Fit To Be Untied

SOMEWHERE Roger Maris is cringing—that dreaded word asterisk is in the air again. With a week left in the NHL season, the Devils' Martin Brodeur (46 wins) and the Canucks' Roberto Luongo (45) were closing in on the record for victories by a goalie: 47, set by the Flyers' Bernie Parent in 1973--74. The league won't put an asterisk on Brodeur (right) or Luongo (above), even though games that once ended in ties can now become wins thanks to the shootout. Here's a look at how many more wins Parent and others near his record might have had if they won half of the shootouts that would have resulted from their ties. (Projected totals were rounded up.)

Parent (far right) 1973--74 47 6 53
Terry Sawchuk 1950--51 44 7 51
Sawchuk (right) 1951--52 44 6 50
Parent 1974--75 44 5 49
Jacques Plante 1961--62 42 7 49
Brodeur 2000--01 42 6 48

Nine goalies tied with 47 projected wins, five with 46.

Brodeur 46
Luongo 45

actual wins

projected wins