1994 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Hospitalized with appendicitis, Patrick Roy watches his Montreal Canadiens lose Game 3 to the Boston Bruins and decides he needs to do something about it. Roy talks his doctors into letting him out of the hospital to play Game 4. Roy returns to the ice and stops 39 shots in a 5-2 Montreal win and follows that up with a 60 save overtime performance to win Game 5. The Bruins would wind up winning the series in 7 games and Roy would then have the surgery to remove his appendix.
The get-well wishes poured in for Patrick Roy, but there was no indication Friday whether the star goaltender would be back in time to save the Montreal Canadiens fading playoff hopes. Roy remained in the hospital for a second day after doctors postponed a decision on whether to remove his aching appendix. (LA Daily News, 1994)
He was nervous and sad, Roys wife, Michele, said. I think his competitive instincts made his life miserable during the game. He was sick to his stomach. He was shaking. His hands were cold. (Associated Press, 1994)
