San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer of Morweena, Manitoba recorded his 28th National Hockey League shutout on Tuesday. He accomplished the feat in a 3-0 Sharks win over the Winnipeg Jets at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
In all, Reimer made 41 saves. He made 16 saves in the first period, 10 saves in the second period, and 15 saves in the third period. Offensively for the Sharks on Tuesday, Noah Gregor of Beaumont, Alberta led the Sharks in scoring with two points (one goal and one assist).
This season, Reimer has a record of 11 wins, 18 regulation losses, and eight losses in extra time. He has a goals against average of 3.31, a save percentage of .895 and three shutouts. Reimer’s two prior shutouts in 2022-23 came in a 3-0 Sharks win over the Philadelphia Flyers on October 23 (30 saves) and in a 4-0 Sharks win over the Seattle Kraken on February 20 (26 saves).
This was the fifth time in Reimer’s career that he recorded a minimum of 40 saves in posting a shutout. He previously had 49 saves in a 5-0 Toronto Maple Leafs win over the Ottawa Senators on February 4, 2012, 43 saves in a 4-0 Maple Leafs win over the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2013, 46 saves in a 3-0 Florida Panthers win over the Boston Bruins on March 15, 2018, and 41 saves in a 2-0 Carolina Hurricanes win over the Los Angeles Kings on January 11, 2020. Of Reimer’s 28 career NHL shutouts, 11 have come with the Maple Leafs, seven have come with the Sharks, seven with the Panthers and three with the Hurricanes.
