Chris Osgood!

Number=30
Positoin=Goalie
Height=5'10"
Weight=178 lbs.
Catches=Left
Born=November 26,1972.
Became a Wing....3rd choice (54th overall) in 1991 Entry Draft.
Pesonal=Single....Brought Stanley Cup home to Medicine Hat, AB....Enjoys golf and tennis.

~1997-98 Season...~
(5TH IN NHL) — Earned 100th career win with 3-1 decision at Calgary in season-opener (10/1)....NHL Player of the Week (12/22-27) following four wins in six days and just five goals-against....1-0 shutout over Philadelphia (1/24) was third in five games....3-0 shutout over Chicago (3/12) tied Osgood with Roger Crozier for third place on all-time Red Wing shutout list with 20....career-best six-game-winning streak (3/29–4/11)....In Stanley Cup Playoffs, started all 22 games posting a 16-6 record with a 2.15 GAA and a .917 saves percentage.... Recorded two shutouts in Western Conference Finals vs. Dallas: 2-0 in Game 1 with 14 saves and 2-0 in deciding Game 6 with 26 saves....Gave up just one goal or less in eight of 22 playoff games and two goals or less in 13 of 22....Second Stanley Cup Championship.

~Career~
Has a current streak of not being scored upon in 29 consecutive regular-season overtime games, posting a record of 6-0-23; a total of two hours, eight minutes and 21 seconds....Last regular-season OT goal surrendered was in 2-1 loss at NY Rangers (Verbeek from Messier and Leech at 0:27, 12/8/95)....Career overtime record is 10-2-24....In 1996-97, along with Vernon and Hodson, finished with second best combined goals-against average (2.35) in NHL....Season-best eight-game unbeaten streak (6-0-2, 2/12–3/15/97)....Earned career-best six shutouts including scoreless tie vs. Edmonton (12/10/97)....Credited with an assist (third career point) vs. Hartford (11/4/96) in 5-1 victory....Missed five games due to injury which sidelined him from All-Star game despite second consecutive selection....In 1995-96, tied for first in NHL for best goals against average (2.17)....First in NHL in wins (39)....Tied for third in league in shutouts (5)....Earned Jennings Trophy (fewest goals against during regular season) with teammate Mike Vernon....Career-best 21-game unbeaten streak (1/10–3/27/96) setting new club record for longest unbeaten streak (1902)....Career-best 13-game-winning streak (1/30–3/20/96) also set new franchise record topping Terry Sawchuk’s mark of nine, which he set twice (1951 & 1955)....Scored goal in 42 win in 100th career game at Hartford (3/6/96)....Became second goaltender to be credited with scoring a goal....Earned an assist in 42 victory vs. Buffalo (3/27/96)....Became sixth Red Wing goalie to get 30 wins, first since Tim Cheveldae (38) in 1991-92 season....Third best goals-against average (2.12) among playoff goaltenders....Played in first career NHL All-Star Game in Boston in 1996....Selected to Second All-Star Team....In 1994-95, tied for second in NHL with .917 save percentage (41 goals, 496 shots) and fourth in league with 2.26 goals-against average....Also in ’95, allowed two goals or less 13 times in 19 outings, all starts....Had .622 winning percentage as rookie in 9394....First two NHL shutouts came in succession in ’94: 30 vs. Hartford (2/24/94) and vs. San Jose (2/26/94)....NHL Rookie of Month in February of ’94 (71–0, 2.30 average, two shutouts in nineoutings)....40 shutout in NHL playoff debut Apr. 20, 1994, vs. San Jose (4/20/94) (first Detroit rookie shutout since Terry Sawchuk in ’51; second Red Wing to post shutout in playoff debut; Norm Smith was other in ’36)....First NHL victory 83 (23 saves) vs. Los Angeles (10/23/93)....63 defeat at Toronto (10/15/93) in NHL debut....Three years in junior (WHL) with Medicine Hat, Brandon, Seattle....WHL East Second-Team All-Star with Brandon in 90-91....Seven shutouts as junior....92-93 season at Adirondack (AHL), recording first two pro shutouts.

~Stats~
Regular Season
Season Team GP W L T MP GA SO AVG.
1993-94 Detroit 41 23 8 5 2206 105 2 2.86
1995 Detroit 19 14 5 0 1087 41 1 2.26
1995-96 Detroit 50 39 6 5 2933 106 5 2.17
1996-97 Detroit 47 23 13 9 2769 106 6 2.30
1997-98 Detroit 64 33 20 11 3807 140 5 2.21

NHL & Detroit Totals 221 132 52 30 12802 498 19 2.42

Playoffs
GP W L MP GA SO AVG.
1993-94 Detroit 6 3 2 307 12 1 2.35
1995 Detroit 2 0 0 68 2 0 1.76
1995-96 Detroit 15 8 7 936 33 2 2.12
1996-97 Detroit 2 0 0 47 2 0 2.55
1997-98 Detroit 22 16 6 1361 48 2 2.12

NHL & Detroit Playoff Totals 47 27 15 2719 97 5 2.14

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