 In the 2009 – 10 NHL season , Brodeur led the NHL in wins ( 45 ) , shutouts ( 9 ) , games played ( 77 ) and minutes played ( 4 @,@ 499 ) . He also won his fifth Jennings Trophy and had the third @-@ best GAA in the league , leading his team to back @-@ to @-@ back division wins that included a 6 – 0 regular @-@ season sweep of the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins . However , the Devils lost in the first round of the playoffs , losing to the seventh @-@ seeded team Philadelphia Flyers in five games . Brodeur went on to record 23 wins during the 2010 – 11 NHL season , which saw the Devils slump during the first half of the season , only to miss the playoffs narrowly after a hot winning streak during the season 's latter half . 
