The Washington Capitals may have found their replacement for Henrik Lundqvist. On Sunday, the team announced that they've signed veteran goaltender Craig Anderson to a professional try-out contract. Anderson will have 10 days during training camp to convince Washington that he deserves a contract for the regular season.

The Captials needed to go out and add a veteran goalie after Henrik Lundqvist announced he would miss the entire 2020-21 season to deal with a heart condition. Adding a goalie with plenty of experience is something the Capitals wanted to have, especially with 23-year old goaltender Ilya Samonov likely to take on a bigger role this coming season.

Anderson, 39, was drafted twice. First, he was selected in the third round, 77th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. He chose not to sign with the Flames and re-entered the draft in 2001 where he was taken in the third round, 73rd overall by the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Park Ridge, Illinois native has spent parts of 17 seasons in the NHL with Chicago, Florida, Colorado, and Ottawa. In 648 regular season games, Anderson has a record of 289 wins, 251 losses, 67 overtime/shootout losses, 2 ties, a 2.84 G.A.A., a .913 save percentage, and 42 shutouts. In 46 career playoff games, he has a record of 23 wins, 22 losses, a 2.35 G.A.A., a .929 save percentage, and 4 shutouts.

Internationally, Anderson has represented the United States on a couple occasions, most recently at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships. In 2 games, he had a record of 1 loss, a 5.63 G.A.A., and a .714 save percentage as the United States finished sixth following a loss to Finland in the quarterfinal.

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