Today in NHL History, Jan 15th

1927: Goaltender George Hainsworth recorded the 5th shutout of his rookie season and Aurel Joliat scored the only goal of the game, in the Canadiens' 1-0 win against the Montreal Maroons.

1931: Chuck Gardiner of the Black Hawks beat the Bruins 2-0 in Chicago, for a team-record fourth straight shutout. It was Gardiner's 20th career shutout.

1936: Boston Bruins purchased Bill "Flash" Hollett from Toronto for $16,000.....Chicago Black Hawks acquired All-Star Earl Seibert from the Rangers, in exchange for Art Coulter.

1944: Herb Cain scored twice and added three assists, and Art Jackson got a hat trick as the Bruins won 7-5 over the NY Rangers, at Boston Garden.

1949: Canadiens' Maurice Richard scored his 15th career hat trick to become the 4th player in franchise history to score 200 goals. The milestone came as Montreal won 7-1 against the Black Hawks, at the Forum.

1950: Red Wings' rookie goalie Terry Sawchuk recorded his first career NHL shutout as Detroit beat the Rangers 1-0. Sawchuk retired with 103 career shutouts, an NHL record.

1953: Goaltender Terry Sawchuk recorded his 29th career shutout in the Red Wings' 4-0 win over the Bruins at Boston. Gordie Howe scored twice.

1955: Maurice Richard played in his milestone 700th career NHL game, and scored two goals in a 4-3 Canadiens' loss to the Red Wings. Also in that game the Red Wings Red Kelly picked up three assists....Ted Kennedy picked up three assists as the Maple Leafs won 4-2 over the Bruins, in Toronto.

1956: Rookie goaltender Glenn Hall recorded his 10th career shutout, and Earl Reibel scored twice in the third period to lead the Red Wings to a 2-0 win over the Canadiens, in Detroit. Red Kelly picked up both assists for the Red Wings.....Goaltender Gump Worsley recorded his 10th career shutout to lead the New York Rangers to a 2-0 win at Chicago.

1966: Detroit's Gordie Howe recorded his 1,400th NHL career point, an assist, in his 1,295th game. Red Wings and Rangers tied, 4-4, in Detroit.

1967: Goaltender Denis DeJordy recorded his 4th career shutout, and Phil Esposito picked up three assists in the Black Hawks' 4-0 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.

1968: Minnesota North Stars forward Bill Masterton died two days after suffering a head injury in a game against the Oakland Seals. It was the only death as a result of a game injury in the history of the National Hockey League.

1969: Tim Horton became the first defenseman in Toronto Maple Leafs history to score 100 career goals; the milestone came in a 5-5 tie against the visiting Boston Bruins.

1970: Boston's Bobby Orr recorded two assists to set a new NHL single season assist record (51) for defensemen. It came in a 6-3 win over the Kings, and broke the mark of 50 set by Chicago's Pat Stapleton in 1968-69.....Rookie goalie Ernie Wakely recorded his third career shutout to lead the Blues to a 2-0 win over Toronto in St. Louis.

1972: Pittsburgh's low scoring defenseman Tim Horton had four assists to lead the Penguins to a 4-2 win against the Flyers at the Civic Arena. The victory ended the Penguins' 8 game winless streak (0-5-3).....Bobby Hull became the first player to appear in 1,000 games as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. The milestone came in a 4-2 loss at Boston.

1979: Tim Young scored five goals (including his first career hat trick) and added an assist to lead the Minnesota North Stars to an 8-1 win against the Rangers, at New York.

1981: Calgary's rookie goalie Reggie Lemelin recorded his second career shutout, and Kent Nilsson scored his second career hat trick and added three assists as the Flames won 10-0 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.

1982: Murray Oliver took over as the Minnesota North Stars' head coach, replacing Glen Sonmor.

1983: Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added five assists as the Edmonton Oilers extended their team-record road undefeated streak to 8 straight games (7-0-1), with a 10-4 win over the North Stars, at Minnesota.

1984: Vancouver's Frank Caprice earned his only NHL shutout in a 5-0 win over the Hartford Whalers. Tony Tanti recorded his first NHL hat trick in the game.

1986: Edmonton goaltender Andy Moog ran his unbeaten streak to 17 games (14-0-3), when the Oilers beat the Whalers, 4-1 in Hartford. Wayne Gretzky led the scoring with two goals and an assist.....Mario Lemieux began a team-record 14 game assist streak in the Penguins' 6-3 win over the visiting New York Islanders.....Montreal's rookie goaltender Patrick Roy recorded his first career NHL shutout, a 4-0 win against the Winnipeg Jets, at the Forum.

1987: Philadelphia Flyers picked up the 800th all-time victory in team history in a 6-3 victory over the Canadiens at the Spectrum. The win gave the Flyers an all time record of 800-481-261.....Bruins' Ray Bourque picked up his 400th career assist, in a 6-4 win against the Hartford Whalers. Also in that game, Boston's Rick Middleton became the 35th player in NHL history to get career 500 assists.

1988: Edmonton's Mark Messier notched his 700th NHL career assist and Grant Fuhr played in his 300th career game in the Oilers' 4-4 tie against the Winnipeg Jets.

1989: Detroit's Steve Yzerman scored a goal and added three assists to give him 206 goals and 297 assists for 503 NHL career points in 400 games. Red Wings won 8-4 win at Philadelphia.

1990: Washington Capitals fired coach Brian Murray (who had been their head coach since Nov. 1981) and replaced him with his brother Terry, who had been coaching in the minors.

1991: Paul Coffey scored a goal to become the Penguins all-time scoring leader among defensemen, with his 344th point, passing Ron Stackhouse, in Pittsburgh's 5-4 loss to the Flyers at Philadelphia.

1992: Buffalo's Dave Andreychuk became the third player in franchise history to score 300 goals. The milestone goal (along with five assists) came as the Sabres tied 8-8 against the Devils, at New Jersey.

1994: Washington goaltender Don Beaupre recorded his 14th career shutout in the Capitals' 4-0 win over the Nordiques in Quebec City.....Al MacInnis became the first defenseman in franchise history to score 200 goals as a member of the Flames. The milestone goal (along with two assists) came as Calgary won 10-0 against the visiting Ottawa Senators.....Igor Larionov scored his third career hat trick (and his first with San Jose) in the Sharks' 8-2 win against the visiting Hartford Whalers. Arturs Irbe set a team record in the game with his 12th win of the season.

1996: Flyers' Eric Lindros scored a goal and had two assists to reach 300 career NHL points, and John LeClair scored his 100th career NHL goal as Philadelphia won 6-1 over the visiting Dallas Stars.

1998: Florida Panthers acquired Dino Ciccarelli and Jeff Norton from Tampa Bay, in exchange for Jody Hull and Mark Fitzpatrick.

2000: NHL announced that the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators would open the 2000-01 NHL season with a two-game series in Japan.....Rick Tocchet scored a goal for his 900th career NHL point to lead the Coyotes to a 4-2 win over the visiting Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

2002: Herb Brooks, Larry Pleau and the 1960 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team were honored with the Lester Patrick Award, at a luncheon held in St. Paul, Minnesota.....Teemu Selanne scored with three seconds remaining in overtime, and Evgeni Nabokov recorded his 12th career shutout in the Sharks 1-0 win against the Avalanche at Colorado.....Felix Potvin recorded his 21st career shutout in the Kings 2-0 win over the visiting Nashville Predators. In a pre-game ceremony, Kelly Buchberger was honored for playing in his 1,000th career game on Jan. 7 in New Jersey.

2003: Rookie Sebastien Caron recorded his first career shutout in his third NHL game as the Penguins won 2-0 over the Hurricanes at Carolina.....Scott Niedermayer had an assist to become just the second defenseman in New Jersey Devils history to get 400 career points, and Martin Brodeur recorded his 60th career shutout in a 5-0 win over the visiting New York Islanders.

2004: Martin St. Louis scored three goals in the first period (in a span of 9:43) and Dave Andreychuk became the 25th NHL player to score 1,300 career points, as the Lightning won 5-4 over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.....Edmonton's Adam Oates played in his 1,300th career NHL game, and Tommy Salo recorded his 36th career shutout in a 1-0 win over the visiting Anaheim. It was the Oiler's 9th straight home win over the Mighty Ducks (Dating back to February, 1999).....Veteran NHL broadcasters John Davidson and Mike Emrick, and long-time executive Ray Miron were named recipients of the 2004 Lester Patrick Award, for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.