Nathan Lawson

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Calgary, Alberta, September 29, 1983.
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HEIGHT: 6'1".
WEIGHT: 191 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 52 (Bridgeport, NY Islanders, Hamilton).
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Signed as free agent by New York Islanders, March 2, 2008.
Resigned as restricted free agent to one-year contract by Islanders, July 1, 2010.
Signed as unrestricted free agent to one-year two-way contract by Montreal Canadiens, July 5, 2011.

ACCOLADES:

INJURIES:

Left game with injury to left knee, January 21, 2011.
Left game with head injury, January 6, 2012. 7:19 into the third period, Lawson was hit behind his net by Syracuse's Troy Bodie. Bodue earned a match penalty for a check to the head.

FIRSTS:

Nathan made his National Hockey League debut at the Nassau Coliseum on Saturday, December 18, 2010. Recalled by the New York Islanders on an emergency basis when Rick DiPietro experienced swelling in his left knee, Lawson was surprisingly named the starter for that night's game against the visiting Phoenix Coyotes (over Dwayne Roloson). Lawson played well through regulation, stopping 32 of 35 Phoenix shots, but faltered in the shootout, allowing goals to Shane Doan, Radim Vrbata, and Kyle Turris, resulting in a 4-3 Coyotes win.

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NHL SHOOTOUTS:

December 18, 2010 - lost to Phoenix, 1-3 (Shane Doan goal, Radim Vrbata goal, Kyle Turris goal).
February 15, 2011 - defeated Ottawa, 2-1 (Alexei Kovalev goal, Jason Spezza save, Bobby Butler save).
2010-11 season to date: 1 win, 1 loss, 2 saves on 6 chances.

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SEASON RECORDS:

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	AGE	GP	MIN	W	L	OL	WPCT	GA	GAA	SA	SVPCT	ShO	G	A	PiM	S/60	UNI#	SHOOTOUTS	Z-SCORE	GD	GAR	SNW%	SNW	SNL
2007-08	Phoenix Roadrunners	ECHL	24	5	279	3	2	0	0.600	14	3.01	155	0.910	1				33.37			0.167	0.609	2.934	0.521	3	2
2007-08	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL	24	24	1390	14	7	1	0.659	67	2.89	711	0.906	1				30.70	52		0.000	0.004	10.669	0.500	11	11
2008-09	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL	25	3	158	2	0	0	1.000	6	2.28	73	0.918	0	0	1	4	27.72	52	1-0 (3/4)	0.382	0.959	2.054	0.574	1	1
2008-09	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	25	31	1723	19	9	2	0.667	62	2.16	855	0.927	2				29.78			1.869	15.712	28.537	0.611	18	12
2009-10	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	26	36	2121	16	16	3	0.500	89	2.52	1147	0.922	1				32.44	52		1.693	16.575	33.780	0.585	20	15
2010-11	New York Islanders	NHL	27	10	384	1	4	2	0.286	26	4.06	243	0.893	0	0	0	0	37.94		1-1 (2/6)	-1.103	-4.847	-1.202	0.398	3	4
2010-11	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	27	16	953	6	5	4	0.533	46	2.90	530	0.913	0	0	0	0	33.38	52		0.341	2.260	10.210	0.524	8	7

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Signed as free agent by New York Islanders, March 2, 2008.
12/18/10: SOL (64m56s, 32/35) 3-4 SO defeat (0/3) vs. Phoenix (LaBarbera).
01/03/11: - (34m20s, 28/29) 5-2 victory at Calgary (Karlsson) [Replaced DiPietro].
01/06/11: L (5m17s, 1/3) 1-2 defeat at Edmonton (Dubnyk) [Replaced by Poulin].
01/09/11: L (60m, 40/45) 0-5 defeat at Chicago (Crawford).
01/13/11: L (30m10s, 15/19) 4-6 defeat vs. Ottawa (Lehner) [Replaced Poulin, replaced by Poulin].
01/21/11: - (20m, 10/10) 5-2 victory at Buffalo (Miller, Lalime) [Replaced by Poulin].
02/15/11: SOW (64m56s, 28/31) 4-3 SO victory (2/3) at Ottawa (Elliott).
02/17/11: L (22m48s, 13/18) 3-6 defeat vs. Boston (Rask) [Replaced by Montoya].
03/01/11: OTL (61m52s, 40/42) 1-2 OT defeat at Washington (Neuvirth).
03/15/11: - (20m, 10/11) 3-6 defeat at NY Rangers (Lundqvist) [Replaced Montoya].

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Recalled to Bridgeport Sound Tigers, October 27, 2008.
11/08/08: OTW (27m49s, 6/6) 5-4 OT victory vs. Lowell (Frazee) [Replaced Mannino].
11/09/08: W (60m, 19/20) 4-1 victory vs. Hershey (Varlamov).
11/12/08: W (60m, 26/28) 6-2 victory vs. Binghamton (Elliott, Glass).
11/18/08: W (59m47s, 28/29) 3-1 victory at San Antonio (Tordjman).
12/05/08: SOW (64m50s, 46/51) 6-5 SO victory (3/4) at Binghamton (Elliott, Glass).
12/06/08: - (2m55s, 0/0) 3-6 defeat vs. Norfolk (McKenna) [Replaced Mannino, replaced by Mannino].
12/21/08: W (59m53s, 18/18) 4-0 victory vs. Lowell (Frazee).
12/26/08: W (60m, 28/29) 3-1 victory vs. Hartford (Wiikman).
01/03/09: OTL (63m10s, 30/33) 2-3 OT defeat at Albany (Manzato).
01/10/09: W (60m, 33/34) 2-1 victory vs. Hartford (Zaba).
01/16/09: L (57m42s, 22/27) 3-5 defeat vs. Hershey (Machesney).
01/17/09: W (60m, 29/30) 3-1 victory at Binghamton (Gerber).
01/21/09: W (60m, 21/23) 4-2 victory at Albany (Manzato).
01/23/09: L (59m14s, 22/23) 0-1 defeat at Portland (Enroth).
01/24/09: OTL (62m04s, 25/27) 1-2 OT defeat at Portland (Enroth).
01/30/09: L (59m01s, 26/29) 1-3 defeat at Hartford (Zaba).
01/31/09: W (59m33s, 26/27) 2-1 victory vs. Portland (Enroth).
02/06/09: L (58m01s, 40/43) 0-3 defeat at Norfolk (Helenius).
02/08/09: L (58m50s, 27/29) 1-2 defeat at Philadelphia (Munroe).
02/15/09: SOL (65m, 36/37) 1-2 SO defeat (1/4) vs. Norfolk (Helenius).
02/18/09: W (60m, 23/23) 1-0 victory at Hartford (Zaba).
02/22/09: W (60m, 21/23) 5-2 victory vs. Portland (Enroth, Lemelin).
02/25/09: SOL (65m, 26/28) 2-3 SO defeat (2/5) vs. Albany (Peters).
02/28/09: W (59m30s, 28/30) 3-2 victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Berkhoel).
03/01/09: OTW (60m51s, 39/41) 3-2 OT victory at Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
03/20/09: W (59m56s, 37/38) 2-1 victory vs. Worcester (Greiss).
03/21/09: W (60m, 28/30) 3-2 victory vs. Providence (Nastiuk).
03/24/09: L (20m, 12/16) 3-5 defeat vs. Worcester (Greiss) [Replaced by Mannino].
03/28/09: L (39m54s, 11/17) 2-7 defeat at Hershey (Varlamov) [Replaced by Mannino].
03/31/09: W (59m40s, 34/37) 5-3 victory at Albany (Peters, Manzato).
04/10/09: W (59m56s, 26/29) 4-3 victory vs. Springfield (Dubnyk).
04/16/09: L (58m45s, 22/25) 2-3 defeat vs. Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
04/18/09: L (64m42s, 18/23) 4-5 OT defeat vs. Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
10/10/09: W (60m, 35/36) 2-1 victory at Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
10/18/09: L (59m16s, 26/29) 2-4 defeat vs. Adirondack (Boucher).
10/23/09: L (58m30s, 29/31) 0-2 defeat at Manchester (Bernier).
10/25/09: W (60m, 36/37) 4-1 victory vs. Albany (Murphy).
10/31/09: W (60m, 27/29) 3-2 victory at Portland (Enroth).
11/04/09: L (60m, 22/26) 2-4 defeat vs. Adirondack (Backlund).
11/07/09: L (59m47s, 33/37) 1-4 defeat vs. Hartford (Johnson).
11/15/09: OTW (64m58s, 27/31) 5-4 OT victory vs. Portland (Enroth).
11/20/09: W (59m57s, 47/48) 3-1 victory at Abbotsford (Irving).
11/25/09: L (59m11s, 14/17) 1-3 defeat vs. Manchester (Bernier).
11/28/09: L (59m14s, 31/34) 1-4 defeat at Worcester (Stalock).
12/02/09: SOL (65m, 32/33) 1-2 SO defeat (2/5) vs. Providence (Sabourin).
12/15/09: W (60m, 26/26) 2-0 victory vs. Portland (Enroth).
12/19/09: L (59m07s, 34/38) 3-4 defeat at Portland (Lamoureux).
12/26/09: SOW (64m56s, 39/41) 3-2 SO victory (5/6) vs. Hartford (Valiquette).
01/08/10: W (60m, 37/39) 3-2 victory at Springfield (Dubnyk).
01/13/10: SOL (65m, 34/36) 2-3 SO defeat (4/7) at Adirondack (Grahame).
01/16/10: OTL (61m51s, 43/47) 3-4 OT defeat at Albany (Peters).
01/22/10: OTW (63m30s, 49/50) 2-1 OT victory at Albany (Peters).
01/26/10: SOL (65m, 31/32) 1-2 SO defeat (3/5) vs. Albany (Peters).
01/30/10: L (59m10s, 25/27) 1-2 defeat at Portland (Enroth).
02/12/10: L (60m, 43/49) 1-6 defeat vs. Worcester (Stalock).
02/14/10: L (60m, 32/36) 0-4 defeat vs. Springfield (Levasseur).
02/19/10: W (59m18s, 18/20) 4-2 victory at Hartford (Johnson).
02/21/10: W (59m53s, 21/22) 2-1 victory vs. Hartford (Zaba).
02/27/10: L (20m, 8/13) 2-9 defeat at Hershey (Holtby) [Replaced by Munroe].
03/02/10: - (32m28s, 13/13) 3-6 defaet vs. Hershey (Neuvirth) [Replaced Munroe].
03/05/10: W (60m, 28/32) 5-4 victory vs. Portland (Lamoureux).
03/07/10: OTW (61m41s, 26/27) 2-1 OT victory at Manchester (Bernier).
03/13/10: SOW (65m, 29/31) 3-2 SO victory (5/5) at Norfolk (Tokarski).
03/20/10: OTL (60m41s, 24/28) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Manchester (Zatkoff).
03/26/10: L (60m, 38/42) 1-4 defeat at Manchester (Bernier).
03/28/10: W (60m, 33/35) 4-2 victory at Lowell (McKenna).
04/03/10: L (58m51s, 14/16) 1-3 defeat vs. Portland (Ford).
04/09/10: W (60m, 31/34) 6-3 victory at Lowell (McKenna).
04/11/10: L (59m01s, 23/25) 1-2 defeat vs. Hartford (Johnson).
04/16/10: - (45m33s, 30/32) 2-3 defeat at Hershey (Neuvirth) [Replaced by Munroe].
10/22/10: L (60m, 30/36) 3-6 defeat at Manchester (Zatkoff).
11/03/10: SOW (65m, 30/35) 6-5 SO victory (4/5) vs. Springfield (LeNeveu).
11/07/10: L (60m, 24/31) 1-7 defeat at Hartford (Johnson).
11/11/10: L (60m, 35/41) 1-6 defeat at Charlotte (Pogge).
11/20/10: L (58m58s, 26/27) 0-1 defeat vs. Manchester (Jones).
11/27/10: SOL (65m, 43/45) 2-3 SO defeat (3/5) at Connecticut (Johnson).
12/04/10: W (60m, 36/37) 4-1 victory vs. Providence (Schaefer).
12/12/10: SOL (64m16s, 34/37) 3-4 SO defeat (4/5) at Worcester (Stalock).
12/17/10: - (30m44s, 10/12) 3-6 defeat vs. Springfield (Wesslau) [Replaced Koskinen].
12/30/10: W (60m, 32/33) 2-1 victory at Worcester (Stalock).
01/18/11: SOL (64m25s, 35/37) 2-3 SO defeat (3/5) vs. Providence (Dalton).
03/18/11: SOL (64m23s, 34/36) 2-3 SO defeat (3/6) vs. Charlotte (Murphy).
03/19/11: OTW (61m37s, 38/39) 2-1 OT victory vs. Manchester (Jones).
03/26/11: W (59m41s, 21/22) 5-1 victory at Connecticut (Talbot).
04/01/11: L (58m45s, 26/29) 2-3 defeat at Springfield (York).
04/09/11: W (59m53s, 30/33) 4-3 victory at Connecticut (Talbot).
Assigned to Hamilton Bulldogs, October 6, 2011.
10/08/11: W (59m35s, 30/32) 5-2 victory vs. Rochester (Leggio) [Replaced by Mayer].
10/14/11: W (60m, 40/40) 4-0 victory at St. John's (Aebischer).
10/15/11: L (60m, 35/41) 2-6 defeat at St. John's (Mannino).
10/18/11: L (60m, 25/28) 0-3 defeat vs. Grand Rapids (MacDonald).
10/21/11: SOW (65m, 29/31) 3-2 SO victory (5/8) at Rochester (MacIntyre).
10/27/11: OTW (62m28s, 35/37) 3-2 OT victory vs. Rochester (Leggio).
10/30/11: - (20m, 8/9) 2-6 defeat vs. Abbotsford (Irving) [Replaced by Mayer].
11/04/11: L (59m10s, 22/25) 2-4 defeat vs. Houston (Hackett).
11/05/11: W (60m, 24/24) 1-0 victory vs. Lake Erie (Desjardins).
11/08/11: L (58m57s, 30/33) 1-4 defeat vs. Chicago (Climie).
11/11/11: L (40m, 34/41) 0-8 defeat vs. Grand Rapids (Pearce) [Replaced by Mayer].
11/15/11: SOL (64m55s, 23/25) 2-3 SO defeat (2/4) vs. Peoria (Bishop).
11/18/11: L (60m, 30/34) 2-4 defeat vs. Binghamton (McKenna).
12/02/11: L (60m, 35/39) 0-4 defeat vs. St. John's (Aebischer).
12/03/11: W (60m, 23/25) 3-2 victory vs. Rochester (MacIntyre).
12/06/11: OTW (64m11s, 34/34) 1-0 OT victory vs. Adirondack (Leighton).
12/09/11: L (58m37s, 26/28) 1-2 defeat vs. Toronto (Scrivens).
12/11/11: W (59m51s, 15/16) 2-1 victory vs. Rochester (Leggio).
12/14/11: SOL (65m, 22/23) 1-2 SO defeat (3/4) vs. Lake Erie (Desjardins).
12/16/11: SOL (65m, 34/37) 3-4 SO defeat (2/4) at Abbotsford (Taylor).
12/18/11: OTW (61m08s, 30/32) 3-2 OT victory at Abbotsford (Taylor).
12/26/11: - (5m19s, 2/5) 6-3 victory at Toronto (Scrivens) [Replaced by Mayer].
12/28/11: L (58m48s, 23/26) 1-3 defeat vs. St. John's (Aebischer).
01/06/12: W (47m19s, 30/31) 5-2 victory vs. Syracuse (Tarkki) [Replaced by Mayer].
01/21/12: L (60m, 20/27) 2-7 defeat vs. Toronto (Scrivens).
01/27/12: W (59m23s, 19/20) 4-1 victory vs. Toronto (Owuya).
01/28/12: L (58m46s, 23/25) 1-3 defeat at Lake Erie (Coleman).

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