{"id":73497,"date":"2020-04-19T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=73497"},"modified":"2025-12-01T20:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T01:19:16","slug":"today-in-hockey-history-new-jersey-devils-martin-brodeur-ties-shutout-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/04\/19\/today-in-hockey-history-new-jersey-devils-martin-brodeur-ties-shutout-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Hockey History: New Jersey Devils Martin Brodeur Ties Shutout Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During the NHL\u2019s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are going to look back at each date\u2019s historical <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">significance<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to the game. We\u2019ll <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here\u2019s our look at this date in hockey history for April 19th, featuring<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brodema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Brodeur<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Today in Hockey History<\/h2>\n<h3>Martin Brodeur Ties Post-Season Shutout Record<\/h3>\n<p><strong>2012:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> goalie ties <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/roypa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Roy<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s playoff shutout record of 24 with 26 saves. Brodeur guides the Devils to a 4-0 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida Panthers<\/a> in Game 4 of the Eastern quarterfinals. The Montreal native even gets on the scoresheet with an assist on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bernist01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Bernier<\/a>&#8216;<\/strong>s goal.<\/p>\n<p>It would be the last time Brodeur would record a shutout in his illustrious career. He would help the Devils reach the Stanley Cup Final. New Jersey would fall to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> in the championship series.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Notable Events<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1947: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kennete01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ted Kennedy<\/a><\/strong> scores as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> secure their third straight Stanley Cup. The Leafs would edge the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>, 2-1, in Game 6 of the Final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1962: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mikitst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stan Mikita<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hortoti01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Horton<\/a><\/strong> both set playoff records in the Leafs&#8217; 8-4 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> in Game 5 of the Final. Mikita breaks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/howego01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gordie Howe<\/a>&#8216;s record for most points in a post-season with 21. Horton nets three assists to get 15 points, which is the most for a defenceman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1970: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/esposph01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Esposito<\/a><\/strong> gets the better of young brother<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/esposto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Esposito<\/a><\/strong> in Game 1 of the semifinals. The elder Esposito scores a hat trick in a 6-3 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/bruins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Bruins<\/a> against Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1989: Pat Burns<\/strong> wins his sixth straight playoff career to start his coaching career. The Canadiens would beat the Bruins, 3-2, in Game 2 of the Adams Division semifinal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/theodjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Theodore<\/a><\/strong> picks the right time to get his first post-season shutout as the Habs beat the Bruins, 2-0, in Game 7 of the Eastern quarterfinal. Theodore stops 32 shots to become the fourth goalie to get his first shutout in a Game 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2014: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jackmba01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barret Jackman<\/a><\/strong> scores 5:50 into overtime as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Blues<\/a> rally to beat Chicago 4-3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tavarjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Tavares<\/a><\/strong> scores 15 seconds into overtime as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/islanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Islanders<\/a> beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Capitals<\/a>, 2-1, in Game 1 of the Eastern first round. It&#8217;s the first OT-winner in the playoffs for the Isles since 1993.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/murrama02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Murray<\/a><\/strong> makes 16 saves as the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Rangers,<\/a> 3-1, in Game 4 of the first round. Murray and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/z\/zatkoje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Zatkoff<\/a> <\/strong>are the first goalies to win their playoff debuts in the same series.<\/p>\n<h3>Happy Birthday to You<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1951: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemieri01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rich Lemieux<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1956: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carlyra01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randy Carlyle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1980: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/regehro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robyn Regehr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1981: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/havlama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Havlat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1995: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sarosju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juuse Saros<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1998: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lainepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrik Laine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/08\/Martin-Brodeur.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the NHL\u2019s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are going to look back at each date\u2019s historical significance to the game. We\u2019ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here\u2019s our look at this date in hockey history for April 19th, featuring Martin Brodeur. Today [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":33800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,8245,6331],"tags":[3534,499,4849,1558,478,2696,2115,2087,3586,2361,4763],"class_list":["post-73497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-devils","category-history","category-today-in-hockey-history","tag-hockey-history","tag-john-tavares","tag-jose-theodore","tag-martin-brodeur","tag-matt-murray","tag-pat-burns","tag-phil-esposito","tag-stan-mikita","tag-ted-kennedy","tag-tim-horton","tag-tony-esposito"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":479052,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73497\/revisions\/479052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}