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Congratulate Brodeur
Monday, 12.21.2009 / 11:00 PM / Brodeur Watch
NHL.com
Martin Brodeur stands alone.

Brodeur, the New Jersey Devils' goaltender, now holds the most career shutouts in NHL history, 104, surpassing Terry Sawchuk's record with a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena.

Join the hockey world in celebrating Brodeur's impressive accomplishment here at NHL.com. Fans can send congratulatory emails to Brodeur at congratsmarty@nhl.com.
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Brodeur reflects on record-setting shutout
Tuesday, 12.22.2009 / 1:58 PM / Brodeur Watch
By Dan Rosen  - NHL.com Staff Writer

"Hockey has changed and I think selling the game of hockey through offense doesn't help the goalies to achieve this goal, but you have goalies that are exceptional and you never know. It'll be pretty tough (to break), but kids coming up will have something to shoot for. Maybe it'll be the goalie I have in my hands right now (Maxime)."
-- Martin Brodeur

Vulcanized rubber ringing off an iron post has always been one of Martin Brodeur's favorite sounds, but it was perhaps never more beautiful than with 102 seconds remaining in Monday's game in Pittsburgh.

When Sidney Crosby's wrist shot from about 15 feet in front of the crease sizzled past the New Jersey Devils' legendary goalie, for a millisecond, if even that long, it appeared as if history would have to wait.

PING!

Crosby's shot hit off the right post and came back into play. Shutout No. 104 was intact.

"It was nice to hear it and then to be able to see the puck in front of me," Brodeur told NHL.com Tuesday morning, 13 or so hours after making even more history.
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Fans use social media to praise Brodeur
Tuesday, 12.22.2009 / 11:00 AM / Brodeur Watch
NHL.com

Hockey fans across the world would love to offer Martin Brodeur congratulations on his record-setting 104th shutout, but it’s not like they have his phone number or e-mail address.

Thanks to Twitter, they can let their voices be heard right here on NHL.com. The following are some of the best messages fans on Twitter had to offer following the New Jersey Devils' 4-0 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Starting us off is Newark Mayor Cory Booker:

@CoryBooker Tremendous! Congrats Brodeur! Go Devils!

@phillian Congrats to Martin Brodeur. You own the records. You're the man. You've been the man in NJ for years.

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Peers have a lot to say about Marty
Monday, 12.21.2009 / 11:47 PM / Brodeur Watch
NHL.com

"To see what he does night after night in a way that no other goalie is doing. He does it with flair and excitement and he does it with the calmness that everyone is talking about. It was just a wonderful, wonderful night."
-- Chico Resch

As Marty Brodeur has spent much of the month of December chasing the record-breaking 104th shutout of his legendary career, NHL.com was busy collecting thoughts from around the NHL on Martin Brodeur's career in general, and the shutout record in particular.

"Terry Sawchuk set a shutout record that stood for more than 45 years and withstood the challenge of more than 500 goaltenders who have played in the National Hockey League since then. By surpassing that record tonight, Martin Brodeur reached yet another level of goaltending supremacy. The entire NHL family congratulates him, the Devils and every member of the organization who contributed to this marvelous accomplishment." -- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman
 
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Ex-teammate Weekes marvels over Marty
Monday, 12.21.2009 / 10:42 PM / Brodeur Watch
By Mike G. Morreale  - NHL.com Staff Writer
If you knew Martin Brodeur like former teammate Kevin Weekes knows him, you too would have a better appreciation for one of the greatest players to ever don the goalie pads.

Not only did Weekes oppose Brodeur on a few occasions during his tenure with the Islanders and Rangers, he was also a teammate of the record-setting goalie in his two seasons in New Jersey. Weekes can certainly attest to why Brodeur is such a popular figure with fans and the media -- something he knew even before becoming a broadcaster for Hockey Night in Canada and NHL On The Fly this season.

"He just likes being an anomaly and having it work," Weekes said. "I don't know if he'll tell you guys that, but he loves being different. He loves the fact he's different in a good way and it works for him. He loves the fact he uses the type of equipment he uses and is able to play the style he plays because, essentially, it goes against conventional wisdom."

Brodeur holds goaltending records for most wins (580), most minutes played (60,962), most games (1,032) and now most career shutouts (104) after breaking Terry Sawchuk's record Monday against Pittsburgh.

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Barrasso awed by Brodeur
Monday, 12.21.2009 / 10:33 PM / Brodeur Watch
By Mike G. Morreale  - NHL.com Staff Writer
Even as Carolina Hurricanes assistant coach Tom Barrasso was just hours from his induction into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame earlier this month, he was more than willing to offer his view of New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur.

There's no question Barrasso appreciates perfection and, in Brodeur, he knows the bar is being set each time the veteran goalie takes the ice.

Brodeur broke the NHL record for career shutouts Monday night, blanking the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-0, for his 104th shutout, breaking the tie he had with Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk, who needed 21 seasons and 971 regular-season games to set the standard while Brodeur needed 15-plus seasons and 1,032 games to break it.
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Danis had a feeling about Marty
Monday, 12.21.2009 / 10:29 PM / Brodeur Watch
By Mike G. Morreale  - NHL.com Staff Writer
New Jersey Devils backup goalie Yann Danis idolized Patrick Roy as a youngster growing up in his native Lafontaine, Quebec.

But even as he watched with great interest the 11-time NHL All-Star set League records, he always knew there was another French-Canadian shot blocker born and raised 45 minutes away in Montreal who would one day rewrite the record books.

"If you followed the game, you kind of knew that Marty (Brodeur) would have a chance so long as he stayed healthy," Danis told NHL.com. "His numbers were already pretty high even when Patty (Roy) was setting those records so you always knew Marty would have a chance to do it."
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Devils' Brodeur is NHL shutout King
Monday, 12.21.2009 / 10:25 PM / Brodeur Watch
NHL.com

"Terry Sawchuk set a shutout record that stood for more than 45 years and withstood the challenge of more than 500 goaltenders who have played in the National Hockey League since then.  By surpassing that record tonight, Martin Brodeur reached yet another level of goaltending supremacy. The entire NHL family congratulates him, the Devils and every member of the organization who contributed to this marvelous accomplishment." -- Gary Bettman

NEW YORK (December 21, 2009) -- New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur became the NHL's all-time shutout leader tonight, posting the 104th of his career with a 35-save performance in a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena. The shutout sent Brodeur past the legendary Terry Sawchuk, who amassed 103 during a 21-year Hall of Fame career from 1949-50 through 1969-70.

"Terry Sawchuk set a shutout record that stood for more than 45 years and withstood the challenge of more than 500 goaltenders who have played in the National Hockey League since then," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "By surpassing that record tonight, Martin Brodeur reached yet another level of goaltending supremacy. The entire NHL family congratulates him, the Devils and every member of the organization who contributed to this marvelous accomplishment."

The shutout milestone is the latest in a series for Brodeur, who passed Patrick Roy as the all-time leader for games by a goaltender with his 1,030th career appearance Dec. 18 against Ottawa. Brodeur eclipsed Roy's League record of 60,235 career minutes on Nov. 27 at Boston and, last season, passed Roy as the League's regular-season victories leader with his 552nd on Mar. 17 against Chicago.



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Brodeur's collection is half a puck short
Monday, 12.21.2009 / 10:24 PM / Brodeur Watch
By Mike G. Morreale  - NHL.com Staff Writer
In addition to notching his record-setting 104th shutout on Monday, New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur was able to stash away puck No. 103.5.

You're probably asking right about now, why not 104?

While Brodeur has always made it a point to keep all those pucks from the games in which he posted a shutout throughout his 16-season career, there was one sticky situation that occurred Dec. 23, 1996, when he and Buffalo Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek battled to a 0-0 tie at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford.

It was the last shutout of the calendar year for both goalies -- each stopped 37 pucks. For those in attendance, it was without question one of the most dazzling displays of goaltending ever showcased by two legendary keepers.
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Brodeur carries shutout into third in Pittsburgh
Monday, 12.21.2009 / 9:09 PM / Brodeur Watch
NHL.com
New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur has a shutout through two periods Monday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena as he bids to pass Terry Sawchuk and become the NHL's new all-time shutout leader.

Brodeur had a busy first period, as the Devils were outshot 10-5, yet headed to the first intermission with a 1-0 lead on a goal by Bryce Salvador.

New Jersey then erupted for three more tallies in the second period, as Niclas Bergfors, Patrik Elias and Mark Fraser all beat Marc-Andre Fleury and ended the Pens' goalie's night prematurely. The Devils outshot Pittsburgh 16-11 in the second.

Brodeur, who broke Patrick Roy's all-time wins record last season against Chicago and Roy's minutes played record last month in Boston, has 103 career shutouts. He tied Sawchuk's mark on Dec. 7 in a 3-0 win at Buffalo.

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