Today in NHL History, Jan 14th

1904: Hall of Famer Albert "Babe" Siebert born in Plattsville, Ont. Siebert played in the NHL 1925-26 through 1938-39 with the Canadiens, the Montreal Maroons, the New York Rangers, and Boston.

1928: Hap Day scored his first career hat trick (and the first by any player in a "Maple Leafs" uniform) as Toronto beat the visiting NY Rangers, 6-1.

1932: Alex Connell recorded his 66th career shutout (to tie George Hainsworth as the NHL's all-time leader), as the Detroit Falcons won 2-0 over the visiting Black Hawks. The win extended the Wings' home unbeaten streak to 10 straight games (7-0-3).

1933: Chicago named Tom Gorman as the Black Hawks' new coach, replacing Emil Iverson. Gorman became the tenth coach in Chicago's seven year history. The Hawks missed the playoffs in 1932-33, but Gorman led them to their first Stanley Cup in 1934.

1937: Goaltender Alex Connell recorded his 199th (and final) NHL victory when the Montreal Maroons won 7-3 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.

1943: Montreal's Alex Smart became the first NHL rookie to score a hat trick in his first NHL game. His three goals (and an assist) led the Canadiens to a 5-1 win over Chicago. Smart went on to play just eight games in his NHL career.

1945: Detroit's rookie goalie Harry Lumley recorded the first shutout of his NHL career in the Red Wings 3-0 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.

1950: After losing his first two starts Detroit rookie Terry Sawchuk picked up the first victory of his NHL career, when the Red wings beat the visiting New York Rangers 4-2.....Goaltender Bill Durnan recorded his sixth shutout of the season (and the 32nd of his career) to lead the Canadiens to a 3-0 win over the Black Hawks in Montreal.

1960: Maurice Richard regained the NHL's All-Time scoring lead, when his assist in a 3-1 win over Toronto gave him 946 career points (one more than Gordie Howe). Two nights later Howe scored two points and took the lead, which he held until 1989.

1962: Terry Sawchuk became the first goaltender in Detroit team history to win 300 games with the Red Wings. The milestone came in a 2-1 penalty-free Red Wings win over the visiting New York Rangers.

1970: Rookie goalie Tony Esposito recorded his ninth shutout of the season to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-0 win over Pittsburgh at Chicago Stadium. Esposito finished the 1969-70 season with 15 shutouts, an NHL record for rookies.....Bruins' Phil Esposito scored four goals (including two shorthanded) and added an assist, and Ed Johnston made 20 saves for his 26th career shutout in a 6-0 win over Buffalo, at Boston Garden. It was the 18th hat trick of Esposito's NHL career.

1971: Bruins' Phil Esposito scored three goals and three assists, and set a modern NHL record with his 5th hat trick of the season in a 9-5 win over the Kings. It was the 10th hat trick of Esposito's NHL career, and the Bruins' 12th straight home win.

1972: Buffalo Sabres obtained Jim Lorentz from the NY Rangers, in exchange for Buffalo's second round choice in the upcoming 1972 draft. The Rangers later used the pick to select Larry Sacharuk.

1973: Montreal's Wayne Thomas became the 12th goaltender in NHL history to record a shutout in his first career game when the Canadiens won 3-0 at Vancouver.

1974: Phil Maloney replaced Bill McCreary as Vancouver Canucks' head coach, and became the fourth coach in team history. McCreary had coached the Canucks to a 9-25-7 record in 41 games.

1978: Kings' Butch Goring became the first player in franchise history to score 200 goals. The milestone came as Los Angeles beat the Flames, 8-4 at Atlanta. Also in that game, Rookie Dave Taylor scored his first NHL hat trick and Danny Grant picked up 5 assists.

1980: Doug Sulliman, Eddie Johnstone and Warren Miller set a Rangers' team record for fastest three goals, scoring 28 seconds apart in the first period of 6-6 tie against the Colorado Rockies.

1984: Islanders' Mike Bossy scored his 400th NHL goal (and the first Islander to do so) -- in just his 506th career game, a 4-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers. Bossy also had two assists, to become the fastest player to score 400 NHL goals.....Greg Terrion scored on a penalty shot against Chicago's Murray Bannerman, and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2-2 with the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.

1986: Calgary Flames ended their team-record 9 game road losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Capitals, at Washington.....Denis Potvin became the first defenseman in NHL history (and the 66th player overall) to score 300 career goals, when he scored in the Islanders' 8-5 win over the visiting Quebec Nordiques.

1987: Roland Melanson got his first shutout with Los Angeles (the second of his career) as the Kings beat Vancouver, 4-0 at the Forum. It was Mike Murphy's first win as coach of the Kings, since replacing Pat Quinn.

1989: John Tonelli scored two goals and added two assists for his 700th NHL point as the Kings won 9-6 over the Hartford Whalers.

1990: New York Rangers beat the Flyers 4-3 in overtime to win their 1,000th home game. The victory gave them a lifetime record of 1,000-715-373 at Madison Square Garden.....Brian MacLellan scored four goals for his 4th career hat trick in the Flames' 6-5 win against the Blackhawks at Chicago.

1991: Buffalo's Pierre Turgeon and Alexander Mogilny each scored twice and added three assists in a 9-3 win at Toronto.

1992: Vancouver rookie Pavel Bure picked up three assists as the Canucks began a team-record 5 game road winning streak, with a 4-2 win over the Jets, at Winnipeg.

1993: Don Beaupre became the first goaltender to record 10 shutouts in a Washington Capitals' uniform, in a 3-0 win against the Islanders at Long Island.

1994: Paul Coffey picked up four assists, including the 900th of his career as the Red Wings won 9-3 over Dallas in Detroit. Coffey became only the sixth player in NHL history and the first defenseman to reach the 900 assist level.

1996: Brett Hull scored his 800th career NHL point, with a first period assist in the Blues' 3-3 tie against the Rangers, in New York.

1997: Patrick Lalime ran his rookie record to 12-0-2 in the Penguins' 3-1 win over the visiting Dallas Stars. Only Montreal's Bill Durnan, Ken Dryden, and Boston's Ross Brooks had matched 14-game unbeaten marks as rookies.....Martin Brodeur became the second goalie in Devils' franchise history to record 100 victories. The milestone came in a 4-2 win over Boston. It was the start of a 14 game unbeaten streak (8-0-6) for Brodeur.....Ron Hextall became the second goalie in franchise history to record 200 wins as a member of the Flyers. The milestone came in a 3-2 win over Montreal. Coach Terry Murray picked up his 100th victory with Philadelphia.

1998: Panthers' veteran Kirk Muller played in the 1,000th game of his NHL career, and picked up an assist in a 3-2 loss at Phoenix.....Jeremy Roenick scored a goal for his 700th career NHL point in the Coyotes' 3-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers.....San Jose's Jeff Friesen scored twice (in a 4-2 loss to the visiting L.A. Kings) to become the Sharks' all-time leader in career points. His 163rd point as a Shark moved him one ahead of Pat Falloon.

2001: Adam Graves scored his 300th career NHL goal as the Rangers ended a nine-game winless streak (0-7-1-1) with a 4-2 win against the visiting Minnesota Wild.....Carolina's Ron Francis scored twice to record his 1,592nd career points, to pass Phil Esposito for 5th place in all-time scoring as the Hurricanes won 4-0 against the visiting Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Arturs Irbe recorded his 28th career shutout.

2002: Dainius Zubrus scored 13 seconds into overtime, Adam Oates become the 8th player in NHL history to pick up 1,000 career assists, and Olaf Kolzig recorded his second consecutive shutout (and the 24th of his career) in the Capitals 1-0 win against the visiting Boston Bruins.

2003: Ottawa's Patrick Lalime recorded his third consecutive shutout to give him 25 shutouts in his 236 game NHL career - the fastest 25 shutouts in NHL history. The milestone came in a 7-0 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.