Former Peoria Rivermen goaltender played for the New Jersey Devils and won NHL preseason game

Former Peoria Rivermen goaltender Jeremy Brodeur played the entire NHL preseason game Monday for the New Jersey Devils .

It was already a great story line, with Brodeur starting for the same team his father, Martin Brodeur , was a superstar goaltender for nearly two decades.

The younger Brodeur added to the plot Monday, facing a New York Rangers team that figures to be a top Stanley Cup contender.

Brodeur carried a shutout for 58:18 until the Rangers scored with under two minutes to play in New Jersey's 3-1 win .

Brodeur, 27, came to the Rivermen in the SPHL to revive his career in 2019-20 and he put up blistering numbers with a 5-1-0 mark for a 1.85 goals-against and .944 saves rate. He then played a couple seasons in Europe and has been splitting time between AHL and ECHL teams the last five years.

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If Brodeur can make the Devils' regular-season roster, he could become the second player with SPHL roots to reach the NHL. Scott Darling did it with the Blackhawks from 2014-15 through 2016-17.

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