Dec. 21: Brodeur sets NHL record with 104th career shutout

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Dec. 21
2009:
Martin Brodeur
of the New Jersey Devils gets his
NHL-record 104th shutout
when he makes 35 saves in a 4-0 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena.

Brodeur breaks a tie with
Terry Sawchuk
, who has 103 shutouts in a career that ends in 1970, and adds the shutout mark to a collection that includes NHL records for victories and minutes played. Shutout No. 104 comes in Brodeur's 1,032nd NHL game, all with the Devils. It's the 580th victory of his NHL career.

MORE MOMENTS
1937:
Paul Thompson
of the Chicago Blackhawks becomes the
first player in NHL history to score a goal against his brother
. Paul scores at 19:51 of the third period against Boston Bruins goalie
Tiny Thompson
in a 2-1 loss at Boston Garden.
1972:
Bobby Orr
gets his 541st point,
setting the NHL career record for defensemen
, with an assist in the Bruins' 8-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Boston Garden. It comes in Orr's 423rd NHL game and breaks a tie with
Doug Harvey
, who has 540 points in 1,113 games.

1975: The
Buffalo Sabres set a team record for goals in a game
when they defeat the Washington Capitals 14-2 at Memorial Auditorium.
Richard Martin
scores four goals for Buffalo,
Fred Stanfield
gets three and
Danny Gare
finishes with five points. The Sabres lead 6-2 after two periods, then score eight goals in the third, when they outshoot the Capitals 22-3.
1991:
Alexander Mogilny
ties the NHL record for the fastest goal from the start of a game
when he scores five seconds into the Sabres' 4-1 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens. Mogilny matches the mark set by
Doug Smail
of the Winnipeg Jets on Dec. 20, 1981, and later tied by
Bryan Trottier
of the New York Islanders on March 22, 1984.
On the same night,
Wayne Gretzky
scores his
732nd NHL goal
to move past
Marcel Dionne
and into second place all-time behind
Gordie Howe
(801). The goal comes in the Los Angeles Kings' 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
2014:
Rob Zepp wins his NHL debut at age 33
when Jakub Voracek scores 10 seconds into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory against the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre. Zepp becomes the oldest goalie to win his NHL debut since 41-year-old
Hugh Lehman
with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1926.

2015:After losing his first four games,
Mike Sullivan gets his first victory as coach of the Penguins
when they defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at Consol Energy Center. Phil Kessel scores two of Pittsburgh's four goals in the second period. After the slow start, Sullivan guides the Penguins to the Stanley Cup six months later, then repeats in 2017.
2017: Ken Hitchcock becomes the third coach in NHL history to reach 800 wins. The milestone comes when the Dallas Stars defeat the Blackhawks 4-0 at American Airlines Center. Among the first to congratulate Hitchcock is Chicago coach Joel Quenneville, the second man (after Scotty Bowman) to reach 800 wins.
On the same night, Hampus Lindholm caps his first NHL hat trick by scoring with 57 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a
5-4 win against the New York Islanders
at Barclays Center. Lindholm becomes the second defenseman in Ducks history to have a hat trick.

2019: The Penguins go without a shot on goal in a period for the first time since Nov. 23, 2002, in their
4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks
at Rogers Arena. Pittsburgh follows its shotless first period by getting 20 shots on goal in the second against goalie Jacob Markstrom, but scores just once. The Penguins limit Vancouver to 14 shots in the game, but the Canucks score two power-play goals in the first period and never look back.