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DENVER (AP) -- Patrick Roy raised his arms above his head,
collected his historic puck and was quickly swarmed by teammates.
The real celebration is yet to come.
|  | | Colorado goalie Patrick Roy had to stop just 14 shots in his historic win Saturday night. |
Roy tied Terry Sawchuk's career victory record Saturday night,
making 14 saves for his 447th win as the Colorado Avalanche beat
the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1.
"It's a bit different than I thought it would be," Roy said.
"I thought I'd be jumping in the air and up and down. I know it's
tied now, and I still have a game to win to pass, but it's a great
feeling to reach such a great athlete and a great hockey player
that Terry Sawchuk was.'
Roy, who was 19 when he won his first NHL game for Montreal on
Feb. 23, 1985, reached 447 victories considerably faster than
Sawchuk, who retired in 1970. Roy reached the mark in his 846th
game, while Sawchuk needed 968.
Roy also has the NHL record with 121 career playoff victories.
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Roy's milestone wins
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Win
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Date
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Score
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100
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3/18/89
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Montreal 7, Pittsburgh 2
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200
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10/31/92
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Montreal 4,
Rangers 3
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300
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2/19/96
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Colorado 7,
Edmonton 5
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400
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2/5/99
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Colorado 3,
Detroit 1
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447
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10/14/00
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Colorado 3,
Columbus 1
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"I think you can compare Patrick to Babe Ruth, Wayne Gretzky,
Gordie Howe, Michael Jordan and those guys," Colorado coach Bob
Hartley said. "He's a world class athlete."
After making history against a team without one, Roy can break
the record Tuesday night when Colorado plays at Washington.
"He's been the heart and soul of this team for five years,"
Avs forward Adam Deadmarsh said. "He achieved something pretty
special tonight, but I think the next one is the one he's got his
mind set on."
Roy's milestone victory came at the expense of former protege
Marc Denis, Colorado's top draft pick in 1995. Denis, who had a
poster of Roy in his room growing up, spent last year with Colorado
before being traded in June.
"I certainly don't want to be the goalie that got beat to tie
the record," Denis said, "but I guess I jinxed myself last year
when I said it would be an honor for me to be there when he ties
the record."
Denis made 30 saves but gave up a power-play goal to Jon Klemm
that broke a 1-1 tie 4:03 into the third period. Peter Forsberg
added a goal that deflected off the skate of Columbus defenseman
Petteri Nummelin with 3:58 remaining.
With the game all but decided, Roy allowed himself to get a
little greedy as he envisioned scoring his first career goal.
"I was hoping they would put Marc Denis on the bench and I
could go for the net, just put the cherry on the sundae," he said.
"But it is a special moment.
"It's a great feeling for a little boy from Quebec being here
today and being in that position. It was a dream once to be in the
NHL and today it's more than a dream to see myself in that spot."
Chris Drury also scored and had an assist for the Avalanche, who
outshot Columbus 33-15.
Roy surrendered a first-period goal but was hardly tested in the
second, facing only five shots as Colorado spent more than seven
minutes on the power play.
"It was the type of game that was a little tough," Roy said.
"I didn't get too many shots and the ones that they have, you want
to be ready for them. You have to try to stay focused and not have
any lapse of concentration."
Trailing 1-0 in the second, the Avs finally scored with a
man-advantage when Drury took a crossing pass from Ray Bourque,
faked a shot to get Denis out of position and then poked the puck
into the open net at 8:41.
Colorado had two more power-play chances in the period, but
Denis turned away several good shots. After one save, he took a
page from Roy's stylebook, sweeping his glove over his head to let
everyone know he had the puck.
"I think they had all the incentive to roll over us, but we
didn't let that happen," Denis said. "We gave them a good battle,
and I'm sure they had a pretty good sweat."
After going unbeaten during a four-game road trip, the Avalanche
looked like they had jet lag early on as Columbus took a 1-0 lead
in the first period.
The Blue Jackets, who were 1-for-17 on the power play in their
first three games, converted Forsberg's hooking penalty when David
Vyborny scored on a rebound with 2:17 left in the period.
Game notes
Calgary's Mike Vernon is the second winningest active
goalie with 371. ... Colorado has outscored its five opponents 8-0
in the second period, while Columbus has been outscored 6-0 in the
second. ... Columbus was called for 10 penalties, compared to three
for the Avalanche. The Blue Jackets did not have a power play after
the first period. ... Counting playoffs and the regular season, Roy
has played the equivalent of 42½ days.
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ALSO SEE
NHL Scoreboard
Columbus Clubhouse
Colorado Clubhouse
Roy takes aim at record in D.C.
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Montreal 5
Chicago 4
Calgary 2
NY Islanders 0
Ottawa 4
Toronto 0
New Jersey 4
Anaheim 2
Pittsburgh 8
NY Rangers 6
Dallas 3
Washington 0
Nashville 2
Carolina 1
Colorado 3
Columbus 1
Phoenix 6
Philadelphia 3
Vancouver 4
Buffalo 0
San Jose 5
Boston 2
AUDIO/VIDEO
 Avs coach Bob Hartley and Patrick Roy talk about the historic night.
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Chris Drury's wrist shot puts Colorado on the board.
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 A gracious Patrick Roy credits all his teammates throughout his career for helping him reach this mark.
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