Brodeur Shuts Out Canes, Devils Win
April 24, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Carolina Hurricanes, NHL Playoffs, New Jersey Devils, Scores
Martin Brodeur continued his journey into the NHL history books by tying the NHL playoff shutout record (23) set by the legendary Patrick Roy. He displayed some goal tending that was brilliant and even manic, at times. At one point, he didn’t have a stick and the puck was going wide but he still launched his body to make sure the Carolina Hurricanes had zero chance of scoring. Amazing.
The Hurricanes definitely tried everything they could to score on Brodeur, who had to make 44 saves. His counterpart, Cam Ward, also came up big (41 saves) but it just wasn’t enough to stop the Devils from skating away with a 1-0 victory.
The most amazing part? Brodeur was way too far out of the crease (20 feet) when he collided with Chad LaRose whose skate caught him in the back of the ankle, leaving a 4 inch cut. “It cut right through my sock,” Brodeur said. “It was more of a bruise. It’s not like it sliced. It just hit me. At first I wasn’t sure because I could see the blood. When you get cut by a skate, you don’t know what’s going on. I’m not that tough. I probably wouldn’t have continued if I had to take stitches.”
The Devils and Hurricanes face off again on Sunday, April 26, 2009.
image: TSN
