Colorado’s Patrick Roy added to his considerable list of achievements Monday night, becoming the first NHL goalie to play in 1,000 games.
Roy, who holds nearly every significant NHL goaltending record, was honored before Colorado’s game against Dallas. He made 29 saves in a 1-1 tie.
Roy, who entered with an NHL-record 529 victories, was joined by his wife and three children as Jim Gregory, NHL senior vice president of hockey operations, presented him with an award from the league.
Roy passed Terry Sawchuk for most minutes by a goalie on Nov. 15 against Dallas, then played in his 972nd game nine days later to pass another Sawchuk record.
“I never thought [1,000 games] would be possible,” Roy said. “It shows a lot of consistency. It shows durability.”
RESULTS, MONDAY’S SYNOPSIS
BLACKHAWKS 1 at Columbus 5 Complete Blackhawks coverage, Page 5.
Washington 3 at Boston 3 Joe Thornton had a goal and set up Glen Murray’s slap shot with 4:26 left as the Bruins rallied from a two-goal deficit.
Minnesota 2 at Anaheim 1 Defenseman Nick Schultz scored the tying goal midway through the third and Antti Laaksonen won it 2:53 into OT.
Montreal 3 at Florida 2 Jan Bulis and Doug Gilmour scored 38 seconds apart with under 5 minutes left. Montreal had lost 5 straight on road.
St. Louis 5 at Carolina 3 Scott Mellanby and Al MacInnis scored early for Blues, who held on, dealing Hurricanes franchise-record 7th loss in row.
Ottawa 2 at Tampa Bay 6 Vaclav Prospal had a goal and three assists as the Lightning snapped the Senators’ five-game winning streak.
Dallas 1 at Colorado 1 Jere Lehtinen scored in the second period and Marty Turco stopped 33 shots as Stars’ unbeaten streak hit 11 games.
San Jose 1 at Phoenix 3 Zac Bierk made 26 saves and Daniel Briere scored twice as the Coyotes ended a six-game winless streak.
Edmonton 3 at Calgary 4 Craig Conroy scored two goals and Jarome Iginla had three assists for the Flames, who nearly blew a 4-0 lead.
