Today in NHL History April 10th

1928: Montreal Maroons' goalie Clint Benedict recorded his 15th (and final) career playoff shutout, with a 2-0 win over the visiting New York Rangers, in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup Championship series.

1934: Chicago beat Detroit 1-0 in overtime of Game 4 of the Finals to win the 1934 Stanley Cup. Chuck Gardiner got the shutout & "Mush" March got the winner on a PPG at 30:05 of OT to give the Hawks their first Cup (in their eighth season in the NHL).

1949: Toronto's Turk Broda became the first goalie to record 50 career playoff victories, and Sid Smith tied a playoff record with three power play goals in a 3-1 win over Detroit in Game 2 of the Finals.

1952: Tony Leswick scored twice to lead the Red Wings to a 3-1 playoff win over the Canadiens at Montreal, in Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals.

1954: Detroit goaltender Terry Sawchuk recorded his 8th career playoff shutout as the Red Wings won 2-0 at Montreal, in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, to give the Red Wings a 3-1 lead in the series.

1955: Gordie Howe scored the only hat trick of his playoff career to lead Red Wings to a 5-1 win over the Canadiens, in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Montreal. The 3 goals gave Howe 19 playoff pts, breaking the mark set in 1943-44 by Toe Blake.

1966: Roger Crozier recorded the only shutout of his playoff career, and Gordie Howe had a goal and 3 assists as Detroit had a 7-0 win at Chicago, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals, in the first nationally televised hockey game in U.S. history.

1970: Former NHL defenseman Enrico Ciccone born in Montreal, Que. Ciccone played in the NHL 1991-92 through 2000-01 with the Minnesota North Stars, Washington, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Carolina, Vancouver and the Montreal Canadiens.

1971: Goaltender Ernie Wakely had 29 saves in the only shutout of his playoff career in the St. Louis Blues' 3-0 playoff win over the North Stars in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Quarter-Finals, at Minnesota.

1973: Rick MacLeish had two goals and an assist and Gary Dornhoefer scored at 8:35 of overtime to give the Flyers a 3-2 win against the Minnesota North Stars, at the Spectrum in Game 5 of their Stanley Cup playoff series.....In Buffalo's first playoff overtime game Gilbert Perrault had three assists and Rene Robert added two goals and an assist, including the game winner at 9:18 of overtime to give Sabres a 3-2 win at Montreal, in Game 5 of the Quarter-Finals.

1975: Blaine Stoughton scored the winning goal at 10:19 of overtime to lead the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the Kings in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Preliminary Round, in Toronto. Leafs went on to win the series 2 games to 1.....Ivan Boldirev scored at 7:33 of overtime to give the Black Hawks a 4-3 playoff win over the Boston Bruins, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Preliminary Round.

1979: Toronto's Walt McKechnie scored twice in the second period as the Maple Leafs won 2-1 against the Flames at Atlanta, in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Preliminary Round.

1982: Dino Ciccarelli scored a hat trick and added an assist to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 7-1 playoff win at Chicago, in Game 3 of the Norris Division Semi-Finals.....The Los Angeles Kings scored five third-period goals and added the game-winner in overtime to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 in Game 3 of the 1982 Smythe Division Semifinal in one of the greatest comebacks in NHL playoff history, known as the 'Miracle on Manchester.' Trailing 5-0 entering the third period, Los Angeles forward Steve Bozek scored the tying goal with just five seconds remaining and Daryl Evans capped the furious Kings rally by adding the overtime winner at 2:35. Los Angeles went on to win the best-of-five series 3-2.....Rick Kehoe scored at 4:14 of overtime (after picking up an earlier assist) as the Penguins beat the Islanders, 2-1 in Game 3 of the Patrick Division Semi-Finals, in Pittsburgh.....Quebec's Dale Hunter scored both goals as the Nordiques won 2-1 over the visiting Montreal Canadiens, in Game 3 of the Adams Division Semi-Finals.

1983: Greg Meredith scored two goals, including the winner at 1:06 of overtime to lead the Flames to a 4-3 win at Vancouver, in Game 4 of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals. Calgary won the series in 4 games and advanced to the Division Finals vs Edm.

1985: Detroit Red Wings' defenseman Brad Park set an NHL record by appearing in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 17th consecutive year.....Brian Mullen scored the winning goal at 7:56 of overtime as the Jets beat the Flames 5-4 in Game 1 of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals, in Winnipeg.

1988: Brent Sutter scored twice, including just the second shorthanded overtime goal in NHL playoff history (at 15:07 of overtime), to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-4 win at New Jersey, in Game 4 of the Patrick Division Semi-Finals.....Goaltender Glen Hanlon recorded the 4th and final shutout of his playoff career, and Gerard Gallant scored twice and added an assist as the Red Wings won 8-0 at Toronto, in Game 4 of the Norris Division Semi-Finals.....Buffalo's John Tucker became the first player in NHL history to get an OT goal and a penalty shot goal in the same playoff year, when he scored in a 6-5 OT win over Boston, one night after scoring a penalty shot goal for the Sabres.

1990: L.A. Kings set an NHL record when three players scored hat tricks in a 12-4 win over Calgary, in Game 4 of their Smythe Division Semi-Final series in L.A. Dave Taylor, Tony Granato, and Tomas Sandstrom scored 3 goals on 3 shots apiece.

1991: Wayne Gretzky scored his 93rd career playoff goal -- the most in NHL history -- to lead the Kings to a 6-1 win at Vancouver, in Game 4 of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals. Gretzky passed Jari Kurri, who had scored 92 career playoff goals.

1992: Former Penguins' coach Bob Johnson and former Flyers' General Manager Keith Allen were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame Builders Section.

1993: Pro hockey's first female goalie Manon Rheaume played her first complete pro game, an 8-6 Atlanta Knights' loss to Cincinnati. Rheaume made 22 saves in the game.....The San Diego Gulls of the IHL became the first team in pro hockey to win 61 games in a season, with a 5-1 win over Salt Lake. The Gulls (61-11-8) broke the mark of 60 set by Montreal in 1976-77.....Ottawa Senators ended their NHL-record 38 game road losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Islanders at New York. Laurie Boschman scored his third career hat trick (including two goals in the final minute of play) for the win.

1994: Buffalo's Dominik Hasek became the first goalie in 20 years to post a goals-against average of under 2.00, after finishing the season with a 1.95 GAA after a 3-2 Sabres' loss to the NY Rangers.

1996: Dino Ciccarelli's second-period goal gave him 1,100 career points, when the Red Wings won 5-2 over the Winnipeg Jets, at the Joe Louis Arena. The win gave Detroit their 60th of the season, tying the record set by Montreal in 1976-77.

1999: Steve Sullivan scored 4 goals, including his first career hat trick and Steve Thomas picked up 5 assists in the Maple Leafs' 9-1 win against the visiting Panthers. Toronto's 44th victory tied the single-season club record set in 1992-93.

2001: Atlanta Thrashers won the NHL Entry Draft Lottery, and the right to select first overall in the upcoming 2001 NHL Draft. They used the pick two months later to pick Ilya Kovalchuk.

2002: Patrick Marleau tied a team-record with a goal in his 6th straight game, as the Sharks became only the second team in NHL history to improve their point total for six consecutive seasons, with a 5-3 win against the Blue Jackets at Columbus.

2003: Dwayne Roloson made 39 saves as the Wild scored 3 goals in 4:22 in the second period in a 4-2 win against the Avalanche at Colorado, in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals, in the first playoff game in Minnesota Wild history.....Jean-Sebastien Giguere set a Stanley Cup record for goaltenders with 63 saves in his first playoff game, and Paul Kariya scored at 3:18 of the 3rd overtime as the Mighty Ducks won 2-1 at Detroit, in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals.

2004: Toronto's Ed Belfour recorded his 12th career playoff shutout, and Gary Roberts scored twice, in a 2-0 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators, in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals.....Islanders' Rick DiPietro recorded his first career playoff shutout, and Jason Blake scored his first two career playoff goals as New York won 3-0 against the Lightning at Tampa Bay, in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals.....San Jose's Patrick Marleau scored his first career playoff hat trick (with a goal in each period) in a 3-1 win over the visiting St. Louis Blues, in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals.