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Hamburgers are all the rage in Ottawa, where Andrew Hammond is stealing games and making Senators fans ravenous for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Holy Hamburglar! The NHL hasn't seen such an uproar in nearly 20 years. Senators goalie Andrew Hammond, a/k/a The Hamburglar (Getty Images) MORE: | | Hammond, a 27-year-old rookie, isn't your ordinary netminder. Goaltenders often are late bloomers, and more than a few have been undrafted. Ed Belfour, for example, or Curtis Joseph. And like them, Hammond spent time in college, four years at Bowling Green. But what he has done is both eye-popping and downright amazing. Hammond will start against . My feature on "The Hamburglar" (w/ video of his mask) Michael Traikos (@Michael_Traikos) Eddie the Eagle and CuJo have nothing on Hammond, who has exploded onto the scene to save the Senators' season. As a symbol of his succe s and the sensation it brings, Hammond even has a Hamburglar image on his mask. Think Mad magazine's Alfred E. Neuman playing Zorro. The first 10,000 fans who enter CTC tonight will receive a FREE mask courtesy of the and ! Canadian Tire Centre (@CdnTireCtr) Known as the Hamburglar hence the sandwich sensation that is the biggest thing since the Florida Panthers' Rat Trick of 1996 Hammond now shares an NHL record. Thursday's victory over the Boston Bruins raised his record to 12-0-1. The record he shares is 77 years old, set by Frank Brimsek, for allowing two or fewer goals in his first 12 games in 1938. Darryl Sutter Jersey What do you think of my mask...Just need tickets to show it off lol ;-) Marc Daz (@DaddyDaz) Signed two years ago, Hammond was pre sed into service with Sens goalies Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner fell to injuries. Thursday's win was 6-4, snapping Hammond's record run. More importantly, Hammond is part of why the Senators find themselves battling the Bruins for a wild-card berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Writing for , former NHL goalie Kevin Weekes noted Hammond's work with the Sens. "They were dead in the water, so to speak, all but mathematically out of it; now, all of a sudden, there is real, tangible hope. It's going to be tough, but these guys legitimately can get in now and the players are riding the confidence that Hammond is giving them." noted this, from the stat gurus at Elias Sports Bureau: "Hammond is only the second goaltender to allow no more than two goals in each of 11 consecutive starts at any point in one of the last three NHL seasons. Ben Bishop made 11 straight starts of that kind for the Lightning in 2013-14." The secret to Hammond's succe s? I think it just caters to my game a little bit more, Hammond told after the 2-1 overtime victory at Carolina that drew him equal with Brimsek. By adding a little more structure to my game, Im just able to think the game a little bit better. The guys make the play you think theyre going to make, more often than not. Fans now show up at Canadian Tire Centre wearing Hamburglar masks; 10,000 of them were given away in a promotion. They chuck sandwiches onto the ice, and on Thursday, The Citizen reported, one and ate it. That burger really could have used some ketchup! Cmon people!!! great win for the fellas Curtis Lazar (@CurtisLazar95) Most impre sive thing about you eating that hamburger? You did it with your mouth closed. Matthew Hamer (@TSNHammer) Can't blame Sens fans for being slack-jawed at what they're seeing. I still think my 'face' mask is better than the ones they are handing out lol Marc Daz (@DaddyDaz) Isaak Phillips Jersey