So the question now is.. What happens if, you know what happens? Does he get credit for a you know what?
I just got on here because we had family over this evening celebrating my birthday. I presume the Caps [Hagelin] scored into their own net while Fucale was pulled on a delayed penalty.
Looking in the record book, there is an entry for the "Longest continuous shutout by a goaltender at the start of an NHL career." The record belongs to Matt Hackett, at 102 minutes, 48 seconds, established December 6&8, 2011. The key words in that record would seem to be "by a goaltender". One would think that the goal that was scored was scored against the team, but not the goaltender, same as when a goaltender is pulled at the end of the game and the opponents score into the empty net. I don't know what the rule is for counting Fucale's effort as a game shutout or not if he/the Caps don't give up another goal. Certainly it isn't a shutout in the team statistics. But it sure seems as though Fucale still has his shutout streak "as a goaltender."
I certainly hope that Fucale keeps his "shutout streak" going long enough into the 3rd period so that the NHL can gnash their teeth over this one!!!