Hockey Devils Goalie Scott Wedgewood Gets Shutout in Second Career Start by Chip Gianni March 25, 2016 Scott Wedgewood followed up becoming the first New Jersey Devils goaltender since Martin Brodeur to record a victory in his National Hockey League debut last Sunday, by shutting out the Pittsburgh Penguins in his second career start Thursday night. The Penguins tested Wedgewood early in the game but he was able to stand tall and turn away all 39 shots thrown at him. Wedgewood’s most impressive stop of night came about 24 seconds into the middle frame as he denied a point blank shot by Sidney Crosby, as he skated in three-on-one, preserving the Devils 2-0 lead. Wedgewood made his NHL debut last Sunday at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets after being called up from the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League, while Devils number one goalie Cory Schneider has been recovering from an MCL strain and backup netminder Keith Kinkaid was struggling getting thrown into playing every night. In just two starts Wedgewood has turned away 66 of the 67 shots he has faced. According to Elias Sports, his 39 saves against the Penguins were the most by a Devils goalie in his first shutout. Wedgewood said, “I am super happy, super stoked for the way it is going right now and obviously I do not want to get too high or too low at any point throughout the year, but right now it is feeling good. I am feeling super confident in my game and the guys around me are making it very easy to play at this level.” Since losing 6-1 to these same Penguins at home on March 6, the Devils have gone 5-2-0, to sit six points out of the final wildcard spot with eight games to play. Post Views: 1,136 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chip Gianni Chip is a Staff Writer at DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Chip Gianni (see all) NWHL Picks up Fourth NHL Partnership Agreement with Boston Pride and Boston Bruins - January 10, 2019 Metropolitan Riveters Acquire Goaltender Maria Sorokina from Connecticut Whale - January 3, 2019 Former New Jersey Devils Defenseman Named Head Coach of Metropolitan Riveters - September 21, 2018 Metropolitan Riveters Re-Sign MVP Alexa Gruschow - September 12, 2018 Related Topics Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Hockey Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights The National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... You Know I’m Right, Episode 81: ESPN’s Arda Ocal (Audio/Video) On the 81st episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video) On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Rangers Top Bruins 5-2 Behind Power Play, Lundqvist Lisa Giovanelli Named GM of Connecticut Whale