OHLUND MAY BE SIDELINED FOR SEASON
The Vancouver Canucks learned that defenceman Mattias Ohlund has bone chips in his left knee.
In an attempt to reduce the swelling in the joint, Ohlund has been administered anti-inflammatory drugs. He will be given four to six days to see if the swelling has gone down enough to return to play. If Ohlund has not recovered enough to play at that time, he will undergo arthroscopic surgery.
Ohlund would miss the rest of the regular season as a result of the surgery. Even if Ohlund avoids surgery now and is able to continue playing, he will still have to go under the knife after the season.
Back during the 2002-03 season, Ohlund also experienced bone chips and missed a total of 22 games, but was able to return to play in 13 playoff games.
To offset the loss, the Canucks called up Luc Bourdon from the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
SABRES ASSIGN MACARTHUR TO ROCHESTER
Buffalo Sabres forward Clark MacAthur was demoted to AHL Rochester, opening a roster spot for the anticipated return of veteran Jochen Hecht.
MacArthur had been a healthy scratch for three games before returning to the lineup in a 3-1 loss to Washington on Wednesday. He had 15 points (8-7) in 37 games with Buffalo this season, but was limited to two goals and two assists in his past 15 games.
Hecht has been cleared to practice after missing seven games with a groin injury and could return for the Sabres' next game at Carolina on Saturday.
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--94--68
2-DALLAS*--87--70
3-CALGARY*--79--67
4-SAN JOSE--84--67
5-ANAHEIM--83--70
6-MINNESOTA--79--68
7-COLORADO--78--68
8-VANCOUVER--76--67
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9-NASHVILLE--76--68
10-PHOENIX--73--68
11-CHICAGO--72--67
12-COLUMBUS--70--68
13-ST LOUIS--68--67
14-EDMONTON--67--67
15-LOS ANGELES--59--69
EAST
1-MONTREAL*--83--68
2-PITTSBURGH*--83--69
3-CAROLINA*--77--70
4-NEW JERSEY--82--67
5-OTTAWA--81--69
6-NY RANGERS--79--68
7-BOSTON--77--67
8-PHILADELPHIA--76--68
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9-BUFFALO--73--68
10-WASHINGTON--72--68
11-NY ISLANDERS--71--69
12-TORONTO--70--69
13-FLORIDA--70--70
14-ATLANTA--65--68
15-TAMPA BAY--59--67
(* DIVISION LEADER)
If the playoffs started today...
West
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) Dallas vs (7) Colorado
(3) Calgary vs (6) Minnesota
(4) San Jose vs (5) Anaheim
East
(1) Montreal vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Pittsburgh vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) New Jersey vs (5) Ottawa
DIVISION RACES
(PL-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-CAL--79--67
2-MIN--79--68
3-COL--78--68
4-VAN--76--67
PACIFIC
1-DAL--87--70
2-SJ--84--67
3-ANA--83--70
NORTHEAST
1-MON--83--68
2-OTT--81--69
3-BOS--77--67
ATLANTIC
1-PIT--83--69
2-NJ--82--67
3-NYR--79--68
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--77-70
2-WAS--72--68
ART ROSS TROPHY (Points Leader)
1-Alex Ovechkin--Was--92
2-Evgeni Malkin--Pit--89
3-Vincent Lecavalier--TB--80
MAURICE RICHARD TROPHY (Goal-scoring leader)
1-Alex Ovechkin--Was--54
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--43
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--40
Todays NHL Schedule (Central Time)
(15) Lightning @ (4) Devils 6pm
(14) Edmonton @ (12) Blue Jackets 6pm
(6) Wild @ (14) Thrashers 630pm
(4) Sharks @ (11) Blackhawks 730pm
(9) Predators @ (3) Flames 830pm
Friday, March 7, 2008
Today in NHL History, March 7th
1921: Toronto beat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-4, as the Arena's Babe Dye finished the season with 35 goals and just two assists, a "record" for 30 goal scorers.....Cy Denneny scored six goals when the Senators beat the Hamilton Tigers in Ottawa, 12-5. Cy became part of the first brother combo to each score 6 goals in an NHL game, joining Corbett, who also had 6 goals in a game vs Hamilton six weeks earlier.....When the Canadiens lost 6-4 at Toronto in the final game of the year, Montreal's Newsy Lalonde finished the 1920-21 season with 33 goals and 8 assists. Although he was 3rd in goals, and 4th in assists, Lalonde won the NHL scoring championship.
1925: Doc Stuart got his second career shutout as Boston beat Hamilton 2-0 on the road, for the Bruins' sixth (and final) win of their inaugural season. It was the only time all season that the Bruins were able to win consecutive games.
1936: Goalie Lorne Chabot became the third goaltender in the NHL to record 200 career victories when the Montreal Maroons won 5-3 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1939: Bruins clinched the NHL regular season championship (in the new single division league) by beating the Red Wings 3-0 in Boston. Rookie Frankie Brimsek recorded the 10th shutout of the season.
1951: 18-year-old Scotty Bowman suffered a severe head injury while playing in a junior hockey game. The injury ended his playing career, but Bowman wanted to remain in hockey, so he turned to coaching, and began a new career.....Gordie Howe scored twice during the Red Wings' 3-0 win at Toronto, to give him 75 points for the season - breaking the NHL record for points by a right winger, set by Toronto's Lorne Carr (74) in 1943-44.
1959: Montreal's Dickie Moore scored two goals and added four assists in the Canadiens' 10-2 win over Detroit, at the Forum.
1965: Glenn Hall recorded his 62nd career shutout, and Eric Nesterenko scored two shorthanded goals to lead the Black Hawks to a 7-0 win over Montreal at Chicago Stadium. Nesterenko's 5th & 6th SHG gave Chicago 14 for the season, a new NHL record.
1970: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored the 16th (and final) empty net goal of his NHL career at 19:57 of the third period to help defeat Montreal Canadiens, 5-2.
1974: Bill Clement became the first Flyer ever to take a penalty shot. He missed against Red Wings' goalie Jimmy Rutherford, as the Flyers won the game 6-1.
1975: Boston's Bobby Orr became the first defenseman in NHL history to score 250 goals. The milestone goal, an empty netter, came in a 4-2 win over the Flames, at Atlanta.
1981: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to get six career hat tricks before age 21, when he scored four times in a 5-3 win over the Flyers, in Philadelphia. The four scores gave Gretzky 100 goals in his first 145 NHL games.....Wayne Babych scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Blues to a 7-2 win over the Rangers, in St. Louis. With the victory the Blues moved into the number one position in the NHL overall standings for the first time in team history.
1989: Minnesota North Stars traded Dino Ciccarelli (their all-time leading scorer) and Bob Rouse to Washington in exchange for Mike Gartner and Larry Murphy.....Mario Lemieux set a new Penguins' record with his 11th shorthanded goal of the season. It came on a penalty shot against Kelly Hrudey at Los Angeles. It was Lemieux's second penalty shot goal of the 1988-89 season. Pittsburgh lost 3-2 in OT.....Calgary's Lanny McDonald scored two goals in the Flames' 9-5 win over the Winnipeg Jets to give him 1,001 career NHL points. He became the 23rd player in NHL history to get 1,000 career points.....Los Angeles Kings signed free agent Chris Kontos, who had recently returned from playing in Switzerland. Kontos went on to score nine goals in 11 playoff games in 1989.
1991: Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky picked up an assist to give him 100 assists for the 11th consecutive season, as the Kings lost 3-2 to the Penguins at Pittsburgh.
1992: Pittsburgh Penguins' Kevin Stevens became the first player in NHL history to get 100 points and 200 penalty minutes in the same season, when he got his 100th point of the year with an assist in a 5-3 loss at Los Angeles. Also in that game the Kings Jari Kurri picked up his 600th career NHL assist
1994: Cam Neely, scoring his 49th and 50th goals in only his 44th game of the season tied Mario Lemieux in becoming the third-fastest player in NHL history to reach the 50-goal mark. Neely also had an assist as the Bruins won 6-3 over the Caps.
1998: Rangers' Wayne Gretzky scored his 1,000th career NHL goal (878 regular season and 122 more in the playoffs) as New York lost 6-3 at New Jersey.
2002: Dwayne Roloson recorded his 6th career shutout, and Marian Gaborik scored twice in the second period as the Minnesota Wild won for the first time against the Blues (ending a winless streak of 0-4-2) in a 3-0 victory at St. Louis.
1925: Doc Stuart got his second career shutout as Boston beat Hamilton 2-0 on the road, for the Bruins' sixth (and final) win of their inaugural season. It was the only time all season that the Bruins were able to win consecutive games.
1936: Goalie Lorne Chabot became the third goaltender in the NHL to record 200 career victories when the Montreal Maroons won 5-3 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1939: Bruins clinched the NHL regular season championship (in the new single division league) by beating the Red Wings 3-0 in Boston. Rookie Frankie Brimsek recorded the 10th shutout of the season.
1951: 18-year-old Scotty Bowman suffered a severe head injury while playing in a junior hockey game. The injury ended his playing career, but Bowman wanted to remain in hockey, so he turned to coaching, and began a new career.....Gordie Howe scored twice during the Red Wings' 3-0 win at Toronto, to give him 75 points for the season - breaking the NHL record for points by a right winger, set by Toronto's Lorne Carr (74) in 1943-44.
1959: Montreal's Dickie Moore scored two goals and added four assists in the Canadiens' 10-2 win over Detroit, at the Forum.
1965: Glenn Hall recorded his 62nd career shutout, and Eric Nesterenko scored two shorthanded goals to lead the Black Hawks to a 7-0 win over Montreal at Chicago Stadium. Nesterenko's 5th & 6th SHG gave Chicago 14 for the season, a new NHL record.
1970: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored the 16th (and final) empty net goal of his NHL career at 19:57 of the third period to help defeat Montreal Canadiens, 5-2.
1974: Bill Clement became the first Flyer ever to take a penalty shot. He missed against Red Wings' goalie Jimmy Rutherford, as the Flyers won the game 6-1.
1975: Boston's Bobby Orr became the first defenseman in NHL history to score 250 goals. The milestone goal, an empty netter, came in a 4-2 win over the Flames, at Atlanta.
1981: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to get six career hat tricks before age 21, when he scored four times in a 5-3 win over the Flyers, in Philadelphia. The four scores gave Gretzky 100 goals in his first 145 NHL games.....Wayne Babych scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Blues to a 7-2 win over the Rangers, in St. Louis. With the victory the Blues moved into the number one position in the NHL overall standings for the first time in team history.
1989: Minnesota North Stars traded Dino Ciccarelli (their all-time leading scorer) and Bob Rouse to Washington in exchange for Mike Gartner and Larry Murphy.....Mario Lemieux set a new Penguins' record with his 11th shorthanded goal of the season. It came on a penalty shot against Kelly Hrudey at Los Angeles. It was Lemieux's second penalty shot goal of the 1988-89 season. Pittsburgh lost 3-2 in OT.....Calgary's Lanny McDonald scored two goals in the Flames' 9-5 win over the Winnipeg Jets to give him 1,001 career NHL points. He became the 23rd player in NHL history to get 1,000 career points.....Los Angeles Kings signed free agent Chris Kontos, who had recently returned from playing in Switzerland. Kontos went on to score nine goals in 11 playoff games in 1989.
1991: Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky picked up an assist to give him 100 assists for the 11th consecutive season, as the Kings lost 3-2 to the Penguins at Pittsburgh.
1992: Pittsburgh Penguins' Kevin Stevens became the first player in NHL history to get 100 points and 200 penalty minutes in the same season, when he got his 100th point of the year with an assist in a 5-3 loss at Los Angeles. Also in that game the Kings Jari Kurri picked up his 600th career NHL assist
1994: Cam Neely, scoring his 49th and 50th goals in only his 44th game of the season tied Mario Lemieux in becoming the third-fastest player in NHL history to reach the 50-goal mark. Neely also had an assist as the Bruins won 6-3 over the Caps.
1998: Rangers' Wayne Gretzky scored his 1,000th career NHL goal (878 regular season and 122 more in the playoffs) as New York lost 6-3 at New Jersey.
2002: Dwayne Roloson recorded his 6th career shutout, and Marian Gaborik scored twice in the second period as the Minnesota Wild won for the first time against the Blues (ending a winless streak of 0-4-2) in a 3-0 victory at St. Louis.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
March 6th
BETTMAN LIKES OUTDOOR GAME IN CHICAGO
In a news conference, in Chicago, on Wednesday NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said an outdoor game in Chicago "would make sense" and the site could be the "Frozen Confines of Wrigley Field".
Bettman didn't commit to staging one in the Windy City, but saod the emerging Blackhawks are on the list to host one - possibly next season.
New York, Boston, Detroit, Colorado, Montreal, Toronto, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have also expressed interest in hosting an outdoor game, and Bettman said his "quess" is there will probably be one next season.
With the success of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh game at Ralph Wilson Stadium on New Year's Day and an NHL record 71,217 fans in attendance, several other cities have expressed an interest in wanting to host the next one.
"There was a special, almost romantic, emotional, exciting, holistic quality to what took place in returning to our outdoor roots," Bettman said. "If you do it too much, I think you lose some of that quality. Everything we do, we want it to be special in the outdoor-game context."
Blackhawks president John McDonough believes a game in Chicago would be just that: special.
An Original Six franchise, the Blackhawks boast a young team that is contending for a playoff spot and reconnecting with the fan base. The arena is starting to fill up, and McDonough thinks an outdoor game would build on that momentum, which explains why he's lobbying hard. Given his long tenure in the Chicago Cubs' front office, it's not a leap to say Wrigley Field is the front-runner for now over the city's other stadiums. The Blackhawks tried two years ago to get a game at Soldier Field but couldn't come to terms with the Chicago Park District.
A hockey game on the North Side would be like "what the first night game was at Wrigley, only in the winter," he said. "It would be so special. It would be once-in-a-lifetime, unique, never-before-seen. The city would embrace it. I could only imagine how popular this would be."
One potential obstacle is the New York Rangers' desire to play at Yankee Stadium before it gets torn down for a new ballpark. Other cities on the list also boast long traditions and historic venues.
Even so, McDonough thinks it's a matter of when - not if - Chicago gets an outdoor game.
Bettman said staging an outdoor game is a "massive undertaking" that is "hugely expensive," and that the league has not performed "any due diligence" toward determining the site of the next one. A tour of Wrigley Field - or the city's other stadiums - was not on the itinerary for this trip.
Weather is also a big factor in determining the next venue for an outdoor game, along with the sight lines and whether the stadium's surface could support a rink.
CATS SUSPEND KILGER WITHOUT PAY
The Florida Panthers suspended winger Chad Kilger only a few days after abtaining him in a trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Shortly after the Panthers obtained Kilger for a third-round draft pick late last month, Kilger asked Florida for a leave of absence, which was granted. The Panthers apparently expected him back by now, and the suspension is without pay.
Kilger had 10 goals and seven assists in 53 games with the Maple Leafs.
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
(RANK-TEAM--PTS-GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--94--68
2-DALLAS*--87--70
3-MINNESOTA*--79--67
4-SAN JOSE--84--67
5-ANAHEIM--84--69
6-CALGARY--79--67
7-COLORADO--67--76
8-NASHVILLE--67-76
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9-VANCOUVER--66--74
10-PHOENIX--73--67
11-CHICAGO--72--67
12-COLUMBUS--70--68
13-ST. LOUIS--68--67
14-EDMONTON--67--67
15-LOS ANGELES--57--68
EAST
1-PITTSBURGH*--83--68
2-MONTREAL*--81--67
3-CAROLINA*--75--69
4-NEW JERSEY--82--67
5-OTTAWA--81--68
6-BOSTON--77--66
7-NY RANGERS--77--67
8-PHILADELPHIA--74--67
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9-BUFFALO--73--68
10-WASHINGTON--72--68
11-NY ISLANDERS--71--68
12-TORONTO--68--68
13-FLORIDA--68--69
14-ATLANTA--65--68
15-TAMPA BAY--59--66
(* DIVISION LEADER)
If playoffs started today...
West
(1) Detroit vs (8)Nashville
(2) Dallas vs (7) Colorado
(3) Minnesota vs (6) Calgary
(4) San Jose vs (5) Anaheim
East
(1) Pittsburgh vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) NY Rangers
(3) Carolina vs (6) Boston
(4) New Jersey vs (5) Ottawa
DIVISION RACES
(PL-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-MIN--79--67
2-CAL--79--67
3-COL--76--67
4-VAN--74--66
PACIFIC
1-DAL--87--70
2-SJ--84--67
3-ANA--83--69
NORTHEAST
1-MON--81--67
2-OTT--81--68
3-BOS--77--66
ATLANTIC
1-PIT--83--68
2-NJ--82--67
3-NYR--77--67
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--75--69
2-WASH--72--68
ART ROSS TROPHY (points leader)
1-Alex Ovechkin-Wash--92
2-Evgeni Malkin-Pit--89
3-Vincent Lecavailer-TB--80
MAURICE RICHARD TROPHY (goal-scoring leader)
1-Alex Ovechkin-Wash--54
2-Ilya Kovalchuk-Atl--43
3-Jarome Iginla-Cal--40
In a news conference, in Chicago, on Wednesday NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said an outdoor game in Chicago "would make sense" and the site could be the "Frozen Confines of Wrigley Field".
Bettman didn't commit to staging one in the Windy City, but saod the emerging Blackhawks are on the list to host one - possibly next season.
New York, Boston, Detroit, Colorado, Montreal, Toronto, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have also expressed interest in hosting an outdoor game, and Bettman said his "quess" is there will probably be one next season.
With the success of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh game at Ralph Wilson Stadium on New Year's Day and an NHL record 71,217 fans in attendance, several other cities have expressed an interest in wanting to host the next one.
"There was a special, almost romantic, emotional, exciting, holistic quality to what took place in returning to our outdoor roots," Bettman said. "If you do it too much, I think you lose some of that quality. Everything we do, we want it to be special in the outdoor-game context."
Blackhawks president John McDonough believes a game in Chicago would be just that: special.
An Original Six franchise, the Blackhawks boast a young team that is contending for a playoff spot and reconnecting with the fan base. The arena is starting to fill up, and McDonough thinks an outdoor game would build on that momentum, which explains why he's lobbying hard. Given his long tenure in the Chicago Cubs' front office, it's not a leap to say Wrigley Field is the front-runner for now over the city's other stadiums. The Blackhawks tried two years ago to get a game at Soldier Field but couldn't come to terms with the Chicago Park District.
A hockey game on the North Side would be like "what the first night game was at Wrigley, only in the winter," he said. "It would be so special. It would be once-in-a-lifetime, unique, never-before-seen. The city would embrace it. I could only imagine how popular this would be."
One potential obstacle is the New York Rangers' desire to play at Yankee Stadium before it gets torn down for a new ballpark. Other cities on the list also boast long traditions and historic venues.
Even so, McDonough thinks it's a matter of when - not if - Chicago gets an outdoor game.
Bettman said staging an outdoor game is a "massive undertaking" that is "hugely expensive," and that the league has not performed "any due diligence" toward determining the site of the next one. A tour of Wrigley Field - or the city's other stadiums - was not on the itinerary for this trip.
Weather is also a big factor in determining the next venue for an outdoor game, along with the sight lines and whether the stadium's surface could support a rink.
CATS SUSPEND KILGER WITHOUT PAY
The Florida Panthers suspended winger Chad Kilger only a few days after abtaining him in a trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Shortly after the Panthers obtained Kilger for a third-round draft pick late last month, Kilger asked Florida for a leave of absence, which was granted. The Panthers apparently expected him back by now, and the suspension is without pay.
Kilger had 10 goals and seven assists in 53 games with the Maple Leafs.
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
(RANK-TEAM--PTS-GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--94--68
2-DALLAS*--87--70
3-MINNESOTA*--79--67
4-SAN JOSE--84--67
5-ANAHEIM--84--69
6-CALGARY--79--67
7-COLORADO--67--76
8-NASHVILLE--67-76
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9-VANCOUVER--66--74
10-PHOENIX--73--67
11-CHICAGO--72--67
12-COLUMBUS--70--68
13-ST. LOUIS--68--67
14-EDMONTON--67--67
15-LOS ANGELES--57--68
EAST
1-PITTSBURGH*--83--68
2-MONTREAL*--81--67
3-CAROLINA*--75--69
4-NEW JERSEY--82--67
5-OTTAWA--81--68
6-BOSTON--77--66
7-NY RANGERS--77--67
8-PHILADELPHIA--74--67
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9-BUFFALO--73--68
10-WASHINGTON--72--68
11-NY ISLANDERS--71--68
12-TORONTO--68--68
13-FLORIDA--68--69
14-ATLANTA--65--68
15-TAMPA BAY--59--66
(* DIVISION LEADER)
If playoffs started today...
West
(1) Detroit vs (8)Nashville
(2) Dallas vs (7) Colorado
(3) Minnesota vs (6) Calgary
(4) San Jose vs (5) Anaheim
East
(1) Pittsburgh vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) NY Rangers
(3) Carolina vs (6) Boston
(4) New Jersey vs (5) Ottawa
DIVISION RACES
(PL-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-MIN--79--67
2-CAL--79--67
3-COL--76--67
4-VAN--74--66
PACIFIC
1-DAL--87--70
2-SJ--84--67
3-ANA--83--69
NORTHEAST
1-MON--81--67
2-OTT--81--68
3-BOS--77--66
ATLANTIC
1-PIT--83--68
2-NJ--82--67
3-NYR--77--67
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--75--69
2-WASH--72--68
ART ROSS TROPHY (points leader)
1-Alex Ovechkin-Wash--92
2-Evgeni Malkin-Pit--89
3-Vincent Lecavailer-TB--80
MAURICE RICHARD TROPHY (goal-scoring leader)
1-Alex Ovechkin-Wash--54
2-Ilya Kovalchuk-Atl--43
3-Jarome Iginla-Cal--40
Today in NHL History, March 6th
1904: Former NHL goalie Andy Aitkenhead born in Glasgow, Scotland. Aitkenhead played in the NHL 1932-33 through 1934-35 with the New York Rangers.
1920: Toronto loaned their goaltender Howard Lockhart to Quebec for one game, then beat the Bulldogs, 11-2. Rookie Mickey Roach scored five goals and added an assist to lead the scoring.
1934: Former NHL defenseman Pete Goegan born in Fort William, Ont. Goegan played in the NHL 1957-58 through 1967-68 with Detroit, the New York Rangers and Minnesota.
1938: Herbie Lewis scored his second (and final) career hat trick as the Red Wings beat the Bruins, 4-3 at the Olympia in Detroit.
1949: Montreal goalie Bill Durnan recorded his fourth consecutive shutout (and the 25th of his career) as the Canadiens won 1-0 at Boston. Durnan surpassed Frankie Brimsek's 1938 mark of three straight shutouts.
1969: Yvan Cournoyer scored his third career hat trick and Jean Beliveau and J.C. Tremblay each had three assists to lead the Canadiens to a 5-3 win over the Maple Leafs, in Montreal.
1971: Montreal's Henri Richard scored a goal and added four assists, and Jacques Lemaire had two goals and two assists in the Canadiens' 8-2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.....Bruins' Phil Esposito extended his modern NHL record, with his 6th hat trick of the season, and began a team-record 9 game goal scoring streak as Boston won 6-3 at Pittsburgh.
1976: Orest Kindrachuk scored his first career hat trick as the Philadelphia Flyers extended their team-record home winning streak to 12 straight games, with a 6-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.....Chuck Lefley scored a goal in the first period and added 4 assists in the 3rd to lead the Blues to a 7-4 win over the Black Hawks in St. Louis. The Blues set a team record with 2 shorthanded goals within a span of :51 during the third period.
1977: Montreal's Guy Lafleur hit the 50 goal mark for the third straight season. The milestone came in a 4-1 Canadiens' loss at Buffalo.
1979: Philadelphia's Robbie Moore became the 15th NHL goaltender to record a shutout in his first career game when the Flyers won 5-0 over the visiting Colorado Rockies. Paul Holmgren led the scoring with two goals and an assist.....Bryan Trottier scored his 100th point of the season (for the second year in a row) when he picked up an assist in a 3-2 Islanders' loss to the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
1983: Minnesota's George Ferguson and Steve Payne each scored hat tricks in the North Stars' 8-3 win over the L.A. Kings. It was Ferguson's first career hat trick, the 6th for Payne who also had an assist and Bobby Smith added a goal and four assists.
1986: Philadelphia Flyers honored retiring left wing Bill Barber at the Spectrum, as the Flyers won 7-4 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Barber finished with 420 goals, 463 assists, for 883 points in 903 career games.
1988: Buffalo's Tom Barrasso earned his 13th career shutout (and his final one with the Sabres) while Phil Housley scored his 400th career point in a 3-0 win over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1990: New York Rangers obtained Mike Gartner from the Minnesota North Stars, in trade for Ulf Dahlen.....Quebec Nordiques traded veteran Peter Stastny to New Jersey in exchange for Craig Wolanin.
1991: Minnesota's Brian Bellows had a goal and an assist to become the first U.S. born player to score 60 (or more) points for seven straight seasons (also a club record) in a 5-1 North Stars' win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers.
1992: Rick Tocchet scored his 9th career hat trick (and his first with Pittsburgh), and Mario Lemieux had a goal and three assists to lead the Penguins to a 7-3 win over the Sharks, in Daly City, California.
1993: Playing in his final NHL game, Jets' veteran defenseman Randy Carlyle scored the only goal of his 17th NHL season to get his 500th career point. It came in a 4-2 Winnipeg loss at Toronto, where Carlyle's career had begun in 1976.
1994: Detroit Red Wings retired uniform #1, the jersey won by Terry Sawchuk. It joined Gordie Howe's #9, Ted Lindsay's #7, and Alex Delvecchio's #10. The ceremony came before a 3-2 Red Wings' loss to Buffalo, at Joe Louis arena.
1995: Los Angeles' Jari Kurri scored his 561st NHL goal to pass Guy Lafleur into eighth place on the all-time scoring list. Kings lost 8-2, at Dallas.
1996: Vancouver's Russ Courtnall scored a power-play goal, an shorthanded goal and an even-strength goal within a span of 9:35 during the second period (for his first hat trick with the Canucks) in a 5-2 win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres
1997: Mike Gartner scored twice to give him 30 goals for the season -- for an NHL-record 17th time in his career, as the Phoenix Coyotes won 5-0 in Tampa Bay. Gartner's second goal of the night gave him 1,300 points in his NHL career.
2003: Phoenix veteran Paul Ranheim became the 188th player in NHL history to appear in 1,000 NHL games; the milestone came in a 6-3 Coyotes loss to the Blues in St. Louis.
2004: Mike Sillinger became just the third player in NHL history to play for 10 different teams during his career, when he appeared in his first game with the St. Louis Blues, and picked up two assists in a 4-2 win over the Islanders in New York.....Ottawa's Peter Bondra scored his 25th goal of the season for the 11th time in his career and added an assist in a 4-2 win over the visiting Nashville Predators. Senators Jacques Martin became the 14th NHL coach to win 400 regular season games.
1920: Toronto loaned their goaltender Howard Lockhart to Quebec for one game, then beat the Bulldogs, 11-2. Rookie Mickey Roach scored five goals and added an assist to lead the scoring.
1934: Former NHL defenseman Pete Goegan born in Fort William, Ont. Goegan played in the NHL 1957-58 through 1967-68 with Detroit, the New York Rangers and Minnesota.
1938: Herbie Lewis scored his second (and final) career hat trick as the Red Wings beat the Bruins, 4-3 at the Olympia in Detroit.
1949: Montreal goalie Bill Durnan recorded his fourth consecutive shutout (and the 25th of his career) as the Canadiens won 1-0 at Boston. Durnan surpassed Frankie Brimsek's 1938 mark of three straight shutouts.
1969: Yvan Cournoyer scored his third career hat trick and Jean Beliveau and J.C. Tremblay each had three assists to lead the Canadiens to a 5-3 win over the Maple Leafs, in Montreal.
1971: Montreal's Henri Richard scored a goal and added four assists, and Jacques Lemaire had two goals and two assists in the Canadiens' 8-2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.....Bruins' Phil Esposito extended his modern NHL record, with his 6th hat trick of the season, and began a team-record 9 game goal scoring streak as Boston won 6-3 at Pittsburgh.
1976: Orest Kindrachuk scored his first career hat trick as the Philadelphia Flyers extended their team-record home winning streak to 12 straight games, with a 6-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.....Chuck Lefley scored a goal in the first period and added 4 assists in the 3rd to lead the Blues to a 7-4 win over the Black Hawks in St. Louis. The Blues set a team record with 2 shorthanded goals within a span of :51 during the third period.
1977: Montreal's Guy Lafleur hit the 50 goal mark for the third straight season. The milestone came in a 4-1 Canadiens' loss at Buffalo.
1979: Philadelphia's Robbie Moore became the 15th NHL goaltender to record a shutout in his first career game when the Flyers won 5-0 over the visiting Colorado Rockies. Paul Holmgren led the scoring with two goals and an assist.....Bryan Trottier scored his 100th point of the season (for the second year in a row) when he picked up an assist in a 3-2 Islanders' loss to the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
1983: Minnesota's George Ferguson and Steve Payne each scored hat tricks in the North Stars' 8-3 win over the L.A. Kings. It was Ferguson's first career hat trick, the 6th for Payne who also had an assist and Bobby Smith added a goal and four assists.
1986: Philadelphia Flyers honored retiring left wing Bill Barber at the Spectrum, as the Flyers won 7-4 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Barber finished with 420 goals, 463 assists, for 883 points in 903 career games.
1988: Buffalo's Tom Barrasso earned his 13th career shutout (and his final one with the Sabres) while Phil Housley scored his 400th career point in a 3-0 win over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1990: New York Rangers obtained Mike Gartner from the Minnesota North Stars, in trade for Ulf Dahlen.....Quebec Nordiques traded veteran Peter Stastny to New Jersey in exchange for Craig Wolanin.
1991: Minnesota's Brian Bellows had a goal and an assist to become the first U.S. born player to score 60 (or more) points for seven straight seasons (also a club record) in a 5-1 North Stars' win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers.
1992: Rick Tocchet scored his 9th career hat trick (and his first with Pittsburgh), and Mario Lemieux had a goal and three assists to lead the Penguins to a 7-3 win over the Sharks, in Daly City, California.
1993: Playing in his final NHL game, Jets' veteran defenseman Randy Carlyle scored the only goal of his 17th NHL season to get his 500th career point. It came in a 4-2 Winnipeg loss at Toronto, where Carlyle's career had begun in 1976.
1994: Detroit Red Wings retired uniform #1, the jersey won by Terry Sawchuk. It joined Gordie Howe's #9, Ted Lindsay's #7, and Alex Delvecchio's #10. The ceremony came before a 3-2 Red Wings' loss to Buffalo, at Joe Louis arena.
1995: Los Angeles' Jari Kurri scored his 561st NHL goal to pass Guy Lafleur into eighth place on the all-time scoring list. Kings lost 8-2, at Dallas.
1996: Vancouver's Russ Courtnall scored a power-play goal, an shorthanded goal and an even-strength goal within a span of 9:35 during the second period (for his first hat trick with the Canucks) in a 5-2 win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres
1997: Mike Gartner scored twice to give him 30 goals for the season -- for an NHL-record 17th time in his career, as the Phoenix Coyotes won 5-0 in Tampa Bay. Gartner's second goal of the night gave him 1,300 points in his NHL career.
2003: Phoenix veteran Paul Ranheim became the 188th player in NHL history to appear in 1,000 NHL games; the milestone came in a 6-3 Coyotes loss to the Blues in St. Louis.
2004: Mike Sillinger became just the third player in NHL history to play for 10 different teams during his career, when he appeared in his first game with the St. Louis Blues, and picked up two assists in a 4-2 win over the Islanders in New York.....Ottawa's Peter Bondra scored his 25th goal of the season for the 11th time in his career and added an assist in a 4-2 win over the visiting Nashville Predators. Senators Jacques Martin became the 14th NHL coach to win 400 regular season games.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
March 5th
GAGNER NAMED ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Edmonton Oilers center Sam Gagner, who led all rookies in scoring with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 12 games, has been named the NHL Rookie of the Month for February.
Gagner edged New York Rangers center Brandon Dubinsky (6-5--11 in 12 games), Phoenix Coyotes center Peter Mueller (4-7--11 in 14 games), Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (3-7--10 in 10 games) and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (5-2-0, 2.33 goals-against average, .925 save percentage, one shutout) for the award.
Gagner recorded points in 10 of 12 games during the month, including a nine-game point streak from Feb. 4-24 (3-9--12). He tallied multiple-point games against Calgary, Feb. 4 (1-1--2), Chicago, Feb. 6 (0-2--2) and Nashville, Feb. 19 (1-1--2).
Edmonton's first choice and the sixth overall selection at the 2007 Entry Draft, Gagner registered 118 points (35 goals, 83 assists) in 53 games for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League last season. The 5-11, 191-lb. London, Ontario native represented Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championships in 2007, winning a gold medal.
Born Aug. 10, 1989, the 18-year-old Gagner is the youngest player in the NHL. The League's second-youngest player, 19-year-old Chicago Blackhawks rookie Patrick Kane, was born Nov. 19, 1988.
Gagner joins previous 2007-08 Rookie of the Month winners Kane (October), Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Tobias Enstrom (November), Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (December) and Mueller (February).
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--RECORD)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--92--43-18-6
2-DALLAS*--87--41-23-5
3-MINNESOTA*--79--37-25-5
4-ANAHEIM--83--38-23-7
5-SAN JOSE--82--37-21-8
6-CALGARY--79--35-23-9
7-COLORADO--76--35-26-6
8-NASHVILLE--76--34-25-8
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9-VANCOUVER--74--32-24-10
10-PHOENIX--71--33-28-5
11-CHICAGO--70--32-28-6
12-COLUMBUS--70--30-28-10
13-ST LOUIS--68--29-27-10
14-EDMONTON--67--31-31-5
15- LOS ANGELES--57--26-37-5
EAST
1-PITTSBURGH*--83--38-23-7
2-MONTREAL*--81--36-22-9
3-CAROLINA*--73--34-29-5
4-NEW JERSEY--82--38-23-6
5-OTTAWA--80--37-24-6
6-BOSTON--77--35-24-7
7-NY RANGERS--77--34-24-9
8-PHILADELPHIA--74--33-26-8
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9-BUFFALO--73--32-26-9
10-NY ISLANDERS--71--32-29-7
11-WASHINGTON--70--31-28-8
12-TORONTO--68--29-29-10
13-FLORIDA--68--30-31-8
14-ATLANTA--65--29-31-7
15-TAMPA BAY--59--26-33-7
(* DIVISION LEADER)
TODAYS NHL SCHEDULE (Central Time)
(3) HURRICANES @ (14) THRASHERS 6pm
(11) CAPITALS @ (9) SABRES 630pm
(13) BLUES @ (1) RED WINGS 630pm
(4) DUCKS @ (11) BLACKHAWKS 730pm
(10) COYOTES @ (2) STARS 730pm
(5) SENATORS @ (5) SAN JOSE 930pm
Edmonton Oilers center Sam Gagner, who led all rookies in scoring with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 12 games, has been named the NHL Rookie of the Month for February.
Gagner edged New York Rangers center Brandon Dubinsky (6-5--11 in 12 games), Phoenix Coyotes center Peter Mueller (4-7--11 in 14 games), Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (3-7--10 in 10 games) and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (5-2-0, 2.33 goals-against average, .925 save percentage, one shutout) for the award.
Gagner recorded points in 10 of 12 games during the month, including a nine-game point streak from Feb. 4-24 (3-9--12). He tallied multiple-point games against Calgary, Feb. 4 (1-1--2), Chicago, Feb. 6 (0-2--2) and Nashville, Feb. 19 (1-1--2).
Edmonton's first choice and the sixth overall selection at the 2007 Entry Draft, Gagner registered 118 points (35 goals, 83 assists) in 53 games for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League last season. The 5-11, 191-lb. London, Ontario native represented Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championships in 2007, winning a gold medal.
Born Aug. 10, 1989, the 18-year-old Gagner is the youngest player in the NHL. The League's second-youngest player, 19-year-old Chicago Blackhawks rookie Patrick Kane, was born Nov. 19, 1988.
Gagner joins previous 2007-08 Rookie of the Month winners Kane (October), Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Tobias Enstrom (November), Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (December) and Mueller (February).
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--RECORD)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--92--43-18-6
2-DALLAS*--87--41-23-5
3-MINNESOTA*--79--37-25-5
4-ANAHEIM--83--38-23-7
5-SAN JOSE--82--37-21-8
6-CALGARY--79--35-23-9
7-COLORADO--76--35-26-6
8-NASHVILLE--76--34-25-8
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9-VANCOUVER--74--32-24-10
10-PHOENIX--71--33-28-5
11-CHICAGO--70--32-28-6
12-COLUMBUS--70--30-28-10
13-ST LOUIS--68--29-27-10
14-EDMONTON--67--31-31-5
15- LOS ANGELES--57--26-37-5
EAST
1-PITTSBURGH*--83--38-23-7
2-MONTREAL*--81--36-22-9
3-CAROLINA*--73--34-29-5
4-NEW JERSEY--82--38-23-6
5-OTTAWA--80--37-24-6
6-BOSTON--77--35-24-7
7-NY RANGERS--77--34-24-9
8-PHILADELPHIA--74--33-26-8
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9-BUFFALO--73--32-26-9
10-NY ISLANDERS--71--32-29-7
11-WASHINGTON--70--31-28-8
12-TORONTO--68--29-29-10
13-FLORIDA--68--30-31-8
14-ATLANTA--65--29-31-7
15-TAMPA BAY--59--26-33-7
(* DIVISION LEADER)
TODAYS NHL SCHEDULE (Central Time)
(3) HURRICANES @ (14) THRASHERS 6pm
(11) CAPITALS @ (9) SABRES 630pm
(13) BLUES @ (1) RED WINGS 630pm
(4) DUCKS @ (11) BLACKHAWKS 730pm
(10) COYOTES @ (2) STARS 730pm
(5) SENATORS @ (5) SAN JOSE 930pm
Today in NHL History, March 5th
1921: Ottawa's Clint Benedict became the first goaltender in NHL history to record 10 career shutouts, in a 1-0 Senators' win over the Canadiens, in Montreal.
1923: Goaltender John Roach recorded the first shutout of his NHL career as the Toronto St. Pats won 2-0 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.
1942: Montreal Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs 5-2, for the Canadiens' first win in Toronto since December 1938. Joe Benoit led the scoring with two goals and two assists.
1959: Boston's Harry Lumley recorded his 69th career shutout as the Bruins won 3-0 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Lumley extended his NHL record with a shutout in his 15th consecutive season.
1961: Pat Hannigan and Andy Bathgate set a NY Rangers' record for fastest two goals, scoring twice in five seconds in the first period of an 8-3 win over Detroit. Doug Sulliman and Eddie Johnstone tied the record in 1980. Rangers' Camille Henry scored his third career hat trick, and Andy Bathgate added a goal and three assists.
1969: Chicago's Bobby Hull became the first player to score 50 goals in a season four times in his NHL career, when he picked up a goal in a 4-4 tie against the visiting New York Rangers.....Phil Esposito had two assists to set an NHL single season record with 63, as the Bruins tied 2-2 with Detroit, at Boston Garden.
1972: Brad Park became just the third defenseman in NHL history to score 20 goals in a season, when he scored a goal for the Rangers in a 6-1 win over the visiting Canucks. Park joined Flash Hollet and Bobby Orr as the NHL's 20-goal defensemen.
1977: Canadiens' Jacques Lemaire scored two goals and added two assists as Montreal tied an NHL record for longest home unbeaten streak -- 27 games (22-0-5) with a 7-2 win over the New York Rangers.
1984: Pittsburgh traded Randy Carlyle to the Winnipeg Jets, in exchange for Winnipeg's first round choice (Doug Bodger) in 1984 Entry Draft and future considerations (Moe Mantha).
1985: New York's Mike Bossy became the first NHL player to get 8 straight 50-goal seasons, in a 5-4 Islanders' loss to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.....Los Angeles Kings center Marcel Dionne picked up an assist to give him 100 points for the season in a 6-0 win over Pittsburgh. Dionne became the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season eight times in his career.
1986: Playing in his 539th career game, Oilers' Wayne Gretzky scored twice and added two assists, to give him 1,300 career NHL points. The milestone came in a 6-3 Oilers' win over the Kings, in Edmonton.
1987: Hartford Whalers' Ron Francis set a club record with six assists in a 10-2 victory over the Bruins.
1988: Blackhawks' Rick Vaive scored his 350th career NHL goal as Chicago won 4-2 over the North Stars at Minnesota.
1991: Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to record 1,400 career assists, when the Kings tied the Capitals 3-3 in Washington.....St. Louis Blues traded Geoff Courtnall, Robert Dirk, Sergio Momesso, Cliff Ronning and future considerations to Vancouver in exchange for Dan Quinn and Garth Butcher.
1992: Mats Sundin had five goals (his third career hat trick) and added two assists as Quebec won 10-4 over the Whalers, at Hartford. It ended the Nordiques' team-record 33 game road winless streak (0-25-8) from the start of the season.....Buffalo's Pat LaFontaine became the first player in NHL history to score a goal against 21 teams in one season, when he connected for the Sabres in a 5-3 loss to the North Stars, in Minnesota.
1993: Goaltender Tommy Soderstrom recorded a shutout to lead the Flyers to a 3-0 win over the Capitals at Washington. It was the Capitals' first home shutout since 1987. All three goals were scored in the third period.
1996: Tampa Bay's Terry Crisp became the first coach in NHL history to win 100 games with an expansion team, when the Lightning won 2-0 over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Boston's Joe Mullen played in his 1,000th career NHL game, and goaltender Bill Ranford appeared in NHL game #500 when the Bruins lost 5-3 to the Islanders, at Long Island.
2000: Steve Yzerman became the NHL's all-time leader in assists among players who spent their entire careers with one team. His 36th of the year (in a 5-3 Red Wings victory at Dallas) gave him 927 career assists, one more than Chicago's Stan Mikita.
2001: Phoenix Coyotes traded goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and Stan Neckar to Tampa Bay, in exchange for Paul Mara, Mike Johnson, Ruslan Zainullin and a second round draft choice.
2002: Brian Leetch scored twice, including the winning goal at 3:44 of overtime to give the Rangers a 3-2 win over the Wild at Minnesota. It was Leetch's sixth career regular-season overtime goal, the most by any defenseman in NHL history.
2003: Toronto Maple Leafs acquired right wing Owen Nolan from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Alyn McCauley and Brad Boyes, along with Toronto's first round pick in the 2003 NHL Draft.
2004: Danny Markov scored the 10,000th goal in Philadelphia Flyers history, in a 5-3 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators. The two teams combined to set an NHL record with 419 penalty minutes, and the Flyers set a record for one team (213).
1923: Goaltender John Roach recorded the first shutout of his NHL career as the Toronto St. Pats won 2-0 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.
1942: Montreal Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs 5-2, for the Canadiens' first win in Toronto since December 1938. Joe Benoit led the scoring with two goals and two assists.
1959: Boston's Harry Lumley recorded his 69th career shutout as the Bruins won 3-0 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Lumley extended his NHL record with a shutout in his 15th consecutive season.
1961: Pat Hannigan and Andy Bathgate set a NY Rangers' record for fastest two goals, scoring twice in five seconds in the first period of an 8-3 win over Detroit. Doug Sulliman and Eddie Johnstone tied the record in 1980. Rangers' Camille Henry scored his third career hat trick, and Andy Bathgate added a goal and three assists.
1969: Chicago's Bobby Hull became the first player to score 50 goals in a season four times in his NHL career, when he picked up a goal in a 4-4 tie against the visiting New York Rangers.....Phil Esposito had two assists to set an NHL single season record with 63, as the Bruins tied 2-2 with Detroit, at Boston Garden.
1972: Brad Park became just the third defenseman in NHL history to score 20 goals in a season, when he scored a goal for the Rangers in a 6-1 win over the visiting Canucks. Park joined Flash Hollet and Bobby Orr as the NHL's 20-goal defensemen.
1977: Canadiens' Jacques Lemaire scored two goals and added two assists as Montreal tied an NHL record for longest home unbeaten streak -- 27 games (22-0-5) with a 7-2 win over the New York Rangers.
1984: Pittsburgh traded Randy Carlyle to the Winnipeg Jets, in exchange for Winnipeg's first round choice (Doug Bodger) in 1984 Entry Draft and future considerations (Moe Mantha).
1985: New York's Mike Bossy became the first NHL player to get 8 straight 50-goal seasons, in a 5-4 Islanders' loss to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.....Los Angeles Kings center Marcel Dionne picked up an assist to give him 100 points for the season in a 6-0 win over Pittsburgh. Dionne became the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season eight times in his career.
1986: Playing in his 539th career game, Oilers' Wayne Gretzky scored twice and added two assists, to give him 1,300 career NHL points. The milestone came in a 6-3 Oilers' win over the Kings, in Edmonton.
1987: Hartford Whalers' Ron Francis set a club record with six assists in a 10-2 victory over the Bruins.
1988: Blackhawks' Rick Vaive scored his 350th career NHL goal as Chicago won 4-2 over the North Stars at Minnesota.
1991: Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to record 1,400 career assists, when the Kings tied the Capitals 3-3 in Washington.....St. Louis Blues traded Geoff Courtnall, Robert Dirk, Sergio Momesso, Cliff Ronning and future considerations to Vancouver in exchange for Dan Quinn and Garth Butcher.
1992: Mats Sundin had five goals (his third career hat trick) and added two assists as Quebec won 10-4 over the Whalers, at Hartford. It ended the Nordiques' team-record 33 game road winless streak (0-25-8) from the start of the season.....Buffalo's Pat LaFontaine became the first player in NHL history to score a goal against 21 teams in one season, when he connected for the Sabres in a 5-3 loss to the North Stars, in Minnesota.
1993: Goaltender Tommy Soderstrom recorded a shutout to lead the Flyers to a 3-0 win over the Capitals at Washington. It was the Capitals' first home shutout since 1987. All three goals were scored in the third period.
1996: Tampa Bay's Terry Crisp became the first coach in NHL history to win 100 games with an expansion team, when the Lightning won 2-0 over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Boston's Joe Mullen played in his 1,000th career NHL game, and goaltender Bill Ranford appeared in NHL game #500 when the Bruins lost 5-3 to the Islanders, at Long Island.
2000: Steve Yzerman became the NHL's all-time leader in assists among players who spent their entire careers with one team. His 36th of the year (in a 5-3 Red Wings victory at Dallas) gave him 927 career assists, one more than Chicago's Stan Mikita.
2001: Phoenix Coyotes traded goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and Stan Neckar to Tampa Bay, in exchange for Paul Mara, Mike Johnson, Ruslan Zainullin and a second round draft choice.
2002: Brian Leetch scored twice, including the winning goal at 3:44 of overtime to give the Rangers a 3-2 win over the Wild at Minnesota. It was Leetch's sixth career regular-season overtime goal, the most by any defenseman in NHL history.
2003: Toronto Maple Leafs acquired right wing Owen Nolan from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Alyn McCauley and Brad Boyes, along with Toronto's first round pick in the 2003 NHL Draft.
2004: Danny Markov scored the 10,000th goal in Philadelphia Flyers history, in a 5-3 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators. The two teams combined to set an NHL record with 419 penalty minutes, and the Flyers set a record for one team (213).
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
March 4th
SUNDIN, THOMAS, KNUBLE NHL 'THREE STARS' OF THE WEEK
Toronto Maple Leafs center Mats Sundin, Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas and Philadelphia Flyers right wing Mike Knuble have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending March 2.
First Star -- Mats Sundin, C, Toronto Maple Leafs
Sundin tallied eight points (four goals, four assists) as the Maple Leafs posted a record of 3-0-1. Sundin notched the game-winning goal in a 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators Feb. 25 and tallied two goals and one assist in a 4-3 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers Feb. 27. On Feb. 29, Sundin recorded one assist in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and finished the week by notching one goal and two assists in a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals Mar. 1. Sundin increased his career goals total to 552, moving him past Michel Goulet (548) and Ron Francis (549) into 22nd place on the all-time goals list.
Second Star -- Tim Thomas, G, Boston Bruins
Thomas went 3-0-0 with a 0.97 goals-against average, .962 save percentage and one shutout, stopping 75 of 78 shots as the Bruins (35-23-6, 76 points) moved to sixth place in the Eastern Conference. He made 22 saves in a 4-0 win over the Ottawa Senators Feb. 26, recording his sixth career NHL shutout. On Feb. 28 he stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins and finished the week by stopping 26 of 28 shots in a 3-2 shootout win over the Atlanta Thrashers Mar. 1. Thomas has posted a 23-14-4 record, 2.36 goals-against average, .925 save percentage and two shutouts in 45 games this season.
Third Star -- Mike Knuble, RW, Philadelphia Flyers
Kunble recorded eight points (three goals, five assists) as the Flyers posted a record of 3-0-1, improving to eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 33-25-8 for 74 points. On Feb. 25, he tallied two assists in a 4-3 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres and followed that by notching two goals, including the game-winner in a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators, Feb. 28. On Mar. 1, he recorded one goal and two assists in a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders and finished the week by recording one assist in a 5-4 shootout loss to the New York Rangers. Knuble is fourth in Flyers scoring with 48 points (25-23--48).
SMYTH OUT INDEFINITELY, SVATOS SEASON OVER FOR AVS
The Colorado Avalanche learned late Monday that Ryan Smyth suffered a concussion after his collision with the padded partition near the Avs bench. He won't be able to exercise or return to the ice until he is symptom free. He also suffered a minor shoulder separation and remains sidelined for an indefinite period of time.
In 45 games with Colorado this season, Smyth has 14 goals and 19 assists.
The news was worse for Marek Svatos, as he was diagnosed with a torn ACL that will require surgery and sideline the forward for the remainder of the season.
Svatos is the Avalanche leading goal scorer with 26 and also has 11 assists.
Despite the injury's, the Avs are holding onto the eighth and final playoff spot heading into Tuesday's games, and are still awaiting the season debut of Peter Forsberg, as the free-agent Swede will decide after the morning skate if he's ready to play against the Canucks Tuesday night or will wait till next game to play in his first NHL game of the season.
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--RECORD)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--92--43-18-6
2-DALLAS*--87--41-23-5
3-MINNESOTA*--79--37-24-5
4-ANAHEIM--83--38-23-7
5-SAN JOSE--82--37-21-8
6-CALGARY--77--34-23-9
7-VANCOUVER--74--32-23-10
8-COLORADO--74--34-26-6
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9-NASHVILLE--74--33-25-8
10-PHOENIX--71--33-28-5
11-COLUMBUS--70--30-27-10
12-CHICAGO--68--31-28-6
13-EDMONTON--67--31-30-5
14-ST LOUIS--66--28-27-10
15-LOS ANGELES--57--26-36-5
EAST
1-PITTSBURGH*--81--37-23-7
2-MONTREAL*--81--36-22-9
3-CAROLINA*--73--34-29-5
4-NEW JERSEY--80--37-23-6
5-OTTAWA--80--37-24-6
6-BOSTON--76--35-24-6
7-NY RANGERS--76--34-24-8
8-PHILADELPHA--74--33-25-8
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9-BUFFALO--71--31-26-9
10-WASHINGTON--70--31-28-8
11-NY ISLANDERS--69--31-29-7
12-TORONTO--68--29-28-10
13-FLORIDA--66--29-31-8
14-ATLANTA--65--29-31-7
15-TAMPA BAY--59--26-32-7
(* DIVISION LEADER)
TODAY'S NHL SCHEDULE (Central Time)
(13) PANTHERS @ (6) BRUINS 6pm
(11) ISLANDERS @ (7) RANGERS 6pm
(9) SABRES @ (8) FLYERS 6pm
(4) DEVILS @ (12) MAPLE LEAFS 630pm
(1) PENGUINS @ (15) LIGHTNING 630pm
(12) BLACKHAWKS @ (3) WILD 7pm
(15) KINGS @ (14) BLUES 730pm
(11) BLUE JACKETS @ (6) FLAMES 8pm
(9) PREDATORS @ (13) OILERS 8pm
(7) CANUCKS @ (8) AVALANCHE 830pm
Toronto Maple Leafs center Mats Sundin, Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas and Philadelphia Flyers right wing Mike Knuble have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending March 2.
First Star -- Mats Sundin, C, Toronto Maple Leafs
Sundin tallied eight points (four goals, four assists) as the Maple Leafs posted a record of 3-0-1. Sundin notched the game-winning goal in a 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators Feb. 25 and tallied two goals and one assist in a 4-3 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers Feb. 27. On Feb. 29, Sundin recorded one assist in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and finished the week by notching one goal and two assists in a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals Mar. 1. Sundin increased his career goals total to 552, moving him past Michel Goulet (548) and Ron Francis (549) into 22nd place on the all-time goals list.
Second Star -- Tim Thomas, G, Boston Bruins
Thomas went 3-0-0 with a 0.97 goals-against average, .962 save percentage and one shutout, stopping 75 of 78 shots as the Bruins (35-23-6, 76 points) moved to sixth place in the Eastern Conference. He made 22 saves in a 4-0 win over the Ottawa Senators Feb. 26, recording his sixth career NHL shutout. On Feb. 28 he stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins and finished the week by stopping 26 of 28 shots in a 3-2 shootout win over the Atlanta Thrashers Mar. 1. Thomas has posted a 23-14-4 record, 2.36 goals-against average, .925 save percentage and two shutouts in 45 games this season.
Third Star -- Mike Knuble, RW, Philadelphia Flyers
Kunble recorded eight points (three goals, five assists) as the Flyers posted a record of 3-0-1, improving to eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 33-25-8 for 74 points. On Feb. 25, he tallied two assists in a 4-3 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres and followed that by notching two goals, including the game-winner in a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators, Feb. 28. On Mar. 1, he recorded one goal and two assists in a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders and finished the week by recording one assist in a 5-4 shootout loss to the New York Rangers. Knuble is fourth in Flyers scoring with 48 points (25-23--48).
SMYTH OUT INDEFINITELY, SVATOS SEASON OVER FOR AVS
The Colorado Avalanche learned late Monday that Ryan Smyth suffered a concussion after his collision with the padded partition near the Avs bench. He won't be able to exercise or return to the ice until he is symptom free. He also suffered a minor shoulder separation and remains sidelined for an indefinite period of time.
In 45 games with Colorado this season, Smyth has 14 goals and 19 assists.
The news was worse for Marek Svatos, as he was diagnosed with a torn ACL that will require surgery and sideline the forward for the remainder of the season.
Svatos is the Avalanche leading goal scorer with 26 and also has 11 assists.
Despite the injury's, the Avs are holding onto the eighth and final playoff spot heading into Tuesday's games, and are still awaiting the season debut of Peter Forsberg, as the free-agent Swede will decide after the morning skate if he's ready to play against the Canucks Tuesday night or will wait till next game to play in his first NHL game of the season.
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--RECORD)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--92--43-18-6
2-DALLAS*--87--41-23-5
3-MINNESOTA*--79--37-24-5
4-ANAHEIM--83--38-23-7
5-SAN JOSE--82--37-21-8
6-CALGARY--77--34-23-9
7-VANCOUVER--74--32-23-10
8-COLORADO--74--34-26-6
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9-NASHVILLE--74--33-25-8
10-PHOENIX--71--33-28-5
11-COLUMBUS--70--30-27-10
12-CHICAGO--68--31-28-6
13-EDMONTON--67--31-30-5
14-ST LOUIS--66--28-27-10
15-LOS ANGELES--57--26-36-5
EAST
1-PITTSBURGH*--81--37-23-7
2-MONTREAL*--81--36-22-9
3-CAROLINA*--73--34-29-5
4-NEW JERSEY--80--37-23-6
5-OTTAWA--80--37-24-6
6-BOSTON--76--35-24-6
7-NY RANGERS--76--34-24-8
8-PHILADELPHA--74--33-25-8
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9-BUFFALO--71--31-26-9
10-WASHINGTON--70--31-28-8
11-NY ISLANDERS--69--31-29-7
12-TORONTO--68--29-28-10
13-FLORIDA--66--29-31-8
14-ATLANTA--65--29-31-7
15-TAMPA BAY--59--26-32-7
(* DIVISION LEADER)
TODAY'S NHL SCHEDULE (Central Time)
(13) PANTHERS @ (6) BRUINS 6pm
(11) ISLANDERS @ (7) RANGERS 6pm
(9) SABRES @ (8) FLYERS 6pm
(4) DEVILS @ (12) MAPLE LEAFS 630pm
(1) PENGUINS @ (15) LIGHTNING 630pm
(12) BLACKHAWKS @ (3) WILD 7pm
(15) KINGS @ (14) BLUES 730pm
(11) BLUE JACKETS @ (6) FLAMES 8pm
(9) PREDATORS @ (13) OILERS 8pm
(7) CANUCKS @ (8) AVALANCHE 830pm
Today in NHL History, March 4th
1925: Ottawa's Cy Denneny scored his 200th career NHL goal and added an assist in a 5-1 victory in Montreal.
1926: Ottawa goalie Alex Connell recorded his 13th shutout of the season (an NHL record) and King Clancy scored the only goal in the Senators' 1-0 win over the Americans, at New York.
1930: Hec Kilrea scored four goals and added an assist as Ottawa won 6-2 over the visiting Montreal Maroons.
1941: Boston set an NHL record with 83 shots on goal against Chicago goalie Sam LoPresti, in a 3-2 win over the visiting Black Hawks. Bruins also set a record with 37 shots in the first period.
1944: Don Grosso had six assists, and Carl Liscomb scored a goal and three assists in a 10 minute span during the second period, then later added a fourth assist to lead the Red Wings to a 6-2 win against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.....Boston's Bill Cowley scored four goals and two assists when the Bruins beat the NY Rangers 10-9 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. It was the third six-point game of Cowley's NHL career.
1945: Syd Howe had 2 points to tie Nels Stewart's all-time NHL record (514 points) and Joe Carveth scored his 2nd career hat trick in the final period, in the Red Wings' 10-4 win over the visiting Bruins. It was Detroit's 15th straight win over Boston.
1956: Gump Worsley became the first goaltender in New York Rangers history to win 30 games in one season. The milestone victory was a 3-2 win against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1964: Former NHL defenseman Gord Kluzak born in Climax, Sask. Kluzak played in the NHL 1982-83 through 1990-91 with Boston.
1967: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored his 20th goal of the season in a 6-2 loss to Montreal. It was the 18th consecutive season that Howe scored 20 or more goals.....Terry Sawchuk became the first NHL goaltender to record 100 career shutouts, when Toronto beat Chicago 3-0 at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1971: Montreal Canadiens honored Jean Beliveau in a pre-game ceremony, after which Beliveau, the Canadiens' Captain, set up the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.....John Bucyk scored his 6th career hat trick and Gerry Cheevers recorded his 14th career shutout as the Bruins extended their team-record home undefeated streak to 24 straight games (23-0-1) with a 7-0 win over the Oakland Seals.
1975: Bob Pulford became the first coach in Kings history to win 100 games, in a 7-4 victory over the visiting Kansas City Scouts. The win gave Pulford a lifetime record of 100-81-39.
1976: Chicago's Stan Mikita recorded his 800th career NHL assist as the Black Hawks lost 6-3 at Buffalo.....New York Islanders' Ed Westfall played in his 1,000th NHL game, a 3-3 tie with Vancouver.
1978: Toronto rookie Ron Wilson scored the first goal of his NHL career and added an assist (in his first two shifts) in a 4-3 Maple Leafs win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
1979: Boston's Gerry Cheevers became the 22nd goaltender in NHL history to record 200 career victories, when the Bruins won 6-4 at Detroit.
1980: Vancouver's Stan Smyl had two assists to establish a new club record for consecutive point scoring streak (12 games) as the Canucks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1. Smyl scored 5 goals and 17 assists during the streak.
1981: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored two goals to become the 15th player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. He helped the Canadiens to a 9-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
1982: Mike Bossy became the first player in NHL history to get 50 goals in each of his first 5 seasons, when he scored 3 times in a 10-1 Islanders win over Toronto. The victory extended the Isles' team-record home unbeaten streak to 17 games (16-0-1).
1986: Winnipeg General Manager John Ferguson replaced Barry Long as head coach of the Jets.
1988: Glenn Anderson scored four goals (his 18th career hat trick), Wayne Gretzky picked up five assists and Craig Simpson had two goals and two assists as Edmonton won 7-4 over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
1989: Calgary traded Perry Berezan and Shane Churla to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Brian MacLellan and Minnesota's fourth round choice in 1989 Entry Draft. The Flames used to choice to select Robert Reichel.
1990: Bob Murray played in his 1,000th career NHL game as the Blackhawks lost 4-1 to the visiting Bruins. Murray joined Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull and Eric Nesterenko as the 4th Blackhawk to play 1,000 games and as the first Chicago defenseman to do so.....Pittsburgh's Rob Brown scored three times to give him 100 career NHL goals, and picked up an assist, in an 8-6 Penguins win against the Minnesota North Stars.
1991: Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ron Francis, Grant Jennings and Ulf Samuelsson from the Hartford Whalers in trade for John Cullen, Jeff Parker and Zarley Zalapski.
1992: Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to record 1,500 career assists, when he picked up three to lead the Kings to a 4-3 win over the Sharks, at Oakland.
1995: Los Angeles' Jari Kurri scored his 560th NHL goal, moving him into an eighth-place tie with Guy Lafleur on the all-time goal scoring list. Kings lost 5-4 to the Canucks, at the Forum.....Pittsburgh's Larry Murphy scored the winning goal at 4:36 of overtime and became just the 5th defenseman in NHL history to score 700 career assists, as the Penguins beat the Bruins, 4-3 at Boston.
1999: Joe Nieuwendyk scored the winning goal with 47.7 seconds remaining in overtime as Dallas won 3-2 against the Islanders, at Long Island. The Stars set a franchise road record with their 10-game unbeaten streak (8-0-2).
2001: Patrick Roy recorded his 52nd career shutout to move past Rogie Vachon and David Kerr for 17th place on the all-time list as the Avalanche won 5-0 against the Coyotes in Phoenix.
2003: Minnesota Wild set a franchise record for most points in a season, with their 75th of the year in a 3-2 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils.....Carolina's Ron Francis became just the second player in NHL history (along with Gordie Howe) to score 20 or more goals in 20 seasons; his milestone goal came in a 4-2 Hurricanes' loss to the visiting Boston Bruins.
1926: Ottawa goalie Alex Connell recorded his 13th shutout of the season (an NHL record) and King Clancy scored the only goal in the Senators' 1-0 win over the Americans, at New York.
1930: Hec Kilrea scored four goals and added an assist as Ottawa won 6-2 over the visiting Montreal Maroons.
1941: Boston set an NHL record with 83 shots on goal against Chicago goalie Sam LoPresti, in a 3-2 win over the visiting Black Hawks. Bruins also set a record with 37 shots in the first period.
1944: Don Grosso had six assists, and Carl Liscomb scored a goal and three assists in a 10 minute span during the second period, then later added a fourth assist to lead the Red Wings to a 6-2 win against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.....Boston's Bill Cowley scored four goals and two assists when the Bruins beat the NY Rangers 10-9 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. It was the third six-point game of Cowley's NHL career.
1945: Syd Howe had 2 points to tie Nels Stewart's all-time NHL record (514 points) and Joe Carveth scored his 2nd career hat trick in the final period, in the Red Wings' 10-4 win over the visiting Bruins. It was Detroit's 15th straight win over Boston.
1956: Gump Worsley became the first goaltender in New York Rangers history to win 30 games in one season. The milestone victory was a 3-2 win against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1964: Former NHL defenseman Gord Kluzak born in Climax, Sask. Kluzak played in the NHL 1982-83 through 1990-91 with Boston.
1967: Detroit's Gordie Howe scored his 20th goal of the season in a 6-2 loss to Montreal. It was the 18th consecutive season that Howe scored 20 or more goals.....Terry Sawchuk became the first NHL goaltender to record 100 career shutouts, when Toronto beat Chicago 3-0 at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1971: Montreal Canadiens honored Jean Beliveau in a pre-game ceremony, after which Beliveau, the Canadiens' Captain, set up the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.....John Bucyk scored his 6th career hat trick and Gerry Cheevers recorded his 14th career shutout as the Bruins extended their team-record home undefeated streak to 24 straight games (23-0-1) with a 7-0 win over the Oakland Seals.
1975: Bob Pulford became the first coach in Kings history to win 100 games, in a 7-4 victory over the visiting Kansas City Scouts. The win gave Pulford a lifetime record of 100-81-39.
1976: Chicago's Stan Mikita recorded his 800th career NHL assist as the Black Hawks lost 6-3 at Buffalo.....New York Islanders' Ed Westfall played in his 1,000th NHL game, a 3-3 tie with Vancouver.
1978: Toronto rookie Ron Wilson scored the first goal of his NHL career and added an assist (in his first two shifts) in a 4-3 Maple Leafs win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
1979: Boston's Gerry Cheevers became the 22nd goaltender in NHL history to record 200 career victories, when the Bruins won 6-4 at Detroit.
1980: Vancouver's Stan Smyl had two assists to establish a new club record for consecutive point scoring streak (12 games) as the Canucks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1. Smyl scored 5 goals and 17 assists during the streak.
1981: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored two goals to become the 15th player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. He helped the Canadiens to a 9-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
1982: Mike Bossy became the first player in NHL history to get 50 goals in each of his first 5 seasons, when he scored 3 times in a 10-1 Islanders win over Toronto. The victory extended the Isles' team-record home unbeaten streak to 17 games (16-0-1).
1986: Winnipeg General Manager John Ferguson replaced Barry Long as head coach of the Jets.
1988: Glenn Anderson scored four goals (his 18th career hat trick), Wayne Gretzky picked up five assists and Craig Simpson had two goals and two assists as Edmonton won 7-4 over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
1989: Calgary traded Perry Berezan and Shane Churla to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Brian MacLellan and Minnesota's fourth round choice in 1989 Entry Draft. The Flames used to choice to select Robert Reichel.
1990: Bob Murray played in his 1,000th career NHL game as the Blackhawks lost 4-1 to the visiting Bruins. Murray joined Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull and Eric Nesterenko as the 4th Blackhawk to play 1,000 games and as the first Chicago defenseman to do so.....Pittsburgh's Rob Brown scored three times to give him 100 career NHL goals, and picked up an assist, in an 8-6 Penguins win against the Minnesota North Stars.
1991: Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ron Francis, Grant Jennings and Ulf Samuelsson from the Hartford Whalers in trade for John Cullen, Jeff Parker and Zarley Zalapski.
1992: Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to record 1,500 career assists, when he picked up three to lead the Kings to a 4-3 win over the Sharks, at Oakland.
1995: Los Angeles' Jari Kurri scored his 560th NHL goal, moving him into an eighth-place tie with Guy Lafleur on the all-time goal scoring list. Kings lost 5-4 to the Canucks, at the Forum.....Pittsburgh's Larry Murphy scored the winning goal at 4:36 of overtime and became just the 5th defenseman in NHL history to score 700 career assists, as the Penguins beat the Bruins, 4-3 at Boston.
1999: Joe Nieuwendyk scored the winning goal with 47.7 seconds remaining in overtime as Dallas won 3-2 against the Islanders, at Long Island. The Stars set a franchise road record with their 10-game unbeaten streak (8-0-2).
2001: Patrick Roy recorded his 52nd career shutout to move past Rogie Vachon and David Kerr for 17th place on the all-time list as the Avalanche won 5-0 against the Coyotes in Phoenix.
2003: Minnesota Wild set a franchise record for most points in a season, with their 75th of the year in a 3-2 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils.....Carolina's Ron Francis became just the second player in NHL history (along with Gordie Howe) to score 20 or more goals in 20 seasons; his milestone goal came in a 4-2 Hurricanes' loss to the visiting Boston Bruins.
Monday, March 3, 2008
March 3rd
MALKIN, TURCO, VANEK NAMED 'THREE STARS' FOR FEBURARY
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco and Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek have been maned the NHL's "Three Stars for the month of Feburary.
First Star -- Evgeni Malkin, C, Pittsburgh Penguins
Malkin led all NHL scorers in February with 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) in 14 games as the Penguins posted an 8-3-3 record. Malkin recorded points in 11 of 14 games, including nine multiple-point performances. He recorded goals in eight contests and notched a 10-game point streak from Feb. 2-21, tallying 24 points (8-16--24) in that span. Malkin leads the League in scoring with 88 points (37 goals, 51 assists) in 67 games.
Second Star -- Marty Turco, G, Dallas Stars
Turco posted a 9-2-0 record, 1.90 goals-against average, .926 save percentage and one shutout in 11 games. He allowed two goals or fewer in eight contests, including a 28-save performance in a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Feb. 17, his second shutout of the season. Turco is tied for fourth among NHL goaltenders in victories (29-14-4), one shy of reaching the 30-win mark for the fifth consecutive season.
Third Star -- Thomas Vanek, LW, Buffalo Sabres
Vanek ranked third among NHL scorers for the month with 20 points (13 goals, seven assists) in 15 games as the Sabres went 8-4-3. He recorded points in 11 of 15 games, including six multiple-point outings. He notched goals in nine of 15 games, including hat tricks against the Ottawa Senators Feb. 12 and Tampa Bay Lightning Feb. 20. Vanek tallied a 'natural hat trick' with three consecutive goals against Tampa Bay, scoring twice in the final 2:21 of regulation time and at 2:25 of overtime in Buffalo's 4-3 victory. Vanek ranks third on the Sabres in scoring with 52 points (27 goals, 25 assists) in 66 games.
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--RECORD)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--92--43-18-6
2-DALLAS*--87--41-23-5
3-MINNESOTA*--79--37-24-5
4-ANAHEIM--81--37-23-7
5-SAN JOSE--80--36-21-8
6-CALGARY--77--34-23-9
7-VANCOUVER--74--32-23-10
8-COLORADO--74--33-25-8
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9-NASHVILLE--74--33-25-8
10-PHOENIX--71--33-28-5
11-COLUMBUS--70--30-27-10
12-CHICAGO--68--31-28-6
13-EDMONTON--67--31-30-5
14-ST LOUIS--66--28-27-10
15-LOS ANGELES--57--26-36-5
EAST
1-MONTREAL*--81--36-21-9
2-PITTSBURGH*--81--37-23-7
3-CAROLINA*--73--34-29-5
4-NEW JERSEY--80--37-23-6
5-OTTAWA--80--37-23-6
6-BOSTON--76--35-23-6
7-NY RANGERS--76--34-23-8
8-PHILADELPHIA--74--33-25-8
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9-BUFFALO--71--31-26-9
10-NY ISLANDERS--69--31-29-7
11-WASHINGTON--68--30-28-8
12-TORONTO--68--29-28-10
13-FLORIDA--66--29-31-8
14-ATLANTA--65--29-31-7
15-TAMPA BAY--59--26-32-7
TODAYS NHL SCHEDULE (Central Time)
(6) BRUINS @ (11) CAPITALS 6pm
(5) SENATORS @ (4) DUCKS 9pm
(1) CANADIENS @ (5) SHARKS 930pm
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco and Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek have been maned the NHL's "Three Stars for the month of Feburary.
First Star -- Evgeni Malkin, C, Pittsburgh Penguins
Malkin led all NHL scorers in February with 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) in 14 games as the Penguins posted an 8-3-3 record. Malkin recorded points in 11 of 14 games, including nine multiple-point performances. He recorded goals in eight contests and notched a 10-game point streak from Feb. 2-21, tallying 24 points (8-16--24) in that span. Malkin leads the League in scoring with 88 points (37 goals, 51 assists) in 67 games.
Second Star -- Marty Turco, G, Dallas Stars
Turco posted a 9-2-0 record, 1.90 goals-against average, .926 save percentage and one shutout in 11 games. He allowed two goals or fewer in eight contests, including a 28-save performance in a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Feb. 17, his second shutout of the season. Turco is tied for fourth among NHL goaltenders in victories (29-14-4), one shy of reaching the 30-win mark for the fifth consecutive season.
Third Star -- Thomas Vanek, LW, Buffalo Sabres
Vanek ranked third among NHL scorers for the month with 20 points (13 goals, seven assists) in 15 games as the Sabres went 8-4-3. He recorded points in 11 of 15 games, including six multiple-point outings. He notched goals in nine of 15 games, including hat tricks against the Ottawa Senators Feb. 12 and Tampa Bay Lightning Feb. 20. Vanek tallied a 'natural hat trick' with three consecutive goals against Tampa Bay, scoring twice in the final 2:21 of regulation time and at 2:25 of overtime in Buffalo's 4-3 victory. Vanek ranks third on the Sabres in scoring with 52 points (27 goals, 25 assists) in 66 games.
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--RECORD)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--92--43-18-6
2-DALLAS*--87--41-23-5
3-MINNESOTA*--79--37-24-5
4-ANAHEIM--81--37-23-7
5-SAN JOSE--80--36-21-8
6-CALGARY--77--34-23-9
7-VANCOUVER--74--32-23-10
8-COLORADO--74--33-25-8
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9-NASHVILLE--74--33-25-8
10-PHOENIX--71--33-28-5
11-COLUMBUS--70--30-27-10
12-CHICAGO--68--31-28-6
13-EDMONTON--67--31-30-5
14-ST LOUIS--66--28-27-10
15-LOS ANGELES--57--26-36-5
EAST
1-MONTREAL*--81--36-21-9
2-PITTSBURGH*--81--37-23-7
3-CAROLINA*--73--34-29-5
4-NEW JERSEY--80--37-23-6
5-OTTAWA--80--37-23-6
6-BOSTON--76--35-23-6
7-NY RANGERS--76--34-23-8
8-PHILADELPHIA--74--33-25-8
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9-BUFFALO--71--31-26-9
10-NY ISLANDERS--69--31-29-7
11-WASHINGTON--68--30-28-8
12-TORONTO--68--29-28-10
13-FLORIDA--66--29-31-8
14-ATLANTA--65--29-31-7
15-TAMPA BAY--59--26-32-7
TODAYS NHL SCHEDULE (Central Time)
(6) BRUINS @ (11) CAPITALS 6pm
(5) SENATORS @ (4) DUCKS 9pm
(1) CANADIENS @ (5) SHARKS 930pm
Today in NHL History, March 3rd
1920: Montreal Canadiens set an NHL record with 16 goals in one game, a 16-3 win over the Bulldogs in Quebec City. Defenseman Harry Cameron scored four goals for Montreal.
1927: Ottawa set a new NHL record for most wins in a season, with their 25th of the year, a 2-1 victory at Pittsburgh. The Senators broke the record of 24 they had set one year earlier.
1928: Joe Ironstone recorded a shutout in his only appearance in a Maple Leafs' uniform, in a 0-0 scoreless tie against Boston's Hal Winkler, at Arena Gardens in Toronto. It was Winkler's 12th shutout of the season and the 18th of his career.
1931: George Hainsworth became the second goalie in NHL history to record 60 career shutouts, and Albert Leduc scored the only goal in the Canadiens' 1-0 win at Ottawa.....Toronto's Lorne Chabot became the first goaltender in franchise history to record 100 victories as a member of the Maple Leafs. The milestone came in a 5-1 win, at Philadelphia.
1934: Toronto's Charlie Conacher scored his 9th career hat trick as the Maple Leafs extended their team-record home undefeated streak to 17 straight games (14-0-3) with a 6-4 win against the Detroit Red Wings.
1936: Toronto goalie George Hainsworth and Rangers' Davey Kerr dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at New York. It was the 94th (and final) career shutout for Hainsworth and the 22nd for Kerr.
1949: Former NHL left winger Joey Johnston born in Peterborough, Ont. Johnston played in the NHL 1968-69 through 1975-76 with Minnesota, Oakland and Chicago.
1968: Montreal's Jean Beliveau picked up a goal to become just the second player in NHL history to get 1,000 career points. It came in a 5-2 Canadiens' loss at Detroit. (Howe was the first to get 1,000 points).
1973: Phil Esposito scored his 100th point of the season, with an assist in the Bruins' 5-1 loss at Montreal. Esposito became the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season four times in his career.....Toronto traded Jacques Plante and a future draft pick (Doug Gibson) to Boston in exchange for a Boston #1 pick and "future considerations". The Leafs used the draft choice to select Ian Turnbull, and the "futures" became Ed Johnston.
1979: Boston defenseman Mike Milbury picked up three assists, and goaltender Jim Pettie recorded the only shutout of his NHL career in the Bruins' 5-0 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1981: Islanders' Mike Bossy scored four goals and an assist as New York tied 8-8 with the visiting Oilers. It was Bossy's ninth hat trick of the season, setting an NHL record (later broken by Gretzky).
1982: Bobby Smith had a goal and two assists to become the first 100 point scorer in Minnesota North Stars' history. The milestone came in a 6-4 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. It was the only 100 point season of Smith's career.
1985: Thomas Gradin picked up four assists as the Canucks won 7-6 in overtime, at Hartford. It was the Canucks' 7th regular season overtime win of the year, tying an NHL record. Sylvain Turgeon scored his first career hat trick for the Whalers.
1987: Dave "Tiger" Williams picked up an assist to give him 500 career NHL points, in a 4-4 Kings tie against the Minnesota North Stars.
1992: Calgary Flames appointed Guy Charron as their interim head coach, replacing Doug Risebrough, who continued to hold the General Manager title. Charron coached the team for the final 16 games of the 1991-92 NHL season.
1993: Doug Gilmore picked up an assist to become the first Maple Leafs player in 15 years (and just the second player in team history) to score 100 points in a season, as the Maple Leafs won 3-1 over the Minnesota North Stars in Toronto
1999: Peter Forsberg scored 3 goals and 3 assists (including 5 points in the 3rd period) as Colorado scored 6 times in the 3rd period for a 7-5 win over the Panthers, at Florida. The win extended the Av's team-record road unbeaten streak to 8-0-2.....Teppo Numminen became the NHL's all-time leader in games played by a European-born defenseman, when he appeared in his 1,149th game (one more than Borje Salming); the milestone came in a 4-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets
2002: Dallas' Pierre Turgeon and Jamie Langenbrunner scored 37 seconds apart in the first period as the Stars outshot the visiting Sharks 35-18 for a 4-1 victory. It was also the Stars' 48th straight win when leading after two periods -- a new NHL record.....Teppo Numminen became the NHL's all-time leader in games played by a European-born defenseman, when he appeared in his 1,149th game (one more than Borje Salming); the milestone came in a 4-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets
2004: Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Brian Leetch (on his 36th birthday) from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Maxim Kondratiev, forward Jarkko Immonen, a first-round draft pick in 2004 and second-round draft pick in 2005.
1927: Ottawa set a new NHL record for most wins in a season, with their 25th of the year, a 2-1 victory at Pittsburgh. The Senators broke the record of 24 they had set one year earlier.
1928: Joe Ironstone recorded a shutout in his only appearance in a Maple Leafs' uniform, in a 0-0 scoreless tie against Boston's Hal Winkler, at Arena Gardens in Toronto. It was Winkler's 12th shutout of the season and the 18th of his career.
1931: George Hainsworth became the second goalie in NHL history to record 60 career shutouts, and Albert Leduc scored the only goal in the Canadiens' 1-0 win at Ottawa.....Toronto's Lorne Chabot became the first goaltender in franchise history to record 100 victories as a member of the Maple Leafs. The milestone came in a 5-1 win, at Philadelphia.
1934: Toronto's Charlie Conacher scored his 9th career hat trick as the Maple Leafs extended their team-record home undefeated streak to 17 straight games (14-0-3) with a 6-4 win against the Detroit Red Wings.
1936: Toronto goalie George Hainsworth and Rangers' Davey Kerr dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at New York. It was the 94th (and final) career shutout for Hainsworth and the 22nd for Kerr.
1949: Former NHL left winger Joey Johnston born in Peterborough, Ont. Johnston played in the NHL 1968-69 through 1975-76 with Minnesota, Oakland and Chicago.
1968: Montreal's Jean Beliveau picked up a goal to become just the second player in NHL history to get 1,000 career points. It came in a 5-2 Canadiens' loss at Detroit. (Howe was the first to get 1,000 points).
1973: Phil Esposito scored his 100th point of the season, with an assist in the Bruins' 5-1 loss at Montreal. Esposito became the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season four times in his career.....Toronto traded Jacques Plante and a future draft pick (Doug Gibson) to Boston in exchange for a Boston #1 pick and "future considerations". The Leafs used the draft choice to select Ian Turnbull, and the "futures" became Ed Johnston.
1979: Boston defenseman Mike Milbury picked up three assists, and goaltender Jim Pettie recorded the only shutout of his NHL career in the Bruins' 5-0 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1981: Islanders' Mike Bossy scored four goals and an assist as New York tied 8-8 with the visiting Oilers. It was Bossy's ninth hat trick of the season, setting an NHL record (later broken by Gretzky).
1982: Bobby Smith had a goal and two assists to become the first 100 point scorer in Minnesota North Stars' history. The milestone came in a 6-4 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. It was the only 100 point season of Smith's career.
1985: Thomas Gradin picked up four assists as the Canucks won 7-6 in overtime, at Hartford. It was the Canucks' 7th regular season overtime win of the year, tying an NHL record. Sylvain Turgeon scored his first career hat trick for the Whalers.
1987: Dave "Tiger" Williams picked up an assist to give him 500 career NHL points, in a 4-4 Kings tie against the Minnesota North Stars.
1992: Calgary Flames appointed Guy Charron as their interim head coach, replacing Doug Risebrough, who continued to hold the General Manager title. Charron coached the team for the final 16 games of the 1991-92 NHL season.
1993: Doug Gilmore picked up an assist to become the first Maple Leafs player in 15 years (and just the second player in team history) to score 100 points in a season, as the Maple Leafs won 3-1 over the Minnesota North Stars in Toronto
1999: Peter Forsberg scored 3 goals and 3 assists (including 5 points in the 3rd period) as Colorado scored 6 times in the 3rd period for a 7-5 win over the Panthers, at Florida. The win extended the Av's team-record road unbeaten streak to 8-0-2.....Teppo Numminen became the NHL's all-time leader in games played by a European-born defenseman, when he appeared in his 1,149th game (one more than Borje Salming); the milestone came in a 4-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets
2002: Dallas' Pierre Turgeon and Jamie Langenbrunner scored 37 seconds apart in the first period as the Stars outshot the visiting Sharks 35-18 for a 4-1 victory. It was also the Stars' 48th straight win when leading after two periods -- a new NHL record.....Teppo Numminen became the NHL's all-time leader in games played by a European-born defenseman, when he appeared in his 1,149th game (one more than Borje Salming); the milestone came in a 4-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets
2004: Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Brian Leetch (on his 36th birthday) from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Maxim Kondratiev, forward Jarkko Immonen, a first-round draft pick in 2004 and second-round draft pick in 2005.
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