · league .920+22.6 goals
Straight on.875
3171 shots · 397 goals · league .881−20.4 goals
Blocker side.928
5049 shots · 363 goals · league .923+25.8 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	7,191	568	.921	449.2	−118.8
Slap	2,503	129	.948	93.9	−35.1
Snap	1,823	204	.888	131.5	−72.5
Backhand	1,095	109	.900	94.3	−14.7
Tip-in	615	100	.837	68.0	−32.0
Deflected	208	46	.779	18.5	−27.5
Wrap-around	185	18	.903	9.6	−8.4