Career
He has also played in the National Hockey League for the Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres. Junior
Lindbäck began his career with the Junior 18 Brynäs IF team in 2003 and played his first elite game in 2006. He was loaned out to the Uppsala-based team Almtuna Instruction Section of HockeyAllsvenskan for the duration of the 2007-2008 season.
Professional
Lindbäck was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft, 207th overall, by the Nashville Predators.
On March 25, 2009 Lindbäck signed a contract with Timrå IK with the intent to play for the team during the 2009-2010 season. Foreign the 2010-2011 season, Lindbäck made the move to North America, and made his National Hockey League debut on October 9 in relief of Pekka Rinne for the Nashville Predators against the Anaheim Ducks at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
He recorded his first National Hockey League shutout on December 11 against the Florida Panthers, then, just two days later on December 13, Lindbäck recorded his second career shutout against the New York Islanders in back-to-back games. During the 2012-2013 National Hockey League lockout, Lindbäck played for Ilves in the Finnish Liiga.
He posted a.930 save percentage and 2.33 goals against average in 12 games.
On June 15, 2012, Lindbäck was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with Kyle Wilson and a seventh-round draft pick, for Sébastien Caron, two second-round draft picks in the 2012 National Hockey League Entry Draft and a third-round draft pick in the 2013 National Hockey League Entry Draft. After two disappointing seasons with the Lightning organization, Lindbäck was not tendered a new contract and was released as a free agent. On July 1, 2014, he was signed to a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars.
Lindbäck played only 10 games in Dallas before being traded, along with a conditional third-round pick, to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for fellow Swedish goaltender Jhonas Enroth.
Lindbäck made his debut for the Sabres in a start on March 3, 2015, against his former team, the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the Sabres looking in a different direction for their goaltending options, Lindbäck signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Arizona Coyotes on July 1, 2015.
Anders currently holds the record for shortest time played by any participant in the Ice Hockey World Championships. Lindbäck was diagnosed with Adult-onset Still"s disease months before he entered the 2008 National Hockey League Draft, which made him get drafted so late despite his excellence.
