Matt Zaba

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Yorkton, Saskatchewan, July 14, 1983.

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HEIGHT: 6'1".

WEIGHT: 180 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 30 (Hartford).

CATCHES: Left

COLLEGE: Colorado College.

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• Selected by Los Angeles Kings in eighth round (231st overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, 2003.
• Signed as free agent by New York Rangers, August 20, 2007.
• Resigned to contract extension by Rangers, June 30, 2008.
• Resigned by Rangers, June 4, 2009.

ACCOLADES:

• Named to Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Rookie Team, 2003-04.

INJURIES:

FIRSTS:

• Matt made his National Hockey League debut on Saturday, January 23, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Backing up Henrik Lundqvist, Zaba entered the game at 6:17 of the second period after the New York Rangers fell behind, 4-0. Zaba stopped fourteen of sixteen Montreal shots, although New York would eventually fall by a 6-0 margin.

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SEASON RECORDS:

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

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 Rangers, August 20, 2007.
• 01/23/10: - (33m43s, 14/16) 0-6 defeat at Montreal (Halak) [Replaced Lundqvist].

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

• Assigned to Hartford Wolf Pack, September 26, 2008.
• 10/18/08: L (58m52s, 17/20) 1-4 defeat at Toronto (Pogge).
• 11/01/08: W (60m, 25/26) 3-1 victory vs. Albany (Manzato).
• 11/22/08: W (60m, 27/29) 6-2 victory at Portland (Dennis).
• 11/23/08: L (59m50s, 19/25) 3-6 defeat at Providence (Regan).
• 11/29/08: W (59m54s, 26/27) 2-1 victory vs. Manchester (Bernier).
• 11/30/08: - (20m, 10/12) 3-4 OT defeat at Providence (Rask) [Replaced by Wiikman].
• 12/06/08: L (57m54s, 30/34) 2-4 defeat at Hershey (Varlamov).
• 12/14/08: W (60m, 35/36) 2-1 victory at Worcester (Greiss).
• 12/20/08: - (19m57s, 3/4) 2-6 defeat vs. Hamilton (Desjardins) [Replaced Wiikman].
• 12/21/08: - (22m03s, 8/11) 4-3 victory vs. Toronto (Munro) [Replaced by Wiikman].
• 12/27/08: OTW (61m37s, 18/21) 4-3 OT victory at Springfield (Dubnyk).
• 12/28/08: L (59m19s, 19/24) 4-5 defeat at Lowell (Frazee).
• 01/03/09: - (33m32s, 13/15) 2-6 defeat vs. Hershey (Varlamov) [Replaced Wiikman].
• 01/09/09: OTW (63m05s, 40/40) 1-0 OT victory at Springfield (Deslauriers).
• 01/10/09: L (58m57s, 24/26) 1-2 defeat at Bridgeport (Lawson).
• 01/17/09: - (33m38s, 18/18) 2-5 defeat vs. Providence (Rask) [Replaced Wiikman].
• 01/19/09: W (60m, 21/22) 3-1 victory at Portland (Enroth).
• 01/23/09: L (59m16s, 31/34) 2-3 defeat vs. Lowell (Frazee).
• 01/30/09: W (59m53s, 25/26) 3-1 victory vs. Bridgeport (Lawson).
• 01/31/09: W (60m, 33/36) 4-3 victory at Manchester (Bernier).
• 02/04/09: L (59m49s, 28/34) 3-6 defeat vs. Manchester (Taylor).
• 02/07/09: W (59m53s, 35/37) 3-2 victory at Springfield (Dubnyk).
• 02/08/09: - (20m, 10/13) 3-5 defeat at Lowell (Frazee) [Replaced by Daigneault].
• 02/13/09: W (59m42s, 22/24) 6-2 victory vs. Lake Erie (Bacashihua).
• 02/18/09: L (58m57s, 31/32) 0-1 defeat vs. Bridgeport (Lawson).
• 02/20/09: W (60m, 36/38) 5-2 victory at Lowell (Frazee, Caruso).
• 02/21/09: OTW (62m12s, 17/18) 2-1 OT victory vs. Portland (Enroth).
• 02/22/09: W (59m46s, 35/37) 3-2 victory at Manchester (Bernier).
• 02/25/09: W (60m, 39/40) 5-1 victory at Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
• 02/27/09: SOW (65m, 28/29) 2-1 SO victory (5/5) vs. Manchester (Taylor).
• 02/28/09: SOW (65m, 29/32) 4-3 SO victory (4/5) at Portland (Jakaitis).
• 03/04/09: W (59m55s, 34/35) 3-1 victory vs. Worcester (Greiss).
• 03/06/09: OTL (60m32s, 31/32) 0-1 OT defeat at Manchester (Bernier).
• 03/07/09: W (59m56s, 19/21) 4-2 victory at Springfield (Dubnyk).
• 03/27/09: W (59m52s, 19/20) 5-1 victory at Albany (Peters).
• 03/28/09: W (60m, 23/25) 3-2 SO victory (4/4) vs. Providence (Rask).
• 04/01/09: W (59m48s, 32/35) 5-3 victory vs. Portland (Enroth).
• 04/03/09: W (60m, 24/24) 6-0 victory at Providence (Rask, Nastiuk).
• 04/05/09: L (59m16s, 32/36) 3-4 defeat vs. Lowell (Frazee).
• 04/08/09: W (60m, 28/31) 4-3 victory at Manchester (Bernier).
• 04/11/09: W (60m, 22/25) 5-3 victory vs. Springfield (Sabourin).
• 04/16/09: W (60m, 38/38) 2-0 victory vs. Worcester (Greiss).
• 04/18/09: W (59m33s, 45/48) 5-3 victory vs. Worcester (Greiss).
• 04/20/09: L (81m07s, 42/45) 2-3 2OT defeat at Worcester (Greiss).
• 04/22/09: L (60m, 21/27) 0-6 defeat at Worcester (Greiss).
• 04/23/09: L (58m40s, 23/26) 1-3 defeat vs. Worcester (Greiss).
• 04/25/09: L (58m56s, 28/33) 3-5 defeat at Worcester (Greiss).
• 10/03/09: L (59m10s, 29/34) 3-5 defeat at Binghamton (Brodeur).
• 10/09/09: - (20m, 7/8) 3-5 defeat at Providence (Sabourin) [Replaced Johnson].
• 10/10/09: - (20m, 8/10) 7-3 victory vs. Springfield (Dubnyk) [Replaced by Johnson].
• 11/19/09: W (60m, 21/24) 5-3 victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
• 11/29/09: SOL (65m, 39/41) 2-3 SO defeat (4/6) at Bridgeport (Munroe).
• 12/04/09: - (10m39s, 2/4) 1-7 defeat at Manchester (Bernier) [Replaced Valiquette, replaced by Valiquette].
• 12/05/09: L (60m, 29/33) 1-4 defeat at Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
• 12/06/09: - (37m13s, 15/19) 2-9 defeat at Hershey (Neuvirth) [Replaced Valiquette].
• 01/08/10: W (59m55s, 29/31) 5-2 victory at Worcester (Stalock).
• 01/09/10: L (59m20s, 26/28) 1-3 defeat at Albany (Peters).
• 01/16/10: OTW (63m06s, 36/38) 3-2 OT victory vs. Providence (Sabourin).
• 01/17/10: L (59m52s, 21/25) 1-4 defeat at Manchester (Bernier).
• 01/27/10: L (58m37s, 22/27) 4-5 defeat vs. Norfolk (Tokarski).
• 01/29/10: L (50m11s, 25/26) 2-3 defeat vs. Lowell (McKenna) [Replaced Valiquette].
• 01/30/10: L (59m09s, 33/35) 0-2 defeat vs. Manchester (Bernier).
• 02/03/10: OTW (64m40s, 37/39) 3-2 OT victory at Lowell (McKenna).
• 02/05/10: OTL (63m50s, 37/40) 2-3 OT defeat at Norfolk (Janus).
• 02/06/10: W (60m, 33/34) 5-1 victory at Norfolk (Tokarski).
• 02/20/10: W (60m, 31/33) 4-2 victory vs. Worcester (Stalock).
• 02/21/10: L (59m48s, 28/30) 1-2 defeat at Bridgeport (Lawson).
• 02/26/10: OTL (59m58s, 29/31) 1-2 OT defeat vs. Springfield (Dubnyk).
• 03/06/10: SOL (65m, 25/27) 2-3 SO defeat (2/4) at Hamilton (Desjardins).
• 03/10/10: L (59m02s, 20/25) 4-6 defeat at Worcester (Doyle).
• 03/20/10: - (20m, 5/7) 3-4 defeat vs. Springfield (Pitton) [Replaced by Johnson].
• 04/07/10: L (41m27s, 21/27) 2-9 defeat vs. Worcester (Stalock) [Replaced by Talbot].