LAST SEASON: Named to NHL Second All-Star Team for third time, while finishing second in voting for Vezina Trophy as the leagues top netminderAppeared in 70-plus games for an NHL-record ninth time in 12-season NHL careerPlayed/started season-high 31 straight contests December 31-March 23; games played/started stretch is second longest of his career/in team history (57 GP/49 starts, 95-96)...At 43-23-7, became the only player in NHL history with five 40-win seasons; no other goalkeeper has more than three...Forty-three victories matched his career high (97-98 & 99- 00)...Extended his own NHL record with his ninth straight 35-win season, while moving into fourth place on leagues all-time wins list (438) with 4-1 decision April 1 at Philadelphia (33 saves)...Tied J. Plante at 437 wins with 3-1 decision March 30 vs. Buffalo (29 saves)...On March 21 at Philadelphia, became just the 12th netminder in history to play in 800 career games...With a 2-1 decision March 4 vs. the NY Rangers, became the only netminder in NHL history to record ten consecutive 30-plus win seasons; no other goaltender has more than eight straight (P. Roy, 1995-96 to 2002-03)...Picked up his fifth shutout of season/80th career with 3-0 decision February 3 vs. Carolina (28 saves)...Needs 1 ShO to tie T. Thompson and A. Connell for fifth on NHLs all-time shutout list...Shutout was the 100th overall (80 regular-season & 20 playoffs) of his NHL career; is just the third netminder in history to reach the 100-mark, joining T. Sawchuk (103 & 12) and G. Hainsworth (94 & 8)...Signed six-year contract extension January 28Named NHL Defensive Player of the Month for January, with a 10-2-1 record, including three shootout wins, with 4 ShO, .938 save percentage and 1.73 goals-against average...Passed T. Esposito (424) into sole possession of fifth place on NHLs all-time wins list with 5-3 decision January 17 at St. Louis (26 saves); tied Esposito at 423 with 3-2 SO win January 15 at Chicago (29 saves)...Earned back-to-back shutouts in regular-season for fifth time in career following 3-0 decision January 13 vs. Vancouver (26 saves) and 3-0 win January 9 vs. Philadelphia (22 saves)...January 9 contest marked his 77th career ShO, moving him ahead of Esposito into sole possession of seventh place on the leagues all-time shutout list...Picked up 3-0 victory January 3 vs. Florida (16 saves) for 1st ShO of season/76th career to tie EspositoStopped M. Hossas overtime penalty shot attempt December 15 vs. Atlanta; PS was first faced since February 27, 2001 (stopped D. Scatchard, NYI), his first at Meadowlands, and teams first at home since November 17, 1990 (C. Terreri stopped M. Ricci, Phi.)...With 4-3 win November 11 at Washington (21 saves), moved into sole possession of sixth place on leagues all-time wins list (408), while becoming just 17th netminder in history to appear in 750 career games...Tied G. Hall for sixth place on NHLs all-time wins list with 6-3 victory October 20 at Pittsburgh (30 saves)...Pulled after first two periods October 15 vs. Carolina, snapping a stretch in which he completed his previous 90 starts; was last replaced March 13, 2003...Ninety-game stretch was leagues longest since P. Roy completed 94 straight games January 28, 1989-December 8, 1990...Hall holds the NHL record of 502 consecutive complete games 1955-56 through November 4, 1962...Is 42-26-105 lifetime in the extra session; 42 victories are second all-time (P. Roy, 44)...Posted season-high 11-game winning streak March 28-April 18; had .941 save % and 1.98 GAA during stretch...Also had 9-game streak January 3-21; recorded 3 ShO, .934 save % and 1.73 GAA during stretch...Missed six games October 28-November 8 with knee injury; November 8 contest marked just 20th time in 12 seasons he did not dress...Was 8-3 in shootouts, stopped 29 of 38 attemptsPosted three assists for his most