Sabres goalie turns into oldest to document 50 or extra saves in single recreation: ‘Age is only a quantity’

It was an evening of history-making within the sports activities world on Friday. 

In the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Sacramento Kings mixed for 351 factors, the second-highest scoring recreation in NBA historical past. 

Goaltender Craig Anderson, #41 of the Buffalo Sabres, celebrates a 3-1 win with teammates Kale Clague, #38, and Jeff Skinner, #53, in opposition to the Florida Panthers on the FLA Live Arena on February 24, 2023, in Sunrise, Florida.  (Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by way of Getty Images.)

Over within the NHL, extra historical past was made as Buffalo Sabres goalie Craig Anderson turned the oldest goalie to document 50 or extra saves in a single recreation. 

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The 41-year-old goalie made 53 saves in opposition to his former group because the Sabres defeated the Florida Panthers, 3-1. 

Anderson made 26 saves within the third interval as Buffalo moved into the second wild-card spot within the Eastern Conference. 

Goaltender Craig Anderson, #41 of the Buffalo Sabres, warms up previous to the sport in opposition to the Florida Panthers on the FLA Live Arena on February 24, 2023, in Sunrise, Florida.  ( Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

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“It’s particular, for positive. Age is only a quantity,” Anderson mentioned, by way of The Buffalo News. “Right now. It’s simply managing the remainder and managing your time, so as to have the moments within the recreation like this.”

“The thoughts simply shut off, and also you simply type of began worrying about simply the subsequent shot,” Anderson mentioned. “And regardless of the shot clock received to, it received to. That’s about pretty much as good a recreation is I’ve performed shortly and, pretty much as good mentally so far as being sharp and being within the second.”

Anderson performed for the Panthers from 2006 to 2009. 

Goaltender Craig Anderson, #41 of the Buffalo Sabres, makes a save in opposition to Sam Reinhart, #13 of the Florida Panthers, on the FLA Live Arena on February 24, 2023, in Sunrise, Florida.  (Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by way of Getty Images)

“Outstanding,” Sabres head coach Don Granato mentioned. “He makes it look straightforward, reads performs learn shooters, clearly he is aware of how we play and is aware of the pre-scout, how they will play and what is going on to return at him. And you may see the calm in consequence.”

Buffalo at present holds the longest postseason drought within the NHL, failing to make the Stanley Cup playoffs because the 2011 season.