Chris Osgood Chris OsGood ( born November 26 , 1972 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender . He ' s currently ranked 10th in wins in NHL regular season history with 401 career wins . He spent the first part of his 17 - year NHL career with Detroit Red Wings , then New York Islanders , and the St . Louis Blues before returning to Detroit in 2005 . He won three Stanley Cup championships in his career , all with Red Wings , with 2 of them coming while he was starting goaltender . He was known in Detroit by his nicknames " Ozzie , " chanted by the crowd after a big save , and " The Wizard of Oz . " He was the last NHL goalie to wear a traditional player ' s helmet / cage combo instead of the newer one piece goalie mask and probably will stay the last because he was grandfathered by the NHL . He is also one of only nine goaltenders in NHL history to have scored a goal , and one of only five to have scored by shooting the puck directly into the opponent ' s net ( not an " own goal " ) , on March 6 , 1996 vs . the Hartford Whalers . Playing career . Chris Osgood was drafted 54th overall by the Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and made his debut during the 1993 – 1994 season . Rookie year . Osgood became the fourth goaltender to man the crease for Detroit that season alongside Tim Cheveldae , Vincent Riendeau , and Peter Ing . Cheveldae , the team ' s primary starter and a former All - Star , along with Dallas Drake , was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for veteran goaltender Bob Essensa and defenseman Sergei Bautin . Essensa did not have a strong showing in a 13 - game stint at the end of the regular season , and Osgood was named the primary goaltender for the playoffs . The heavily favored Red Wings were defeated in 7 games by San Jose Sharks . The most memorable scene of the series occurred in the deciding game . With the game tied 3 - 3 late in the third period , Osgood went to clear a puck around the boards , but it landed on Sharks forward Jamie Baker ’ s stick who then scored the winning goal . Overtaken by remorse at his untimely mistake , the young goaltender wept at his stall following the game . Following the season , Detroit management felt that the team needed a strong veteran goaltender with Stanley Cup playoff experience . In the summer of 1994 , Red Wings traded defenseman Steve Chiasson to Calgary Flames for goaltender Mike Vernon , who had previously helped the Flames to the Stanley Cup title in 1989 . Initial Detroit success . While the 1994 – 1995 season started late due to a lockout , Osgood served as a backup goaltender for Mike Vernon for the season . The Wings reached the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals that season , where they were swept in 4 games by the underdog New Jersey Devils . OsGood received significantly more playing time for the 1995 - 96 season , and he led the NHL with a 2 . 17 GAA and 39 wins . He also finished third in shutouts ( 5 ) and was a Vezina Trophy runner - up to Jim Carey . Osgood and Vernon shared the William M . Jennings Trophy as the goaltenders allowing the fewest goals in the league . For his efforts Osgood was selected to the NHL All - Star Game and was also named to the post - season NHL All - Star Second Team . That season , he scored against the Hartford Whalers , becoming the second goaltender in NHL history to score a goal , after Ron Hextall . Former Islanders goaltender Billy Smith was also credited with a goal as the player last touching the puck , but only OsGood and Hextall directly shot the puck in . The next season , Osgood and Vernon shared starting goaltender duties in the regular season , but when the playoffs started , virtually all the playing time went to Vernon , who ended up winning the Conn Smythe Trophy . In the end , OsGood had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup as the Red Wings swept the Philadelphia Flyers in four games to win their first Stanley Cup in 42 years . After the Cup win in 1997 , Vernon and Osgood shares Detroit ' s number - one goaltender . Again , the Red Wings were able to advance to the Stanley Cup finals and defeated the Washington Capitals in another four game sweep to win back - to - back Stanley Cup championships . On April 1 , 1998 , he was in a goalie fight with Colorado Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy . Roy had a fight with teammate Vernon the previous year on March 26 , 1997 . Osgood remained the primary goaltender for Detroit until the summer of 2001 , working alongside Ken Wregget , and Manny Legacé before being put on waivers and picked up by the New York Islanders . Islander years . In the summer of 2001 , the Red Wings acquired goaltender Dominik Hašek , a six - time Vezina Trophy winner , from the Buffalo Sabres . After numerous attempts to trade Osgood , the Red Wings left him unprotected in the waiver draft , and he was acquired by the Islanders on September 28 , 2001 . Osgood split playing time with Garth Snow for the 2001 – 2002 season and helped the Islanders to a playoff berth where they lost a seven game series to the Toronto Maple Leafs . Osgood split time with both Snow and Rick DiPietro for the 2002 – 2003 season before being traded to the St . Louis Blues on March 11 , 2003 , along with a third round pick in the 2003 NHL draft ( which would be Konstantin Barulin ) for Justin Papineau and a second round pick in the 2003 draft ( Jeremy Colliton ) . Stint in St . Louis . For the remainder of the 2002 – 2003 season and the entire 2003 – 2004 season , Osgood remained the primary goaltender for the St . Louis Blues . Although Osgood posted winning records for both seasons , the Blues did not advance past the playoff quarterfinals , losing to the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks , respectively . Osgood ' s contract was not renewed by the St . Louis before the expiration of the Collective bargaining Agreement , and he became a free agent . Return to Detroit . On August 8 , 2005 , Detroit brought Osgood back with a two - year , $ 800 , 000 USD contract . He was initially set to compete for the starting job with Manny Legace , but suffered a groin tear and did not play when the season started . Osgood was assigned to play for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) on a conditioning assignment . After posting a 2 – 1 record in three games , Osgood returned to Detroit to work in a goaltending tandem with Legace again . Osgood also worked with rookie goaltenders Jimmy Howard and Joey MacDonald while Legacé recovered from knee injuries in late 2005 . During the 2005 – 06 Stanley Cup Playoffs , Osgood injured his groin preparing for Game 4 of the Conference Quarterfinals against the Edmonton Oilers . Osgood missed the remainder of the series , and the Red Wings post - season was over after 6 games against the Oilers . On July 1 , 2006 , Osgood re - signed with the Red Wings to a two - year , $ 1 . 8 million USD contract . He then shared goaltending duties with Hašek , who also returned for another stint with the Red Wings . Though Hašek was expected to get slightly more playing time than Osgood throughout the regular season , it was expected that the goaltending tandem would have shared most of the playing time , with MacDonald expected to be their backup . However , Osgood suffered a fractured hand in practice , placing him on the injured reserve while MacDonald stepped up as the number 2 goaltender in Osgood ' s absence . Osgood returned to playing by the end of December . Due to Osgood ' s injuries and the aging Hašek ' s ability to remain healthy throughout the season , Osgood ended up assuming the backup role for Hašek as opposed to sharing playing time . The 2007 – 08 season served as a return to form for Osgood . Osgood and Hašek remained Detroit ' s goaltending tandem for the 2007 – 08 season . While Osgood was expected to be the backup goaltender , Hašek struggled at the beginning of the season and subsequently became injured . Osgood assumed the starting role while Hašek was injured and put up superior numbers . As of April 30 , 2008 , Osgood ranked 1st in the NHL in GAA with 2 . 09 during the regular season , ranked 16th in Save Percentage with 0 . 914 and has an impressive 27 – 9 – 4 record . That performance earned him both a 3 year / $ 4 . 5M contract extension with the Red Wings and an appearance at the 2008 NHL All - Star Game . With Hašek healthy and getting back into his stride , Detroit chose to alternate goaltenders instead of designating either goaltender as the backup . 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs . After Hasek performed poorly in Games 3 and 4 of their 2008 first round series with the Nashville Predators , Red Wings coach Mike Babcock decided to pull him in favor of Osgood midway through Game 4 and named him the starter for game 5 of the series . With Osgood in goal , the Red Wings won their next nine playoff games in a row , defeating the Predators and sweeping the Colorado Avalanche as well as dealing the Dallas Stars a three - game deficit . Though the Stars battled back , winning their next two games , Osgood shone in game 6 , stopping all but one shot in a game riddled with Red Wings penalties , sending them to the Stanley Cup Finals to meet the Pittsburgh Penguins . In games one and two of the Stanley Cup finals , Osgood had back - to - back shutouts , making him the fourth goalie in NHL history to start the Finals with back - to - back shutouts . Between the two games , he made a total of 41 saves . His save as time expired in Game Six sealed the Stanley Cup win for the Red Wings and for Osgood , who won his second championship as a starting goaltender . His final 2008 playoff record was 14 - 4 with a 1 . 55 GAA ; he was considered a contender for the Conn Smythe Trophy which eventually went to Henrik Zetterberg . Aftermath of the Stanley Cup . The following 2008 – 09 season was a sharp contrast to the 2008 playoffs for Osgood , who struggled heavily for virtually the entire season , and ended it with the worst statistical numbers of his entire career . " It was the worst I ' ve played in that long of a stretch in my career , " he said . " Let ' s be honest . " . A combination of injuries and self - inflicted mental pressure adversely affected his game , to the point where late in the season he was essentially " sent home " for ten days by the Red Wings , in order for him to work with goaltending coach Jim Bedard and re - focus . Although his 26 wins put him 10th all - time in the NHL by season ' s end , he finished with a GAA a full goal above what he had posted in 2007 – 08 , and a save percentage in the bottom ten percent of all 45 goalies who played enough to qualify . Despite being visibly outplayed in nearly every aspect by Ty Conklin , whom he credited for not allowing the goaltending situation to become much worse than it was , Osgood ' s immense playoff experience was referred to throughout the season , and as the unquestioned starting goaltender in the 2009 playoffs he played nearly every minute of 23 games , finishing with a 15 - 8 record . His drastically improved performance led to speculation that he was Detroit ' s leading candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy in the event of a Red Wings victory in the Stanley Cup Finals , however in the end , Detroit was defeated in a rematch with the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games . The following season , Osgood ' s regular season play continued to struggle . Eventually losing his position as Detroit ' s starting goaltender to rookie Jimmy Howard , Osgood finished the 2009 – 10 season season having played only 23 games ( most of these at the beginning of the season ) and posting a 3 . 02 GAA and . 888 save percentage . On Monday December 27 , 2010 , in a game against the Colorado Avalanche in the Pepsi Center , Chris Osgood earned his 400th career victory . He became just the 10th goaltender in NHL history to reach this milestone . The Red Wings won the game 4 - 3 in overtime on a goal by Niklas Kronwall . On July 19 , 2011 , Osgood announced his retirement from ice hockey , but will remain with the Wings organization . Osgood accepted a job helping with the development of its young goalies . Pregame rituals . Before each Red Wings game broadcast on FS Detroit , Osgood would do some stretches behind play by play announcer Ken Daniels , as Daniels was doing either pregame commentary or player interviews for the " Red Wings Live " pregame .