Brodeur makes 30 saves, including one in the final seconds on Troy Brouwer, to help the New Jersey Devils
hold off the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2
at Prudential Center, It's his 552nd NHL win, moving him past Patrick Roy for first place on the all-time list.
When the game ends, Brodeur is surrounded by teammates in a Stanley Cup-like celebration; however, instead of raising the Cup, he takes out a pair of scissors and cuts the net.
"It was an exciting night," Brodeur says. "I'm happy that it's done and over with."
The win comes in Brodeur's 987th NHL game, all with New Jersey.
MORE MOMENTS
1938: The Montreal Canadiens
defeat the Montreal Maroons 6-3
at the Forum in the final game between the intracity rivals. The Maroons drop out of the NHL after the 1937-38 season.
On the same night,
Nels Stewart
of the New York Americans becomes the first player in NHL history to score 300 career goals. The milestone goal comes during a
5-3 loss to the New York Rangers
at Madison Square Garden.
1940: For the first time in history, one line --
Milt Schmidt
,
Woody Dumart
and
Bobby Bauer
-- finishes 1-2-3 in NHL scoring after the Boston Bruins score five goals in the third period to
defeat the visiting Canadiens 7-2
.The trio, known as the "Kraut Line" because they're boyhood friends who hail from the German community of Kitchener, Ontario, also help the Bruins finish first in the regular-season standings. Schmidt leads the NHL with 52 points (22 goals, 30 assists); Dumart (22 goals, 21 assists) and Bauer (17 goals, 26 assists), tie for second with 43 points.