Today in NHL History, Jan 10th

1878: Hockey Hall of Famer Richard "Dickie" Boon born in Belleville, Ontario.

1920: Montreal's Newsy Lalonde scored six goals as the Canadiens beat Toronto St. Pats 14-7, at the Mount Royal Arena in Montreal. The combined 21 goals by both teams was an NHL record.

1925: Ottawa's Alex Connell recorded the 4th shutout of his rookie season, in a 4-0 Senators win against the visiting Montreal Maroons.....Boston ended their team-record 11 game losing streak with a 3-2 win against the Canadiens, at Montreal. It was the Bruins first overtime win in team history.

1928: Canadiens' goalie George Hainsworth recorded his 20th career shutout as Montreal won 3-0 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.

1931: Philadelphia Quakers defeated the Montreal Maroons, 4-3 in overtime to end their 15-game losing streak, the longest in National Hockey League history (until Washington broke it in 1974-75).

1932: Rangers' goalie John Roach recorded his 40th career shutout as New York won 2-0 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.

1935: New York Americans' Lorne Carr picked up four assists in a 5-5 tie against the visiting Maple Leafs. In the second period, the official scorer awarded four assists on a goal by Toronto's Joe Primeau.....Maroons' goaltender Alex Connell became the second goaltender in NHL history to record 75 career shutouts, as Montreal won 4-0 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.

1939: Detroit's 34-year-old Larry Aurie, who had retired the year before (after 11 seasons) came back for one final game, and scored a goal to help the Red Wings beat the Canadiens, 3-0 in Detroit. Tiny Thompson got the shutout, the 76th of his career.

1942: Norm Larson scored both goals, and rookie goaltender Chuck Rayner recorded his first career shutout as the New York Americans beat the Canadiens 2-0, in Montreal.

1943: Montreal's Toe Blake scored a goal and added three assists in the Canadiens' 7-4 win against the Rangers, at New York.

1951: Maurice Richard scored his 16th career hat trick to bring his career total to 274 and surpass Howie Morenz as the NHL's #2 All-Time leading goal scorer, in the Canadiens' 3-0 win over the Rangers. Rookie Gerry McNeil got his 6th career shutout.

1952: Sid Abel scored a goal to become the Red Wings all-time leader in career points (437) passing Syd Howe who had scored 436 points in his career with Detroit. Abel's new record came as the Red Wings won 5-2 over the Rangers, at the Olympia.

1960: Two and a half months after Jacques Plante made history by becoming the first NHL goalie to permanently wear a mask, Boston's Don Simmons became the second to do so, as he led the Bruins to a 4-0 win (his 13th career shutout) over Toronto.

1965: Goaltender Johnny Bower recorded his 24th career shutout, Bob Pulford scored two goals and two assists, and Frank Mahovlich had a goal and three assists in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 6-0 win over the Rangers at New York.

1968: Wayne Connelly scored his first career hat trick to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 6-4 win over Philadelphia.

1972: Joe Crozier was named head coach of the Buffalo Sabres, after General Manager/Coach "Punch" Imlach suffered a heart attack.

1973: Henri Richard broke out of a 52-game goal-less streak with two goals and two assists, and goaltender Ken Dryden recorded his 13th career shutout as the Canadiens won 6-0 over the North Stars at Minnesota.

1974: Dave Schultz scored his second (and final) career hat trick as the Flyers beat the Minnesota North Stars, 7-4, at the Spectrum.

1976: John Ferguson coached his first game for the New York Rangers, an 8-4 win over the Kansas City Scouts. Ferguson replaced Ron Stewart.....John Bucyk became the first player to score 500 goals as a member of the Boston Bruins. The milestone came in a 3-2 win against the visiting Oakland Seals.

1979: Chicago goaltender Tony Esposito recorded his 64th career shutout as the Black Hawks won 3-0 over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.

1980: Boston's Jean Ratelle picked up two assists to give him 1,200 career NHL points as the Bruins lost 7-4 to the Blues, at Boston Garden. Ratelle became the 8th player in NHL history to score 1,200 points.....Philadelphia's rookie goalie Pete Peeters extended his undefeated streak to 20 straight games (15-0-5) in a 5-4 Flyers' win over the Winnipeg Jets.

1982: Dale McCourt scored twice and added two assists to lead the Sabres to a 6-4 win against the Kings in Buffalo. The game was played before just 2,079 fans, due to a -50 wind chill and snow in Buffalo.

1983: Ralston Purina Co. announced the sale of the St. Louis Blues to a group in Saskatoon.

1984: St. Louis goalie Mike Liut recorded his 8th career shutout in the Blues' 2-0 win over Vancouver. Doug Wickenheiser led the scoring with two assists.

1985: Buffalo Sabres' Tom Barrasso shut out the Bruins 3-0 at Boston, the first goalie to do so since 1977. It was Barraso's 5th career shutout, as the Sabres extended their unbeaten streak to 9 straight games (8-0-1).

1987: Buffalo's Wilf Paiement scored his 350th career NHL goal as the Sabres won 8-5 at Los Angeles.....Defenseman Mike Ramsey scored a goal and added three assists to reach his 200th career NHL point, as the Sabres won 8-5 at Los Angeles. Also prior to the game, Mike Murphy was named interim coach of the L.A. Kings, replacing Pat Quinn, who had been expelled by the NHL.

1988: Steve Yzerman scored two goals and three assists to lead the Red Wings to a 7-5 win over the Penguins, in Detroit. The five points extended Yzerman's team-record consecutive game point scoring streak to 22 straight games.....Mario Lemieux scored four goals as the Penguins lost to the Red Wings 7-5, at Detroit. It was the 11th hat trick of Lemieux's NHL career.

1989: Kings' Wayne Gretzky became NHL's all time leading scorer in combined regular season and playoff points, when he ran his combined total to 2,011 points, one more than Gordie Howe's combined total of 2,010. It came in a 5-4 win over Edmonton.

1992: Winnipeg Jets defenseman Randy Carlyle played in his 1,000th career NHL game, a 6-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Sabres' Pat LaFontaine scored three goals and added three assists (including his 600th career NHL point) in an 8-2 win over Edmonton, at the Aud, in Buffalo. Dave Andreychuk had two goals and two assists.....Washington Capitals set a team record with three shorthanded goals (including two in :18) during a 7-4 win over the Kings, at Landover, Maryland. Kevin Hatcher led the scoring with two goals and two assists.

1993: Chicago's Michel Goulet played in his 1,000th NHL game, and Steve Larmer became the fourth player in Blackhawks' history to reach the 900 point milestone. The milestones came in a 5-4 loss to the L.A. Kings, at Chicago Stadium.

1996: Montreal Canadiens became the first team in NHL history to play 5,000 regular season games; the milestone was a 2-2 tie against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.....Rangers' Pat Verbeek scored twice to give him 400 career NHL goals, and Mark Messier added two goals and two assists as New York won 7-4 over San Jose, at MSG.....Detroit's Chris Osgood recorded his fourth shutout of the season (and the 7th of his career) as the Red Wings won 4-0 at Dallas. Detroit spoiled the NHL coaching debut of the Stars' Ken Hitchcock.

1998: Toronto's Mats Sundin scored two goals added an assist for his 250th NHL goal and 600th career point as the Maple Leafs lost 4-3 to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Vancouver's Mark Messier became the 6th player in NHL history to reach the 1,000 assist plateau, as the Canucks tied 2-2 against the visiting Florida Panthers.....Jeff Friesen became the San Jose Sharks all-time leader in career assists, when he picked up #87 of his career, in a 5-2 win over the visiting Sabres. Friesen moved past Pat Falloon and Johan Garpenlov, who both had 86 assists with San Jose.

2001: Alexander Mogilny scored twice to give him 800 career points in the Devils 5-1 win against the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.

2002: Byron Dafoe and John Grahame shared a shutout, and Jozef Stumpel had two assists for his 300th career assist in the Bruins 5-0 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.

2003: Lindy Ruff became the second coach to get 200 victories with the Sabres, and rookie Ales Kotalik became the first player in team history to score two goals for three straight games, during a 4-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins.

2004: Tommy Salo recorded his 35th career shutout and his 200th NHL victory in the Oilers 3-0 win over the Flyers at Philadelphia. It came in the 500th game of his NHL career, as he became the third European goalie to win 200 games.....Evgeni Nabokov became the first goaltender to win 100 games as a member of the San Jose Sharks, in a 5-2 win over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers.....Montreal's Sheldon Souray set a franchise single-game record for points by a defenseman, with a goal and five assists in an 8-0 win at Pittsburgh. Souray broke the team record of five points shared by Doug Harvey and Lyle Odelein.