Osgood Making History

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood became the fourth goaltender in NHL history to post consecutive shutouts in Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final and the first since New Jersey's Martin Brodeur, who notched a pair of 3-0 home victories over Anaheim to start the 2003 Final.

Consecutive Shutouts To Open A Stanley Cup Final Series:
1926, Clint Benedict (Montreal Maroons), vs. Victoria Cougars *
1945, Frank McCool (Toronto Maple Leafs), vs. Detroit Red Wings
2003, Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils), vs. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2008, Chris Osgood (Detroit Red Wings), vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

* Western Hockey League champion. NHL clubs began to compete exclusively for the Stanley Cup the following season.

Other Osgood Notes:

* Osgood improved his career record in the Stanley Cup Final to 6-0 with a 1.18 goals-against average in seven appearances. Osgood is the second goaltender in NHL history to win each of his first six decisions in the Stanley Cup Final. Montreal Hall of Fame netminder Bill Durnan won each of his first seven -- four against Chicago in 1944 and three against Boston in 1946.

* Osgood made his 2008 playoff debut midway through Game 4 of the opening-round series against Nashville and captured his first nine starts of the postseason (two against Nashville, four against Colorado, three against Dallas). His Game 2 win improved his playoff record to 12-2 with a League-best 1.38 GAA, .939 save percentage and three shutouts in 15 games.

* Osgood upped his playoff shutout streak to 137:33; the last goal he surrendered was to Dallas' Stephane Robidas at 2:27 of the third period in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final.