Nov. 23: Gretzky scores 600th goal

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Nov. 23
1988:
Wayne Gretzky
scores his 600th NHL goal and has five assists to power the Los Angeles Kings to an 8-3 victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.

At age 27, Gretzky becomes the fifth player in NHL history to reach 600 goals when he converts a pass from
Dave Taylor
at
8:23 of the first period
to give Los Angeles a 2-0 lead.
Gretzky reaches the milestone in his 718th regular-season game.
MORE MOMENTS
1926:
George Hainsworth
, a rookie goalie with the Montreal Canadiens,
shuts out the New York Americans 2-0
.
Howie Morenz
and
Pit Lepine
score for Montreal. It's the first of 14 in the 1926-27 season for Hainsworth; he finishes his career with 94, still
third all-time
behind
Martin Brodeur
and
Terry Sawchuk
.
1977:
Rod Gilbert
plays in his final NHL game,
a 6-3 victory
for the New York Rangers against the Colorado Rockies at Madison Square Garden. He retires as the Rangers leader in goals (406) and points (1,021), and is elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982.

1982:In one of the wildest games in NHL history, the Minnesota North Stars and New York Islanders
play to an 8-8
tie at Nassau Coliseum.
Steve Payne
and
Neal Broten
have hat tricks
for the North Stars;
Bryan Trottier
is the only member of the Islanders to score more than once. New York scores its eight goals on 27 shots against
Gilles Meloche
.
2002: The Boston Bruins become the second NHL team to win 2,500 games. The Bruins
score three power-play goals
in the first period and defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 at Boston Garden. At that time, the Montreal Canadiens are the only other team to have 2,500 victories. It's also Boston's 1,500th home victory.
On the same night,
Dave Andreychuk
becomes the 14th player in NHL history to score 600 goals, then gets No. 601 in the Tampa Bay Lightning's
3-1 road win
against the New Jersey Devils.
2003:
Mark Messier
of the Rangers joins
Gordie Howe
as the only players in NHL history to appear in 1,700 regular-season games. Messier plays 15:03 but does not have a point in New York's
6-3 win against the Ottawa Senators
at Madison Square Garden.
2009: Goalie
Dwayne Roloson
survives
a 61-shot barrage
before Josh Bailey's overtime goal gives the Islanders a 4-3 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre. The 61 shots tie a 33-year-old team record for the Maple Leafs and are the most against the Islanders in a single game.

2014: Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist
shuts out Montreal 5-0
at Madison Square Garden, four days after his backup, Cam Talbot, defeats the Philadelphia Flyers 2-0. It's the first time the Rangers get shutouts in consecutive games from different goalies since
Wayne Thomas
wins
4-0 at the St. Louis Blues
on Nov. 30, 1977, and
John Davidson
wins
4-0 at the Minnesota North Stars
three days later.
2019:The Rangers rally from four goals down to
defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-5
at Bell Centre for their biggest comeback win since Dec. 26, 1991. New York trails 4-0 in the second period and 5-3 in the third before scoring three consecutive goals each time. It's the fourth time in their history the Rangers win after trailing by four goals.