Dry match (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, “dry match” , also called shutout ( eng. Shutout ^{[1] [2]} ; in statistics it is usually denoted as SM , CX , AND “0” , in English as SO ), this is a match recorded in statistics hockey goalie , if he throughout the game successfully reflects all the attacks of the opponent's team and does not miss a single goal into his own net ^[3] .

In the national hockey league, the record holder for the number of shutouts in the regular seasons is Martin Broder , who has 125 dry matches. Among the Russian goalkeepers - Evgeny Nabokov - 55 games “to zero”. The current record for the number of shutouts per season is 16. The record was set in the 2006/07 season and belongs to the Columbus Blue Jackets team ^[4] . In the event that a shutout occurs when using several goalkeepers, a dry match is recorded at the expense of the winning team, however, none of the goalkeepers receives a shutout in their personal statistics. This has happened several times in NHL history, including:

• In the 1982/83 season, Washington Capitals and their goalkeepers, Al Jensen and Pat Riggin shared a shutout .
• December 8, 2001 : Anaheim Ducks won 4-0 against Minnesota Wilde . At the gates of Anaheim stood Jean-Sebastian Giger , and later he was replaced by Steve Shields .
• November 23, 2006 : Nashville Predators won 6-0 against Vancouver Canucks . At the gates of Nashville stood Tomas Vokoun , who was replaced due to an injury by Chris Mason .
• December 12, 2007 : Ottawa Senators won 6-0 against Carolina Hurricanes . At the gates of Ottawa, first stood Ray Emery , who made only 1 save, after which he was replaced by Martin Gerber , who made the remaining 31 saves.
• December 1, 2009 : Toronto Maple Leafs won 3-0 against Montreal Canadiens . At the Toronto gate stood Jonas Gustavson , who left the ice after the first period due to heart problems. His place was taken by Joy MacDonald , who played the last two periods.
• February 2, 2011 : Pittsburgh Penguins won 3-0 against New York Islanders . At the beginning of the game, Brent Johnson stood in the gates of Pittsburgh, but he was sent off for a fight with the Islanders goalkeeper Rick Dipietro 17 seconds before the end of the game. Johnson was replaced by Marc-Andre Fleury ^[5] .