KINGS PUT BLAKE ON IR
The Los Angeles Kings placed defenceman Rob Blake on injured reserve and also recalled goaltender Dan Cloutier from AHL Manchester.
Tests last Friday revealed that Blake had a non-displaced fracture of the left ankle, and he returned to Los Angeles from the Kings eight-game road trip for treatment. The team said he was injured blocking a shot in a game January 15, but played the next six games before the injury was diagnosed, and is expected to miss two weeks.
The Kings captain, Blake, has five goals and 21 assists in 53 games this season, and in 1,109 career games with LA and Colorado has 219 goals and 478 assists.
Cloutier, was 4-9 with a 3.50 goals against average in 14 games with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL this season. In 342 NHL games with the Kings, Vancouver, Tampa Bay, and the New York Rangers, the 31 year-old has a 137-138-36 record and 2.75 goals against average.
SHARKS GET FORREST FROM 'CANES
The San Jose Sharks acquired defenceman J.D. Forrest from the Carolina Hurricanes for future considerations.
Forrest has 10 points in 19 games with the Hurricanes' AHL affiliate in Albany. He also spent time with two ECHL teams this season, and will report to the Sharks top affiliate in Worcester.
FERGUSON JOINS TEAM CANADA AS SCOUT
According to TSN, former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Ferguson has rejoined Canada's management team as a scout for the upcoming World Hockey Championship.
Ferguson is expected to fill a similar role to the one he occupied last year, providing feedback on Eastern Conference players being considered for the Canadian roster.
Canada will open the Championship on May 2nd versus Slovenia.
HABS SIGN FREE AGENT TROTTER
The Montreal Canadiens have signed free agent Brock Trotter to a three-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 20-year-old Trotter played in 24 games with the University og Denver Pioneers, his third season with the NCAA team. He led the Pioneers with 31 points in 24 games (13 goals, 18 assists), and registered 18 penalty minutes.
He will report to the Hamilton Bulldogs over the weekend.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
February 7th
FLAMES SIGN PHANEUF TO 6 YEAR EXTENSION
The Calgary Flames locked up one of their cornerstone players, signing defenceman Dion Phaneuf to a six-year contract extension. Financial terms were not disclosed, but it's believed the total value of the deal is worth $39 million.
Phaneuf, 22, is in the final season of his entry-level contract and is earning just over $940,000. He will earn an average of $6.5 million per season during his new deal.
The third-year defenceman has 35 points in 53 games this season and was voted to the Western Conference's starting lineup for last month's NHL all-star game in Atlanta.
Calgary's first-round pick (ninth overall) in the 2003 NHL draft, Phaneuf is considered one of the best young blue-liners in the NHL, noted for his physical style of play and ability to move the puck up the ice quickly, and is also a workhorse averaging about 27 minutes of ice time per game.
Phaneuf joins captain Jarome Iginla, goalie Miika Kiprusof and defenceman Robyn Regehr to have signed long-term deals with Calgary.
STARS PLACE ZUBOV ON IR
The Dallas Stars placed defenceman Sergei Zubov on the injured reserve list Thursday with a groin injury.
The move is retroactive to Jan. 17.
Zubov, 37, has missed the last seven games, including last month's NHL all-star game in Atlanta, with the injury.
The veteran Russian defenceman has four goals and 35 points in 46 games for Dallas this season. He also leads the club in assists (31) and average ice time (25:41).
Also on Thursday, Dallas recalled goaltender Tobias Stephan from the Iowa Stars, their American Hockey League affiliate.
Stephan, 24, was slated to join the Stars in Minnesota for Thursday night's game against the Wild. He is slated to back up Mike Smith, as regular starting netminder Marty Turco did not make the trip to Minnesota because of a sore neck.
Stephan, a native of Switzerland, made his NHL debut on Oct. 13 at Chicago and stopped 38 shots in a 2-1 overtime loss.
MASON RECALLED BY JACKETS (AGAIN)
Steve Mason is on his way back to the NHL.
The Columbus Blue Jackets recalled the 19-year-old goaltender from the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers on Wednesday.
It marks the third time this season that Mason, who led Canada to a gold medal at last month's world junior hockey championship in the Czech Republic, has been called up by the Blue Jackets.
He will replace Pascal Leclaire, who suffered a neck injury during Tuesday's game with the Washington Capitals and is expected to be out of the lineup until next week.
Selected 69th overall by Columbus in the 2006 draft, Mason had gone 1-2-0 with a 1.78 goals-against average in three pre-season games with Columbus, but was sent back to the OHL's London Knights on Oct. 9, and has yet to play in a regular-season NHL game.
Mason was recalled by Columbus Jan. 7, but did not see any playing time during his five days with the club before he was sent back down to his OHL club.
At the recent world junior hockey championship, Mason was named the tournament's MVP and top netminder after finishing with a 5-0-0 record, 1.19 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in five games.
Also, the Blue Jackets signed left-winger Jason Chimera to a four-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season.
LAFLEUR PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO MISLEADING COURT
NHL Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur has pleaded not guilty to a charge of misleading the court, with his lawyer entering the plea Thursday during a hearing in Montreal.
Lafleu's lawyer, Jean-Pierre Rancourt, said he did not intentionally mislead the court.
Police had issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 30 for Lafleur, alleging he provided contradictory evidence on the witness stand at his son Mark's bail hearings. The former player turned himself in to Montreal police a day later.
He wasn't at Thursday's hearing.
Lafleur, 56, testified last September that his son was abiding by a court-imposed curfew as he stayed with his parents in their Ile Bizard, Que., home.
However, Lafleur testified a month later before Superior Court Justice Carol Cohen that he was aware of the 12:30 a.m. curfew, yet when Mark was on weekend leave from the Maison Exode halfway house, he drove his son on two occasions to hotels to give him privacy with his teenage girlfriend.
Mark Lafleur, 23, faces more than 20 criminal charges, including sexually assaulting a minor, armed assault, uttering threats and forcible confinement between 2004 and 2007.
He remains in jail pending a trial.
The case involving Guy Lafleur will continue in court next month.
Drafted first overall by Montreal in 1971, Lafleur compiled 560 goals and 1,353 points in 1,127 NHL games. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
The Calgary Flames locked up one of their cornerstone players, signing defenceman Dion Phaneuf to a six-year contract extension. Financial terms were not disclosed, but it's believed the total value of the deal is worth $39 million.
Phaneuf, 22, is in the final season of his entry-level contract and is earning just over $940,000. He will earn an average of $6.5 million per season during his new deal.
The third-year defenceman has 35 points in 53 games this season and was voted to the Western Conference's starting lineup for last month's NHL all-star game in Atlanta.
Calgary's first-round pick (ninth overall) in the 2003 NHL draft, Phaneuf is considered one of the best young blue-liners in the NHL, noted for his physical style of play and ability to move the puck up the ice quickly, and is also a workhorse averaging about 27 minutes of ice time per game.
Phaneuf joins captain Jarome Iginla, goalie Miika Kiprusof and defenceman Robyn Regehr to have signed long-term deals with Calgary.
STARS PLACE ZUBOV ON IR
The Dallas Stars placed defenceman Sergei Zubov on the injured reserve list Thursday with a groin injury.
The move is retroactive to Jan. 17.
Zubov, 37, has missed the last seven games, including last month's NHL all-star game in Atlanta, with the injury.
The veteran Russian defenceman has four goals and 35 points in 46 games for Dallas this season. He also leads the club in assists (31) and average ice time (25:41).
Also on Thursday, Dallas recalled goaltender Tobias Stephan from the Iowa Stars, their American Hockey League affiliate.
Stephan, 24, was slated to join the Stars in Minnesota for Thursday night's game against the Wild. He is slated to back up Mike Smith, as regular starting netminder Marty Turco did not make the trip to Minnesota because of a sore neck.
Stephan, a native of Switzerland, made his NHL debut on Oct. 13 at Chicago and stopped 38 shots in a 2-1 overtime loss.
MASON RECALLED BY JACKETS (AGAIN)
Steve Mason is on his way back to the NHL.
The Columbus Blue Jackets recalled the 19-year-old goaltender from the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers on Wednesday.
It marks the third time this season that Mason, who led Canada to a gold medal at last month's world junior hockey championship in the Czech Republic, has been called up by the Blue Jackets.
He will replace Pascal Leclaire, who suffered a neck injury during Tuesday's game with the Washington Capitals and is expected to be out of the lineup until next week.
Selected 69th overall by Columbus in the 2006 draft, Mason had gone 1-2-0 with a 1.78 goals-against average in three pre-season games with Columbus, but was sent back to the OHL's London Knights on Oct. 9, and has yet to play in a regular-season NHL game.
Mason was recalled by Columbus Jan. 7, but did not see any playing time during his five days with the club before he was sent back down to his OHL club.
At the recent world junior hockey championship, Mason was named the tournament's MVP and top netminder after finishing with a 5-0-0 record, 1.19 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in five games.
Also, the Blue Jackets signed left-winger Jason Chimera to a four-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season.
LAFLEUR PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO MISLEADING COURT
NHL Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur has pleaded not guilty to a charge of misleading the court, with his lawyer entering the plea Thursday during a hearing in Montreal.
Lafleu's lawyer, Jean-Pierre Rancourt, said he did not intentionally mislead the court.
Police had issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 30 for Lafleur, alleging he provided contradictory evidence on the witness stand at his son Mark's bail hearings. The former player turned himself in to Montreal police a day later.
He wasn't at Thursday's hearing.
Lafleur, 56, testified last September that his son was abiding by a court-imposed curfew as he stayed with his parents in their Ile Bizard, Que., home.
However, Lafleur testified a month later before Superior Court Justice Carol Cohen that he was aware of the 12:30 a.m. curfew, yet when Mark was on weekend leave from the Maison Exode halfway house, he drove his son on two occasions to hotels to give him privacy with his teenage girlfriend.
Mark Lafleur, 23, faces more than 20 criminal charges, including sexually assaulting a minor, armed assault, uttering threats and forcible confinement between 2004 and 2007.
He remains in jail pending a trial.
The case involving Guy Lafleur will continue in court next month.
Drafted first overall by Montreal in 1971, Lafleur compiled 560 goals and 1,353 points in 1,127 NHL games. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
Today in NHL History, Feb 7th
1876: The first documented use of the work "puck" was mentioned in a story in the Montreal Gazette.
1925: Goalie Doc Stewart recorded the first shutout in Boston Bruins' history, a 1-0 victory at Montreal.
1928: Ottawa goalie Alex Connell and Rangers' Lorne Chabot dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie in a game played at New York. It was the third of six straight shutouts for Connell (and the 44th of his career) and the 16th of Chabot's career.
1933: Canadiens' George Hainsworth recorded his 71st career shutout, in a 2-0 win over Toronto, in Montreal, to move past Alex Connell as the NHL's all-time leader in career shutouts.
1937: Johnny Sorrell scored his third career hat trick, and Norm Smith recorded his 12th career shutout as the Red Wings beat the Bruins, 8-0 at the Olympia in Detroit.
1939: Boston extended its unbeaten streak to 6-0-1 as Frank Brimsek recorded the 9th shutout of his rookie season with 33 saves in a 2-0 win over Toronto, at Boston Garden.
1943: Chicago's Doug Bentley scored his third career hat trick and added 3 assists and Bill Thoms also got his third hat trick (his only one with Chicago) and 2 assists in the Black Hawks' 8-4 win against the visiting New York Rangers.
1956: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored twice to become the first Red Wing to score 300 goals. The milestone came in a 3-2 win over Chicago. Howe was the third player in the NHL to reach the 300 goal mark (Maurice Richard and Nels Stewart were the others).
1965: Detroit's Gordie Howe became the first player in NHL history to score 100 career goals against every opposing team in the league, during a 6-0 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Rookie Roger Crozier recorded his 7th career shutout.
1971: Bobby Hull scored his 544th career goal, to tie Maurice Richard as the second highest goal scorer in NHL history (behind Gordie Howe). It came in the Black Hawks' 1-0 win over the visiting Penguins. Tony Esposito recorded his 22nd career shutout....Buffalo's Dick Duff played in his 1,000th career NHL game as the Sabres lost 4-3 to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.....Scotty Bowman took over as head coach of the St. Louis Blues, replacing Al Arbour, who returned to playing duty. It was Bowman's second tour of duty as the Blues' coach.
1975: Eddie Johnston recorded his 30th career shutout to lead the Blues to a 5-0 win over the Kansas City Scouts, in St. Louis. Wayne Merrick led the scoring with 2 goals and an assist, as the Blues began a team-record 11 game (9-0-2) undefeated streak.
1976: Darryl Sittler set an NHL record with 10 points in one game -- he scored six goals and added four assists in an 11-4 Toronto win over Boston, at Maple Leaf Garden. It was the 5th career hat trick for Sittler.....Boston's Jean Ratelle scored twice to give him 350 career NHL goals, and added two assists when the Bruins lost 11-4 at Toronto. In the same game John Bucyk scored his 1,283rd career point to move into second place all-time behind Gordie Howe.....Rod Gilbert scored four goals, including his 7th career hat trick as the Rangers won at Detroit, 5-4.
1979: Washington Capitals signed Dennis Hextall as free agent.
1980: Mike Bossy extended his team-record point scoring streak to 18 games in the New York Islanders' 4-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings. Bossy scored 17 goals and 10 assists for 27 points during the 18 game streak. Also in that game, Marcel Dionne scored his 45th goal of the year, and passed Butch Goring to become the L.A. Kings all-time leading point scorer.....Boston's Ray Bourque picked up three assists to give him 30 for the season, breaking Bobby Orr's record (28) for most assists by a Bruins' rookie defenseman (set in 1966-67). Boston won 8-6 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1982: Mark Osborne picked up five assists to tie the Red Wings' records for most assists and most points by a rookie. Red Wings beat St. Louis, 8-5. Records were first set by Jimmy McFacdden in 1947.....Guy Chouinard scored two goals and three assists, Kent Nilsson had a goal and four assists and Kevin Lavallee added two goals and two assists in the Flames' 8-2 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1983: NY Islanders' General Manager Bill Torrey won the Lester Patrick Award for outstanding service to hockey at the All-Star dinner hosted by the Islanders and the Nassau Coliseum.
1985: Mike Bossy scored an NHL-record 33rd career hat trick, and added an assist, to lead the Islanders to a 7-5 win over the Rangers, at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island. Bossy's 33rd hat trick broke the record of 32 held by Phil Esposito.....Don Lever scored the 300th goal of his NHL career, and Uli Hiemer picked up three assists as the Devils won 6-3 over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. Lever became the 53rd player in NHL history to score 300 career goals.
1988: Rookie Joe Nieuwendyk scored his 40th goal of the season, to break Eric Vail's 13-year old Flames' team record for goals by a rookie, in a 5-2 Calgary win at Los Angeles.....Toronto Maple Leafs fired General Manager Gerry McNamara. Two months later Gord Stellick was named as his replacement, and became the youngest GM in NHL history.
1989: Kings' Wayne Gretzky was named the MVP at the 40th NHL All Star Game in Edmonton. He scored a goal and had two assists as the Campbell Conference defeated the Wales Conference, 9-5.
1990: Toronto's Al Iafrate scored a goal and added three assists as the Maple Leafs won 7-1 over the visiting St. Louis Blues.
1991: Pat Quinn picked up his first victory as coach of the Vancouver Canucks, with a 2-1 win at Philadelphia.
1992: Washington's Peter Bondra scored two goals and two assists, and Michal Pivonka added four assists as the Capitals won 6-2 over the visting NY Rangers.
1995: Pittsburgh's Joe Mullen scored twice and added two assists, including his 1,000th NHL point as the Penguins won 7-3 over the visiting Panthers. Mullen became the first American-born player and the 42nd in NHL history to reach 1,000 points.
1996: Anaheim obtained Teemu Selanne, Marc Chouinard and a 4th round pick in the '96 Entry Draft from the Winnipeg Jets, in exchange for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and the Mighty Ducks' 3rd round pick (Per-Anton Lundstrom) in the 1996 Entry Draft.....Buffalo's Dominik Hasek became the winningest European-trained goaltender in NHL history, when the Sabres beat the visiting Boston Bruins 2-1 in overtime. Hasek's 88th career win moved him one ahead of Pelle Lindbergh.....Jaromir Jagr became the 5th player to score 200 goals as a member of the Penguins. The milestone came when Pittsburgh tied the Devils 1-1 in New Jersey.
1998: The NHL had its busiest day in history, with 13 games (featuring all 26 teams) on the eve of the 1998 Olympic Break. Scoring honors went to Valerie Bure, who scored his first career hat trick in a 4-2 Flames' win over the Oilers.....Dallas Stars retired Neal Broten's #7 sweater in a pre-game ceremony before their game (a 3-1 victory) against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Devils' captain Scott Stevens recorded his 600th career NHL assist and Doug Bodger scored his 100th NHL goal in a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders.
1999: Patrick Roy recorded his 46th career shutout as the Avalanche extended its franchise record winning streak to 12 straight games, in Colorado's 3-0 win at Dallas. Avalanche became the 7th NHL team to win at least 12 straight games.
2001: Alexei Kovalev recorded the first five-point game of his career (with three goals and two assists), to give him 450 points in his NHL career, as the Penguins won 9-4 against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
2003: San Jose's Teemu Selanne scored a goal and an assist to become the 7th European player in NHL history to score 900 career points; He reached the milestone in a 4-3 Sharks loss at Minnesota.....Bob Hartley became the 6th fastest coach in NHL history to win 200 games, when the Thrashers had a 4-2 victory over the Devils at New Jersey. Hartley's 200th victory came in his 369th regular season game.....Bryan Smolinski scored his third career hat trick (with 3 power play goals) and rookie Jared Aulin scored his first two NHL goals and added an assist in the Kings 8-2 win against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.
1925: Goalie Doc Stewart recorded the first shutout in Boston Bruins' history, a 1-0 victory at Montreal.
1928: Ottawa goalie Alex Connell and Rangers' Lorne Chabot dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie in a game played at New York. It was the third of six straight shutouts for Connell (and the 44th of his career) and the 16th of Chabot's career.
1933: Canadiens' George Hainsworth recorded his 71st career shutout, in a 2-0 win over Toronto, in Montreal, to move past Alex Connell as the NHL's all-time leader in career shutouts.
1937: Johnny Sorrell scored his third career hat trick, and Norm Smith recorded his 12th career shutout as the Red Wings beat the Bruins, 8-0 at the Olympia in Detroit.
1939: Boston extended its unbeaten streak to 6-0-1 as Frank Brimsek recorded the 9th shutout of his rookie season with 33 saves in a 2-0 win over Toronto, at Boston Garden.
1943: Chicago's Doug Bentley scored his third career hat trick and added 3 assists and Bill Thoms also got his third hat trick (his only one with Chicago) and 2 assists in the Black Hawks' 8-4 win against the visiting New York Rangers.
1956: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored twice to become the first Red Wing to score 300 goals. The milestone came in a 3-2 win over Chicago. Howe was the third player in the NHL to reach the 300 goal mark (Maurice Richard and Nels Stewart were the others).
1965: Detroit's Gordie Howe became the first player in NHL history to score 100 career goals against every opposing team in the league, during a 6-0 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Rookie Roger Crozier recorded his 7th career shutout.
1971: Bobby Hull scored his 544th career goal, to tie Maurice Richard as the second highest goal scorer in NHL history (behind Gordie Howe). It came in the Black Hawks' 1-0 win over the visiting Penguins. Tony Esposito recorded his 22nd career shutout....Buffalo's Dick Duff played in his 1,000th career NHL game as the Sabres lost 4-3 to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.....Scotty Bowman took over as head coach of the St. Louis Blues, replacing Al Arbour, who returned to playing duty. It was Bowman's second tour of duty as the Blues' coach.
1975: Eddie Johnston recorded his 30th career shutout to lead the Blues to a 5-0 win over the Kansas City Scouts, in St. Louis. Wayne Merrick led the scoring with 2 goals and an assist, as the Blues began a team-record 11 game (9-0-2) undefeated streak.
1976: Darryl Sittler set an NHL record with 10 points in one game -- he scored six goals and added four assists in an 11-4 Toronto win over Boston, at Maple Leaf Garden. It was the 5th career hat trick for Sittler.....Boston's Jean Ratelle scored twice to give him 350 career NHL goals, and added two assists when the Bruins lost 11-4 at Toronto. In the same game John Bucyk scored his 1,283rd career point to move into second place all-time behind Gordie Howe.....Rod Gilbert scored four goals, including his 7th career hat trick as the Rangers won at Detroit, 5-4.
1979: Washington Capitals signed Dennis Hextall as free agent.
1980: Mike Bossy extended his team-record point scoring streak to 18 games in the New York Islanders' 4-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings. Bossy scored 17 goals and 10 assists for 27 points during the 18 game streak. Also in that game, Marcel Dionne scored his 45th goal of the year, and passed Butch Goring to become the L.A. Kings all-time leading point scorer.....Boston's Ray Bourque picked up three assists to give him 30 for the season, breaking Bobby Orr's record (28) for most assists by a Bruins' rookie defenseman (set in 1966-67). Boston won 8-6 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1982: Mark Osborne picked up five assists to tie the Red Wings' records for most assists and most points by a rookie. Red Wings beat St. Louis, 8-5. Records were first set by Jimmy McFacdden in 1947.....Guy Chouinard scored two goals and three assists, Kent Nilsson had a goal and four assists and Kevin Lavallee added two goals and two assists in the Flames' 8-2 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1983: NY Islanders' General Manager Bill Torrey won the Lester Patrick Award for outstanding service to hockey at the All-Star dinner hosted by the Islanders and the Nassau Coliseum.
1985: Mike Bossy scored an NHL-record 33rd career hat trick, and added an assist, to lead the Islanders to a 7-5 win over the Rangers, at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island. Bossy's 33rd hat trick broke the record of 32 held by Phil Esposito.....Don Lever scored the 300th goal of his NHL career, and Uli Hiemer picked up three assists as the Devils won 6-3 over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. Lever became the 53rd player in NHL history to score 300 career goals.
1988: Rookie Joe Nieuwendyk scored his 40th goal of the season, to break Eric Vail's 13-year old Flames' team record for goals by a rookie, in a 5-2 Calgary win at Los Angeles.....Toronto Maple Leafs fired General Manager Gerry McNamara. Two months later Gord Stellick was named as his replacement, and became the youngest GM in NHL history.
1989: Kings' Wayne Gretzky was named the MVP at the 40th NHL All Star Game in Edmonton. He scored a goal and had two assists as the Campbell Conference defeated the Wales Conference, 9-5.
1990: Toronto's Al Iafrate scored a goal and added three assists as the Maple Leafs won 7-1 over the visiting St. Louis Blues.
1991: Pat Quinn picked up his first victory as coach of the Vancouver Canucks, with a 2-1 win at Philadelphia.
1992: Washington's Peter Bondra scored two goals and two assists, and Michal Pivonka added four assists as the Capitals won 6-2 over the visting NY Rangers.
1995: Pittsburgh's Joe Mullen scored twice and added two assists, including his 1,000th NHL point as the Penguins won 7-3 over the visiting Panthers. Mullen became the first American-born player and the 42nd in NHL history to reach 1,000 points.
1996: Anaheim obtained Teemu Selanne, Marc Chouinard and a 4th round pick in the '96 Entry Draft from the Winnipeg Jets, in exchange for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and the Mighty Ducks' 3rd round pick (Per-Anton Lundstrom) in the 1996 Entry Draft.....Buffalo's Dominik Hasek became the winningest European-trained goaltender in NHL history, when the Sabres beat the visiting Boston Bruins 2-1 in overtime. Hasek's 88th career win moved him one ahead of Pelle Lindbergh.....Jaromir Jagr became the 5th player to score 200 goals as a member of the Penguins. The milestone came when Pittsburgh tied the Devils 1-1 in New Jersey.
1998: The NHL had its busiest day in history, with 13 games (featuring all 26 teams) on the eve of the 1998 Olympic Break. Scoring honors went to Valerie Bure, who scored his first career hat trick in a 4-2 Flames' win over the Oilers.....Dallas Stars retired Neal Broten's #7 sweater in a pre-game ceremony before their game (a 3-1 victory) against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Devils' captain Scott Stevens recorded his 600th career NHL assist and Doug Bodger scored his 100th NHL goal in a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders.
1999: Patrick Roy recorded his 46th career shutout as the Avalanche extended its franchise record winning streak to 12 straight games, in Colorado's 3-0 win at Dallas. Avalanche became the 7th NHL team to win at least 12 straight games.
2001: Alexei Kovalev recorded the first five-point game of his career (with three goals and two assists), to give him 450 points in his NHL career, as the Penguins won 9-4 against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
2003: San Jose's Teemu Selanne scored a goal and an assist to become the 7th European player in NHL history to score 900 career points; He reached the milestone in a 4-3 Sharks loss at Minnesota.....Bob Hartley became the 6th fastest coach in NHL history to win 200 games, when the Thrashers had a 4-2 victory over the Devils at New Jersey. Hartley's 200th victory came in his 369th regular season game.....Bryan Smolinski scored his third career hat trick (with 3 power play goals) and rookie Jared Aulin scored his first two NHL goals and added an assist in the Kings 8-2 win against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
February 6th
OILERS (FINALLY) SOLD TO KATZ
The Edmonton Oilers have been sold to local billionaire Daryl Katz for $200 million, pending the approval of the NHL.
All 34 members of the Edmonton Investors Group agreed Tuesday to sell their shares in the franchise to Katz, who has spent 10 months trying to work out a deal.
The EIG, formed a decade ago to prevent the team from relocating to Houston, struck a 10-year, $20-million deal with Katz for the naming rights to Edmonton's Northlands Coliseum, renaming it Rexall Place in 2003.
But the EIG remained reluctant to sell the team outright to the reclusive owner of the Rexall pharmacy empire — until he made an offer it simply couldn't refuse.
Katz initially offered $145 million for the Oilers, but he sweetened the pot four times to $22,000 a share for 7,492 shares — or double the original purchase price.
Earlier this month, EIG chairman Bill Butler recommended that shareholders refuse to sell until Katz agreed — in writing — to keep the team in Edmonton and commit $100 million to a new facility to replace 34-year-old Rexall Place.
Pekarsky refused to divulge details of the response, but Katz, who lives in a $20-million mansion in the city's river valley, had expressed a willingness to build a training facility for the team at the University of Alberta, and spend the maximum for players under the salary cap.
GAGLARDI, BEEDIE APPEAL CANUCKS OWNERSHIP RULING
Two Vancouver businessmen have appealed a B.C. Supreme Court ruling rejecting their claim that they were denied a chance to buy the Vancouver Canucks.
Lawyers for Tom Gaglardi and Ryan Beedie confirmed Tuesday that they filed an appeal requesting team owner Francesco Aquilini place the Canucks in trust for them.
Gaglardi and Beedie argued that they were partners with Aquilini, but he negotiated behind their backs when he purchased the Canucks and General Motors Place from American billionaire John McCaw for a reported $250 million on Nov. 17, 2004. However, Justice Catherine Wedge ruled Jan. 10 that the trio's relationship was neither a partnership nor a joint venture and ended in March 2004, when Aquilini parted ways with Gaglardi and Beedie — nine months before he bought the Canucks.
Wedge's ruling concluded a five month trial that ended favourably for Aquilini, a local Vancouver area commercial and real estate developer.
JACKETS TRADE GLENCROSS FOR TARNSTROM
The Columbus Blue Jackets traded left winger Curtis Glencross to the Edmonton Oilers for defenceman Dick Tarnstrom.
Glencross joined the Jackets last season following a trade with the Anaheim (LA) Ducks. After appearing in seven games with the clud in 2006-07, he collected 12 points and 25 penalty minutes in 36 games this season. He has registered 13 points and 27 penalty minutes in 45 career NHL games.
Taenstrom has appeared in 287 career NHL games, registering 33 goals and 98 assists for 131 points and 242 penalty minutes with the Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders. In 29 games with Edmonton this season, he has five points and 40 penalty minutes.
The Edmonton Oilers have been sold to local billionaire Daryl Katz for $200 million, pending the approval of the NHL.
All 34 members of the Edmonton Investors Group agreed Tuesday to sell their shares in the franchise to Katz, who has spent 10 months trying to work out a deal.
The EIG, formed a decade ago to prevent the team from relocating to Houston, struck a 10-year, $20-million deal with Katz for the naming rights to Edmonton's Northlands Coliseum, renaming it Rexall Place in 2003.
But the EIG remained reluctant to sell the team outright to the reclusive owner of the Rexall pharmacy empire — until he made an offer it simply couldn't refuse.
Katz initially offered $145 million for the Oilers, but he sweetened the pot four times to $22,000 a share for 7,492 shares — or double the original purchase price.
Earlier this month, EIG chairman Bill Butler recommended that shareholders refuse to sell until Katz agreed — in writing — to keep the team in Edmonton and commit $100 million to a new facility to replace 34-year-old Rexall Place.
Pekarsky refused to divulge details of the response, but Katz, who lives in a $20-million mansion in the city's river valley, had expressed a willingness to build a training facility for the team at the University of Alberta, and spend the maximum for players under the salary cap.
GAGLARDI, BEEDIE APPEAL CANUCKS OWNERSHIP RULING
Two Vancouver businessmen have appealed a B.C. Supreme Court ruling rejecting their claim that they were denied a chance to buy the Vancouver Canucks.
Lawyers for Tom Gaglardi and Ryan Beedie confirmed Tuesday that they filed an appeal requesting team owner Francesco Aquilini place the Canucks in trust for them.
Gaglardi and Beedie argued that they were partners with Aquilini, but he negotiated behind their backs when he purchased the Canucks and General Motors Place from American billionaire John McCaw for a reported $250 million on Nov. 17, 2004. However, Justice Catherine Wedge ruled Jan. 10 that the trio's relationship was neither a partnership nor a joint venture and ended in March 2004, when Aquilini parted ways with Gaglardi and Beedie — nine months before he bought the Canucks.
Wedge's ruling concluded a five month trial that ended favourably for Aquilini, a local Vancouver area commercial and real estate developer.
JACKETS TRADE GLENCROSS FOR TARNSTROM
The Columbus Blue Jackets traded left winger Curtis Glencross to the Edmonton Oilers for defenceman Dick Tarnstrom.
Glencross joined the Jackets last season following a trade with the Anaheim (LA) Ducks. After appearing in seven games with the clud in 2006-07, he collected 12 points and 25 penalty minutes in 36 games this season. He has registered 13 points and 27 penalty minutes in 45 career NHL games.
Taenstrom has appeared in 287 career NHL games, registering 33 goals and 98 assists for 131 points and 242 penalty minutes with the Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders. In 29 games with Edmonton this season, he has five points and 40 penalty minutes.
Today in NHL History, Feb 6th
1918: Montreal's Joe Malone extended his goal scoring streak to 14 straight games (which began at the start of the NHL's first season two months earlier) with his 35th goal of the season in a 6-3 Canadiens loss at Ottawa.
1929: Ottawa goalie Alex Connell recorded his 100th NHL career victory as the Senators won 2-1 over the Pirates, at Pittsburgh.
1930: Toronto rookie Charlie Conacher scored his first career hat trick as the Maple Leafs tied 3-3 with the Montreal Maroons.
1932: Maple Leafs' Charlie Conacher set an NHL record for fastest goal from the start of a game, when he scored just seven seconds into a 6-0 win against Boston, in Toronto. Lorne Chabot recorded his 48th career shutout.
1943: Montreal's Elmer Lach had six assists, and Joe Benoit had a goal and four assists as the Canadiens won 8-3 over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1955: Montreal's Maurice Richard scored four goals (his 24th career hat trick) and added an assist to lead the Canadiens to a 7-3 win over the Rangers, at New York.
1956: Former NHL right winger Rob Flockhart born in Sicamous, B.C. Flockhart played in the NHL 1976-77 through 1980-81 with Vancouver and Minnesota.
1964: Terry Sawchuk recorded his final shutout as a Red Wing, when Detroit beat the Black Hawks 4-0 at the Olympia. It was the 96th shutout of Sawchuk's NHL career.
1966: Stan Mikita played with a helmet for the first time in his NHL career, and scored two goals and an assist as Chicago beat Toronto 3-2. Mikita had been cut on the head the night before, in a loss to the Maple Leafs at Toronto.
1971: Boston's Phil Esposito scored a goal and two assists to become the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season twice in his career. Esposito's milestone came in Boston's 4-3 win over the Sabres, the Bruins' 19th straight home win.....Chicago's Bobby Hull scored his 26th career NHL hat trick to tie Maurice Richard's record for career three-goal games, as the Black Hawks beat the North Stars 6-2, at Minnesota. Bobby's brother Dennis added two goals and an assist.
1972: Goaltender Tony Esposito recorded his 30th career shutout in the Black Hawks' 5-0 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at Chicago Stadium. Pat Stapleton had four assists to lead the scoring.....Mickey Redmond scored his first career hat trick, and Arnie Brown had four assists to lead the Red Wings to an 8-2 win over the Oakland Seals, at the Olympia in Detroit.....Jim Lorentz scored twice and added two assists in the Sabres' 8-2 win against Boston at the Aud. It was the Sabres' first ever home win against Boston.
1973: Playing his first NHL game at the age of 38, Connie Madigan became the oldest rookie in NHL history, when he suited up for the St. Louis Blues in a 5-1 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
1977: Goaltender Gary Smith recorded his 26th (and final) career shutout (and his only one with Minnesota) in the North Stars' 3-0 win against the Black Hawks at Chicago.
1979: Bobby Orr was named winner of the Lester Patrick Award for his outstanding contribution to hockey in the United States.
1980: Marcel Dionne scored his 100th point of the season for the 4th time in his career, when he picked up an assist in a 7-3 Kings loss to the Whalers, at Hartford.
1981: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a natural hat trick (the 4th of his career) and added three assists for his 100th point of the season (for the second straight) year as the Oilers won 10-4 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets.....Andre Savard scored his third career hat trick and added an assist, and Danny Gare had two goals and an assist as the Sabres beat Detroit 7-3 at the Aud, to extend their unbeaten streak to 8 games (7-0-1).....Colorado's Lanny McDonald scored three goals and added two assists as the Rockies won 6-4 over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. It was the 7th hat trick of McDonald's NHL career.
1983: Red Wings' Ivan Boldirev scored his 300th career NHL goal, and rookie goalie Corado Micalef recorded his second (and final) career shutout as Detroit won 5-3 over the Islanders, at Long Island.
1986: Neal Broten scored his 4th career hat trick and added an assist, and Dino Ciccarelli picked up four assists in the North Stars' 8-7 win against Toronto, in Minnesota.....New Jersey's Peter McNab scored his 350th career NHL goal when the Devils lost 6-4 to the visiting Oilers.....Buffalo's Dave Andreychuk scored a club record five goals and added an assist as the Sabres won 8-6 over the Bruins at Boston. It was the first hat trick of Andreychuk's NHL career.
1987: Mike Bossy became the first player in NHL history to get 30 goals in each of his first 10 seasons, when he scored his 30th of the year for the Islanders in a 3-3 tie against the Oilers at Edmonton.
1988: Brian MacLellan scored his third (and final) career hat trick (and his only one with Minnesota) and added an assist, and Dino Ciccarelli picked up four assists in the North Stars' 8-8 tie against the visiting Winnipeg Jets.
1990: Pittsburgh's Paul Coffey scored a goal and four assists in an 8-7 overtime loss to the Islanders, at the Civic Arena. Also in that game, Islanders' Pat LaFontaine scored three goals and three assists. It was the 6th hat trick of LaFontaine's NHL career.....Brett Hull scored his 50th goal of the season, to become part of the first father-son combo to each score 50 goals in an NHL season. It came in a Blues' 6-4 win over the Maple Leafs, in St. Louis.....Washington's Dino Ciccarelli scored four goals, including a natural hat trick in the second period (his 16th career hat trick), and Mike Ridley had a goal and four assists as the Capitals won 12-2 over the visiting Quebec Nordiques.
1992: Luc Robitaille scored four goals, including a penalty shot goal to help the Kings to a 5-5 tie with the Hartford Whalers, at the Forum. It was the 8th career hat trick for Robitaille.
1993: Mike Gartner scored four goals and an assist (including a first period hat trick) to lead the Wales Conference to a 16-6 win over the Campbells, at the All Star Game in Montreal. Pierre Turgeon had three goals & two assists in the game.
1995: Don Beaupre recorded the first shutout in Ottawa Senators history, with 34 saves in a 3-0 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. It was Beaupre's 16th career shutout, and the Senators' first win of the season (in their 9th game).....Calgary Flames defenseman Phil Housley became the 10th defenseman in NHL history to score 600 career NHL assists, in a 5-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
1996: Dallas Guy Carbonneau appeared in his 1,000th career NHL game, and picked up an assist in a 5-2 Stars' win at St. Louis. Carbonneau became the 108th player in NHL history to play in 1,000 career games.....Bobby Orr was named winner of the Lester Patrick Award for his outstanding contribution to hockey in the United States.
1997: Philadelphia's John LeClair scored four goals (his 5th career hat trick) and added two assists, and Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg each had a goal and four assists in the Flyers' 9-5 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1998: Vancouver Canucks obtained Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan McCabe, and a 1998 3rd round draft pick from the New York Islanders in exchange for Trevor Linden.
1999: Anaheim's Fredrik Olausson scored a goal to become the second European-born defenseman to score 500 career NHL points. The milestone came in the Mighty Ducks 4-3 win at St. Louis.
2000: Wayne Gretzky's sweater #99 was officially retired permanently by the NHL, in a pre-game ceremony before the 2000 All-Star Game in Toronto, and Florida's Pavel Bure scored three goals and an assist to lead the World All-Stars to a 9-4 win over the North America Stars. Mark Messier and Ray Bourque set All-Star records with their 13th career assists.
2001: Buffalo's Doug Gilmour recorded his 900th career assist in the Sabres 6-3 win against the Rangers at New York. Gilmour became only the 13th player in NHL history to reach the 900 career assists plateau.
1929: Ottawa goalie Alex Connell recorded his 100th NHL career victory as the Senators won 2-1 over the Pirates, at Pittsburgh.
1930: Toronto rookie Charlie Conacher scored his first career hat trick as the Maple Leafs tied 3-3 with the Montreal Maroons.
1932: Maple Leafs' Charlie Conacher set an NHL record for fastest goal from the start of a game, when he scored just seven seconds into a 6-0 win against Boston, in Toronto. Lorne Chabot recorded his 48th career shutout.
1943: Montreal's Elmer Lach had six assists, and Joe Benoit had a goal and four assists as the Canadiens won 8-3 over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1955: Montreal's Maurice Richard scored four goals (his 24th career hat trick) and added an assist to lead the Canadiens to a 7-3 win over the Rangers, at New York.
1956: Former NHL right winger Rob Flockhart born in Sicamous, B.C. Flockhart played in the NHL 1976-77 through 1980-81 with Vancouver and Minnesota.
1964: Terry Sawchuk recorded his final shutout as a Red Wing, when Detroit beat the Black Hawks 4-0 at the Olympia. It was the 96th shutout of Sawchuk's NHL career.
1966: Stan Mikita played with a helmet for the first time in his NHL career, and scored two goals and an assist as Chicago beat Toronto 3-2. Mikita had been cut on the head the night before, in a loss to the Maple Leafs at Toronto.
1971: Boston's Phil Esposito scored a goal and two assists to become the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season twice in his career. Esposito's milestone came in Boston's 4-3 win over the Sabres, the Bruins' 19th straight home win.....Chicago's Bobby Hull scored his 26th career NHL hat trick to tie Maurice Richard's record for career three-goal games, as the Black Hawks beat the North Stars 6-2, at Minnesota. Bobby's brother Dennis added two goals and an assist.
1972: Goaltender Tony Esposito recorded his 30th career shutout in the Black Hawks' 5-0 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at Chicago Stadium. Pat Stapleton had four assists to lead the scoring.....Mickey Redmond scored his first career hat trick, and Arnie Brown had four assists to lead the Red Wings to an 8-2 win over the Oakland Seals, at the Olympia in Detroit.....Jim Lorentz scored twice and added two assists in the Sabres' 8-2 win against Boston at the Aud. It was the Sabres' first ever home win against Boston.
1973: Playing his first NHL game at the age of 38, Connie Madigan became the oldest rookie in NHL history, when he suited up for the St. Louis Blues in a 5-1 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
1977: Goaltender Gary Smith recorded his 26th (and final) career shutout (and his only one with Minnesota) in the North Stars' 3-0 win against the Black Hawks at Chicago.
1979: Bobby Orr was named winner of the Lester Patrick Award for his outstanding contribution to hockey in the United States.
1980: Marcel Dionne scored his 100th point of the season for the 4th time in his career, when he picked up an assist in a 7-3 Kings loss to the Whalers, at Hartford.
1981: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a natural hat trick (the 4th of his career) and added three assists for his 100th point of the season (for the second straight) year as the Oilers won 10-4 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets.....Andre Savard scored his third career hat trick and added an assist, and Danny Gare had two goals and an assist as the Sabres beat Detroit 7-3 at the Aud, to extend their unbeaten streak to 8 games (7-0-1).....Colorado's Lanny McDonald scored three goals and added two assists as the Rockies won 6-4 over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. It was the 7th hat trick of McDonald's NHL career.
1983: Red Wings' Ivan Boldirev scored his 300th career NHL goal, and rookie goalie Corado Micalef recorded his second (and final) career shutout as Detroit won 5-3 over the Islanders, at Long Island.
1986: Neal Broten scored his 4th career hat trick and added an assist, and Dino Ciccarelli picked up four assists in the North Stars' 8-7 win against Toronto, in Minnesota.....New Jersey's Peter McNab scored his 350th career NHL goal when the Devils lost 6-4 to the visiting Oilers.....Buffalo's Dave Andreychuk scored a club record five goals and added an assist as the Sabres won 8-6 over the Bruins at Boston. It was the first hat trick of Andreychuk's NHL career.
1987: Mike Bossy became the first player in NHL history to get 30 goals in each of his first 10 seasons, when he scored his 30th of the year for the Islanders in a 3-3 tie against the Oilers at Edmonton.
1988: Brian MacLellan scored his third (and final) career hat trick (and his only one with Minnesota) and added an assist, and Dino Ciccarelli picked up four assists in the North Stars' 8-8 tie against the visiting Winnipeg Jets.
1990: Pittsburgh's Paul Coffey scored a goal and four assists in an 8-7 overtime loss to the Islanders, at the Civic Arena. Also in that game, Islanders' Pat LaFontaine scored three goals and three assists. It was the 6th hat trick of LaFontaine's NHL career.....Brett Hull scored his 50th goal of the season, to become part of the first father-son combo to each score 50 goals in an NHL season. It came in a Blues' 6-4 win over the Maple Leafs, in St. Louis.....Washington's Dino Ciccarelli scored four goals, including a natural hat trick in the second period (his 16th career hat trick), and Mike Ridley had a goal and four assists as the Capitals won 12-2 over the visiting Quebec Nordiques.
1992: Luc Robitaille scored four goals, including a penalty shot goal to help the Kings to a 5-5 tie with the Hartford Whalers, at the Forum. It was the 8th career hat trick for Robitaille.
1993: Mike Gartner scored four goals and an assist (including a first period hat trick) to lead the Wales Conference to a 16-6 win over the Campbells, at the All Star Game in Montreal. Pierre Turgeon had three goals & two assists in the game.
1995: Don Beaupre recorded the first shutout in Ottawa Senators history, with 34 saves in a 3-0 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. It was Beaupre's 16th career shutout, and the Senators' first win of the season (in their 9th game).....Calgary Flames defenseman Phil Housley became the 10th defenseman in NHL history to score 600 career NHL assists, in a 5-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
1996: Dallas Guy Carbonneau appeared in his 1,000th career NHL game, and picked up an assist in a 5-2 Stars' win at St. Louis. Carbonneau became the 108th player in NHL history to play in 1,000 career games.....Bobby Orr was named winner of the Lester Patrick Award for his outstanding contribution to hockey in the United States.
1997: Philadelphia's John LeClair scored four goals (his 5th career hat trick) and added two assists, and Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg each had a goal and four assists in the Flyers' 9-5 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1998: Vancouver Canucks obtained Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan McCabe, and a 1998 3rd round draft pick from the New York Islanders in exchange for Trevor Linden.
1999: Anaheim's Fredrik Olausson scored a goal to become the second European-born defenseman to score 500 career NHL points. The milestone came in the Mighty Ducks 4-3 win at St. Louis.
2000: Wayne Gretzky's sweater #99 was officially retired permanently by the NHL, in a pre-game ceremony before the 2000 All-Star Game in Toronto, and Florida's Pavel Bure scored three goals and an assist to lead the World All-Stars to a 9-4 win over the North America Stars. Mark Messier and Ray Bourque set All-Star records with their 13th career assists.
2001: Buffalo's Doug Gilmour recorded his 900th career assist in the Sabres 6-3 win against the Rangers at New York. Gilmour became only the 13th player in NHL history to reach the 900 career assists plateau.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
February 5th
DATSYUK, TURCO, DRURY 'THREE STARS' OF THE WEEK
Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk, Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco and New York Rangers center Chris Drury have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending February 3.
First Star -- Pavel Datsyuk, C, Detroit Red Wings
Datsyuk led all NHL scorers with seven points (one goal, six assists) as the Red Wings (40-10-4, 84 points) posted three consecutive victories and extended their lead in the League's overall standings to 16 points. Datsyuk earned points on seven of Detroit's eight goals, beginning with three assists in a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes Jan. 30. He tallied assists on both goals in a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche Feb. 1 and notched the game-winning goal and one assist in a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins Feb. 2. Datsyuk is tied with linemate Henrik Zetterberg for the team scoring lead with 65 points (18 goals, 47 assists) in 54 games. He ranks second in the NHL with a +37 rating, trailing teammate Nicklas Lidstrom (+46).
Second Star -- Marty Turco, G, Dallas Stars
Turco posted a 3-0-0 record, 1.67 goals-against average and .948 save percentage as the Stars swept their three-game trip to Western Canada. He made 29 saves in a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Jan. 29, stopped 32 of 33 shots in a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers Feb. 1 and made 31 saves in a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames Feb. 2. Turco has posted a 22-11-4 record, 2.35 goals-against average, .910 save percentage and one shutout in 40 appearances this season. The Stars (31-20-5, 67 points) reclaimed the Pacific Division lead, rank second in the Western Conference and third in the NHL overall standings.
Third Star -- Chris Drury, C, New York Rangers
Drury tallied six points (four goals, two assists) in four games as the Rangers posted a 3-1-0 record. He recorded one goal and one assist in a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers Jan. 31, tallied two goals, including the game-winner, in a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils Feb. 1 and finished the week by scoring the game-winning goal and adding one assist in a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens Feb. 3. Drury ranks third among Rangers in scoring with 38 points (16 goals, 22 assists) in 55 games.
MUELLER NAMED NHL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Phoenix center Peter Mueller, who led all rookies in scoring with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 14 games as the Coyotes surged to a 9-4-1 record, has been named the NHL Rookie of the Month for January.
Mueller edged Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (2-12--14 in 13 games), Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (3-6--9 in 14 games) and New York Rangers center Brandon Dubinsky (4-4--8 in 14 games) for the award.
Mueller, 19, recorded points in nine of 14 games during the month, including a seven-game point streak from Jan. 10-21 (4-7--11). He tallied a career-high three assists in a 5-3 victory against San Jose Jan. 15 and notched two goals, including his third game-winner of the season, in a 4-2 win at Columbus Jan. 29.
Phoenix's first choice and the eighth overall selection at the 2006 Entry Draft, Mueller registered 78 points (21 goals, 57 assists) in 51 games for Everett of the Western Hockey League last season and captured WHL rookie of the year honors in 2005-06. The 6-2, 205-lb. Bloomington, Minn. native represented the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championships in 2006 and 2007.
Mueller joins previous 2007-08 Rookie of the Month winners, Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (October), Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Tobias Enstrom (November) and Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (December).
McCARTY INKS MINOR-LEAGUE DEAL
Darren McCarty soon could get another chance at a National Hockey League stint with the Detroit Red Wings.
The checking winger on Monday signed a contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins, the Red Wings' American Hockey League affiliate.
McCarty is expected to play his first AHL game since 1993 this Friday in Cleveland.
The 35-year-old had been playing with the Flint Generals of the International Hockey League, amassing three goals and six points in 11 games.
McCarty spent the last two years with the Calgary Flames following 11 seasons in Detroit, playing on three Stanley Cup-winning teams, and in 742 career NHL games has 126 goals and 160 assists for 286 points.
HORCOFF HAS SEASON-ENDING SURGERY
Already without one of their top checking forwards, the Edmonton Oilers will be minus their leading scorer for the rest of the NHL season.
The Oilers announced Monday that No. 1 centre Shawn Horcoff will have surgery this week on his left shoulder, which he aggravated while falling awkwardly in the all-star game on Jan. 27 in Atlanta.
Horcoff, 29, played one more game before an MRI exam confirmed the injury. He has scored 21 goals and 50 points in 53 games this season.
Edmonton left-winger Raffi Torres was lost for the season in early January with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, and this Oilers have also been forced to deal with lengthy injuries to Sheldon Souray, Fernando Pisani and Joni Pitkanen.
YZERMAN NAMED CANADA'S GM FOR WORLDS
Steve Yzerman has been named Canada's general manager for the world hockey championships this spring in Halifax and Quebec City.
The Detroit Red Wings vice-president was officially announced as the GM at a Monday morning news conference in Halifax.
Yzerman's assistant general managers are former Dallas Stars GM Doug Armstrong and long-time Los Angeles Kings forward Luc Robitaille.
Robitaille spent most of his career with the Kings but played with Yzerman as a Red Wing for two seasons. He ended his 19-season NHL career as a member of the Kings in 2006.
Armstrong, who spent five-plus years as GM in Dallas before being fired in November, joins Canada's staff for the third time. He acted as special adviser to Yzerman last year
This will be Yzerman's second straight stint in the job, having put together the team that won a gold medal last May at the IIHF worlds, beating Finland 4-2 for the country's third title in five years.
His roster was short on big names last year, but it was good enough to run off a perfect 9-0 record en route to winning the gold medal in Moscow.
Canada, which is hosting the world hockey championship for the first time, opens the tournament on May 2 against Slovenia in Halifax.
CANADIENS RECALL ROOKIE PRICE
Rookie Carey Price was recalled Monday by the Montreal Canadiens, who returned fellow netminder Jaroslav Halak to Hamilton of the AHL.
Price, 20, began the season in Montreal, and posted a 9-7-3 record with a 2.90 goals-against average in 19 appearances at the NHL level.
He was demoted Jan. 8 to Hamilton, where he was 6-4-0 and posted a 2.69 goals-against average in 10 games.
Drafted fifth overall in 2005, Price is considered Montreal's top goaltending prospect.
Halak, 22, played just 40 minutes in his second stint with the Canadiens, stopping 19 of 20 shots. The ninth round (271st overall) pick by Montreal in 2003 went 10-6-0 with a 2.89 GAA in 16 appearances last season.
Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk, Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco and New York Rangers center Chris Drury have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending February 3.
First Star -- Pavel Datsyuk, C, Detroit Red Wings
Datsyuk led all NHL scorers with seven points (one goal, six assists) as the Red Wings (40-10-4, 84 points) posted three consecutive victories and extended their lead in the League's overall standings to 16 points. Datsyuk earned points on seven of Detroit's eight goals, beginning with three assists in a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes Jan. 30. He tallied assists on both goals in a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche Feb. 1 and notched the game-winning goal and one assist in a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins Feb. 2. Datsyuk is tied with linemate Henrik Zetterberg for the team scoring lead with 65 points (18 goals, 47 assists) in 54 games. He ranks second in the NHL with a +37 rating, trailing teammate Nicklas Lidstrom (+46).
Second Star -- Marty Turco, G, Dallas Stars
Turco posted a 3-0-0 record, 1.67 goals-against average and .948 save percentage as the Stars swept their three-game trip to Western Canada. He made 29 saves in a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Jan. 29, stopped 32 of 33 shots in a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers Feb. 1 and made 31 saves in a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames Feb. 2. Turco has posted a 22-11-4 record, 2.35 goals-against average, .910 save percentage and one shutout in 40 appearances this season. The Stars (31-20-5, 67 points) reclaimed the Pacific Division lead, rank second in the Western Conference and third in the NHL overall standings.
Third Star -- Chris Drury, C, New York Rangers
Drury tallied six points (four goals, two assists) in four games as the Rangers posted a 3-1-0 record. He recorded one goal and one assist in a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers Jan. 31, tallied two goals, including the game-winner, in a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils Feb. 1 and finished the week by scoring the game-winning goal and adding one assist in a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens Feb. 3. Drury ranks third among Rangers in scoring with 38 points (16 goals, 22 assists) in 55 games.
MUELLER NAMED NHL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Phoenix center Peter Mueller, who led all rookies in scoring with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 14 games as the Coyotes surged to a 9-4-1 record, has been named the NHL Rookie of the Month for January.
Mueller edged Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (2-12--14 in 13 games), Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (3-6--9 in 14 games) and New York Rangers center Brandon Dubinsky (4-4--8 in 14 games) for the award.
Mueller, 19, recorded points in nine of 14 games during the month, including a seven-game point streak from Jan. 10-21 (4-7--11). He tallied a career-high three assists in a 5-3 victory against San Jose Jan. 15 and notched two goals, including his third game-winner of the season, in a 4-2 win at Columbus Jan. 29.
Phoenix's first choice and the eighth overall selection at the 2006 Entry Draft, Mueller registered 78 points (21 goals, 57 assists) in 51 games for Everett of the Western Hockey League last season and captured WHL rookie of the year honors in 2005-06. The 6-2, 205-lb. Bloomington, Minn. native represented the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championships in 2006 and 2007.
Mueller joins previous 2007-08 Rookie of the Month winners, Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (October), Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Tobias Enstrom (November) and Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (December).
McCARTY INKS MINOR-LEAGUE DEAL
Darren McCarty soon could get another chance at a National Hockey League stint with the Detroit Red Wings.
The checking winger on Monday signed a contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins, the Red Wings' American Hockey League affiliate.
McCarty is expected to play his first AHL game since 1993 this Friday in Cleveland.
The 35-year-old had been playing with the Flint Generals of the International Hockey League, amassing three goals and six points in 11 games.
McCarty spent the last two years with the Calgary Flames following 11 seasons in Detroit, playing on three Stanley Cup-winning teams, and in 742 career NHL games has 126 goals and 160 assists for 286 points.
HORCOFF HAS SEASON-ENDING SURGERY
Already without one of their top checking forwards, the Edmonton Oilers will be minus their leading scorer for the rest of the NHL season.
The Oilers announced Monday that No. 1 centre Shawn Horcoff will have surgery this week on his left shoulder, which he aggravated while falling awkwardly in the all-star game on Jan. 27 in Atlanta.
Horcoff, 29, played one more game before an MRI exam confirmed the injury. He has scored 21 goals and 50 points in 53 games this season.
Edmonton left-winger Raffi Torres was lost for the season in early January with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, and this Oilers have also been forced to deal with lengthy injuries to Sheldon Souray, Fernando Pisani and Joni Pitkanen.
YZERMAN NAMED CANADA'S GM FOR WORLDS
Steve Yzerman has been named Canada's general manager for the world hockey championships this spring in Halifax and Quebec City.
The Detroit Red Wings vice-president was officially announced as the GM at a Monday morning news conference in Halifax.
Yzerman's assistant general managers are former Dallas Stars GM Doug Armstrong and long-time Los Angeles Kings forward Luc Robitaille.
Robitaille spent most of his career with the Kings but played with Yzerman as a Red Wing for two seasons. He ended his 19-season NHL career as a member of the Kings in 2006.
Armstrong, who spent five-plus years as GM in Dallas before being fired in November, joins Canada's staff for the third time. He acted as special adviser to Yzerman last year
This will be Yzerman's second straight stint in the job, having put together the team that won a gold medal last May at the IIHF worlds, beating Finland 4-2 for the country's third title in five years.
His roster was short on big names last year, but it was good enough to run off a perfect 9-0 record en route to winning the gold medal in Moscow.
Canada, which is hosting the world hockey championship for the first time, opens the tournament on May 2 against Slovenia in Halifax.
CANADIENS RECALL ROOKIE PRICE
Rookie Carey Price was recalled Monday by the Montreal Canadiens, who returned fellow netminder Jaroslav Halak to Hamilton of the AHL.
Price, 20, began the season in Montreal, and posted a 9-7-3 record with a 2.90 goals-against average in 19 appearances at the NHL level.
He was demoted Jan. 8 to Hamilton, where he was 6-4-0 and posted a 2.69 goals-against average in 10 games.
Drafted fifth overall in 2005, Price is considered Montreal's top goaltending prospect.
Halak, 22, played just 40 minutes in his second stint with the Canadiens, stopping 19 of 20 shots. The ninth round (271st overall) pick by Montreal in 2003 went 10-6-0 with a 2.89 GAA in 16 appearances last season.
Today in NHL History, Feb 5th
1929: Toronto goalie Lorne Chabot and Pirates' Joe Miller dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Pittsburgh. It was Chabot's 29th career shutout and the 15th for Miller (also his 10th of the season).
1933: Detroit's John Roach became the sixth goaltender in NHL history to record 50 career shutouts when the Red Wings won 1-0 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks. It was Roach's seventh shutout of the season.
1934: Former NHL defenseman Don Cherry born in Kingston, Ont. Cherry played just one game in the NHL in 1954-55 with Boston, then coached the Bruins 1974-1979. Grapes, is the long standing outspoken host of Coaches Corner on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts.
1937: Former NHL defenseman Larry Hillman born in Kirkland Lake, Ont. Hillman played in the NHL 1954-55 through 1972-73 with Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Minnesota, Montreal, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Buffalo and Winnipeg.
1943: Mervyn "Red" Dutton was named as the new NHL president, replacing Frank Calder, who had passed away the day before. Dutton served until 1946, when Clarence Campbell took over.
1944: Bep Guidolin scored a goal and added three assists as Boston snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 7-2 win against the NY Rangers, at Boston Garden.....Toronto rookie Ted Kennedy set an NHL record with three power play goals (his first career hat trick), as the Maple Leafs won 3-1 over Detroit.
1948: Roy Conacher scored three goals (his first hat trick with Chicago) and Doug Bentley had a goal and three assists in the Black Hawks' 7-2 win against the Canadiens, at Montreal.
1952: Woody Dumart scored his 200th NHL goal, and Milt Schmidt scored the 4,000th goal in Bruins' history as Boston won 5-0 against visiting Chicago. Jim Henry made 29 saves for his second straight shutout and the 9th of his career.
1966: Montreal's Jean Beliveau recorded two assists, including the 500th of his NHL career, as the Canadiens tied Detroit 2-2 at the Forum.....Detroit's Bill Gadsby became the first NHL player to appear in 300 or more games with three different teams, when he picked up an assist in a 2-2 tie against in Montreal. Gadsby had previously played for Chicago and the N.Y. Rangers.
1969: Ron Ellis scored his second career hat trick as the Maple Leafs tied 5-5 with the Minnesota North Stars in Toronto.
1970: Boston's Bobby Orr became the first defenseman in NHL history to get 20 goals in a season twice in his career, when he scored twice and added an assist in a 5-1 win over Philadelphia, at Boston Garden. It was Orr's 2nd straight 20 goal season.
1972: Los Angeles' Butch Goring scored two goals and added four assists in the Kings' 8-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, at the Forum.....Philadelphia Flyers ended their team-record 19 game road winless streak (0-15-4) with a 3-1 win at Toronto.
1974: Rookie goaltender Glenn "Chico" Resch picked up the first victory of his NHL career, in a 6-2 NY Islanders win over the Minnesota North Stars, in Long Island.
1980: The Prince of Wales Conference defeated the Clarence Campbell Conference 6-3 in the 32nd Annual NHL All-Star Game in Detroit. Over 21,000 fans witnessed the return of Gordie Howe, who got an assist on the final goal of the game.
1981: Pierre Larouche scored his 8th career hat trick and added an assist, and Rejean Houle picked up four assists as the Canadiens won 7-0 against the Minnesota North Stars, at the Forum. Richard Sevigny and Denis Herron shared the shutout.....St. Louis' Perry Turnbull scored four goals (including his first career hat trick) in an 8-4 Blues' win against Toronto. It was just the second four goal game in the Blues' 14 year history.
1989: Steve Yzerman scored his 49th and 50th goals of the season for the second straight year, and added two assists, to lead the Red Wings to a 6-2 win against the Jets at Winnipeg.
1991: Washington's Dino Ciccarelli scored the 400th goal of his NHL career in the Capitals' 5-3 win against Vancouver. Ciccarelli became the 33rd NHL player to reach the 400 goal mark.
1994: Peter Bondra scored 4 goals on 4 straight shots within a span of 4:12 in the first period, setting an NHL record for fastest four goals by one player. Bondra added another goal in the second period as the Capitals won 6-3 over visiting Tampa Bay.
1995: Bernie Nicholls scored four goals on four shots (his 16th career hat trick and his first with Chicago), and added two assists as the Blackhawks won 9-4, at Vancouver.
1996: Colorado's Patrick Roy became the 4th goaltender in NHL history to win 10 or more games with two teams in one season, when the Avalanche had a 4-2 win over the visiting Canadiens. Roy had won 12 games with Montreal before being traded.....San Jose's Chris Terreri set a team record for goaltenders, with his third assist of the season, in a 6-4 Sharks' win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. It took Terreri just 33 games with the Sharks to register the three assists.
1998: Phoenix' Mike Gartner became the NHL's all-time leader in career games by a player who never won a Stanley Cup, when he appeared in his 1,412th NHL game, a 6-2 loss to the Flyers. Gartner passed Hall of Famer Harry Howell (1,411 NHL games).
1999: Larry Murphy played in his 1,447th game, breaking Tim Horton's NHL record for career games by a defenseman, as the Red Wings lost 3-1 to the visiting Colorado Avalanche. Also in that game, Patrick Roy earned his 400th career NHL victory as the Avalanche extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 11 straight. At age 33 Roy was the youngest 400 game winner in NHL history.
2002: Jose Theodore recorded his 13th career shutout as the Canadiens recorded their first victory at New Jersey since 1993 (ending a winless streak of 15 games, 0-12-3) with a 1-0 win against the Devils.
2004: Evgeni Nabokov recorded his second consecutive shutout (and the 24th of his career), and Nils Ekman had three assists to lead the Sharks to a 5-0 win over the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.....Dan Cloutier recorded his 13th career shutout, and brothers Henrik and Daniel Sedin set up goals for each other in Vancouver's 4-0 win against the Devils at New Jersey.
1933: Detroit's John Roach became the sixth goaltender in NHL history to record 50 career shutouts when the Red Wings won 1-0 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks. It was Roach's seventh shutout of the season.
1934: Former NHL defenseman Don Cherry born in Kingston, Ont. Cherry played just one game in the NHL in 1954-55 with Boston, then coached the Bruins 1974-1979. Grapes, is the long standing outspoken host of Coaches Corner on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts.
1937: Former NHL defenseman Larry Hillman born in Kirkland Lake, Ont. Hillman played in the NHL 1954-55 through 1972-73 with Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Minnesota, Montreal, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Buffalo and Winnipeg.
1943: Mervyn "Red" Dutton was named as the new NHL president, replacing Frank Calder, who had passed away the day before. Dutton served until 1946, when Clarence Campbell took over.
1944: Bep Guidolin scored a goal and added three assists as Boston snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 7-2 win against the NY Rangers, at Boston Garden.....Toronto rookie Ted Kennedy set an NHL record with three power play goals (his first career hat trick), as the Maple Leafs won 3-1 over Detroit.
1948: Roy Conacher scored three goals (his first hat trick with Chicago) and Doug Bentley had a goal and three assists in the Black Hawks' 7-2 win against the Canadiens, at Montreal.
1952: Woody Dumart scored his 200th NHL goal, and Milt Schmidt scored the 4,000th goal in Bruins' history as Boston won 5-0 against visiting Chicago. Jim Henry made 29 saves for his second straight shutout and the 9th of his career.
1966: Montreal's Jean Beliveau recorded two assists, including the 500th of his NHL career, as the Canadiens tied Detroit 2-2 at the Forum.....Detroit's Bill Gadsby became the first NHL player to appear in 300 or more games with three different teams, when he picked up an assist in a 2-2 tie against in Montreal. Gadsby had previously played for Chicago and the N.Y. Rangers.
1969: Ron Ellis scored his second career hat trick as the Maple Leafs tied 5-5 with the Minnesota North Stars in Toronto.
1970: Boston's Bobby Orr became the first defenseman in NHL history to get 20 goals in a season twice in his career, when he scored twice and added an assist in a 5-1 win over Philadelphia, at Boston Garden. It was Orr's 2nd straight 20 goal season.
1972: Los Angeles' Butch Goring scored two goals and added four assists in the Kings' 8-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, at the Forum.....Philadelphia Flyers ended their team-record 19 game road winless streak (0-15-4) with a 3-1 win at Toronto.
1974: Rookie goaltender Glenn "Chico" Resch picked up the first victory of his NHL career, in a 6-2 NY Islanders win over the Minnesota North Stars, in Long Island.
1980: The Prince of Wales Conference defeated the Clarence Campbell Conference 6-3 in the 32nd Annual NHL All-Star Game in Detroit. Over 21,000 fans witnessed the return of Gordie Howe, who got an assist on the final goal of the game.
1981: Pierre Larouche scored his 8th career hat trick and added an assist, and Rejean Houle picked up four assists as the Canadiens won 7-0 against the Minnesota North Stars, at the Forum. Richard Sevigny and Denis Herron shared the shutout.....St. Louis' Perry Turnbull scored four goals (including his first career hat trick) in an 8-4 Blues' win against Toronto. It was just the second four goal game in the Blues' 14 year history.
1989: Steve Yzerman scored his 49th and 50th goals of the season for the second straight year, and added two assists, to lead the Red Wings to a 6-2 win against the Jets at Winnipeg.
1991: Washington's Dino Ciccarelli scored the 400th goal of his NHL career in the Capitals' 5-3 win against Vancouver. Ciccarelli became the 33rd NHL player to reach the 400 goal mark.
1994: Peter Bondra scored 4 goals on 4 straight shots within a span of 4:12 in the first period, setting an NHL record for fastest four goals by one player. Bondra added another goal in the second period as the Capitals won 6-3 over visiting Tampa Bay.
1995: Bernie Nicholls scored four goals on four shots (his 16th career hat trick and his first with Chicago), and added two assists as the Blackhawks won 9-4, at Vancouver.
1996: Colorado's Patrick Roy became the 4th goaltender in NHL history to win 10 or more games with two teams in one season, when the Avalanche had a 4-2 win over the visiting Canadiens. Roy had won 12 games with Montreal before being traded.....San Jose's Chris Terreri set a team record for goaltenders, with his third assist of the season, in a 6-4 Sharks' win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. It took Terreri just 33 games with the Sharks to register the three assists.
1998: Phoenix' Mike Gartner became the NHL's all-time leader in career games by a player who never won a Stanley Cup, when he appeared in his 1,412th NHL game, a 6-2 loss to the Flyers. Gartner passed Hall of Famer Harry Howell (1,411 NHL games).
1999: Larry Murphy played in his 1,447th game, breaking Tim Horton's NHL record for career games by a defenseman, as the Red Wings lost 3-1 to the visiting Colorado Avalanche. Also in that game, Patrick Roy earned his 400th career NHL victory as the Avalanche extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 11 straight. At age 33 Roy was the youngest 400 game winner in NHL history.
2002: Jose Theodore recorded his 13th career shutout as the Canadiens recorded their first victory at New Jersey since 1993 (ending a winless streak of 15 games, 0-12-3) with a 1-0 win against the Devils.
2004: Evgeni Nabokov recorded his second consecutive shutout (and the 24th of his career), and Nils Ekman had three assists to lead the Sharks to a 5-0 win over the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.....Dan Cloutier recorded his 13th career shutout, and brothers Henrik and Daniel Sedin set up goals for each other in Vancouver's 4-0 win against the Devils at New Jersey.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Today in NHL History, Feb 4th
1899: Future Hall of Famer Harry Trihey scored 10 goals when the Montreal Shamrocks beat Quebec 13-4, one of the highest single game totals in Stanley Cup history.
1920: Former NHL left winger Adam Brown born in Johnstone, Scotland. Brown played in the NHL 1941-42 through 1951-52 with Detroit, Chicago and Boston.
1922: Ottawa's Harry "Punch" Broadbent extended his goal scoring streak to 13 straight games (one short of the NHL record at that time), as the Senators beat the visiting Hamilton Tigers 10-6.
1925: Goaltender Jake Forbes tied an NHL record with his fifth shutout of the season (and the 6th of his career), as the Hamilton Tigers won 3-0 over the Canadiens, at Montreal.
1940: New York Rangers extended their team-record home winning streak to 11 straight games, with a 9-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Dutch Hiller led the scoring with two goals and two assists and Dave Kerr recorded his 47th career shutout.
1943: Frank Calder, president of the NHL since its inception in 1917, died of a heart attack in a Montreal hospital. He was replaced on an interim basis by Mervyn "Red" Dutton.
1965: Toronto's Terry Sawchuk became the first goaltender in NHL history to record 400 career victories as the Maple Leafs won 5-2 at Montreal.
1970: Ken Schinkel scored his second career hat trick and an assist and Bryan Hextall added four assists to lead the Penguins to a 7-5 win over the North Stars at Minnesota.
1971: Gilles Villemure recorded his 5th career shutout to give the Rangers a 1-0 win against the Red Wings at Detroit. It was the last 1-0 road win for New York for 23 years -- their next came in February 1993 by Mike Richter.....Eddie Shack scored his 4th career hat trick (and his first with Buffalo) in a 5-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings, at the Aud. It was the Sabres' 7th straight game without a loss, tying the NHL record for expansion teams.
1973: Buffalo beat NY Islanders 5-1 in a penalty-free game played in Buffalo. It was the first penalty free game in both Sabres and Islanders' history.....New York Rangers extended their team-record winning streak to 8 straight games, with a 6-0 win over the visiting Atlanta Flames. Gilles Villemure recorded his 10th career shutout and Pete Stemkowski scored his 4th (and final) career hat trick.
1976: Jim Rutherford recorded his fourth shutout of the season (and the 11th of his career) to lead the Red Wings to a 5-0 win over the Minnesota North Stars at the Olympia. Bill Hogaboam and Bill Lochead each scored a goal and added three assists.
1979: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored twice and added three assists, Pierre Mondou recorded his first career hat trick, and Steve Shutt had a goal and four assists in the Canadiens' 8-4 win, at Washington.
1986: Bryan Trottier scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Wales Conference beat the Campbell Conference 4-3 in Hartford. Grant Fuhr, who held the Wales scoreless for 31 minutes, captured the MVP award.
1988: Pittsburgh Penguins' rookie goalie Frank Pietrangelo recorded his only career NHL shutout, 1-0 over the Minnesota North Stars.....Montreal's Bobby Smith had a goal and an assist to collect his 800th career NHL point as the Canadiens lost 7-3 at Boston. It was also Smith's 350th point as a member of the Canadiens.
1989: Wayne Gretzky scored his 44th career hat trick in a 5-3 Kings win over Buffalo. His 3 goals came on just one official shot on goal. One was knocked in by an opponent, and the 3rd was awarded by the ref when the net was intentionally dislodged.....Brad Lauer scored the 5,000th goal in New York Islanders team history, which triggered a four goal rally and carried the team to a 5-3 win over the Hartford Whalers at Long Island.....Guy Lafleur returned to Montreal for the first time since 1984. Playing for the NY Rangers, Lafleur had two goals and an assist, but the Canadiens won 7-5. Shayne Corson scored his first career hat trick for Montreal.
1990: Boston goalie Reggie Lemelin collected his 200th career NHL victory, a 3-2 Bruins' win against the Nordiques in Quebec City. Lemelin became the 32nd goaltender in the NHL to get 200 wins.....Montreal goalie Patrick Roy recorded his second shutout in two days as the Canadiens won 2-0 over the Hartford Whalers, at the Forum. It was the 12th career shutout for Roy.
1991: Montreal's Mike McPhee scored his third (and final) career hat trick, and added an assist, as the Canadiens won 5-3 against the Minnesota North Stars, at the Forum.....Detroit Red Wings' goalie Tim Cheveldae set a new team record with his fifth assist of the season (breaking the old record of four held by Al Smith). #5 came in a 6-4 loss to the Kings
1992: Al Arbour won his 691st NHL game, making him the second winningest coach in NHL history (behind Scotty Bowman). He moved ahead of Dick Irvin, with a 2-1 Islanders' win at Los Angeles.....Dave Andreychuk scored a goal and added four assists to lead the Sabres to a 7-3 win over the Capitals, at the Aud, to extend their unbeaten streak to 7 games (5-0-2).
1995: Penguins' Tomas Sandstrom scored twice to give him 300 goals in his NHL career, and added two assists as Pittsburgh won 6-3 over the Lightning, at the Civic Arena. The win gave the Pens a 7-0-0 start in the shortened 1994-95 NHL season.....Philadelphia's Eric Lindros scored a goal and added three assists as the Flyers won 4-2 over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
1997: Mario Lemieux scored his 600th goal (in his 719th game, one more game than it took Gretzky) as the Penguins won 6-4 over the visiting Canucks. Lemieux became the first player to score 600 goals while spending his entire career with 1 team.....Philadelphia's Michel Petit became the first player in NHL history to record a point with nine different teams, when he picked up his first assist as a Flyer (in a 1-1 tie against the visiting Buffalo Sabres).
2001: In the NHL All-Star Game in Denver, Boston's Bill Guerin was voted the MVP for his first 3-goal, 2 assist performance for North America, winning 14-12 against the World. Chicago's Tony Amonte added two goals and two assists for North America.
2002: Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi picked up an assist to give him points in 15 straight games, tying a Canucks' team record. The milestone came in a 4-2 win over the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.
2003: Colorado defenseman Greg de Vries became just the second player in NHL history to score overtime winners in two straight games, when he connected with 42.3 seconds remaining in OT to give the Avalanche a 3-2 victory over the Bruins at Boston.....Jaromir Jagr scored his 11th career hat trick, including his 500th career goal and added an assist in the Capitals 5-1 win against the Lightning at Tampa Bay. The three goals gave Jagr twelve 30-goal seasons in his 13 year career.
2004: New York Rangers retired Mike Richter's #35 jersey in a pre-game ceremony before a 4-3 loss to the visiting Minnesota Wild.
1920: Former NHL left winger Adam Brown born in Johnstone, Scotland. Brown played in the NHL 1941-42 through 1951-52 with Detroit, Chicago and Boston.
1922: Ottawa's Harry "Punch" Broadbent extended his goal scoring streak to 13 straight games (one short of the NHL record at that time), as the Senators beat the visiting Hamilton Tigers 10-6.
1925: Goaltender Jake Forbes tied an NHL record with his fifth shutout of the season (and the 6th of his career), as the Hamilton Tigers won 3-0 over the Canadiens, at Montreal.
1940: New York Rangers extended their team-record home winning streak to 11 straight games, with a 9-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Dutch Hiller led the scoring with two goals and two assists and Dave Kerr recorded his 47th career shutout.
1943: Frank Calder, president of the NHL since its inception in 1917, died of a heart attack in a Montreal hospital. He was replaced on an interim basis by Mervyn "Red" Dutton.
1965: Toronto's Terry Sawchuk became the first goaltender in NHL history to record 400 career victories as the Maple Leafs won 5-2 at Montreal.
1970: Ken Schinkel scored his second career hat trick and an assist and Bryan Hextall added four assists to lead the Penguins to a 7-5 win over the North Stars at Minnesota.
1971: Gilles Villemure recorded his 5th career shutout to give the Rangers a 1-0 win against the Red Wings at Detroit. It was the last 1-0 road win for New York for 23 years -- their next came in February 1993 by Mike Richter.....Eddie Shack scored his 4th career hat trick (and his first with Buffalo) in a 5-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings, at the Aud. It was the Sabres' 7th straight game without a loss, tying the NHL record for expansion teams.
1973: Buffalo beat NY Islanders 5-1 in a penalty-free game played in Buffalo. It was the first penalty free game in both Sabres and Islanders' history.....New York Rangers extended their team-record winning streak to 8 straight games, with a 6-0 win over the visiting Atlanta Flames. Gilles Villemure recorded his 10th career shutout and Pete Stemkowski scored his 4th (and final) career hat trick.
1976: Jim Rutherford recorded his fourth shutout of the season (and the 11th of his career) to lead the Red Wings to a 5-0 win over the Minnesota North Stars at the Olympia. Bill Hogaboam and Bill Lochead each scored a goal and added three assists.
1979: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored twice and added three assists, Pierre Mondou recorded his first career hat trick, and Steve Shutt had a goal and four assists in the Canadiens' 8-4 win, at Washington.
1986: Bryan Trottier scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Wales Conference beat the Campbell Conference 4-3 in Hartford. Grant Fuhr, who held the Wales scoreless for 31 minutes, captured the MVP award.
1988: Pittsburgh Penguins' rookie goalie Frank Pietrangelo recorded his only career NHL shutout, 1-0 over the Minnesota North Stars.....Montreal's Bobby Smith had a goal and an assist to collect his 800th career NHL point as the Canadiens lost 7-3 at Boston. It was also Smith's 350th point as a member of the Canadiens.
1989: Wayne Gretzky scored his 44th career hat trick in a 5-3 Kings win over Buffalo. His 3 goals came on just one official shot on goal. One was knocked in by an opponent, and the 3rd was awarded by the ref when the net was intentionally dislodged.....Brad Lauer scored the 5,000th goal in New York Islanders team history, which triggered a four goal rally and carried the team to a 5-3 win over the Hartford Whalers at Long Island.....Guy Lafleur returned to Montreal for the first time since 1984. Playing for the NY Rangers, Lafleur had two goals and an assist, but the Canadiens won 7-5. Shayne Corson scored his first career hat trick for Montreal.
1990: Boston goalie Reggie Lemelin collected his 200th career NHL victory, a 3-2 Bruins' win against the Nordiques in Quebec City. Lemelin became the 32nd goaltender in the NHL to get 200 wins.....Montreal goalie Patrick Roy recorded his second shutout in two days as the Canadiens won 2-0 over the Hartford Whalers, at the Forum. It was the 12th career shutout for Roy.
1991: Montreal's Mike McPhee scored his third (and final) career hat trick, and added an assist, as the Canadiens won 5-3 against the Minnesota North Stars, at the Forum.....Detroit Red Wings' goalie Tim Cheveldae set a new team record with his fifth assist of the season (breaking the old record of four held by Al Smith). #5 came in a 6-4 loss to the Kings
1992: Al Arbour won his 691st NHL game, making him the second winningest coach in NHL history (behind Scotty Bowman). He moved ahead of Dick Irvin, with a 2-1 Islanders' win at Los Angeles.....Dave Andreychuk scored a goal and added four assists to lead the Sabres to a 7-3 win over the Capitals, at the Aud, to extend their unbeaten streak to 7 games (5-0-2).
1995: Penguins' Tomas Sandstrom scored twice to give him 300 goals in his NHL career, and added two assists as Pittsburgh won 6-3 over the Lightning, at the Civic Arena. The win gave the Pens a 7-0-0 start in the shortened 1994-95 NHL season.....Philadelphia's Eric Lindros scored a goal and added three assists as the Flyers won 4-2 over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
1997: Mario Lemieux scored his 600th goal (in his 719th game, one more game than it took Gretzky) as the Penguins won 6-4 over the visiting Canucks. Lemieux became the first player to score 600 goals while spending his entire career with 1 team.....Philadelphia's Michel Petit became the first player in NHL history to record a point with nine different teams, when he picked up his first assist as a Flyer (in a 1-1 tie against the visiting Buffalo Sabres).
2001: In the NHL All-Star Game in Denver, Boston's Bill Guerin was voted the MVP for his first 3-goal, 2 assist performance for North America, winning 14-12 against the World. Chicago's Tony Amonte added two goals and two assists for North America.
2002: Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi picked up an assist to give him points in 15 straight games, tying a Canucks' team record. The milestone came in a 4-2 win over the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.
2003: Colorado defenseman Greg de Vries became just the second player in NHL history to score overtime winners in two straight games, when he connected with 42.3 seconds remaining in OT to give the Avalanche a 3-2 victory over the Bruins at Boston.....Jaromir Jagr scored his 11th career hat trick, including his 500th career goal and added an assist in the Capitals 5-1 win against the Lightning at Tampa Bay. The three goals gave Jagr twelve 30-goal seasons in his 13 year career.
2004: New York Rangers retired Mike Richter's #35 jersey in a pre-game ceremony before a 4-3 loss to the visiting Minnesota Wild.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
February 3rd
OVECHKIN, DUMONT, HUET NAMED 'THREE STARS' FOR JANUARY
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, Nashville Predators forward J.P. Dumont and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cristobal Huet have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the month of January.
First Star -- Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Ovechkin led all NHL scorers in January with 22 points (13 goals, 9 assists) in 13 games and recorded a +9 rating as the Capitals won nine games during the month. Ovechkin recorded points in 10 of 13 games, including a four-goal, one-assist effort in the Capitals 5-4 win against Montreal on Jan. 31. The four-goal game was his second of the season (Dec. 29 vs. Ottawa). Ovechkin took over the League lead in points (70) and goals (43) during the month. He has registered points in 32 of his last 36 games, averaging nearly a goal-per game during that stretch (34-20--54).
Second Star -- J.P. Dumont, Nashville Predators
Dumont registered points in each of the team's 14 games during the month (6-14--20) as the Predators posted an 8-3-3 record. He figured in 20 of the Predators’ 48 goals during the month and had multi-point games in six of the 14 contests. He is in the midst of a career and franchise-record 16-game point scoring streak that began on December 29 with a goal against San Jose.
Third Star -- Cristobal Huet, Montreal Canadiens
Huet posted an 8-2-1 record, 2.40 goals-against average and one shutout in 11 games during the month. He improved his overall season record to 18-8-6 with a 2.34 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.
TOOTOO RESIGNS WITH PREDS
The Nashville Predators signed forward Jordin Tootoo to a two-year contract extension worth $1.95 million.
Tootoo, who will earn $700,000 this year, has seven goals and six assists with 57 penalty minutes while playing in his fourth NHL season.
Tootoo, 24, became the first player of Inuit decent to play in the NHL when he made his debut in October 2003. Nashville used the 98th overall selection to draft the native of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
USA HOCKEY TO STAGE 24-HOUR GAME
USA Hockey plans to stage a 24-hour game beginning at noon ET on Feb. 29 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The venture is dubbed USA Hockey's 24-Hour Hockey Game, and is supported by the organization's affiliates throughout the U.S.
"We're very excited about the 24-Hour Game," said Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey.
"Feb. 29 has been designated as the worldwide day to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the IIHF and our 24-hour game is a unique and fun way for us to be engaged in the celebration and also bring visibility to our great sport."
Each of the lower 48 states will compete in a 30-minute running-time game in sequence starting in Maine. Hawaii and Alaska will conclude the event by playing a 30-minute overtime game each, with the festivities ending in Hawaii at 1 p.m. ET on March 1.
The teams will be divided into squads called Stars and Stripes.
FORSBERG EYING NHL RETURN THIS SEASON
Former NHL MVP Peter Forsberg has turned down an offer to play with Swedish club Modo because he has sights set on returning to the league.
Forsberg, 34, decided not to sign with the Swedish Elite League team late last week, and instead has instructed his agent, Don Baizley, to begin talking to NHL teams that might be interested in signing him.
"I turned Modo down because my goal is to play in the NHL," Forsberg told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. "It is still going in the right direction and I have a new deadline to catch — the 26th of February."
That's the last date Forsberg could sign with a new NHL club and still be eligible for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Forsberg has been out of action with a foot and ankle injury since finishing the 2006-07 NHL campaign with the Nashville Predators, but the talented forward recently practised with Modo in his native Sweden, prompting speculation he could sign a contract to play with his hometown club.
The Swedish forward became an unrestricted free agent after the Predators, who acquired him in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers last February, decided not to re-sign him at the end of the 2006-07 campaign.
Forsberg won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche and was awarded the Hart Trophy as league MVP for the 2002-03 season after scoring 29 goals and adding 77 assists.
He also won an Olympic gold medal with Sweden at the 1994 and 2006 Winter Games.
Injuries have plagued the Swedish forward in recent years. He hasn't played more than 60 games in a season since suiting up for 75 games in the 2002-03 campaign with the Avalanche.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, Nashville Predators forward J.P. Dumont and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cristobal Huet have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the month of January.
First Star -- Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Ovechkin led all NHL scorers in January with 22 points (13 goals, 9 assists) in 13 games and recorded a +9 rating as the Capitals won nine games during the month. Ovechkin recorded points in 10 of 13 games, including a four-goal, one-assist effort in the Capitals 5-4 win against Montreal on Jan. 31. The four-goal game was his second of the season (Dec. 29 vs. Ottawa). Ovechkin took over the League lead in points (70) and goals (43) during the month. He has registered points in 32 of his last 36 games, averaging nearly a goal-per game during that stretch (34-20--54).
Second Star -- J.P. Dumont, Nashville Predators
Dumont registered points in each of the team's 14 games during the month (6-14--20) as the Predators posted an 8-3-3 record. He figured in 20 of the Predators’ 48 goals during the month and had multi-point games in six of the 14 contests. He is in the midst of a career and franchise-record 16-game point scoring streak that began on December 29 with a goal against San Jose.
Third Star -- Cristobal Huet, Montreal Canadiens
Huet posted an 8-2-1 record, 2.40 goals-against average and one shutout in 11 games during the month. He improved his overall season record to 18-8-6 with a 2.34 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.
TOOTOO RESIGNS WITH PREDS
The Nashville Predators signed forward Jordin Tootoo to a two-year contract extension worth $1.95 million.
Tootoo, who will earn $700,000 this year, has seven goals and six assists with 57 penalty minutes while playing in his fourth NHL season.
Tootoo, 24, became the first player of Inuit decent to play in the NHL when he made his debut in October 2003. Nashville used the 98th overall selection to draft the native of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
USA HOCKEY TO STAGE 24-HOUR GAME
USA Hockey plans to stage a 24-hour game beginning at noon ET on Feb. 29 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The venture is dubbed USA Hockey's 24-Hour Hockey Game, and is supported by the organization's affiliates throughout the U.S.
"We're very excited about the 24-Hour Game," said Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey.
"Feb. 29 has been designated as the worldwide day to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the IIHF and our 24-hour game is a unique and fun way for us to be engaged in the celebration and also bring visibility to our great sport."
Each of the lower 48 states will compete in a 30-minute running-time game in sequence starting in Maine. Hawaii and Alaska will conclude the event by playing a 30-minute overtime game each, with the festivities ending in Hawaii at 1 p.m. ET on March 1.
The teams will be divided into squads called Stars and Stripes.
FORSBERG EYING NHL RETURN THIS SEASON
Former NHL MVP Peter Forsberg has turned down an offer to play with Swedish club Modo because he has sights set on returning to the league.
Forsberg, 34, decided not to sign with the Swedish Elite League team late last week, and instead has instructed his agent, Don Baizley, to begin talking to NHL teams that might be interested in signing him.
"I turned Modo down because my goal is to play in the NHL," Forsberg told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. "It is still going in the right direction and I have a new deadline to catch — the 26th of February."
That's the last date Forsberg could sign with a new NHL club and still be eligible for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Forsberg has been out of action with a foot and ankle injury since finishing the 2006-07 NHL campaign with the Nashville Predators, but the talented forward recently practised with Modo in his native Sweden, prompting speculation he could sign a contract to play with his hometown club.
The Swedish forward became an unrestricted free agent after the Predators, who acquired him in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers last February, decided not to re-sign him at the end of the 2006-07 campaign.
Forsberg won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche and was awarded the Hart Trophy as league MVP for the 2002-03 season after scoring 29 goals and adding 77 assists.
He also won an Olympic gold medal with Sweden at the 1994 and 2006 Winter Games.
Injuries have plagued the Swedish forward in recent years. He hasn't played more than 60 games in a season since suiting up for 75 games in the 2002-03 campaign with the Avalanche.
Today in NHL History, Feb 3rd
1912: Hall of Famer Lynn Patrick born in Victoria, B.C. Patrick played in the NHL 1934-35 through 1945-46 with the New York Rangers, then later became the Rangers' coach.
1927: Toronto's goalie Johnny Roach and Americans' Jake Forbes dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at New York. It was the 6th scoreless tie in NHL history, the 7th shutout of Roach's career and the 15th for Forbes
1932: Paul Thompson scored four goals for his first hat trick with Chicago in the Black Hawks' 7-0 win over Toronto. Chuck Gardiner recorded his 26th career shutout.
1934: Harvey "Busher" Jackson scored twice to become the seond player in franchise history to score 100 goals as the Maple Leafs extended their team-record home undefeated streak to 13 straight games (10-0-3), with an 8-4 win over the Ottawa Senators.
1938: Detroit beat NY Americans 6-1 in a penalty-free game played in New York.
1944: Detroit's Syd Howe set a modern record, when he scored six goals in a 12-2 win over the New York Rangers. Howe scored twice in each period for the final hat trick of his NHL career. Also in that game, Don Grosso tied a Red Wings record for most points in a game -- he had a goal and six assists (for seven points).
1949: Toronto's Turk Broda became just the second goaltender in NHL history (and the first in Maple Leafs history) to record 250 career victories. The milestone came in a 4-1 win over the Canadiens, at Montreal.
1954: Former NHL left winger Dave "Tiger" Williams born in Weyburn, Sask. Williams played in the NHL 1974-75 through 1987-88 with Toronto, Vancouver, Detroit, Los Angeles and Hartford.
1966: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored his 20th goal of the season for the 20th straight year when the Red Wings beat the Bruins 4-2 in Boston Garden.
1968: Dean Prentice scored two goals and added three assists to lead the Red Wings to an 8-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars at Detroit.....Jean Beliveau scored a goal and added two assists as the Montreal set a new team-record by winning their 12th straight game, with a 5-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1972: Boston goaltender Ed Johnston tied an NHL record with his third assist of the season in a 6-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at Boston Garden. The current record for points in a season by a goaltender is 14 (Grant Fuhr, Edmonton 1983-84).
1973: Defenseman Steve Durbano had four assists to lead the Blues to a 6-1 win against the Oakland Seals in St. Louis. The win extended the Blues' unbeaten streak to 9 straight games (6-0-3).
1974: Rookie goaltender Glenn "Chico" Resch made his NHL debut in a 4-2 NY Islanders' loss to the Oakland Seals.....Rod Gilbert became the New York Rangers' all-time leading point scorer, when he picked up two goals and an assist in a 5-5 tie with the visiting Minnesota North Stars. Gilbert broke the team's all-time record of 729 points set by Andy Bathgate.
1975: Fred Creighton took over as coach of the Atlanta Flames, following the resignation of Bernie Geoffrion, who had been the coach since the team's inception in October 1972.
1977: Pittsburgh's Dunc Wilson recorded his 8th (and final) career shutout as the Penguins tied 0-0, at Cleveland. It was the 9th career shutout for the Barons' Gary Edwards.
1980: Al MacAdam scored twice and added three assists to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies at the Met Center....Whalers' Jordy Douglas scored four goals, including his second career hat trick in the third period as Hartford won 5-3 over the New York Islanders, in a game played at Springfield, Ct.
1982: Grant Mulvey scored 5 goals and 2 assists (including four goals and an assist in the first period) to lead the Black Hawks to a 9-5 win over St. Louis. Mulvey's 5 goals set a team record, and his 7 points tied a Black Hawks' record.
1983: Boston's Wayne Cashman played in his 1,000th NHL game as the Bruins won 5-3 against the visiting Quebec Nordiques. Cashman became the second player (along with John Bucyk) to play 1,000 games with Boston.
1985: Jari Kurri scored his 50th goal of the season for the second straight year as Edmonton beat the Hartford Whalers 6-3, to extend their team-record home winning streak to 7 games.
1988: Winnipeg's Laurie Boschman scored his second career hat trick, and Dale Hawerchuk picked up four assists as the Jets won 9-0 over the visiting Calgary Flames. Daniel Berthiaume recorded the third shutout of his NHL career.
1989: Jari Kurri picked up three assists, including the 500th of his NHL career as the Oilers won 8-5 over the Detroit Red Wings.
1990: Flyers' Rick Tocchet scored a goal and three assists as Philadelphia won 7-6 in overtime over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1991: Boston's Ray Bourque had three assists to move into third place in all-time Bruins' scoring (behind Phil Esposito and John Bucyk) in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. Bruins' rookie Ralph Barahona chipped in with two goals in his first NHL game.
1993: Alexander Mogilny became the third player in team history to score 50 goals in a season (in his 46th game) to lead the Sabres to a 3-2 win against visiting Hartford Whalers. Grant Fuhr played in his first game as a Sabre, picking up the win.
1996: Peter Bondra scored four goals, (including 3 in the third period), and added two assists, and Michal Pivonka scored twice including the winning goal at 1:21 of overtime and had three assists, as the Capitals won 6-5 over the visiting NY Islanders.
1998: Florida's Dino Ciccarelli became the 9th player in NHL history to score 600 career goals, in the Panthers' 1-1 tie with the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1999: Washington Capitals set NHL records by scoring eight goals in 9:34 and nine goals in 11:32 (in the second period) in a 10-0 win against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Capitals took a team-record 25 shots in the second period.
2000: Colorado's Patrick Roy became the first goaltender in NHL history to play in 40 (or more) games for 15 straight seasons, when he led the Avalanche to a 3-3 tie against the visiting San Jose Sharks.
2004: Marco Sturm tied a franchise record (set by Owen Nolan) with his 14th career shorthanded goal for the Sharks; the milestone came in a 3-0 win over the visiting Florida Panthers. Evgeni Nabokov recorded the shutout.
1927: Toronto's goalie Johnny Roach and Americans' Jake Forbes dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at New York. It was the 6th scoreless tie in NHL history, the 7th shutout of Roach's career and the 15th for Forbes
1932: Paul Thompson scored four goals for his first hat trick with Chicago in the Black Hawks' 7-0 win over Toronto. Chuck Gardiner recorded his 26th career shutout.
1934: Harvey "Busher" Jackson scored twice to become the seond player in franchise history to score 100 goals as the Maple Leafs extended their team-record home undefeated streak to 13 straight games (10-0-3), with an 8-4 win over the Ottawa Senators.
1938: Detroit beat NY Americans 6-1 in a penalty-free game played in New York.
1944: Detroit's Syd Howe set a modern record, when he scored six goals in a 12-2 win over the New York Rangers. Howe scored twice in each period for the final hat trick of his NHL career. Also in that game, Don Grosso tied a Red Wings record for most points in a game -- he had a goal and six assists (for seven points).
1949: Toronto's Turk Broda became just the second goaltender in NHL history (and the first in Maple Leafs history) to record 250 career victories. The milestone came in a 4-1 win over the Canadiens, at Montreal.
1954: Former NHL left winger Dave "Tiger" Williams born in Weyburn, Sask. Williams played in the NHL 1974-75 through 1987-88 with Toronto, Vancouver, Detroit, Los Angeles and Hartford.
1966: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored his 20th goal of the season for the 20th straight year when the Red Wings beat the Bruins 4-2 in Boston Garden.
1968: Dean Prentice scored two goals and added three assists to lead the Red Wings to an 8-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars at Detroit.....Jean Beliveau scored a goal and added two assists as the Montreal set a new team-record by winning their 12th straight game, with a 5-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1972: Boston goaltender Ed Johnston tied an NHL record with his third assist of the season in a 6-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at Boston Garden. The current record for points in a season by a goaltender is 14 (Grant Fuhr, Edmonton 1983-84).
1973: Defenseman Steve Durbano had four assists to lead the Blues to a 6-1 win against the Oakland Seals in St. Louis. The win extended the Blues' unbeaten streak to 9 straight games (6-0-3).
1974: Rookie goaltender Glenn "Chico" Resch made his NHL debut in a 4-2 NY Islanders' loss to the Oakland Seals.....Rod Gilbert became the New York Rangers' all-time leading point scorer, when he picked up two goals and an assist in a 5-5 tie with the visiting Minnesota North Stars. Gilbert broke the team's all-time record of 729 points set by Andy Bathgate.
1975: Fred Creighton took over as coach of the Atlanta Flames, following the resignation of Bernie Geoffrion, who had been the coach since the team's inception in October 1972.
1977: Pittsburgh's Dunc Wilson recorded his 8th (and final) career shutout as the Penguins tied 0-0, at Cleveland. It was the 9th career shutout for the Barons' Gary Edwards.
1980: Al MacAdam scored twice and added three assists to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies at the Met Center....Whalers' Jordy Douglas scored four goals, including his second career hat trick in the third period as Hartford won 5-3 over the New York Islanders, in a game played at Springfield, Ct.
1982: Grant Mulvey scored 5 goals and 2 assists (including four goals and an assist in the first period) to lead the Black Hawks to a 9-5 win over St. Louis. Mulvey's 5 goals set a team record, and his 7 points tied a Black Hawks' record.
1983: Boston's Wayne Cashman played in his 1,000th NHL game as the Bruins won 5-3 against the visiting Quebec Nordiques. Cashman became the second player (along with John Bucyk) to play 1,000 games with Boston.
1985: Jari Kurri scored his 50th goal of the season for the second straight year as Edmonton beat the Hartford Whalers 6-3, to extend their team-record home winning streak to 7 games.
1988: Winnipeg's Laurie Boschman scored his second career hat trick, and Dale Hawerchuk picked up four assists as the Jets won 9-0 over the visiting Calgary Flames. Daniel Berthiaume recorded the third shutout of his NHL career.
1989: Jari Kurri picked up three assists, including the 500th of his NHL career as the Oilers won 8-5 over the Detroit Red Wings.
1990: Flyers' Rick Tocchet scored a goal and three assists as Philadelphia won 7-6 in overtime over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1991: Boston's Ray Bourque had three assists to move into third place in all-time Bruins' scoring (behind Phil Esposito and John Bucyk) in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. Bruins' rookie Ralph Barahona chipped in with two goals in his first NHL game.
1993: Alexander Mogilny became the third player in team history to score 50 goals in a season (in his 46th game) to lead the Sabres to a 3-2 win against visiting Hartford Whalers. Grant Fuhr played in his first game as a Sabre, picking up the win.
1996: Peter Bondra scored four goals, (including 3 in the third period), and added two assists, and Michal Pivonka scored twice including the winning goal at 1:21 of overtime and had three assists, as the Capitals won 6-5 over the visiting NY Islanders.
1998: Florida's Dino Ciccarelli became the 9th player in NHL history to score 600 career goals, in the Panthers' 1-1 tie with the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1999: Washington Capitals set NHL records by scoring eight goals in 9:34 and nine goals in 11:32 (in the second period) in a 10-0 win against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Capitals took a team-record 25 shots in the second period.
2000: Colorado's Patrick Roy became the first goaltender in NHL history to play in 40 (or more) games for 15 straight seasons, when he led the Avalanche to a 3-3 tie against the visiting San Jose Sharks.
2004: Marco Sturm tied a franchise record (set by Owen Nolan) with his 14th career shorthanded goal for the Sharks; the milestone came in a 3-0 win over the visiting Florida Panthers. Evgeni Nabokov recorded the shutout.
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