G · BUF · NHL id 8467950
Craig Anderson has appeared in 26 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2022-23, starting 24, with a 11-11-2 record and .908 save percentage on 823 shots (76 goals against). Over his last 5 appearances he has stopped 120 of 140 (.857), starting 5 of them. In 2021-22 he went 17-12-2 with a .897 save percentage in 31 games.
Right now
Recent workload and form
Starts and workload
2022-23 · last 26 appearances, oldest first
- Start.972OTT · W
- Start.967VAN · W
- Start.885CHI · W
- Start.875CAR · L
- Start.900BOS · L
- Start.844VAN · L
- Relief.933OTT
- Start.935MTL · W
- Start.932NJD · L
- Start.911DET · W
- Start.879PIT · O
- Start1.000LAK · W
- Start.935ARI · W
- Start.938OTT · L
- Start.895PHI · L
- Start.846CHI · O
- Start.935DAL · W
- Start.821LAK · L
- Relief.944TOR
- Start.980FLA · W
- Start.886CBJ · L
- Start.919EDM · L
- Start.893TOR · W
- Start.773PHI · L
- Start.700NSH · L
- Start.909OTT · W
NHL EDGE tracking
2022-23 percentiles among goalies
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among goalies this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shots against
Last 10 games · 426 unblocked attempts faced, 309 on goal, 35 goals
Shot map, OPP at BUF: 426 attempts, 309 on goal, 35 goals, 29.17 expected goals; best chance Matthew Tkachuk at 0.35 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Beyond the box score
2022-23 regular season · 26 games through the sequence engine
| Class | SA | SV% | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | .800 | .823 | −2.3 pts | |
| 82 | .927 | .915 | +1.2 pts | |
| Cycle | 325 | .911 | .917 | −0.6 pts |
| Off the draw | 31 | .935 | .941 | −0.6 pts |
Unblocked save % .931 vs .932 expected from his shot mix: −0.08 pts (±1.50)
- Prevented /100
- +0.49
- Rebounds
- 71vs 74.7 exp.
- Rate
- 9.5%of 747 saves
A rebound is an opponent attempt within 3 seconds of a save. Expected rebounds use the shot-by-shot model; positive means fewer second chances than expected.
Game log
26 games in 2022-23, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | DEC | SA | SV | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13 | vs OTT | W 4-3 | W | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 61:18 |
| Mar 21 | vs NSH | L 3-7 | L | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 35:52 |
| Mar 17 | @ PHI | L 2-5 | L | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 60:00 |
| Mar 13 | @ TOR | W 4-3 | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 60:00 |
| Mar 6 | vs EDM | L 2-3 | L | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 58:20 |
| Feb 28 | vs CBJ | L 3-5 | L | 35 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 59:41 |
| Feb 24 | @ FLA | W 3-1 | W | 50 | 49 | 1 | .980 | 60:00 |
| Feb 21 | vs TOR | L 3-6 | RL | 18 | 17 | 1 | .944 | 46:29 |
| Feb 13 | @ LAK | L 2-5 | L | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 59:45 |
| Jan 23 | @ DAL | W 3-2 | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 60:56 |
| Jan 17 | @ CHI | OTL 3-4 | O | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 62:24 |
| Jan 9 | vs PHI | L 0-4 | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 60:00 |
| Jan 1 | @ OTT | L 1-3 | L | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 58:57 |
| Dec 17 | @ ARI | W 5-2 | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 59:39 |
| Dec 13 | vs LAK | W 6-0 | W | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1.000 | 59:50 |
| Dec 9 | vs PIT | OTL 3-4 | O | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 61:29 |
| Nov 30 | @ DET | W 5-4 | W | 45 | 41 | 4 | .911 | 65:00 |
| Nov 25 | vs NJD | L 1-3 | L | 44 | 41 | 3 | .932 | 56:59 |
| Nov 22 | @ MTL | W 7-2 | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 60:00 |
| Nov 16 | @ OTT | L 1-4 | RL | 15 | 14 | 1 | .933 | 25:33 |
Season splits by strength
2022-23 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GA | CA/60 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 26 | 1490:02 | 57:19 | 823 | 76 | .908 | 55.8 |
| Even strength | 26 | 1219:13 | 46:54 | 641 | 56 | .913 | 53.5 |
| 5v5 | 26 | 1203:13 | 46:17 | 633 | 55 | .913 | 53.8 |
| Power play | 26 | 130:12 | 5:00 | 18 | 1 | .944 | 10.1 |
| Penalty kill | 26 | 130:24 | 5:01 | 144 | 17 | .882 | 112.7 |
| 4v4 | 7 | 6:22 | 0:55 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 56.5 |
| 3v3 (OT) | 4 | 9:38 | 2:25 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 24.9 |
| 5v4 | 26 | 127:43 | 4:55 | 18 | 1 | .944 | 10.3 |
| 4v5 | 26 | 124:27 | 4:47 | 137 | 16 | .883 | 111.4 |
| 3v5 | 3 | 3:05 | 1:02 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 155.7 |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 10 | 10:13 | 1:01 | 20 | 2 | .900 | 176.2 |
| 3v4 | 2 | 2:52 | 1:26 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 125.6 |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SA | SV | GA | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | BUF | 26 | 24 | 11-11-2 | 823 | 747 | 76 | .908 | 3.06 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 31 | 31 | 17-12-2 | 945 | 848 | 97 | .897 | 3.12 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WSH | 2 | 1 | 1-1-0 | 70 | 65 | 5 | .929 | 2.67 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | 4 | 2 | 2-1-0 | 71 | 65 | 6 | .915 | 2.13 |
| 2019-20 | OTT | 34 | 31 | 11-17-2 | 1018 | 918 | 100 | .902 | 3.25 |
| 2018-19 | OTT | 50 | 47 | 17-27-4 | 1676 | 1513 | 163 | .903 | 3.51 |
| 2017-18 | OTT | 58 | 55 | 23-25-6 | 1768 | 1588 | 180 | .898 | 3.32 |
Craig Anderson news
- How Craig Anderson Became the Heart of the SenatorsThe Hockey Writers
- Today in Hockey History: May 15The Hockey Writers
- Ottawa Senators’ Best All-TimeThe Hockey Writers
- Today in Hockey History: Feb. 18The Hockey Writers
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.