CANUCKS COULD BE WITHOUT LUONGO TONIGHT
Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault could be forced to start seldom-used backup goaltender Curtis Sanford for Friday's game in Minnesota if No. 1 Roberto Luongo remains in Florida.
Luongo left he NHL team early Thursday morning to be with his wife Gina, who was expected to give birth to the couple's first child.
If he's not able to rejoin the team in time for the 7pm Central Time faceoff, the Canucks were expected to recall Cory Schneider or Drew MacIntyre from their American Hockey League affiliate in Manitoba to back up Sanford.
Vancouver, losers of three in a row, occupy the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Canucks have 86 points, two more than ninth-place Nashville and three ahead of the No. 10 Edmonton Oilers.
Luongo, who was pulled in the second period of Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Colorado after allowing five goals on 23 shots, is third in the NHL this season with a .921 save percentage.
In January, he left the Canucks and skipped the league all-star game to spend time with his wife.
In other Canucks news, centre Brendan Morrison will miss the remainder of the regular season and playoffs with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. He was hurt two minutes into the second period of Wednesday's game as he was taken lightly toward the boards by Avalanche defenceman Ruslan Salei.
Friday, March 28, 2008
March 28th
NHL SEASON RACES
Playoff Standings
RANK-TEAM--PTS (GAMES REMAINING)
WEST
1-z-DET--108 (STL, NSH, @CHI, CBJ, CHI)
2-x-SJ*--102 (@ANA, PHX, LA, @LA, @DAL)
3-MIN*--91 (VAN, COL, CGY, @COL)
4-x-ANA--96 (SJ, DAL, @LA, PHX)
5-DAL--90 (@LA, @ANA, @PHX, PHX, SJ)
6-CGY--90 (EDM, @VAN, @EDM, @MIN, @VAN)
7-COL--88 (EDM, @MIN, @VAN, MIN)
8-VAN--86 (@MIN, CGY, COL, EDM, CGY)
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9-NSH--84 (@CBJ, @DET, @STL, STL, @CHI)
10-EDM--83 (@COL, @CGY, CGY, @VAN)
11-CHI--80 (@STL, CBJ, DET, NSH, @DET)
12-PHX--80 (@SJ, DAL, @DAL, @ANA)
13-CBJ--79 (NSH, @CHI, @DET, @STL, STL)
14-STL--72 (@DET, CHI, NSH, @NSH, CBJ, @CBJ)
15-LA--66 (DAL, @SJ, SJ, ANA)
EAST
1-x-PIT*--97 (NYR, @NYR, PHI, @ PHI)
2-x-MTL*--96 (@BUF, @TOR, @OTT, BUF, @TOR)
3-CAR*--88 (ATL, @TB, @WAS, TB, FLA)
4-OTT--92 (@BOS, MTL, @TOR, BOS)
5-NJ--91 (PHI, @NYI, @BOS, @PHI, NYR)
6-NYR--91 (@PIT, PIT, @NYI, NYI, @NJ)
7-BOS--88 (OTT, @BUF, @NJ, @OTT, BUF)
8-PHI--88 (@NJ, @NYI, @PIT, NJ, PIT)
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9-WAS--86 (@FLA, CAR, TB, FLA)
10-BUF--83 (MTL, BOS, @TOR, @MTL, @BOS)
11-FLA--81 (WSH, @ATL, @CAR, @WAS)
12-TOR--80 (MTL, BUF, OTT, @MTL)
13-NYI--75 (PHI, NJ, NYR, @NYR)
14-ATL--72 (@CAR, @TB, FLA, TB)
15-TB--69 (CAR, ATL, @CAR, @WAS, @ATL)
(z-Clinched Division Title, x-Clinched Playoff spot,
* Division Leader)
If the Playoffs started today...
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) San Jose vs (7) Colorado
(3) Minnesota vs (6) Calgary
(4) Anaheim vs (5) Dallas
EAST
(1) Pittsburgh vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Ottawa vs (5) New Jersey
Division Races
RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP (L10)
NORTHWEST
1-MIN--91--78 (4-2-4)
2-CGY--90--77 (5-4-1)
3-COL--88--78 (5-5-0)
4-VAN--86--77 (5-5-0)
PACIFIC
1-SJ--102--77 (8-0-2)
2-ANA--96--78 (6-3-1)
ATLANTIC
1-PIT--97--78 (7-3-0)
2-NJ--91--77 (4-5-1)
3-NYR--91--77 (6-2-2)
NORTHEAST
1-MON--96--77 (7-2-1)
2-OTT--92--78 (5-4-1)
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--88--77 (8-1-1)
2-WAS--86--78 (7-3-0)
3-FLA--81--78 (7-2-1)
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--107
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--103
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--93
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--91
5-Joe Thornton--SJ--91
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--61*
2-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--50
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--49
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--45
5-Henrik Zetterberg--Det--41
*Ovechkin is the first 60-goal scorer since '95-96
(Mario Lemieux--69, Jaromir Jagr--62)
Assists
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--65
2-Marc Savard--Bos--63
3-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--60
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--58
5-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det--58
Plus/Minus
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +41
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +40
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +33
Power-Play Goals
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--21
2-Olli Jokinen--Fla--17
3-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
4-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--16
5-Thomas Vanek--Buf--16
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--7 (7-11, 63.3%)
2-Patrick Kane--Chi--6 (6-8, 75%)
3-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.8%)
4-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-16, 37.5%)
Playoff Standings
RANK-TEAM--PTS (GAMES REMAINING)
WEST
1-z-DET--108 (STL, NSH, @CHI, CBJ, CHI)
2-x-SJ*--102 (@ANA, PHX, LA, @LA, @DAL)
3-MIN*--91 (VAN, COL, CGY, @COL)
4-x-ANA--96 (SJ, DAL, @LA, PHX)
5-DAL--90 (@LA, @ANA, @PHX, PHX, SJ)
6-CGY--90 (EDM, @VAN, @EDM, @MIN, @VAN)
7-COL--88 (EDM, @MIN, @VAN, MIN)
8-VAN--86 (@MIN, CGY, COL, EDM, CGY)
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9-NSH--84 (@CBJ, @DET, @STL, STL, @CHI)
10-EDM--83 (@COL, @CGY, CGY, @VAN)
11-CHI--80 (@STL, CBJ, DET, NSH, @DET)
12-PHX--80 (@SJ, DAL, @DAL, @ANA)
13-CBJ--79 (NSH, @CHI, @DET, @STL, STL)
14-STL--72 (@DET, CHI, NSH, @NSH, CBJ, @CBJ)
15-LA--66 (DAL, @SJ, SJ, ANA)
EAST
1-x-PIT*--97 (NYR, @NYR, PHI, @ PHI)
2-x-MTL*--96 (@BUF, @TOR, @OTT, BUF, @TOR)
3-CAR*--88 (ATL, @TB, @WAS, TB, FLA)
4-OTT--92 (@BOS, MTL, @TOR, BOS)
5-NJ--91 (PHI, @NYI, @BOS, @PHI, NYR)
6-NYR--91 (@PIT, PIT, @NYI, NYI, @NJ)
7-BOS--88 (OTT, @BUF, @NJ, @OTT, BUF)
8-PHI--88 (@NJ, @NYI, @PIT, NJ, PIT)
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9-WAS--86 (@FLA, CAR, TB, FLA)
10-BUF--83 (MTL, BOS, @TOR, @MTL, @BOS)
11-FLA--81 (WSH, @ATL, @CAR, @WAS)
12-TOR--80 (MTL, BUF, OTT, @MTL)
13-NYI--75 (PHI, NJ, NYR, @NYR)
14-ATL--72 (@CAR, @TB, FLA, TB)
15-TB--69 (CAR, ATL, @CAR, @WAS, @ATL)
(z-Clinched Division Title, x-Clinched Playoff spot,
* Division Leader)
If the Playoffs started today...
WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) San Jose vs (7) Colorado
(3) Minnesota vs (6) Calgary
(4) Anaheim vs (5) Dallas
EAST
(1) Pittsburgh vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Ottawa vs (5) New Jersey
Division Races
RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP (L10)
NORTHWEST
1-MIN--91--78 (4-2-4)
2-CGY--90--77 (5-4-1)
3-COL--88--78 (5-5-0)
4-VAN--86--77 (5-5-0)
PACIFIC
1-SJ--102--77 (8-0-2)
2-ANA--96--78 (6-3-1)
ATLANTIC
1-PIT--97--78 (7-3-0)
2-NJ--91--77 (4-5-1)
3-NYR--91--77 (6-2-2)
NORTHEAST
1-MON--96--77 (7-2-1)
2-OTT--92--78 (5-4-1)
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--88--77 (8-1-1)
2-WAS--86--78 (7-3-0)
3-FLA--81--78 (7-2-1)
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--107
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--103
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--93
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--91
5-Joe Thornton--SJ--91
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--61*
2-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--50
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--49
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--45
5-Henrik Zetterberg--Det--41
*Ovechkin is the first 60-goal scorer since '95-96
(Mario Lemieux--69, Jaromir Jagr--62)
Assists
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--65
2-Marc Savard--Bos--63
3-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--60
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--58
5-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det--58
Plus/Minus
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +41
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +40
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +33
Power-Play Goals
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--21
2-Olli Jokinen--Fla--17
3-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
4-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--16
5-Thomas Vanek--Buf--16
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--7 (7-11, 63.3%)
2-Patrick Kane--Chi--6 (6-8, 75%)
3-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.8%)
4-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-16, 37.5%)
Today in NHL History, March 28th
1922: Toronto beat Vancouver Millionaires 5-1 in Game Five of the Finals, to become the 1922 Stanley Cup Champions. Babe Dye scored four goals for the Toronto St. Pats.
1929: Chicago Stadium opened its doors for the first time, with a boxing match.....Bruins and Rangers clashed in the first NHL Stanley Cup Final series between two U.S. based teams. Boston won 2-0, then won again 2-1 the next night to win their first championship. Rookie Tiny Thompson got his third career playoff shutout.
1937: Dave "Sweeney "Schriner and Nels Stewart scored three goals each to lead the NY Americans to a 9-4 win over the Black Hawks, in New York. Paul Thompson added a hat trick for Chicago.
1944: Doug Bentley became the first player in Black Hawks' history to score a hat trick in the playoffs. The three goals (and two assists) came in a 7-1 win over Detroit. Bentley followed it up with three more goals two days later against the Red Wings.
1954: Montreal's Emile Bouchard scored twice to become the NHL's all-time playoff point scorer among defensemen, as the Canadiens won 4-3 at Boston, in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals
1967: Chicago's Stan Mikita set an NHL record for most assists in a season, when he picked up #60 in a 7-2 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Mikita broke his own record of 59 set in 1964-65. Also in that game, Detroit's Gordie Howe became the first player in NHL history to score 1,500 career points, when he picked up an assist in his 1,396th career game.
1968: Philadelphia's rookie goaltender Doug Favell led the Flyers to a 2-0 shutout over St. Louis at a Flyers' "home game" at the Colisee in Quebec City. It was the 4th shutout of Favell's NHL career.
1973: Boston's Phil Esposito scored four goals and added an assist in a 6-3 Bruins' win over the Rangers, at New York. It was the 20th hat trick of Esposito's NHL career.
1974: Islanders' rookie defenseman Denis Potvin scored to set an NHL record for most goals by a rookie defenseman, as the Islanders lost 4-1 at Los Angeles. Potvin's 16th of the year broke the record of 15 set by Montreal's Guy Lapointe in 1970-71.....Los Angeles Kings beat the Islanders 4-1 to clinch the playoffs for the first time in five seasons. Butch Goring had two goals, two assists, and his first penalty in a year!
1975: Washington recorded the only road victory in their first season, when Nelson Pyatt's 2 third period goals gave them a 5-3 win at Oakland. The win ended their NHL-record 37 game road losing streak. They finished the year 1-39-0 on the road.
1978: Harvey Bennett scored four goals (including his first career hat trick) to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 9-4 win over Vancouver at the Met Center.....Goaltender Ron Low recorded his third career shutout (and his only one with Detroit) in the Red Wings 7-0 win over the Sabres at the Olympia. Reed Larson scored a goal and four assists and rookie Paul Woods had a goal and two assists.
1980: Hartford's Blaine Stoughton became the first member of the Whalers to score 50 goals in an NHL season and second player (Bobby Hull was the other) to score 50 in both the WHA and NHL. #50 came in a 4-4 tie at Vancouver.
1982: Wayne Gretzky scored his 92nd goal of the season, an NHL record, as the Oilers won 6-2 at Los Angeles. Also in that game, Edmonton's Mark Messier and Dave Lumley scored within 24 seconds of the opening face off to set an NHL record for fastest two goals from the start of a game.
1987: Calgary's Joe Mullen was awarded a penalty shot against the Kings. Mullen scored against Al Jensen, but the goal was then disallowed --- Mullen had scored with an illegally curved stick! Flames won 4-3 at Los Angeles.....Detroit Red Wings got their first win in Philadelphia in 16 years (0-23-6) 5-1 over the Flyers. Greg Hanlon stopped 30 shots and was named the top star.
1988: Minnesota's Dino Ciccarelli scored twice to give him 300 goals in his NHL career as the North Stars tied 7-7 with the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.
1990: Islanders scored five goals in the final period to beat Toronto 6-3, in coach Al Arbour's 1,277th regular season game behind the bench. The game moved Arbour past Scotty Bowman into second place on the all time list behind Dick Irvin (1,437).
1991: Wayne Gretzky tied a Kings record (set by Bernie Nicholls in 1984-85) by scoring a point in his 25th straight game, a 6-5 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....Al MacInnis scored a goal and three assists in the first period, to reach the 100 point mark in the Flames' 4-4 tie against Edmonton. MacInnis became the 4th defenseman in NHL history (and 1st in Flames history) to score 100 points in a season.....Goaltender Don Beaupre recorded his 10th career shutout as Washington won 3-0 at Philadelphia.
1992: Paul Ranheim had a goal and an assist, playing in his 200th career game as the Flames extended their home undefeated streak against Minnesota to 9 straight games (7-0-2), with a 4-3 win over the North Stars.....Kevin Stevens set an NHL record for left wingers, with his 68th assist of the season, in the Penguins' 6-3 win over Montreal. Stevens broke the old mark of 67 set by Mats Naslund in 1985-86.
1993: Alexei Zhamnov scored a goal to make the Winnipeg Jets the first team in NHL history with four 20-goal rookies. Zhamnov joined Teemu Selanne, Evgeny Davydov and Keith Tkachuk. Jets tied 3-3 with the visiting Los Angeles Kings.....Ottawa Senators' veteran Laurie Boschman appeared in his 1,000th NHL game, a 3-1 loss at Buffalo
1995: Playing in his 1,000th regular season game, Detroit's Dino Ciccarelli picked up two assists. Ciccarelli became the 100th player in NHL history to reach the mark as the Red Wings won 6-4 over the visiting Mighty Ducks.
1996: Jaromir Jagr scored to make the Penguins the second team in NHL history to have teammates each with 60 or more goals in the same season. Jagr's 60th of the year came in a 3-2 win over the Panthers in Florida. Mario Lemieux finished the season with 69 goals.....Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Rick Ley, with six games remaining in the Canucks' schedule. General Manager Pat Quinn was announced as the replacement behind the bench.
1998: NHL linesman Gerard Gauthier officiated his 2,000th game as the Canadiens won 8-2 against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Gauthier became only the second official in NHL history to reach this milestone, joining Ray Scapinello.
1999: Colorado's Patrick Roy became the NHL's all-time winningest goaltender (regular season plus playoffs) when his 7-2 win over the visiting L.A. Kings gave him 506 career wins. He moved ahead of Jacques Plante, who retired with 505 combined wins.....Florida's Mark Parrish scored twice to become the first rookie to reach the 20-goal milestone in the 1998-99 season as the Panthers tied 2-2 at New Jersey.
2000: New York Rangers (struggling at 1-8-1 in their previous 10 games) fired president and GM Neil Smith and head coach John Muckler. Assistant coach John Tortorella took over as interim head coach (for the final 4 games of the season).....Tampa Bay became the second team in NHL history to lose 50 games for three straight seasons, when they dropped their 50th of the 1999-2000 season, 4-2 to the Dallas Stars. The Lightning tied the mark set by Pittsburgh 1982-83 thru 1984-85.
2001: Minnesota Wild had their 39th straight sellout crowd (18,568 in a 2-0 loss to Phoexnis) to set an attendance record for a first year expansion team. They broke the mark of 705,389 set in 1999-2000 by the Atlanta Thrashers.
1929: Chicago Stadium opened its doors for the first time, with a boxing match.....Bruins and Rangers clashed in the first NHL Stanley Cup Final series between two U.S. based teams. Boston won 2-0, then won again 2-1 the next night to win their first championship. Rookie Tiny Thompson got his third career playoff shutout.
1937: Dave "Sweeney "Schriner and Nels Stewart scored three goals each to lead the NY Americans to a 9-4 win over the Black Hawks, in New York. Paul Thompson added a hat trick for Chicago.
1944: Doug Bentley became the first player in Black Hawks' history to score a hat trick in the playoffs. The three goals (and two assists) came in a 7-1 win over Detroit. Bentley followed it up with three more goals two days later against the Red Wings.
1954: Montreal's Emile Bouchard scored twice to become the NHL's all-time playoff point scorer among defensemen, as the Canadiens won 4-3 at Boston, in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals
1967: Chicago's Stan Mikita set an NHL record for most assists in a season, when he picked up #60 in a 7-2 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Mikita broke his own record of 59 set in 1964-65. Also in that game, Detroit's Gordie Howe became the first player in NHL history to score 1,500 career points, when he picked up an assist in his 1,396th career game.
1968: Philadelphia's rookie goaltender Doug Favell led the Flyers to a 2-0 shutout over St. Louis at a Flyers' "home game" at the Colisee in Quebec City. It was the 4th shutout of Favell's NHL career.
1973: Boston's Phil Esposito scored four goals and added an assist in a 6-3 Bruins' win over the Rangers, at New York. It was the 20th hat trick of Esposito's NHL career.
1974: Islanders' rookie defenseman Denis Potvin scored to set an NHL record for most goals by a rookie defenseman, as the Islanders lost 4-1 at Los Angeles. Potvin's 16th of the year broke the record of 15 set by Montreal's Guy Lapointe in 1970-71.....Los Angeles Kings beat the Islanders 4-1 to clinch the playoffs for the first time in five seasons. Butch Goring had two goals, two assists, and his first penalty in a year!
1975: Washington recorded the only road victory in their first season, when Nelson Pyatt's 2 third period goals gave them a 5-3 win at Oakland. The win ended their NHL-record 37 game road losing streak. They finished the year 1-39-0 on the road.
1978: Harvey Bennett scored four goals (including his first career hat trick) to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 9-4 win over Vancouver at the Met Center.....Goaltender Ron Low recorded his third career shutout (and his only one with Detroit) in the Red Wings 7-0 win over the Sabres at the Olympia. Reed Larson scored a goal and four assists and rookie Paul Woods had a goal and two assists.
1980: Hartford's Blaine Stoughton became the first member of the Whalers to score 50 goals in an NHL season and second player (Bobby Hull was the other) to score 50 in both the WHA and NHL. #50 came in a 4-4 tie at Vancouver.
1982: Wayne Gretzky scored his 92nd goal of the season, an NHL record, as the Oilers won 6-2 at Los Angeles. Also in that game, Edmonton's Mark Messier and Dave Lumley scored within 24 seconds of the opening face off to set an NHL record for fastest two goals from the start of a game.
1987: Calgary's Joe Mullen was awarded a penalty shot against the Kings. Mullen scored against Al Jensen, but the goal was then disallowed --- Mullen had scored with an illegally curved stick! Flames won 4-3 at Los Angeles.....Detroit Red Wings got their first win in Philadelphia in 16 years (0-23-6) 5-1 over the Flyers. Greg Hanlon stopped 30 shots and was named the top star.
1988: Minnesota's Dino Ciccarelli scored twice to give him 300 goals in his NHL career as the North Stars tied 7-7 with the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.
1990: Islanders scored five goals in the final period to beat Toronto 6-3, in coach Al Arbour's 1,277th regular season game behind the bench. The game moved Arbour past Scotty Bowman into second place on the all time list behind Dick Irvin (1,437).
1991: Wayne Gretzky tied a Kings record (set by Bernie Nicholls in 1984-85) by scoring a point in his 25th straight game, a 6-5 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....Al MacInnis scored a goal and three assists in the first period, to reach the 100 point mark in the Flames' 4-4 tie against Edmonton. MacInnis became the 4th defenseman in NHL history (and 1st in Flames history) to score 100 points in a season.....Goaltender Don Beaupre recorded his 10th career shutout as Washington won 3-0 at Philadelphia.
1992: Paul Ranheim had a goal and an assist, playing in his 200th career game as the Flames extended their home undefeated streak against Minnesota to 9 straight games (7-0-2), with a 4-3 win over the North Stars.....Kevin Stevens set an NHL record for left wingers, with his 68th assist of the season, in the Penguins' 6-3 win over Montreal. Stevens broke the old mark of 67 set by Mats Naslund in 1985-86.
1993: Alexei Zhamnov scored a goal to make the Winnipeg Jets the first team in NHL history with four 20-goal rookies. Zhamnov joined Teemu Selanne, Evgeny Davydov and Keith Tkachuk. Jets tied 3-3 with the visiting Los Angeles Kings.....Ottawa Senators' veteran Laurie Boschman appeared in his 1,000th NHL game, a 3-1 loss at Buffalo
1995: Playing in his 1,000th regular season game, Detroit's Dino Ciccarelli picked up two assists. Ciccarelli became the 100th player in NHL history to reach the mark as the Red Wings won 6-4 over the visiting Mighty Ducks.
1996: Jaromir Jagr scored to make the Penguins the second team in NHL history to have teammates each with 60 or more goals in the same season. Jagr's 60th of the year came in a 3-2 win over the Panthers in Florida. Mario Lemieux finished the season with 69 goals.....Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Rick Ley, with six games remaining in the Canucks' schedule. General Manager Pat Quinn was announced as the replacement behind the bench.
1998: NHL linesman Gerard Gauthier officiated his 2,000th game as the Canadiens won 8-2 against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Gauthier became only the second official in NHL history to reach this milestone, joining Ray Scapinello.
1999: Colorado's Patrick Roy became the NHL's all-time winningest goaltender (regular season plus playoffs) when his 7-2 win over the visiting L.A. Kings gave him 506 career wins. He moved ahead of Jacques Plante, who retired with 505 combined wins.....Florida's Mark Parrish scored twice to become the first rookie to reach the 20-goal milestone in the 1998-99 season as the Panthers tied 2-2 at New Jersey.
2000: New York Rangers (struggling at 1-8-1 in their previous 10 games) fired president and GM Neil Smith and head coach John Muckler. Assistant coach John Tortorella took over as interim head coach (for the final 4 games of the season).....Tampa Bay became the second team in NHL history to lose 50 games for three straight seasons, when they dropped their 50th of the 1999-2000 season, 4-2 to the Dallas Stars. The Lightning tied the mark set by Pittsburgh 1982-83 thru 1984-85.
2001: Minnesota Wild had their 39th straight sellout crowd (18,568 in a 2-0 loss to Phoexnis) to set an attendance record for a first year expansion team. They broke the mark of 705,389 set in 1999-2000 by the Atlanta Thrashers.
Today in MLB History, March 28
1977: After being benched, Ranger Lenny Randle attacks and fractures the cheekbone of his manager Frank Lucchesi. The Ranger skipper may have triggered the incident by calling Randle a punk.
1978: By releasing the aging superstar, the A's end the fifteen-year career of Dick Allen. The Wampum, Pennsylvania native finishes his stormy relationship with major league baseball with 351 HRs, 1,192 RBIs and .292 batting average.
1985: Sports Illustrated's April 1st edition tricks the nation as author George Plimpton weaves a fictitious tale of Sidd Finch, a Met rookie phenom who throws 168 mph fastball. Staged photographs and quotes from Mets in real life help to give the story a realistic edge.
1986: The Red Sox trade designated hitter Mike Easler to the Yankees for designated hitter Don Baylor
1988: The Yankees waive pitcher Phil Niekro four days shy of his 47th birthday.
1999: In Cuba, the Orioles beat the Cuban National team, 3-2 thanks to a Harold Baines 11th inning game-winning hit. It is the first time a U.S team has played in Cuba since the 1950's.
2002: The Cubs, in desperate need of a closer due to Tom Gordon's muscle tear, trade pitcher Julian Tavarez (10-9, 4.52) and three minor leaguers to the Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca (4-4, 28 saves) and right-hander Matt Clement (9-10, 5.05).
2003: The commissioner's office announces teams will pay tribute to the U.S. Armed forces during the seventh-inning stretch of all home openers by having `God Bless America' performed. Although the song been part of all games since the September 11th terrorist attacks, it will only be heard in major league ballparks at the homer openers, Sunday and holidays games.
1978: By releasing the aging superstar, the A's end the fifteen-year career of Dick Allen. The Wampum, Pennsylvania native finishes his stormy relationship with major league baseball with 351 HRs, 1,192 RBIs and .292 batting average.
1985: Sports Illustrated's April 1st edition tricks the nation as author George Plimpton weaves a fictitious tale of Sidd Finch, a Met rookie phenom who throws 168 mph fastball. Staged photographs and quotes from Mets in real life help to give the story a realistic edge.
1986: The Red Sox trade designated hitter Mike Easler to the Yankees for designated hitter Don Baylor
1988: The Yankees waive pitcher Phil Niekro four days shy of his 47th birthday.
1999: In Cuba, the Orioles beat the Cuban National team, 3-2 thanks to a Harold Baines 11th inning game-winning hit. It is the first time a U.S team has played in Cuba since the 1950's.
2002: The Cubs, in desperate need of a closer due to Tom Gordon's muscle tear, trade pitcher Julian Tavarez (10-9, 4.52) and three minor leaguers to the Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca (4-4, 28 saves) and right-hander Matt Clement (9-10, 5.05).
2003: The commissioner's office announces teams will pay tribute to the U.S. Armed forces during the seventh-inning stretch of all home openers by having `God Bless America' performed. Although the song been part of all games since the September 11th terrorist attacks, it will only be heard in major league ballparks at the homer openers, Sunday and holidays games.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
March 27th, Part II
NHL SEASON RACES
Playoff Standings
RANK-TEAM--PTS (GAMES REMAINING)
WEST
1-z-DET--108 (STL, NSH, @CHI, CBJ, CHI)
2-x-SJ*--100 (DAL, @ANA, PHX, 2-LA, @DAL)
3-MIN*--91 (VAN, COL, CGY, @COL)
4-x-ANA--96 (SJ, DAL, @LA, PHX)
5-CGY--90 (EDM, @VAN, @EDM, @MIN, @VAN)
6-DAL--89 (@SJ, @LA, @ANA, 2-PHX, SJ)
7-COL--88 (EDM, @MIN, @VAN, MIN)
8-VAN--86 (@MIN, CGY, COL, EDM, CGY)
------------------------------------------------------------------
9-NSH--84 (@CBJ, @DET, @STL, STL, @CHI)
10-EDM--83 (@COL, @CGY, CGY, @VAN)
11-PHX--80 (@LA, @SJ, DAL, @DAL, @ANA)
12-CHI--80 (@STL, CBJ, DET, NSH, @DET)
13-CBJ--79 (NSH, @CHI, @DET, @STL, STL)
14-STL--72 (@DET, CHI, NSH, @NSH, CBJ, @CBJ)
15-LA--66 (PHX, DAL, @SJ, SJ, ANA)
EAST
1-x-MTL*--96 (@BUF, @TOR, @OTT, BUF, @TOR)
2-x-PIT*--95 (NYI, NYR, @NYR, PHI, @ PHI)
3-CAR*--88 (ATL, @TB, @WAS, TB, FLA)
4-NJ--91 (@NYR, PHI, @NYI, @BOS, @PHI, NYR)
5-OTT--91 (BUF, @BOS, MTL, @TOR, BOS)
6-NYR--89 (NJ, @PIT, PIT, @NYI, NYI, @NJ)
7-PHI--88 (@NJ, @NYI, @PIT, NJ, PIT)
8-BOS--86 (TOR, OTT, @BUF, @NJ, @OTT, BUF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
9-WAS--84 (@TB, @FLA, CAR, TB, FLA)
10-BUF--81 (@OTT, MTL, BOS, @TOR, @MTL, @BOS)
11-FLA--81 (ATL, WSH, @ATL, @CAR, @WAS)
12-TOR--80 (@BOS, MTL, BUF, OTT, @MTL)
13-NYI--75 (@PIT, PHI, NJ, NYR, @NYR)
14-ATL--70 (@FLA, @CAR, @TB, FLA, TB)
15-TB--68 (WAS, CAR, ATL, @CAR, @WAS, @ATL)
(z-Clinched Division Title, x-Clinched Playoff spot,
* Division Leader)
Division Races
RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP (L10)
NORTHWEST
1-MIN--91--78 (3-3-4)
2-CGY--90--77 (5-4-1)
3-COL--88--78 (5-5-0)
4-VAN--86--77 (6-4-0)
PACIFIC
1-SJ--100--76 (8-0-2)
2-ANA--96--78 (6-3-1)
ATLANTIC
1-PIT--95--77 (7-3-0)
2-NJ--91--76 (5-4-1)
3-NYR--89--76 (5-2-3)
NORTHEAST
1-MON--96--77 (7-2-1)
2-OTT--91--77 (5-4-1)
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--88--77 (8-1-1)
2-WAS--84--77 (7-3-0)
3-FLA--81--77 (8-1-1)
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--107
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--102
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--93
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--91
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--61*
2-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--50
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--49
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--44
*Ovechkin is the first 60-goal scorer since '95-96
(Mario Lemieux--69, Jaromir Jagr--62)
Assists
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--65
2-Marc Savard--Bos--63
3-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--60
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--58
5-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det--58
Plus/Minus
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +41
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +40
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +33
Power-Play Goals
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--21
2-Olli Jokinen--Fla--17
3-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
4-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--16
5-Thomas Vanek--Buf--16
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--7 (7-11, 63.3%)
2-Patrick Kane--Chi--6 (6-8, 75%)
3-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.8%)
4-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-16, 37.5%)
Playoff Standings
RANK-TEAM--PTS (GAMES REMAINING)
WEST
1-z-DET--108 (STL, NSH, @CHI, CBJ, CHI)
2-x-SJ*--100 (DAL, @ANA, PHX, 2-LA, @DAL)
3-MIN*--91 (VAN, COL, CGY, @COL)
4-x-ANA--96 (SJ, DAL, @LA, PHX)
5-CGY--90 (EDM, @VAN, @EDM, @MIN, @VAN)
6-DAL--89 (@SJ, @LA, @ANA, 2-PHX, SJ)
7-COL--88 (EDM, @MIN, @VAN, MIN)
8-VAN--86 (@MIN, CGY, COL, EDM, CGY)
------------------------------------------------------------------
9-NSH--84 (@CBJ, @DET, @STL, STL, @CHI)
10-EDM--83 (@COL, @CGY, CGY, @VAN)
11-PHX--80 (@LA, @SJ, DAL, @DAL, @ANA)
12-CHI--80 (@STL, CBJ, DET, NSH, @DET)
13-CBJ--79 (NSH, @CHI, @DET, @STL, STL)
14-STL--72 (@DET, CHI, NSH, @NSH, CBJ, @CBJ)
15-LA--66 (PHX, DAL, @SJ, SJ, ANA)
EAST
1-x-MTL*--96 (@BUF, @TOR, @OTT, BUF, @TOR)
2-x-PIT*--95 (NYI, NYR, @NYR, PHI, @ PHI)
3-CAR*--88 (ATL, @TB, @WAS, TB, FLA)
4-NJ--91 (@NYR, PHI, @NYI, @BOS, @PHI, NYR)
5-OTT--91 (BUF, @BOS, MTL, @TOR, BOS)
6-NYR--89 (NJ, @PIT, PIT, @NYI, NYI, @NJ)
7-PHI--88 (@NJ, @NYI, @PIT, NJ, PIT)
8-BOS--86 (TOR, OTT, @BUF, @NJ, @OTT, BUF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
9-WAS--84 (@TB, @FLA, CAR, TB, FLA)
10-BUF--81 (@OTT, MTL, BOS, @TOR, @MTL, @BOS)
11-FLA--81 (ATL, WSH, @ATL, @CAR, @WAS)
12-TOR--80 (@BOS, MTL, BUF, OTT, @MTL)
13-NYI--75 (@PIT, PHI, NJ, NYR, @NYR)
14-ATL--70 (@FLA, @CAR, @TB, FLA, TB)
15-TB--68 (WAS, CAR, ATL, @CAR, @WAS, @ATL)
(z-Clinched Division Title, x-Clinched Playoff spot,
* Division Leader)
Division Races
RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP (L10)
NORTHWEST
1-MIN--91--78 (3-3-4)
2-CGY--90--77 (5-4-1)
3-COL--88--78 (5-5-0)
4-VAN--86--77 (6-4-0)
PACIFIC
1-SJ--100--76 (8-0-2)
2-ANA--96--78 (6-3-1)
ATLANTIC
1-PIT--95--77 (7-3-0)
2-NJ--91--76 (5-4-1)
3-NYR--89--76 (5-2-3)
NORTHEAST
1-MON--96--77 (7-2-1)
2-OTT--91--77 (5-4-1)
SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--88--77 (8-1-1)
2-WAS--84--77 (7-3-0)
3-FLA--81--77 (8-1-1)
Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--107
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--102
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--93
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--91
Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--61*
2-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--50
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--49
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--44
*Ovechkin is the first 60-goal scorer since '95-96
(Mario Lemieux--69, Jaromir Jagr--62)
Assists
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--65
2-Marc Savard--Bos--63
3-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--60
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--58
5-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det--58
Plus/Minus
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +41
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +40
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +33
Power-Play Goals
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--21
2-Olli Jokinen--Fla--17
3-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
4-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--16
5-Thomas Vanek--Buf--16
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--7 (7-11, 63.3%)
2-Patrick Kane--Chi--6 (6-8, 75%)
3-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.8%)
4-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-16, 37.5%)
March 27th
CROSBY SET TO RETURN TONIGHT
Injured Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will be back in the lineup Thursday when Pittsburgh visits the New York Islanders.
Crosby, who missed 27 of his team's 30 last contests and the last seven in a row with a sprained ankle, took part in Monday's pre-game skate but didn't end up playing against the Islanders. He also sat out Wednesday's 2-0 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Crosby said he feels much better than he did earlier in the month when he returned for three games, and he thinks there is less chance of aggravating the injury this time around.
He ranks second in team scoring with 22 goals and 67 points in 49 games this season, but the Penguins have hardly missed a beat without him. Pittsburgh sports a 16-8-4 in Crosby's absence, including 5-2 in the past seven, and have clinched a playoff spot.
SUTTER SIGNS WITH 'CANES
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed centre Brandon Sutter, the team's girst pick of the 2007 Entry Draft, to a three-year contract.
Sutter, selected with the 11th overall pick last summer, will join Carolina's AHL affiliate in Albany.
"We're excited about signing Brandon," said Hurricanes president and general manager Jim Rutherford. "We look forward to his continued development, and watching him work his way toward playing with the Hurricanes."
Sutter just completed his third full season with Red Deer of the Western Hockey League and finished with team highs of 26 goals and 49 points. He posted 68 goals and 154 points in 205 regular-season WHL games.
The 19-year-old is the son of former NHL player and current New Jersey Devils head coach Brent Sutter.
SAVARD HAS BROKEN BACK
Boston Bruins leading scorer Marc Savard suffered a broken bone in his back after bring cross-checked by Canadiens forward Steve Begin in Boston 3-2 loss Saturday in Montreal.
According to the Boston Herald, the cracked bone is called a transverse process, one that protrudes from a vertebra and serves to attach muscles and ligaments. Savard sat out Tuesday's 6-2 win at Toronto, and will miss at least one more game with the injury.
In 74 games this year, Savard has posted 15 goals and 63 assists for a team best 78 points.
Injured Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will be back in the lineup Thursday when Pittsburgh visits the New York Islanders.
Crosby, who missed 27 of his team's 30 last contests and the last seven in a row with a sprained ankle, took part in Monday's pre-game skate but didn't end up playing against the Islanders. He also sat out Wednesday's 2-0 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Crosby said he feels much better than he did earlier in the month when he returned for three games, and he thinks there is less chance of aggravating the injury this time around.
He ranks second in team scoring with 22 goals and 67 points in 49 games this season, but the Penguins have hardly missed a beat without him. Pittsburgh sports a 16-8-4 in Crosby's absence, including 5-2 in the past seven, and have clinched a playoff spot.
SUTTER SIGNS WITH 'CANES
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed centre Brandon Sutter, the team's girst pick of the 2007 Entry Draft, to a three-year contract.
Sutter, selected with the 11th overall pick last summer, will join Carolina's AHL affiliate in Albany.
"We're excited about signing Brandon," said Hurricanes president and general manager Jim Rutherford. "We look forward to his continued development, and watching him work his way toward playing with the Hurricanes."
Sutter just completed his third full season with Red Deer of the Western Hockey League and finished with team highs of 26 goals and 49 points. He posted 68 goals and 154 points in 205 regular-season WHL games.
The 19-year-old is the son of former NHL player and current New Jersey Devils head coach Brent Sutter.
SAVARD HAS BROKEN BACK
Boston Bruins leading scorer Marc Savard suffered a broken bone in his back after bring cross-checked by Canadiens forward Steve Begin in Boston 3-2 loss Saturday in Montreal.
According to the Boston Herald, the cracked bone is called a transverse process, one that protrudes from a vertebra and serves to attach muscles and ligaments. Savard sat out Tuesday's 6-2 win at Toronto, and will miss at least one more game with the injury.
In 74 games this year, Savard has posted 15 goals and 63 assists for a team best 78 points.
Today in NHL History, March 27th
1925: Montreal's Howie Morenz led the Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the Victoria Cougars with the second hat trick of his Stanley Cup playoff career.
1952: Toronto's Turk Broda became the first goaltender in NHL history to appear in 100 career playoff games, when he faced the Red Wings in a 1-0 loss, in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals in Detroit.
1973: Buffalo's Craig Ramsay played the first of 776 consecutive games -- the most by a player with one team (until the record was broken by Chicago's Steve Larmer in 1991-92). Sabres won 3-2 over the Islanders at New York.
1974: Lowell MacDonald scored his 4th career hat trick and Syl Apps had three assists to lead the Penguins to a 3-3 tie against the Minnesota North Stars at the Civic Arena.....Philadelphia Flyers Bernie Parent tied the NHL record for most wins in a season, as he picked up his 44th of the year in a 6-2 victory at St. Louis. Parent tied the record held by Terry Sawchuk.....Boston Bruins became the first team in NHL history to win 50 (or more) games four straight seasons, when they got their 50th victory of the 1973-74 season, 3-2 over the Rangers, in New York.
1976: St. Louis' Red Berenson scored his 4th career hat trick and added an assist in the Blues' 6-3 win against the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored twice to hit the 50 goal mark for the second time in his NHL career, as the Canadiens won 8-2 over the Kansas City Scouts, at the Forum. Teammate Steve Shutt scored his third career hat trick.
1982: Dino Ciccarelli became the second player in Minnesota North Stars history to get 100 points in a season, when he picked up an assist in a 6-5 win at Boston.....Detroit Red Wings ended their team-record 14 game losing streak with a 2-1 win at Toronto.....Vancouver coach Harry Neale was handed a 10-game suspension by the NHL for his involvement in an altercation with the crowd in Quebec City on March 20. Roger Neilson took over as coach, and led the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals.
1988: Mario Lemieux scored two shorthanded goals and added three assists to lead the Penguins to a 6-3 win over the Nordiques, in Quebec City. Lemeiuex also set an NHL record in the game by getting a point on 11 consecutive Penguins' goals.
1991: Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Red Wings 7-4 at Detroit to clinch their first Patrick Division Championship, in the team's 24th NHL season.....NHL named Scotty Bowman and Neil Armstrong as the newest members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Bowman in the "Builders" Dept and Armstrong in the "Officials" Dept.
1993: Sherry Ross became the first woman in NHL history to do play-by-play of a game, when she handled the first period of the 5-2 NJ Devils' win over Washington for WABC radio. Ross filled in for a late-arriving Gary Thorne.....Doug Gilmour's first of two assists gave him 118 points to set a new Toronto team record for most points in a season. He broke the old mark of 117 set by Darryl Sittler, and led the Leafs to a 6-2 win over the Oilers, at Edmonton.
1996: Toronto's Larry Murphy had a goal and an assist to become the 4th defenseman in NHL history to score 1,000 career points as the Maple Leafs won 6-2 at Vancouver.....Detroit's Chris Osgood ran his team-record undefeated streak to 21 games (19-0-2) with a 4-2 Red Wings' win over the visiting Bufalo Sabres. The streak ended with a loss in his next start (six days later).
1999: Mark Messier had two assists, including the 1,049th of his career, tying him with Gordie Howe for 4th on the all-time list as Vancouver won 5-1 against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.....Ray Bourque scored his 385th career NHL goal, to tie Paul Coffey as the highest goal scoring defenseman in NHL history. The milestone was Bourque's 10th goal of the season, and came in a 2-2 Bruins tie against the visiting San Jose Sharks.
2000: Doug Gilmour had a goal and three assists to lead the Sabres to a 5-1 win at Carolina. The four points gave Gilmour 1,301 in his NHL career. He became the 20th player in NHL history to record 1,300 career points.
2001: Bobby Holik scored a goal and added three assists as New Jersey won 7-1 against the Lightning at Tampa Bay. The win gave the Devils 100 points for the fifth straight season
2002: Chicago's Phil Housley became the fourth defenseman (and first U.S. born player) in NHL history to score 1,200 career points, when he picked up the game winning goal in a 4-1 Blackhawks win over the visiting Nashville Predators.
2003: Patrick Roy recorded his 66th (and final) career shutout and his 547th victory, tops in NHL history and 100 more than second-place Terry Sawchuk as the Avalanche won 3-0 against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1952: Toronto's Turk Broda became the first goaltender in NHL history to appear in 100 career playoff games, when he faced the Red Wings in a 1-0 loss, in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals in Detroit.
1973: Buffalo's Craig Ramsay played the first of 776 consecutive games -- the most by a player with one team (until the record was broken by Chicago's Steve Larmer in 1991-92). Sabres won 3-2 over the Islanders at New York.
1974: Lowell MacDonald scored his 4th career hat trick and Syl Apps had three assists to lead the Penguins to a 3-3 tie against the Minnesota North Stars at the Civic Arena.....Philadelphia Flyers Bernie Parent tied the NHL record for most wins in a season, as he picked up his 44th of the year in a 6-2 victory at St. Louis. Parent tied the record held by Terry Sawchuk.....Boston Bruins became the first team in NHL history to win 50 (or more) games four straight seasons, when they got their 50th victory of the 1973-74 season, 3-2 over the Rangers, in New York.
1976: St. Louis' Red Berenson scored his 4th career hat trick and added an assist in the Blues' 6-3 win against the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....Montreal's Guy Lafleur scored twice to hit the 50 goal mark for the second time in his NHL career, as the Canadiens won 8-2 over the Kansas City Scouts, at the Forum. Teammate Steve Shutt scored his third career hat trick.
1982: Dino Ciccarelli became the second player in Minnesota North Stars history to get 100 points in a season, when he picked up an assist in a 6-5 win at Boston.....Detroit Red Wings ended their team-record 14 game losing streak with a 2-1 win at Toronto.....Vancouver coach Harry Neale was handed a 10-game suspension by the NHL for his involvement in an altercation with the crowd in Quebec City on March 20. Roger Neilson took over as coach, and led the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals.
1988: Mario Lemieux scored two shorthanded goals and added three assists to lead the Penguins to a 6-3 win over the Nordiques, in Quebec City. Lemeiuex also set an NHL record in the game by getting a point on 11 consecutive Penguins' goals.
1991: Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Red Wings 7-4 at Detroit to clinch their first Patrick Division Championship, in the team's 24th NHL season.....NHL named Scotty Bowman and Neil Armstrong as the newest members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Bowman in the "Builders" Dept and Armstrong in the "Officials" Dept.
1993: Sherry Ross became the first woman in NHL history to do play-by-play of a game, when she handled the first period of the 5-2 NJ Devils' win over Washington for WABC radio. Ross filled in for a late-arriving Gary Thorne.....Doug Gilmour's first of two assists gave him 118 points to set a new Toronto team record for most points in a season. He broke the old mark of 117 set by Darryl Sittler, and led the Leafs to a 6-2 win over the Oilers, at Edmonton.
1996: Toronto's Larry Murphy had a goal and an assist to become the 4th defenseman in NHL history to score 1,000 career points as the Maple Leafs won 6-2 at Vancouver.....Detroit's Chris Osgood ran his team-record undefeated streak to 21 games (19-0-2) with a 4-2 Red Wings' win over the visiting Bufalo Sabres. The streak ended with a loss in his next start (six days later).
1999: Mark Messier had two assists, including the 1,049th of his career, tying him with Gordie Howe for 4th on the all-time list as Vancouver won 5-1 against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.....Ray Bourque scored his 385th career NHL goal, to tie Paul Coffey as the highest goal scoring defenseman in NHL history. The milestone was Bourque's 10th goal of the season, and came in a 2-2 Bruins tie against the visiting San Jose Sharks.
2000: Doug Gilmour had a goal and three assists to lead the Sabres to a 5-1 win at Carolina. The four points gave Gilmour 1,301 in his NHL career. He became the 20th player in NHL history to record 1,300 career points.
2001: Bobby Holik scored a goal and added three assists as New Jersey won 7-1 against the Lightning at Tampa Bay. The win gave the Devils 100 points for the fifth straight season
2002: Chicago's Phil Housley became the fourth defenseman (and first U.S. born player) in NHL history to score 1,200 career points, when he picked up the game winning goal in a 4-1 Blackhawks win over the visiting Nashville Predators.
2003: Patrick Roy recorded his 66th (and final) career shutout and his 547th victory, tops in NHL history and 100 more than second-place Terry Sawchuk as the Avalanche won 3-0 against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
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