1897: Hall of Famer Ivan "Ching" Johnson born in Winnipeg, Man. Johnson played in the NHL 1926-27 through 1937-38 with the New York Rangers and the New York Americans.
1919: Toronto "Arenas" changed their team name to "St. Patricks". They remained the St. Pats until 1926-27 when they changed their named once again -- this time to the "Maple Leafs".
1929: Canadiens' goalie George Hainsworth became the third NHL goaltender to record 50 career shutouts, as Montreal won 1-0 at Toronto.
1933: Montreal Canadiens' goalie Lorne Chabot and Rangers' Andy Aitkenhead dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at New York. It was the 58th career shutout for Chabot and the 6th for Aitkenhead.
1940: Toronto's Turk Broda became the second goaltender in franchise history to record 100 victories as a member of the Maple Leafs. The milestone came in a 3-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1947: Frankie Brimsek's 33rd career shutout led the Bruins to a 1-0 win over Montreal in Boston. Brimsek made just 19 saves, as the Bruins snapped an 0-3-4 winless streak.
1948: New York Rangers snapped a five game losing streak, with a 2-2 tie against the Bruins at MSG. Before the game NHL President Campbell presented Ranger Buddy O'Connor with both the Hart and Lady Byng trophies, for the 1947-48 season.
1950: Goaltender Jack Gelineau recorded his 5th career shutout in the Bruins' 3-0 win over the Canadiens at Montreal.
1952: Goaltender Harry Lumley recorded his 32nd career shutout (and his first with Toronto) in the Maple Leafs' 2-0 win over the Black Hawks at Chicago.
1960: Montreal's Bernie Geoffrion scored the 270th and 271st goals of his NHL career to become the fifth highest goal scorer in NHL history, and added an assist as the Canadiens won 6-2 at Toronto.
1961: Jean Beliveau wore the "C" on his Montreal sweater for the first time in his career, when he played his first game of the season in a 4-1 win over Toronto, at the Forum.
1963: Goaltender Don Simmons recorded his second consecutive shutout (for the 19th of his career) in the Maple Leafs' 3-0 win over the Black Hawks, in Toronto.
1966: Vic Hadfield picked up three assists, and Jean Ratelle rejoined the Rangers for the first time since his spinal fusion surgery the previous April, as the Rangers won 4-2 over the Bruins, at MSG.....Montreal's Henri Richard became the 7th player in franchise history to score 250 goals as the Canadiens won 6-3 over the visiting Maple Leafs
1967: John Bucyk scored twice to become the Boston Bruins all-time leading scorer with his 576th career point. Bucyk passed Milt Schmidt's record of 575 points as the Bruins won the game, 3-1 over New York, at Boston Garden.
1968: Detroit's Gordie Howe received a minor penalty for hooking in game at Boston to raise his career penalty minute total 1,501. Red Wings lost to the Bruins, 4-1....Norm Ullman scored his 12th career hat trick (and his first with Toronto) and added an assist in the Maple Leafs' 5-2 win against the visiting NY Rangers.
1972: Philadelphia's Bobby Clarke scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Flyers to a 6-2 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Spectrum.
1973: Atlanta goalie Dan Bouchard recorded his 5th career shutout in the Flames' 2-0 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
1974: Goaltender Michel Belhumeur set a franchise record with 52 saves in the Capitals 8-2 loss against the Blues at St. Louis.
1975: Orest Kindrachuk and Rick MacLeish each had three assists to lead the Flyers to a 6-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars at the Spectrum.....Bruins' captain John Bucyk scored his 507th career goal to tie him with Jean Beliveau for 6th place among the all-time NHL scorers. Boston tied 2-2 with the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1977: New England Whalers' Gordie Howe scored his 1,000th professional goal (counting the NHL and WHA) in a WHA Whalers' game against Birmingham.....Washington Capitals ended a 20-game winless streak, as Bob Sirois scored twice to beat the Cleveland Barons, 5-3.
1978: Bryan Trottier scored twice and added three assists, and Mike Bossy got his second career hat trick as the Islanders won 7-1 over the visiting St. Louis Blues, to extend their team-record home undefeated streak to 12 games (9-0-3).
1979: Ron Greschner and Don Maloney scored second period goals 11 seconds apart, as the Rangers scored 6 straight goals for a 7-4 win against the Whalers, at Hartford.
1980: Philadelphia Flyers extended their unbeaten streak at the Spectrum to 14 straight games, with a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.
1982: Wayne Gretzky extended his NHL-record point scoring streak to 30 straight games as Edmonton won 3-2 over the visiting St. Louis Blues. Gretzky scored 24 goals and 52 assists for 76 points during the 30 game streak.
1985: Edmonton's Glenn Anderson scored two goals and added four assists, Wayne Gretzky had a goal and four assists and Jari Kurri scored his 15th career hat trick as the Oilers won 8-4 against the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....Marcel Dionne became the first player to score 500 goals as a member of the Los Angeles Kings. The milestone came in a 3-2 win over the Jets, in Winnipeg.
1988: New York Islanders, off to their worst start in 15 years, fired Coach Terry Simpson and replaced him with Al Arbour, who had coached the team to four straight Stanley Cups in the early '80s.
1991: Bill Dineen won his first game as the Philadelphia Flyers head coach, 5-3 at Boston, to end the team's eight game winless streak. It came in Dineen's second game behind the Flyers' bench.
1993: Mike Ridley became the second player in Washington history to score 200 goals in a Capitals uniform. The team milestone came during a 6-1 loss to the visiting Hartford Whalers.
1997: San Jose Sharks obtained John MacLean and Ken Sutton from the New Jersey Devils, in exchange for Doug Bodger and Dody Wood.
1999: Al MacInnis became the highest goal-scoring defenseman in St. Louis Blues' history (and added an assist) in a 4-2 loss to the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. MacInnis' 81st goal with the Blues moved him one ahead of Jeff Brown.
2000: Mike Vernon became the first goaltender in Calgary Flames' history to win 250 career games, when he led the team to a 3-0 win over the visiting Nashville Predators. It was also Vernon's 25th career shutout.
2002: Minnesota's Marian Gaborik became just the fourth player in NHL history to score five career hat tricks before age 21, when he scored three times in a 4-2 win over the Canucks, in Vancouver.....Rookie goalie Jussi Markkanen recorded his third career shutout, and Mike York scored the 7,000th all-time goal in Edmonton Oilers history, in a 4-0 win against the Panthers at Florida.
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Friday, December 7, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
December 6th
Miedermayer to Return
Defenceman Scott Niedermayer confirmed Wednesday that he is putting off retirement and rejoining the Anaheim (LA) Ducks. His return was announced prior to Anaheim's 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres, prompting a rousing cheer from the crowd of 17,174 at the Honda Center.
Niedermayer has been pondering retirement since last spring, when he captained the Ducks to their first Stanley Cup and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Playoff MVP. He has yet to play this season, is officially suspended, and relinquished $2.3 million in salary while pondering his future, and will skate without pay until activated by the Ducks.
The four-time Stanley Cup champion established career highs in goals (15), assists (54) and points (69) last season, his 15th in the NHL, and has posted 140 goals and 608 points in 1,053 NHL games since being drafted third overall by the New Jersey Devils in 1991.
Niedermayer has won every prominent hockey championship: the Memorial Cup with the Kamloops Blazers; the Stanley Cup with New Jersey and Anaheim; and world, world junior, Olympic and World Cup titles with Team Canada.
Also for the Ducks, forward Teemu Selanne is in a similar situtation, as he's been pondering retirement since the Stanley Cup finals and has yet to announce his decision.
Crawford ordered Moore attack?
CBC is reporting that Todd Bertuzzi's infamous on-ice attack on Steve Moore on March 8, 2004 may have been ordered by former Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford. Moore, sadly as we all know, suffered a broken neck and a concussion, injuries that have all but certainly ended his career.
A statement of claim filed in Ontario court by Moore's lawyer and obtained by CBC alleges that Crawford pointed to Moore's name and number on a board in the Canucks dressing room during the second intermission of that game and said ". . . (Moore) must pay the price."
In an accompanying document, Moore's lawyer claims Crawford's statement was disclosed by Bertuzzi while under oath, and by Canucks GM Dave Nonis.
Nonis didn't confirm whether the comments were made between the second and third period.
Moore filed a lawsuit against Bertuzzi, the Vancouver Canucks and their parent company in Ontario in February. He was originally seeking $18 million in lost wages, aggravated damages and punitive damages, though there are plans to increase the reward to $38 million through a proposed amended claim.
The NHL gave Bertuzzi a 17-month suspension for the Moore hit. He gave up about US$502,000 in salary, and missed 13 regular-season games and the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2004. He also was prevented from playing hockey overseas during the lockout season.
Authorities charged Bertuzzi with assault. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation and community service.
Defenceman Scott Niedermayer confirmed Wednesday that he is putting off retirement and rejoining the Anaheim (LA) Ducks. His return was announced prior to Anaheim's 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres, prompting a rousing cheer from the crowd of 17,174 at the Honda Center.
Niedermayer has been pondering retirement since last spring, when he captained the Ducks to their first Stanley Cup and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Playoff MVP. He has yet to play this season, is officially suspended, and relinquished $2.3 million in salary while pondering his future, and will skate without pay until activated by the Ducks.
The four-time Stanley Cup champion established career highs in goals (15), assists (54) and points (69) last season, his 15th in the NHL, and has posted 140 goals and 608 points in 1,053 NHL games since being drafted third overall by the New Jersey Devils in 1991.
Niedermayer has won every prominent hockey championship: the Memorial Cup with the Kamloops Blazers; the Stanley Cup with New Jersey and Anaheim; and world, world junior, Olympic and World Cup titles with Team Canada.
Also for the Ducks, forward Teemu Selanne is in a similar situtation, as he's been pondering retirement since the Stanley Cup finals and has yet to announce his decision.
Crawford ordered Moore attack?
CBC is reporting that Todd Bertuzzi's infamous on-ice attack on Steve Moore on March 8, 2004 may have been ordered by former Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford. Moore, sadly as we all know, suffered a broken neck and a concussion, injuries that have all but certainly ended his career.
A statement of claim filed in Ontario court by Moore's lawyer and obtained by CBC alleges that Crawford pointed to Moore's name and number on a board in the Canucks dressing room during the second intermission of that game and said ". . . (Moore) must pay the price."
In an accompanying document, Moore's lawyer claims Crawford's statement was disclosed by Bertuzzi while under oath, and by Canucks GM Dave Nonis.
Nonis didn't confirm whether the comments were made between the second and third period.
Moore filed a lawsuit against Bertuzzi, the Vancouver Canucks and their parent company in Ontario in February. He was originally seeking $18 million in lost wages, aggravated damages and punitive damages, though there are plans to increase the reward to $38 million through a proposed amended claim.
The NHL gave Bertuzzi a 17-month suspension for the Moore hit. He gave up about US$502,000 in salary, and missed 13 regular-season games and the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2004. He also was prevented from playing hockey overseas during the lockout season.
Authorities charged Bertuzzi with assault. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation and community service.
Today in NHL History, Dec 6th
1927: Toronto goalie John Roach and Alex Connell dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Ottawa. It was the 37th career shutout for Connell and the 10th for Roach.
1928: Goaltender Alex Connell recorded his 53rd career shutout and Frank Nighbor scored a goal and an assist in overtime, as Ottawa won 2-0 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.....New York Rangers' goalie Johnny Roach and Joe Miller dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Pittsburgh. It was Roach's 16th career shutout and the 8th for Miller.
1932: Bill Cook scored two goals and two assists and his brother Fred "Bun" added two goals and one assist in the Rangers' 5-3 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1938: Boston's rookie goalie Frankie Brimsek recorded the shutout in a 2-0 Bruins' win over the Black Hawks, at Boston Garden. It was Brimsek's second straight shutout (and second career victory), and came in his third career NHL game.
1947: Harry Watson scored 3 goals (his first with Toronto) and had 2 assists, Syl Apps added a goal and 4 assists and Max Bentley also got his first hat trick with Toronto in the Maple Leafs' 12-5 win against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.....Bill Durnan's 15th career shutout led the Canadiens to a 4-0 win over Detroit in Montreal.
1952: Detroit's Alex Delvecchio had two assists, and Terry Sawchuk shut out Chicago 2-0 in Indianapolis, the first time since 1928 that a regular season game was played outside an NHL city. Both teams' stadiums were unavailable that night.
1953: Goaltender Al Rollins recorded his 20th career shutout to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-0 win over the Red Wings at Detroit. George Gee scored a goal and added two assists to lead the scoring.....Montreal's Paul Masnick picked up four assists to lead the Canadiens to a 7-2 win over the Bruins, at Boston.
1967: Stan Mikita scored four goals (for his 10th career hat trick) and an assist to lead the Black Hawks to a 7-2 win against the Penguins, at Chicago Stadium, in the first meeting ever between the two clubs. It was Mikita's first four-goal game.
1968: Rookie goaltender Gary Smith recorded his second career shutout to lead the Seals to a 4-0 win over the Flyers in Oakland.
1979: Reggie Leach scored his 7th career hat trick, including a team record two goals in 20 seconds, as the Flyers scored 9 straight goals, to win 9-4 over the Kings at the Spectrum. The win stretched the Flyers unbeaten streak to 23 games (17-0-6).
1980: George Ferguson and Greg Malone scored in the first :29 of the game to set an NHL record for the fastest two goals at the start of a game by one team, and defenseman Randy Carlyle added four assists to give the Penguins a 6-4 win over Chicago.....Brian Sutter scored his third career NHL hat trick to lead St. Louis to a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The victory extended the Blues' unbeaten streak to 7 straight games (6-0-1).
1983: Bernie Federko scored twice to become the third player in team history to get 200 goals as a member of the St. Louis Blues, and added an assist in an 8-2 win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
1987: Jari Kurri scored a goal and added four assists, and Esa Tikkanen had two goals and two assists as Edmonton beat Minnesota 10-4, to extend their home undefeated streak against the North Stars to 11 games (9-0-2).....Washington's Scott Stevens set a club record with five assists as the Capitals won 10-3 over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1988: St. Louis goaltender Greg Millen posted his third consecutive shutout as the Blues defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 3-0. The previous NHL goaltender to get three straight shutouts had been Tony Esposito in 1971-72....Hartford's rookie goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz recorded his first NHL shutout, and Kevin Dineen scored twice and added an assist as the Whalers won 9-0 against Buffalo.....Mario Lemieux, who had been held to two points in his previous three games, exploded for a goal and four assists in Pittsburgh's 7-6 win over Chicago. The win extended the Pens' undefeated streak to 7 straight games (6-0-1).
1989: Defenseman Larry Robinson scored his 200th career goal and 900th career NHL point as the Kings won 5-4 over the Canucks. Robinson became the first NHL player to score 200 career goals without ever getting as many as 20 in one season.....Mario Lemieux scored his 317th NHL goal to pass Jean Pronovost, and become the Penguins' all-time goal scoring leader. It came in his 395th game, and led the Penguins to a 5-3 win over Washington, at the Civic Arena.
1990: The NHL announced the addition of two new teams for the 1992-93 season: Ottawa and Tampa Bay.
1992: Goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck recorded his 13th career shutout to lead the Rangers to a 6-0 win over Toronto in New York. It was the Rangers' first shut out over Toronto since March 14, 1971.
1995: Chicago's Jeremy Roenick became the 8th player in franchise history to score 250 goals as a member of the Blackhawks. The milestone goal (along with an assist) came in a 5-5 tie against the Rangers, in New York.
1999: Toronto's Steve Thomas set an NHL record with his 10th career regular season overtime goal, when he scored at 1:05 of OT in a 3-2 Maple Leafs win over the Buffalo Sabres. Thomas broke the record of nine OT goals held by Mario Lemieux.....Bob Essensa improved his record to 9-0-1 from the start of the season (the best start by a goalie in franchise history) in the Coyotes 3-2 win at Dallas.
2000: Ron Francis became the fifth player in NHL history to record 1,100 career assists. He picked up the milestone point during Carolina's 5-3 win over the Thrashers, in Atlanta. It was also Francis' 900th game with the Hurricanes' franchise.
2001: Gary Roberts scored his 12th career hat trick to become the 6th player in NHL history to score 350 goals and amass 2,000 penalty minutes; the milestone came in the Maple Leafs 6-3 win over the Rangers at New York.....Andy Delmore scored twice as Nashville beat the visiting Senators 4-2 for the 100th victory in franchise history. The 100th win came in the Predators' 274th game, the 2nd-fastest among 1990's expansion teams (Florida won 100 in 223 games).
2002: Ilya Kovalchuk scored his first career hat trick in the second period and added an assist in the Thrashers 7-6 loss in overtime to the Capitals at Washington.
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1928: Goaltender Alex Connell recorded his 53rd career shutout and Frank Nighbor scored a goal and an assist in overtime, as Ottawa won 2-0 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.....New York Rangers' goalie Johnny Roach and Joe Miller dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Pittsburgh. It was Roach's 16th career shutout and the 8th for Miller.
1932: Bill Cook scored two goals and two assists and his brother Fred "Bun" added two goals and one assist in the Rangers' 5-3 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1938: Boston's rookie goalie Frankie Brimsek recorded the shutout in a 2-0 Bruins' win over the Black Hawks, at Boston Garden. It was Brimsek's second straight shutout (and second career victory), and came in his third career NHL game.
1947: Harry Watson scored 3 goals (his first with Toronto) and had 2 assists, Syl Apps added a goal and 4 assists and Max Bentley also got his first hat trick with Toronto in the Maple Leafs' 12-5 win against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.....Bill Durnan's 15th career shutout led the Canadiens to a 4-0 win over Detroit in Montreal.
1952: Detroit's Alex Delvecchio had two assists, and Terry Sawchuk shut out Chicago 2-0 in Indianapolis, the first time since 1928 that a regular season game was played outside an NHL city. Both teams' stadiums were unavailable that night.
1953: Goaltender Al Rollins recorded his 20th career shutout to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-0 win over the Red Wings at Detroit. George Gee scored a goal and added two assists to lead the scoring.....Montreal's Paul Masnick picked up four assists to lead the Canadiens to a 7-2 win over the Bruins, at Boston.
1967: Stan Mikita scored four goals (for his 10th career hat trick) and an assist to lead the Black Hawks to a 7-2 win against the Penguins, at Chicago Stadium, in the first meeting ever between the two clubs. It was Mikita's first four-goal game.
1968: Rookie goaltender Gary Smith recorded his second career shutout to lead the Seals to a 4-0 win over the Flyers in Oakland.
1979: Reggie Leach scored his 7th career hat trick, including a team record two goals in 20 seconds, as the Flyers scored 9 straight goals, to win 9-4 over the Kings at the Spectrum. The win stretched the Flyers unbeaten streak to 23 games (17-0-6).
1980: George Ferguson and Greg Malone scored in the first :29 of the game to set an NHL record for the fastest two goals at the start of a game by one team, and defenseman Randy Carlyle added four assists to give the Penguins a 6-4 win over Chicago.....Brian Sutter scored his third career NHL hat trick to lead St. Louis to a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The victory extended the Blues' unbeaten streak to 7 straight games (6-0-1).
1983: Bernie Federko scored twice to become the third player in team history to get 200 goals as a member of the St. Louis Blues, and added an assist in an 8-2 win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
1987: Jari Kurri scored a goal and added four assists, and Esa Tikkanen had two goals and two assists as Edmonton beat Minnesota 10-4, to extend their home undefeated streak against the North Stars to 11 games (9-0-2).....Washington's Scott Stevens set a club record with five assists as the Capitals won 10-3 over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1988: St. Louis goaltender Greg Millen posted his third consecutive shutout as the Blues defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 3-0. The previous NHL goaltender to get three straight shutouts had been Tony Esposito in 1971-72....Hartford's rookie goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz recorded his first NHL shutout, and Kevin Dineen scored twice and added an assist as the Whalers won 9-0 against Buffalo.....Mario Lemieux, who had been held to two points in his previous three games, exploded for a goal and four assists in Pittsburgh's 7-6 win over Chicago. The win extended the Pens' undefeated streak to 7 straight games (6-0-1).
1989: Defenseman Larry Robinson scored his 200th career goal and 900th career NHL point as the Kings won 5-4 over the Canucks. Robinson became the first NHL player to score 200 career goals without ever getting as many as 20 in one season.....Mario Lemieux scored his 317th NHL goal to pass Jean Pronovost, and become the Penguins' all-time goal scoring leader. It came in his 395th game, and led the Penguins to a 5-3 win over Washington, at the Civic Arena.
1990: The NHL announced the addition of two new teams for the 1992-93 season: Ottawa and Tampa Bay.
1992: Goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck recorded his 13th career shutout to lead the Rangers to a 6-0 win over Toronto in New York. It was the Rangers' first shut out over Toronto since March 14, 1971.
1995: Chicago's Jeremy Roenick became the 8th player in franchise history to score 250 goals as a member of the Blackhawks. The milestone goal (along with an assist) came in a 5-5 tie against the Rangers, in New York.
1999: Toronto's Steve Thomas set an NHL record with his 10th career regular season overtime goal, when he scored at 1:05 of OT in a 3-2 Maple Leafs win over the Buffalo Sabres. Thomas broke the record of nine OT goals held by Mario Lemieux.....Bob Essensa improved his record to 9-0-1 from the start of the season (the best start by a goalie in franchise history) in the Coyotes 3-2 win at Dallas.
2000: Ron Francis became the fifth player in NHL history to record 1,100 career assists. He picked up the milestone point during Carolina's 5-3 win over the Thrashers, in Atlanta. It was also Francis' 900th game with the Hurricanes' franchise.
2001: Gary Roberts scored his 12th career hat trick to become the 6th player in NHL history to score 350 goals and amass 2,000 penalty minutes; the milestone came in the Maple Leafs 6-3 win over the Rangers at New York.....Andy Delmore scored twice as Nashville beat the visiting Senators 4-2 for the 100th victory in franchise history. The 100th win came in the Predators' 274th game, the 2nd-fastest among 1990's expansion teams (Florida won 100 in 223 games).
2002: Ilya Kovalchuk scored his first career hat trick in the second period and added an assist in the Thrashers 7-6 loss in overtime to the Capitals at Washington.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
December 5th
Recchi on Waivers
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Mark Recchi was placed on waivers Tuesday. The 39 year old has posted two goals and six assists for eight points in 19 games this season, and has been a healthy scratch in Pittsburgh's last eight games.
Recchi ranks among the top scorers in franchise history with 154 goals and 385 points over three stints with the Penguins, and has totalled 510 goals and 1,341 points in 1,357 games over 19 NHL seasons for the Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes.
Recchi was drafted in the fourth round (67th overall) by Pittsburgh in 1988.
Thrashers Enstrom, Kovalchuk Earn November Honors
Atlanta Thrashers defenceman Tobias Enstrom was named the NHL rookie of the month for November. He led all rookie blue-liners in scoring with 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists) in 12 games. Enstrom tallied points in eight of 12 games, highlighted by a career-high three assists in a 5-1 victory at Washington Nov. 21. He also played an average of 25 minutes per game, topped by his 27:18 of ice time in a 4-3 overtime victory against Tampa Bay Nov. 19.
Chicago forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were also considered for the awards, along with Phoenix Coyotes centre Peter Mueller.
Atlanta forward Ilya Kovalchuk was named the NHL's first star of the month for November. Kovalchuk scored a League-leading 14 goals and added eight assists as the Thrashers posted a 7-5-0 record. He tallied goals in nine of 12 games, beginning the month with consecutive hat tricks against Ottawa Nov. 1 and Tampa Bay Nov. 3. He later tallied the overtime game-winner against Florida Nov. 13, registered a goal and an assist for his ninth multi-point game of the season Nov. 19 against Tampa Bay and posted his second four-point game of the campaign (two goals, two assists) in a 5-1 victory at Washington Nov. 21. Kovalchuk leads all NHL goal-scorers with 22 and ranks second to Lecavalier in overall scoring with 37 points (22-15--37).
The Thrashers are the first club since the 1996-97 Ottawa Senators (goalie Ron Tugnutt and defenceman Wade Redden) to have swept the monthly honours.
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo was named the second star for the month. Luongo posted an 8-2-2 record with a 1.56 goals-against average, .940 save percentage and four shutouts as the Canucks (14-10-2, 30 points) climbed to second place in the Northwest Division. Luongo allowed two goals or fewer in eight of 12 contests, concluding the month with three consecutive shutouts and a franchise-record shutout streak that ended Sunday at 210:34. The streak surpassed Luongo's prior best (182:37, Feb. 21-27, 2004 with Florida) and the Canucks' record of 184:20 set by Ken Lockett (Mar. 29 to Apr. 4, 1975).
Tampa Bay Lightning centre Vincent Lecavalier was named the third star of the month. Lecavalier led all NHL scorers in November with 25 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in 14 games. He recorded points in 10 of 14 games and set a franchise record with an eight-game multiple-point scoring streak from Nov. 3-19. The last NHL player to record as long a streak was Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr in 1996 (10 games). Lecavalier leads the NHL scoring race with 41 points (18 goals, 23 assists), four ahead of Kovalchuk and five more than Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby (14-22--36) and Calgary's Jarome Iginla (14-22--36).
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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Mark Recchi was placed on waivers Tuesday. The 39 year old has posted two goals and six assists for eight points in 19 games this season, and has been a healthy scratch in Pittsburgh's last eight games.
Recchi ranks among the top scorers in franchise history with 154 goals and 385 points over three stints with the Penguins, and has totalled 510 goals and 1,341 points in 1,357 games over 19 NHL seasons for the Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes.
Recchi was drafted in the fourth round (67th overall) by Pittsburgh in 1988.
Thrashers Enstrom, Kovalchuk Earn November Honors
Atlanta Thrashers defenceman Tobias Enstrom was named the NHL rookie of the month for November. He led all rookie blue-liners in scoring with 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists) in 12 games. Enstrom tallied points in eight of 12 games, highlighted by a career-high three assists in a 5-1 victory at Washington Nov. 21. He also played an average of 25 minutes per game, topped by his 27:18 of ice time in a 4-3 overtime victory against Tampa Bay Nov. 19.
Chicago forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were also considered for the awards, along with Phoenix Coyotes centre Peter Mueller.
Atlanta forward Ilya Kovalchuk was named the NHL's first star of the month for November. Kovalchuk scored a League-leading 14 goals and added eight assists as the Thrashers posted a 7-5-0 record. He tallied goals in nine of 12 games, beginning the month with consecutive hat tricks against Ottawa Nov. 1 and Tampa Bay Nov. 3. He later tallied the overtime game-winner against Florida Nov. 13, registered a goal and an assist for his ninth multi-point game of the season Nov. 19 against Tampa Bay and posted his second four-point game of the campaign (two goals, two assists) in a 5-1 victory at Washington Nov. 21. Kovalchuk leads all NHL goal-scorers with 22 and ranks second to Lecavalier in overall scoring with 37 points (22-15--37).
The Thrashers are the first club since the 1996-97 Ottawa Senators (goalie Ron Tugnutt and defenceman Wade Redden) to have swept the monthly honours.
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo was named the second star for the month. Luongo posted an 8-2-2 record with a 1.56 goals-against average, .940 save percentage and four shutouts as the Canucks (14-10-2, 30 points) climbed to second place in the Northwest Division. Luongo allowed two goals or fewer in eight of 12 contests, concluding the month with three consecutive shutouts and a franchise-record shutout streak that ended Sunday at 210:34. The streak surpassed Luongo's prior best (182:37, Feb. 21-27, 2004 with Florida) and the Canucks' record of 184:20 set by Ken Lockett (Mar. 29 to Apr. 4, 1975).
Tampa Bay Lightning centre Vincent Lecavalier was named the third star of the month. Lecavalier led all NHL scorers in November with 25 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in 14 games. He recorded points in 10 of 14 games and set a franchise record with an eight-game multiple-point scoring streak from Nov. 3-19. The last NHL player to record as long a streak was Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr in 1996 (10 games). Lecavalier leads the NHL scoring race with 41 points (18 goals, 23 assists), four ahead of Kovalchuk and five more than Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby (14-22--36) and Calgary's Jarome Iginla (14-22--36).
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Today in NHL History, December 5th
1924: Hamilton's Red Green scored five goals to lead the Tigers to a 10-3 win at Toronto.
1931: Canadiens' George Hainsworth recorded his 63rd career shutout (to tie Alex Connell for the all-time NHL lead) as Montreal won 4-0 over the visiting Detroit Falcons.
1936: Montreal's Aurel Joliat became the third player in NHL history to score 250 career goals, in the Canadiens' 4-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1939: Eddie Shore played his final game as a member of the Boston Bruins, a 2-1 win over the NY Americans, at Boston Garden.
1943: Herb Cain and Bill Cowley each scored a goal and two assists as Boston snapped Montreal rookie goalie Bill Durnan's NHL-record 14-game unbeaten streak, with a 5-4 win over the Canadiens. It was Durnan's first career loss after a 12-0-2 start.
1948: Goaltender Turk Broda recorded his 45th career shutout as the Maple Leafs won 2-0 at Chicago.
1953: Toronto goaltender Harry Lumley recorded his 44th career shutout to lead the Maple Leafs to a 3-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1962: Chicago's Glenn Hall became the first goaltender in team history to record 150 wins as a member of the Black Hawks. The milestone came in a 5-4 victory against the visiting Boston Bruins. Ab McDonald led the scoring with two goals and an assist.
1964: Former NHL center Perry Berezan born in Edmonton, Alta. Berezan played in the NHL 1984-85 through 1992-93 with Calgary, San Jose and Minnesota....Toronto's Dave Keon scored two goals and added four assists to lead the Maple Leafs to a 10-2 win against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1965: Stan Mikita scored his second consecutive hat trick (for the 7th of his career) and added an assist to lead the Black Hawks to a 6-2 win against the Rangers, at MSG. He had also scored three goals the night before in a 10-1 win over Boston.
1968: Montreal's rookie goaltender Tony Esposito made his first NHL start, and gave up two goals to brother Phil, in a 2-2 tie between the Canadiens and the Bruins, in Boston Garden.
1971: Buffalo's Craig Ramsay scored his first career NHL hat trick, and Phil Goyette added three assists as the Sabres beat the Minnesota North Stars 3-1 at the Aud.....Chicago's Bobby Hull began a team-record 21 game point scoring streak in the Black Hawks' 7-0 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1972: Toronto's Dave Keon became the first player in franchise history to score 300 goals as a member of the Maple Leafs. The milestone came in a 5-2 win at Vancouver. Keon became the 17th NHL player to get 300 goals.
1973: Stan Mikita scored his 15th career hat trick, and defenseman Dick Redmond added a goal and three assists in the Black Hawks' 8-2 win against the Red Wings, at Detroit.
1974: Gil Perreault scored his third career hat trick and an assist, and Jim Lorentz had goal and four assists to lead the Sabres to a 9-2 win over Washington at the Aud. The win increased the Sabres' undefeated streak to 10 games (8-0-2).
1976: Vancouver Canucks celebrated their 500th all-time NHL game with a 4-2 victory at Chicago.....Rick MacLeish scored his 8th career hat trick, and Bobby Clarke had two goals and an assist in the Flyers' 6-2 win over the Cleveland Barons, at the Spectrum.
1979: Detroit Red Wings hosted the Winnipeg Jets for the first time in team history, and beat them 6-4. Vaclav Nedomansky led the scoring with two goals and two assists.
1981: New York's 18-year-old rookie John Vanbiesbrouck made his NHL debut in goal, in a 2-1 Rangers' victory over the Rockies, at Colorado.
1984: Pittsburgh's Mike Bullard scored four goals and added two assists, as the Penguins beat St. Louis, 7-4, at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, to end a 9 game winless streak (0-7-2).
1985: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky picked up five assists as the Oilers tied 6-6 against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1986: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky picked up three assists, to give him 1,400 career NHL points (in 580 games), when the Oilers won 4-2 at Pittsburgh. Gretzky joined Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito & Stan Mikita in the 1,400 point club.
1987: Goalie Darcy Wakaluk shot and scored a goal into an empty net at 19:59 of the third period to give the AHL Rochester Americans a 5-2 win over Utica Devils. Three days later Philadelphia's Ron Hextall repeated the feat, only this time in the NHL.
1988: Detroit's Steve Yzerman set a new team record with a goal in his ninth straight game, a 7-2 Red Wings' loss at Montreal. Yzerman broke the team record of goals in eight straight games set by Gordie Howe in 1952.
1989: Pittsburgh Penguins fired General Manager Tony Esposito and head coach Gene Ubriaco, and replaced them with Craig Patrick.
1990: Calgary's Theoren Fleury scored his first NHL hat trick in a Flames' 4-1 win vs New York Rangers.....New Jersey's Kirk Muller picked up three assists to become the franchise's all-time assist leader as the Devils won 9-4 against the Canucks.
1991: Defenseman Terry Carkner became the first player to score a two-man shorthanded goal against the Capitals in their 18 year history. It came in Philadelphia's 6-3 win over Washington.....Mario Lemieux had two goals and four assists, and Kevin Stevens recorded his 4th hat trick in 10 games as the Penguins shut out the Sharks, 8-0 at San Jose, their biggest road win ever. Tom Barrasso got his 15th career shutout. Also in that game, hree goalies saw action for the San Jose Sharks, when starter Jeff Hackett and backup Arturs Irbe both were injured during the game. Brian Hayward came out of the stands to finish an 8-0 loss to Pittsburgh.
1992: Quebec's Mats Sundin scored his 4th career hat trick as the Nordiques lost 7-4 to the visiting Minnesota North Stars....Mario Lemieux scored a goal and added six assists to lead the Penguins to a 9-4 win over the Sharks at San Jose. Lemieux tied a club record for most assists in a game.....Paul Coffey had four assists in a 7-3 win over the Hartford Whalers at the Forum. It was the Kings 12th straight win at home, a new team record.
1997: Jeff Toms scored at 3:32 of OT to give the Capitals a 3-2 win over the Panthers, in the first NHL game played at the MCI Center in Washington D.C.
2001: Florida's Roberto Luongo recorded his 10th career shutout and Viktor Kozlov picked up an assist to give him 200 points with the Panthers, in a 2-0 win against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. Also in that game, Mike Keenan became just the second man in NHL history to coach seven different NHL teams, when he led the Florida Panthers to a 2-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in his first game behind the bench.
2002: Flyers' Michal Handzus became the second player in NHL history to score an overtime goal on a penalty shot when he scored with 36.7 seconds remaining in overtime, for a 3-2 victory against the visiting New York Rangers.
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1931: Canadiens' George Hainsworth recorded his 63rd career shutout (to tie Alex Connell for the all-time NHL lead) as Montreal won 4-0 over the visiting Detroit Falcons.
1936: Montreal's Aurel Joliat became the third player in NHL history to score 250 career goals, in the Canadiens' 4-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1939: Eddie Shore played his final game as a member of the Boston Bruins, a 2-1 win over the NY Americans, at Boston Garden.
1943: Herb Cain and Bill Cowley each scored a goal and two assists as Boston snapped Montreal rookie goalie Bill Durnan's NHL-record 14-game unbeaten streak, with a 5-4 win over the Canadiens. It was Durnan's first career loss after a 12-0-2 start.
1948: Goaltender Turk Broda recorded his 45th career shutout as the Maple Leafs won 2-0 at Chicago.
1953: Toronto goaltender Harry Lumley recorded his 44th career shutout to lead the Maple Leafs to a 3-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1962: Chicago's Glenn Hall became the first goaltender in team history to record 150 wins as a member of the Black Hawks. The milestone came in a 5-4 victory against the visiting Boston Bruins. Ab McDonald led the scoring with two goals and an assist.
1964: Former NHL center Perry Berezan born in Edmonton, Alta. Berezan played in the NHL 1984-85 through 1992-93 with Calgary, San Jose and Minnesota....Toronto's Dave Keon scored two goals and added four assists to lead the Maple Leafs to a 10-2 win against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1965: Stan Mikita scored his second consecutive hat trick (for the 7th of his career) and added an assist to lead the Black Hawks to a 6-2 win against the Rangers, at MSG. He had also scored three goals the night before in a 10-1 win over Boston.
1968: Montreal's rookie goaltender Tony Esposito made his first NHL start, and gave up two goals to brother Phil, in a 2-2 tie between the Canadiens and the Bruins, in Boston Garden.
1971: Buffalo's Craig Ramsay scored his first career NHL hat trick, and Phil Goyette added three assists as the Sabres beat the Minnesota North Stars 3-1 at the Aud.....Chicago's Bobby Hull began a team-record 21 game point scoring streak in the Black Hawks' 7-0 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1972: Toronto's Dave Keon became the first player in franchise history to score 300 goals as a member of the Maple Leafs. The milestone came in a 5-2 win at Vancouver. Keon became the 17th NHL player to get 300 goals.
1973: Stan Mikita scored his 15th career hat trick, and defenseman Dick Redmond added a goal and three assists in the Black Hawks' 8-2 win against the Red Wings, at Detroit.
1974: Gil Perreault scored his third career hat trick and an assist, and Jim Lorentz had goal and four assists to lead the Sabres to a 9-2 win over Washington at the Aud. The win increased the Sabres' undefeated streak to 10 games (8-0-2).
1976: Vancouver Canucks celebrated their 500th all-time NHL game with a 4-2 victory at Chicago.....Rick MacLeish scored his 8th career hat trick, and Bobby Clarke had two goals and an assist in the Flyers' 6-2 win over the Cleveland Barons, at the Spectrum.
1979: Detroit Red Wings hosted the Winnipeg Jets for the first time in team history, and beat them 6-4. Vaclav Nedomansky led the scoring with two goals and two assists.
1981: New York's 18-year-old rookie John Vanbiesbrouck made his NHL debut in goal, in a 2-1 Rangers' victory over the Rockies, at Colorado.
1984: Pittsburgh's Mike Bullard scored four goals and added two assists, as the Penguins beat St. Louis, 7-4, at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, to end a 9 game winless streak (0-7-2).
1985: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky picked up five assists as the Oilers tied 6-6 against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1986: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky picked up three assists, to give him 1,400 career NHL points (in 580 games), when the Oilers won 4-2 at Pittsburgh. Gretzky joined Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito & Stan Mikita in the 1,400 point club.
1987: Goalie Darcy Wakaluk shot and scored a goal into an empty net at 19:59 of the third period to give the AHL Rochester Americans a 5-2 win over Utica Devils. Three days later Philadelphia's Ron Hextall repeated the feat, only this time in the NHL.
1988: Detroit's Steve Yzerman set a new team record with a goal in his ninth straight game, a 7-2 Red Wings' loss at Montreal. Yzerman broke the team record of goals in eight straight games set by Gordie Howe in 1952.
1989: Pittsburgh Penguins fired General Manager Tony Esposito and head coach Gene Ubriaco, and replaced them with Craig Patrick.
1990: Calgary's Theoren Fleury scored his first NHL hat trick in a Flames' 4-1 win vs New York Rangers.....New Jersey's Kirk Muller picked up three assists to become the franchise's all-time assist leader as the Devils won 9-4 against the Canucks.
1991: Defenseman Terry Carkner became the first player to score a two-man shorthanded goal against the Capitals in their 18 year history. It came in Philadelphia's 6-3 win over Washington.....Mario Lemieux had two goals and four assists, and Kevin Stevens recorded his 4th hat trick in 10 games as the Penguins shut out the Sharks, 8-0 at San Jose, their biggest road win ever. Tom Barrasso got his 15th career shutout. Also in that game, hree goalies saw action for the San Jose Sharks, when starter Jeff Hackett and backup Arturs Irbe both were injured during the game. Brian Hayward came out of the stands to finish an 8-0 loss to Pittsburgh.
1992: Quebec's Mats Sundin scored his 4th career hat trick as the Nordiques lost 7-4 to the visiting Minnesota North Stars....Mario Lemieux scored a goal and added six assists to lead the Penguins to a 9-4 win over the Sharks at San Jose. Lemieux tied a club record for most assists in a game.....Paul Coffey had four assists in a 7-3 win over the Hartford Whalers at the Forum. It was the Kings 12th straight win at home, a new team record.
1997: Jeff Toms scored at 3:32 of OT to give the Capitals a 3-2 win over the Panthers, in the first NHL game played at the MCI Center in Washington D.C.
2001: Florida's Roberto Luongo recorded his 10th career shutout and Viktor Kozlov picked up an assist to give him 200 points with the Panthers, in a 2-0 win against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. Also in that game, Mike Keenan became just the second man in NHL history to coach seven different NHL teams, when he led the Florida Panthers to a 2-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in his first game behind the bench.
2002: Flyers' Michal Handzus became the second player in NHL history to score an overtime goal on a penalty shot when he scored with 36.7 seconds remaining in overtime, for a 3-2 victory against the visiting New York Rangers.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
December 4th
Suspensions Handed Down
Nashville Predators forward Scott Nichol was slapped Monday with a five-game suspension for a vicious crosscheck to the chin. Nichol whacked defenceman Patrice Brisebois with the shaft of his stick in last Saturday's 5-4 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens. He is considered a repeat offender by the NHL, having been suspended nine games last Dec. 21 for delivering a sucker-punch to Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jaroslav Spacek in a 7-2 setback. Nichol is eligible to return Dec. 15 and will forfeit almost $46,000 in salary.
The NHL has suspended for the fifth time this season a Philadelphia Flyers player, and for the first time, the league warned the team as well. Riley Cote was handed a three-game suspension on Monday for a brutal elbow on Dallas Stars Matt Niskanen late in Saturday's 4-1 Dallas victory. Cote was given a match penalty on the play. Cote is the fifth Flyers player to be suspended through 25 games this season, joining Scott Hartnell, Randy Jones, Jesse Boulerice and Steve Downie on the suspension train.
On Monday, the NHL put Philadelphia's brass on notice as league commissioner Gary Bettman and disciplinarian Colin Campbell held a conference call with Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren.
Last Tuesday, Hartnell was slapped with a two-game ban for a hit on Boston Bruins defenceman Andrew Alberts. Jones got two games for hitting Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron into the boards during an Oct. 27 contest. Two other Philadelphia players were slapped with hefty suspensions for ugly incidents early this season. Flyers forward Steve Downie was suspended 20 games after the 20-year-old prospect gave Ottawa Senators centre Dean McAmmond a concussion with a vicious hit in a pre-season game in September at Scotiabank Place. McAmmond had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher. Just over two weeks later, Philadelphia tough guy Jesse Boulerice got a 25-game suspension after cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler in the head.
Luongo, Brodeur, and Backstrom Named 3 Stars
Goaltenders Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks, Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending December 2. Luongo earned the NHL's First Star award for the week after posting a 2-1-0 record with a 0.67 goals-against average, .976 save percentage and two shutouts.
Brodeur posted a 3-0-0 record, 1.30 goals-against average, .945 save percentage and a milestone shutout as the Devils (14-10-2, 30 points) extended their winning streak to seven games.
Backstrom posted a 3-0-0 record, 1.32 goals-against average and .969 save percentage as the Wild (15-9-2, 32 points) moved into first place in the Northwest Division.
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Nashville Predators forward Scott Nichol was slapped Monday with a five-game suspension for a vicious crosscheck to the chin. Nichol whacked defenceman Patrice Brisebois with the shaft of his stick in last Saturday's 5-4 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens. He is considered a repeat offender by the NHL, having been suspended nine games last Dec. 21 for delivering a sucker-punch to Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jaroslav Spacek in a 7-2 setback. Nichol is eligible to return Dec. 15 and will forfeit almost $46,000 in salary.
The NHL has suspended for the fifth time this season a Philadelphia Flyers player, and for the first time, the league warned the team as well. Riley Cote was handed a three-game suspension on Monday for a brutal elbow on Dallas Stars Matt Niskanen late in Saturday's 4-1 Dallas victory. Cote was given a match penalty on the play. Cote is the fifth Flyers player to be suspended through 25 games this season, joining Scott Hartnell, Randy Jones, Jesse Boulerice and Steve Downie on the suspension train.
On Monday, the NHL put Philadelphia's brass on notice as league commissioner Gary Bettman and disciplinarian Colin Campbell held a conference call with Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren.
Last Tuesday, Hartnell was slapped with a two-game ban for a hit on Boston Bruins defenceman Andrew Alberts. Jones got two games for hitting Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron into the boards during an Oct. 27 contest. Two other Philadelphia players were slapped with hefty suspensions for ugly incidents early this season. Flyers forward Steve Downie was suspended 20 games after the 20-year-old prospect gave Ottawa Senators centre Dean McAmmond a concussion with a vicious hit in a pre-season game in September at Scotiabank Place. McAmmond had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher. Just over two weeks later, Philadelphia tough guy Jesse Boulerice got a 25-game suspension after cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler in the head.
Luongo, Brodeur, and Backstrom Named 3 Stars
Goaltenders Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks, Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending December 2. Luongo earned the NHL's First Star award for the week after posting a 2-1-0 record with a 0.67 goals-against average, .976 save percentage and two shutouts.
Brodeur posted a 3-0-0 record, 1.30 goals-against average, .945 save percentage and a milestone shutout as the Devils (14-10-2, 30 points) extended their winning streak to seven games.
Backstrom posted a 3-0-0 record, 1.32 goals-against average and .969 save percentage as the Wild (15-9-2, 32 points) moved into first place in the Northwest Division.
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Today in NHL History, December 4th
1890: Hall of Famer Jack Darragh born in Ottawa, Ontario. Darragh played in the NHL 1917-18 through 1923-24 with Ottawa.
1909: The Montreal Canadiens, the "Club de Hockey Canadien" was founded by J. Ambrose O'Brien, an Ottawa businessman and Jack Laviolette.
1926: Chicago Black Hawks picked up their first ever road victory, a 5-3 win over the Canadiens at Montreal. The win came after a loss and tie in their first two road games.
1932: New York Americans' Ron Martin scored a goal eight seconds after the opening faceoff, to set a team record for fastest goal from the start of a game. New York won 4-2 over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1938: Goaltender Tiny Thompson recorded his 75th NHL career shutout (and his first with Detroit) in the Red Wings' 1-0 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Thompson became the third goaltender in NHL history to record 75 career shutouts.....Boston's Frankie Brimsek recorded his first career shutout, a 5-0 Bruins' win at Chicago. It came in Brimsek's second NHL game, and was the first of six shutouts in the next seven games for the rookie goalie.
1941: Chicago's Doug Bentley scored his first NHL hat trick in the Black Hawks' 9-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1943: Bill Durnan extended his NHL record for the longest unbeaten streak by a rookie goalie to 14 straight games (12-0-2) with an 8-2 Candiens win against the Red Wings, in Montreal. Durnan's record stood until Patrick Lalime broke it in 1996-97.....Gerry Heffernan scored four goals (the only hat trick of his NHL career) and added an assist to lead the Canadiens to an 8-2 win against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1948: Detroit's Gordie Howe suffered torn cartilage in his right knee in a Red Wings' 3-2 win at Boston. The injury forced him to miss next 20 games, the longest period of inactivity in his NHL career.
1954: Toronto goalie Harry Lumley recorded his 58th career shutout to lead the Maple Leafs to a 1-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1957: Montreal Canadiens' goalie Jacques Plante and Maple Leafs' Ed Chadwick dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Toronto. It was the 29th career shutout for Plante, the 10th for Chadwick.
1958: Montreal rookie Ralph Backstrom scored twice in the first period to lead the Canadiens to a 2-2 tie against Toronto, at the Forum.
1965: Stan Mikita scored three goals for his 6th career hat trick as Chicago beat the Bruins 10-1, at Boston.
1968: Detroit's Gordie Howe became the first player in NHL history to score 700 goals, as the Red Wings beat the Penguins 7-2 at Pittsburgh.....Eddie Joyal scored his first career NHL hat trick as the Kings beat Philadelphia 3-1 at the Forum.
1970: Goaltender Bernie Parent led the Flyers to a 4-0 shutout over the Seals, at Oakland. It was Parent's 11th career shutout.
1974: Chicago defenseman Bill White scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Black Hawks to a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Scouts, at Chicago Stadium.....Los Angeles Kings outshot Minnesota 51-16, and beat the North Stars, 4-1 at the Forum.
1976: New York's Nick Fotiu scored his first NHL goal in an 11-4 Rangers win over the North Stars at Minnesota.
1978: Kings' center Marcel Dionne scored his 20th goal of the season, in the Kings' 23rd game of the season (a team record for fastest 20 goals). It came in the Kings' 10-2 win over the Capitals at Forum.
1981: Washington's Dennis Maruk scored four goals and added two assists in the Capitals 7-3 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. It was the 10th hat trick of Maruk's NHL career.
1982: Goalies Denis Herron and Flyers' Pelle Lindbergh led their teams to a 0-0 scoreless tie in Pittsburgh. It was the 139th scoreless tie in NHL history. It was also Herron's 8th career shutout, and the second for Lindbergh.
1983: Chicago defenseman Bill White scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Black Hawks to a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Scouts, at Chicago Stadium.
1985: Toronto goalie Don Edwards recorded his 200th NHL career victory in the Maple Leafs' 10-7 victory over the visiting Devils. Edwards became the 27th goaltender in the NHL to get 200 wins.
1986: Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ron Hextall took a shot on goal during the Flyers 2-1 loss to the Hartford Whalers. A year later, Hextall became the first goalie in NHL history to shoot and score a goal.....Ray Bourque scored twice (and became just the second Bruins player to get a game winner at 19:59 of the 3rd period) and added an assist as the Bruins won 3-2 against the Quebec Nordiques, in Boston.
1987: im Higgins scored the only hat trick of his NHL career and Greg Stefan made 19 saves for his 5th (and final) career shutout in the Red Wings' 12-0 win against Chicago. Steve Yzerman had two goals and two assists in the game.
1988: Edmonton's Jimmy Carson became just the third player in NHL history to score six career hat tricks before age 21, when he scored three times (and added an assist) in a 10-6 Oilers' win over the visiting New York Rangers.
1990: Detroit's Bryan Murray became the 18th man in NHL history to coach 700 games, as the Red Wings lost 5-4 to Boston.
1991: Kirk McLean got his 8th career shutout with 45 saves as the Canucks won 3-0 at Montreal. It was the Canucks first shutout over Montreal, and came in Vancouver's 21st NHL season. Greg Adams led the scoring with his 3rd career hat trick.
1993: Jaromir Jagr scored the winner at 2:04 of overtime, and added 3 assists, and Kevin Stevens had 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Penguins to a 7-6 win at Hartford. The win gave the Pens a record of 4-0-4 in their previous 8 games.
1996: Jyrki Lumme became the highest goal scoring defenseman in Vancouver history, with his 66th career Canucks goal in a 7-6 OT win at Buffalo. Lumme replaced Doug Lidster, who had 65 goals with Vancouver.
1997: Martin Brodeur became the first goaltender to record 25 shutouts in a New Jersey uniform, as the Devils won 4-0 against the Penguins at Pittsburgh. Brendan Morrison became the 6th Devils player to score a goal in his first NHL game.
1999: Buffalo's veteran defenseman James Patrick played in the 1,000th game of his NHL career, a 1-1 Sabres' tie against the visiting New York Rangers.....Pierre Turgeon began a team-record 12-game assist streak in the Blues 4-2 win against the visiting San Jose Sharks.
2001: Peter Bondra scored his 400th and 401st NHL goals to become the 5th active player to score 400 goals with one team in the Capitals 5-2 win against the visiting New York Rangers.
2002: Dallas' Jason Arnott scored his 4th career hat trick as the Stars improved to 10-0-0-1 at home in regulation, with a 5-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
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1909: The Montreal Canadiens, the "Club de Hockey Canadien" was founded by J. Ambrose O'Brien, an Ottawa businessman and Jack Laviolette.
1926: Chicago Black Hawks picked up their first ever road victory, a 5-3 win over the Canadiens at Montreal. The win came after a loss and tie in their first two road games.
1932: New York Americans' Ron Martin scored a goal eight seconds after the opening faceoff, to set a team record for fastest goal from the start of a game. New York won 4-2 over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1938: Goaltender Tiny Thompson recorded his 75th NHL career shutout (and his first with Detroit) in the Red Wings' 1-0 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Thompson became the third goaltender in NHL history to record 75 career shutouts.....Boston's Frankie Brimsek recorded his first career shutout, a 5-0 Bruins' win at Chicago. It came in Brimsek's second NHL game, and was the first of six shutouts in the next seven games for the rookie goalie.
1941: Chicago's Doug Bentley scored his first NHL hat trick in the Black Hawks' 9-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1943: Bill Durnan extended his NHL record for the longest unbeaten streak by a rookie goalie to 14 straight games (12-0-2) with an 8-2 Candiens win against the Red Wings, in Montreal. Durnan's record stood until Patrick Lalime broke it in 1996-97.....Gerry Heffernan scored four goals (the only hat trick of his NHL career) and added an assist to lead the Canadiens to an 8-2 win against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1948: Detroit's Gordie Howe suffered torn cartilage in his right knee in a Red Wings' 3-2 win at Boston. The injury forced him to miss next 20 games, the longest period of inactivity in his NHL career.
1954: Toronto goalie Harry Lumley recorded his 58th career shutout to lead the Maple Leafs to a 1-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1957: Montreal Canadiens' goalie Jacques Plante and Maple Leafs' Ed Chadwick dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Toronto. It was the 29th career shutout for Plante, the 10th for Chadwick.
1958: Montreal rookie Ralph Backstrom scored twice in the first period to lead the Canadiens to a 2-2 tie against Toronto, at the Forum.
1965: Stan Mikita scored three goals for his 6th career hat trick as Chicago beat the Bruins 10-1, at Boston.
1968: Detroit's Gordie Howe became the first player in NHL history to score 700 goals, as the Red Wings beat the Penguins 7-2 at Pittsburgh.....Eddie Joyal scored his first career NHL hat trick as the Kings beat Philadelphia 3-1 at the Forum.
1970: Goaltender Bernie Parent led the Flyers to a 4-0 shutout over the Seals, at Oakland. It was Parent's 11th career shutout.
1974: Chicago defenseman Bill White scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Black Hawks to a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Scouts, at Chicago Stadium.....Los Angeles Kings outshot Minnesota 51-16, and beat the North Stars, 4-1 at the Forum.
1976: New York's Nick Fotiu scored his first NHL goal in an 11-4 Rangers win over the North Stars at Minnesota.
1978: Kings' center Marcel Dionne scored his 20th goal of the season, in the Kings' 23rd game of the season (a team record for fastest 20 goals). It came in the Kings' 10-2 win over the Capitals at Forum.
1981: Washington's Dennis Maruk scored four goals and added two assists in the Capitals 7-3 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. It was the 10th hat trick of Maruk's NHL career.
1982: Goalies Denis Herron and Flyers' Pelle Lindbergh led their teams to a 0-0 scoreless tie in Pittsburgh. It was the 139th scoreless tie in NHL history. It was also Herron's 8th career shutout, and the second for Lindbergh.
1983: Chicago defenseman Bill White scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Black Hawks to a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Scouts, at Chicago Stadium.
1985: Toronto goalie Don Edwards recorded his 200th NHL career victory in the Maple Leafs' 10-7 victory over the visiting Devils. Edwards became the 27th goaltender in the NHL to get 200 wins.
1986: Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ron Hextall took a shot on goal during the Flyers 2-1 loss to the Hartford Whalers. A year later, Hextall became the first goalie in NHL history to shoot and score a goal.....Ray Bourque scored twice (and became just the second Bruins player to get a game winner at 19:59 of the 3rd period) and added an assist as the Bruins won 3-2 against the Quebec Nordiques, in Boston.
1987: im Higgins scored the only hat trick of his NHL career and Greg Stefan made 19 saves for his 5th (and final) career shutout in the Red Wings' 12-0 win against Chicago. Steve Yzerman had two goals and two assists in the game.
1988: Edmonton's Jimmy Carson became just the third player in NHL history to score six career hat tricks before age 21, when he scored three times (and added an assist) in a 10-6 Oilers' win over the visiting New York Rangers.
1990: Detroit's Bryan Murray became the 18th man in NHL history to coach 700 games, as the Red Wings lost 5-4 to Boston.
1991: Kirk McLean got his 8th career shutout with 45 saves as the Canucks won 3-0 at Montreal. It was the Canucks first shutout over Montreal, and came in Vancouver's 21st NHL season. Greg Adams led the scoring with his 3rd career hat trick.
1993: Jaromir Jagr scored the winner at 2:04 of overtime, and added 3 assists, and Kevin Stevens had 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Penguins to a 7-6 win at Hartford. The win gave the Pens a record of 4-0-4 in their previous 8 games.
1996: Jyrki Lumme became the highest goal scoring defenseman in Vancouver history, with his 66th career Canucks goal in a 7-6 OT win at Buffalo. Lumme replaced Doug Lidster, who had 65 goals with Vancouver.
1997: Martin Brodeur became the first goaltender to record 25 shutouts in a New Jersey uniform, as the Devils won 4-0 against the Penguins at Pittsburgh. Brendan Morrison became the 6th Devils player to score a goal in his first NHL game.
1999: Buffalo's veteran defenseman James Patrick played in the 1,000th game of his NHL career, a 1-1 Sabres' tie against the visiting New York Rangers.....Pierre Turgeon began a team-record 12-game assist streak in the Blues 4-2 win against the visiting San Jose Sharks.
2001: Peter Bondra scored his 400th and 401st NHL goals to become the 5th active player to score 400 goals with one team in the Capitals 5-2 win against the visiting New York Rangers.
2002: Dallas' Jason Arnott scored his 4th career hat trick as the Stars improved to 10-0-0-1 at home in regulation, with a 5-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
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Monday, December 3, 2007
December 3rd
Pisani Returns to Oil
The Edmonton Oilers activated right-winger Fernando Pisani off the injured reserve list Sunday and placed him on their 23-man roster.
Pisani, 30, has missed Edmonton's first 26 games of the 2007-08 NHL campaign due to ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disorder. He is expected to make his season debut in Sunday's road game against the Anaheim Ducks
Pisani scored 14 goals and collected 28 points in 77 games last season, his fourth in the NHL, and has 56 goals and 108 points in 268 NHL games since being drafted in the eighth round (195th overall) by the Oilers in 1996.
Talbot, Pulls Fast One
The Pittsburgh Penquins left the Air Canada Centre with a 4-2 loss on Saturday Night to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but had their share of laughs on the ice earlier in the day.
More than 10,000 fans - mostly school kids - attended the Toronto Maple Leafs' open practice on Saturday afternoon, with the majority of them staying and hoping to see Sidney Crosby and the Penguins have a game day skate. Most of the Penguins, who played Friday night against Dallas, skipped the optional practice but that didn't stop Crosby's teammate Maxime Talbot from having a bit of fun. The young winger put on Crosby's helmet and trademark No. 87 jersey and skated out for a couple of circles near centre ice.
To say the fans got a bit excited was an understatement. After raising Crosby's game stick to acknowledge the fans, the crowd - thinking it was the league's premier player - gave him a standing ovation while cellphone and digital cameras flashed.
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The Edmonton Oilers activated right-winger Fernando Pisani off the injured reserve list Sunday and placed him on their 23-man roster.
Pisani, 30, has missed Edmonton's first 26 games of the 2007-08 NHL campaign due to ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disorder. He is expected to make his season debut in Sunday's road game against the Anaheim Ducks
Pisani scored 14 goals and collected 28 points in 77 games last season, his fourth in the NHL, and has 56 goals and 108 points in 268 NHL games since being drafted in the eighth round (195th overall) by the Oilers in 1996.
Talbot, Pulls Fast One
The Pittsburgh Penquins left the Air Canada Centre with a 4-2 loss on Saturday Night to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but had their share of laughs on the ice earlier in the day.
More than 10,000 fans - mostly school kids - attended the Toronto Maple Leafs' open practice on Saturday afternoon, with the majority of them staying and hoping to see Sidney Crosby and the Penguins have a game day skate. Most of the Penguins, who played Friday night against Dallas, skipped the optional practice but that didn't stop Crosby's teammate Maxime Talbot from having a bit of fun. The young winger put on Crosby's helmet and trademark No. 87 jersey and skated out for a couple of circles near centre ice.
To say the fans got a bit excited was an understatement. After raising Crosby's game stick to acknowledge the fans, the crowd - thinking it was the league's premier player - gave him a standing ovation while cellphone and digital cameras flashed.
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Today in NHL History, December 3rd
1924: Boston Bruins played their first road game in team history, a 5-3 loss at Toronto.
1927: Montreal Maroons' goaltender Clint Benedict recorded his 150th NHL career victory in a 2-1 victry at Toronto.....Montreal's George Hainsworth recorded his 16th career shutout and Howie Morenz scored his second career hat trick in the Canadiens' 4-0 win against the visiting New York Americans.
1929: Boston Bruins began an NHL-record 14 game winning streak (and an NHL-record 22 game home winning streak) with a 3-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1939: Boston beat NY Americans 6-2 in a penalty-free game played in New York. There were none called against either team for the entire game.
1947: Many former Rangers were on hand as New York lost to Toronto, 4-1, on "Lester Patrick Night". The game was preceded by a special tribute to Patrick, who received a scroll testifying his admission to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
1949: Rookie George Armstrong played in his first NHL game as the Maple Leafs won 2-0 over the visiting NY Rangers. Turk Broda picked up his 51st career shutout.
1960: Former NHL defenseman Mike Ramsey born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ramsey played in the NHL 1979-80 thru 1996-97 with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit.....Former NHL center Igor Larionov born in Voskresensk, Soviet Union. Larionov played in the NHL 1989-90 through 2003-04 with Vancouver, San Jose, Detroit, Florida and New Jersey.
1961: Red Wings' Norm Ullman scored his third career hat trick as Detroit beat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1.
1969: Ray Cullen scored his first career NHL hat trick, and added an assist as the Minnesota North Stars tied 5-5 with Toronto, at the Met Center.
1970: Detroit's Frank Mahovlich became the 6th player in NHL history to score 400 career goals as the Red Wings tied 4-4 with the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1972: Buffalo's low scoring defenseman Larry Hillman had three assists to lead the Sabres to a 7-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Aud, as the Sabres improved their home unbeaten streak to 10-0-3.....Toronto goaltender Jacques Plante got a shutout in the Maple Leafs' 3-0 win at Detroit. It was the 80th career shutout for Plante.
1974: Buffalo Sabres played their first game ever in Washington, and beat the Capitals, 5-3. Rick Martin scored 4 of the Sabres' goals, including the 8th hat trick of his NHL career. The win increased the Sabres' undefeated streak to 9 games (7-0-2).
1975: Wilf Paiement scored his first career hat trick in the Kansas City Scouts' 6-5 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1978: Chicago's Tony Esposito became the seventh goaltender in NHL history to record 300 career victories. The 300th win milestone came in a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies.
1983: Darcy Rota scored his 20th goal (in his 27th game of the season), as the Canucks tied the Maple Leafs 5-5, at Toronto.
1984: New York Islanders won the 500th game in club history, 5-4 over the Canucks at Vancouver. The Isles won #500 in 980 games, the second fastest in NHL history at that time (Boston did it in 976 games).
1987: After a pre-game ceremony in which the Boston Bruins retired Phil Esposito's uniform #7, the Rangers (with Esposito as their General Manager) lost to the Bruins, 4-3 in Boston Garden.
1988: Bob Brooke assisted on three shorthanded goals in the second period (including two by Neal Broten in 2:10) as the Minnesota North Stars won 4-2 against the Whalers, at Hartford.....Steve Yzerman scored a goal in his eighth consecutive game to tie team record set by Howe in 1951-52 season. It came in a 6-4 Red Wings' loss to the Nordiques, at Quebec City.
1989: Steve Yzerman scored two power play goals and assisted on another to become the 5th player in Red Wings' history to reach 600 points, in a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks at Chicago.
1990: Kevin Dineen set a franchise record for fastest goal from the start of a game, when he scored just 10 seconds into the first period, to help the Hartford Whalers to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
1991: Brian Mullen scored at :22 of overtime to give the Sharks their first ever OT victory, 3-2 over the Kings, at the Cow Palace. The win stretched the Sharks' unbeaten streak to 3-0-1.
1992: Rookie defenseman Alex Zhitnik had three assists as the Kings set a team record with their 11th straight win at home, a 5-3 win over the Penguins.....oronto goalie Grant Fuhr played in his 500th career NHL game as the Maple Leafs lost 4-3 at Chicago.
1995: Mario Lemieux picked up four assists as Pittsburgh won 5-4 at Tampa Bay.
1996: Toronto's Mats Sundin scored a goal and an assist in the first period for his 500th career NHL point when the Maple Leafs won 2-0 over the visiting St. Louis Blues. Rookie Marcel Cousineau and Felix Potvin shared the shutout for the Leafs.
1999: Ottawa's Kevin Dineen picked up a misconduct penalty to become the fifth player in league history to get 300 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes in his NHL career. The milestone came during a 7-4 Senators loss at New Jersey.
2001: Florida Panthers named Mike Keenan as their new head coach and Cliff Fletcher as the new interim General Manager. The announcment came one day after the club fired GM Bill Torrey and head coach Duane Sutter.
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1927: Montreal Maroons' goaltender Clint Benedict recorded his 150th NHL career victory in a 2-1 victry at Toronto.....Montreal's George Hainsworth recorded his 16th career shutout and Howie Morenz scored his second career hat trick in the Canadiens' 4-0 win against the visiting New York Americans.
1929: Boston Bruins began an NHL-record 14 game winning streak (and an NHL-record 22 game home winning streak) with a 3-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1939: Boston beat NY Americans 6-2 in a penalty-free game played in New York. There were none called against either team for the entire game.
1947: Many former Rangers were on hand as New York lost to Toronto, 4-1, on "Lester Patrick Night". The game was preceded by a special tribute to Patrick, who received a scroll testifying his admission to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
1949: Rookie George Armstrong played in his first NHL game as the Maple Leafs won 2-0 over the visiting NY Rangers. Turk Broda picked up his 51st career shutout.
1960: Former NHL defenseman Mike Ramsey born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ramsey played in the NHL 1979-80 thru 1996-97 with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit.....Former NHL center Igor Larionov born in Voskresensk, Soviet Union. Larionov played in the NHL 1989-90 through 2003-04 with Vancouver, San Jose, Detroit, Florida and New Jersey.
1961: Red Wings' Norm Ullman scored his third career hat trick as Detroit beat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1.
1969: Ray Cullen scored his first career NHL hat trick, and added an assist as the Minnesota North Stars tied 5-5 with Toronto, at the Met Center.
1970: Detroit's Frank Mahovlich became the 6th player in NHL history to score 400 career goals as the Red Wings tied 4-4 with the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1972: Buffalo's low scoring defenseman Larry Hillman had three assists to lead the Sabres to a 7-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Aud, as the Sabres improved their home unbeaten streak to 10-0-3.....Toronto goaltender Jacques Plante got a shutout in the Maple Leafs' 3-0 win at Detroit. It was the 80th career shutout for Plante.
1974: Buffalo Sabres played their first game ever in Washington, and beat the Capitals, 5-3. Rick Martin scored 4 of the Sabres' goals, including the 8th hat trick of his NHL career. The win increased the Sabres' undefeated streak to 9 games (7-0-2).
1975: Wilf Paiement scored his first career hat trick in the Kansas City Scouts' 6-5 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1978: Chicago's Tony Esposito became the seventh goaltender in NHL history to record 300 career victories. The 300th win milestone came in a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies.
1983: Darcy Rota scored his 20th goal (in his 27th game of the season), as the Canucks tied the Maple Leafs 5-5, at Toronto.
1984: New York Islanders won the 500th game in club history, 5-4 over the Canucks at Vancouver. The Isles won #500 in 980 games, the second fastest in NHL history at that time (Boston did it in 976 games).
1987: After a pre-game ceremony in which the Boston Bruins retired Phil Esposito's uniform #7, the Rangers (with Esposito as their General Manager) lost to the Bruins, 4-3 in Boston Garden.
1988: Bob Brooke assisted on three shorthanded goals in the second period (including two by Neal Broten in 2:10) as the Minnesota North Stars won 4-2 against the Whalers, at Hartford.....Steve Yzerman scored a goal in his eighth consecutive game to tie team record set by Howe in 1951-52 season. It came in a 6-4 Red Wings' loss to the Nordiques, at Quebec City.
1989: Steve Yzerman scored two power play goals and assisted on another to become the 5th player in Red Wings' history to reach 600 points, in a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks at Chicago.
1990: Kevin Dineen set a franchise record for fastest goal from the start of a game, when he scored just 10 seconds into the first period, to help the Hartford Whalers to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
1991: Brian Mullen scored at :22 of overtime to give the Sharks their first ever OT victory, 3-2 over the Kings, at the Cow Palace. The win stretched the Sharks' unbeaten streak to 3-0-1.
1992: Rookie defenseman Alex Zhitnik had three assists as the Kings set a team record with their 11th straight win at home, a 5-3 win over the Penguins.....oronto goalie Grant Fuhr played in his 500th career NHL game as the Maple Leafs lost 4-3 at Chicago.
1995: Mario Lemieux picked up four assists as Pittsburgh won 5-4 at Tampa Bay.
1996: Toronto's Mats Sundin scored a goal and an assist in the first period for his 500th career NHL point when the Maple Leafs won 2-0 over the visiting St. Louis Blues. Rookie Marcel Cousineau and Felix Potvin shared the shutout for the Leafs.
1999: Ottawa's Kevin Dineen picked up a misconduct penalty to become the fifth player in league history to get 300 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes in his NHL career. The milestone came during a 7-4 Senators loss at New Jersey.
2001: Florida Panthers named Mike Keenan as their new head coach and Cliff Fletcher as the new interim General Manager. The announcment came one day after the club fired GM Bill Torrey and head coach Duane Sutter.
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