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SABRES SIGN ANDERSON TO 1-YEAR CONTRACT

Posted on July 28, 2021 by | Leave a comment

The Buffalo Sabres have signed goaltender Craig Anderson to a one-year contract worth $750,000.

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Highlights:
  • Ranks second among active NHL goaltenders in career saves (18,251) and fifth in career wins (291).
  • Was the recipient of the Bill Masterton Trophy in 2017, an award given annually “to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.”
  • Played 10 of his 18 career seasons for the Ottawa Senators and ranks first among the franchise’s all-time goaltenders (min. 100 GP) in wins (202) and save percentage (.914).

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Post-Game Report: 1/28 vs. Ottawa

Posted on January 28, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Senators
(18-23-9)		 1 1 3 – – 5 39
Sabres
(22-21-7)		 1 1 0 – – 2 30

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • Jack Eichel established a new career high with his 29th goal in his 49th game of the season. His previous career high of 28 goals was recorded in 77 games last season.
  • In seven games against the Senators in the last two seasons, Eichel has recorded 13 points (6+7). He now has 24 points (10+14) in 16 career games against Ottawa, including at least a point in all but three of those games and 16 points (7+9) in nine home games.
  • With his goal, Sam Reinhart has now totaled 17 points (7+10) in his last 17 meetings with the Senators. Reinhart has 22 points (9+13) in the Sabres’ last 22 contests, including at least one point in eight of the last nine (6+5).
  • Linus Ullmark left the game with a lower-body injury in the third period.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Senators
 Anderson W 2 30
Sabres Ullmark
Hutton		 L
ND		 3
0		 33
4
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Senators Anderson 7-12-1 .899 3.25
Sabres Ullmark
Hutton		 16-14-3
6-7-4		 .914
.892		 2.72
3.31

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Marcus Johansson

Sabres forward Jeff Skinner

Senators head coach D.J. Smith

Senators forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Senators forward Tyler Ennis

Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki

Senators defenseman Mike Reilly

Senators goaltender Craig Anderson

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Post-Game Report: 11/16 vs. Ottawa

Posted on November 16, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Senators
(8-11-1)		 0 1 1 – – 2 23
Sabres
(10-6-3)		 0 2 2 – – 4 32

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • With a career-high four goals tonight, Jack Eichel became the Sabres’ first four-goal scorer since Thomas Vanek (April 10, 2010 at Ottawa).
    • Tonight was the 13th time a Sabre has scored at least four goals in a game.
    • Eichel is the seventh different player to score four in a game for the team, joining Rick Martin (4x), Dave Andreychuk (3x), Alexander Mogilny (2x), Lindy Ruff, Miroslav Satan and Thomas Vanek.
  • Eichel’s third goal marked his second career hat trick (last: 12/15/17 vs. Carolina) and the first hat trick by a Sabres player since Sam Reinhart’s on Feb. 23, 2019 vs. Washington.
  • Eichel recorded his seventh career multi-point game against Ottawa, including four in his last five games against the Senators.
    • He now has seven multi-point games this season, tying for 11th-most in the league at the conclusion of tonight’s game. His three multi-goal games tie for fifth-most in the NHL this season.
  • Eichel now has 23 points (9+14) in 15 career games against Ottawa. His 23points and 1.53 points per game against the Senators represent his best outputs against any NHL opponent.
  • Sam Reinhart assisted on Eichel’s first two goals and now has nine points (4+5) in his last eight games.
  • Reinhart has now recorded 16 points (6+10) in his last 15 games against the Senators, including 10 points (3+7) in eight home games.
  • Victor Olofsson recorded the primary assist on Eichel’s second goal to extend his point streak to four games (1+3). The streak matches his career high, which was set in the first four games of this season.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision GA SA
Senators
 Anderson L 3 31
Sabres Ullmark W 2 23
Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Senators Anderson 3-7-0 .894 3.31
Sabres Ullmark 4-3-1 .915 2.98

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger

Sabres forward Jack Eichel

Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund

Sabres forward Jeff Skinner

Senators head coach D.J. Smith

Senators forward Tyler Ennis

Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki

Senators goaltender Craig Anderson

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Post-Game Report: 4/4 vs. Ottawa

Posted on April 4, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Senators
(28-41-11)		 2 1 1 – – 4 32
Sabres
(25-43-12)		 1 1 0 – – 2 34

Game Summary

Event Summary

 

Top Notes

  • With his goal, Ryan O’Reilly has extended his point streak to four games, totaling six points (3+3) during that span.
  • Scott Wilson’s assist on O’Reilly’s goal gives him three points (2+1) in his last three games against Ottawa.
  • Sam Reinhart’s assist tonight extended his point streak to four games (4+2) and gives him 36 points (17+19) in his last 36 games dating back to Jan. 18.
  • With his goal tonight, Kyle Okposo now has seven points (4+3) in his last seven games against the Senators.

 

Tonight’s Goaltenders

Tonight’s Stats
Team Goaltender Decision SV% GAA
Senators
 Anderson W .941 2.00
Sabres Johnson L .903 3.07

 

Updated Season Stats
Team Goaltender Record SV% GAA
Senators Anderson 23-24-6 .899 3.31
Sabres Johnson 10-15-3 .895 3.40

 

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Phil Housley

Sabres forward Kyle Okposo

Sabres forward Jason Pominville

Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly

Senators head coach Guy Boucher

Senators forward Mark Borowiecki

Senators forward Ryan Dzingel

Senators forward Filip Chlapik

Senators goaltender Craig Anderson

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Post-Game Report: 3/18 vs. OTT

Posted on March 18, 2016 by | Leave a comment

Final Score

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final SOG
Senators
(33-31-8)		 1 0 0 – – 1 33
Sabres
(29-33-10)		 2 1 0 – – 3 34

Game Summary

Event Summary

Top Notes

  • With tonight’s win, the Sabres have two wins against the Senators in a season for the first time since 2011-12.
  • Sam Reinhart’s goal was his 20th of the year. He and Jack Eichel are now the third pair of Sabres rookies ever to record 20 goals in the same season, joining Danny Gare (31) and Peter McNab (22) in 1974-75 and Gilbert Perreault (38) and Steve Atkinson (20) in 1970-71.
  • Eichel (49) and Reinhart (35) are also the first pair of Sabres rookies to each hit the 35-point mark since three Sabres rookies did so in 1987-88: Ray Sheppard (65), Pierre Turgeon (42) and Calle Johansson (42)
  • Zach Bogosian (goal tonight) now has 11 points (5+6) in his last 12 games.
  • With his assist tonight, Ryan O’Reilly now has 11 assists in his last 11 games played.
  • Evander Kane (assist tonight) now has eight points (2+6) in his last eight games.
  • Chad Johnson has now won five straight starts for the first time since he won six straight from March 9 to 29, 2014 as a member of the Boston Bruins.

Post-Game Audio

Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma

Sabres forwards Sam Reinhart and Nic Deslauriers

Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian

Senators head coach Dave Cameron

Senators forward Scott Gomez

Senators forward Alex Chiasson

Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson

Senators goaltender Craig Anderson

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