wayne gretzky has the most shutouts in nhl history.
wayne gretzky has the most shutouts in nhl history.
who has the most shutouts in nhl history?
wayne gretzky
during the 2000 nhl entry draft, philadelphia traded vanbiesbrouck to the new york islanders in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick. the islanders made the trade with the intention of having vanbiesbrouck mentor first overall draft pick rick dipietro. he played in 44 games for the islanders winning 10 of them and recording a shutout. on the eve of the nhl trade deadline, the islanders traded vanbiesbrouck to the new jersey devils for chris terreri and a ninth-round pick. new jersey made the deal with the intent to give starting goaltender martin brodeur some rest prior to the playoffs. with terreri struggling, they felt it best to bring in someone who had played regularly throughout the year. vanbiesbrouck played in four games for the devils, winning them all, and recorded his 40th career shutout. the shutout tied him with frank brimsek for the most shutouts by an american-born goaltender in nhl history. vanbiesbrouck did not play during the playoffs, but the devils advanced to the stanley cup finals, where they played the colorado avalanche and lost in seven games. vanbiesbrouck retired immediately after game 7 on june 10, 2001. he stated that "it's time" and he wanted to leave the game healthy. he was retired for only eight months before he agreed to terms with the devils to come out of retirement. he posted a 2–3–0 record as the devils back up, finishing his career with 374 wins. his win total is the most by an american-born goaltender in nhl history. he again did not play in the playoffs as the devils were eliminated in the first round by the eventual eastern conference champion carolina hurricanes. vanbiesbrouck retired for the second and final time on may 24, 2002.
john vanbiesbrouck
bullet::::- first nhl goaltender to start his career with 11 straight, 20-win seasons, and became overall the 15th nhl goalie to have won at least 20 games in a season 11 times.









































bullet::::- most shutouts by a goaltender in madison square garden.









































bullet::::- new york rangers club record, games played, single season: 73 (2009–10).









































bullet::::- the rangers all-time leader in shutouts (regular season and playoffs combined).









































bullet::::- most wins (431) by a new york rangers goaltender.









































bullet::::- fastest goaltender to record 400 wins in nhl history









































bullet::::- most shutouts (61) by a new york rangers goaltender.
henrik lundqvist