 Brodeur started wearing a new painted mask design for the 2008 – 09 NHL season with a stylized " <unk> " on the front , replacing the " J " that had been on his mask for his entire NHL career . During a game on November 1 , 2008 , Brodeur suffered a " bruised elbow " which would later be diagnosed as a torn distal biceps tendon , the first major injury in his career . Following surgery on November 6 , he would miss 16 weeks of the season before playing his next game on February 26 , 2009 . Upon returning from the injury , Brodeur registered a 4 – 0 shutout against the Colorado Avalanche for his 99th career shutout . Three days later , he recorded his 100th career shutout against the Philadelphia Flyers , three short of Terry Sawchuk 's NHL record . 
