Jan. 13: Double milestones for Messier

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Jan. 13
Two years, two teams, two milestones for
Mark Messier
.

1991:Messier joins the 1,000-point club with three assists in the third period of the Edmonton Oilers'
5-3 victory
against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Spectrum. The first of the three assists come when he sets up
Glenn Anderson
's 400th NHL goal.
1993: Exactly two years later, Messier scores a goal and has three assists to reach 1,200 points and help the New York Rangers hold off the Washington Capitals
5-4 at Madison Square Garden
. Messier scores the go-ahead goal at 8:52 of the third period and sets up
Adam Graves
for what turns out to be the game-winner.

MORE MOMENTS
1926: Babe Ruth drops the puck for a ceremonial face-off at Madison Square Garden prior to a game between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Americans. The Canadiens defeat the Americans
2-1
in front of a crowd of more than 10,000.
1940:The Rangers defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs
4-1
to extend their winning streak to 10 games, their unbeaten streak to 19 and their road unbeaten streak to 11. The 10-game winning streak (matched in 1972-73) is still the longest in their history. Goaltender
Dave Kerr
extends his personal unbeaten streak to 19 games, a Rangers record that stands until 1994.
1971: Five days after being named general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, Ned Harkness trades left wing
Frank Mahovlich
to the Canadiens for forwards
Mickey Redmond
,
Bill Collins
and
Guy Charron
. Mahovlich helps the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in
1971
and
1973
.

1979:The "Triple Crown Line" plays together for the first time in the Los Angeles Kings' 7-3 victory against the Red Wings in Detroit. Center
Marcel Dionne
scores four goals, including the
300th of his NHL career
, playing between right wing
Dave Taylor
and left wing
Charlie Simmer
, who gets the spot two days after being recalled from the minors. Taylor scores a goal and Simmer contributes an assist.
2006:Capitals rookie Alex Ovechkin scores all three goals in Washington's
3-2 victory
against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at Honda Center for his first NHL hat trick. Ovechkin gives the last-place Capitals the win when he beats
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
at 3:04 of overtime for his 30th goal of the season.
2007:Kings goalie
Yutaka Fukufuji
becomes the first Japanese native to play in the NHL when he relieves
Barry Brust
to start the third period of a 6-5 loss at the St. Louis Blues. Fukufuji enters the game with the Blues leading 5-4. He makes four saves, allows one goal to
Dennis Wideman
and winds up with the loss. Fukufuji makes his first NHL start three nights later.
2015:The Buffalo Sabres honor Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender
Dominik Hasek
by raising his No. 39 jersey to the rafters of First Niagara Center (now KeyBank Center) prior to their game against the Red Wings. Of Hasek's 389 NHL wins, 234 come with the Sabres from 1992-2001. He also wins the
Vezina Trophy
six times and the
Hart Trophy
twice while playing for Buffalo.
2016: Sam Bennett scores four goals for the Calgary Flames in
a 6-0 victory
against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Saddledome. At 19 years, 207 days, he becomes the youngest player in Flames history to get a hat trick, as well as the sixth rookie.
2018: Mathew Barzal becomes the second rookie in New York Islanders history to have multiple five-point games in a single season. He joins
Bryan Trottier
when he has two goals and three assists in a
7-2 victory against the New York Rangers
at Madison Square Garden. The only other players to accomplish the feat in the NHL's expansion era
Peter Stastny
,
Anton Stastny
and
Marian Stastny
, all with the Quebec Nordiques.
On the same night Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid celebrates his 21st birthday with two assists in a
3-2 overtime against the Vegas Golden Knights
at T-Mobile Arena to reach the 200-point milestone. The Oilers end Vegas' home winning streak (seven games) and point streak (9-0-1).