Editing Shutout (section)

{{Short description|Game in which one team does not score}}
{{other uses|Shut Out (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|Penalty shootout}}
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[[File:Martin Brodeur during game at Prudential Center vs Ottawa 11-25-09 3.jpeg|thumb|right|Goaltender [[Martin Brodeur]] holds several [[List of NHL records (individual)|individual National Hockey League records]] for shutouts.]]
In team sports, a '''shutout''' ([[North American English|US]]) or '''clean sheet''' ([[Commonwealth English|UK]]) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as [[basketball]]. Shutouts are usually seen as a result of effective defensive play even though a weak opposing offense may be as much to blame. Some sports credit individual players, particularly [[goalkeeper]]s and [[starting pitcher]]s, with shutouts and keep track of them as statistics; others do not.