Martin Brodeur: Best of all Time

Martin Broduer holds many NHL records

New Jersey goaltender, Martin Brodeur, has set the NHL record tonight for most career shutouts in a 4-0 victory over the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. To me, Marty is the best goalie to ever play the game, but this shutout will only further prove to the nay-sayers that it’s hard to continue to think otherwise. I want to take a look at some of the career stats and milestones that he has set over the course of his tenure in the NHL.  After all, numbers do speak for themselves.

Brodeur  has won at least 35 games in every season between 1996-1997 and 2007-2008 (missed most of the season last year due to injury), and is the only goalie in NHL history with seven 40-win seasons.  He has won the Vezina trophy four-times, earned All-Star recognition 12 times, and was a Calder Trophy winner  (Rookie of the Year) in 1994.  Brodeur has won multiple Stanley Cups and is a Gold Medal Olympian.

Not to mention the fact that he holds the records for most wins, (580) most games played (1,030+) and now most shutouts (104).