At the morning skate, Coach Ron Low had been asked what his team had to do to beat Roy.

Holik's was a thundering shot from the top of the left circle that beat Roy under the right skate.

The Oilers opened the scoring at 5:34 of the first period when Mironov beat Roy with a 55-footer.

They cheered again when another of their defenseman, Marc Lebreux, beat Roy from 20 feet out to tie the contest at 17:16.

But he could not beat Roy, his teammate for a few months last season, from the left side of the net on two good chances.

He beat Roy to the short side of the net for his fifth goal of the season and fourth in his last three games.

He skated in a few strides and unleashed a blazing slap shot from the top of the right circle, beating Roy over the shoulder.

MacLean raced to the loose puck and beat Roy over the left shoulder.

Roenick beat Roy between the pads from the top of the left circle at 9:44 with the Coyotes on the power play.

Ferraro threw a long pass to the slot, where Flatley took it and beat Roy with a short shot.