Oilers 1984

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Nov. 9
Two teams set NHL marks for fastest starts on this date.

1984:The Edmonton Oilers defeat the Washington Capitals 8-5 at Capital Centre to establish an NHL record for the longest undefeated streak from the start of the season (15 games; 12 wins, three ties).
Wayne Gretzky
scores twice and has four assists
, and
Jari Kurri
gets his 11th NHL hat trick and an assist. The Oilers surpass the previous record of 14 games (11-0 with three ties) set by the 1943-44 Montreal Canadiens.
2006: The Anaheim Ducks set a record by getting a point in their 16th straight game from the start of the season when they
defeat the Vancouver Canucks 6-0
. It's the 12th win for the Ducks, to go along with four overtime/shootout losses.
MORE MOMENTS
1944:The "Punch Line" has a big night for the Montreal Canadiens in a
9-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks
at the Forum.
Maurice Richard
scores three goals for his fourth NHL hat trick and also has two assists for a five-point night. But he's at least partially eclipsed by linemates
Elmer Lach
(two goals, four assists) and
Toe Blake
(one goal, five assists); each finishes the night with six points.
1957:
Claude Provost
of the Canadiens sets an NHL record (later tied by
Denis Savard
and James van Riemsdyk) when he scores
four seconds into the second period
of a 4-2 victory against the Boston Bruins at the Forum. It's the fastest goal from the start of any period in League history.
1972: Bruins left wing
Johnny Bucyk
becomes the seventh player in NHL history to have 1,000 points. Bucyk reaches the milestone with a
goal and an assist
in an 8-3 victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Boston Garden.
1973:
Alex Delvecchio
announces his retirement after 24 years with the Red Wings and immediately is named their coach. He ends his NHL career with 1,281 points (456 goals, 825 assists) in 1,549 games and is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977.
1977:Phil Esposito of the New York Rangers moves into second place on the NHL's all-time scoring list. Esposito scores twice and has two assists in New York's
8-4 win against the Buffalo Sabres
at Madison Square Garden. The four-point night gives Esposito 1,354 in his career, more than anyone in NHL history at the time except
Gordie Howe
.
1996:
Craig MacTavish
of the St. Louis Blues scores the final goal in NHL history by a player not wearing a helmet. It comes in the third period of
a 3-2 road win
against the Calgary Flames. MacTavish is the last of the players who are "grandfathered" and don't have to wear a helmet after the NHL makes them mandatory for all incoming players in 1979.
2000:
Roman Cechmanek
of the Philadelphia Flyers becomes the first goalie since 1938 to get each of his first two NHL victories as shutouts. Cechmanek, a native of the Czech Republic, makes 28 saves and the
Flyers defeat the Oilers 2-0
at First Union Center. The victory comes five days after he makes 18 saves to
defeat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0
for his first NHL win.
2001:
Luc Robitaille
of the Red Wings scores during a power play
8:53 into the first period
for the 600th goal of his NHL career, becoming the 13th player to reach the milestone. It turns out to be the only goal of a 1-0 road victory against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Dominik Hasek
makes 19 saves for his first shutout with the Red Wings.
2005:
Erik Cole
of the Carolina Hurricanes becomes the second player in NHL history to be
awarded two penalty shots in one game
. He scores on the first one, helping the Hurricanes to a 5-3 road victory against the Buffalo Sabres. The victory is the eighth in a row for the Hurricanes, a franchise record. Cole is the first player since
Mud Bruneteau
of the Red Wings on
Nov. 24, 1938
, to be awarded two penalty shots in the same game. Bruneteau goes 0-for-2 against Chicago Blackhawks goalie
Mike Karakas
.
2017:
Jaromir Jagr
scores his first goal with the Calgary Flames during a
6-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings
at Scotiabank Saddledome. It's his lone goal of the season and the 766th of his NHL career. Jagr also has an assist in his 540th NHL multipoint game, more than anyone else in League history except Gretzky (824).
2019: David Perron scores his third overtime goal in seven games to give the St. Louis Blues a
3-2 win against the Calgary Flames
at Scotiabank Saddledome. Perron becomes the first player in NHL history to score three OT goals before his team's 20th game of the season.
Perron's goal comes hours after the Tampa Bay Lightning conclude a two-game sweep of the 2019 NHL Global Series with a
5-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres
at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. The five goals by the Lightning and the combined total of eight goals tie NHL records for games played outside North America.