TORONTO — It’s been 18 years since an NHL goalie made as many saves as Dwayne Roloson did Monday night.

The 40-year-old Roloson turned aside 58 shots to help the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Josh Bailey’s goal at 4:18 of overtime. The last goalie to reach that total was Ron Tugnutt, who stopped 70 shots for the Quebec Nordiques at Boston on March 21, 1991, according to STATS.

“To me, it’s just another night, another game,” Roloson said. “It doesn’t matter to me whether it’s one shot or 100 shots, I’ve got to do the same things, try to give my team a chance to win.”

GREG LOGAN | greg.logan@newsday.com
10:23 PM EDT, July 1, 2009
If the Islanders have to break glass in case of an emergency with goaltender Rick DiPietro's balky left knee, at least they know they have a quality backup in place to give them a chance to remain competitive. General manager Garth Snow addressed the Isles' No. 1 priority in free agency Wednesday by signing former Edmonton starter Dwayne Roloson to a two-year deal worth $5 million.

Roloson was the Oilers' MVP last season with a 28-24-9 record, 2.77 goals-against average and .915 save percentage, but Edmonton GM Steve Tambellini did the Islanders a favor by offering Roloson only a one-year deal at $3

Canwest News Service
Published: Monday, April 13, 2009

Even after he worked 36 pressure-packed games, all in succession, and even though he played a total of 63 regular-season games for the Edmonton Oilers, goaltender Dwayne Roloson isn't ready to call it an off-season just yet.

Roloson, 39, and Josh Harding of the Minnesota Wild will man the net for Canada, which opens the tournament against Belarus on April 24.

"Any time you can keep on playing, it feels like you're playing in the playoffs," said Roloson, who will be joined in Switzerland by teammate and centre Shawn Horcoff.

Returning from last spring's silver-medal winning

Saturday, 03.28.2009 / 1:57 AM / Roundup

By John Kreiser - NHL.com Columnist

The Oilers came to Honda Center on Friday with a three-game losing streak. They left in sole possession of seventh place in the Western Conference thanks to a 51-save performance by Roloson in a 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.

Anaheim outshot Edmonton 54-20 -- including 24-3 in the third period -- but couldn't get enough pucks past Roloson to keep from dropping out of the top eight in the Western scramble. The seventh-place Oilers now have 81 points, one more than Nashville and Anaheim -- but the Predators have played one fewer game, putting them in eighth.

By Bill Beacon, THE CANADIAN PRESS


Edmonton Oilers goalie Dwayne Roloson keeps an eye on the puck shot in by the Minnesota Wild during third period NHL hockey action in Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jimmy Jeong

BROSSARD, Que. - Game after game, Dwayne Roloson goes into the Edmonton Oilers net and, more often than not, faces a barrage of shots from every angle.

The 39-year-old has started a team-record 21 games in a row and is all-but certain to be in goal again when the Oilers end a four-game road trip against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night.

Roloson is showing no

Goalie's legs won't get a break as long as he's standing on his head

By ROBERT TYCHKOWSK

PHOENIX -- This is where Dwayne Roloson, according to most of the popular theories, was supposed to break down.

At 39 years of age, his legs, back and mind were supposed to tremble and snap beneath the kind of unrelenting workload Craig MacTavish is heaping on right now.

That's why they went out and got Mathieu Garon, after all, to help ease the burden on their aging starter.

And here they are a year later, with Garon out of the picture and Roloson a year older, taking the whip to their veteran war horse almost every single night.

EDMONTON - Dwayne Roloson made 38 saves as the Edmonton Oilers started off a crucial five game homestand on a strong note, defeating the Dallas Stars 4-1 in a battle between two teams trying to re-enter the playoff picture on Saturday night.

Sheldon Souray, Erik Cole, Dustin Penner and Andrew Cogliano scored for the Oilers (18-6-3) who snapped a two game losing skid and moved back over the .500 mark at home at 7-6-3.

James Neal had the lone goal for the Stars (16-16-5) who have now lost two of their last three.

Edmonton got off to a flying start with a pair of even-strength goals just under a minute apart at the mid-mark of the opening period.