Today in NHL History, March 4th

1925: Ottawa's Cy Denneny scored his 200th career NHL goal and added an assist in a 5-1 victory in Montreal.

1926: Ottawa goalie Alex Connell recorded his 13th shutout of the season (an NHL record) and King Clancy scored the only goal in the Senators' 1-0 win over the Americans, at New York.

1930: Hec Kilrea scored four goals and added an assist as Ottawa won 6-2 over the visiting Montreal Maroons.

1941: Boston set an NHL record with 83 shots on goal against Chicago goalie Sam LoPresti, in a 3-2 win over the visiting Black Hawks. Bruins also set a record with 37 shots in the first period.

1944: Don Grosso had six assists, and Carl Liscomb scored a goal and three assists in a 10 minute span during the second period, then later added a fourth assist to lead the Red Wings to a 6-2 win against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.....Boston's Bill Cowley scored four goals and two assists when the Bruins beat the NY Rangers 10-9 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. It was the third six-point game of Cowley's NHL career.

1945: Syd Howe had 2 points to tie Nels Stewart's all-time NHL record (514 points) and Joe Carveth scored his 2nd career hat trick in the final period, in the Red Wings' 10-4 win over the visiting Bruins. It was Detroit's 15th straight win over Boston.

1956: Gump Worsley became the first goaltender in New York Rangers history to win 30 games in one season. The milestone victory was a 3-2 win against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.

1964: Former NHL defenseman Gord Kluzak born in Climax, Sask. Kluzak played in the NHL 1982-83 through 1990-91 with Boston.

1967: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored his 20th goal of the season in a 6-2 loss to Montreal. It was the 18th consecutive season that Howe scored 20 or more goals.....Terry Sawchuk became the first NHL goaltender to record 100 career shutouts, when Toronto beat Chicago 3-0 at Maple Leaf Gardens.

1971: Montreal Canadiens honored Jean Beliveau in a pre-game ceremony, after which Beliveau, the Canadiens' Captain, set up the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.....John Bucyk scored his 6th career hat trick and Gerry Cheevers recorded his 14th career shutout as the Bruins extended their team-record home undefeated streak to 24 straight games (23-0-1) with a 7-0 win over the Oakland Seals.

1975: Bob Pulford became the first coach in Kings history to win 100 games, in a 7-4 victory over the visiting Kansas City Scouts. The win gave Pulford a lifetime record of 100-81-39.

1976: Chicago's Stan Mikita recorded his 800th career NHL assist as the Black Hawks lost 6-3 at Buffalo.....New York Islanders' Ed Westfall played in his 1,000th NHL game, a 3-3 tie with Vancouver.

1978: Toronto rookie Ron Wilson scored the first goal of his NHL career and added an assist (in his first two shifts) in a 4-3 Maple Leafs win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.

1979: Boston's Gerry Cheevers became the 22nd goaltender in NHL history to record 200 career victories, when the Bruins won 6-4 at Detroit.

1980: Vancouver's Stan Smyl had two assists to establish a new club record for consecutive point scoring streak (12 games) as the Canucks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1. Smyl scored 5 goals and 17 assists during the streak.

1981: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored two goals to become the 15th player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. He helped the Canadiens to a 9-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

1982: Mike Bossy became the first player in NHL history to get 50 goals in each of his first 5 seasons, when he scored 3 times in a 10-1 Islanders win over Toronto. The victory extended the Isles' team-record home unbeaten streak to 17 games (16-0-1).

1986: Winnipeg General Manager John Ferguson replaced Barry Long as head coach of the Jets.

1988: Glenn Anderson scored four goals (his 18th career hat trick), Wayne Gretzky picked up five assists and Craig Simpson had two goals and two assists as Edmonton won 7-4 over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.

1989: Calgary traded Perry Berezan and Shane Churla to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Brian MacLellan and Minnesota's fourth round choice in 1989 Entry Draft. The Flames used to choice to select Robert Reichel.

1990: Bob Murray played in his 1,000th career NHL game as the Blackhawks lost 4-1 to the visiting Bruins. Murray joined Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull and Eric Nesterenko as the 4th Blackhawk to play 1,000 games and as the first Chicago defenseman to do so.....Pittsburgh's Rob Brown scored three times to give him 100 career NHL goals, and picked up an assist, in an 8-6 Penguins win against the Minnesota North Stars.

1991: Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ron Francis, Grant Jennings and Ulf Samuelsson from the Hartford Whalers in trade for John Cullen, Jeff Parker and Zarley Zalapski.

1992: Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to record 1,500 career assists, when he picked up three to lead the Kings to a 4-3 win over the Sharks, at Oakland.

1995: Los Angeles' Jari Kurri scored his 560th NHL goal, moving him into an eighth-place tie with Guy Lafleur on the all-time goal scoring list. Kings lost 5-4 to the Canucks, at the Forum.....Pittsburgh's Larry Murphy scored the winning goal at 4:36 of overtime and became just the 5th defenseman in NHL history to score 700 career assists, as the Penguins beat the Bruins, 4-3 at Boston.

1999: Joe Nieuwendyk scored the winning goal with 47.7 seconds remaining in overtime as Dallas won 3-2 against the Islanders, at Long Island. The Stars set a franchise road record with their 10-game unbeaten streak (8-0-2).

2001: Patrick Roy recorded his 52nd career shutout to move past Rogie Vachon and David Kerr for 17th place on the all-time list as the Avalanche won 5-0 against the Coyotes in Phoenix.

2003: Minnesota Wild set a franchise record for most points in a season, with their 75th of the year in a 3-2 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils.....Carolina's Ron Francis became just the second player in NHL history (along with Gordie Howe) to score 20 or more goals in 20 seasons; his milestone goal came in a 4-2 Hurricanes' loss to the visiting Boston Bruins.