1945:
Maurice Richard
of the Canadiens sets an NHL record with
his 45th goal
of the season, breaking the mark of 44 set by Montreal's
Joe Malone
in 1917-18, the NHL's first season. It comes in the Canadiens' 5-2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1971: The Boston Bruins break the NHL record for the fastest three goals during the third period of their
8-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks
at Boston Garden.
Johnny Bucyk
scores the first of his three third-period goals at 4:50 to put Boston ahead 3-2,
Ed Westfall
makes in 4-2 at 5:02 and
Ted Green
caps the historic burst at 5:10. The Bruins score three more goals, two by Bucyk, and outshoot the Canucks 60-34. The previous record is 21 seconds,
set by the Chicago Blackhawks
on March 23, 1952, when
Bill Mosienko
scores the fastest three goals by any NHL player.
1978:
Danny Gare
scores three goals and has two assists, defenseman
Jerry Korab
gets two goals and has three assists, and the Buffalo Sabres defeat the Cleveland Barons 13-3 at Richfield Coliseum. The Sabres become the third team in NHL history
to score 13 goals
in a road game.
1990:
Brett Hull
of the St. Louis Blues scores his 59th goal of the season, breaking the family record of 58 set by his father,
Bobby Hull
. Brett also gets his
60th and 61st goals
for his sixth NHL hat trick, but the Blues lose 6-5 to Montreal at the Forum. Defenseman
Eric Desjardins
scores the 15,000th goal in Canadiens history.