Today in NHL History, Feb 1st

1922: Ottawa's Harry "Punch" Broadbent extended his goal scoring streak to 12 straight games, as the Senators beat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-2.

1940: Detroit's Tiny Thompson became the third NHL goaltender to get 80 career shutouts as the Red Wings beat the Rangers 2-0.

1947: New York Rangers' goalie Chuck Rayner made three dashes up ice with the puck -- all the way into the Canadiens' zone -- trying to score a goal, in a 2-1 Rangers' loss to Montreal.

1953: Rookie goaltender Gump Worsley recorded the second shutout of his NHL career in the Rangers' 1-0 win at Chicago.....Gordie Howe scored twice and added three assists to lead the Red Wings to a 5-1 win over Toronto at the Olympia.

1959: Former NHL defenseman Mark Hardy born in Semaden, Switzerland. Hardy played in the NHL 1979-80 thru 1993-94 with Los Angeles, the New York Rangers and Minnesota.

1964: Montreal's Bobby Rousseau scored five goals, including his first career NHL hat trick in a 9-3 win over Detroit. It was the NHL's only five goal game between February 1955 and November 1968.

1970: Rangers' Terry Sawchuk recorded his 447th (and final) victory, and 103rd career shutout when New York defeated Pittsburgh, 6-0. Sawchuk's 447 wins and 103 career shutouts were both NHL records at the time of his retirement.

1977: Montreal's Guy Lafleur began an NHL-record 28 game point scoring streak, with a goal and three assists, in the Canadiens' 7-3 win over the Barons, at Cleveland. Wayne Gretzky later upped the record to 51 games.....Washington Capitals signed free agent Craig Patrick.

1980: Edmonton rookie Dave Lumley scored a goal and added four assists as the Oilers won 9-2 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Also in that game, Rookie Wayne Gretzky scored his first career hat trick and added an assist. The hat trick came in Gretzky's 50th NHL game.

1983: Los Angeles Kings obtained goalie Markus Mattsson from the Minnesota North Stars, in trade for a future draft pick.

1984: Pittsburgh rookie Roberto Romano made 34 saves to earn his first career NHL shutout, as the Penguins beat the Minnesota North Stars, 4-0, at the Civic Arena.

1987: Capitals' Mike Gartner extended his team-record goal scoring streak to 9 straight games as Washington won 6-4 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Gartner scored 12 goals during the 9 game streak, tying the streak set by Alan Haworth in 1985.....Washington Capitals signed free agent Craig Patrick.....Curt Fraser scored a goal and added four assists as the Blackhawks won 6-4 over the Oilers, at Chicago Stadium.....Washington Capitals signed free agent Craig Patrick.

1989: Bryan Murray coached his 600th NHL game -- and led the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 overtime win over the Rangers. Murray's record improved to 310-211-79 as he became the 21st coach to reach 600 games.

1990: Chicago Blackhawks' set a team record with five goals within a span of 5:38 in the second period of a 7-4 win at Los Angeles.

1993: Minnesota's Mike Modano scored twice and added three assists to lead the North Stars to a 5-4 win over the Canucks at Vancouver.

1995: Chicago Blackhawks' set a team record with five goals within a span of 5:38 in the second period of a 7-4 win at Los Angeles.

1996: St. Louis goalie Grant Fuhr started in his 50th straight game and made 34 saves as the Blues tied 2-2 with Vancouver, at the Kiel Center

1997: Ray Bourque scored a goal and an assist to become the Boston Bruins' all-time scoring leader, with 1,341 points in his 18-year career, as Boston won 3-0 at Tampa Bay. Bourque passed John Bucyk as the team's all-time leading scorer.

2001: Philadelphia defenseman Luke Richardson became the 159th player in league history to play in 1,000 NHL games, when the Flyers beat the Islanders 2-0.....Colorado's Patrick Roy became the first goaltender in NHL history to play in 40 (or more) games for 16 straight seasons (extending his league record) when he played in a 5-3 Avalanche loss in Vancouver.