Lemieux becomes the first player to
score goals in five ways
during the same game. Before a crowd of 16,025 at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Lemieux scores at even strength, on the power play, shorthanded, on a penalty shot and into an empty net. The five goals carry the Pittsburgh Penguins to an 8-6 victory against the New Jersey Devils.
The even-strength, power-play and shorthanded goals come in the first period. Lemieux scores on a penalty shot midway through the second and beats the clock by hitting the empty net with one second remaining in the third.
Lemieux assists on Pittsburgh's other three goals, giving him an eight-point game. His historic game comes three years to the day after he scores four goals for his first NHL hat trick in an 8-4 win against the St. Louis Blues.