Martin Brodeur Scores And Saves New Jersey

Martin Brodeur Scores And Saves New Jersey

The return of Martin Brodeur, the goalie of New Jersey Devils, strengthened the defense of the team. However, this strengthening was not limited to defense since he also contributed to the team’s offense in his first game after being out for a month.

Brodeur was given credit for the first goal of the Devils after the pass of Jordan Stall of the Carolina Hurricanes bounced of the boards and went into the net of the Hurricanes. The pass came after a delayed penalty call on the Devils.

Since Martin Brodeur was the last player from New Jersey to touch the puck, he was given credit for the goal. Brodeur had saved a short-handed shot of Patrick Dwyer.

The goal was the thirteenth goal credited to a National Hockey League goalie. It was also the second goal from a power-play.

Brodeur, who leads the NHL in wins and shutouts, just came off an injury that sidelined him for thirteen games. He suffered a pinched nerve on his neck around a month ago.

Aside from making the first goal in the 4-1 victory of the New Jersey Devils, the forty-year-old goalie also made a total of seventeen saves in the game.

The goal was the third one in the career of Brodeur. He scored a similar goal in 2000. In 1997, he sent the puck into the net following the pulling of the goalie of the Montreal Canadiens for an additional attacker during a playoff game.

Martin Brodeur is considered as among the best puck-handling goalies of the NHL.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Saturday March 23 2013, 4:58 AM EST. Ref: USA Today. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0