 On April 3 , 2007 , Brodeur tied the NHL record for most wins in a single season with 47 , set by Bernie Parent in 1973 – 74 , in a 2 – 1 shootout victory against the Ottawa Senators . Two days later , he broke the record with his 48th win in a 3 – 2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers , which helped the Devils clinch their seventh Atlantic Division title and the second seed in the Eastern Conference . 
