THIS DATE IN NHL HISTORY, APRIL 4:
1990: Los Angeles Kings defenseman Larry Robinson takes the ice in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for an 18th consecutive season, an NHL record. The visiting Kings defeat the Calgary Flames 5-3 in the opener of their Smythe Division Semifinal series.
Robinson, a member of six Stanley Cup-winning teams during his 17 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, adds two more years to his streak. He finishes his career in 1992 having never missed the playoffs during his 20 seasons in the NHL.
"Big Bird," as he was nicknamed in Montreal, plays 1,202 regular-season games for the Canadiens and 182 for the Kings, as well as 227 playoff games, 203 of them with Montreal.
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom ties Robinson's record run in 2012, his final NHL season.
MORE MOMENTS
1921: The Ottawa Senators become the first NHL team to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles when they defeat the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association 2-1 in the decisive fifth game of the Final. Jack Darragh had two goals for the Senators.
1944: Maurice Richard makes his debut in the Stanley Cup Final and has an assist on the game-winning goal in the Canadiens' 5-1 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1. He has five goals and two assists in the four-game sweep.
1971: The final night of the 1970-71 season is a memorable one for two NHL legends.
Jean Beliveau plays the 1,125th and final regular-season game of his career, all with Montreal, in a 7-2 road loss to the Boston Bruins. Beliveau retires after helping the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup.
Gordie Howe of the Red Wings appears in his 1,687th regular-season game, all with Detroit, in the New York Rangers' 6-0 victory at Madison Square Garden. Howe also retires, and he's elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972. However, he comes back to play six seasons in the World Hockey Association before returning to the NHL in 1979-80, when he played 80 regular-season and three playoff games for the Hartford Whalers before retiring for good.
1973: The Blackhawks become the first team in NHL history to have two players get hat tricks in the same playoff game. Pit Martin and Dick Redmond each score three times in a 7-1 win against the St. Louis Blues. Stan Mikita has five assists.
1979: Montreal's Ken Dryden becomes the first goaltender to win 30 or more games in each of his first seven NHL seasons. Dryden gets his 30th and final win of the 1978-79 season in a 4-1 win against the Red Wings at the Forum. He retires after helping the Canadiens win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup.
1987: Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders scores two goals in a 6-6 tie against the Buffalo Sabres at Nassau Coliseum to become the first defenseman (and 21st player) in NHL history to have 1,000 career points. The milestone comes when he scores the tying goal with 17 seconds left in the third period. Potvin retires after the 1987-88 season with 1,052 points, the most by a defenseman at the time.
2003: Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Marc Denis sets a single-season record for most minutes played in a 5-5 tie against the visiting Red Wings. Denis finishes the game with 4,451 minutes, surpassing the mark of 4,443 set by New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur in 1995-96. He finishes the season having played 4510:55; however, Brodeur regains the record in 2003-04 and establishes the current record of 4696:33 in 2006-07.
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