03291898  Former NHL left winger Charley "Rabbit" McVeigh born in Kenora, Ont. McVeigh played in the NHL 1926-27 through 1934-35 with Chicago and the New York Americans.
03291919  Montreal beat Seattle 4-3 in Game Five of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens scored three times in the third to tie the game, then won it on Jack McDonald's goal at 15:57 of overtime. The series was never completed due to the flu epidemic.
03291924  Former NHL defenseman Frank Mathers born in Winnipeg, Man. Mathers played in the NHL 1948-49 through 1951-52 with Toronto.
03291927  Boston won 6-1 against Chicago (played in New York) in Game One of the Quarter-Finals. It was the Bruins first Stanley Cup playoff game as Frank Fredrickson scored twice, including the first goal in Bruins playoff history.
03291929  Harry Oliver scored a goal and an assist, and Bill Carson netted the game-winner as the Boston Bruins earned their first Stanley Cup Championship with a 2-1 win over Rangers, completing a two game sweep in their best-of-three series.
03291936  Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Maroons 2-1 to win the 1936 Stanley Cup Semi-Finals series, three games to none.
03291937  Former NHL defenseman Jean Gauthier born in Montreal, Que. Gauthier played in the NHL 1960-61 through 1969-70 with Montreal, Philadelphia and Boston.
03291938  Former NHL defenseman Duane Rupp born in Macnutt, Sask. Rupp played in the NHL 1962-63 through 1972-73 with the New York Rangers, Toronto, Minnesota and Pittsburgh.
03291940  Former NHL defenseman Dunc McCallum born in Flin Flon, Man. McCallum played in the NHL 1965-66 through 1970-71 with the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh.
03291942  Jack McGill scored the first Bruins' playoff hat trick in their history in a 6-4 loss to Detroit in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Semi-Final series. It was Detroit's first win in Boston Garden in 20 games, dating back to December 7, 1937.
03291945  Mud Bruneteau scored twice, including the game winner at 17:21 of overtime to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over Boston in Detroit, in Game Five of their Stanley Cup Semi-Final playoff series.
03291945  Maurice Richard scored 4 goals, including 3 goals and an assist in the final period, as the Canadiens won 10-3 over the visiting Maple Leafs, in Game 5 of the Semi-Finals. Richard became the first in NHL history to get three playoff hat tricks.
03291947  Detroit's Billy Taylor had a goal and four assists (including three in the final period) and Roy Conacher scored two goals and three assists as the Red Wings won 9-1 against the Maple Leafs, at Toronto in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals.
03291949  23-year old Sid Smith (the only Toronto native on the team) came up from the minors to score two goals and an assist to lead the Maple Leafs to a 3-1 win over the visiting Boston Bruins, in Game Four of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals.
03291951  Former NHL right winger Hartland Monahan born in Montreal, Que. Monahan played in the NHL 1973-74 through 1980-81 with Oakland, the New York Rangers, Washington, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and St. Louis.
03291951  Maurice Richard scored the winner at 42:20 of overtime to lead the Canadiens to a 1-0 win over the Red Wings, in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals at Detroit. It was Richard's second straight OT game winner. Gerry McNeil got the shutout.
03291952  Rookie John Wilson scored twice to lead the Red Wings to a 6-2 playoff win over the Maple Leafs, at Toronto. The win gave Detroit a 3-0 lead in the best of seven Stanley Cup Semi-Finals.
03291953  After assisting on the first goal, Al Dewsbury scored the winner at 5:18 of overtime to lead the Black Hawks to a 2-1 win over the Canadiens, in Game Three of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals, at Chicago Stadium.
03291953  Jack McIntyre scored the winning goal at 12:29 of OT (to break a 20 game goal-less streak) to lead the Bruins to a 2-1 playoff win over the Red Wings, in Game Three of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals in Boston.
03291955  Don Marshall scored the winning goal at 3:05 of OT as the Canadiens won 4-3 at Boston, in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals.
03291955  Goaltender Terry Sawchuk recorded his 9th career playoff shutout to lead the Red Wings to a 3-0 win over the Maple Leafs at Toronto, in the 4th and deciding game of their Stanley Cup Semi-Final series.
03291956  Alex Delvecchio scored twice in the first period as the Red Wings won 3-1 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, in the 5th and deciding game of their Stanley Cup Semi-Final series.
03291958  Don Simmons recorded his third and final career playoff shutout as the Bruins won 5-0 over the Rangers, at New York in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals. Don McKenney scored twice in the first period & Doug Mohns added a goal & two assists.
03291959  Former NHL defenseman Brad McCrimmon born in Dodsland, Sask. McCrimmon played in the NHL 1979-80 thru 1996-97 with Boston, Philadelphia, Calgary, Detroit, Hartford, and the Phoenix Coyotes.
03291960  Montreal goaltender Jacques Plante recorded his 8th career playoff shutout as the Canadiens won 4-0 at Chicago, in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals. Don Marshall had a goal and two assists and Ralph Backstrom added three assists.
03291960  Gerry Melnyk scored a power play goal at 1:54 of overtime, to give the Red Wings a 2-1 win over the Maple Leafs, in the 4th and deciding game of their Stanley Cup Semi-Final series.
03291962  Former NHL goalie Jon Casey born in Grand Rapids, Minn. Casey played in the NHL 1983-84 thru 1996-97 with Minnesota, Boston and St. Louis.
03291964  Norm Ullman scored a hat trick as the Red Wings beat the Black Hawks 5-4, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals at Chicago.
03291964  Former NHL left winger Rich Kromm born in Trail, B.C. Kromm played in the NHL 1983-84 through 1992-93 with Calgary and the New York Islanders.
03291967  New York's Donnie Marshall and Rod Gilbert each scored their second career hat tricks as the Rangers made the playoffs beating Detroit, 10-5 at MSG. It was Marshall's only hat trick with the Rangers, and the final one of his NHL career.
03291969  Ted Hampson and defenseman Carol Vadnais each had four assists to lead the Seals to a 7-2 win over the Minnesota North Stars, in Oakland.
03291969  Rangers' Ron Stewart scored his 250th career NHL goal, as New York won 4-2 at Toronto.
03291969  Montreal set a new NHL record for most wins in a season, with their 46th of the year, a 5-3 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins. The Canadiens broke the old record of 45 wins, set by Montreal in 1955-56.
03291970  Rookie goalie Tony Esposito recorded his 15th shutout of the season -- an NHL record for rookie goaltenders. Black Hawks beat Toronto 4-0, at Chicago Stadium. Jim Pappin had three assists for the Black Hawks.
03291970  New York Rangers began a team-record 26 game home undefeated streak (19-0-7), with a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Jean Ratelle led the scoring with two goals and an assist.
03291970  Minnesota's Gump Worsley became the sixth goaltender in NHL history to record 300 career victories. The 300th win milestone came in a North Stars' 8-3 win over the Oakland Seals. Danny Lawson led the scoring with a goal and two assists.
03291972  Kings' Ralph Backstrom scored the 250th goal of his NHL career and added two assists, as Los Angeles won 4-2 over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
03291972  Boston goaltender Gerry Cheevers lost his first game in 33 starts (after an NHL record unbeaten streak of 24-0-8) as the Bruins lost 4-1, at Toronto.
03291972  Chicago's Eric Nesterenko scored his 250th career goal (his final goal in the NHL) in a Black Hawks' 5-5 tie against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
03291973  Flyers' Bobby Clarke became the first player from a post-67 team (and 9th in NHL history) to score 100 points in a season. His 100th point was a goal that led the Flyers over the Atlanta Flames, 4-2 at the Spectrum.
03291975  Guy Lafleur became the third player in Montreal history to score 50 goals in a season, when he scored in the Canadiens' 4-1 win over the Kansas City Scouts. It was the first of six straight 50 goal seasons for Lafleur (an NHL record at the time).
03291978  Stan Mikita's first period goal gave him 1,400 career NHL points (third most after Gordie Howe and Phil Esposito) in a 5-1 Black Hawks' win over the Kings in Chicago.
03291978  Butch Goring picked up an assist to become the first player to score 500 career NHL points as a member of the L.A. Kings. The milestone came in a 5-1 loss at Chicago.
03291978  Guy Lapointe picked up four assists as the Canadiens won 6-2 over the Penguins, at the Forum.
03291979  Grant Mulvey scored his second career hat trick to lead the Black Hawks to a 6-1 win against the NY Islanders, at Chicago Stadium.
03291979  Rookie goalie Robbie Moore recorded his second career shutout (in 5 games) to lead the Flyers to a 5-0 win over Vancouver at the Spectrum. It was the final complete game of his NHL career -- Moore played one period in 1982-83 with Washington.
03291980  Edmonton's Ron Low recorded the Oilers' fifth consecutive victory, 8-5 over Toronto. Stan Weir was awarded and scored on the team's first penalty shot beating Mike Palmateer.
03291980  Toronto's Wilf Paiement scored his 6th career hat trick as the Maple Leafs lost 8-5 to the visiting Edmonton Oilers.
03291980  Edmonton's Don Ashby scored his first career hat trick and added three assists, and rookie Wayne Gretzky had two goals and four assists as the Oilers won 8-5, at Toronto.
03291981  Paul Holmgren scored his 100th career NHL goal and Bobby Clarke added his 700th career assist as the Flyers won 4-1 against the Whalers, at Hartford.
03291981  Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky broke Phil Esposito's NHL record for most points in a season (152) with three assists in a 4-2 Oilers' win at Detroit.
03291981  Quebec's Jacques Richard became the first member of the Nordiques to score 50 goals in an NHL season. #50 came in a 4-0 win over Montreal in Quebec City. Dan Bouchard recorded his 22nd career shutout.
03291981  Chicago rookie Denis Savard scored a goal and added three assists in the Black Hawks' 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
03291981  Quebec's Jacques Richard had a goal, and rookie Peter Stastny an assist to become the first teammates ever to both hit the 100 point mark in a season on the same night. They came in a 4-0 Nordiques' win over Montreal, at Quebec City.
03291981  Bryan Trottier scored his 100th point of the season for the 4th straight year, as the Islanders tied an NHL-record with their 8th straight road win, a 5-4 victory over the Capitals, at Washington. Trottier also picked up two assists in the game.
03291982  Mike Bossy set an NHL record for right wings with his 81st assist of the season when the Islanders won 7-3 over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
03291983  Wayne Gretzky posted three assists to break his own NHL record for assists in a season at 121. He later finished the year with a new record of 125 assists. Edmonton won 7-4 at Vancouver.
03291983  Kent Nilsson scored his 11th career hat trick to reach the 100 point mark for the second time in his career as Calgary beat Los Angeles 5-3, to extend their home undefeated streak against the Kings to 11 games (8-0-3).
03291983  Glenn Anderson scored his 100th point of the season for the second straight year, when he picked up an assist for the Oilers, in a 7-4 win at Vancouver.
03291983  Jari Kurri became the 4th player in Edmonton Oilers history to get 100 points in a season, when he picked up an assist in a 7-4 win at Vancouver. Kurri had a total of four points in the game - two goals and two assists.
03291983  Vancouver's Stan Smyl scored twice to set a new club record with 88 points in one season, as the Canucks lost 7-4 to Edmonton.
03291983  Vancouver's Darcy Rota extended his team-record point scoring streak to 14 straight games in the Canucks' 7-4 loss to the visiting Edmonton Oilers. Rota collected 30 points during the 14 game streak.
03291984  Mark Taylor scored his first career hat trick as the Penguins lost to the Rangers 6-4, at New York.
03291985  Wayne Gretzky had two assists (in an Oilers 8-7 loss to the Whalers, at Hartford) to break his own NHL record for assists in one season (125) with 127. He later ended the 1984-85 season with a new record of 135 assists.
03291985  Calgary's Don Edwards recorded his 16th (and final) career shutout as the Flames won 3-0 over Los Angeles.
03291985  Denis Savard scored his 100th point of the season for the third time in his career, when he picked up an assist for the Black Hawks in a 5-5 tie against the Jets, at Winnipeg.
03291985  Winnipeg's Dale Hawerchuk scored his 50th goal of the season in a 5-5 Jets' tie against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks. Hawerchuk became the first Jets' player to score 50 goals in an NHL season.
03291985  Edmonton's Paul Coffey scored two goals and added four assists, as the Oilers lost 8-7 at Hartford. Ray Ferraro had his second career hat trick and added two assists for the Whalers, who extended their unbeaten streak to 9 straight games (7-0-2).
03291986  Boston's 19-year-old rookie Bill Ranford played in his first NHL game, a 2-1 Bruins' win over Buffalo. Ranford had just been recalled from his junior team, the New Westminster Bruins.
03291986  Peter Stastny scored his 10th career hat trick and added two assists as the Quebec Nordiques clinched their first NHL Adams' Division title, with a 5-3 win at Los Angeles. The three goals gave Stastny 250 in his NHL career.
03291987  Vancouver's Doug Lidster scored his 61st point to establish a new club record for points in a season by a defenseman. Lidster surpassed the former mark set by Dennis Kearns (5-55-60) in 1976-77. Canucks lost 7-4 to the Whalers, at Hartford.
03291987  Boston's Ray Bourque scored twice and added three assists in the Bruins' 8-6 win, at Chicago.
03291988  In his 10th NHL game, Devils' rookie goaltender Sean Burke recorded his first NHL shutout as New Jersey beat Pittsburgh 4-0. Kirk Muller led the scoring with a goal and two assists.
03291988  Daren Puppa made 46 saves and Mark Napier scored twice as the Sabres beat the Nordiques 3-1 at Quebec City.
03291988  Dave Barr scored a goal and added an assist as the Red Wings tied 2-2 at Washington. Dave Christian scored a goal and added an assist for the Capitals.
03291989  Detroit Red Wings beat the Rangers 4-3 at Joe Louis Arena to clinch their second straight Norris Division Championship.
03291989  Sergei Priakin, a 4 year veteran of the Soviet National Team, signed a contract with the Flames to become the 1st player allowed by the Soviet Hockey Federation to play in the NHL. Priakin made his debut two days later against the Winnipeg Jets.
03291989  New York Rangers' Brian Leetch set an NHL record for most goals by a rookie defenseman, when he scored his 23rd of the season (breaking the mark of 22 set by Barry Beck in 1977-78), in a 4-3 loss at Detroit.
03291989  Jari Kurri scored his 100th point of the season for the 6th and final time in his career, when he picked up an assist for the Oilers, in a 5-2 win at Vancouver. Kurri also scored two goals in the game.
03291989  Islanders' Jeff Norton picked up four assists, and Alan Kerr scored twice, including the winning goal at 0:27 of overtime as New York won 5-4, at New Jersey.
03291990  Chicago Blackhawks beat the Maple Leafs 4-2 at Chicago to clinch the 1990 Norris Division championship, their first in four years.
03291990  Viacheslav Fetisov tied a team record for defensemen with five points (a goal and four assists) in a 6-4 Devils win over the Rangers, in New Jersey.
03291990  Adam Oates scored a goal to become the 4th player in St. Blues history to get 100 points in a season. The milestone came in a 5-4 win over Pittsburgh. The victory ended a 6 game losing streak for the Blues.
03291990  Boston Bruins defeated the Hartford Whalers 3-2 and won the Presidents' Trophy, marking the first time an Adams Division team has won the trophy.
03291990  Montreal's Russ Courtnall scored a goal and picked up three assists as the Canadiens won 5-2 against the Nordiques, in Quebec City.
03291990  Winnipeg's rookie goalie Bob Essensa recorded his second career NHL shutout in the Jets' 1-0 win, at Los Angeles.
03291991  Glenn Anderson set an Edmonton Oilers team record with his 126th career power play goal, in a 6-5 overtime loss to the visiting Calgary Flames. Anderson broke the previous record of 125 power play goals set by Wayne Gretzky.
03291992  Don Beaupre set a Capitals' team record with his 29th victory of the year, when Washington won 7-4 over the Canucks.
03291992  Vancouver's rookie Pavel Bure scored his 31st goal of the season to break Trevor Linden's team record. It came in the Canucks' 7-4 loss at Washington.
03291992  Steve Yzerman scored twice and added an assist and Brad McCrimmon had three assists to lead the Red Wings to a 6-2 win against the Islanders, at New York. The win clinched the Norris Division Title for the Red Wings.
03291992  Defenseman Phil Housley scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Jets to a 6-5 win over the San Jose Sharks, in Winnipeg.
03291992  Jeremy Roenick scored a goal and two assists to become the 4th player in Blackhawks history to get 100 points in a season, as Chicago beat Toronto 5-1, for their 9th straight home win over the Maple Leafs.
03291992  Washington's Dale Hunter scored a goal and had three assists as the Capitals won 7-3 over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
03291993  Stephane Richer scored three straight goals (in a team record span of 8:22 in the 2nd period) for his 8th career hat trick and added an assist in the Devils' 5-0 win over the Sharks in New Jersey. Chris Terreri recorded his 4th career shutout.
03291994  Ray Sheppard scored his 50th goal of the season, in a Red Wings' 6-2 win over the Hartford Whalers. Sheppard became just the second right wing in Red Wings' history to score 50 goals, and the first since Mickey Redmond in 1973-74.
03291994  Devils' Martin Brodeur won his 25th game -- a new Devils team record for rookie goalies. It came in a 5-2 win against the Canadiens, in New Jersey.
03291994  Sergei Makarov had his 4th career hat trick and an assist in the Sharks 9-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets to become the first 30 goal scorer in team history, and the first to score on a penalty shot, the first awarded in the Sharks' 3 year history.
03291994  Stephane Richer scored his 300th career goal, and the Devils reached the 100-point mark for the first time in franchise history as New Jersey won 5-2 over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
03291994  Hartford's Pat Verbeek scored his 700th career NHL point, with a goal for the Whalers in a 6-2 loss at Detroit.
03291995  New Jersey's Bobby Carpenter scored his 300th career NHL goal in a Devils' 4-2 win at Ottawa.
03291996  Capitals' Jim Carey recorded his second consecutive shutout and the 9th of the season in a 5-0 win over the visiting Senators. It was his 13th career shutout (in 92 games) breaking the Caps' all-time record of 12 set by Don Beaupre (in 269 games).
03291997  Ron Francis scored his 400th and 401st career NHL goals and added an assist, and Ken Wreggett appeared in his 500th game in goal, in the Penguins' 4-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
03291997  Phoenix' Cliff Ronning picked up an assist to give him 500 career NHL points, in a 3-1 loss to Edmonton.
03291998  Detroit's Larry Murphy picked up an assist to become just the third NHL defenseman to score 1,100 career points, in the a 4-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres. Murphy joined Ray Bourque and Paul Coffey in the exclusive group.
03291999  Wayne Gretzky scored his 1,072nd all-time goal, surpassing Gordie Howe as the leading scorer in pro hockey history (20 NHL seasons and one season in WHA) as the Rangers won 3-1 against the visiting New York Islanders.
03292000  Sergei Fedorov became the 6th player in team history to score 300 goals as a member of the Red Wings. The milestone goal (along with an assist) came in a 6-3 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
03292000  Dallas Stars clinched their fourth consecutive division title with a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers.
03292000  Colorado's Patrick Roy became the first goaltender in league history to win 30 games in a season 10 times during his NHL career. The milestone (his 30th victory of 1999-2000) came in a 3-2 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers.
03292001  Niklas Sundstrom tied a franchise record and set a personal best with 4 assists, and the Sharks set a new team record with their 88th point of the year with, 7-4 win against the visiting Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
03292001  Colorado Avalanche set a franchise record, with their 50th win of the season, in a 1-0 victory over the Flames, at Calgary. Rookie goalie David Aebischer recorded his third career shutout.
03292001  Mario Lemieux scored twice to set a new NHL record for most career goals by a player who spent his entire career with one team. He moved ahead of Detroit's Steve Yzerman (645 goals) in a 5-2 Penguins win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.
03292001  Felix Potvin became the 5th goaltender in NHL history to win 10 or more games with two teams in one season, when the Kings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0. Potvin had previously won 14 games with Vancouver before being traded to the Kings.
03292003  Ottawa's Patrick Lalime set a team record by playing in his 65th game of the season, a 3-1 win at Montreal. Lalime broke the mark of 64 set by Peter Sidorkiewicz in 1992-93.
03292003  Dallas Stars veteran Ulf Dahlen scored the 300th goal of his NHL career in a 4-3 win over the Sharks, in San Jose.
03292004  Daniel Alfredsson became the all-time leading goal scorer in Ottawa Senators history, when he connected for his 219th goal with the team in a 5-4 overtime win in Tampa Bay; Alfredsson broke the record of 218 set by Alexei Yashin.
03292004  Buffalo's Martin Biron became the fifth goaltender in Sabres history to win 100 games, when he recorded his 17th career shutout in a 6-0 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets.
03292004  Brendan Shanahan scored his 25th goal of the season for the 14th time in his career and added an assist as the Red Wings won 5-3 against the visiting Minnnesota Wild.