1989:
Patrick Roy
extends his unbeaten streak at the Montreal Forum to 26 games (24 wins, two ties) when the
Canadiens defeat the Quebec Nordiques 8-0
. He makes 16 saves and surpasses the team record of 25 consecutive home games without a loss that's set by
Bill Durnan
in 1943-44.
On the same night,
Mario Lemieux
of the Pittsburgh Penguins becomes the third player in NHL history to score 30 power-play goals in a season. He reaches the milestone during a
5-4 loss to the Washington Capitals
at the Civic Arena.
1992:
Mark Messier
scores four goals to become the fourth player in New York Rangers history to reach 100 points in a season. The milestone came in New York's
6-3 win against the New Jersey Devils
at Madison Square Garden. It's Messier's 16th NHL hat trick and sixth 100-point season.
1996: San Jose Sharks rookie forward
Jan Caloun
scores the tying goal in a
2-1 overtime victory against the Calgary Flames
, giving him four goals on his first four NHL shots. Later in the game, Caloun finally misses on a shot, for a shooting percentage of .800 (4-for-5) at the start of his NHL career, which finishes with eight goals in 24 games.
2000:
Pat Verbeek
reaches the 500-goal mark when he scores twice for the Detroit Red Wings in a
2-2 tie against the Flames
at Joe Louis Arena. Verbeek scores at 4:42 of the first period to become the 28th NHL player to score 500 goals -- and the first to do so while also taking 2,000 penalty minutes. He finishes his career with 522 goals and 2,905 penalty minutes in 1,424 games.
On the same night,
Al MacInnis
of the St. Louis Blues becomes the fifth defenseman to reach 1,100 points in his career. Point No. 1,100 comes when MacInnis scores at 17:47 of the third period to give the visiting Blues a
2-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes
. It's the 47th win of the season for the Blues, tying their team record.
2004:
Luc Robitaille
becomes the NHL's all-time leader for points by a left wing when he has an assist in the Los Angeles Kings'
2-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers
at Staples Center. The assist in the 1,370th point of his career, moving him past
Johnny Bucyk
.
2014: Henrik Lundqvist passes
Ed Giacomin
for the most shutouts in Rangers history. Lundqvist, playing in front of his parents, becomes the first Rangers goalie to have 50 shutouts when he makes 21 saves in a
2-0 victory
against the Devils at Prudential Center.
2018: The Vegas Golden Knights become the first team in NHL history to have 100 points in its first season when they get one point in a
2-1 overtime loss to the Sharks
at SAP Center. Tomas Tatar scores and Malcolm Subban makes 42 saves for Vegas before Logan Couture wins it by scoring 39 seconds into overtime.
On the same night, the Columbus Blue Jackets win their 10th consecutive game,
defeating the Florida Panthers 4-0
at Nationwide Arena. It's the second time in as many seasons that the Blue Jackets have a winning streak of at least 10 games, joining the Philadelphia Flyers (1984-85 and 1985-86) and Pittsburgh Penguins (2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13) as the only teams to have double-figure winning streaks in consecutive seasons.
