On the same night,
Joe Mullen
scores four goals
for the second consecutive game, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 12-1 victory against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Mullen's four-goal game overshadows big nights by his linemates:
Mario Lemieux
finishes with seven points (two goals, five assists) and
Kevin Stevens
has six (two goals, four assists).
1993:Two years after helping to start the Rangers' historic comeback against Washington, Gartner becomes the sixth NHL player to score 600 goals in New York's 8-3 victory against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden. Goal No. 600 comes when he beats Devils goaltender
Chris Terreri
6:16 into the third period
; he gets a head start toward No. 700 when he scores again 67 seconds later.
2001:
Patrick Roy
of the Colorado Avalanche becomes the first goalie in NHL history to reach 500 wins. Roy also earns his 59th shutout by
making 31 saves
in the Avalanche's 2-0 victory at the Dallas Stars.