After securing the all-time record for NHL wins as a goaltender Tuesday, New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur celebrated Friday night with a 4-0 shutout for his 553rd career victory. The Devils were outshot in the win, but the future Hall of Famer stopped 35 shots in shutting down the Minnesota Wild.

The strong performance not only moved Brodeur two wins up on the previous record holder, Patrick Roy, it also pushed Brodeur within two shutouts of the all-time mark.

All-Time Leaders in NHL Shutouts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GP. . . . . .ShO
Terry Sawchuk. . . . . . . . .971. . . . . .103
Martin Brodeur. . . . . . . . 988. . . . . .101
George Hainsworth. . . . . .465. . . . . . 94
Glenn Hall. . . . . . . . . . . .906. . . . . . .84
Jacques Plante. . . . . . . . 837. . . . . . .82

Another Terry Sawchuk record is on the verge of falling. Brodeur, who has five shutouts this season, has 11 games remaining in the current campaign to set the new standard. He may appear to be a long shot, but the 36-year-old veteran has three shutouts in 10 games since returning from a torn biceps tendon in late February.

Something that stands out on the leader board is how few games George Hainsworth needed to record 94 shutouts. Hainsworth, who starred for the Canadiens and Maple Leafs in the 1920s and 1930s, played in an era when hockey scores were similar to what you expect from a soccer match.

Another Brodeur milestone will have to wait until next season. If the Devils goalie were to appear in all 11 remaining games, he would finish the season at 999 for his career. Whatever his total at season’s end, early in 2009-10, Brodeur will join Patrick Roy as the only goalies to appear in 1,000 games. Roy’s record is 1,029.