1922: Ottawa's Harry "Punch" Broadbent extended his goal scoring streak to 12 straight games, as the Senators beat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-2.
1940: Detroit's Tiny Thompson became the third NHL goaltender to get 80 career shutouts as the Red Wings beat the Rangers 2-0.
1947: New York Rangers' goalie Chuck Rayner made three dashes up ice with the puck -- all the way into the Canadiens' zone -- trying to score a goal, in a 2-1 Rangers' loss to Montreal.
1953: Rookie goaltender Gump Worsley recorded the second shutout of his NHL career in the Rangers' 1-0 win at Chicago.....Gordie Howe scored twice and added three assists to lead the Red Wings to a 5-1 win over Toronto at the Olympia.
1959: Former NHL defenseman Mark Hardy born in Semaden, Switzerland. Hardy played in the NHL 1979-80 thru 1993-94 with Los Angeles, the New York Rangers and Minnesota.
1964: Montreal's Bobby Rousseau scored five goals, including his first career NHL hat trick in a 9-3 win over Detroit. It was the NHL's only five goal game between February 1955 and November 1968.
1970: Rangers' Terry Sawchuk recorded his 447th (and final) victory, and 103rd career shutout when New York defeated Pittsburgh, 6-0. Sawchuk's 447 wins and 103 career shutouts were both NHL records at the time of his retirement.
1977: Montreal's Guy Lafleur began an NHL-record 28 game point scoring streak, with a goal and three assists, in the Canadiens' 7-3 win over the Barons, at Cleveland. Wayne Gretzky later upped the record to 51 games.....Washington Capitals signed free agent Craig Patrick.
1980: Edmonton rookie Dave Lumley scored a goal and added four assists as the Oilers won 9-2 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Also in that game, Rookie Wayne Gretzky scored his first career hat trick and added an assist. The hat trick came in Gretzky's 50th NHL game.
1983: Los Angeles Kings obtained goalie Markus Mattsson from the Minnesota North Stars, in trade for a future draft pick.
1984: Pittsburgh rookie Roberto Romano made 34 saves to earn his first career NHL shutout, as the Penguins beat the Minnesota North Stars, 4-0, at the Civic Arena.
1987: Capitals' Mike Gartner extended his team-record goal scoring streak to 9 straight games as Washington won 6-4 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Gartner scored 12 goals during the 9 game streak, tying the streak set by Alan Haworth in 1985.....Washington Capitals signed free agent Craig Patrick.....Curt Fraser scored a goal and added four assists as the Blackhawks won 6-4 over the Oilers, at Chicago Stadium.....Washington Capitals signed free agent Craig Patrick.
1989: Bryan Murray coached his 600th NHL game -- and led the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 overtime win over the Rangers. Murray's record improved to 310-211-79 as he became the 21st coach to reach 600 games.
1990: Chicago Blackhawks' set a team record with five goals within a span of 5:38 in the second period of a 7-4 win at Los Angeles.
1993: Minnesota's Mike Modano scored twice and added three assists to lead the North Stars to a 5-4 win over the Canucks at Vancouver.
1995: Chicago Blackhawks' set a team record with five goals within a span of 5:38 in the second period of a 7-4 win at Los Angeles.
1996: St. Louis goalie Grant Fuhr started in his 50th straight game and made 34 saves as the Blues tied 2-2 with Vancouver, at the Kiel Center
1997: Ray Bourque scored a goal and an assist to become the Boston Bruins' all-time scoring leader, with 1,341 points in his 18-year career, as Boston won 3-0 at Tampa Bay. Bourque passed John Bucyk as the team's all-time leading scorer.
2001: Philadelphia defenseman Luke Richardson became the 159th player in league history to play in 1,000 NHL games, when the Flyers beat the Islanders 2-0.....Colorado's Patrick Roy became the first goaltender in NHL history to play in 40 (or more) games for 16 straight seasons (extending his league record) when he played in a 5-3 Avalanche loss in Vancouver.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
january 31th
OILERS SHELVE SOURAY
The Edmonton Oilers placed defenceman Sheldon Souray on the injured reserve list Wednesday because of a left shoulder injury.
Souray, who was shelved for 27 games earlier this season, reinjured the shoulder in last Thursday's 4-3 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers.
He played only seven minutes 26 seconds before departing for the dressing room.
Souray nursed the injury over the NHL all-star break, but he was forced to leave Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks in the first period, and did not return. He suffered the original injury — a second-degree sprain — in a 4-1 loss to the
Vancouver Canucks last Oct. 13.
Souray has totalled 69 goals and 196 points in 532 games over nine NHL seasons with the New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens and Oilers. He was drafted in the third round (71st overall) by New Jersey in 1994.
MONTREAL POLICE ISSUE WARRENT FOR GUY LAFLEUR
Montreal police have issued an arrest warrant for retired NHL superstar Guy Lafleur.
Lafleur's lawyer, Jean-Pierre Rancourt, revealed Wednesday that the hockey legend is being sought for providing contradictory evidence on the witness stand at his son's bail hearings.
Rancourt said he was "shocked" by the warrant because Lafleur, a hockey Hall of Famer, shouldn't be considered a flight risk, and will turn himself in Friday morning.
Lafleur, 56, testified last September that his son, Mark, was abiding by a court-imposed curfew as he stayed with his parents in their Ile Bizard, Que., home.
But a month later, Lafleur testified before Superior Court Justice Carol Cohen that he knew of the 12:30 a.m. ET curfew, yet, when Mark was on weekend leave from the Maison Exode halfway house, he twice drove his son to hotels to give him privacy with his teenage girlfriend.
"He respected it — except for twice — when he asked if he could go to a hotel," Lafleur testified. "I thought that, at 22, he had a right to some intimacy."
Cohen later revoked Mark's bail, noting in her ruling that Lafleur was aware his son was breaking the conditions of his bail, yet did nothing to stop him.
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.
Guy Lafleur spent his first 14 NHL seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, then ended a three-year retirement to play three more seasons with the New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques.
Drafted first overall by Montreal in 1971, he compiled 560 goals and 1,353 points in 1,127 NHL games before retiring for good in 1991.
KOVALCHUK INJURED IN THRASHERS VICTORY
The Atlanta Thrashers lost Ilya Kovalchuk to a knee injury while ending a five-game losing streak in Wednesday night's 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. How badly the Thrashers leading scorer was hurt couldn't immediately be determined.
In his first game since Sunday's all-star game, also at Philips Arena, Kovalchuk scored his 38th goal but was injured in a knee-on-knee hit from Pittsburgh's Jarkko Ruutu in the second period.
Kovalchuk made a breif return later in the frame for one shift. He missed the third period and will be examined by team doctors on Thursday.
The Edmonton Oilers placed defenceman Sheldon Souray on the injured reserve list Wednesday because of a left shoulder injury.
Souray, who was shelved for 27 games earlier this season, reinjured the shoulder in last Thursday's 4-3 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers.
He played only seven minutes 26 seconds before departing for the dressing room.
Souray nursed the injury over the NHL all-star break, but he was forced to leave Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks in the first period, and did not return. He suffered the original injury — a second-degree sprain — in a 4-1 loss to the
Vancouver Canucks last Oct. 13.
Souray has totalled 69 goals and 196 points in 532 games over nine NHL seasons with the New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens and Oilers. He was drafted in the third round (71st overall) by New Jersey in 1994.
MONTREAL POLICE ISSUE WARRENT FOR GUY LAFLEUR
Montreal police have issued an arrest warrant for retired NHL superstar Guy Lafleur.
Lafleur's lawyer, Jean-Pierre Rancourt, revealed Wednesday that the hockey legend is being sought for providing contradictory evidence on the witness stand at his son's bail hearings.
Rancourt said he was "shocked" by the warrant because Lafleur, a hockey Hall of Famer, shouldn't be considered a flight risk, and will turn himself in Friday morning.
Lafleur, 56, testified last September that his son, Mark, was abiding by a court-imposed curfew as he stayed with his parents in their Ile Bizard, Que., home.
But a month later, Lafleur testified before Superior Court Justice Carol Cohen that he knew of the 12:30 a.m. ET curfew, yet, when Mark was on weekend leave from the Maison Exode halfway house, he twice drove his son to hotels to give him privacy with his teenage girlfriend.
"He respected it — except for twice — when he asked if he could go to a hotel," Lafleur testified. "I thought that, at 22, he had a right to some intimacy."
Cohen later revoked Mark's bail, noting in her ruling that Lafleur was aware his son was breaking the conditions of his bail, yet did nothing to stop him.
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.
Guy Lafleur spent his first 14 NHL seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, then ended a three-year retirement to play three more seasons with the New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques.
Drafted first overall by Montreal in 1971, he compiled 560 goals and 1,353 points in 1,127 NHL games before retiring for good in 1991.
KOVALCHUK INJURED IN THRASHERS VICTORY
The Atlanta Thrashers lost Ilya Kovalchuk to a knee injury while ending a five-game losing streak in Wednesday night's 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. How badly the Thrashers leading scorer was hurt couldn't immediately be determined.
In his first game since Sunday's all-star game, also at Philips Arena, Kovalchuk scored his 38th goal but was injured in a knee-on-knee hit from Pittsburgh's Jarkko Ruutu in the second period.
Kovalchuk made a breif return later in the frame for one shift. He missed the third period and will be examined by team doctors on Thursday.
Today in NHL History, Jan 31th
1923: Canadiens beat Hamilton 5-4 in Montreal, in the first penalty-free game played in NHL history. There were none called against either team for the entire game.
1925: Goaltender Georges Vezina recorded his 12th career shutout in the Canadiens' 5-0 win against the visiting Maroons.
1931: Toronto 's Charlie Conacher scored three straight goals (his second career hat trick) as the Maple Leafs won 3-2 over the Philadelphia Quakers.
1933: Dit Clapper became the first player (and the first defenseman) in Boston history to score 100 goals as a member of the Bruins, when they lost 5-1 to the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1952: Montreal goaltender Gerry McNeil recorded his 9th career shutout in the Canadiens' 1-0 win against the visiting NY Rangers. Maurice Richard returned after missing six games due to a groin injury and scored the game winning goal.
1953: Boston goalie Jim Henry and Canadiens' Gerry McNeil dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Montreal. It was McNeil's eighth shutout of the season (and the 20th of his career) and the 16th of Henry's NHL career.
1965: Former NHL defenseman Bobby Dollas born in Montreal, Que. Dollas played in the NHL 1983-84 through 2000-01 with Winnipeg, Quebec, Detroit, Anaheim, Edmonton, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa, Calgary and San Jose.
1970: Rookie Tony Esposito recorded his 11th shutout of the season as the Black Hawks won 5-0 at Philadelphia. Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita each scored twice. Esposito finished the 1969-70 season with 15 shutouts, an NHL record for rookies.
1971: Gord Labossiere scored his first career NHL hat trick, and Tommy Williams had a goal and two assists in the Minnesota North Stars' 7-1 win against the Oakland Seals, at the Met Center.
1978: Montreal's Jacques Lemaire scored his 5th career hat trick as the Montreal Canadiens extended their team-record undefeated streak to 18 straight games (16-0-2), with a 5-3 win against the Rockies, at Colorado.
1982: Five days after turning 21 years old, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored his 13th career hat trick and added two assists (to begin a 14 game assist streak) as the Oilers won 7-4 over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
1987: Referee Dave Newell officiated in his 1,000th career NHL game as Detroit won 4-2 at Toronto. Newell became only the fourth referee in NHL history to officiate 1,000 games.
1990: Detroit's Steve Yzerman had the first four goal game of his NHL career (his 8th career hat trick) and picked up an assist to lead the Red Wings to a 7-5 win over Edmonton, at Joe Louis Arena.
1991: Rookie goalie Mike Richter set a team-record with 59 saves, to lead the Rangers to a 3-3 tie at Vancouver.
1995: Quebec's Marc Crawford became the second rookie coach in NHL history to win his first five games behind the bench, when the Nordiques beat the Flyers 5-2 in Quebec City. Crawford's streak ended two nights later, with a loss in New Jersey.
1996: Tampa Bay's Brian Bellows became the 107th NHL player to appear in 1,000 career games. Bellows picked up an assist in a 4-1 Lightning win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.
1998: Pittsburgh goalie Tom Barrasso made 51 saves (a club record for a home game) as the Penguins won 4-2 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings
2004: Pat Quinn became just the 4th coach in NHL history to win 600 regular-season games as Toronto won 5-1 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.
1925: Goaltender Georges Vezina recorded his 12th career shutout in the Canadiens' 5-0 win against the visiting Maroons.
1931: Toronto 's Charlie Conacher scored three straight goals (his second career hat trick) as the Maple Leafs won 3-2 over the Philadelphia Quakers.
1933: Dit Clapper became the first player (and the first defenseman) in Boston history to score 100 goals as a member of the Bruins, when they lost 5-1 to the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1952: Montreal goaltender Gerry McNeil recorded his 9th career shutout in the Canadiens' 1-0 win against the visiting NY Rangers. Maurice Richard returned after missing six games due to a groin injury and scored the game winning goal.
1953: Boston goalie Jim Henry and Canadiens' Gerry McNeil dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Montreal. It was McNeil's eighth shutout of the season (and the 20th of his career) and the 16th of Henry's NHL career.
1965: Former NHL defenseman Bobby Dollas born in Montreal, Que. Dollas played in the NHL 1983-84 through 2000-01 with Winnipeg, Quebec, Detroit, Anaheim, Edmonton, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa, Calgary and San Jose.
1970: Rookie Tony Esposito recorded his 11th shutout of the season as the Black Hawks won 5-0 at Philadelphia. Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita each scored twice. Esposito finished the 1969-70 season with 15 shutouts, an NHL record for rookies.
1971: Gord Labossiere scored his first career NHL hat trick, and Tommy Williams had a goal and two assists in the Minnesota North Stars' 7-1 win against the Oakland Seals, at the Met Center.
1978: Montreal's Jacques Lemaire scored his 5th career hat trick as the Montreal Canadiens extended their team-record undefeated streak to 18 straight games (16-0-2), with a 5-3 win against the Rockies, at Colorado.
1982: Five days after turning 21 years old, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored his 13th career hat trick and added two assists (to begin a 14 game assist streak) as the Oilers won 7-4 over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
1987: Referee Dave Newell officiated in his 1,000th career NHL game as Detroit won 4-2 at Toronto. Newell became only the fourth referee in NHL history to officiate 1,000 games.
1990: Detroit's Steve Yzerman had the first four goal game of his NHL career (his 8th career hat trick) and picked up an assist to lead the Red Wings to a 7-5 win over Edmonton, at Joe Louis Arena.
1991: Rookie goalie Mike Richter set a team-record with 59 saves, to lead the Rangers to a 3-3 tie at Vancouver.
1995: Quebec's Marc Crawford became the second rookie coach in NHL history to win his first five games behind the bench, when the Nordiques beat the Flyers 5-2 in Quebec City. Crawford's streak ended two nights later, with a loss in New Jersey.
1996: Tampa Bay's Brian Bellows became the 107th NHL player to appear in 1,000 career games. Bellows picked up an assist in a 4-1 Lightning win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.
1998: Pittsburgh goalie Tom Barrasso made 51 saves (a club record for a home game) as the Penguins won 4-2 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings
2004: Pat Quinn became just the 4th coach in NHL history to win 600 regular-season games as Toronto won 5-1 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
January 30th
IVANANS NETS EXTENSION FROM KINGS
Raitis Ivanans and the Los Angeles Kings reached terms on a two-year contract extension.
Financial details were not disclosed.
In 43 games this season, Ivanans has two goals and two assists with 80 penalty minutes.
The Latvian native has totalled six goals and 12 points with 229 penalty minutes in 113 games over three NHL seasons with the Montreal Canadiens and Kings.
WILLIE MITCHELL BREAKS VERTEBRA IN BACK
Vancouver Canucks defenceman willie Mitchell is out with a fractured vertebra. He sustained the fracture shortly after Christmas, but contuined to play through nine games despite feeling intense pain.
The six-foot-three blue-liner took the last two games off, and said he won't accompany the Canucks on their four-game road trip which starts tonight.
Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault said there is no specific recovery time for this type of injury - a stress fracture to the L2 vertebra in Mitchell's back - but could affect him for up to five weeks.
Vigneault also said Mitchell could play though the injury without aggravating it, though the pain might be too much.
Mitchell has seven points (one goal, six assists) in 41 games for the Canucks this season.
FORMER NHLer KARALAHTI FACES PRISON SENTENCE
Former NHL player Jere Karalahti has been charged with smuggling amphetamines in a case involving 19 people, including a motorcycle gang.
The Espoo District Court opened the case against Karalahti and other suspects in a local prison in Vantaa, Finland for security reasons. If found guilty, Karalahti could face up to six years in prison.
The 32-year-old Karalahti was charged with smuggling four kilograms of amphetamines into Finland. He also allegedly provided $20,000 euros for smuggling operations, prosecutors said.
He has denied all the charges.
The drug ring is suspected of smuggling about 20 kilograms of amphetamines and hundreds of grams of cocaine from Estonia to Finland last year.
In December, Karalahti was taken off the ice during a practice session with his team Karpat for police questioning.
Karalahti left the NHL in 2002 after being suspended for six months for his third violation of the league's substance abuse policy. He played 121 games from 2000-02 as a defenceman for the Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators.
Karalahti joined Karpat last year after agreeing to follow the club's strict rules on alcohol and drugs, putting him in contention for a return to Finland's national team for the upcoming world championships in Canada.
Karalahti was voted an all-star defenceman at the 1998 and '99 world championship.
Raitis Ivanans and the Los Angeles Kings reached terms on a two-year contract extension.
Financial details were not disclosed.
In 43 games this season, Ivanans has two goals and two assists with 80 penalty minutes.
The Latvian native has totalled six goals and 12 points with 229 penalty minutes in 113 games over three NHL seasons with the Montreal Canadiens and Kings.
WILLIE MITCHELL BREAKS VERTEBRA IN BACK
Vancouver Canucks defenceman willie Mitchell is out with a fractured vertebra. He sustained the fracture shortly after Christmas, but contuined to play through nine games despite feeling intense pain.
The six-foot-three blue-liner took the last two games off, and said he won't accompany the Canucks on their four-game road trip which starts tonight.
Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault said there is no specific recovery time for this type of injury - a stress fracture to the L2 vertebra in Mitchell's back - but could affect him for up to five weeks.
Vigneault also said Mitchell could play though the injury without aggravating it, though the pain might be too much.
Mitchell has seven points (one goal, six assists) in 41 games for the Canucks this season.
FORMER NHLer KARALAHTI FACES PRISON SENTENCE
Former NHL player Jere Karalahti has been charged with smuggling amphetamines in a case involving 19 people, including a motorcycle gang.
The Espoo District Court opened the case against Karalahti and other suspects in a local prison in Vantaa, Finland for security reasons. If found guilty, Karalahti could face up to six years in prison.
The 32-year-old Karalahti was charged with smuggling four kilograms of amphetamines into Finland. He also allegedly provided $20,000 euros for smuggling operations, prosecutors said.
He has denied all the charges.
The drug ring is suspected of smuggling about 20 kilograms of amphetamines and hundreds of grams of cocaine from Estonia to Finland last year.
In December, Karalahti was taken off the ice during a practice session with his team Karpat for police questioning.
Karalahti left the NHL in 2002 after being suspended for six months for his third violation of the league's substance abuse policy. He played 121 games from 2000-02 as a defenceman for the Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators.
Karalahti joined Karpat last year after agreeing to follow the club's strict rules on alcohol and drugs, putting him in contention for a return to Finland's national team for the upcoming world championships in Canada.
Karalahti was voted an all-star defenceman at the 1998 and '99 world championship.
Today in NHL History, Jan 30th
1918: Montreal's Joe Malone extended his goal scoring streak to 12 straight games (which began with the NHL first game six weeks earlier) when he scored four times in a 5-2 Canadiens' win in Ottawa.
1924: Frank Nighbor scored twice, including his 100th career NHL goal when Ottawa won 7-2 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1926: Ottawa's Alex Connell bacame the first goaltender in NHL history to record 10 shutouts in one season, in the Senators' 1-0 win over the Americans, at New York.
1936: Nels Stewart became the second player in NHL history to score 250 career goals, when the New York Americans lost 3-2 to the visiting Montreal Maroons.
1937: New York Americans' Nels Stewart became the NHL's All-Time goal scoring leader, when he picked up his 270th career goal to surpass Howie Morenz, as the Americans beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0. Alfie Moore got the shutout.....Harvey "Busher" Jackson scored his 6th career hat trick along with two assists, Gordie Drillon added his second career hat trick, and Syl Apps picked up five assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 7-4 over the visiting Montreal Maroons.
1940: Boston beat Chicago 5-0 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. Frank Brimsek recorded his 13th career shutout, while Mel Hill and Roy Conacher led the scoring with a goal and two assists apiece.
1958: Goaltender Jacques Plante recorded his 34th career shutout, Dickie Moore scored two goals and added two assists and Don Marshall had a goal and three assists, as the Canadiens won 7-0 over Detroit, at the Forum.
1960: Dean Prentice scored the 5,000th goal in New York Rangers history, as the Rangers lost 3-2 to the Maple Leafs at Toronto.
1966: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston 3-1 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. There were none called -- against either team -- for the entire game.
1971: Jean Beliveau played in his 1,100th career regular season NHL game, and scored a goal, as Montreal lost to Toronto 5-4, at the Forum.
1972: Rookie Gilles Meloche recorded his third shutout of the month and second in a row shutout as the California Golden Seals won 2-0 at Vancouver.
1973: Penguins' star Greg Polis scored twice and was named MVP of the 1973 NHL All Star Game at Madison Square Garden in NY, where the East beat the West 5-4.
1975: John Bucyk scored a goal and added two assists to become just the 6th player in NHL history reach the 1,200 point milestone, as the Bruins won 6-0 over the Oakland Seals, at Boston Garden. Gilles Gilbert recorded the shutout.
1978: Islanders' rookie Mike Bossy set a team record for most goals in a season with his 35th of the year in the Islanders' 3-2 loss at Buffalo. Bossy broke Clark Gillies team record of 34, and went on to score 53 in his first season.
1979: Islanders' Mike Bossy began a team-record 10 game goal scoring streak as New York lost 5-4 to the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....Philadelphia Flyers fired coach Bob McCammon, and named Pat Quinn as his replacement.
1980: Hartford's Mark Howe picked up five assists and Mike Rogers scored his first career hat trick as the Whalers won 8-2 over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1983: Calgary Flames signed free agent defenseman Jamie Macoun. Macoun had gone undrafted, after three seasons at Ohio State.
1988: Jimmy Carson scored his second career hat trick, along with an assist, and Rollie Melanson stopped 39 shots for his third career shutout in the Kings 5-0 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Forum
1989: Guy Lafleur became the 66th player in NHL history to appear in 1,000 career games. He celebrated the milestone with an assist on a goal by rookie Brian Leetch as the Rangers beat the Islanders 7-3.
1990: Mario Lemieux extended his point-scoring streak to 40 straight games (second longest in NHL history) with three assists in the Penguins' 6-3 loss to the Flyers. Tony Tanti added his 11th career hat trick (and the first with Pittsburgh).....Phil Housley scored the Sabres' first ever shorthanded goal while the team was two men short. It came in a 5-2 win against the Quebec Nordiques.....Larry Robinson had a goal and an assist in the Kings 5-2 victory over the N.J. Devils to tie Bobby Orr for second place on the all-time points list among defensemen with 915 points. Denis Potvin was first (at the time).
1991: Wayne Gretzky recorded his 100th point of the season for the 12th straight year (extending his NHL record). The milestone came in a 4-2 Kings loss to the New Jersey Devils.
1993: Pittsburgh's Ron Francis scored his 300th NHL goal in a 4-2 win over the Flyers at the Civic Arena. The win extended the Pens' unbeaten streak against Philadelphia to 10-0-4.....Boston rookie Joe Juneau scored a goal and three assists, and Adam Oates had four assists to lead the Bruins to a 6-5 win over the Islanders at New York. Rookie goaltender John Blue gained his first road victory in the NHL.
2002: Felix Potvin recorded his 3rd shutout of the month in the Kings 2-0 win against the Wild at Minnesota. The win gave the Kings a record of 11-3-0 in January, the first 11-win month in team history.....Curtis Joseph recorded his 36th career shutout as the Maple Leafs outshot the Thrashers 40-17 for a 6-0 victory at Atlanta.....Mario Lemieux became the Pittsburgh Penguins all-time leader in games played, when he appeared in the 807th of his career (and picked up two assists) in a 6-3 loss to the visiting San Jose Sharks. He broke the mark of 806 held by Jaromir Jagr.
2004: Chicago Blackhawks ended their team-record road losing streak of 19 straight games, when two goals from rookie Tuomo Ruutu gave them a 5-3 win over the Flames at Calgary.
1924: Frank Nighbor scored twice, including his 100th career NHL goal when Ottawa won 7-2 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1926: Ottawa's Alex Connell bacame the first goaltender in NHL history to record 10 shutouts in one season, in the Senators' 1-0 win over the Americans, at New York.
1936: Nels Stewart became the second player in NHL history to score 250 career goals, when the New York Americans lost 3-2 to the visiting Montreal Maroons.
1937: New York Americans' Nels Stewart became the NHL's All-Time goal scoring leader, when he picked up his 270th career goal to surpass Howie Morenz, as the Americans beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0. Alfie Moore got the shutout.....Harvey "Busher" Jackson scored his 6th career hat trick along with two assists, Gordie Drillon added his second career hat trick, and Syl Apps picked up five assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 7-4 over the visiting Montreal Maroons.
1940: Boston beat Chicago 5-0 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. Frank Brimsek recorded his 13th career shutout, while Mel Hill and Roy Conacher led the scoring with a goal and two assists apiece.
1958: Goaltender Jacques Plante recorded his 34th career shutout, Dickie Moore scored two goals and added two assists and Don Marshall had a goal and three assists, as the Canadiens won 7-0 over Detroit, at the Forum.
1960: Dean Prentice scored the 5,000th goal in New York Rangers history, as the Rangers lost 3-2 to the Maple Leafs at Toronto.
1966: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston 3-1 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. There were none called -- against either team -- for the entire game.
1971: Jean Beliveau played in his 1,100th career regular season NHL game, and scored a goal, as Montreal lost to Toronto 5-4, at the Forum.
1972: Rookie Gilles Meloche recorded his third shutout of the month and second in a row shutout as the California Golden Seals won 2-0 at Vancouver.
1973: Penguins' star Greg Polis scored twice and was named MVP of the 1973 NHL All Star Game at Madison Square Garden in NY, where the East beat the West 5-4.
1975: John Bucyk scored a goal and added two assists to become just the 6th player in NHL history reach the 1,200 point milestone, as the Bruins won 6-0 over the Oakland Seals, at Boston Garden. Gilles Gilbert recorded the shutout.
1978: Islanders' rookie Mike Bossy set a team record for most goals in a season with his 35th of the year in the Islanders' 3-2 loss at Buffalo. Bossy broke Clark Gillies team record of 34, and went on to score 53 in his first season.
1979: Islanders' Mike Bossy began a team-record 10 game goal scoring streak as New York lost 5-4 to the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....Philadelphia Flyers fired coach Bob McCammon, and named Pat Quinn as his replacement.
1980: Hartford's Mark Howe picked up five assists and Mike Rogers scored his first career hat trick as the Whalers won 8-2 over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1983: Calgary Flames signed free agent defenseman Jamie Macoun. Macoun had gone undrafted, after three seasons at Ohio State.
1988: Jimmy Carson scored his second career hat trick, along with an assist, and Rollie Melanson stopped 39 shots for his third career shutout in the Kings 5-0 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Forum
1989: Guy Lafleur became the 66th player in NHL history to appear in 1,000 career games. He celebrated the milestone with an assist on a goal by rookie Brian Leetch as the Rangers beat the Islanders 7-3.
1990: Mario Lemieux extended his point-scoring streak to 40 straight games (second longest in NHL history) with three assists in the Penguins' 6-3 loss to the Flyers. Tony Tanti added his 11th career hat trick (and the first with Pittsburgh).....Phil Housley scored the Sabres' first ever shorthanded goal while the team was two men short. It came in a 5-2 win against the Quebec Nordiques.....Larry Robinson had a goal and an assist in the Kings 5-2 victory over the N.J. Devils to tie Bobby Orr for second place on the all-time points list among defensemen with 915 points. Denis Potvin was first (at the time).
1991: Wayne Gretzky recorded his 100th point of the season for the 12th straight year (extending his NHL record). The milestone came in a 4-2 Kings loss to the New Jersey Devils.
1993: Pittsburgh's Ron Francis scored his 300th NHL goal in a 4-2 win over the Flyers at the Civic Arena. The win extended the Pens' unbeaten streak against Philadelphia to 10-0-4.....Boston rookie Joe Juneau scored a goal and three assists, and Adam Oates had four assists to lead the Bruins to a 6-5 win over the Islanders at New York. Rookie goaltender John Blue gained his first road victory in the NHL.
2002: Felix Potvin recorded his 3rd shutout of the month in the Kings 2-0 win against the Wild at Minnesota. The win gave the Kings a record of 11-3-0 in January, the first 11-win month in team history.....Curtis Joseph recorded his 36th career shutout as the Maple Leafs outshot the Thrashers 40-17 for a 6-0 victory at Atlanta.....Mario Lemieux became the Pittsburgh Penguins all-time leader in games played, when he appeared in the 807th of his career (and picked up two assists) in a 6-3 loss to the visiting San Jose Sharks. He broke the mark of 806 held by Jaromir Jagr.
2004: Chicago Blackhawks ended their team-record road losing streak of 19 straight games, when two goals from rookie Tuomo Ruutu gave them a 5-3 win over the Flames at Calgary.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
January 29th
SELANNE RE-SIGNS WITH DUCKS
Forward Teemu Selanne put off retirement to rejoin the reigning Stalney Cup champion Anaheim Ducks for the rest of the season.
Financial details of his contract were not disclosed.
Selanne posted team highs of 48 goals and 46 assists for 94 points last season.
Since being drafted 10th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in 1988, Selanne has registered 540 goals and 1,135 points in 1,041 NHL games over 14 seasons.
The 10-time all-star took the NHL by storm in 1992-93, setting a rookie record with 76 goals and winning the Calder Trophy as the league's top freshman, and also won the Rocket Richard Trophy in 1998-99 when he led the NHL with 47 goals.
ALFREDSSON, OVECHKIN AND LECLAIRE NHL 'THREE STARS OF THE WEEK'
Ottawa Senators right wing Daniel Alfredsson, Washington Capitals left winf Alex Ovechkin and Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Pascal Leclaire have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending January 27.
First Star -- Daniel Alfredsson, RW, Ottawa Senators
Alfredsson set a career high, an Ottawa franchise record and took the NHL scoring lead with seven points (three goals, four assists) in the Senators' 8-4 win at Tampa Bay Jan. 24. It was the most points in one game by an NHL player since Jan. 11, 2003, when Jaromir Jagr scored seven points (three goals, four assists) for the Washington Capitals in a 12-2 win over Florida, and the most points by one player in a road game since Feb. 26, 1997, when Eric Lindros had one goal and six assists for the Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa. Alfredsson increased his season points total to a League-leading 67 (32 goals, 35 assists), one more than Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier (30-36--66). The Senators entered the All-Star break with the Eastern Conference's top record, 31-15-4 for 66 points.
Second Star --Alex Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals
Ovechkin tallied six points (three goals, three assists) in three games as the Capitals posted a 2-1-0 record and moved within one point of the Southeast Division lead. He notched two goals and an assist in a 6-5 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Jan. 21, scored one goal in a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs Jan. 23 and recorded assists on both Washington goals in a 2-1 victory over Toronto Jan. 24. Ovechkin entered the All-Star break with a seven-game point streak (7-7--14) and has 25-17--42 and a +11 rating in 29 games since Bruce Boudreau was named head coach.
Third Star -- Pascal Leclaire, G Columbus Blue Jackets
Leclaire went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average, .968 save percentage and one shutout in two games last week, stopping 61 of 63 shots. On Jan. 22, he made 31 saves in a 4-2 win at Dallas. On Jan. 24, he made 30 saves to record his League-leading eighth shutout of the season in a 1-0 win at Chicago as the Blue Jackets wrapped up a five-game road trip
with a 3-2-0 mark.
MINOR HOCKEY COACH CHARGED IN ALLEGED ASSAULT OF 3 PLAYERS
A minor hockey coach in Toronto has been charged with assault after two of his players were allegedly struck with a hockey stick, and another player was reportedly hit with a helmet.
Police allege the coach of the minor midget team became angry with several players during a Don Mills Flyers practice Jan. 12 at Chesswood Arena, and struck two of the 15-year-olds with a hockey stick.
Parents then suggested the teens head to their dressing room, but the coach followed and continued arguing with them, they allege.
When he was asked to leave, the man hit another player with a helmet, it's alleged.
None of the teens suffered injuries.
Brian Tracey, 46, of Toronto faces three counts of assault with a weapon. He has been suspended from the Greater Toronto Hockey League.
SWEDEN, CZECH REPUBLIC TO HOST NHL OPENERS
The NHL announced that next season will kick off with games on October 4th and 5th in Europe.
Daniel Alfredsson will return to his native Sweden to face Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins at Stockholm's Globe Arena.
Vincent Lecavalier and the Tampa Bay Lightning will play the New York Rangers in two games at Sazka Arena in Prague.
The NHL began this season with a pair of games at London's O2 Arena between the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim (LA) Ducks.
Next season's plan will mark the first time the league has played two games on the same day in Europe.
It was also announced that the New York Rangers will be the NHL's representative at teh first Victoria Cup on Oct. 1. The Rangers will play Russian team Metallurg Magnitogorski in an international tournament in Bern, Switzerland.
Forward Teemu Selanne put off retirement to rejoin the reigning Stalney Cup champion Anaheim Ducks for the rest of the season.
Financial details of his contract were not disclosed.
Selanne posted team highs of 48 goals and 46 assists for 94 points last season.
Since being drafted 10th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in 1988, Selanne has registered 540 goals and 1,135 points in 1,041 NHL games over 14 seasons.
The 10-time all-star took the NHL by storm in 1992-93, setting a rookie record with 76 goals and winning the Calder Trophy as the league's top freshman, and also won the Rocket Richard Trophy in 1998-99 when he led the NHL with 47 goals.
ALFREDSSON, OVECHKIN AND LECLAIRE NHL 'THREE STARS OF THE WEEK'
Ottawa Senators right wing Daniel Alfredsson, Washington Capitals left winf Alex Ovechkin and Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Pascal Leclaire have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending January 27.
First Star -- Daniel Alfredsson, RW, Ottawa Senators
Alfredsson set a career high, an Ottawa franchise record and took the NHL scoring lead with seven points (three goals, four assists) in the Senators' 8-4 win at Tampa Bay Jan. 24. It was the most points in one game by an NHL player since Jan. 11, 2003, when Jaromir Jagr scored seven points (three goals, four assists) for the Washington Capitals in a 12-2 win over Florida, and the most points by one player in a road game since Feb. 26, 1997, when Eric Lindros had one goal and six assists for the Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa. Alfredsson increased his season points total to a League-leading 67 (32 goals, 35 assists), one more than Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier (30-36--66). The Senators entered the All-Star break with the Eastern Conference's top record, 31-15-4 for 66 points.
Second Star --Alex Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals
Ovechkin tallied six points (three goals, three assists) in three games as the Capitals posted a 2-1-0 record and moved within one point of the Southeast Division lead. He notched two goals and an assist in a 6-5 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Jan. 21, scored one goal in a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs Jan. 23 and recorded assists on both Washington goals in a 2-1 victory over Toronto Jan. 24. Ovechkin entered the All-Star break with a seven-game point streak (7-7--14) and has 25-17--42 and a +11 rating in 29 games since Bruce Boudreau was named head coach.
Third Star -- Pascal Leclaire, G Columbus Blue Jackets
Leclaire went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average, .968 save percentage and one shutout in two games last week, stopping 61 of 63 shots. On Jan. 22, he made 31 saves in a 4-2 win at Dallas. On Jan. 24, he made 30 saves to record his League-leading eighth shutout of the season in a 1-0 win at Chicago as the Blue Jackets wrapped up a five-game road trip
with a 3-2-0 mark.
MINOR HOCKEY COACH CHARGED IN ALLEGED ASSAULT OF 3 PLAYERS
A minor hockey coach in Toronto has been charged with assault after two of his players were allegedly struck with a hockey stick, and another player was reportedly hit with a helmet.
Police allege the coach of the minor midget team became angry with several players during a Don Mills Flyers practice Jan. 12 at Chesswood Arena, and struck two of the 15-year-olds with a hockey stick.
Parents then suggested the teens head to their dressing room, but the coach followed and continued arguing with them, they allege.
When he was asked to leave, the man hit another player with a helmet, it's alleged.
None of the teens suffered injuries.
Brian Tracey, 46, of Toronto faces three counts of assault with a weapon. He has been suspended from the Greater Toronto Hockey League.
SWEDEN, CZECH REPUBLIC TO HOST NHL OPENERS
The NHL announced that next season will kick off with games on October 4th and 5th in Europe.
Daniel Alfredsson will return to his native Sweden to face Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins at Stockholm's Globe Arena.
Vincent Lecavalier and the Tampa Bay Lightning will play the New York Rangers in two games at Sazka Arena in Prague.
The NHL began this season with a pair of games at London's O2 Arena between the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim (LA) Ducks.
Next season's plan will mark the first time the league has played two games on the same day in Europe.
It was also announced that the New York Rangers will be the NHL's representative at teh first Victoria Cup on Oct. 1. The Rangers will play Russian team Metallurg Magnitogorski in an international tournament in Bern, Switzerland.
Today in NHL History, Jan 29th
1927: Ottawa's Alex Connell and Montreal Maroons' Clint Benedict dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Montreal. It was just the 5th scoreless tie in NHL history. Ottawa's George Boucher picked up 7 minor penalties in the game.
1928: The Finnish National Team played its first official hockey game, losing 8-1 to Sweden.
1929: Goaltender George Hainsworth recorded his 13th shutout of the season, and his sixth of the month (an NHL record) in the Montreal Canadiens' 1-0 win over the Americans at New York.
1935: Bruin goaltender Tiny Thompson made 32 saves for his sixth shutout of the season (and the 49th of his career) in a 4-0 win against the NY Americans, at Boston Garden.
1942: "Syd Howe Night" in Detroit turned out to be perhaps the best "Night" a player ever had. After playing a gift piano at center ice for the fans at the Olympia, Howe scored both goals in a 2-0 Red Wings win over Chicago. John Mowers got the shutout.
1943: Former NHL defenseman Pat Quinn born in Hamilton, Ontario. Quinn played in the NHL 1968-69 through 1976-77 with Toronto, Vancouver and Atlanta. Since retiring he has coached Philadelphia, L.A., Vancouver and Toronto.
1953: Maurice Richard became the first NHL player to score 20 (or more) goals in each of his first 10 seasons, when he picked up his 20th of the year, in a 5-2 Canadiens' win over the Rangers. Richard finished the night with 2 goals and an assist.
1954: Former NHL center Doug Risebrough born in Guelph, Ont. Risebrough played in the NHL 1974-75 through 1986-87 with Montreal and Calgary, and later became the GM of the Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild.
1955: Montreal's rookie goaltender Jacques Plante recorded his 9th career shutout in the Canadiens' 4-0 win over the Bruins, at the Forum.
1966: Montreal's Henri Richard scored a goal and added three assists as the Canadiens won 6-2 over the Rangers, at the Forum.
1970: Phil Esposito scored twice and added two assists, and Bobby Orr had a goal and three assists as the Bruins won 6-5 over the Minnesota North Stars, at Boston Garden.
1974: St. Louis Blues' Garry Unger scored a shorthanded goal at 7:54 of the third period to lead the West Division All-Stars to a 6-4 victory over the East, in the All Star Game at Chicago Stadium. Unger captured the game's MVP award.
1975: Pittsburgh Penguins picked up their 200th all-time victory, when Vic Hadfield had two goals and two assists in a 6-1 win over the Black Hawks at the Civic Arena.
1977: The Blizzard of '77 left many of the Sabres trapped in Buffalo. Only 14 players made it up to Montreal, but they managed to tie the Canadiens, 3-3.
1979: Defenseman Larry Robinson scored twice and added two assists to lead Montreal to a 7-3 win at Philadelphia.
1985: New York Islanders' Bryan Trottier became the 19th player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. His milestone came in a 4-4 tie with the Minnesota North Stars; he became the first to score his 1,000th career point on a shorthanded goal.....Edmonton Oilers' Jari Kurri scored his 100th point of the season, with three goals in a 4-2 Oilers' win over Calgary. It was Kurri's third straight 100 point season in the NHL, and came in his 39th game of the season.....Brian Sutter scored twice and added two assists to lead the Blues to a 6-6 tie against the Winnipeg Jets in St. Louis.
1991: Buffalo Sabres named Mike Ramsey as their new team captain.....Chicago obtained Tony McKegney from the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for goalie Jacques Cloutier. It marked McKegney's seventh NHL team in the previous six seasons (since 1984).
1992: Steve Yzerman scored his 14th career hat trick (including one goal on a penalty shot) to lead the Red Wings to a 4-4 tie against the Sabres, at Joe Louis Arena. It was the start of a team-record 9 game goal scoring streak for Yzerman.
1994: Gaetan Duchesne's goal at 1:01 of the third period gave the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning before a crowd of 26,652 at St. Petersburg, Florida, the second-largest crowd in NHL history.
1995: Chicago's Jeremy Roenick scored two goals and added an assist, including his 500th career NHL point as the Blackhawks won 6-3 at Los Angeles. Roenick's milestone came in his 430th game.
1996: The Senators beat the Blues 4-2 at the Palladium in Ottawa, to end their NHL record for consecutive winless games at home - 17 (0-15-2). It was also Jacques Martin's first victory with Ottawa.
1997: St. Louis' Al MacInnis scored his 250th career NHL goal and added an assist in the Blues 4-0 win at Toronto. MacInnis became the 7th defenseman in league history to score 250 goals.....Colorado's Patrick Roy earned his 335th career victory, tying him with Gump Worsley for 8th all-time among NHL goalies, as the Avalanche won 6-3 over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.....Rod Brind'Amour scored the game's first goal and also became the Flyers' all-time ironman, when he appeared in his 288th consecutive NHL game, a 2-1 win at Washington. Brind'Amour broke the team ironman record of 287 games, set by Rick Macleish.
1998: Kings' Luc Robitaille picked up two assists to give him 1,000 career points, becoming the 6th left winger in the NHL to reach the milestone. It came in a 5-3 L.A. win over the visiting Calgary Flames.....Pittsburgh's Ron Francis recorded the 1,400th point of his NHL career with a two-point performance in a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins. Francis became the 11th NHL player to reach the milestone.
1999: Edmonton Oilers acquired center Alexandre Daigle from the Philadelphia Flyers for left wing Andrei Kovalenko.
2001: Ron Francis had three assists to become just the 5th player in NHL history to score 1,600 points, as the Hurricanes extended Tampa Bay's losing streak to 10 straight games with a 5-2 win against the visiting Lightning.
2003: New York Rangers fired head coach Bryan Trottier 54 games into his first season behind the bench in the NHL. G.M. Glen Sather took over as coach the following day. Trottier was fired after the team got off to a 21-26-6-1 start.
2004: Steve Yzerman picked up an assist to move past Mario Lemieux into 6th place on the NHL's all-time scoring list with his 1,702nd career point as the Red Wings won 5-2 over the visiting New Jersey Devils.
1928: The Finnish National Team played its first official hockey game, losing 8-1 to Sweden.
1929: Goaltender George Hainsworth recorded his 13th shutout of the season, and his sixth of the month (an NHL record) in the Montreal Canadiens' 1-0 win over the Americans at New York.
1935: Bruin goaltender Tiny Thompson made 32 saves for his sixth shutout of the season (and the 49th of his career) in a 4-0 win against the NY Americans, at Boston Garden.
1942: "Syd Howe Night" in Detroit turned out to be perhaps the best "Night" a player ever had. After playing a gift piano at center ice for the fans at the Olympia, Howe scored both goals in a 2-0 Red Wings win over Chicago. John Mowers got the shutout.
1943: Former NHL defenseman Pat Quinn born in Hamilton, Ontario. Quinn played in the NHL 1968-69 through 1976-77 with Toronto, Vancouver and Atlanta. Since retiring he has coached Philadelphia, L.A., Vancouver and Toronto.
1953: Maurice Richard became the first NHL player to score 20 (or more) goals in each of his first 10 seasons, when he picked up his 20th of the year, in a 5-2 Canadiens' win over the Rangers. Richard finished the night with 2 goals and an assist.
1954: Former NHL center Doug Risebrough born in Guelph, Ont. Risebrough played in the NHL 1974-75 through 1986-87 with Montreal and Calgary, and later became the GM of the Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild.
1955: Montreal's rookie goaltender Jacques Plante recorded his 9th career shutout in the Canadiens' 4-0 win over the Bruins, at the Forum.
1966: Montreal's Henri Richard scored a goal and added three assists as the Canadiens won 6-2 over the Rangers, at the Forum.
1970: Phil Esposito scored twice and added two assists, and Bobby Orr had a goal and three assists as the Bruins won 6-5 over the Minnesota North Stars, at Boston Garden.
1974: St. Louis Blues' Garry Unger scored a shorthanded goal at 7:54 of the third period to lead the West Division All-Stars to a 6-4 victory over the East, in the All Star Game at Chicago Stadium. Unger captured the game's MVP award.
1975: Pittsburgh Penguins picked up their 200th all-time victory, when Vic Hadfield had two goals and two assists in a 6-1 win over the Black Hawks at the Civic Arena.
1977: The Blizzard of '77 left many of the Sabres trapped in Buffalo. Only 14 players made it up to Montreal, but they managed to tie the Canadiens, 3-3.
1979: Defenseman Larry Robinson scored twice and added two assists to lead Montreal to a 7-3 win at Philadelphia.
1985: New York Islanders' Bryan Trottier became the 19th player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. His milestone came in a 4-4 tie with the Minnesota North Stars; he became the first to score his 1,000th career point on a shorthanded goal.....Edmonton Oilers' Jari Kurri scored his 100th point of the season, with three goals in a 4-2 Oilers' win over Calgary. It was Kurri's third straight 100 point season in the NHL, and came in his 39th game of the season.....Brian Sutter scored twice and added two assists to lead the Blues to a 6-6 tie against the Winnipeg Jets in St. Louis.
1991: Buffalo Sabres named Mike Ramsey as their new team captain.....Chicago obtained Tony McKegney from the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for goalie Jacques Cloutier. It marked McKegney's seventh NHL team in the previous six seasons (since 1984).
1992: Steve Yzerman scored his 14th career hat trick (including one goal on a penalty shot) to lead the Red Wings to a 4-4 tie against the Sabres, at Joe Louis Arena. It was the start of a team-record 9 game goal scoring streak for Yzerman.
1994: Gaetan Duchesne's goal at 1:01 of the third period gave the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning before a crowd of 26,652 at St. Petersburg, Florida, the second-largest crowd in NHL history.
1995: Chicago's Jeremy Roenick scored two goals and added an assist, including his 500th career NHL point as the Blackhawks won 6-3 at Los Angeles. Roenick's milestone came in his 430th game.
1996: The Senators beat the Blues 4-2 at the Palladium in Ottawa, to end their NHL record for consecutive winless games at home - 17 (0-15-2). It was also Jacques Martin's first victory with Ottawa.
1997: St. Louis' Al MacInnis scored his 250th career NHL goal and added an assist in the Blues 4-0 win at Toronto. MacInnis became the 7th defenseman in league history to score 250 goals.....Colorado's Patrick Roy earned his 335th career victory, tying him with Gump Worsley for 8th all-time among NHL goalies, as the Avalanche won 6-3 over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.....Rod Brind'Amour scored the game's first goal and also became the Flyers' all-time ironman, when he appeared in his 288th consecutive NHL game, a 2-1 win at Washington. Brind'Amour broke the team ironman record of 287 games, set by Rick Macleish.
1998: Kings' Luc Robitaille picked up two assists to give him 1,000 career points, becoming the 6th left winger in the NHL to reach the milestone. It came in a 5-3 L.A. win over the visiting Calgary Flames.....Pittsburgh's Ron Francis recorded the 1,400th point of his NHL career with a two-point performance in a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins. Francis became the 11th NHL player to reach the milestone.
1999: Edmonton Oilers acquired center Alexandre Daigle from the Philadelphia Flyers for left wing Andrei Kovalenko.
2001: Ron Francis had three assists to become just the 5th player in NHL history to score 1,600 points, as the Hurricanes extended Tampa Bay's losing streak to 10 straight games with a 5-2 win against the visiting Lightning.
2003: New York Rangers fired head coach Bryan Trottier 54 games into his first season behind the bench in the NHL. G.M. Glen Sather took over as coach the following day. Trottier was fired after the team got off to a 21-26-6-1 start.
2004: Steve Yzerman picked up an assist to move past Mario Lemieux into 6th place on the NHL's all-time scoring list with his 1,702nd career point as the Red Wings won 5-2 over the visiting New Jersey Devils.
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