 On December 7 , 2009 , Brodeur tied Sawchuk 's record for regular season shutouts at 103 in a 3 – 0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres . Twelve nights later , Brodeur broke the record set by Patrick Roy for games played by a goaltender in the National Hockey League ( 1 @,@ 030 games ) . Two weeks after tying Sawchuk 's shutout record , Brodeur recorded his 104th regular season shutout , breaking Sawchuk 's record with a 4 – 0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins , stopping all 35 shots . On December 30 , 2009 , Brodeur and the Devils again shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins , 2 – 0 . It was his 105th career shutout , giving him the all @-@ time professional record , surpassing George Hainsworth 's total of 104 combined in the NHL ( 94 ) and Western Canada Hockey League ( 10 ) . 
