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Tuesday, May 27
Updated: May 28, 6:05 PM ET
 
How Roy stacks up

Patrick Roy
Roy
He's played more games, won more times and earned more Conn Smythe Trophies than any other goaltender in NHL history. When Patrick Roy announces his retirement Wednesday, he will leave the game as one of the greatest goalies ever, if not the best of them all.

Statistically, here's how he compares to the other all-time greats:

Charting the best of all time

KEN
DRYDEN
GLENN
HALL
DOMINIK
HASEK
JACQUES
PLANTE
PATRICK
ROY
TERRY
SAWCHUK
Seasons 8 19 12 18 18 21
Games 397 906 581 837 1,029* 971
W-L-T 258-57-74 407-326-163 288-189-80 435-247-145 551*-315-131 447-330-172
Winning pct. .743 .539 .565 .606 .618 .549
Shutouts 46 84 61 82 66 103*
GAA 2.24 2.49 2.23 2.38 2.54 2.51
Playoff games 112 115 97 112 247* 106
Playoff W-L 80-32 49-65 53-39 71-36 151*-94 54-48
Playoff pct. .714 .426 .546 .634 .616 .509
Playoff GAA 2.40 2.78 2.03 2.14 2.30 2.54
Stanley Cups 6 2 1 6 4 4
Conn Smythes** 1 1 0 0 3 0
Vezinas 5 2 6 6 3 4
Harts 0 0 2 1 0 0
*-all-time leader
**-Conn Smythe wasn't awarded until 1966.




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