“This Dinosaur Still Breathing”: 41-Year-Old Sabres Star Creates NHL History, Leaving Fans in Frenzy

In tonight’s NHL matchup, the Florida Panthers and the Buffalo Sabres engaged in a fierce struggle. The Sabres are demonstrating their worth this season, by making it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs’ qualification round. Yet the Panthers are no pushovers, especially when the game is played in their home stadium. While the Sabres beat their opponent in an intense duel, their goaltender came within a single shot of registering a shutout.

Craig Anderson, the goalkeeper for the Buffalo Sabres, has been an important cog for the team thus far this NHL season. The 41-year-old NHL superstar continued to establish his worth in the game, against the Florida Panthers by blocking 53 shots. The supporters of this NHL superstar, elated for him, chimed in on the Facebook post, praising his saves to show their support.

An intense NHL game

Craig Anderson’s goaltending was superb in a low-scoring NHL game between the Panthers and the Sabres. Both goaltenders were dominant in the first period, which resulted in no goals being scored, at all. The Sabres, on the other hand, got off to a flying start in the second period thanks to a goal by left-wing Jeff Skinner. The second period ended with the Sabres in the lead, 2-0, as center Alex Tuch scored for the Sabres in the 29th minute.

Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe scored his first goal in the 49th minute of the third period as his team made a comeback attempt. But this didn’t deter the Sabres’ goalkeeper; he stopped every Panthers shot from that point on, stopping 53 in all. The game finished 1-3, with the prey soundly defeating the predator. Following the game, Sportsnet posted on their Facebook page about the goalie’s performance, sending supporters into a frenzy.

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Fans united for the goaltender’s 50-save record

Sabres goalkeeper Craig Anderson established a personal record. There was a worldwide outpour of support from NHL fans, to compliment the goaltender on his performance in the comments. Here are some to prove it.

An Ottawa Senators supporter came into the comment section to appreciate this record, saying, “If Ottawa’s gunna go for anyone Andy would be the man for stability between the pipes until the young pups are completely ready!” One fan said nostalgically, “Still remember his 52 save shutout (I believe) for Colorado against the sharks in the playoffs.. the sharks ended up scoring on themselves on purpose in overtime just so they could go home.”

The Buffalo Sabres are really proving themselves this NHL season. One user concurred, stating, “He had a great game. Buffalo is really exciting to watch.” Another, looks surprised at how Anderson performed, despite being an old player, saying, “This dinosaur still breathing lol I was saying the other week back ..used to think he was good he’s still good at 41 playing still. Wtg.”

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