Anecdotes

Goalie taken 54th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1991 NHL draft. Has played for the Red Wings (1993-2001; 2006-present), New York Islanders (2001-2003), and St. Louis Blues (2003-2006). Member of the 1997, 1998 and 2008 Stanley Cup Champion Red Wings.

Led NHL in wins in 1996.

On July 19, 2011, Osgood announced his retirement from ice hockey.

First goaltender since Terry Sawchuk to win Stanley Cups ten years or more apart as a starter (Sawchuk in 1955 and 1967).

He was the last NHL goalie to wear a traditional player's helmet/cage combo instead of the newer one piece goalie mask.

On April 1, 1998, he was in a goalie fight with Colorado Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy.

He is one of only 12 goaltenders in NHL history to have scored a goal.

2-time winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy (1996, 2008).

Named to the 1997 NHL All-Star Game, but was unable to attend because of an injury.

On December 27, 2010, in a game against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center, Osgood earned his 400th career victory. He became just the 10th goaltender in NHL history to reach this milestone.

He is one of only seven to have scored by shooting the puck directly into the opponent's net (not an "own goal"), on March 6, 1996 versus the Hartford Whalers.