Today in NHL History, Feb 28th

1890: Hall of Famer Joe Malone born in Sillery, Que. Malone played in the NHL 1917-18 through 1923-24 with Montreal, Quebec and Hamilton.

1923: Ottawa Senators beat Hamilton 6-3 in Ottawa, to clinch first place in the NHL for the fourth time in the NHL's first six years -- the Senators went on to win the Stanley Cup for the third time in four years.

1925: Ottawa's rookie goaltender Alex Connell tied an NHL record (set three days earlier by Jake Forbes) with his sixth shutout of the season, as the Senators won 1-0 over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.

1929: Chicago Black Hawks were shutout for the 8th consecutive game, an NHL record, when Rangers' goalie John Roach and Black Hawks' Chuck Gardiner dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in Chicago.....Montreal Canadiens' goalie George Hainsworth and Americans' Roy Worters dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in New York. Hainsworth tied an NHL record he had set four weeks earlier, with his sixth shutout in one month.

1933: Ottawa goalie Bill Beveridge and Bruins' Tiny Thompson dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Boston. Beveridge made 55 saves for his 6th career shutout, while Thompson had 25 for his 37th career shutout and his 10th of the season.....Canadiens' Pip Lepine scored two goals 11 seconds apart in the third period as Montreal won 2-1 over the Maple Leafs at Toronto.

1935: Detroit's Ebbie Goodfellow picked up three assists within a span of 1:41 during the second period as the Red Wings won 5-1 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.

1953: The Red Wings spoiled "Emile Bouchard Night" at the Forum when they beat the Canadiens 4-3, with rookie Marcel Bonin scoring the game winning goal. Bouchard was presented with an automobile and a television set

1958: Former NHL center Mark Pavelich born in Eveleth, Minn. Pavelich played in the NHL 1981-82 through 1991-92 with the New York Rangers, Minnesota and San Jose.

1960: The U.S. hockey team scored six goals in the final period, to beat Czechoslovakia 9-4 and win the gold medal in the 1960 Olympics, at Squaw Valley.

1971: Steve Atkinson scored his first career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Aud. The win ended a 7 game winless streak (0-6-1) for the Sabres.

1974: Minnesota's Murray Oliver scored his 250th career NHL goal, in the North Stars' 2-2 tie at Philadelphia.....Boston's Bobby Orr recorded his 499th and 500th career assists (in his 522nd NHL game) an 8-1 win against the Red Wings, in Boston.

1976: New York Rangers' Dave Maloney scored his first career NHL goal, in a 5-3 loss to the North Stars at Minnesota.

1978: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored his 11th career hat trick and added three assists to give him 100 points for the season, in a 9-3 Canadiens' win against Detroit, at the Forum. It was Lafleur's fourth straight 100 point season.

1983: New York Rangers tied a team record (set in 1980) with five power play goals, during a 9-3 win against the Penguins, at M.S.G. Mike Rogers led the scoring with two goals and two assists.

1988: New Jersey's Pat Verbeek set a team record with four goals (his 4th career hat trick), and Kirk Muller also had his fourth career hat trick along with two assists as the Devils won 8-6 over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....Chicago's Denis Savard had five assists and Rick Vaive scored his 12th career hat trick and added an assist in the Blackhawks' 7-5 win against Pittsburgh, at Chicago Stadium.

1990: L.A. Kings and Edmonton Oilers set an NHL record for most penalties in a game -- 86 (breaking the old mark of 84 set in '81). The teams combined for 356 minutes, as Kings won 4-2 in Los Angeles. Oilers set an NHL record with 45 penalties.

1992: Penguins activated forward rookie Shawn McEachern, who had been on the 1992 U.S. Olympic hockey team.

1997: Anaheim's Teemu Selanne scored his 200th career NHL goal, and became the first player in NHL history to score against 25 teams in one season, when he connected for the Mighty Ducks (and added an assist) in a 4-1 win at Washington

1998: Vancouver's Pavel Bure set an NHL record by scoring his third penalty shot goal of the season. It came in a 6-4 Canucks win over the visiting Ottawa Senators.....Vancouver's Mark Messier scored twice (in a 6-4 win over Ottawa) to become the 4th player in NHL history to reach the 1,600 career point milestone.....Dallas Stars moved to 25 games above .500 for the first time in franchise history, with a 4-0 win over the visiting Phoenix Coyotes. Ed Belfour faced only 13 shots to record his 8th shutout of the season (and the 39th of his career).....Eric Lindros scored the game winning goal (his 500th career point) in the Flyers' 3-1 win against the Rangers, at New York. Lindros became the 5th fastest player in NHL history to reach the 500 point plateau

1999: Colorado Avalanche acquired right wing Theoren Fleury and left wing Chris Dingman from the Calgary Flames for left wing Rene Corbet, defenseman Wade Belak and future considerations.....Ray Ferraro played in his 1,000th NHL game in a Kings 1-0 loss at Dallas. Ferraro joined Doug Bodger, Russ Courtnall and Garry Galley as the Kings became the first NHL team to have 4 players reach their 1,000 game milestone in the same year.

2002: Ron Francis scored a goal and added three assists (one day before turning 39-years-old) as the Hurricanes beat the Bruins 6-2 at Boston.....Mike Modano became the first player in Dallas Stars' franchise history to get nine 30-goal seasons, when he scored a power-play goal with just one second remaining in overtime for a 4-3 win over the Canucks at Vancouver.