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1909:The oldest NHL franchise still in operation is officially founded when J. Ambrose O'Brien creates the Club de Hockey Canadien, known to fans for more than a century as the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens are part of the National Hockey Association, the NHL's predecessor, and finish 2-10-0 in their first season.
1938:
Tiny Thompson
gets his 75th NHL shutout and first with the Red Wings in a
1-0 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs
at Olympia Stadium. It comes in his second game after being acquired from the Boston Bruins, and he's the first goalie in NHL history to have 75 shutouts.
On the same night, Thompson's replacement in Boston,
Frank Brimsek
, gets his first NHL shutout when the
Bruins defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0
at Chicago Stadium. It's the first of six shutouts by Brimsek in his next seven games.
1943: Montreal's
Bill Durnan
extends his NHL record for the longest unbeaten streak by a rookie goalie from the start of his career to 14 games (12-0 with two ties) when the Canadiens
defeat the Red Wings 8-2
at the Forum. Durnan's record stands for more than 50 years until
Patrick Lalime
breaks it in 1996-97 with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Gerry Heffernan
scores four goals and has an assist for the Canadiens.