Today in NHL History April 14th

1902: Hall of Famer Sylvio Mantha born in Montreal, Que. Mantha played in the NHL 1923-24 through 1936-37 with Montreal and Boston.

1928: In only their second season as an NHL franchise, the New York Rangers captured the 1928 Stanley Cup with a 2-1 triumph over the Montreal Maroons in the final game of the best-of-five title series. The Rangers became only the second American team in history to win the Stanley Cup, joining the 1917 champion Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.

1931: Goaltender George Hainsworth blanked the Chicago Black Hawks 2-0 as the Montreal Canadiens became the second NHL team to win Stanley Cup championships in two consecutive seasons. The Ottawa Senators first accomplished the feat in 1920 and 1921.

1942: Brothers Don Metz (3-2-5) and Nick Metz (1-2-3) led the Toronto Maple Leafs to a record-tying 9-3 victory against the Detroit Red Wings in the 1942 Final. The Leafs’ nine-goal outburst matched the Final scoring mark for an NHL team set by Detroit on April 7, 1936, in a 9-4 win against Toronto.

1948: The Toronto Maple Leafs repeated as Stanley Cup champions with a 7-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings, thus completing a four-game sweep of the 1948 Final. The game marked the end of a career for Toronto captain Syl Apps, who punctuated his stint in the NHL with a goal in this series-ending victory.

1953: Maurice “Rocket” Richard became the second NHL player to register two hat tricks in Final history, joining Howie Morenz in achieving the feat. Richard, who led Montreal to a 7-3 win against Boston, later added a four-goal performance to his record on April 6, 1957.

1955: Right winger Gordie Howe scored the winning goal in Game Seven of the 1955 Stanley Cup Final to lead the Detroit Red Wings past the Montreal Canadiens 3-1. The goal gave Howe a 5-7-12 scoring mark in the series, setting a new individual mark for Final competition.....Former NHL left winger Steve Jensen born in Minneapolis, Mn. Jensen played in the NHL 1975-76 through 1981-82 with Minnesota and Los Angeles.

1960: Goaltender Jacques Plante blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 as the Montreal Canadiens captured their record-setting fifth straight Stanley Cup championship. The victory marked the end of a career for Maurice “Rocket” Richard, the NHL’s all-time leader with 34 goals in the Stanley Cup Final.

1968: Bobby Schmautz scored a goal from 90 feet out, and added an assist to lead the Black Hawks to a 2-1 win over the Rangers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Quarter-Finals, at New York.

1969: Former NHL center Dave Archibald born in Chilliwack, B.C. Archibald played in the NHL 1987-88 through 1996-97 with the Minnesota North Stars, the New York Rangers, Ottawa and the New York Islanders.

1970: Minnesota's Charlie Burns became the final player/coach in NHL history to score a goal, when he tallied once for the North Stars in a 6-3 loss in St. Louis, in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Quarter Finals.

1979: Sabres helped set a Stanley Cup Playoff Record for fastest two goals by two teams. Gil Perreault and Pittsburgh's Jim Hamilton scored five seconds apart in the 1st, as the Penguins went on to win 4-3 in Game 3 of the Preliminary Round.

1980: Chicago veteran Stan Mikita announced his retirement after 22 seasons in the NHL.

1982: Detroit's Steve Yzerman scored his 15th career hat trick (including 2 shorthanded goals) and picked up an assist to give him 100 points in a season for the 5th straight year in a 7-4 Red Wings' win over the North Stars at Minnesota.

1989: Just 13 days after being fired by the New York Rangers, Michel Bergeron was named coach of the Quebec Nordiques for the second time in his career. Bergeron replaced Jean Perron.

1992: Detroit's Steve Yzerman scored his 15th career hat trick (including 2 shorthanded goals) and picked up an assist to give him 100 points in a season for the 5th straight year in a 7-4 Red Wings' win over the North Stars at Minnesota.....Playing in the final regular season game of his 20 year NHL career, Larry Robinson scored his final NHL goal (#208) and picked up his final career point (#958 -- 4th highest among defensemen in NHL history) in the Kings' 3-2 loss to Vancouver.

1993: Bruins' Joe Juneau had three assists to tie Peter Stastny's NHL rookie record, with 70 assists for the season. His three points gave him 100 points on the year, and came in the Bruins' 8th straight road win, a 4-2 victory at Ottawa.....Mario Lemieux scored two goals and an assist to lead the Penguins to a 6-6 tie at New Jersey. The NHL's longest winning streak ended at 17 straight games, but with the tie the Penguins extended their unbeaten streak to 18 games.

1994: Chicago Stadium, the second oldest major league arena in North America, hosted its final regular season game as the Blackhawks lost 6-4 to Toronto.

1996: Detroit wrapped up the winningest season in NHL history with a 5-1 win at Dallas. The Red Wings finished the season with 62 wins, two more than the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens.....Mario Lemieux scored a goal and four assists to win his fifth scoring title with a total of 161 points (69 goals, 92 assists) in the Penguins' 6-5 loss at Boston. Also in that game, Jaromir Jagr had two assists to set an NHL record for most points in a season by a right wing, breaking the old record of 147 points set by Mike Bossy.

1999: Dallas' Ed Belfour became the first goaltender in NHL history to win 35 (or more) games five times in his NHL career, when the Stars beat the visiting Phoenix Coyotes 4-2.....NJ Devils tied an NHL record for road wins in a season (27) set by the 1976-77 and '77-78 Canadiens, with a 2-1 victory at Buffalo.

2001: Tommy Salo recorded his first career victory at Reunion Arena in Dallas as the Oilers scored three power play goals to end a 13-game losing streak at Dallas with a 4-3 Edmonton win, in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals.