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Position:GoalieCatches:Left
Height:6' 1"Weight:200
Born:Sep 18, 1982 Phonetic: (BOO-digh)
Born in:Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic
COL Season: 2ndNHL Season: 2nd
Drafted:Colorado's 2nd round choice, 63rd overall, in 2001
Acquired:Colorado's first choice (63rd overall) in the 2001 Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
2006-07: Emerged as Colorado’s No. 1 goaltender, posting a 31-16-6 record with a 2.68 goals-against average and .905 save percentage in 57 appearances Joined Patrick Roy and David Aebischer as the only goaltenders in franchise history to win 30 games in a single season Finished 14th in the NHL in victories, 19th in GAA, 27th in save percentage and tied for 20th in shutouts (3) Started 17 of the last 19 games for the Avalanche, 39 of the last 46 and 43 of the last 53 Went 13-1-2 in his final 17 starts with a 2.25 GAA and .908 save pct. (988 min, 404 SA, 37 GA) Compiled a 26-10-5 record from Dec. 11 through the end of the season Only Roberto Luongo (33), Martin Brodeur (31) and Marc-Andre Fleury (28) recorded more wins during that time span Participated in the NHL's Young Stars Game on Jan. 23 in Dallas, making 18 saves in a losing effort Three of his 16 losses this season came in relief He was 31-13-6 in 53 starts Posted a 3-4 record in seven shootouts after going 0-5 in shootouts as a rookie Turned aside both penalty shots he faced this season (2-4 in his career) Went a franchise-record 16 consecutive decisions (13-0-3) without suffering a regulation loss from Feb. 24 - April 5 He surpassed Patrick Roy's mark of 14 straight decisions without a regulation loss set from March 26, 2000 to Oct. 28, 2000 Named the NHL's First Star of the Month in March Budaj went 10-0-2 in March, tying the franchise record for most wins by a goaltender in a single month He equaled the mark set by Daniel Bouchard in February of 1981 Allowed three goals or less in 11 of his 13 appearances during the month, posting a 2.24 GAA and .910 Sv% Budaj’s 10 wins tied Roberto Luongo for the most victories among NHL goaltenders in March Started 12 consecutive games from Dec. 29 - Jan. 26 and again from Feb. 27 - March 25 Compiled a career best shutout streak of 120 minutes, 49 seconds from Nov. 7-18 Went 7-2-2 in 11 starts during the month of January with a .914 save percentage (350 shots, 30 goals) Recorded a career-high 40 saves in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Red Wings on Jan. 9 at Pepsi Center Stopped all 39 shots he faced in a 2-0 victory over Anaheim on Feb. 13 Strung together a career high five-game winning streak from Feb. 27 - March 7 Allowed only eight goals during that stretch, posting a 1.58 GAA and .935 Sv% Named the NHL's Third Star of the Week for Feb. 26 - March 4 (3-0, 1.97 GAA) Recorded his 20th victory of the season on March 1 at Chicago Became just the fourth goaltender in Avalanche history to reach the 20-win plateau, joining Patrick Roy (eight times), David Aebischer (twice) and Stephane Fiset (once) Stopped 31 shots, including a penalty shot by Tomas Holmstrom, in a 4-3 overtime victory at Detroit on March 4 Posted his third shutout of the season on March 6 at Boston Budaj's .903 career save percentage ranks fourth in franchise history (min. 50 GP) ... Patrick Roy is first at .918. | 