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Between the Pipes: The 10 Most Unusual Goaltending Records in the NHL
Aside from Marty of course, this was my favorite.
Fewest Goals Allowed in a Loss: 0
An NHL goalie is credited with a loss when he’s the goalie of record when the winning goal is scored against him. In theory, that makes it pretty darn difficult to lose a game without, you know, giving up a goal. Difficult, yes, but not impossible, as a guy named Mike Murphy proved in 2011.
Murphy is still an active player, most recently seen plying his trade in Austria. But at this point, he has only two career NHL games on his résumé. Here’s what his career stats line looks like:
That’s right: Murphy has never allowed a goal in the big leagues, and yet is somehow the proud owner of an NHL loss.1 I’ll pause here to give you a second to figure out how that’s even possible.
Here’s how it went down: During a game against the Flames on December 6, 2011,2 Carolina starter Cam Ward gave up six goals before being pulled in the third period. Murphy, the backup that night, went in to mop up with his team down 6-3. The Hurricanes scored to trim the deficit to two goals, and it stayed that way until the team pulled Murphy for an extra attacker in the dying minutes. It didn’t work; the Flames scored into the empty net to make it 7-4 and ice the game.
So far, so good. But then the Hurricanes scored two goals in the final minute to make things interesting. It was too little, too late, and the Flames won the game by a final score of 7-6. But because of the comeback, that seventh Flames goal — the one scored into an empty net — ended up being the winner. And because Murphy was the goalie of record at the time, he took the loss, even though he wasn’t on the ice.
Aside from Marty of course, this was my favorite.
Fewest Goals Allowed in a Loss: 0
An NHL goalie is credited with a loss when he’s the goalie of record when the winning goal is scored against him. In theory, that makes it pretty darn difficult to lose a game without, you know, giving up a goal. Difficult, yes, but not impossible, as a guy named Mike Murphy proved in 2011.
Murphy is still an active player, most recently seen plying his trade in Austria. But at this point, he has only two career NHL games on his résumé. Here’s what his career stats line looks like:
That’s right: Murphy has never allowed a goal in the big leagues, and yet is somehow the proud owner of an NHL loss.1 I’ll pause here to give you a second to figure out how that’s even possible.
Here’s how it went down: During a game against the Flames on December 6, 2011,2 Carolina starter Cam Ward gave up six goals before being pulled in the third period. Murphy, the backup that night, went in to mop up with his team down 6-3. The Hurricanes scored to trim the deficit to two goals, and it stayed that way until the team pulled Murphy for an extra attacker in the dying minutes. It didn’t work; the Flames scored into the empty net to make it 7-4 and ice the game.
So far, so good. But then the Hurricanes scored two goals in the final minute to make things interesting. It was too little, too late, and the Flames won the game by a final score of 7-6. But because of the comeback, that seventh Flames goal — the one scored into an empty net — ended up being the winner. And because Murphy was the goalie of record at the time, he took the loss, even though he wasn’t on the ice.
