Irvin has coached two seasons with the Blackhawks and nine with the Toronto Maple Leafs when he's hired by the Canadiens in 1940. He guides Montreal to the Stanley Cup three times, the last in the spring of 1953.
Irvin coaches the Canadiens through the 1954-55 season, then returns to the Blackhawks for one season before retiring in 1956 with a record of 691-527 and 230 ties, including 431-313 and 152 ties with Montreal.
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1957:
Bobby Hull
scores the first goal of his NHL career to help the Blackhawks defeat the Boston Bruins 2-1 at Chicago Stadium. The rookie left wing beats goalie
Don Simmons
at 16:00 of the first period
for an unassisted goal. Hull finishes his NHL career with 610 goals.
1974:The Philadelphia Flyers begin a 32-game unbeaten streak against the Los Angeles Kings with a
4-2 victory
at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The Flyers go 27-0 with five ties against Los Angeles until the Kings win 5-4 at Philadelphia on Feb. 13, 1983.
1980:Rookie defenseman
Paul Coffey
scores his first NHL goal in the Edmonton Oilers'
5-3 victory
against the Calgary Flames at Northlands Coliseum. Coffey finishes his NHL career with 396 goals, second to
Ray Bourque
all-time among defensemen, and is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.
1986:
Mario Lemieux
scores twice
in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-4 overtime victory against the Buffalo Sabres to reach the 100-goal mark early in his third NHL season. It's the seventh straight win from the start of the season for the Penguins, one short of the NHL record (at that time) shared by Toronto (1934-35) and Buffalo (1975-76).
Exactly six years later, Lemieux scores three goals for his 28th NHL hat trick and has two assists for
a five-point night
in Pittsburgh's 9-6 victory against the Detroit Red Wings at the Civic Arena.