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The Legend of Marty

Martin Brodeur shakes idol Patrick Roy's hand after tying record for most wins.
Martin Brodeur recently became the most winning goalie in NHL history surpassing childhood idol Patrick Roy with Win No.552 making 30 stops in a 3-2 home triumph over the Blackhawks.
The 36 year-old Montreal, Quebec native tied Roy in his hometown making 22 saves in a 3-1 win over the Canadiens on Saturday, March 15 before a national Hockey Night In Canada audience. Over 21,000 at the Bell Centre cheered one of their heroes including proud father Denis Brodeur, who stayed to take pics of his youngest son as he had for the Canadiens and Expos while raising him.
The night was particularly special for Marty, who will never forget the opposing fans chanting his name.
“To look around and see the guys reacting, I finally did it,” Brodeur said. “The only one I knew where he was sitting was my dad. He had a pretty good seat.”
“When you do these kinds of things sometimes you don’t have a chance to meet the person,” an emotional Brodeur expressed of Roy being in attendance when he tied it. “I got to know the guy, I played with him, I played against him, we had great battles, he took a Stanley Cup away from me; it showed a lot of class. I really appreciated it.”
“Im happy to be here tonight and see it happen,” Roy pointed out. “Nothing against Montreal. I know Montreal is in the middle of a big race but I think it’s a great moment in the game and I’m sure Marty is very excited to see it happen in his hometown in front of his family.”
Of the former Montreal idol who led the Canadiens to Cups in 1986 as a rookie and 1993, Brodeur noted:
“He visited me at the hotel before I came over here and he wished me good luck. That was really nice of him.”
“You can’t forget this one,” Devil teammate Brian Rolston said after scoring the winner for his 300th career NHL goal. “It was an exciting game for Marty obviously to come home and I was just happy that I was a part of it, too. You know, getting the game-winner on my 300th, I feel good about that and happy with the way we’re playing as a team.”
“When we scored the third goal, I thought, ‘All right. This could be it,’ Brodeur said referring to New Jersey captain Jamie Langenbrunner’s insurance tally with 7:03 remaining.
Explained Langenbrunner:
“We’ve just got to applaud the crowd here tonight. Amazing, and what a show of respect.”
When Brodeur was announced as the game’s 1st Star, veteran Canadien blueliner Patrice Brisebois, who garnered 2nd Star recognizing his 1,000th career game remained on the ice to congratulate the winning Devil netminder.
“You know Marty’s a really good friend, and I wanted to go personally and congratulate him,” Brisebois pointed out.”He deserves that record, he’s a great athlete and a great guy. It’s awesome for him.”
As the Legend of Marty grows, we’ll keep track of how many victories he gets as well as how many shutouts. His 35-save shutout in a 4-0 home win over former coach Jacques Lemaire’s Wild on Friday, March 20 moved Brodeur within two of Terry Sawchuk’s once impossible record of 103. It was Brodeur’s fifth shutout of the season despite only his 20th start missing the past three months with a torn bicep.
Fittingly enough on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, MB30 broke Roy’s record to become the all-time winnigest goalie in the sport, making 30 saves in an exciting 3-2 home win over the Blackhawks at The Rock.
It looked like it would be routine when his teammates gave him a 3-0 lead that was punctuated by Brian Gionta’s shorthanded goal late in the second. However, the pesky Hawks chipped away at a three-goal lead built by ZZ Popp members Langenbrunner and Travis Zajac. When Dustin Byfuglien scored with just over 2:00 left in the contest, Brodeur earned Win No.552 on an extra special night that saw Patrik Elias become the all-time Devils franchise scoring leader thanks to setting up Gionta for what proved to be the winner.
“It was an exciting night,” an exuberant Brodeur explained after leaping in the air similar to when the only club he’s played for won their third Cup in 2003. “I’m happy that it’s done and over with. It’s been chaotic, the last few days. It was an awesome night. It was a great reception from the fans.”
“With 10 minutes left, I thought, ‘All right, this is finally going to happen,”’ the future Hockey Hall Of Famer added. “I was a clockwatcher, a little bit. When 2 minutes came and they scored, I said, ‘I’ve got 2 more minutes to kill.’ It made it tough in the last few minutes, but we got it done.”
Following chants from a pumped up sellout crowd of “Thank you Mar—ty, Thank you Mar—ty, Thank you Mar—ty” and the traditional “Mar—ty’s Bett—er, Mar—ty’s Bett—er, Mar—ty’s Bett—er,” the new record holder cut the net with a scissors to savor the monumental moment.
“It’s definitely harder than I thought,” he quipped after winning No.552 in his 987th game of a brilliant 15-year career. “These basketball players, it’s only a little net. This was a big net. I had help from a couple of my teammates.”
“This is one of those really special moments that doesn’t come along often,” praised NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, who was in the building for a memorable night. “Maybe once in a lifetime, maybe once in two lifetimes.
“We witnessed some history here tonight, and the fans recognized that. This building was on edge, emotionally excited throughout.”
Teammate and future Hallbound Brendan Shanahan noticed prior to the game how different the atmosphere felt.
“Guys were commenting that is was like a Stanley Cup atmosphere there, you know the intensity, the excitement, the buzz in the arena,” he pointed out. “You felt it from the drop of the puck. You felt it in warmup.”
For Brodeur, who’ll have nearly every goalie record including shutouts as he chases Terry Sawchuk, the man Lou Lamoriello actually traded down with Calgary (Trevor Kidd) to get in 1990 (20th overall) has done it all, winning three Stanley Cups, four Vezinas and delivering Olympic gold to hometown country Canada in Salt Lake (2002).
“He is a special goalie,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville praised. “You look at the consistency, the volumes of games he can play and his consistency in the net. They changed the rules because of the way he handled the puck. He’s amazing. Not many goalies have that style and he keeps getting better and better and better. At this stage of his career, he looks as good as ever.”
As he continues to play, Marty’s Legend grows.

Martin Brodeur with the historic net from Win No.552
FOLLOWING MARTY
Date Win No. Opponent Score Saves
*3/14/09 551 @ Canadiens 3-1 22
+3/17/09 552 vs Blackhawks 3-2 30
3/20/09 553 vs Wild 4-0 35
4/3/09 554 vs Lightning 5-4 (OT) 7 in relief
4/4/09 555 @ Sabres 3-2 35
4/9/09 556 @ Senators 3-2 (SO) 28
4/11/09 557 vs Hurricanes 3-2 23
10/8/09 558 @ Lightning 4-3 (SO) 41
10/10/09 559 @ Panthers 3-2 19
10/12/09 560 @ Capitals 3-2 (SO) 31
10/17/09 561 vs Hurricanes 2-0 26
10/22/09 562 @ Rangers 29
10/24/09 563 @ Penguins 4-1 32
10/31/09 564 @ Lightning 2-1 (SO) 18
11/4/09 565 vs Capitals 3-2 26
11/7/09 566 @ Senators 3-2 19
11/11/09 567 vs Ducks 3-1 31
11/12/09 568 @ Penguins 4-1 25
11/14/09 569 vs Capitals 5-2 27
11/25/09 570 vs Senators 3-1 24
11/27/09 571 @ Bruins 2-1 32
11/28/09 572 vs Islanders 6-1 22
*Tied Roy’s record
+Broke record
CHASING SAWCHUK
Date Shutout No. Opponent Saves
10/18/08 97 @ Atlanta 25
10/22/08 98 vs Dallas 21
2/26/09 99 vs Colorado 24
3/1/09 100 vs Philadelphia 27
3/20/09 101 vs Minnesota 35
10/17/09 102 vs Carolina 26
ALL-TIME SHUTOUT LEADERS REG. SEASON
Player SHO Team(s) Years
Terry Sawchuk 103 Det, Bos, Tor, LA, NYR ‘49-50 – 69-70
Martin Brodeur 102 NJ Devils ‘91-92 – Present
*George Hainsworth 94 Mtl, Tor ‘26-27 – 36-37
Glenn Hall 84 Det, Chi, Stl ‘52-53 – 70-71
Jacques Plante 82 Mtl, NYR, Stl, Tor, Bos ‘52-53 – 72-73
+Dominik Hasek 81 Chi, Buf, Det, Ott ‘90-91 – 07-08
&Alec Connell 81 Ott, Det, NY, Mon ‘24-25 – 36-37
Tiny Thompson 81 Bos, Det ‘28-29 – 39-40
Ed Belfour 76 Chi, SJ, Dal, Tor, Fla ‘88-89 – 06-07
Tony Esposito 76 Mtl, Chi ‘68-69 – 83-84
*Single season record 22 in 1928-29
+Drafted by Chicago in 1983 10th Round 199th Overall
&Played for Detroit Falcons, NY Americans and Montreal Maroons
Note: Esposito and Belfour both won the Calder and Vezina as Blackhawks in rookie seasons. Esposito’s 15 SHO are a rookie record.
MOST PLAYOFF GAMES BY A GOALIE
Player No. Team(s)
Patrick Roy 247 Mtl/Col
Martin Brodeur 176 NJD
Ed Belfour 161 Chi/Dal/Tor
MOST CAREER PLAYOFF WINS
Player No. Team(s)
Patrick Roy 151 Mtl/Col
Martin Brodeur 98 NJD
Grant Fuhr 92 Edm/Buf/Stl
Billy Smith 88 NYI
Ed Belfour 88 Chi/Dal/Tor
MOST CAREER PLAYOFF SHUTOUTS
Player No. Team(s)
Martin Brodeur 23 NJD
Patrick Roy 23 Mtl/Col
Curtis Joseph 16 Stl/Edm/Tor
MOST SHUTOUTS ONE POSTSEASON
Player Year No. GP Team
Martin Brodeur 2003 7 24 NJD+
Dominik Hasek 2002 6 23 Det+
J.S. Giguere 2003 5 21 Ana*
Nikolai Khabibulin 2004 5 23 TB+
Miikka Kiprusoff 2004 5 26 Cgy
+Team won Stanley Cup
*Won Conn Smythe in defeat
Note: Kiprusoff and Flames lost to Khabibulin and Lightning in 7 games
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