1985:
Wayne Gretzky
is held without a goal, but his Edmonton Oilers teammates more than make up for it in a 13-0 victory against the Vancouver Canucks at Northlands Coliseum.
Dave Lumley
has a hat trick and two assists,
Jari Kurri
scores twice and Gretzky
has four assists
.
1990: The Los Angeles Kings retire
Marcel Dionne
's No. 16 prior to their game against the Detroit Red Wings. After spending his first four NHL seasons with Detroit, Dionne plays with the Kings from 1975-87, scoring 550 goals and finishing with 1,307 points in 921 games.
1991:
Paul Coffey
of the Pittsburgh Penguins becomes the leading goal-scorer among defensemen in NHL history. Coffey scores his 311th NHL goal in Pittsburgh's
3-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets
at Winnipeg Arena, breaking the mark of 310 set by
Denis Potvin
during his career with the New York Islanders.
1997:
Phil Housley
of the Washington Capitals becomes the fifth defenseman in NHL history to have 1,000 points when he gets an assist in a
2-1 victory against the visiting Oilers
. Housley also becomes the second U.S.-born player to reach 1,000 points.
2014:Sidney Crosby has
five assists
to help the Penguins
defeat the Buffalo Sabres 6-1
at First Niagara Center for their seventh consecutive victory. It's the fourth five-point game of Crosby's NHL career and the third time he's had five assists. The big night also extends his scoring streak against Buffalo to 19 games, during which he has 36 points (10 goals, 26 assists).
2018:Joe Thornton becomes the 19th player in NHL history to play in 1,500 games when he takes the ice for the San Jose Sharks against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Thornton is credited with the 1,032nd assist of his career in
San Jose's 4-3 loss
, leaving him one behind
Mario Lemieux
for 11th place in League history.
2019: Sweden-born defenseman Victor Hedman has an assist for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a
3-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres
at Eriksson Globe in Stockholm. It's the first NHL regular-season game in his home country for the 2018
Norris Trophy
winner. Tampa Bay scores its three goals against Linus Ullmark, one of five Swedes on Buffalo's roster.