1997:The Montreal Canadiens become the first team in NHL history to play 5,000 games when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins at Molson Centre (now Bell Centre). The Penguins spoil the festivities
by winning 1-0
.
2014:Arizona Coyotes rookie Tobias Rieder scores shorthanded goals
58 seconds apart in the second period
of a 5-2 victory against the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place. Rieder becomes the first rookie in NHL history to score two shorthanded goals in less than one minute. He beats
Viktor Fasth
on a breakaway 36 seconds into the second period, then scores again at 1:34.
2018:The New York Islanders rally for a
3-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets
in their first home game at Nassau Coliseum since 2015. The Islanders move to Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the start of the 2015-16 season, but after getting approval for a new arena at Belmont Park that's scheduled to open in 2021-22, they split their 2018-19 schedule between their new and old homes.
2019:Mikko Koivu has a night to remember in the Minnesota Wild's
3-2 shootout win
against the Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center. Koivu becomes the first player in Wild history to play in 1,000 NHL games (all with Minnesota), gets his 700th assist on a first-period goal by Kevin Fiala, then tops off his night by scoring the deciding goal in the shootout.