Today in NHL History, Feb 11th

1922: Ottawa's Harry "Punch" Broadbent set an NHL record by scoring a goal in his 15th straight game. Broadbent broke the mark of 14 straight set by Joe Malone in 1917-18. Also, After 20 minutes of overtime Toronto St. Pats and Ottawa Senators settled for a 4-4 tie at Ottawa. It was the first game in NHL history that ended in a tie.

1925: Aurel Joliat scored a hat trick and added two assists in the Canadiens' 10-3 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators. Montreal's Georges Vezina became the first goaltender in Canadiens history to win 100 career NHL games.

1932: Boston's George Owen became the first U.S. born player to score a hat trick in the NHL, when the Bruins lost 7-4 to the Montreal Maroons in Boston.

1939: Montreal Canadiens tied against Toronto 3-3 in a penalty-free game played in Toronto.

1940: Rookie goalie Paul Goodman recorded his second consecutive shutout (and the 4th of his career) in the Black Hawks' 3-0 win over the visiting New York Rangers.

1941: Bruins' goaltender Frank Brimsek made 28 saves (his 19th career shutout) in a 4-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings, as Boston tied an NHL record by extending their unbeaten streak to 19 games (12-0-7).

1950: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored his first career NHL hat trick and added two assists in a 9-4 Red Wings' win at Boston.

1957: The NHL Players Association was formed, with Detroit's Ted Lindsay elected as the first President.

1960: Boston's Bronco Horvath extended his NHL record point-scoring streak to 21 straight games, with an assist in the Bruins' 3-2 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.

1967: Chicago Black Hawks tied the Maple Leafs 4-4 at Toronto, to run their undefeated streak to 13 games (10-0-3). Bobby Hull led the scoring with his 19th career hat trick. Also with the 4-4 tie the Toronto Maple Leafs ended their team record 10 game losing streak.

1970: Chicago's Stan Mikita scored his 13th career hat trick and added three assists to lead the Black Hawks to a 7-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.

1972: In Anaheim, California, three businessmen purchased the San Francisco franchise from the newly formed WHA for $215,000 with the intent of moving the team to Quebec City for the new league's debut season the following October.

1975: Garnet "Ace" Bailey picked up three assists in his first game as a member of the Washington Capitals, a 7-4 win over the Rangers in Washington. The game came one day after Bailey was traded to the Capitals from St. Louis.....Red Sullivan was named head coach of the Washington Capitals, replacing Jimmy Anderson. Sullivan became the second coach in Caps' history.

1982: Mike Bossy scored a goal and three assists as the New York Islanders extended their team-record winning streak to 10 straight games, with an 8-2 win over the Black Hawks, at Chicago.....Montreal's Steve Shutt scored his 350th NHL goal, the game winner in the Canadiens' 2,000th all-time win, 4-2 over Pittsburgh. Shutt became the 8th player in franchise history to reach the 350 goal mark.

1984: In a poignant moment, Normand Leveille returned to Boston Garden just 16 months after being stricken prior to Oilers game. Bruins won 4-1 over Edmonton.....Al Arbour became the fifth coach in NHL history to win 500 career games, when the NY Islanders beat Vancouver 6-4 in New York.

1987: Philadelphia's Dave Poulin scored with 1:15 remaining in regulation to power Team NHL over the Soviet Union 4-3 at Rendez-Vous 87 in Quebec Cit

1988: Toronto's Borje Salming became just the fifth defenseman in NHL history to get 600 career assists. The milestone came in a 4-3 Maple Leafs win over the visiting New York Islanders.....Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and two assists to give him 101 points, making 1987-88 his ninth 100+ point season, a new NHL record. Marcel Dionne held the old mark of eight 100+ point years. Oilers won 7-2 at Vancouver.

1989: Nordiques' Peter Stastny scored four goals (including his 14th career hat trick) to lead Quebec to an 8-1 win against Pittsburgh.....Jacques Demers earned his 100th victory as Red Wings' coach. It came in a 5-1 Detroit win over the North Stars at Minnesota.

1991: Mario Lemieux scored a goal and two assists to become the second fastest NHL player to record 500 assists. (Lemieux recorded his 500 assists in 433 games; Gretzky in 352). Penguins lost the game, 7-5 at Edmonton.

1993: Detroit's Steve Yzerman scored twice and added three assists as the Red Wings tied 6-6 at Los Angeles. Luc Robitaille had a goal and four assists for the Kings.....Philadelphia's Tommy Soderstrom and Montreal's Andre Racicot recorded shutouts in a scoreless tie between the Canadiens and Flyers. It was the first scoreless tie in the NHL since the Rangers and Islanders on December 9, 1989

1994: Wayne Gretzky scored two goals and added three assists to lead the Kings to a 5-3 win over the Mighty Ducks at Anaheim.

1995: Los Angeles' Jari Kurri played in his 1,000th NHL game as the Kings won 5-2, at Toronto. Kurri became the second European player to hit the 1,000-game mark in the NHL. (1st European player was Borje Salming who played in 17 seasons).

1998: Columbus Blue Jackets (set to begin play in the 2000-2001 season) named Doug MacLean as their first General Manager in team history.

1999: Buffalo's Randy Cunneyworth scored in a 5-2 win vs Montreal, to set an NHL record for longest gap between goals with one team. His previous goal for the Sabres had been on Nov 15, 1981 (a span of 17 years, two months, 27 days).

2000: Ray Bourque scored a goal for his 1,500th NHL point in the Bruins 5-2 loss against the Rangers, at New York. Bourque became just the second defenseman (and 9th player) in NHL history to score 1,500 points.....Martin Straka tied a Penguins' team record by scoring twice within a span of seven seconds in the first period, as Pittsburgh tied 2-2 against the visiting Edmonton Oilers.

2001: Joe Nieuwendyk scored to give him 20 goals for the year, for the 12th time in his NHL career. The milestone came in a 3-3 tie against the visiting St. Louis Blues.

2004: San Jose's Mike Ricci became the 198th player in league history to appear in 1,000 NHL games, a 4-2 loss to the Red Wings, in Detroit.