Youngest NHL goaltender to record a shutout
- Who
- Harry Lumley
- When
- 14 January 1945
At 18 years 65 days, Harry Lumley (b. 11 November 1926, d. 13 September 1998, Canada) became the youngest National Hockey League (NHL) goalie to record a shutout. Lumley, while playing for the Detroit Red Wings (USA), blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs (Canada) 3-0 on 14 January 1945 for Lumley's only shutout of the 1944-45 season. Lumley also holds the record for youngest goalie to play in an NHL game; he was 17 years old when he first took to the ice as a New York Rangers (USA) rookie in the 1943-44 season.