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History, records link Sawchuk to Habs

posted by Dave Stubbs at 20h13 EST on Jan 18

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Detroit Red Wings goaler Terry Sawchuk made hockey history 45 years ago tonight at the Montreal Forum, becoming the National Hockey League's shutout king.

With his 2-0 blanking of the Canadiens, Sawchuk recorded his 95th career regular-season shutout, passing former Hab George Hainsworth – Sawchuk's boyhood hero – who won the Vézina Trophy the first three years it was awarded.

Like so many greats of the NHL, Sawchuk is linked to the Canadiens. The goalie's 94th shutout also came against Montreal, at the Detroit Olympia two months earlier, to tie Hainsworth.

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