New York Rangers' 3rd round choice (66th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
CAREER VS. SJ: 2 GP, 0-2-0, 3.41 GAA
VS. CGY (4-15): 64:58 TOI, 39 Saves, 40 Shots, Shootout win
SEASON HIGHS
Shots: 40 (4-15 vs. CGY)
Saves: 39 (4-15 vs. CGY)
Shutouts:
Minutes Played: 65:00 (11-2 vs. NSH)
THIS SEASON: Tied a club record by starting the season with a 5-0-0 record (Daniel Berthiaume 90-91)...Won his first six starts as a King allowing only 12 goals...Was considered for the NHL Rookie of the Month in October with a 6-1-0 record, a .938 save-percentage and a 1.70 goals-against-average in seven games...Went 2-3-1 in six November games...Opened the season with a 7-1-0 record...Led the Kings to their first-ever shootout win by stopping both shootout attempts on November 5 vs. NSH...Also faced his first-ever penalty shot in that game and stopped David Legwand with 32 seconds remaining in overtime...Made a season high 34 saves on November 9 at DET (5-4 OTL)...Missed two games for family reasons (November 15-17)...Stopped Paul Karyia's penalty shot on November 24 at NSH...Went 0-2-1 in three December appearances...Went 1-2-0 in four January games...Assigned to Manchester (AHL) for a conditioning assignment on January 11...Went 1-1-1 in three appearances with the Monarchs...Recalled by the Kings on January 16...Appeared in two February games but wasn't the goalie of record in either contest...March and April numbers...Made just his fifth start in 41 games on March 29 at CGY and finished with 23 saves (2-1 loss)...Finished March with a record of 0-1-0 and a 2.33 GAA in four appearances.
LAST SEASON: Shared AHL's Harry "Hap" Holmes Award (lowest team goals-against total) with Hartford teammate Steve Valiquette...Finished regular season ranked second among AHL netminders with a 1.84 goals-against-average...Posted the third-best regular-season save-percentage (.934) among AHL backstops...Started for the Canadian AHL All-Stars at the 2005 AHL All-Star Classic and stopped all 11 shots he faced in one period of work...Named Koho AHL Goaltender of the Month for the month of October (4-0-0, 1.00 goals-against-average, .962 save-percentage).
* 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
Kings
29
1,432
11
9
0
69
688
1
2.89
.900
2003-2004
Rangers
4
198
1
2
0
16
91
0
4.85
.824
2002-2003
Rangers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
.000
2001-2002
Rangers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
.000
2000-2001
Rangers
1
9
0
0
0
0
2
0
0.00
1.000
NHL Totals:
34
1,640
12
11
0
85
781
1
3.11
.891
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