Craig Anderson is Turning Heads in Colorado

It’s a safe bet that Craig Anderson wouldn’t exactly be the first name hockey fans would think of if they were to guess back in training camp what goalie would get off to the fastest start. This former Florida Panthers back-up was the number one story around the NHL on Tuesday night after he stopped 25 shots in shutting out the slumping Edmonton Oilers 3-0. “I think it was a great team effort,” Anderson who is 9-1-2 with a 1.97 GAA on the season said, “We didn’t give them all that much and whatever we did, I was able to see and make the save and the guys were there to clean up the rebound.” Anderson who is a seven year pro is a major reason why the Avalanche who finished with the third worst record last season currently occupy first place in the Western Conference. Also stepping up big for Colorado who now have a 5-1-2 road record was forward Woltek Wolski who scored two goals. “I think it was a great team effort,” Anderson who now has two shutouts on the season said, “We didn’t give them all that much and I was able to see and make the save and the guys were there to clean up the rebounds.” With the win Colorado extended their winning streak to three games and have won five out of their past six games. Meanwhile the Oilers are going the other direction as they dropped their third game in a row. “we’ve got to play better if we intend to be a top team,” Oilers forward Sam Gagner said. “Tonight we didn’t even show up for the first period. We should be embarrassed to get shut out two games in a row..”