Leave it to us to find another one of those quirky moments for “This Day”. Goalies and shutouts are fairly commonplace in the NHL so we decided to dig a little deeper and found a team that really made good use of its goalies, well sort of. Today’s gem comes to us from 31 years ago and more a sign of injuries than anything else. However, we have the video first and then the moment as always to get you started on a Friday.
December 30, 1980
Montreal’s rookie goaltender Rick Wamsley recorded his first career NHL shutout in the Canadiens’ 4-0 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings. Wamsley became the third Canadiens goalie to get a shutout in the 1980-81 season.