“My first NHL shutout would have meant the world to me in any building,” said Talbot, the first Rangers goaltender of the NHL’s modern era that began in 1944-45 to start his career with five straight games allowing two goals or fewer. “It’s just a great feeling.”
Rookie Cam Talbot describes his excitement of posting his first NHL shutout to New York Post Rangers beat writer Larry Brooks. He stopped all 22 Canadien shots backstopping the Rangers to a 1-0 shutout in the House of Horrors.
It was the Rangers’ first win at Bell Centre since Mar. 17, 2009 when then captain Chris Drury scored shootout clincher in a 4-3 win. The 26-year old Talbot became the first Ranger goalie to pitch a shutout at Montreal since Ed Giacomin posted a 5-0 win on Feb. 25, 1967. He’s now known as the Ghostbuster.