CHABOT: SHUTOUT 51

 

On this date in 1932, the Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Detroit Red Wings at Maple Leaf Gardens. 

The star of the game for Toronto was their goalie, Lorne Chabot. He recorded his 51st shutout as the Leafs blanked Detroit by a 3-0 score. He stopped all 38 shots directed at the Leafs' net. It was his second shutout of the season, as he blanked the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 at the Gardens on November 24.

The Globe and Mail noted that, "Lorne Chabot (was) fully deserving (of) the triumph for the excellent goalkeeping performance that he gave."

Scoring for Toronto were Harold Cotton, Charlie Conacher and Bob Gracie. While the Leafs got three past John Roach in Detroit's goal, " The Red Wings had no luck at all against the showy display that Chabot was giving." 

Chabot was at his finest when he challenged Ebbie Goodfellow twice in the second period. 

"Goodfellow, on at least two occasions, was robbed by Chabot in this period, when the goalkeeper came out to meet him and turn his shot aside."

The Canadian Press game story observed that "Lorne Chabot performed in brilliant style in the Leaf nets to earn his second shutout of the season. Time and again he faced incoming snipers alone and successfully turned them back."

He finished the year with five shutouts, and when Chabot's career between the pipes came to a close in 1936-37, he recorded 73 shutouts in 411 regular season games with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, Montreal Maroons, and New York Americans.