PENS LARAQUE SUSPENDED FOR 3 GAMES
Pittsburgh Penguins' forward Georges Laraque has been suspended for three games, without pay, as a result of an elbowing incident on March 12.
Laraque was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct at 2:34 of the second period for an elbow to the head area of Buffalo player Nathan Paetsch.
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Laraque will forfeit $20,855.61. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. He is eligible to return March 22 against New Jersey.
HAVLAT HAS SEASON-ENDING SURGERY
Chicago Blackhawks forward Martin Havlat underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on Thursday.
The 26-year-old was hurt in Chicago's season-opening 1-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild and missed 22 games before returning Nov 28. He reinjured the shoulder in a 1-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Feb 27.
Havlat posted 10 goals and 17 assists for 27 points in 35 games this season, his second with Chicago.
The former all-star has totalled 140 goals and 319 points in 389 games since he was taken 26th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1999 NHL Draft.
Havlat was dealt by the Senators to the Blackhawks in a three-way trade involving the San Jose Sharks on July 9, 2006.
NO NHL DISCIPLINE FOR PRONGER'S STOMP
Anaheim Ducks defenceman Chris Pronger won't face any disciplinary action from the National Hockey League for stomping on Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler on Wednesday night.
The incident happened in the opening minute of the second period in Anaheim's zone after a dump in from the blue line by Canucks defenceman Sami Salo.
Kesler - one of two Canuck forwards who chased down the puck behind the goal line - collided with Pronger along the boards and fell, and the Ducks captain appeared to deliberately step on him. Kesler did not suffer any injuries from after the incident.
"He stomped on me," Kesler told reporters after the game. "He got me on the calf."
It isn't the first time the former Norris and Hart Trophy winner has been involved in such incidents.
Pronger received a one-game suspension from the NHL last May for his hit on Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom in Game 3 of the Western Conference final, and was suspended for a game in June for hitting Ottawa's Dean McAmmond n the head with his forearm during the third period of the Senators' 5-3 win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final.
It also marks the second time this season that a player has stepped on an opponent while he was laying prone.
In December, New York Islanders forward Chris Simon received a 30-game suspension for trying to step on Pittsburgh forward Jarkko Ruutu's foot.
WINGS DRAPER OUT WITH GROIN TEAR
Detroit Red Wings forward Kris Draper will be sidelined for the next several days with a small tear in his groin.
Draper was first bothered by the injury after Detroit's game in Vancouver February 23. In 61 games this season, Draper has posted nine goals and eight assists.
With injuries to forwards Draper, Tomas Holmstrom and Dan Cleary, the Red Wings recalled center Darren Helm from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.
The Red Wings also recalled goalie Jimmy Howard from Grand Rapids. With Dominik Hasek nursing a sore lower back, Howard will serve as the backup to starter Chris Osgood.
SEASON RACES
Playoff Standings
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--100--71
2-SAN JOSE*--90--70
3-COLORADO*--84--72
4-DALLAS--89--73
5-ANAHEIM--88--73
6-MINNESOTA--82--71
7-CALGARY--82--71
8-VANCOUVER--80--71
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9-NASHVILLE--78--72
10-PHOENIX--77--71
11-COLUMBUS--73--70
12-EDMONTON--73--71
13-CHICAGO--73--71
14-ST LOUIS--69--70
15-LOS ANGELES--62--72
EAST
1-NEW JERSEY*--88--71
2-OTTAWA*--87--72
3-CAROLINA*--81--72
4-PITTSBURGH--87--71
5-MONTREAL--87--72
6-NY RANGERS--83--70
7-BOSTON--80--71
8-PHILADELPHIA--79--71
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9-BUFFALO--75--71
10-WASHINGTON--74--71
11-FLORIDA--74--72
12-TORONTO--74--72
13-NY ISLANDERS--71--72
14-ATLANTA--70--72
15-TAMPA BAY--64--71
If the playoffs started today...
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) San Jose vs (7) Calgary
(3) Colorado vs (6) Minnesota
(4) Dallas vs (5) Anaheim
EAST
(1) New Jersey vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Ottawa vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Pittsburgh vs (5) Montreal
Division Races
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-COL--84--72
2-MIN--82--71
3-CAL--82--71
4-VAN--80--71
PACIFIC
1-SJ--90--70
2-DAL--89--73
3-ANA--88--73
ATLANTIC
1-NJ--88--71
2-PIT--87--71
3-NYR--83--70
NORTHEAST
1-OTT--87--72
2-MON--87--72
3-BOS--80--71
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--81--72
2-WAS--74--71
3-FLA--74--72
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--97
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--93
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--86
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--56
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--48
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--44
Assists
1-Marc Savard--Bos--63
2-Joe Thornton--SJ--62
3-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--55
Plus/Minus
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +40
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +36
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +33
Power-Play Goals
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--20
2-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
3-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--16
4-Jarome Iginla--Cal--15
5-Mike Knuble--Phi--15
6-Thomas Vanek--Buf--15
Short-Handed Goals
1-Patrick Sharp--Chi--7
2-Daniel Alfredsson--Ott--7
3-Rene Bourque--Chi--5
4-Mike Richards--Phi--5
Shootout Goals
1-Joe Pavelski--SJ--6 (6-9, 66.7%)
2-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.6%)
3-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-15, 40%)
Todays NHL Schedule (Central Time)
(14) Thrashers @ (10) Capitals 6pm
(13) Blackhawks @ (11) Blue Jackets 6pm
(3) Hurricanes @ (9) Sabres 630pm
(6) Rangers @ (11) Panthers 630pm
(14) Blues @ (2) Sharks 930pm
Friday, March 14, 2008
Today in NHL History, March 14th
1877: Hall of Famer Jack Marshall born in St. Vallier, Quebec. Marshall is the only man in NHL history to win Stanley Cups with four different teams (all before the NHL began).
1908: Making his Stanley Cup debut, "Newsy" Lalonde scored twice to lead the Montreal Wanderers to a 6-4 win and a successful defense of their championship title against the Toronto Trolley Leaguers
1929: George Hainsworth recorded his 22nd shutout of the 1928-29 season to lead the Canadiens to a 1-0 win over the Maroons. Hainsworth finished the year with a league record 0.98 GAA, along with 22 shutouts in 44 games.
1933: Chicago Black Hawks forfeited the only game in team history, when players refused to return to the ice after their coach Tom Gorman was ejected from the game. Boston (who led 3-2 at the time of the incident) was awarded a 1-0 victory.
1939: Toronto's Nick Metz scored four goals, including his first career hat trick as the Maple Leafs won 7-3 over the NY Americans.
1940: 'Red' Heron scored four goals (including the only hat trick of his career) and added an assist, and Pep Kelly picked up five assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 8-4 over the Canadiens at Montreal.
1944: Boston's Herb Cain's had two assists to give him 75 points for the season, a new NHL single season scoring record. They came in a 6-4 Bruins' win over Chicago, at Boston Garden. Bill Cowley chipped in a goal and two assists.
1948: Maurice Richard scored 4 goals as Montreal beat the Rangers 6-3. Richard scored twice after the Rangers pulled their goalie in the final minute, including one goal that was shot the entire length of the ice, for his 13th career hat trick.
1962: Detroit's Gordie Howe became the second player in NHL history to get 500 career goals. #500 came in Howe's 1,045th career game, but the Red Wings lost 3-2 to the Rangers at MSG. Maurice Richard was the first player to accomplish the feat.
1965: Jean Beliveau became the third player in franchise history to score 350 goals as a member of the Canadiens. The milestone goal came during Montreal's 6-4 victory over the New York Rangers.....Chicago's Stan Mikita scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-3 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1966: Former NHL goalie Darcy Wakaluk born in Pincher Creek, Alberta. Wakaluk played in the NHL since 1990-91 thru 1997-98 with Buffalo, Minnesota, Dallas, and the Phoenix Coyotes.
1968: Philadelphia Flyers skated to a 0-0 tie with Los Angeles in a "home game" for the Flyers at Quebec City. Shutouts were recorded by Bernie Parent and Kings' Terry Sawchuk. It was the first scoreless draw in Flyers' history.
1971: Buffalo's Dave Dryden recorded his 5th career shutout (and his first as a Sabre) in a 5-0 win against the North Stars at Minnesota.....Goaltender Ken Dryden made his NHL debut when the Montreal Canadiens beat the Penguins 5-1 at Pittsburgh.
1975: Pierre Plante scored his third (and final) career hat trick in the Blues 6-1 win over the visiting Kansas City Scouts. The win increased the Blues' home unbeaten streak to 6-0-2.
1976: Buffalo's Gil Perreault and Jim Lorentz each scored three goals to lead the Sabres to an 8-2 win over the North Stars at Minnesota. It was the 6th hat trick of Perreault's NHL career and the second for Lorentz.
1977: Montreal Canadiens extended their NHL-record home undefeated streak to 30 games (25-0-5) with a 3-0 win against the Kings. Ken Dryden got his 34th career shutout, as the Canadiens won their team-record 11th staight home game.
1980: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored twice to become the 4th player in team history to record 400 goals. The milestone came in a 4-3 Canadiens win against the Jets, at Winnipeg. Lafleur became, at age 28, the youngest 400 scorer in NHL history.
1981: Dave Taylor scored four goals and an assist to give him 100 points on the season (for the first time in his NHL career) as the Kings won 10-4 over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Forum.....Darryl Sittler became the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, when he scored his 18th career hat trick in a 5-3 win over the Capitals. Sittler's three goals moved him past Dave Keon, who had scored 365 goals with Toronto.....Buffalo's Craig Ramsay became the fifth player in Sabres history to score 200 goals, in a 2-1 loss to the Canucks, at Vancouver.
1983: Calgary's Paul Reinhart became the 100th player in NHL history to score a penalty shot goal. He beat New Jersey's Ron Low in the Flames' 7-0 win over the Devils. Don Edwards picked up his 15th career shutout (and his first with Calgary).
1984: Toronto's Rick Vaive scored twice, including his 50th goal of the season for the third straight year. The milestone came in a 3-3 Maple Leafs' tie with the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1986: Edmonton's Paul Coffey scored two goals and added six assists for eight points -- to tie Tom Bladon's NHL record for most points in a game by a defenseman. His eight points helped the Oilers to a 12-3 win over the Red Wings in Edmonton.
1991: Chicago's Eddie Belfour set a team record with his 39th win of the season, a 6-3 victory at Los Angeles. Belfour broke Tony Esposito's old mark of 38 set in the 1969-70 season. Also in that game, Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky set an NHL record with an assist in his 18th consecutive game -- breaking the old mark of 17 that he shared with Paul Coffey.
1992: Jon Casey recorded his 100th career NHL victory when the Minnesota North Stars beat Detroit 4-1.....Mario Lemieux scored his 400th NHL goal, but it wasn't enough in a 6-3 Penguins' loss at Toronto. Lemieux became the first player in franchise history and the 38th player in the NHL to reach the 400 goal mark.
1995: St. Louis Blues' veteran Peter Stastny scored his 450th (and final) career NHL goal in a 6-5 loss at Edmonton.
1996: Los Angeles Kings obtained Mattias Norstrom, Ian Laperriere, Ray Ferraro, Nathan Lafayette and the Rangers' 4th round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft from the New York Rangers, in exchange for Marty McSorley, Jari Kurri and Shane Churla.
1997: Pittsburgh's Joey Mullen scored his 500th NHL career goal and added an assist in the Penguins' 6-3 loss, at Colorado. Mullen became the first American-born player (and the 25th in NHL history) to score 500 goals.
1999: Mike Modano reached the 30-goal plateau for the sixth time in his career, when he scored his team's only goal in a 1-1 Dallas Stars tie at Philadelphia.
2000: New Jersey traded center Brendan Morrison and center Denis Pederson to Vancouver for right wing Alexander Mogilny.
2001: Ron Francis became the first player to score 1,000 points with the Carolina Hurricanes' franchise (dating back to Hartford). His milestone point came as an assist in a 6-3 loss to the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
2004: Sergei Fedorov scored his 25th goal of the season for the 12th time in his career when the Anaheim Mighty Ducks lost 5-1 to the Kings at Los Angeles.
1908: Making his Stanley Cup debut, "Newsy" Lalonde scored twice to lead the Montreal Wanderers to a 6-4 win and a successful defense of their championship title against the Toronto Trolley Leaguers
1929: George Hainsworth recorded his 22nd shutout of the 1928-29 season to lead the Canadiens to a 1-0 win over the Maroons. Hainsworth finished the year with a league record 0.98 GAA, along with 22 shutouts in 44 games.
1933: Chicago Black Hawks forfeited the only game in team history, when players refused to return to the ice after their coach Tom Gorman was ejected from the game. Boston (who led 3-2 at the time of the incident) was awarded a 1-0 victory.
1939: Toronto's Nick Metz scored four goals, including his first career hat trick as the Maple Leafs won 7-3 over the NY Americans.
1940: 'Red' Heron scored four goals (including the only hat trick of his career) and added an assist, and Pep Kelly picked up five assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 8-4 over the Canadiens at Montreal.
1944: Boston's Herb Cain's had two assists to give him 75 points for the season, a new NHL single season scoring record. They came in a 6-4 Bruins' win over Chicago, at Boston Garden. Bill Cowley chipped in a goal and two assists.
1948: Maurice Richard scored 4 goals as Montreal beat the Rangers 6-3. Richard scored twice after the Rangers pulled their goalie in the final minute, including one goal that was shot the entire length of the ice, for his 13th career hat trick.
1962: Detroit's Gordie Howe became the second player in NHL history to get 500 career goals. #500 came in Howe's 1,045th career game, but the Red Wings lost 3-2 to the Rangers at MSG. Maurice Richard was the first player to accomplish the feat.
1965: Jean Beliveau became the third player in franchise history to score 350 goals as a member of the Canadiens. The milestone goal came during Montreal's 6-4 victory over the New York Rangers.....Chicago's Stan Mikita scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-3 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1966: Former NHL goalie Darcy Wakaluk born in Pincher Creek, Alberta. Wakaluk played in the NHL since 1990-91 thru 1997-98 with Buffalo, Minnesota, Dallas, and the Phoenix Coyotes.
1968: Philadelphia Flyers skated to a 0-0 tie with Los Angeles in a "home game" for the Flyers at Quebec City. Shutouts were recorded by Bernie Parent and Kings' Terry Sawchuk. It was the first scoreless draw in Flyers' history.
1971: Buffalo's Dave Dryden recorded his 5th career shutout (and his first as a Sabre) in a 5-0 win against the North Stars at Minnesota.....Goaltender Ken Dryden made his NHL debut when the Montreal Canadiens beat the Penguins 5-1 at Pittsburgh.
1975: Pierre Plante scored his third (and final) career hat trick in the Blues 6-1 win over the visiting Kansas City Scouts. The win increased the Blues' home unbeaten streak to 6-0-2.
1976: Buffalo's Gil Perreault and Jim Lorentz each scored three goals to lead the Sabres to an 8-2 win over the North Stars at Minnesota. It was the 6th hat trick of Perreault's NHL career and the second for Lorentz.
1977: Montreal Canadiens extended their NHL-record home undefeated streak to 30 games (25-0-5) with a 3-0 win against the Kings. Ken Dryden got his 34th career shutout, as the Canadiens won their team-record 11th staight home game.
1980: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored twice to become the 4th player in team history to record 400 goals. The milestone came in a 4-3 Canadiens win against the Jets, at Winnipeg. Lafleur became, at age 28, the youngest 400 scorer in NHL history.
1981: Dave Taylor scored four goals and an assist to give him 100 points on the season (for the first time in his NHL career) as the Kings won 10-4 over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Forum.....Darryl Sittler became the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, when he scored his 18th career hat trick in a 5-3 win over the Capitals. Sittler's three goals moved him past Dave Keon, who had scored 365 goals with Toronto.....Buffalo's Craig Ramsay became the fifth player in Sabres history to score 200 goals, in a 2-1 loss to the Canucks, at Vancouver.
1983: Calgary's Paul Reinhart became the 100th player in NHL history to score a penalty shot goal. He beat New Jersey's Ron Low in the Flames' 7-0 win over the Devils. Don Edwards picked up his 15th career shutout (and his first with Calgary).
1984: Toronto's Rick Vaive scored twice, including his 50th goal of the season for the third straight year. The milestone came in a 3-3 Maple Leafs' tie with the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1986: Edmonton's Paul Coffey scored two goals and added six assists for eight points -- to tie Tom Bladon's NHL record for most points in a game by a defenseman. His eight points helped the Oilers to a 12-3 win over the Red Wings in Edmonton.
1991: Chicago's Eddie Belfour set a team record with his 39th win of the season, a 6-3 victory at Los Angeles. Belfour broke Tony Esposito's old mark of 38 set in the 1969-70 season. Also in that game, Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky set an NHL record with an assist in his 18th consecutive game -- breaking the old mark of 17 that he shared with Paul Coffey.
1992: Jon Casey recorded his 100th career NHL victory when the Minnesota North Stars beat Detroit 4-1.....Mario Lemieux scored his 400th NHL goal, but it wasn't enough in a 6-3 Penguins' loss at Toronto. Lemieux became the first player in franchise history and the 38th player in the NHL to reach the 400 goal mark.
1995: St. Louis Blues' veteran Peter Stastny scored his 450th (and final) career NHL goal in a 6-5 loss at Edmonton.
1996: Los Angeles Kings obtained Mattias Norstrom, Ian Laperriere, Ray Ferraro, Nathan Lafayette and the Rangers' 4th round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft from the New York Rangers, in exchange for Marty McSorley, Jari Kurri and Shane Churla.
1997: Pittsburgh's Joey Mullen scored his 500th NHL career goal and added an assist in the Penguins' 6-3 loss, at Colorado. Mullen became the first American-born player (and the 25th in NHL history) to score 500 goals.
1999: Mike Modano reached the 30-goal plateau for the sixth time in his career, when he scored his team's only goal in a 1-1 Dallas Stars tie at Philadelphia.
2000: New Jersey traded center Brendan Morrison and center Denis Pederson to Vancouver for right wing Alexander Mogilny.
2001: Ron Francis became the first player to score 1,000 points with the Carolina Hurricanes' franchise (dating back to Hartford). His milestone point came as an assist in a 6-3 loss to the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
2004: Sergei Fedorov scored his 25th goal of the season for the 12th time in his career when the Anaheim Mighty Ducks lost 5-1 to the Kings at Los Angeles.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
March 13th, Part II
KNEE SURGERY TO END OHLUND'S SEASON
The Vancouver Canucks will have to play out the regular season without one of their key defenceman.
Mattias Ohlund didn't accompany the team on its trip to Phoenix and has flown back to Vancouver to undergo surgery Thursday to remove bone chips in his knee.
The bone chips caused swelling and Ohlund was playing through it and was treating it with anti-inflammatory drugs.
The Canucks blue-liner experienced bone chips in the 2002-03 season when he missed a total of 22 games. He was able to return to play 13 playoff games that year, recording three goals, four assists, and a total of twelve penalty minutes.
In 52 games this season with Vancouver, Ohlund has nine goals and 15 assists while picking up 79 minutes in penalties. The Canucks sit in eighth place in the Western Conference, two points ahead of the Nashville Predators
BISHOP SIGNS WITH BLUES
University of Maine goalie Ben Bishop signed with his hometown St. Louis Blues and will forgo his senior season.
The university said Bishop, selected by the Blues in the third round of the 2005 NHL draft, signed with St. Louis on Tuesday night. He will play with Peoria of the AHL for the rest of the season.
Bishop, of Des Peres, Mo., went 55-35-7 with a 2.29 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage during his career with Maine.
SUSPENSION POSSIBLE FOR DUCKS PRONGER
Anaheim Ducks defenceman Chris Pronger could face disciplinary action from the NHL after stomping on Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler on Wednesday night.
The incident happened in the opening minute of the second period in Anaheim's zone after a dump in from the blue line by Canucks defenceman Sami Salo.
Kesler - one of two Canuck forwards who chased down the puck behind the goal line - collided with Pronger along the boards and fell, and the Ducks captain appeared to deliberately step on him. Kesler did not suffer any injuries from after the incident.
"he stomped on me," Kesler told reporters after the game. "He got me on the calf."
There is no word yet on whether the Canucks have contacted the league or sent in video evidence from the game.
It isn't the first time the former Norris and Hart Trophy winner has been involved in such incidents.
Pronger received a one-game suspension from the NHL last may for his hit on Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom in Game 3 of the Western Conference final, and was suspended for a game in June for hitting Ottawa's Dean McAmmond in the head with his forearm during the third period of the Senators' 5-3 win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final.
The Vancouver Canucks will have to play out the regular season without one of their key defenceman.
Mattias Ohlund didn't accompany the team on its trip to Phoenix and has flown back to Vancouver to undergo surgery Thursday to remove bone chips in his knee.
The bone chips caused swelling and Ohlund was playing through it and was treating it with anti-inflammatory drugs.
The Canucks blue-liner experienced bone chips in the 2002-03 season when he missed a total of 22 games. He was able to return to play 13 playoff games that year, recording three goals, four assists, and a total of twelve penalty minutes.
In 52 games this season with Vancouver, Ohlund has nine goals and 15 assists while picking up 79 minutes in penalties. The Canucks sit in eighth place in the Western Conference, two points ahead of the Nashville Predators
BISHOP SIGNS WITH BLUES
University of Maine goalie Ben Bishop signed with his hometown St. Louis Blues and will forgo his senior season.
The university said Bishop, selected by the Blues in the third round of the 2005 NHL draft, signed with St. Louis on Tuesday night. He will play with Peoria of the AHL for the rest of the season.
Bishop, of Des Peres, Mo., went 55-35-7 with a 2.29 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage during his career with Maine.
SUSPENSION POSSIBLE FOR DUCKS PRONGER
Anaheim Ducks defenceman Chris Pronger could face disciplinary action from the NHL after stomping on Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler on Wednesday night.
The incident happened in the opening minute of the second period in Anaheim's zone after a dump in from the blue line by Canucks defenceman Sami Salo.
Kesler - one of two Canuck forwards who chased down the puck behind the goal line - collided with Pronger along the boards and fell, and the Ducks captain appeared to deliberately step on him. Kesler did not suffer any injuries from after the incident.
"he stomped on me," Kesler told reporters after the game. "He got me on the calf."
There is no word yet on whether the Canucks have contacted the league or sent in video evidence from the game.
It isn't the first time the former Norris and Hart Trophy winner has been involved in such incidents.
Pronger received a one-game suspension from the NHL last may for his hit on Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom in Game 3 of the Western Conference final, and was suspended for a game in June for hitting Ottawa's Dean McAmmond in the head with his forearm during the third period of the Senators' 5-3 win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final.
March 13th
PENS TO PLAY EXHIBITION AGAINST FINNISH CLUB
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced that the Pittsburgh Penguins will play an exhibition game against Jokerit of the SM-Liiga, the top professional hockey league in Finland, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.
The Penguins will be in Europe preparing for their NHL regular-season games against the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday Oct. 4 and Sunday Oct. 5 as part NHL Premiere 2008.
"The entire Pittsburgh Penguins organization is excited about the prospect of playing against Jokerit in Helsinki,” said Ray Shero, executive VP and general manager of the Penguins. “We are looking forward to bringing NHL hockey to Sweden and Finland, which are great hockey countries, and we hope that fans from all over Europe enjoy the international competition.”
Along with the games in Stockholm, the NHL will host regular-season games in Prague Oct. 4-5 when the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning play two games at O2 Arena. It will be the first time two NHL games will be played in Europe on the same day. The League in 2007 played its first-ever regular-season games in Europe when the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings played a two-game series in London. Previously, the NHL hosted three successful Game One events in Japan in 1997, 1998 and 2000.
If you happen to have travel plans to Helsinki, Finland around October 2, tickets for the exhibition game go on sale April 1.
CROSBY, TALBOT SIT OUT PENS 7-3 WIN OVER BUFFALO
After experiencing pain in his right ankle during the morning skate, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby decided to sit out last night's game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Crosby has only recently returned from a 21-game absence because of a sprain in the same ankle. Since his return, he has collected four points in three games, including a two-goal performance in Sunday's 4-2 win in Washington.
"That game itself was pretty physical," Crosby said. "It's probably a combination of that and it's been sore the past couple of days."
The Penguins next play Sunday at home against Philadelphia. When asked if he hopes to be in that game, Crosby said, "That's what I'm planning on."
Last season's MVP, Crosby has 22 goals and 67 points in 49 games this season.
Forward Maxime Talbot also sat out last nights blowout win over Buffalo after aggravating the high ankle sprain he suffered earlier this season.
That same injury caused goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to miss almost three months this season.
NASH NAMED JACKETS CAPTAIN
Rick Nash is the new captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The 23-year-old winger was named to the role Wednesday, replacing recently traded veteran defenceman Adam Foote.
Nash becomes the fifth captain in team history, following Lyle Odelein, Ray Whitney, Luke Richardson and Foote, who was dealt to the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 26.
An alternate captain since 2005-06, Nash will wear the "C" for the first time on Friday, when the Blue Jackets host the Chicago Blackhawks.
Nash, the first overall pick in the 2002 draft, leads the Blue Jackets in goals (35) and points (a career-high 58) this season, his fifth in the NHL.
With 12 games remaining this regular season, Nash has a chance to surpass his career best of 41 goals set in his 2003-04 sophomore season.
SEASON RACES
Playoff Standings
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--98--70
2-SAN JOSE*--90--70
3-CALGARY*--82--70
4-DALLAS--89--72
5-ANAHEIM--88--73
6-COLORADO--82--71
7-MINNESOTA--81--70
8-VANCOUVER--80--70
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9-NASHVILLE--78--71
10-PHOENIX--75--70
11-EDMONTON--73--70
12-COLUMBUS--73--70
13-CHICAGO--73--71
14-ST LOUIS--69--70
15-LOS ANGELES--60--71
EAST
1-PITTSBURGH*--87--71
2-MONTREAL*--87--71
3-CAROLINA*--81--72
4-NEW JERSEY--86--70
5-OTTAWA--85--71
6-NY RANGERS--83--70
7-BOSTON--80--70
8-PHILADELPHIA--79--71
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9-BUFFALO--75--71
10-WASHINGTON--74--71
11-FLORIDA--74--72
12-TORONTO--74--72
13-NY ISLANDERS--71--72
14-ATLANTA--68--71
15-TAMPA BAY--62--70
(* Division Leader)
If the playoffs started today...
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) San Jose vs (7) Minnesota
(3) Calgary vs (6) Colorado
(4) Dallas vs (5) Anaheim
EAST
(1) Pittsburgh vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) New Jersey vs (5) Ottawa
Division Races
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-CAL--82--70
2-COL--82--71
3-MIN--81--70
4-VAN--80--70
PACIFIC
1-SJ--90--70
2-DAL--89--72
3-ANA--88--73
ATLANTIC
1-PIT--87--71
2-NJ--86--70
3-NYR--83--70
NORTHEAST
1-MON--87--71
2-OTT--85--71
3-BOS--80--70
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--81--72
2-WAS--74--71
3-FLA--74--72
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--97
2-Evgeni Malkin--Pit--93
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--84
4-Vincent Lecavalier--TB--84
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--56
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--45
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--42
Assists
1-Marc Savard--Bos--63
2-Joe Thornton--SJ--62
3-Evengi Malkin--Pit--54
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--54
Plus/Minus
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +39
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +34
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +33
Power-Play Goals
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--20
2-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--15
4-Mike Knuble--Phi--15
5-Thomas Vanek--Buf--15
Short-Handed Goals
1-Daniel Alfredsson--Ott--7
2-Patrick Sharp--Chi--7
3-Rene Bourque--Chi--5
4-Mike Richards--Phi--5
Shootout Goals
1-Joe Pavelski--SJ--6 (6-9, 66.7%)
2-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.6%)
3-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-15, 40%)
Todays NHL Schedule (Central Time)
(15) Lightning @ (7) Bruins 6pm
(3) Flames vs (14) Thrashers 6pm
(5) Senators @ (2) Canadiens 630pm
(4) Stars @ (1) Red Wings 630pm
(15) Kings @ (9) Predators 7pm
(4) Devils @ (7) Wild 7pm
(11) Oilers @ (6) Avalanche 830pm
(8) Canucks @ (10) Coyotes 9pm
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced that the Pittsburgh Penguins will play an exhibition game against Jokerit of the SM-Liiga, the top professional hockey league in Finland, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.
The Penguins will be in Europe preparing for their NHL regular-season games against the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday Oct. 4 and Sunday Oct. 5 as part NHL Premiere 2008.
"The entire Pittsburgh Penguins organization is excited about the prospect of playing against Jokerit in Helsinki,” said Ray Shero, executive VP and general manager of the Penguins. “We are looking forward to bringing NHL hockey to Sweden and Finland, which are great hockey countries, and we hope that fans from all over Europe enjoy the international competition.”
Along with the games in Stockholm, the NHL will host regular-season games in Prague Oct. 4-5 when the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning play two games at O2 Arena. It will be the first time two NHL games will be played in Europe on the same day. The League in 2007 played its first-ever regular-season games in Europe when the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings played a two-game series in London. Previously, the NHL hosted three successful Game One events in Japan in 1997, 1998 and 2000.
If you happen to have travel plans to Helsinki, Finland around October 2, tickets for the exhibition game go on sale April 1.
CROSBY, TALBOT SIT OUT PENS 7-3 WIN OVER BUFFALO
After experiencing pain in his right ankle during the morning skate, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby decided to sit out last night's game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Crosby has only recently returned from a 21-game absence because of a sprain in the same ankle. Since his return, he has collected four points in three games, including a two-goal performance in Sunday's 4-2 win in Washington.
"That game itself was pretty physical," Crosby said. "It's probably a combination of that and it's been sore the past couple of days."
The Penguins next play Sunday at home against Philadelphia. When asked if he hopes to be in that game, Crosby said, "That's what I'm planning on."
Last season's MVP, Crosby has 22 goals and 67 points in 49 games this season.
Forward Maxime Talbot also sat out last nights blowout win over Buffalo after aggravating the high ankle sprain he suffered earlier this season.
That same injury caused goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to miss almost three months this season.
NASH NAMED JACKETS CAPTAIN
Rick Nash is the new captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The 23-year-old winger was named to the role Wednesday, replacing recently traded veteran defenceman Adam Foote.
Nash becomes the fifth captain in team history, following Lyle Odelein, Ray Whitney, Luke Richardson and Foote, who was dealt to the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 26.
An alternate captain since 2005-06, Nash will wear the "C" for the first time on Friday, when the Blue Jackets host the Chicago Blackhawks.
Nash, the first overall pick in the 2002 draft, leads the Blue Jackets in goals (35) and points (a career-high 58) this season, his fifth in the NHL.
With 12 games remaining this regular season, Nash has a chance to surpass his career best of 41 goals set in his 2003-04 sophomore season.
SEASON RACES
Playoff Standings
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--98--70
2-SAN JOSE*--90--70
3-CALGARY*--82--70
4-DALLAS--89--72
5-ANAHEIM--88--73
6-COLORADO--82--71
7-MINNESOTA--81--70
8-VANCOUVER--80--70
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9-NASHVILLE--78--71
10-PHOENIX--75--70
11-EDMONTON--73--70
12-COLUMBUS--73--70
13-CHICAGO--73--71
14-ST LOUIS--69--70
15-LOS ANGELES--60--71
EAST
1-PITTSBURGH*--87--71
2-MONTREAL*--87--71
3-CAROLINA*--81--72
4-NEW JERSEY--86--70
5-OTTAWA--85--71
6-NY RANGERS--83--70
7-BOSTON--80--70
8-PHILADELPHIA--79--71
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9-BUFFALO--75--71
10-WASHINGTON--74--71
11-FLORIDA--74--72
12-TORONTO--74--72
13-NY ISLANDERS--71--72
14-ATLANTA--68--71
15-TAMPA BAY--62--70
(* Division Leader)
If the playoffs started today...
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) San Jose vs (7) Minnesota
(3) Calgary vs (6) Colorado
(4) Dallas vs (5) Anaheim
EAST
(1) Pittsburgh vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) New Jersey vs (5) Ottawa
Division Races
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-CAL--82--70
2-COL--82--71
3-MIN--81--70
4-VAN--80--70
PACIFIC
1-SJ--90--70
2-DAL--89--72
3-ANA--88--73
ATLANTIC
1-PIT--87--71
2-NJ--86--70
3-NYR--83--70
NORTHEAST
1-MON--87--71
2-OTT--85--71
3-BOS--80--70
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--81--72
2-WAS--74--71
3-FLA--74--72
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--97
2-Evgeni Malkin--Pit--93
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--84
4-Vincent Lecavalier--TB--84
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--56
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--45
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--42
Assists
1-Marc Savard--Bos--63
2-Joe Thornton--SJ--62
3-Evengi Malkin--Pit--54
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--54
Plus/Minus
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +39
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +34
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +33
Power-Play Goals
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--20
2-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--15
4-Mike Knuble--Phi--15
5-Thomas Vanek--Buf--15
Short-Handed Goals
1-Daniel Alfredsson--Ott--7
2-Patrick Sharp--Chi--7
3-Rene Bourque--Chi--5
4-Mike Richards--Phi--5
Shootout Goals
1-Joe Pavelski--SJ--6 (6-9, 66.7%)
2-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.6%)
3-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-15, 40%)
Todays NHL Schedule (Central Time)
(15) Lightning @ (7) Bruins 6pm
(3) Flames vs (14) Thrashers 6pm
(5) Senators @ (2) Canadiens 630pm
(4) Stars @ (1) Red Wings 630pm
(15) Kings @ (9) Predators 7pm
(4) Devils @ (7) Wild 7pm
(11) Oilers @ (6) Avalanche 830pm
(8) Canucks @ (10) Coyotes 9pm
Today in NHL History, March 13th
1911: Marty Walsh scored three goals as the Senators beat Galt 7-4, in Ottawa, in the first Stanley Cup game played in three 20-minute periods. Prior to this, Stanley Cup games were played in two 30-minute "halfs".
1930: Chuck Gardiner became the first goaltender in Chicago Black Hawks history to win 20 games in one season. The milestone 20th victory of the year was a 3-2 win in overtime against the visiting Boston Bruins.
1934: Maroons' Lawrence "Baldy" Northcott and Reginald "Hooley" Smith each scored a hat trick and added two assists as Montreal won 6-2 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1938: Detroit rookie Carl Liscombe scored the fastest three goals in NHL history in a 5-1 win over Chicago at the Olympia. His record time was 1:52. The record was broken by Chicago's Bill Mosienko (:21) in 1952.
1955: Montreal's Maurice "Rocket" Richard was ejected for fighting during a 4-2 Canadiens' loss to Boston. Three days later NHL President Clarence Campbell suspended Richard for the rest of the season, a decision that caused in a riot in Montreal.....Earl Reibel scored his second career hat trick and added an assist as the Red Wings tied a team record by extending their home undefeated streak to 17 games (12-0-5) with a 6-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1971: Al Smith made 20 saves to earn his 4th career shutout, as the Penguins tied the North Stars 0-0 at the Civic Arena. Cesare Maniago recorded his second consecutive shutout (the 16th of his career) for Minnesota.....John Bucyk became the third player in Boston Bruins history (and the fifth in NHL history) to score 100 points in one season, with a goal in a 6-3 win at Vancouver.
1974: Canadiens' Henri Richard became the 4th player in franchise history to score 350 goals. The milestone came when Montreal tied 3-3 at Chicago.
1975: L.A. goalie Gary Edwards stretched his undefeated streak to 13 games (7-0-6) when the Kings tied Detroit 5-5 at Forum.
1978: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored his 12th career hat trick with three straight goals in the first period, in a 5-2 win against the North Stars, at Minnesota.
1979: Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Paul Gardner from the Colorado Rockies, in exchange for Don Ashby and Trevor Johansen.
1984: Islanders' Bob Bourne scored his first career hat trick (in 699 NHL games) during the second period of a 5-1 win over the Devils, at New Jersey.....Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and an assist to give him 900 career points. The milestone came in career game #385, as the Oilers won 6-5 over the Nordiques in Quebec City.
1985: Detroit's John Ogrodnick scored his 6th (and final) career hat trick and added an assist, in a 7-6 loss at Edmonton. The three goals made Ogrodnick the third player in Red Wings history to score 50 goals in one season.....Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists, and Jari Kurri had two goals and two assists in the Oilers' 7-6 win against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1988: Boston's Rick Middleton played his 1,000th NHL game, as the Bruins were shut out 3-0 by the visiting Washington Capitals.
1993: Brett Hull scored his 350th NHL career goal, and added an assist in the Blues' 6-2 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....The Flyers-Kings game in Philadelphia was called off after one period, when winds caused by the "Blizzard of '93" shattered a window in the Spectrum's outer lobby. The score was tied 1-1; the game was replayed on April 1st.
1994: Rookie Martin Brodeur recorded his third career shutout in the Devils' 4-0 win over the visiting Dallas Stars. The win gave the Devils a franchise unbeaten streak, 7-0-2 in the previous 9 games, and also set a season record with 88 points.
1996: Dave Andreychuk had two goals and an assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-3 tie against the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Immediately after the game, Andreychuk was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick (Marek Posmyk) in the 1996 Entry Draft and a conditional draft pick in 1998 or 1999 Entry Drafts.....Toronto obtained Wendel Clark, Mathieu Schneider and D.J. Smith from the New York Islanders, in exchange for Darby Hendrickson, Kenny Jonsson, Sean Haggerty and the Leafs' 1st round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft.
1999: Phil Housley picked up three assists to give him 1,066 career NHL points, the most by a U.S. born player, as Calgary won 5-4 in overtime at Washington. Housley broke the record of 1,063 points held by Joe Mullen.....Ray Bourque became the Boston Bruins' all-time leader in games played when he appeared in his 1,437th game, a 3-1 loss at Buffalo. Bourque broke the record held by John Bucyk.....Jaromir Jagr scored a goal and added three assists to become the first 100 point scorer in the 1998-99 season, as the Penguins won 4-0 against the visiting Flyers. Jagr reached the 100 point mark in a season for the third time in his career.
2000: Alexander Mogilny scored his 350th career NHL goal as Vancouver lost in overtime, at Los Angeles. It turned out to be Mogilny's final goal as a member of the Vancouver Canucks.
2001: Phoenix Coyotes traded left wing Keith Tkachuk to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for center Michal Handzus, center Ladislav Nagy, the rights to center Jeff Taffe and a 1st-round pick in the 2001 or 2002 Entry Draft.
2002: Scott Stevens became the 8th player in NHL history to appear in 1,500 games, and veteran forward Jim McKenzie scored just the second power-play goal of his NHL career to lead the Devils to a 3-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders.....Defenseman Chris Chelios scored the first regular-season overtime goal of his 19-year NHL career, and Igor Larionov added four assists to lead the Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers.
2003: Carolina's Ron Francis became just the second player in NHL history to get 50 points in 22 straight seasons, when picked up an two assists in a 5-3 loss at Philadelphia.
1930: Chuck Gardiner became the first goaltender in Chicago Black Hawks history to win 20 games in one season. The milestone 20th victory of the year was a 3-2 win in overtime against the visiting Boston Bruins.
1934: Maroons' Lawrence "Baldy" Northcott and Reginald "Hooley" Smith each scored a hat trick and added two assists as Montreal won 6-2 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1938: Detroit rookie Carl Liscombe scored the fastest three goals in NHL history in a 5-1 win over Chicago at the Olympia. His record time was 1:52. The record was broken by Chicago's Bill Mosienko (:21) in 1952.
1955: Montreal's Maurice "Rocket" Richard was ejected for fighting during a 4-2 Canadiens' loss to Boston. Three days later NHL President Clarence Campbell suspended Richard for the rest of the season, a decision that caused in a riot in Montreal.....Earl Reibel scored his second career hat trick and added an assist as the Red Wings tied a team record by extending their home undefeated streak to 17 games (12-0-5) with a 6-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1971: Al Smith made 20 saves to earn his 4th career shutout, as the Penguins tied the North Stars 0-0 at the Civic Arena. Cesare Maniago recorded his second consecutive shutout (the 16th of his career) for Minnesota.....John Bucyk became the third player in Boston Bruins history (and the fifth in NHL history) to score 100 points in one season, with a goal in a 6-3 win at Vancouver.
1974: Canadiens' Henri Richard became the 4th player in franchise history to score 350 goals. The milestone came when Montreal tied 3-3 at Chicago.
1975: L.A. goalie Gary Edwards stretched his undefeated streak to 13 games (7-0-6) when the Kings tied Detroit 5-5 at Forum.
1978: Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored his 12th career hat trick with three straight goals in the first period, in a 5-2 win against the North Stars, at Minnesota.
1979: Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Paul Gardner from the Colorado Rockies, in exchange for Don Ashby and Trevor Johansen.
1984: Islanders' Bob Bourne scored his first career hat trick (in 699 NHL games) during the second period of a 5-1 win over the Devils, at New Jersey.....Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and an assist to give him 900 career points. The milestone came in career game #385, as the Oilers won 6-5 over the Nordiques in Quebec City.
1985: Detroit's John Ogrodnick scored his 6th (and final) career hat trick and added an assist, in a 7-6 loss at Edmonton. The three goals made Ogrodnick the third player in Red Wings history to score 50 goals in one season.....Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists, and Jari Kurri had two goals and two assists in the Oilers' 7-6 win against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1988: Boston's Rick Middleton played his 1,000th NHL game, as the Bruins were shut out 3-0 by the visiting Washington Capitals.
1993: Brett Hull scored his 350th NHL career goal, and added an assist in the Blues' 6-2 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....The Flyers-Kings game in Philadelphia was called off after one period, when winds caused by the "Blizzard of '93" shattered a window in the Spectrum's outer lobby. The score was tied 1-1; the game was replayed on April 1st.
1994: Rookie Martin Brodeur recorded his third career shutout in the Devils' 4-0 win over the visiting Dallas Stars. The win gave the Devils a franchise unbeaten streak, 7-0-2 in the previous 9 games, and also set a season record with 88 points.
1996: Dave Andreychuk had two goals and an assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-3 tie against the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Immediately after the game, Andreychuk was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick (Marek Posmyk) in the 1996 Entry Draft and a conditional draft pick in 1998 or 1999 Entry Drafts.....Toronto obtained Wendel Clark, Mathieu Schneider and D.J. Smith from the New York Islanders, in exchange for Darby Hendrickson, Kenny Jonsson, Sean Haggerty and the Leafs' 1st round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft.
1999: Phil Housley picked up three assists to give him 1,066 career NHL points, the most by a U.S. born player, as Calgary won 5-4 in overtime at Washington. Housley broke the record of 1,063 points held by Joe Mullen.....Ray Bourque became the Boston Bruins' all-time leader in games played when he appeared in his 1,437th game, a 3-1 loss at Buffalo. Bourque broke the record held by John Bucyk.....Jaromir Jagr scored a goal and added three assists to become the first 100 point scorer in the 1998-99 season, as the Penguins won 4-0 against the visiting Flyers. Jagr reached the 100 point mark in a season for the third time in his career.
2000: Alexander Mogilny scored his 350th career NHL goal as Vancouver lost in overtime, at Los Angeles. It turned out to be Mogilny's final goal as a member of the Vancouver Canucks.
2001: Phoenix Coyotes traded left wing Keith Tkachuk to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for center Michal Handzus, center Ladislav Nagy, the rights to center Jeff Taffe and a 1st-round pick in the 2001 or 2002 Entry Draft.
2002: Scott Stevens became the 8th player in NHL history to appear in 1,500 games, and veteran forward Jim McKenzie scored just the second power-play goal of his NHL career to lead the Devils to a 3-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders.....Defenseman Chris Chelios scored the first regular-season overtime goal of his 19-year NHL career, and Igor Larionov added four assists to lead the Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers.
2003: Carolina's Ron Francis became just the second player in NHL history to get 50 points in 22 straight seasons, when picked up an two assists in a 5-3 loss at Philadelphia.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
March 12th, Part II
NHL SUSPENDS STARS OTT, SABRES PETERS
Dallas Stars' forward Steve Ott has been suspended for three games, without pay, as a result of delivering a hit to the head of Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jordan Leopold on March 9, at 12:31 of the first period and no penalty was assessed on the play.
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Ott will forfeit $12,834.21. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. He will be eligible to return on March 22 when the Stars host the Los Angeles Kings.
Also, Buffalo Sabres' forward Andrew Peters has been suspended for one game, without pay, for an altercation involving New York Rangers player Colton Orr on March 10.
The incident occurred at 20:00 of the third period. While on the players’ bench, Peters became involved in a confrontation with Orr on the ice. Peters was assessed a 10-minute misconduct on the play.
Peters will miss tonights game at Pittsburgh and Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Peters will forfeit $2,807.49. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
HULU PARTNERS WITH NHL
Hulu announced Wednesday that they have partnered with the National Hockey League (NHL) to begin offering free-on-demand hockey content through the online video service. Under the agreement, the NHL will provide full-length “Games of the Week,” full-length classic games, “Best of the Week” highlights and all-access features focused on NHL players or events.
"NHL fans are early adopters who consume New Media more than fans of other sports,” said Troy Ewanchyna, NHL Director Business Development. “Partnering with Hulu is an important next step in our commitment to delivering NHL content our fans want, when and where they want it.”
Hulu also announced public launch of its Web site, Hulu.com (www.hulu.com). In addition to NHL content, U.S. consumers can go to Hulu.com beginning today to watch a large selection of hit TV shows, movies, clips and more in high-quality – any time, for free.
Dallas Stars' forward Steve Ott has been suspended for three games, without pay, as a result of delivering a hit to the head of Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jordan Leopold on March 9, at 12:31 of the first period and no penalty was assessed on the play.
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Ott will forfeit $12,834.21. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. He will be eligible to return on March 22 when the Stars host the Los Angeles Kings.
Also, Buffalo Sabres' forward Andrew Peters has been suspended for one game, without pay, for an altercation involving New York Rangers player Colton Orr on March 10.
The incident occurred at 20:00 of the third period. While on the players’ bench, Peters became involved in a confrontation with Orr on the ice. Peters was assessed a 10-minute misconduct on the play.
Peters will miss tonights game at Pittsburgh and Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Peters will forfeit $2,807.49. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
HULU PARTNERS WITH NHL
Hulu announced Wednesday that they have partnered with the National Hockey League (NHL) to begin offering free-on-demand hockey content through the online video service. Under the agreement, the NHL will provide full-length “Games of the Week,” full-length classic games, “Best of the Week” highlights and all-access features focused on NHL players or events.
"NHL fans are early adopters who consume New Media more than fans of other sports,” said Troy Ewanchyna, NHL Director Business Development. “Partnering with Hulu is an important next step in our commitment to delivering NHL content our fans want, when and where they want it.”
Hulu also announced public launch of its Web site, Hulu.com (www.hulu.com). In addition to NHL content, U.S. consumers can go to Hulu.com beginning today to watch a large selection of hit TV shows, movies, clips and more in high-quality – any time, for free.
March 12th
WINGS SIGN CLEARY TO FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION
The Detroit Red Wings signed right winger Dan Cleary to a five-year contract.
Out with a broken jaw since Feb. 9, Cleary has matched his career high with 20 goals and 40 points in 57 games this season.
He has 84 career goals and 123 assists in 534 games for Chicago, Edmonton, Phoenix and Detroit, and made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks during the 1997-98 season.
Detroit signed Cleary as a free agent in 2005, and he had three goals and 12 assists in his first season as a fourth-line role player. Last season he scored a career high 20 goals and registered 20 assists.
SABRES DEPLEATED BY INJURIES TO SPACEK, KALININ
Jaroslav Spacek could miss the rest of the regular season, and Dmitri Kalinin will be out for weeks, leaving the Buffalo Sabres without two veteran defencemen for their final playoff push.
Spacek has a chest injury and will require more tests to determine when he could return, but coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday, "It's going to be a good period of time." He leads the Sabres blue-liners with nine goals and 31 points and is averaging a little over 23 minutes of ice time a game.
As for Kalinin, Ruff said he'll miss up to two weeks with a shoulder injury.
Both were hurt during the Sabres 3-2 shootout loss to the Rangers on Monday.
Buffalo did get some good news, as defenceman Henrik Tallinder, who's missed three games with a shoulder injury, is expected to return for the Sabres game at Pittsburgh Wednesday night.
With the injury's Buffalo recalled defenceman Mike Weber from AHL Rochester. He has no points in four games with the Sabres this season, and hasn't been with the team since early November.
HUGHSON STAYING WITH CBC SPORTS
CBC Sports announced that it has re-signed announcer Jim Hughson to a six-year contract. The new deal goes into effect immediately and runs through the end of the 2013-14 NHL season.
Hughson will continue to work on Hockey Night in Canada, along with CBC's broadcasts of Toronto Blue Jays baseball.
A broadcast veteran of 29 years, Hughson started his NHL broadcasting career in October 1979, is a five-time Gemini Award winner (Canada's version of the Emmy) and in 2004 was named the best sports play-by-play announcer.
For those of you who have the NHL Centre Ice Package, it's always a treat to listen to a Hughson called game. I can't tell you the number of times I fell asleep listening to him call a Canucks/Oilers game, and Hockey Night in Canada wouldn't be the same without him. I'm glad that CBC locked up one of the best hockey play-by-play men and it's too bad that most of the American audience doesn't know who he is and how entertaining it is to listen to a Hughson broadcast, especially when it's in Cal-gary and you have the horns going in the backround.
SEASON RACES
Playoff standings
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--98--70
2-SAN JOSE*--90--70
3-CALGARY*--82--69
4-DALLAS--89--72
5-ANAHEIM--86--72
6-COLORADO--82--71
7-MINNESOTA--81--70
8-VANCOUVER--80--69
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9-NASHVILLE--78--71
10-PHOENIX--75--70
11-EDMONTON--73--70
12-CHICAGO--73--70
13-COLUMBUS--73--70
14-ST LOUIS--69--70
15-LOS ANGELES--60--71
EAST
1-MONTREAL*--87--71
2-NEW JERSEY*--86--70
3-CAROLINA*--79--71
4-PITTSBURGH--85--70
5-OTTAWA--85--71
6-NY RANGERS--83--70
7-BOSTON--80--70
8-PHILADELPHIA--79--70
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9-BUFFALO--75--70
10-WASHINGTON--72--70
11-FLORIDA--72--71
12-TORONTO--72--71
13-NY ISLANDERS--71--71
14-ATLANTA--68--71
15-TAMPA BAY--62--70
(* Division Leader)
If the playoffs started today.....
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) San Jose vs (7) Minnesota
(3) Calgary vs (6) Colorado
(4) Dallas vs (5) Anaheim
EAST
(1) Montreal vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) New Jersey vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Pittsburgh vs (5) Ottawa
Division Races
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-CAL--82--69
2-COL--82--71
3-MIN--81--70
4-VAN--80--69
PACIFIC
1-SJ--90--70
2-DAL--89--72
3-ANA--86--72
ATLANTIC
1-NJ--86--70
2-PIT--85--70
3-NYR--83--70
NORTHEAST
1-MON--87--71
2-OTT--85--71
3-BOS--80--70
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--79--71
2-WAS--72--70
3-FLA--72--71
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--95
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--92
3-Vinvent Lecavalier--TB--84
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal-Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--54
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--45
Assists Leader
1-Marc Savard--Bos--63
2-Joe Thornton--SJ--62
3-Evengi Malkin--Pit--54
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--54
Plus/Minus Leader
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +39
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +34
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +33
Power-Play Goals Leader
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--18
2-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
3-Thomas Vanek--Buf--15
Short-Handed Goals Leader
1-Patrick Sharp--Chi--7
2-Daniel Alfredsson--Ott-7
3-Rene Bourque--Chi--5
4-Mike Richards--Phi--5
Shootout Goals
1-Joe Pavelski--SJ--6 (6-9, 66.7%)
2-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.6%)
3-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-15 40%)
Today's NHL Schedule (Central Time)
(12) Maple Leafs @ (8) Flyers 6pm
(3) Flames @ (10) Capitals 6pm
(9) Sabres @ (4) Penguins 630pm
(13) Islanders @ (11) Panthers 630pm
(3) Hurricanes @ (12) Blackhawks 730pm
(8) Canucks @ (5) Ducks 9pm
The Detroit Red Wings signed right winger Dan Cleary to a five-year contract.
Out with a broken jaw since Feb. 9, Cleary has matched his career high with 20 goals and 40 points in 57 games this season.
He has 84 career goals and 123 assists in 534 games for Chicago, Edmonton, Phoenix and Detroit, and made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks during the 1997-98 season.
Detroit signed Cleary as a free agent in 2005, and he had three goals and 12 assists in his first season as a fourth-line role player. Last season he scored a career high 20 goals and registered 20 assists.
SABRES DEPLEATED BY INJURIES TO SPACEK, KALININ
Jaroslav Spacek could miss the rest of the regular season, and Dmitri Kalinin will be out for weeks, leaving the Buffalo Sabres without two veteran defencemen for their final playoff push.
Spacek has a chest injury and will require more tests to determine when he could return, but coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday, "It's going to be a good period of time." He leads the Sabres blue-liners with nine goals and 31 points and is averaging a little over 23 minutes of ice time a game.
As for Kalinin, Ruff said he'll miss up to two weeks with a shoulder injury.
Both were hurt during the Sabres 3-2 shootout loss to the Rangers on Monday.
Buffalo did get some good news, as defenceman Henrik Tallinder, who's missed three games with a shoulder injury, is expected to return for the Sabres game at Pittsburgh Wednesday night.
With the injury's Buffalo recalled defenceman Mike Weber from AHL Rochester. He has no points in four games with the Sabres this season, and hasn't been with the team since early November.
HUGHSON STAYING WITH CBC SPORTS
CBC Sports announced that it has re-signed announcer Jim Hughson to a six-year contract. The new deal goes into effect immediately and runs through the end of the 2013-14 NHL season.
Hughson will continue to work on Hockey Night in Canada, along with CBC's broadcasts of Toronto Blue Jays baseball.
A broadcast veteran of 29 years, Hughson started his NHL broadcasting career in October 1979, is a five-time Gemini Award winner (Canada's version of the Emmy) and in 2004 was named the best sports play-by-play announcer.
For those of you who have the NHL Centre Ice Package, it's always a treat to listen to a Hughson called game. I can't tell you the number of times I fell asleep listening to him call a Canucks/Oilers game, and Hockey Night in Canada wouldn't be the same without him. I'm glad that CBC locked up one of the best hockey play-by-play men and it's too bad that most of the American audience doesn't know who he is and how entertaining it is to listen to a Hughson broadcast, especially when it's in Cal-gary and you have the horns going in the backround.
SEASON RACES
Playoff standings
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--98--70
2-SAN JOSE*--90--70
3-CALGARY*--82--69
4-DALLAS--89--72
5-ANAHEIM--86--72
6-COLORADO--82--71
7-MINNESOTA--81--70
8-VANCOUVER--80--69
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9-NASHVILLE--78--71
10-PHOENIX--75--70
11-EDMONTON--73--70
12-CHICAGO--73--70
13-COLUMBUS--73--70
14-ST LOUIS--69--70
15-LOS ANGELES--60--71
EAST
1-MONTREAL*--87--71
2-NEW JERSEY*--86--70
3-CAROLINA*--79--71
4-PITTSBURGH--85--70
5-OTTAWA--85--71
6-NY RANGERS--83--70
7-BOSTON--80--70
8-PHILADELPHIA--79--70
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9-BUFFALO--75--70
10-WASHINGTON--72--70
11-FLORIDA--72--71
12-TORONTO--72--71
13-NY ISLANDERS--71--71
14-ATLANTA--68--71
15-TAMPA BAY--62--70
(* Division Leader)
If the playoffs started today.....
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) San Jose vs (7) Minnesota
(3) Calgary vs (6) Colorado
(4) Dallas vs (5) Anaheim
EAST
(1) Montreal vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) New Jersey vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Pittsburgh vs (5) Ottawa
Division Races
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-CAL--82--69
2-COL--82--71
3-MIN--81--70
4-VAN--80--69
PACIFIC
1-SJ--90--70
2-DAL--89--72
3-ANA--86--72
ATLANTIC
1-NJ--86--70
2-PIT--85--70
3-NYR--83--70
NORTHEAST
1-MON--87--71
2-OTT--85--71
3-BOS--80--70
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--79--71
2-WAS--72--70
3-FLA--72--71
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--95
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--92
3-Vinvent Lecavalier--TB--84
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal-Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--54
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--45
Assists Leader
1-Marc Savard--Bos--63
2-Joe Thornton--SJ--62
3-Evengi Malkin--Pit--54
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--54
Plus/Minus Leader
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +39
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +34
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +33
Power-Play Goals Leader
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--18
2-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
3-Thomas Vanek--Buf--15
Short-Handed Goals Leader
1-Patrick Sharp--Chi--7
2-Daniel Alfredsson--Ott-7
3-Rene Bourque--Chi--5
4-Mike Richards--Phi--5
Shootout Goals
1-Joe Pavelski--SJ--6 (6-9, 66.7%)
2-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.6%)
3-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-15 40%)
Today's NHL Schedule (Central Time)
(12) Maple Leafs @ (8) Flyers 6pm
(3) Flames @ (10) Capitals 6pm
(9) Sabres @ (4) Penguins 630pm
(13) Islanders @ (11) Panthers 630pm
(3) Hurricanes @ (12) Blackhawks 730pm
(8) Canucks @ (5) Ducks 9pm
Today in NHL History, March 12th
1908: Former NHL center Russ Blinco born in Grand Mere, Que. Blinco played in the NHL 1933-34 through 1938-39 with the Montreal Maroons and Chicago. Blinco was the first player in NHL history to wear eyeglasses on the ice.
1930: Former NHL center Bronco Horvath born in Port Colborne, Ont. Horvath played in the NHL 1955-56 through 1967-68 with the New York Rangers, Montreal, Boston, Chicago, Toronto and Minnesota.
1931: Goaltender Dave Kerr recorded the only shutout in his rookie season, in a 3-0 Montreal Maroons' win over the cross-town rival Montreal Canadiens.
1932: Red Horner and Charlie Conacher each scored during the final 70 seconds of overtime, to give Toronto a 5-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins. In those days, regular season overtime was a mandatory 10-minute period, not "sudden death".
1933: Bill Cook scored four goals and added two assists in the Rangers' 8-2 win over the Americans.....Detroit's John Roach became the first goaltender in NHL history to record 200 career victories when the Red Wings won 3-1 over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1935: St. Louis Eagles beat Detroit 3-2 in their final home game of the 1934-35 season -- the final NHL game in St. Louis for 32 years.
1936: On a first period goal by Chicago's Earl Seibert, four assists were awarded (before the NHL changed rules), as the Black Hawks tied the visiting Montreal Maroons, 3-3.
1944: Herbie Cain had a goal and an assist (in the Bruins 6-5 win over Montreal, at Boston Garden) to tie the NHL record for most points in a season (73) shared by Cooney Weiland and Doug Bentley.
1961: Chicago's Bobby Hull scored his 100th career NHL goal as the Black Hawks lost 6-2 to the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Hull scored the third fastest 100 goals in NHL history (after Maurice Richard and Jean Beliveau).
1966: Bobby Hull became the first player in NHL history to score more than 50 goals in a season when he picked up #51 in a 4-2 win over the Rangers. Hull broke the record shared by Maurice Richard and Bernie Geoffrion in front of 22,000 fans in Chicago.
1967: Glenn Hall got his 68th career shutout as Chicago clinched a first place finish with a 5-0 win over Toronto. It was the Black Hawks' first ever league championship since the team was organized in 1927.....During a 2-2 tie between Montreal and New York, Canadiens' goalie Gump Worsley was injured when hit on the head by an egg tossed from the crowd. He was replaced in goal by rookie Rogie Vachon.
1969: Chicago's Bobby Hull extended his team-record goal scoring streak to 10 straight games in the Black Hawks' 4-1 loss to the visiting Oakland Seals. Hull scored 15 goals during the 10 game streak.
1974: Boston's Bobby Orr became the first player to score 100 points for five straight seasons, when he picked up an assist in a 4-0 win over the Sabres. Gilles Gilbert recorded his 7th career shutout.
1975: Atlanta's Curt Bennett scored twice and added three assists, and the Flames set a team record, with five goals within a span of 4:48, during a 9-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars.....Montreal Canadiens extended their NHL-record road undefeated streak to 23 straight games (14-0-9) with a 3-3 tie against the Maple Leafs, at Toronto. The streak ended with a loss in the next road game.
1977: Bryan Trottier scored a goal and added three assists as the Islanders won 8-3 over the Cleveland Barons, in Long Island.....Bill Clement scored his second career hat trick to lead the Flames to a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers in Atlanta.....Montreal's Guy Lafleur picked up four assists as the Canadiens extended their team-record home winning streak to 10 games, and their NHL-record home undefeated streak to 29 straight games (24-0-5) with a 5-1 win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1978: N.Y.'s Mark Heaslip tied Walt Tkaczuk's team record for rookies, with four assists in an 8-2 Rangers' win against Washington.
1980: In his final NHL season, in his final game in Detroit, Hartford's Gordie Howe skated on a line with his sons Mark and Marty, and Hartford's Bobby Hull scored the 610th (and final) goal of his NHL career, and added an assist in a 4-4 Whalers' tie against the Red Wings.....In a strange game, Flyers and Black Hawks had a scoreless tie after one period, a 2-2 tie after 2, then each team scored 4 times in the third for a 6-6 tie at Chicago Stadium. Chicago's Ron Sedlbauer scored two goals and added two assists.....NY Rangers' Phil Esposito scored his 30th goal of the season for the 13th consecutive year, and John Davidson recorded his 7th (and final) career shutout as the Rangers won 6-0 over the Colorado Rockies.....Edmonton Oilers became just the 2nd team in NHL history to use six different goaltenders in one season, when Ron Low made his debut with the team in a 6-3 win over the Nordiques at Quebec. Low was the Oilers' 5th goalie within a span of 5 games!
1983: Mike Bossy scored twice, to give him 50 goals for the season - for the sixth straight year - in a 6-2 Islanders' win over the visiting Washington Capitals.....Pat Boutette scored a goal and four assists as the Penguins won 7-2 over the Whalers at Hartford, to end a team-record 18 game road losing streak.....New Jersey's Aaron Broten picked up four assists as the Devils won 7-3 at Montreal.
1985: Los Angeles Kings purchased left wing Dave "Tiger" Williams from Detroit.
1988: Joe Nieuwendyk scored twice to become the second rookie in NHL history to get 50 goals in a season, as the Flames came back from a 4-0 deficit to beat Buffalo, 10-4. Mike Bossy had scored 53 in 1977-78.
1989: Mario Lemieux scored his 19th career hat trick and assisted on the other three goals to lead Pittsburgh to a 6-5 win against at Chicago Stadium. Tom Barrasso set a team record with 57 saves.
1990: Minnesota's Brian Bellows began a team-record 10 game goal scoring streak in the North Stars' 4-1 win at Toronto.
1991: Winnipeg Jets' Phil Housley scored his 200th career NHL goal, in a 5-3 loss at Calgary. It was his 22nd of the season, tying him for the club record for goals in a season by a defenseman, set by Dave Ellett in 1988-89.
1993: Michigan State's Ron Mason became the winningest coach in college hockey history, with his 674th career victory.
1994: Dave Andreychuk set a Maple Leafs team record for left wings with his 49th goal of the season, in a 3-1 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Andreychuk broke the mark of 48 set by Frank Mahovlich in 1961.
1997: Anaheim's Jari Kurri scored his 594th NHL goal to give him 1,369 points, to tie John Bucyk for 11th on the NHL career scoring list. Mighty Ducks won 2-1 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings, to extend their team-record unbeaten streak to 6-0-3.
2000: Dallas head coach Ken Hitchcock became the 5th fastest coach in NHL history to get 200 career victories when the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues, 4-2. Hitchcock got his 200th win in 358 games. Don Cherry had the fastest 200 wins (in 341 games).
2001: Sharks tied a team record with their 35th win of the season as rookie goalies Evgeni Nabokov and Miikka Kiprusoff combined for the second shared shutout in team history, 3-0 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
2004: Edmonton Oilers extended their NHL record by playing in their 7th straight overtime game, a 4-3 loss to the visiting Vancouver Canucks. Geoff Sanderson scored the winning goal for Vancouver at 4:27 of OT.....Tampa Bay Lightning set a franchise record for most points in a season (95) by extending its unbeaten streak to 11 games, with a 5-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers. Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and two assists to lead the scoring.
1930: Former NHL center Bronco Horvath born in Port Colborne, Ont. Horvath played in the NHL 1955-56 through 1967-68 with the New York Rangers, Montreal, Boston, Chicago, Toronto and Minnesota.
1931: Goaltender Dave Kerr recorded the only shutout in his rookie season, in a 3-0 Montreal Maroons' win over the cross-town rival Montreal Canadiens.
1932: Red Horner and Charlie Conacher each scored during the final 70 seconds of overtime, to give Toronto a 5-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins. In those days, regular season overtime was a mandatory 10-minute period, not "sudden death".
1933: Bill Cook scored four goals and added two assists in the Rangers' 8-2 win over the Americans.....Detroit's John Roach became the first goaltender in NHL history to record 200 career victories when the Red Wings won 3-1 over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1935: St. Louis Eagles beat Detroit 3-2 in their final home game of the 1934-35 season -- the final NHL game in St. Louis for 32 years.
1936: On a first period goal by Chicago's Earl Seibert, four assists were awarded (before the NHL changed rules), as the Black Hawks tied the visiting Montreal Maroons, 3-3.
1944: Herbie Cain had a goal and an assist (in the Bruins 6-5 win over Montreal, at Boston Garden) to tie the NHL record for most points in a season (73) shared by Cooney Weiland and Doug Bentley.
1961: Chicago's Bobby Hull scored his 100th career NHL goal as the Black Hawks lost 6-2 to the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Hull scored the third fastest 100 goals in NHL history (after Maurice Richard and Jean Beliveau).
1966: Bobby Hull became the first player in NHL history to score more than 50 goals in a season when he picked up #51 in a 4-2 win over the Rangers. Hull broke the record shared by Maurice Richard and Bernie Geoffrion in front of 22,000 fans in Chicago.
1967: Glenn Hall got his 68th career shutout as Chicago clinched a first place finish with a 5-0 win over Toronto. It was the Black Hawks' first ever league championship since the team was organized in 1927.....During a 2-2 tie between Montreal and New York, Canadiens' goalie Gump Worsley was injured when hit on the head by an egg tossed from the crowd. He was replaced in goal by rookie Rogie Vachon.
1969: Chicago's Bobby Hull extended his team-record goal scoring streak to 10 straight games in the Black Hawks' 4-1 loss to the visiting Oakland Seals. Hull scored 15 goals during the 10 game streak.
1974: Boston's Bobby Orr became the first player to score 100 points for five straight seasons, when he picked up an assist in a 4-0 win over the Sabres. Gilles Gilbert recorded his 7th career shutout.
1975: Atlanta's Curt Bennett scored twice and added three assists, and the Flames set a team record, with five goals within a span of 4:48, during a 9-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars.....Montreal Canadiens extended their NHL-record road undefeated streak to 23 straight games (14-0-9) with a 3-3 tie against the Maple Leafs, at Toronto. The streak ended with a loss in the next road game.
1977: Bryan Trottier scored a goal and added three assists as the Islanders won 8-3 over the Cleveland Barons, in Long Island.....Bill Clement scored his second career hat trick to lead the Flames to a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers in Atlanta.....Montreal's Guy Lafleur picked up four assists as the Canadiens extended their team-record home winning streak to 10 games, and their NHL-record home undefeated streak to 29 straight games (24-0-5) with a 5-1 win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1978: N.Y.'s Mark Heaslip tied Walt Tkaczuk's team record for rookies, with four assists in an 8-2 Rangers' win against Washington.
1980: In his final NHL season, in his final game in Detroit, Hartford's Gordie Howe skated on a line with his sons Mark and Marty, and Hartford's Bobby Hull scored the 610th (and final) goal of his NHL career, and added an assist in a 4-4 Whalers' tie against the Red Wings.....In a strange game, Flyers and Black Hawks had a scoreless tie after one period, a 2-2 tie after 2, then each team scored 4 times in the third for a 6-6 tie at Chicago Stadium. Chicago's Ron Sedlbauer scored two goals and added two assists.....NY Rangers' Phil Esposito scored his 30th goal of the season for the 13th consecutive year, and John Davidson recorded his 7th (and final) career shutout as the Rangers won 6-0 over the Colorado Rockies.....Edmonton Oilers became just the 2nd team in NHL history to use six different goaltenders in one season, when Ron Low made his debut with the team in a 6-3 win over the Nordiques at Quebec. Low was the Oilers' 5th goalie within a span of 5 games!
1983: Mike Bossy scored twice, to give him 50 goals for the season - for the sixth straight year - in a 6-2 Islanders' win over the visiting Washington Capitals.....Pat Boutette scored a goal and four assists as the Penguins won 7-2 over the Whalers at Hartford, to end a team-record 18 game road losing streak.....New Jersey's Aaron Broten picked up four assists as the Devils won 7-3 at Montreal.
1985: Los Angeles Kings purchased left wing Dave "Tiger" Williams from Detroit.
1988: Joe Nieuwendyk scored twice to become the second rookie in NHL history to get 50 goals in a season, as the Flames came back from a 4-0 deficit to beat Buffalo, 10-4. Mike Bossy had scored 53 in 1977-78.
1989: Mario Lemieux scored his 19th career hat trick and assisted on the other three goals to lead Pittsburgh to a 6-5 win against at Chicago Stadium. Tom Barrasso set a team record with 57 saves.
1990: Minnesota's Brian Bellows began a team-record 10 game goal scoring streak in the North Stars' 4-1 win at Toronto.
1991: Winnipeg Jets' Phil Housley scored his 200th career NHL goal, in a 5-3 loss at Calgary. It was his 22nd of the season, tying him for the club record for goals in a season by a defenseman, set by Dave Ellett in 1988-89.
1993: Michigan State's Ron Mason became the winningest coach in college hockey history, with his 674th career victory.
1994: Dave Andreychuk set a Maple Leafs team record for left wings with his 49th goal of the season, in a 3-1 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Andreychuk broke the mark of 48 set by Frank Mahovlich in 1961.
1997: Anaheim's Jari Kurri scored his 594th NHL goal to give him 1,369 points, to tie John Bucyk for 11th on the NHL career scoring list. Mighty Ducks won 2-1 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings, to extend their team-record unbeaten streak to 6-0-3.
2000: Dallas head coach Ken Hitchcock became the 5th fastest coach in NHL history to get 200 career victories when the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues, 4-2. Hitchcock got his 200th win in 358 games. Don Cherry had the fastest 200 wins (in 341 games).
2001: Sharks tied a team record with their 35th win of the season as rookie goalies Evgeni Nabokov and Miikka Kiprusoff combined for the second shared shutout in team history, 3-0 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
2004: Edmonton Oilers extended their NHL record by playing in their 7th straight overtime game, a 4-3 loss to the visiting Vancouver Canucks. Geoff Sanderson scored the winning goal for Vancouver at 4:27 of OT.....Tampa Bay Lightning set a franchise record for most points in a season (95) by extending its unbeaten streak to 11 games, with a 5-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers. Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and two assists to lead the scoring.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
March 11th
OVECHKIN, BRODEUR, THORNTON NAMED 'THREE STARS' OF THE WEEK
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur and San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending March 9.
First Star -- Alex Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals
Ovechkin reached the 50-goal mark for the second time in his three NHL seasons Mar. 3, scoring a hat trick and adding two assists in Washington's 10-2 victory over the Boston Bruins. He reached the milestone in his team's 67th game of the season, the fastest since the Pittsburgh Penguins' Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux (59th game) and the Buffalo Sabres' Alexander Mogilny (63rd game) in 1995-96. Ovechkin later scored a pair of goals in a 3-1 victory over the Sabres Mar. 5, tallied one assist in a 2-1 loss to the Bruins Mar. 8 and finished the week with two assists in a 4-2 loss to the Penguins Mar. 9. Ovechkin leads the NHL scoring race with 95 points (54-41--95) in 70 games.
Second Star -- Martin Brodeur, G, New Jersey Devils
Brodeur posted a 3-0-0 record with a 0.98 goals-against average and .972 save percentage as the Devils (40-23-6, 86 points) moved into first place in the Eastern Conference. He stopped 41 of 42 shots in a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs Mar. 4, made 21 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Mar. 7 and closed the week with a 42-save effort in a 2-1 victory over Toronto Mar. 8. Brodeur ranks second among NHL goaltenders with 38 victories and is among the League leaders in goals-against average (third, 2.12) and save percentage (second, .922). He is two victories shy of posting his NHL-record seventh 40-win season and becoming the first goaltender in League history to post three consecutive 40-win campaigns.
Third Star -- Joe Thornton, C, San Jose Sharks
Thornton finished second among NHL scorers with seven points (two goals, five assists) and posted a +6 rating in four games as the Sharks extended their winning streak to a franchise-record nine games. He notched a season-high four points (two goals, two assists) in a 6-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens Mar. 3, recorded one assist in a 3-2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators Mar. 5 and tallied two assists in a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Mar. 7. Thornton ranks fourth in the NHL scoring with 81 points (19 goals, 62 assists) and is tied for the League lead in assists with Boston's Marc Savard. The Sharks (40-21-8, 88 points) are second in the Pacific Division, trailing the Dallas Stars by one point with three games in hand.
FINE EXPECTED FOR RANGERS' AVERY
It's expected the NHL will fine Seam Avery of the New York Rangers for his water-bottle tossing episode on Sunday against the Boston Bruins.
It's doesn't appear a suspension will be handed down, but it would be difficult for the league to do nothing since the contents of the water bottle ended up on some of the paying customers.
The New York Post reported that Avery tossed two water bottles from the penalty box in frustration, just missing three kinds in the crowd, and soaking some people after one of the bottles smashed against a wall.
The father of two of the kids expressed his displeasure from behind the glass.
Avery later sought the family out and cooled things off by offering a hockey stick, which was accepted. A Rangers spokesperson told the Post that the family was satisfied with the response.
YANKEE STADIUM TO HOST WINTER CLASSIC
According to a report in the New York Daily News, the National Hockey League is looking into playing an outdoor game at Yankee Stadium in 2009.
"It's something we've spoken to the Yankees and the city about," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told the paper. "But it's not a done deal. There are still other possibilities and a lot of moving pieces."
Yankee Stadium is scheduled to be demolished after the upcoming baseball season but could remain open long enough to host a New York Rangers regular season game, making hockey the last event at the ballpark.
SEASON RACES
Playoff Standings
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--96--69
2-DALLAS*--89--72
3-CALGARY*--82--69
4-SAN JOSE--88--69
5-ANAHEIM--85--71
6-MINNESOTA--81--70
7-VANCOUVER--80--69
8-COLORADO--80--70
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9-NASHVILLE--78--70
10-PHOENIX--73--69
11-CHICAGO--73--69
12-COLUMBUS--73--70
13-EDMONTON--71--69
14-ST LOUIS--68--69
15-LOS ANGELES--60--71
EAST
1-NEW JERSEY*--86--69
2-MONTREAL*--85--70
3-CAROLINA*--79--71
4-PITTSBURGH--85--70
5-OTTAWA--83--70
6-NY RANGERS--83--70
7-BOSTON--80--69
8-PHILADELPHIA--78--69
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9-BUFFALO--75--70
10-WASHINGTON--72--70
11-FLORIDA--72--71
12-NY ISLANDERS--71--70
13-TORONTO--70--70
14-ATLANTA--68--70
15-TAMPA BAY--60--69
(* Division Leader)
If the playoffs started today...
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Colorado
(2) Dallas vs (7) Vancouver
(3) Calgary vs (6) Minnesota
(4) San Jose vs (5) Anaheim
EAST
(1) New Jersey vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Pittsburgh vs (5) Ottawa
Division Races
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-CAL--82--69
2-MIN--81--70
3-VAN--80--69
4-COL--80--70
PACIFIC
1-DAL--89--72
2-SJ--88--69
3-ANA--85--71
ATLANTIC
1-NJ--86--69
2-PIT--85--70
3-NYR--83--70
NORTHEAST
1-MON--85--70
2-OTT--83--70
3-BOS--80--69
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--79--71
2-WAS--72--70
3-FLA--72--71
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--95
2-Evgeni Malkin--Pit--92
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--82
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal-scoring leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--54
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--45
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--41
Assists Leader
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--62
2-Marc Savard--Bos--62
3-Evengi Malkin--Pit--54
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--54
Plus/Minus Leader
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +38
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +33
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +31
Shootout Goals
1-Joe Pavelski--SJ--6 (6-9, 66.7%)
2-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.6%)
3-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-15, 40%)
Todays NHL Schedule (Central time)
(7) Avalanche @ (14) Thrashers 6pm
(8) Flyers @ (13) Maple Leafs 630pm
(1) Devils @ (2) Canadiens 630pm
(7) Bruins @ (5) Senators 630pm
(12) Islanders @ (15) Lightning 630pm
(11) Blackhawks @ (1) Red Wings 630pm
(4) Sharks @ (9) Predators 7pm
(14) Blues @ (13) Oilers 8pm
(5) Ducks @ (10) Coyotes 930pm
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur and San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending March 9.
First Star -- Alex Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals
Ovechkin reached the 50-goal mark for the second time in his three NHL seasons Mar. 3, scoring a hat trick and adding two assists in Washington's 10-2 victory over the Boston Bruins. He reached the milestone in his team's 67th game of the season, the fastest since the Pittsburgh Penguins' Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux (59th game) and the Buffalo Sabres' Alexander Mogilny (63rd game) in 1995-96. Ovechkin later scored a pair of goals in a 3-1 victory over the Sabres Mar. 5, tallied one assist in a 2-1 loss to the Bruins Mar. 8 and finished the week with two assists in a 4-2 loss to the Penguins Mar. 9. Ovechkin leads the NHL scoring race with 95 points (54-41--95) in 70 games.
Second Star -- Martin Brodeur, G, New Jersey Devils
Brodeur posted a 3-0-0 record with a 0.98 goals-against average and .972 save percentage as the Devils (40-23-6, 86 points) moved into first place in the Eastern Conference. He stopped 41 of 42 shots in a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs Mar. 4, made 21 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Mar. 7 and closed the week with a 42-save effort in a 2-1 victory over Toronto Mar. 8. Brodeur ranks second among NHL goaltenders with 38 victories and is among the League leaders in goals-against average (third, 2.12) and save percentage (second, .922). He is two victories shy of posting his NHL-record seventh 40-win season and becoming the first goaltender in League history to post three consecutive 40-win campaigns.
Third Star -- Joe Thornton, C, San Jose Sharks
Thornton finished second among NHL scorers with seven points (two goals, five assists) and posted a +6 rating in four games as the Sharks extended their winning streak to a franchise-record nine games. He notched a season-high four points (two goals, two assists) in a 6-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens Mar. 3, recorded one assist in a 3-2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators Mar. 5 and tallied two assists in a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Mar. 7. Thornton ranks fourth in the NHL scoring with 81 points (19 goals, 62 assists) and is tied for the League lead in assists with Boston's Marc Savard. The Sharks (40-21-8, 88 points) are second in the Pacific Division, trailing the Dallas Stars by one point with three games in hand.
FINE EXPECTED FOR RANGERS' AVERY
It's expected the NHL will fine Seam Avery of the New York Rangers for his water-bottle tossing episode on Sunday against the Boston Bruins.
It's doesn't appear a suspension will be handed down, but it would be difficult for the league to do nothing since the contents of the water bottle ended up on some of the paying customers.
The New York Post reported that Avery tossed two water bottles from the penalty box in frustration, just missing three kinds in the crowd, and soaking some people after one of the bottles smashed against a wall.
The father of two of the kids expressed his displeasure from behind the glass.
Avery later sought the family out and cooled things off by offering a hockey stick, which was accepted. A Rangers spokesperson told the Post that the family was satisfied with the response.
YANKEE STADIUM TO HOST WINTER CLASSIC
According to a report in the New York Daily News, the National Hockey League is looking into playing an outdoor game at Yankee Stadium in 2009.
"It's something we've spoken to the Yankees and the city about," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told the paper. "But it's not a done deal. There are still other possibilities and a lot of moving pieces."
Yankee Stadium is scheduled to be demolished after the upcoming baseball season but could remain open long enough to host a New York Rangers regular season game, making hockey the last event at the ballpark.
SEASON RACES
Playoff Standings
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--96--69
2-DALLAS*--89--72
3-CALGARY*--82--69
4-SAN JOSE--88--69
5-ANAHEIM--85--71
6-MINNESOTA--81--70
7-VANCOUVER--80--69
8-COLORADO--80--70
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9-NASHVILLE--78--70
10-PHOENIX--73--69
11-CHICAGO--73--69
12-COLUMBUS--73--70
13-EDMONTON--71--69
14-ST LOUIS--68--69
15-LOS ANGELES--60--71
EAST
1-NEW JERSEY*--86--69
2-MONTREAL*--85--70
3-CAROLINA*--79--71
4-PITTSBURGH--85--70
5-OTTAWA--83--70
6-NY RANGERS--83--70
7-BOSTON--80--69
8-PHILADELPHIA--78--69
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9-BUFFALO--75--70
10-WASHINGTON--72--70
11-FLORIDA--72--71
12-NY ISLANDERS--71--70
13-TORONTO--70--70
14-ATLANTA--68--70
15-TAMPA BAY--60--69
(* Division Leader)
If the playoffs started today...
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Colorado
(2) Dallas vs (7) Vancouver
(3) Calgary vs (6) Minnesota
(4) San Jose vs (5) Anaheim
EAST
(1) New Jersey vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Pittsburgh vs (5) Ottawa
Division Races
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-CAL--82--69
2-MIN--81--70
3-VAN--80--69
4-COL--80--70
PACIFIC
1-DAL--89--72
2-SJ--88--69
3-ANA--85--71
ATLANTIC
1-NJ--86--69
2-PIT--85--70
3-NYR--83--70
NORTHEAST
1-MON--85--70
2-OTT--83--70
3-BOS--80--69
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--79--71
2-WAS--72--70
3-FLA--72--71
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--95
2-Evgeni Malkin--Pit--92
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--82
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal-scoring leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--54
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--45
3-Jarome Iginla--Cal--41
Assists Leader
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--62
2-Marc Savard--Bos--62
3-Evengi Malkin--Pit--54
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--54
Plus/Minus Leader
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +38
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +33
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +31
Shootout Goals
1-Joe Pavelski--SJ--6 (6-9, 66.7%)
2-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.6%)
3-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-15, 40%)
Todays NHL Schedule (Central time)
(7) Avalanche @ (14) Thrashers 6pm
(8) Flyers @ (13) Maple Leafs 630pm
(1) Devils @ (2) Canadiens 630pm
(7) Bruins @ (5) Senators 630pm
(12) Islanders @ (15) Lightning 630pm
(11) Blackhawks @ (1) Red Wings 630pm
(4) Sharks @ (9) Predators 7pm
(14) Blues @ (13) Oilers 8pm
(5) Ducks @ (10) Coyotes 930pm
Today in NHL History, March 11th
1877: Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick "Paddy" Moran born in Quebec City, Quebec. Moran passed away in January 1966, at the age of 88.
1890: Hall of Fame defenseman Sprague Cleghorn born in Montreal, Quebec. Cleghorn played in the NHL 1918-19 through 1927-28 with Ottawa, Toronto, the Montreal Canadiens and Boston.
1905: Ottawa Silver Seven beat Rat Portage 5-4 in the final game of their Stanley Cup Challenge. It was the sixth of eight straight Stanley Cup challenges won by Ottawa. "Rat Portage" later changed its name to Kenora.
1910: Renfrew's Newsy Lalonde scored nine goals in the final game of the NHA season (a 15-4 win over Cobalt) to beat out Montreal's Ernie Russell for the NHA scoring championship. Lalonde finished with 38 goals in 11 games, Russell with 31.
1912: Jack McDonald scored four goals to lead the Quebec Bulldogs to a 9-3 win over the Moncton Victorias, in Quebec City. It was the first Stanley Cup playoff game with six players on a side. All prior games featured seven-man teams (including "rover")
1914: Toronto Blueshirts (later Maple leafs) captured their first Stanley Cup with a 6-0 home ice shutout against the Montreal Canadiens, who made their championship series debut. It was the first Stanley Cup game played on artificial ice.
1918: The first all-NHL Stanley Cup playoff game took place as the Toronto Blueshirts hosted the Montreal Canadiens in the first of their two-game, total-goal series. Toronto beat Canadiens 7-3 before 4,000 fans. Harry Meeking had three goals.
1922: Art Duncan became the second defenseman in NHL history to score a playoff hat trick as Vancouver won 4-0 at Regina in a Stanley Cup game.
1924: Montreal Canadiens won a two-game, total-points series 5-2 over Ottawa, to claim the NHL championship.
1928: Goaltender Hal Winkler recorded his 14th shutout of the season (and the 20th of his career) in the Bruins' 1-0 win against the Americans, at New York.
1930: Cooney Weiland scored three goals and an assist as Boston extended their NHL-record home winning streak to 20 straight games, with a 4-3 win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1934: Before a crowd of 12,000 at Olympia Stadium, the Red Wings clinched their first ever title (as champs of the NHL's American Division) with a 3-2 win over Chicago. Gord Pettinger scored the overtime winning goal for Detroit.....NHL records were set when the Montreal Maroons scored four goals in the (mandatory) 10-minute overtime period, to break a 3-3 tie and beat the Rangers 7-3, in New York. Russ Blinco led with two overtime goals.
1937: The Red Wings clinched their second straight American Division title in a row by beating the Rangers 4-2, in a penalty free game in New York. During the game Larry Aurie broke his leg and missed the playoffs.
1945: Montreal's Elmer Lach had a goal and three assists in an 11-5 win over the Rangers, at New York. Lach's three assists gave him 51 for the season, a new NHL record.
1951: Rookie goaltender Terry Sawchuk set an NHL record for most wins in a season with his 39th of the year (and picked up his 10th career shutout) in a 7-0 Red Wings victory at Chicago. George Gee scored a hat trick and two assists to lead the scoring.
1954: Toronto goaltender Harry Lumley set a team record with his 13th shutout of the season in the Maple Leafs' 3-0 win at Montreal. Lumley broke the record of 12 shutouts set by Lorne Chabot in 1928-29.
1965: NHL Board of Governors (at a special meeting in New York) announced that the league would be expanding with the formation of a second six-team division. 11 months later the National Hockey League doubled from six to 12 teams.
1970: Bruins' goalie Eddie Johnston and Black Hawks' rookie Tony Esposito got the shutouts, in a 0-0 scoreless tie in Chicago. It was Johnston's second straight shutout, and Esposito's 12th of the season.
1971: Boston Bruins became the first team in NHL history to get 50 wins in one season, and Bobby Orr had a goal and 3 assists to set 2 NHL records. His second assist was his 121st point of season, a new record for defensemen, breaking his own mark; his third assist was #88 for the year, also breaking his own mark. Boston won 7-2 in L.A.
1979: Los Angeles Kings' Randy Holt picked up an NHL record nine penalties and 67 penalty minutes in one game. They all came in the first period of a 6-3 loss at Philadelphia, also in that game Philadelphia's Frank Bathe set a Flyers' team record for most penalty minutes in a game, with 55.....Andre Savard scored a goal and four assists to lead the Sabres to a 9-4 win against the Atlanta Flames at the Aud.....Marcel Dionne scored his 50th goal of the season for the second time in his career, in a 6-3 Kings' loss at Philadelphia.
1980: Bryan Trottier had assists on all four goals as the Islanders won 4-1 over the Colorado Rockies, in Long Island.
1981: Los Angeles' Larry Murphy set a new NHL record for most points by a rookie defenseman. His 66th point (in a 4-4 Kings tie against the Black Hawks) broke the record of 65 set by Ray Bourque the previous season.
1986: Mike Bossy scored four goals (and an assist) to reach the 50 goal mark for an NHL-record ninth straight year, in the Islanders' 8-4 win over the visiting Calgary Flames. It was the 36th hat trick of Bossy's NHL career.
1987: Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added three assists (all in the third period) to give him 1,500 career NHL points. The milestone came in his 620th career game, as the Oilers beat Detroit 6-3, for their 7th straight home win over the Red Wings.
1992: Dave McLlwain tied an NHL record when he played his 1st game with Toronto (a 3-0 win at Minnesota). It was his 4th team of the season. He started with Wpg Jets, then went to Buffalo & the Islanders before being traded to Toronto Mar 10.
1995: Following a pre-game ceremony to honor the jerseys of former Maple Leaf goaltenders Johnny Bower and Turk Broda, the Leafs and Blackhawks battled to a 2-2 tie, at Maple Leaf Gardens. Chicago's Jeff Hackett made 40 saves
1996: Canadiens beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 in the final game (#3,228) at the Montreal Forum. Canadiens' goalie Jocelyn Thibault recorded the win.....Chicago's Denis Savard had two goals and an assist to become the 15th NHL player to score 1,300 career points as the Blackhawks won 8-4 over the visiting Florida Panthers.
2000: Bob Probert became the 6th NHL player to get over 3,000 career penalty minutes and added a goal, and Alexei Zhamnov picked up his 300th career assist as Chicago won 5-3 at Florida.
2001: Colorado defenseman Ray Bourque became just the third player in history to appear in 1,600 NHL games as the Avalanche beat the visiting Dallas Stars 3-2.
1890: Hall of Fame defenseman Sprague Cleghorn born in Montreal, Quebec. Cleghorn played in the NHL 1918-19 through 1927-28 with Ottawa, Toronto, the Montreal Canadiens and Boston.
1905: Ottawa Silver Seven beat Rat Portage 5-4 in the final game of their Stanley Cup Challenge. It was the sixth of eight straight Stanley Cup challenges won by Ottawa. "Rat Portage" later changed its name to Kenora.
1910: Renfrew's Newsy Lalonde scored nine goals in the final game of the NHA season (a 15-4 win over Cobalt) to beat out Montreal's Ernie Russell for the NHA scoring championship. Lalonde finished with 38 goals in 11 games, Russell with 31.
1912: Jack McDonald scored four goals to lead the Quebec Bulldogs to a 9-3 win over the Moncton Victorias, in Quebec City. It was the first Stanley Cup playoff game with six players on a side. All prior games featured seven-man teams (including "rover")
1914: Toronto Blueshirts (later Maple leafs) captured their first Stanley Cup with a 6-0 home ice shutout against the Montreal Canadiens, who made their championship series debut. It was the first Stanley Cup game played on artificial ice.
1918: The first all-NHL Stanley Cup playoff game took place as the Toronto Blueshirts hosted the Montreal Canadiens in the first of their two-game, total-goal series. Toronto beat Canadiens 7-3 before 4,000 fans. Harry Meeking had three goals.
1922: Art Duncan became the second defenseman in NHL history to score a playoff hat trick as Vancouver won 4-0 at Regina in a Stanley Cup game.
1924: Montreal Canadiens won a two-game, total-points series 5-2 over Ottawa, to claim the NHL championship.
1928: Goaltender Hal Winkler recorded his 14th shutout of the season (and the 20th of his career) in the Bruins' 1-0 win against the Americans, at New York.
1930: Cooney Weiland scored three goals and an assist as Boston extended their NHL-record home winning streak to 20 straight games, with a 4-3 win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1934: Before a crowd of 12,000 at Olympia Stadium, the Red Wings clinched their first ever title (as champs of the NHL's American Division) with a 3-2 win over Chicago. Gord Pettinger scored the overtime winning goal for Detroit.....NHL records were set when the Montreal Maroons scored four goals in the (mandatory) 10-minute overtime period, to break a 3-3 tie and beat the Rangers 7-3, in New York. Russ Blinco led with two overtime goals.
1937: The Red Wings clinched their second straight American Division title in a row by beating the Rangers 4-2, in a penalty free game in New York. During the game Larry Aurie broke his leg and missed the playoffs.
1945: Montreal's Elmer Lach had a goal and three assists in an 11-5 win over the Rangers, at New York. Lach's three assists gave him 51 for the season, a new NHL record.
1951: Rookie goaltender Terry Sawchuk set an NHL record for most wins in a season with his 39th of the year (and picked up his 10th career shutout) in a 7-0 Red Wings victory at Chicago. George Gee scored a hat trick and two assists to lead the scoring.
1954: Toronto goaltender Harry Lumley set a team record with his 13th shutout of the season in the Maple Leafs' 3-0 win at Montreal. Lumley broke the record of 12 shutouts set by Lorne Chabot in 1928-29.
1965: NHL Board of Governors (at a special meeting in New York) announced that the league would be expanding with the formation of a second six-team division. 11 months later the National Hockey League doubled from six to 12 teams.
1970: Bruins' goalie Eddie Johnston and Black Hawks' rookie Tony Esposito got the shutouts, in a 0-0 scoreless tie in Chicago. It was Johnston's second straight shutout, and Esposito's 12th of the season.
1971: Boston Bruins became the first team in NHL history to get 50 wins in one season, and Bobby Orr had a goal and 3 assists to set 2 NHL records. His second assist was his 121st point of season, a new record for defensemen, breaking his own mark; his third assist was #88 for the year, also breaking his own mark. Boston won 7-2 in L.A.
1979: Los Angeles Kings' Randy Holt picked up an NHL record nine penalties and 67 penalty minutes in one game. They all came in the first period of a 6-3 loss at Philadelphia, also in that game Philadelphia's Frank Bathe set a Flyers' team record for most penalty minutes in a game, with 55.....Andre Savard scored a goal and four assists to lead the Sabres to a 9-4 win against the Atlanta Flames at the Aud.....Marcel Dionne scored his 50th goal of the season for the second time in his career, in a 6-3 Kings' loss at Philadelphia.
1980: Bryan Trottier had assists on all four goals as the Islanders won 4-1 over the Colorado Rockies, in Long Island.
1981: Los Angeles' Larry Murphy set a new NHL record for most points by a rookie defenseman. His 66th point (in a 4-4 Kings tie against the Black Hawks) broke the record of 65 set by Ray Bourque the previous season.
1986: Mike Bossy scored four goals (and an assist) to reach the 50 goal mark for an NHL-record ninth straight year, in the Islanders' 8-4 win over the visiting Calgary Flames. It was the 36th hat trick of Bossy's NHL career.
1987: Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added three assists (all in the third period) to give him 1,500 career NHL points. The milestone came in his 620th career game, as the Oilers beat Detroit 6-3, for their 7th straight home win over the Red Wings.
1992: Dave McLlwain tied an NHL record when he played his 1st game with Toronto (a 3-0 win at Minnesota). It was his 4th team of the season. He started with Wpg Jets, then went to Buffalo & the Islanders before being traded to Toronto Mar 10.
1995: Following a pre-game ceremony to honor the jerseys of former Maple Leaf goaltenders Johnny Bower and Turk Broda, the Leafs and Blackhawks battled to a 2-2 tie, at Maple Leaf Gardens. Chicago's Jeff Hackett made 40 saves
1996: Canadiens beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 in the final game (#3,228) at the Montreal Forum. Canadiens' goalie Jocelyn Thibault recorded the win.....Chicago's Denis Savard had two goals and an assist to become the 15th NHL player to score 1,300 career points as the Blackhawks won 8-4 over the visiting Florida Panthers.
2000: Bob Probert became the 6th NHL player to get over 3,000 career penalty minutes and added a goal, and Alexei Zhamnov picked up his 300th career assist as Chicago won 5-3 at Florida.
2001: Colorado defenseman Ray Bourque became just the third player in history to appear in 1,600 NHL games as the Avalanche beat the visiting Dallas Stars 3-2.
Monday, March 10, 2008
March 10th
BELANGER OUT WITH BROKEN TOE
Minnesota Wild center Eric Belanger will be out of the lineup for a while. He has a broken big toe on his right foot, and is wearing a medical boot.
No timetable has been given for Belanger's return.
The Wild called up Steve Kelly from AHL Houston to take his place, who played in his first NHL game Sunday since 2003-04.
Kelly played just 3 minutes, 10 seconds on a line mostly with Aaron Voros and Todd Fedoruk in the Wild's 3-2 shoot-out loss to San Jose.
Also on the Wild injury front, defenseman Petteri Nummelin contuines to be sidelined by a deep muscle bruise. Chris Simon, Sean Hill and Matt Foy were healthy scratches Sunday against the Sharks.
Assistant coach Mike Ramsey, still recovering from eye surgery, was back on the bench for the first time since Feb. 14.
YANKEE STADIUM TO HOST WINTER CLASSIC SEQUEL?
According to Scott Morrison, on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada's Hotstove segment, two of the wotld's most famous ballparks could be in the running to host hockey's next outdoor extravaganza.
Yankee Stadium in New York is at the top of the list of possible sites if the NHL decides to hold a sequel to the wildly popular New Year's Day Winter Classic in Buffalo.
Chicago's Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, is also on the short list.
"The NHL insists that they have not narrowed it that far down," Morrison said, "After the success in Buffalo, the Yankees, who didn't want any part of it a year ago, came back and said 'Hey, let's think about this. I've also heard the NHL is going in [to Yankee Stadium] to do a site survey, so that would suggest there's more than just a passing interest."
The NHL earned rave reviews for its Jan. 1 game at Ralph Wilson Stadium, where the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Sidney Crosby's shootout goal, in front of an estimated crowd of 72,000 which drew robust TV ratings in both the U.S and Canada.
The success of the event was not lost on other top leagues, and the NBA announced in February that it will stage an outdoor exhibition game between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets on Oct. 11 at California's Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
If an outdoor NHL game was held at Yankee Stadium on New Year's Day 2009, it could be the final sporting event held at the 85-year-old Bronx venue.
The Yankees will play their final regular-season game there on Sept. 21, and are moving into a new ballpark on adjacent land for the 2009 season, Most of the old Yankee Stadium is slated to be demolished and converted into parkland
DUCKS PERRY OUT FOR SIX WEEKS
Anaheim Ducks winger Corey Perry suffered a deep laceration right on his right quad tendon and is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks. The playoffs begin in 4 and a half weeks, and the loss of Perry will have a great impact on their first round playoff lineup.
Perry underwent successful surgery to repair the tendon, and is expected to be released from the hospital today.
He was driving to the net in Thursday's game against the Colorado Avalanche when Avs goaltender Jose Theodore's skate accidentally hit him in the leg, cutting into the muscle and tendons.
Bobby Ryan was called up from the Ducks' minor league affiliate in Portland to take Perry's spot in the lineup.
This season, Perry is second on the Ducks in scoring with 29 goals and 25 assists for 54 points.
SEASON RACES
Playoff Standings
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--96--69
2-DALLAS*--89--72
3-MINNESOTA*--81--70
4-SAN JOSE--88--69
5-ANAHEIM--85--71
6-CALGARY--80--68
7-COLORADO--80--70
8-VANCOUVER--78--68
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9-NASHVILLE--78--70
10-PHOENIX--73--69
11-CHICAGO--73--69
12-COLUMBUS--73--70
13-EDMONTON--71--69
14-ST LOUIS--68--68
15-LOS ANGELES--59--70
EAST
1-NEW JERSEY*--86--69
2-MONTREAL*--85--70
3-CAROLINA*--79--71
4-PITTSBURGH--85--70
5-OTTAWA--83--70
6-NY RANGERS--81--69
7-BOSTON--80--69
8-PHILADELPHIA--78--69
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9-BUFFALO--74--69
10-WASHINGTON--72--70
11-FLORIDA--72--71
12-NY ISLANDERS--71--70
13-TORONTO--70--70
14-ATLANTA--68--70
15-TAMPA BAY--60--69
(* DIVISION LEADER)
If the playoffs started today....
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) Dallas vs (7) Colorado
(3) Minnesota vs (6) Calgary
(4) San Jose vs (5) Anaheim
EAST
(1) New Jersey vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Pittsburgh vs (5) Ottawa
Division Races
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-MIN--81--70
2-CAL--80--68
3-COL--80--70
4-VAN--78--68
PACIFIC
1-DAL--89--72
2-SJ--88--69
3-ANA--85--71
ATLANTIC
1-NJ--86--69
2-PIT--85--70
3-NYR--81--69
NORTHEAST
1-MON--85--70
2-OTT--83--70
3-BOS--80--69
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--79--71
2-WAS--72--70
3-FLA--72--71
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--95
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--92
3-Vinvent Lecavalier--TB--81
4-Joe Thornton--SJ--81
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal-scoring leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--54
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--45
3-Jerome Iginla--Cal--40
Assists Leader
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--62
2-Marc Savard--Bos--62
3-Evengi Malkin--54
4-Pavel Datsyuk--54
5-Henrik Sedin--Van--53
Plus/Minus Leader
1-Nicklas Lindstrom--Det +38
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +33
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +31
Shootout Goals
1-Joe Pavelski--SJ--6 (6-9, 66.7%)
2-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.6%)
3-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-15, 40%)
Todays NHL Schedule (Central time)
(6) Rangers @ (9) Sabres 6pm
(14) Blues @ (6) Flames 830pm
(8) Canucks @ (15) Kings 930pm
Minnesota Wild center Eric Belanger will be out of the lineup for a while. He has a broken big toe on his right foot, and is wearing a medical boot.
No timetable has been given for Belanger's return.
The Wild called up Steve Kelly from AHL Houston to take his place, who played in his first NHL game Sunday since 2003-04.
Kelly played just 3 minutes, 10 seconds on a line mostly with Aaron Voros and Todd Fedoruk in the Wild's 3-2 shoot-out loss to San Jose.
Also on the Wild injury front, defenseman Petteri Nummelin contuines to be sidelined by a deep muscle bruise. Chris Simon, Sean Hill and Matt Foy were healthy scratches Sunday against the Sharks.
Assistant coach Mike Ramsey, still recovering from eye surgery, was back on the bench for the first time since Feb. 14.
YANKEE STADIUM TO HOST WINTER CLASSIC SEQUEL?
According to Scott Morrison, on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada's Hotstove segment, two of the wotld's most famous ballparks could be in the running to host hockey's next outdoor extravaganza.
Yankee Stadium in New York is at the top of the list of possible sites if the NHL decides to hold a sequel to the wildly popular New Year's Day Winter Classic in Buffalo.
Chicago's Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, is also on the short list.
"The NHL insists that they have not narrowed it that far down," Morrison said, "After the success in Buffalo, the Yankees, who didn't want any part of it a year ago, came back and said 'Hey, let's think about this. I've also heard the NHL is going in [to Yankee Stadium] to do a site survey, so that would suggest there's more than just a passing interest."
The NHL earned rave reviews for its Jan. 1 game at Ralph Wilson Stadium, where the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Sidney Crosby's shootout goal, in front of an estimated crowd of 72,000 which drew robust TV ratings in both the U.S and Canada.
The success of the event was not lost on other top leagues, and the NBA announced in February that it will stage an outdoor exhibition game between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets on Oct. 11 at California's Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
If an outdoor NHL game was held at Yankee Stadium on New Year's Day 2009, it could be the final sporting event held at the 85-year-old Bronx venue.
The Yankees will play their final regular-season game there on Sept. 21, and are moving into a new ballpark on adjacent land for the 2009 season, Most of the old Yankee Stadium is slated to be demolished and converted into parkland
DUCKS PERRY OUT FOR SIX WEEKS
Anaheim Ducks winger Corey Perry suffered a deep laceration right on his right quad tendon and is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks. The playoffs begin in 4 and a half weeks, and the loss of Perry will have a great impact on their first round playoff lineup.
Perry underwent successful surgery to repair the tendon, and is expected to be released from the hospital today.
He was driving to the net in Thursday's game against the Colorado Avalanche when Avs goaltender Jose Theodore's skate accidentally hit him in the leg, cutting into the muscle and tendons.
Bobby Ryan was called up from the Ducks' minor league affiliate in Portland to take Perry's spot in the lineup.
This season, Perry is second on the Ducks in scoring with 29 goals and 25 assists for 54 points.
SEASON RACES
Playoff Standings
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
WEST
1-DETROIT*--96--69
2-DALLAS*--89--72
3-MINNESOTA*--81--70
4-SAN JOSE--88--69
5-ANAHEIM--85--71
6-CALGARY--80--68
7-COLORADO--80--70
8-VANCOUVER--78--68
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9-NASHVILLE--78--70
10-PHOENIX--73--69
11-CHICAGO--73--69
12-COLUMBUS--73--70
13-EDMONTON--71--69
14-ST LOUIS--68--68
15-LOS ANGELES--59--70
EAST
1-NEW JERSEY*--86--69
2-MONTREAL*--85--70
3-CAROLINA*--79--71
4-PITTSBURGH--85--70
5-OTTAWA--83--70
6-NY RANGERS--81--69
7-BOSTON--80--69
8-PHILADELPHIA--78--69
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9-BUFFALO--74--69
10-WASHINGTON--72--70
11-FLORIDA--72--71
12-NY ISLANDERS--71--70
13-TORONTO--70--70
14-ATLANTA--68--70
15-TAMPA BAY--60--69
(* DIVISION LEADER)
If the playoffs started today....
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) Dallas vs (7) Colorado
(3) Minnesota vs (6) Calgary
(4) San Jose vs (5) Anaheim
EAST
(1) New Jersey vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Pittsburgh vs (5) Ottawa
Division Races
(RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP)
NORTHWEST
1-MIN--81--70
2-CAL--80--68
3-COL--80--70
4-VAN--78--68
PACIFIC
1-DAL--89--72
2-SJ--88--69
3-ANA--85--71
ATLANTIC
1-NJ--86--69
2-PIT--85--70
3-NYR--81--69
NORTHEAST
1-MON--85--70
2-OTT--83--70
3-BOS--80--69
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--79--71
2-WAS--72--70
3-FLA--72--71
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--95
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--92
3-Vinvent Lecavalier--TB--81
4-Joe Thornton--SJ--81
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal-scoring leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--54
2-Ilya Kovalchuk--Atl--45
3-Jerome Iginla--Cal--40
Assists Leader
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--62
2-Marc Savard--Bos--62
3-Evengi Malkin--54
4-Pavel Datsyuk--54
5-Henrik Sedin--Van--53
Plus/Minus Leader
1-Nicklas Lindstrom--Det +38
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +33
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +31
Shootout Goals
1-Joe Pavelski--SJ--6 (6-9, 66.7%)
2-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.6%)
3-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-15, 40%)
Todays NHL Schedule (Central time)
(6) Rangers @ (9) Sabres 6pm
(14) Blues @ (6) Flames 830pm
(8) Canucks @ (15) Kings 930pm
Today in NHL History, March 10th
1920: Quebec Bulldogs' center Joe Malone became the first player in NHL history to score six goals in a game twice during his career. This time he led the Bulldogs to a 10-4 win over Ottawa. Six weeks earlier he scored seven goals in win over Ottawa.
1921: George Boucher became the first NHL defenseman to score a playoff hat trick, and Clint Benedict recorded his second career playoff shutout, as the Senators beat Toronto, 5-0 in Ottawa, in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Semi-Final series.
1927: "Duke" Keats scored the first hat trick by a Detroit Cougars' player in a 7-1 win over Pittsburgh, in a penalty-free game (the fourth in NHL history) played in Windsor, Ontario. It was the only hat trick of Keats' NHL career.
1928: Montreal goaltender George Hainsworth recorded his 25th career shutout (and his 11th of the season) when the Canadiens won 3-0 at Montreal Maroons. Aurel Joliat led the scoring with two goals and an assist.
1931: New York Rangers recorded the 100th victory in team history, with a 3-1 win over the visiting Detroit Falcons. The win gave them a record of 100-75-43 in their first 218 NHL games.
1951: Maurice Richard & Bert Olmstead each scored 3 goals & 2 assists in the Canadiens 12-2 win against the Black Hawks, in Montreal. The Canadiens scored 7 goals in the first period. It was Richard's 18th career hat trick and the first for Olmstead.
1955: Toronto played at Montreal, but the biggest name in the game was "Zamboni" as the ice cleaning machine made its NHL debut.
1959: Gordie Howe scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Red Wings to a 5-5 tie against the visiting Montreal Canadiens. The three points gave Howe 900 in regular season play in his 841st career NHL game.
1962: Canadiens' Jean Beliveau scored a goal and added three assists as Montreal won 5-2 over Boston, at the Forum.
1968: Glen Sather scored the 7,000th goal in Bruins history as Boston lost 7-5 to the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1971: Boston's Bobby Orr scored twice to raise his season's total to a record 34 goals, most ever by a defenseman, breaking his mark of 33 in 1969-70. Bruins went on to win 8-1 against the Seals, at Oakland.
1974: Minnesota's Bill Goldsworthy scored his 7th career hat trick for the 200th goal of his NHL career as the North Stars won 8-1 against the visiting St. Louis Blues.
1977: Cesare Maniago earned his first shutout as a Canucks netminder, and stopped 19 shots as Vancouver beat Chicago 5-0. It was Maniago's 29th career NHL shutout.
1978: Boston Bruins acquired veteran Dennis O'Brien on waivers from the Cleveland Barons, making him the first player in NHL history to be with four different NHL teams in one season.
1979: Toronto's Dan Maloney scored a goal and added five assists, and Borje Salming scored a goal and picked up three assists as the Maple Leafs won 9-4 over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.....Washington's Tom Rowe scored 4 goals (including his first career hat trick) & added 2 assists, and Dennis Maruk had two goals and four assists in the Capitals' 7-5 win over the Blues. Caps' Rolf Edberg set a team rookie record with four assists.
1980: Buffalo Sabres traded defenseman Jerry Korab to Los Angeles in exchange for the Kings first round pick in 1982. The pick was later used to select Phil Housley.....NY Islanders obtained center Butch Goring from the L.A. Kings for Dave Lewis and Billy Harris. After the acquisition of Goring, the Islanders went undefeated in their last 12 regular season games, and went on to win the Stanley Cup.
1981: Colorado Rockies traded Mike McEwen and Jari Kaarela to the NY Islanders, in exchange for Chico Resch and Steve Tambellini.
1982: Islanders' Bryan Trottier extended his team-record point scoring streak to 25 straight games as New York tied 4-4 with the North Stars, at Minnesota. Trottier scored 28 goals, 27 assists for a total of 55 points during the 25 game streak.....Playing in his 229th career game, Wayne Gretzky picked up two assists, to give him 300 career NHL assists. The milestone came in a 3-2 Oilers' loss to the Kings at Los Angeles.
1987: L.A. Kings traded Marcel Dionne to the New York Rangers in exchange for Tom Laidlaw and Bobby Carpenter.
1989: Pittsburgh's Paul Coffey scored his 250th NHL goal and added two assists, in a 5-1 Penguins' victory against the Jets at Winnipeg. Coffey became the third defenseman in NHL history to reach the 250 goal mark.
1992: Islanders traded Dave McLlwain to Toronto, at the 1992 trade deadline, making it the third trade for McLLwain that season. He also played for the Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo -- just the second player in NHL history with four teams in one season.....Mario Lemieux scored his 100th point of the season for the 7th time in his career, with an assist in a 5-2 Penguins win over the visiting Calgary Flames.....Al Arbour became the second coach in NHL history to win 700 games, as the Islanders won 5-2 over the Flyers in New York.
1993: Buffalo's Pat LaFontaine scored a goal and four assists, and Dale Hawerchuk added a goal and three assists to lead the Sabres to a 7-4 win over the Nordiques in Quebec City.
1994: Eric Lindros scored a goal and five assists as the Flyers won 8-2 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.....Doug Gilmour became the first NHL player to get 200 assists with three different teams, when he picked up his 71st of the year, to give him 200 with Toronto in a 4-2 win at Pittsburgh. He earlier had 200+ assists with St. Louis & Calgary.....Sharks beat the New York Islanders 4-3 in San Jose, to give them 63 points -- the same number they earned in their first two NHL seasons combined!
1996: Chris Osgood extended his team record to 11 straight wins, and set a new goalie record for longest unbeaten streak: 17 games (16-0-1), when Detroit won 5-2 at Winnipeg. Osgood broke Mike Vernon's record of 16 games (13-0-3) set in 1995.
1998: Roger Neilson became the first man in history to coach 7 different NHL teams, when he led Philadelphia to a 2-2 tie against over the visiting New Jersey Devils, in his first game as head coach of the Flyers.
2000: Mike Modano became the Dallas Stars franchise all-time leader in goals, when he scored his 343rd with the team in a 4-3 loss to the visiting New York Islanders. Modano replaced Brian Bellows, who had 342 with the Stars.....Devils' John Madden set a team record for shorthanded goals (and tied an NHL record for most SHG's by a rookie) with his 6th SHG of the year, in a 9-0 win at Atlanta. Martin Brodeur recorded his 41st career shutout....Tampa Bay Lightning captain Chris Gratton was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Brian Holzinger, Wayne Primeau and Cory Sarich.....Buffalo Sabres acquired veteran centre Doug Gilmour and right-winger Jean-Pierre Dumont from the Chicago Blackhawks for left-winger Michal Grosek.....Vincent Lecavalier was named the new Tampa Bay Lightning captain. At age 19, Lecavalier became the youngest full time Captain in NHL history, bettering the mark of Steve Yzerman (who had been named Detroit's Captain at age 21).
2001: Jaromir Jagr scored his 9th career hat trick and added two assists to give him 100 points for the season (for the 4th time in his career) and Mario Lemieux added a goal and three assists in the Penguins 6-3 win against the visiting Calgary Flames.....John Madden scored with 47 seconds remaining in the game as the Devils won their 7th straight game, a 3-2 at Philadelphia. The win put the Devils above .500 as a franchise (652-651-188) for the 1st time since Oct. 20, 1982, when they were 3-2-3.
2002: Marian Gaborik scored his second career hat trick and added an assist and became the first 25-goal scorer in Wild History, Andrew Brunette picked up 4 assists & Dwayne Roloson recorded his second consecutive shutout as the Wild won 5-0 against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets.....Evgeni Nabokov became the 7th NHL goaltender to score a goal, and the first to get a power play goal, when he hit an empty-net with 47.2 seconds to play in the Sharks' 7-4 win over the Canucks at Vancouver.
2003: Ottawa Senators acquired right wing Rob Ray from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for future considerations.....Mats Sundin scored a third period goal to register his 1,000th career point, and Alexander Mogilny and Tomas Kaberle scored 38 seconds apart early in the third to lead the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win against the Oilers at Edmonton.
2004: Edmonton Oilers set an NHL record by playing in their sixth consecutive overtime game, a 3-2 loss to the visiting Colorado Avalanche. Defenseman Adam Foote scored two power-play goals, including the winner at 2:37 of OT.
1921: George Boucher became the first NHL defenseman to score a playoff hat trick, and Clint Benedict recorded his second career playoff shutout, as the Senators beat Toronto, 5-0 in Ottawa, in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Semi-Final series.
1927: "Duke" Keats scored the first hat trick by a Detroit Cougars' player in a 7-1 win over Pittsburgh, in a penalty-free game (the fourth in NHL history) played in Windsor, Ontario. It was the only hat trick of Keats' NHL career.
1928: Montreal goaltender George Hainsworth recorded his 25th career shutout (and his 11th of the season) when the Canadiens won 3-0 at Montreal Maroons. Aurel Joliat led the scoring with two goals and an assist.
1931: New York Rangers recorded the 100th victory in team history, with a 3-1 win over the visiting Detroit Falcons. The win gave them a record of 100-75-43 in their first 218 NHL games.
1951: Maurice Richard & Bert Olmstead each scored 3 goals & 2 assists in the Canadiens 12-2 win against the Black Hawks, in Montreal. The Canadiens scored 7 goals in the first period. It was Richard's 18th career hat trick and the first for Olmstead.
1955: Toronto played at Montreal, but the biggest name in the game was "Zamboni" as the ice cleaning machine made its NHL debut.
1959: Gordie Howe scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Red Wings to a 5-5 tie against the visiting Montreal Canadiens. The three points gave Howe 900 in regular season play in his 841st career NHL game.
1962: Canadiens' Jean Beliveau scored a goal and added three assists as Montreal won 5-2 over Boston, at the Forum.
1968: Glen Sather scored the 7,000th goal in Bruins history as Boston lost 7-5 to the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1971: Boston's Bobby Orr scored twice to raise his season's total to a record 34 goals, most ever by a defenseman, breaking his mark of 33 in 1969-70. Bruins went on to win 8-1 against the Seals, at Oakland.
1974: Minnesota's Bill Goldsworthy scored his 7th career hat trick for the 200th goal of his NHL career as the North Stars won 8-1 against the visiting St. Louis Blues.
1977: Cesare Maniago earned his first shutout as a Canucks netminder, and stopped 19 shots as Vancouver beat Chicago 5-0. It was Maniago's 29th career NHL shutout.
1978: Boston Bruins acquired veteran Dennis O'Brien on waivers from the Cleveland Barons, making him the first player in NHL history to be with four different NHL teams in one season.
1979: Toronto's Dan Maloney scored a goal and added five assists, and Borje Salming scored a goal and picked up three assists as the Maple Leafs won 9-4 over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.....Washington's Tom Rowe scored 4 goals (including his first career hat trick) & added 2 assists, and Dennis Maruk had two goals and four assists in the Capitals' 7-5 win over the Blues. Caps' Rolf Edberg set a team rookie record with four assists.
1980: Buffalo Sabres traded defenseman Jerry Korab to Los Angeles in exchange for the Kings first round pick in 1982. The pick was later used to select Phil Housley.....NY Islanders obtained center Butch Goring from the L.A. Kings for Dave Lewis and Billy Harris. After the acquisition of Goring, the Islanders went undefeated in their last 12 regular season games, and went on to win the Stanley Cup.
1981: Colorado Rockies traded Mike McEwen and Jari Kaarela to the NY Islanders, in exchange for Chico Resch and Steve Tambellini.
1982: Islanders' Bryan Trottier extended his team-record point scoring streak to 25 straight games as New York tied 4-4 with the North Stars, at Minnesota. Trottier scored 28 goals, 27 assists for a total of 55 points during the 25 game streak.....Playing in his 229th career game, Wayne Gretzky picked up two assists, to give him 300 career NHL assists. The milestone came in a 3-2 Oilers' loss to the Kings at Los Angeles.
1987: L.A. Kings traded Marcel Dionne to the New York Rangers in exchange for Tom Laidlaw and Bobby Carpenter.
1989: Pittsburgh's Paul Coffey scored his 250th NHL goal and added two assists, in a 5-1 Penguins' victory against the Jets at Winnipeg. Coffey became the third defenseman in NHL history to reach the 250 goal mark.
1992: Islanders traded Dave McLlwain to Toronto, at the 1992 trade deadline, making it the third trade for McLLwain that season. He also played for the Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo -- just the second player in NHL history with four teams in one season.....Mario Lemieux scored his 100th point of the season for the 7th time in his career, with an assist in a 5-2 Penguins win over the visiting Calgary Flames.....Al Arbour became the second coach in NHL history to win 700 games, as the Islanders won 5-2 over the Flyers in New York.
1993: Buffalo's Pat LaFontaine scored a goal and four assists, and Dale Hawerchuk added a goal and three assists to lead the Sabres to a 7-4 win over the Nordiques in Quebec City.
1994: Eric Lindros scored a goal and five assists as the Flyers won 8-2 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.....Doug Gilmour became the first NHL player to get 200 assists with three different teams, when he picked up his 71st of the year, to give him 200 with Toronto in a 4-2 win at Pittsburgh. He earlier had 200+ assists with St. Louis & Calgary.....Sharks beat the New York Islanders 4-3 in San Jose, to give them 63 points -- the same number they earned in their first two NHL seasons combined!
1996: Chris Osgood extended his team record to 11 straight wins, and set a new goalie record for longest unbeaten streak: 17 games (16-0-1), when Detroit won 5-2 at Winnipeg. Osgood broke Mike Vernon's record of 16 games (13-0-3) set in 1995.
1998: Roger Neilson became the first man in history to coach 7 different NHL teams, when he led Philadelphia to a 2-2 tie against over the visiting New Jersey Devils, in his first game as head coach of the Flyers.
2000: Mike Modano became the Dallas Stars franchise all-time leader in goals, when he scored his 343rd with the team in a 4-3 loss to the visiting New York Islanders. Modano replaced Brian Bellows, who had 342 with the Stars.....Devils' John Madden set a team record for shorthanded goals (and tied an NHL record for most SHG's by a rookie) with his 6th SHG of the year, in a 9-0 win at Atlanta. Martin Brodeur recorded his 41st career shutout....Tampa Bay Lightning captain Chris Gratton was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Brian Holzinger, Wayne Primeau and Cory Sarich.....Buffalo Sabres acquired veteran centre Doug Gilmour and right-winger Jean-Pierre Dumont from the Chicago Blackhawks for left-winger Michal Grosek.....Vincent Lecavalier was named the new Tampa Bay Lightning captain. At age 19, Lecavalier became the youngest full time Captain in NHL history, bettering the mark of Steve Yzerman (who had been named Detroit's Captain at age 21).
2001: Jaromir Jagr scored his 9th career hat trick and added two assists to give him 100 points for the season (for the 4th time in his career) and Mario Lemieux added a goal and three assists in the Penguins 6-3 win against the visiting Calgary Flames.....John Madden scored with 47 seconds remaining in the game as the Devils won their 7th straight game, a 3-2 at Philadelphia. The win put the Devils above .500 as a franchise (652-651-188) for the 1st time since Oct. 20, 1982, when they were 3-2-3.
2002: Marian Gaborik scored his second career hat trick and added an assist and became the first 25-goal scorer in Wild History, Andrew Brunette picked up 4 assists & Dwayne Roloson recorded his second consecutive shutout as the Wild won 5-0 against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets.....Evgeni Nabokov became the 7th NHL goaltender to score a goal, and the first to get a power play goal, when he hit an empty-net with 47.2 seconds to play in the Sharks' 7-4 win over the Canucks at Vancouver.
2003: Ottawa Senators acquired right wing Rob Ray from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for future considerations.....Mats Sundin scored a third period goal to register his 1,000th career point, and Alexander Mogilny and Tomas Kaberle scored 38 seconds apart early in the third to lead the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win against the Oilers at Edmonton.
2004: Edmonton Oilers set an NHL record by playing in their sixth consecutive overtime game, a 3-2 loss to the visiting Colorado Avalanche. Defenseman Adam Foote scored two power-play goals, including the winner at 2:37 of OT.
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