{"id":72143,"date":"2020-03-28T09:30:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T13:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=72143"},"modified":"2020-03-28T01:37:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T05:37:17","slug":"today-in-history-colorado-avalanche-patrick-roy-gets-win-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/03\/28\/today-in-history-colorado-avalanche-patrick-roy-gets-win-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in History: Colorado Avalanche Patrick Roy Gets Win Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the NHL\u2019s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are going to look back at each date\u2019s historical <\/span>significance<\/span> to the game. We\u2019ll <\/span>remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here\u2019s our look at this date in hockey history for March 28th, featuring<\/span> Patrick Roy<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today in Hockey History<\/h2>\n

Patrick Roy Gets 506th Victory<\/h3>\n

1999:<\/strong> The Colorado Avalanche<\/a> goalie becomes the all-time winningest goalie in playoff and regular season history. Roy would make 24 saves as the Avs would beat the Los Angeles Kings<\/a>, 7-2. The win would be the 506th of his career combining regular season and post-season wins.<\/p>\n

Roy would break the tie he held with Montreal Canadien<\/a>s goalie and Hall of Famer Jacques Plante<\/a>.<\/strong> He would win a combined 702 games before he called it a career.<\/p>\n

Other Notable Events<\/h3>\n

1944: <\/strong>Doug Bentley<\/strong><\/a> is the first Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> player to get three goals in a post-season game. Chicago would beat the Detroit Red Wings<\/a> in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup semifinals. He’d repeat the feat three days later in the deciding Game 5.<\/p>\n

1967:<\/strong> Both Stan Mikita<\/a><\/strong> and Gordie Howe<\/a> <\/strong>make history in the Blackhawks 7-2 win over the Red Wings. Mikita breaks his own record for assists in a season with 60 while Howe is the first player to reach 1,500 points.<\/p>\n

1975:<\/strong> The Washington Capitals<\/a> win their only road game of the season with a 5-3 win over the California Seals.<\/p>\n

1980: Don Cherry<\/a> <\/strong>gets his 250th and final win behind the bench as the Colorado Rockies<\/a>\u00a0beat the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>, 5-0.<\/p>\n

1982: Wayne Gretzky<\/a> <\/strong>scores his 92nd goal of the season in the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> 6-2 victory over the Kings. He scored 16 more than the previous record-holder Phil Esposito<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1996:<\/strong> Gretzky gets 100 points for the 15th and final time in his career in the St. Louis Blues<\/a> 4-4 with the New Jersey Devils.<\/p>\n

Jaromir Jagr<\/a> <\/strong>sets the record for most points by a European as the Penguins beat the Florida Panthers<\/a>, 3-2. Jagr would record his 140th point to pass Peter Stastny<\/strong><\/a>‘s mark set in 1981-82.<\/p>\n

2019: Leon Draisaitl<\/a><\/strong> is the first German player to reach 100 points in Edmonton’s 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars<\/a>. The German gets a goal and an assist in the loss.<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday to You<\/h3>\n

1945: Bobby Schmautz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1957: John Anderson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1961: Mike Allison<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1972: Keith Tkachuk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1989: Logan Couture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1991: Ondrej Palat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1995: Jonathan Drouin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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