MORE MOMENTS
1965:
Bobby Hull
scores three goals for an opening-night hat trick in the Chicago Blackhawks'
4-0 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs
at Maple Leaf Gardens. It's the start of a record-setting 54-goal season for Hull, the first player in NHL history to score more than 50 goals in a season.
1966:
Bobby Orr
scores his first NHL goal. The Boston Bruins' rookie defenseman's 50-foot slap shot beats Montreal Canadiens goalie
Gump Worsley
at 4:13 of the third period to tie the game, but Boston
loses 3-2
on a goal by defenseman
Jean-Guy Talbot
with 2:05 remaining.
1971: Five years to the day that Orr scores his first NHL goal,
Guy Lafleur
does the same. He scores at
18:52 of the second period
against
Gary Edwards
and is credited with the game-winner in Montreal's 3-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
1974:Washington Capitals goalie
Michel Belhumeur
faces two penalty shots, and makes saves against Chicago's
Jim Pappin
and
Stan Mikita
. Despite Belhumeur's heroics, the Capitals
lose 3-2
at Chicago Stadium.
1983:Philadelphia Flyers rookie
Rich Sutter
scores a goal, making the Sutters the first family in NHL history to have six brothers score goals. It comes at
13:29 of the third period
of an 8-5 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Spectrum.
Exactly 25 years later, nephew Brandon Sutter scores his first NHL goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in a
4-1 loss
to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena.
1993: Toronto sets an NHL record for most victories from the start of season by winning its ninth consecutive game, 2-0 at the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Mark Osborne
scores twice
for the Maple Leafs and goalie
Felix Potvin
makes 25 saves for the shutout.
2014: Darcy Kuemper earns his third shutout in four games when the Minnesota Wild
defeat the Arizona Coyotes 2-0
. Kuemper becomes the second goalie since 1943-44 (when the red line is introduced) to have three shutouts in his first four games of the season, joining
Pascal Leclaire
of the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2007-08.
2016:Cam Talbot makes 31 saves for the third shutout in an NHL outdoor game, helping the Edmonton Oilers
defeat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0
at Investors Group Field. Talbot, playing in an outdoor game for the first time after serving as a backup goalie twice, spoils the party for Winnipeg fans with his 12th shutout in 119 NHL games. The win by the Oilers gives road teams a 14-4-1 record in 19 outdoor games.
2018: Sidney Crosby scores his first two goals of the season, the second on a spectacular individual move at 2:12 of overtime, to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a
6-5 win against the Oilers
at Rexall Place. He scores his first goal of 2018-19 at 10:58 of the first period in Pittsburgh's seventh game of the season, then gives the Penguins the win when he puts the puck between the legs of Oilers forward Ryan Strome, goes to the net and scores on a backhand shot.
2019:Crosby gets his 1,230th NHL point with an assist in the Penguins'
3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning
at Amalie Arena. He moves past Hall of Famer
Norm Ullman
into 40th place on the League's all-time scoring list.
