Washington Capitals' 1st round choice (19th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
LAST FIVE GAMES: 2-1-0, 2.95 GAA, .916 sv. pct.
* Played his 600th of NHL game vs. CAR (4/7)
* Earned his seventh 20-win season with 6-4 win vs. ATL (4/17)
* Is just the 36th goalie all-time (seventh active) with 250 career NHL wins
* Has made at least 30 saves in 30 of his 55 starts and at least 40 saves five times
* Ranked sixth in the NHL in saves (1,781; stat current, ranking through Saturday's games)
* Has a 2.06 GAA and a .939 save percentage in his 20 victories
* One of seven goalies in the NHL with three assists, his career high (through Saturday's games)
* Stopped 37 shots in the overtime win at BOS (4/10)
* Made 32 saves in the OT loss at CAR (4/3)
* Stopped 33 shots and earned first-star honors at CAR (3/25)
* Made 33 saves in OT loss to TB (3/23)
* Stopped 41 of 44 shots vs. FLA (3/18)
* Won back-to-back games at home vs. NYI (3/6) and PIT (3/8)
* Stopped 40 shots in his 250th career win vs. NYI (3/6)
* Played in three games with the 2006 German Olympic Team, posting a 2.68 goals-against average and a .899 save percentage
* Made 31 saves in the 3-2 OT loss at ATL (3/4)
* Faced 40 shots vs. FLA, his 11th time facing 40 or more shots this season and his second time facing at least 40 shots against FLA
* Named the first star in a 34-save win over TBL (1/29)
* Named the first star in a 31-save effort over CAR (1/21)
* Made 34 saves and stopped two of three shootout attempts in the win vs. PHI (12/31)
* Stopped 41 shots in the win vs. MTL (12/23)
* Made his 14,000th career save in a 3-2 win at LA (12/15)
* Earned second-star honors with a 37-save effort vs. NYR (12/3)
* Allowed only four goals on 15 attempts in the longest shootout of the season in the NHL (at NYR, 11/26)
* Was the first star in the shootout loss to TB (11/23), making 39 saves
* Stopped 43 of 44 shots at MTL to earn the win and second-star honors (11/19)
* Missed three games (11/11-11/15) with a hamstring injury and dressed but did not play at BUF (11/17)
* Stopped 35 shots and all three shootout attempts vs. ATL (11/4), earning first star honors
* Stopped 37 of 41 shots vs. CAR (10/22)
* Made a season-high 46 stops at FLA (10/20)
* Made a Caps record 26 saves in the second period at FLA (10/20)
* Stopped 38 of 40 shots he faced and two of three shootout attempts to beat TB (10/16)
CAREER: Holds the Capitals' goalie records for career wins (254), ties (63), games (603), minutes (34,921), save percentage (.907), shots (16,679), saves (15,131), shutouts (33) and assists (12)... Is the season record holder for games (73, 1999-00), minutes (4,371, 1999-00), wins (41, 1999-00) and save percentage (.920, 1997-98)... Won the Vezina Trophy in 1999-00 ... has stopped eight of 10 penalty shots in his career and 29 of 44 shootout attempts in 2005-06.
* among goalies who meet minimum games played standard.
Career Regular Season Stats
Season
Team
GP
MIN
W
L
T
GA
SA
SO
GA Avg
SV %
2005-2006
Capitals
59
3,506
20
28
0
206
1,987
0
3.53
.896
2003-2004
Capitals
63
3,738
19
35
9
180
1,958
2
2.89
.908
2002-2003
Capitals
66
3,893
33
25
6
156
1,925
4
2.40
.919
2001-2002
Capitals
71
4,131
31
29
8
192
1,977
6
2.79
.903
2000-2001
Capitals
72
4,278
37
26
8
177
1,941
5
2.48
.909
1999-2000
Capitals
73
4,370
41
20
11
163
1,957
5
2.24
.917
1998-1999
Capitals
64
3,585
26
31
3
154
1,538
4
2.58
.900
1997-1998
Capitals
64
3,788
33
18
10
139
1,729
5
2.20
.920
1996-1997
Capitals
29
1,644
8
15
4
71
758
2
2.59
.906
1995-1996
Capitals
18
897
4
8
2
46
406
0
3.08
.887
1994-1995
Capitals
14
724
2
8
2
30
305
0
2.49
.902
1993-1994
Capitals
7
223
0
3
0
20
128
0
5.37
.844
1992-1993
Capitals
1
20
0
0
0
2
7
0
6.00
.714
1989-1990
Capitals
2
120
0
2
0
12
63
0
6.00
.810
NHL Totals:
603
34,921
254
248
63
1,548
16,679
33
2.66
.907
Career Playoff Stats
Season
Team
GP
MIN
W
L
T
GA
SA
SO
GA Avg
SV %
2002-2003
Capitals
6
403
2
4
0
14
192
1
2.08
.927
2000-2001
Capitals
6
374
2
4
0
14
153
1
2.24
.908
1999-2000
Capitals
5
283
1
4
0
16
103
0
3.38
.845
1997-1998
Capitals
21
1,351
12
9
0
44
740
4
1.95
.941
1995-1996
Capitals
5
341
2
3
0
11
167
0
1.93
.934
1994-1995
Capitals
2
44
1
0
0
1
21
0
1.35
.952
NHL Totals:
45
2,798
20
24
0
100
1,376
6
2.14
.927
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