 On March 14 , 2009 , Brodeur recorded his 551st career win against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre to tie Patrick Roy for the most in NHL history in his hometown and where Roy played the first half of his career . To acknowledge their fellow countryman , the crowd of Canadiens fans chanted Brodeur 's name at the end of the game and gave him a standing ovation . Brodeur 's father Denis was at the game taking pictures . Three nights later , in a 3 – 2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks , Brodeur became the all @-@ time NHL leader in regular season wins by a goaltender with 552 . 
