THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Nov. 21
2011: Sidney Crosby returns from an absence of more than 10 months without missing a beat.
In his first game back after a lengthy absence because of a concussion, Crosby scores on his first shot and has two goals and two assists to help the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-0 victory against the New York Islanders at Consol Energy Center.
Crosby, who hasn't played since Jan. 5, shows no effects from the long layoff. He whips a backhand shot under the crossbar and into the net at 5:24 of the first period to make it 1-0. It's his first goal since Dec. 28, 2010. He assists on Kris Letang's goal later in the first period and Evgeni Malkin's power-play goal early in the second, then caps his big night by winning a faceoff and taking a backhand shot that deflects off Islanders defenseman Steve Staios and into the net.
"It was amazing," Crosby says. "It was far beyond anything I expected. It was amazing, it was special."
MORE MOMENTS
1942: Regular-season overtime becomes a casualty of World War II when the NHL Board of Governors announces that it will be discontinued because of conflicts with train schedules. Overtime is reinstated for the 1983-84 season after a 41-year absence, though in a five-minute, sudden-death format rather than the prewar version in which the teams played a full 10-minute extra period.
1943: Buddy O'Connor of the Montreal Canadiens has his second five-point game in as many nights. He gets his first NHL hat trick and has two assists in a 13-4 victory against the Boston Bruins at the Forum. One night earlier, O'Connor has a goal and four assists in a 7-2 road win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1958: The Maple Leafs hire Punch Imlach as their new general manager, replacing Hap Day. Eight days later, Imlach replaces Billy Reay as coach. Imlach rebuilds Toronto into a Stanley Cup finalist in 1959, then guides the Maple Leafs to three straight championships from 1962-64 and another in 1967.
1964: Toronto's Terry Sawchuk becomes the first goaltender in NHL history to have at least one shutout in 16 straight seasons when he outduels Glenn Hall in a 1-0 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at Maple Leaf Gardens. Sawchuk breaks the record of 15 seasons with at least one shutout set by Harry Lumley. Sawchuk extends the record to 19 seasons before going without a shutout with the Detroit Red Wings in 1968-69.
1971: The New York Rangers enjoy the biggest offensive game in their history, defeating the California Golden Seals 12-1 at Madison Square Garden. Center Jean Ratelle scores four times for New York, which outshoots California 52-16. The Rangers blow the game open with eight goals in the third period, including two in eight seconds by rookie Pierre Jarry.
1987: With King Olav V of Norway watching from behind their bench, the Canadiens edge the New Jersey Devils 2-1 at the Forum. Bobby Smith and Chris Chelios each has a goal and an assist in the second period for Montreal.
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