Martin Brodeur has more wins and more Shut-Outs than any other NHL goalie ever. And his puck-handling transformed hockey to the point the NHL had to change the rules.
Does this make him the GOAT?
Listen to us discuss his case:
Martin Brodeur’s Career
- NHL: 1991-2015; 22 seasons, 17 as the starter
- Totals:
- 691W (1st All Time)
- 397L (1st)
- 154T (3rd)
- 125SO (1st)
- 74,439 Minutes (1st) in
- 1266 GP (1st);
- 207 PS (7th, 2nd Goalie)
- 207 Goals Saved Above Average (10th)
- Averages:
- .912 SV%
- 2.24 GAA
- Draft: 20th Overall in 1990, Brodeur is
- 1st in Wins (by over 400)
- 1st in Losses (by over 100)
- 1st in Ties/Others
- 1st in Save Percentage
- 1st* in GAA [True leader played one game]
- 2nd in PS (1st Goalie)
- 1st in Goalie Games Played
- Era: Of 37 goalies to play in 410 games between 1991 and 2015, Brodeur is
- 1st in Wins (by over 250)
- 1st in Losses
- 1st in Others
- 1st in Goals Against
- 1st in Shots Against
- 1st in Saves
- 11th in Save Percentage
- 2nd in GAA
- 4th in Goals Saved Above Average
- 1st in Shutouts (by 44)
- 1st in Minutes
- 1st in Games
- 82-game average: 31-18-7, 6 SO
- 3-year-peak (2005-08): 45-24-7, 7 SO; .918 SV%, 2.31 GAA; 26.12 GSAA
- Playoffs:
- 113W (2nd)
- 91L (2nd)
- 24 SO (1st)
- .919 SV% (22nd)
- 2.019 GAA
- 12,719 Minutes in
- 205 Games (1st Goalie)
- Adjusted:
- 2.50 GAA (9th All Time),
- .910%
- Trades: never traded
Martin Brodeur’s Accomplishments:
- Vezina (‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08) – tied 5th most All Time (only one goalie with more played received the modern Vezina – Hasek)
- Top 5 in Vezina voting a further 9 times
- Calder (‘94)
- Jennings (‘97, ‘98, ‘03, ‘04, ‘10) – tied most All Time
- Top Player by Point Shares:
- Best Player (by PS) once (‘07)
- Best Goalie (by GP) once (‘07),
- Top 5 Goalie five times (‘96, ‘00, ‘06, ‘08),
- Top 10 Goalie eleven times (‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘10)
- Wins:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league nine times (most All Time)
- Top 5 fourteen times (2nd, behind Sawchuk)
- Top 10 fifteen times (6th)
- Totals:
- 45 wins twice (only player ever)
- 40 wins eight times (only player ever, more than double 2nd)
- 35 wins twelve times (only player ever)
- Leader-boards:
- Shutouts:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league five times (3rd All Time)
- Top 5 ten times (only 10 players ever)
- Top 10 fifteen times (only 6 players ever)
- Totals:
- 10 shutouts four times (tied most ever)
- 5 shutouts twelve times (most ever)
- Leader-boards:
- Shots Against:
- Top 5 three times
- Top 10 ten times (9 players ever)
- Saves:
- Total Saves:
- Led league once
- Top 5 three times
- Top 10 eleven times (7 players ever)
- Percentage:
- Leader-boards:
- Top 5 four times
- Top 10 six times
- Over .920 three times
- Leader-boards:
- Total Saves:
- Goals Against:
- GAA:
- Leaderboards:
- Led league in GAA once
- Top 5 nine times (1 of only 10 players)
- Top 10 fourteen times (1 of only 8 players)
- Averages:
- Under 1.9 twice (1 of only 13 players)
- Under 2.1 four times (1 of only 14 players)
- Under 2.25 ten times (tied most ever)
- Under 2.5 eighteen times (most ever by 7 seasons)
- Leaderboards:
- GSAA:
- Leaderboards:
- Led league twice
- Top 5 five times
- Top 10 eight times
- Single-season totals:
- +35 twice (1 of only 12 players)
- +25 three times (1 of only 16 players)
- +20 six times (1 of only 8 players)
- +15 seven times (1 of only 14 players)
- Leaderboards:
- GAA:
- Minutes:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league seven times (tied for most ever)
- Top 5 twelves times (tied for most ever)
- Top 10 fourteen times (1 of only 6 players)
- Single-season totals:
- +4,500 three times (most ever, 1 of only 3 players to do it)
- +4,000 twelve times (most ever, nearly double second)
- Leader-boards:
- All Star:
- 1st Team All Star three times
- 2nd Team All Star four times
- 9 All Star Game appearances
- Monthly:
- Rookie of the Month twice
- Monthly Third Star once
- Weekly:
- Weekly 1st Star three times
- Weekly 2nd Star four times
- Weekly 3rd Star four times
- Adjusted Peak:
- Save Percentage: .919% (13th All Time)
- Goals Vs. Average: 15th All Time
Martin Brodeur’s Great Teams:
- NHL:
- Best Player? (led playoffs in SV% and Shutouts) on one Champion (‘95 Devils)
- Best Player? (led playoffs in Shutouts, .934 SV%, 1.65 GAA) on one Champion (‘03 Devils)
- Best Player? (led playoffs in GAA, played every game) on one Champion (‘00 Devils)
- Starter (led playoffs in Shutouts, played every game) on one Runner Up (‘01 Devils)
- Starter (led playoffs in shots and saves) on one Runner Up (‘12 Devils)
- Starter on one Final Four (‘94 Devils)
- Olympics:
- Starter on one Champion (‘02 Canada)
- Backup on one Champion (‘10 Canada)
- World Cup:
- Tournament All Star on one Champion (‘04 Canada)
- Backup on one Runner Up (‘96 Canada)
- World Championships:
- Starter on one Runner Up (‘05 Canada)
- 1A on one Runner Up (‘96 Canada)