Jan. 22: 334 fans brave snow for Devils-Flames game

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Jan. 22
1987:The New Jersey Devils
defeat the Calgary Flames 7-5
in front of 334 fans who brave a winter storm to get to Brendan Byrne Arena.

The Devils are expecting more than 11,000 to attend, but a storm that drops more than 18 inches of snow makes getting to the game almost impossible. The Flames, staying at a nearby hotel, have few problems reaching the arena. However, many of the Devils are delayed and the start time is pushed back two hours.
The fans who do show up see a wide-open game; Devils forward
Doug Sulliman
scores three goals
for the only hat trick of his NHL career. The last two come during New Jersey's four-goal third period.
The Devils later honor the diehard fans who attend the game by forming the "334 Club."
MORE MOMENTS
1966:The Detroit Red Wings have a slightly different look for their game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Forum. The Red Wings must wear the sweaters of their junior team in Hamilton because theirs are stolen from the Forum locker room the night before. Despite not having their own uniforms, the Red Wings win 3-0, with
Roger Crozier
making 31 saves
for his 15th NHL shutout.
1994:Though the Eastern and Western conferences combine for 17 goals, New York Rangers goalie
Mike Richter
is named the most valuable player of the NHL All-Star Game. Playing in front of his home fans at Madison Square Garden, Richter makes 19 saves on 21 shots during the second period and the East wins 9-8 on a late goal by
Alexei Yashin
. Three of Richter's saves come on breakaways by
Pavel Bure
.

1998:
Pat LaFontaine
gets his 1,000th NHL point with
a third-period goal and has an assist
, but the Rangers lose 4-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden.
2000:Bure scores twice, including the winner
at 1:31 of overtime
, in the Florida Panthers' 4-3 victory against the visiting Boston Bruins. Bure's first goal, early in the second period, is the 300th of his NHL career; he's the seventh-fastest player in League history to reach the mark. The goal is his 34th of the season, setting a Panthers record.

2003:
Brett Hull
becomes the second player in NHL history to score 20 goals in each of his first 16 NHL seasons. Hull scores
a second-period power-play goal
in the Red Wings' 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Skyreach Center. It's the 699th of his NHL career.
2004:Goalie Craig Anderson makes 30 saves for his first NHL win in the Chicago Blackhawks'
7-0 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets
at United Center. Anderson enters the game 0-11-2 in his first 13 NHL decisions.
2013:
Martin Brodeur
makes 24 saves for his 120th NHL shutout and the Devils defeat the Philadelphia Flyers
3-0
at Prudential Center. It's Brodeur's 10th shutout against the Flyers, who lose their first three games of the season for the first time since 1994-95.

2017:Peter Laviolette
becomes the second U.S.-born coach with 500 NHL victories
when the Nashville Predators rally to defeat the Minnesota Wild
4-2 at Xcel Energy Center
. The Predators give up two goals in the first period but score once in the second period and three times in the third. Laviolette joins John Tortorella as the only U.S.-born coaches to reach 500 wins in the NHL.
2018: The Colorado Avalanche become the first team to win 10 consecutive games during the 2017-18 season when they
defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
at Air Canada Centre. Former Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier makes 29 saves in his first start in Toronto since being traded in July 2016.
2019: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scores three goals for his 23rd NHL hat trick, tying
Jari Kurri
for 10th in League history. He also becomes the first player to 35 goals in 2018-19, the fifth season he's accomplished that feat. Despite Ovechkin's heroics, the San Jose Sharks rally for a
7-6 overtime victory
at Capital One Arena. Tomas Hertl completes a three-goal game of his own when he scores in OT, becoming the first player in Sharks history to have a hat trick that includes an overtime goal.