1979:
Phil Esposito
of the New York Rangers
scores three goals
for the 32nd (and final) hat trick of his NHL career. He assists on two other goals for a five-point night in a 6-3 victory against the Vancouver Canucks at Madison Square Garden. The 32 hat tricks are an NHL record at the time, and Esposito is still fifth on the all-time list.
1984:The Flyers tie their single-game record for goals by
defeating the Canucks 13-2
at the Spectrum.
Brian Propp
and
Ilkka Sinisalo
score three goals apiece for the Flyers, who outshoot the Canucks 58-19. It's the second 13-goal game in the same calendar year for the Flyers and comes less than seven months after a 13-4 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 22.
1989:
Brett Hull
scores three goals for his first hat trick as a member of the St. Louis Blues during a
9-3 win against the Penguins
at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. Hull also has two assists for a five-point game. It's the first of his five hat tricks during the 1989-90 season.
2000:The Minnesota Wild earn the first victory in their history by rallying to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 at Xcel Energy Center.
Marian Gaborik
, an 18-year-old rookie,
scores twice in the final 2:28
for the Wild, who enter the game 0-4-1.
2014:Jonathan Toews scores
a shorthanded goal with 1:34 remaining in overtime
to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 2-1 victory against the Nashville Predators at United Center. Toews is the first player to score an overtime shorthanded goal in a regular-season game since
Glen Wesley
of the Carolina Hurricanes against Philadelphia on Feb. 22, 2007.
2017: Patrick Marleau of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates in the 1,500th game of his NHL career, becoming the 18th player in League history to reach the milestone. Marleau plays 16:54 and is scoreless in
Toronto's 6-3 win against the Red Wings
at Scotiabank Arena.
2018:The Penguins end Auston Matthews' season-opening streak of seven multipoint games when they
defeat the Maple Leafs 3-0
at Scotiabank Arena. Matt Murray makes 38 saves for Pittsburgh, which also ends Toronto's five-game winning streak.
2019:John Carlson of the Washington Capitals becomes the sixth defenseman in NHL history to have at least three three-point performances in his team's first nine games. Carlson has three assists for the Capitals in a
5-2 win against the Rangers
at Capital One Arena. The three assists give Carlson 17 points on Washington's 30 goals in 2019-20; he joins
Tomas Kaberle
of the 2009-10 Maple Leafs as the only defensemen in NHL history to have as many as 17 points on his team's first 30 goals in any season.
