Editing Ron Tugnutt (section)

===NHL beginnings===
He was drafted by the [[Quebec Nordiques]] in the fourth round (81st overall) of the [[1986 NHL Entry Draft]]. He was primarily used as a backup during his first three pro seasons, bouncing up and down between the [[Halifax Citadels]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) and the parent club in Quebec City. During [[1990–91 NHL season]], Tugnutt played what would be a career-high 56 games for Quebec and established himself as a quality NHL starter despite playing for what was then the worst team in the league.

On March 21, 1991, Tugnutt stopped 70 of 73 shots to earn his team a 3–3 tie against the [[Boston Bruins]], the highest number of saves made in a regular season game in NHL history.<ref>''Statmuse'', [https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/ask/most-saves-in-one-game-in-nhl-history]</ref> His performance evoked such respect that after it was over, several Bruins players skated over to congratulate Tugnutt<ref>''New York Times'', [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEFDC1731F930A15750C0A967958260 March 21, 1991]</ref> while the Boston fans gave him a standing ovation.

In the midst of an inconsistent [[1991–92 NHL season]], and with the emergence of [[Stéphane Fiset]] as the Nordiques' number one goaltender, Tugnutt was demoted to the Nordiques' AHL affiliate. In exchange for [[Martin Ručinský]], he was soon traded to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] to serve as [[Bill Ranford]]'s backup. Tugnutt remained in this role until he was selected by the [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] in the [[1993 NHL Expansion Draft|1993 expansion draft]]. In Anaheim, he split goaltending duties with [[Guy Hebert]].

Anaheim quickly settled on Hebert as their future starter, and the [[Montreal Canadiens]] decided that [[André Racicot]] and [[Les Kuntar]] were not adequately serving as [[Patrick Roy]]'s backup, so Tugnutt was acquired by the Canadiens in exchange for [[Stéphan Lebeau]]. Tugnutt's performance suffered; for Anaheim he had posted a .908 save percentage in 28 games, but for Montreal, he posted an .860 save percentage in eight games during the [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94 season]].

During the 1994 [[Stanley Cup]] playoffs against the Bruins, Tugnutt started a game as Patrick Roy was recuperating from an [[appendectomy]], but he did not return to the Canadiens for the [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96 season]], and was replaced by [[Patrick Labrecque]]. These experiences caused Tugnutt to ponder retirement.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}