NHL Goalies Trivia (Wins, Shutouts, Weird Records)

Career Records

Q: Which goaltender holds the NHL record for most career regular-season wins? A: Martin Brodeur with 691 wins.

Q: Which goalie is credited with the most career shutouts in NHL history? A: Martin Brodeur with 125 shutouts.

Q: Which goaltender holds the record for most wins in a single NHL regular season? A: Martin Brodeur with 48 wins in 2006-07.

Q: Which goaltender has the most career playoff shutouts? A: Martin Brodeur with 24 playoff shutouts (tied with Patrick Roy).

Q: Which goalie holds the record for most games played in a single NHL season? A: Grant Fuhr with 79 games in 1995-96.

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Pioneering Equipment & Style

Q: Who was the first NHL goalie to regularly wear a mask in games? A: Jacques Plante, who started wearing a mask regularly in 1959 after taking a puck to the face.

Q: Which modern goalie is known for popularizing the "butterfly" style? A: Patrick Roy is credited with popularizing the butterfly style widely in the 1980s and 1990s.

Q: Which goalie's equipment led to the introduction of strict pad-size regulations in the 2000s? A: Larger goalies like Jean-Sébastien Giguère prompted pad-size restrictions as equipment got increasingly oversized.

Q: Which goalie is known for his trapezoid-inspired puck-handling rule change? A: Martin Brodeur. The "Brodeur Rule" restricted where goalies could play the puck behind the net.

Q: Which goalie famously wore a black "Jason-style" mask with stitches painted on for the Boston Bruins in the 1970s? A: Gerry Cheevers, whose mask showed painted stitches for every puck that hit his face.

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Weird Records & Firsts

Q: Which NHL goalie is credited with the first goal scored by a goaltender? A: Billy Smith in 1979, though he was credited when an opponent scored on their own net.

Q: Which goalie was the first to shoot the puck into the opposing net for a goal? A: Ron Hextall in 1987, the first goalie to intentionally score by shooting into an empty net.

Q: Which NHL goalie is known for his fiery temper, stick-swinging incidents, and scoring goals? A: Ron Hextall, who scored two career goals and was infamous for his aggressive play.

Q: Which goalie once fought an opposing goalie at center ice in a famous Battle of Alberta brawl? A: Mike Vernon fought Patrick Roy in a memorable 1997 playoff brawl.

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Iron Man & Endurance

Q: Which goalie famously played 502 consecutive complete games in the 1950s and 60s? A: Glenn Hall, an iron man streak that will likely never be broken.

Q: Which goaltender recorded a shutout in his very first NHL game with the Montreal Canadiens? A: Carey Price recorded a shutout in his NHL debut in 2007.

Championship Performances

Q: Which goalie won back-to-back Conn Smythe Trophies in the 1970s? A: Bernie Parent in 1974 and 1975 with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Q: Which goaltender backstopped the New Jersey Devils' neutral-zone trapping style to three Stanley Cups? A: Martin Brodeur (1995, 2000, 2003).

Q: Which goaltender won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2003 despite losing in the Final? A: Jean-Sébastien Giguère with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Q: Which goalie was in net for the Washington Capitals' first Stanley Cup win in 2018? A: Braden Holtby.

Q: Which goaltender backstopped the Vegas Golden Knights to the Final in their inaugural season? A: Marc-André Fleury.

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Legendary Nicknames & Personalities

Q: Which goaltender is known as "The Dominator"? A: Dominik Hašek, whose acrobatic style dominated the 1990s.

Q: Which goalie played his entire Hall of Fame career with the New York Rangers and wore number 30? A: Henrik Lundqvist, nicknamed "The King."

Q: Which goalie is associated with the phrase "It's only game, why you heff to be mad?" in a viral interview? A: Ilya Bryzgalov during his time with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Award Winners

Q: Which goaltender won the Vezina Trophy six times with the Montreal Canadiens? A: Jacques Plante (or Bill Durnan, depending on era counted).

Q: Which goalie won the Vezina and Hart trophies in the same season in the 1990s? A: Dominik Hašek, who won both in 1997 and 1998.

Specific Memorable Moments

Q: Which goaltender famously made "The Save" against Stan Smyl in the 1982 playoffs for the New York Islanders? A: Billy Smith in a crucial playoff moment.

Q: Which goaltender backstopped the "Miracle on Ice" USA team and later played in the NHL? A: Jim Craig, though his NHL career was brief.

Q: Which goalie is known for his distinctive white pads and mask while dominating with Buffalo and St. Louis? A: Dominik Hašek.

Why Goalie Trivia Is Different

Goalie statistics are bizarre compared to other positions. Win totals depend on team quality, shutouts require defensive excellence, and save percentage fluctuates based on shot quality. Understanding goalie trivia means appreciating context—a .920 save percentage behind a bad defense is more impressive than .925 behind a strong one.

The Evolution of Goaltending

Modern goalies are bigger, more athletic, and better trained than ever before. The butterfly style has become universal, equipment has been regulated down from comically oversized pads, and analytics now track everything from high-danger save percentage to goals saved above expected.

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