For all the well-deserved hype Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick has absorbed in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he might meet his match in New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur if their respective teams cross paths in the final.
Brodeur has not quite been as stingy for the duration of the Devils run up to this point, but he has performed on a par much closer to Quick since the calendar shifted to May. That timely traction could presage the seasoned stopper fueling a fireworks finale in his career, complete with a fourth championship ring.
In his last eight games, Brodeur has gone 6-2 with four straight wins over the potent Philadelphia Flyers and a split of the first four games of the Eastern Conference Finals with the Rangers. He has allowed 14 goals in that span with only half of those coming at even strength.
Since May 1, Brodeur has retained a 1.69 goals-against average, coupled with a .930 save percentage.
Even in that slimmer window, none of that data is quite as impressive as Quick’s or that of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist in the full length of the playoffs. Brodeur's save percentage is still not up to the same p ...
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NHL Playoffs 2012: Martin Brodeur Shows He Can Still Be an Elite Goaltender
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