New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur Looks to Tie Terry Sawchuk

Carlos Figueiredo by Contributor Written on October 22, 2009
NEWARK, NJ - OCTOBER 17: Goalie Martin Brodeur #30 of the New Jersey Devils makes a save in the third period of his shutout victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at the Prudential Center on October 17, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Hurricanes 2-0.  (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images) (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)

Martin Brodeur will be looking to tie Terry Sawchuk's shutout record when he faces the New York Rangers tonight.

He will be looking not only to tie Sawchuk's record of 103 shutouts, but also look to get a win against a team that he has only beaten once in the last 11 regular season games over the last three seasons. Brodeur will also be looking for his 40th win against the Rangers, a team that he has seven career shutouts against.

Brodeur got off to a shaky start this season when the Devils started 0-2 at home. One of those losses was a 3-2 loss to the Rangers. The team has gone 4-1 since then, including 3-0 on the road, where they play tonight.

He has looked stronger with each game of this young season and recorded his 102nd career shutout, against the Hurricanes, this past Saturday night. The team has been off since then.  

Brodeur will be playing in his 1,007th game tonight, while Sawchuk set the shutout record in his 968th game.

The active goalies with the most career shutouts after Brodeur are Detroit's Chris Osgood (49), San Jose's Evgeni Nabokov (48), and Vancouver's Roberto Luongo (47).

(0)
...
Share This  
Crop_45x45
or to post this comment

0 Comments

There are no comments yet. Get the conversation started by leaving the first comment

Loading more comments...
posted just now
  • Loading...
  • Nobody has liked this comment yet
Cancel

This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete

86
reads

0
comments

written on October 22, 2009 Preview/Prediction

Top Stories from NHL.com

NHL on B/R | Official Partners

The best Devils newsletter on the web

Subscribe Now

We will never share your email address


CBS Sports Official Partner
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Getty Images.
Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Getty Images is strictly prohibited.