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Last night (January 8, 2022), Washington was leading Minnesota 2-1 late in the third period. Minnesota’s only goal came when Washington scored on their own net with their goalie (Zach Fucale) pulled on a delayed penalty. Minnesota came back and tied the game, but if they hadn’t, and the game ended 2-1, would Fucale have been given credit for a shutout? Perhaps the analysts discussed this during the game (though shutouts are a taboo subject in the third period), but I didn’t see it. When responding, please state whether you’re giving your opinion or you actually know the rule.
I don’t know the rule, which is why I’m asking, but I’m thinking that you probably need to be in the net for every shot against your team to earn the shutout, and the empty net goal counts as a shot, so Fucale unfortunately would not have earned the shutout.