THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Dec. 16
2014: The longest shootout in NHL history finally ends when Nick Bjugstad scores in the bottom of the 20th round to give the Florida Panthers a 2-1 victory against the Washington Capitals at BB&T Center.
Bjugstad freezes goaltender Braden Holtby with a quick fake, moves the puck to his forehand and fires high into an open net, capping a tiebreaker that takes 17:43. It comes on Bjugstad's second try in the shootout (each team uses all 18 skaters and has to start over again), and after Roberto Luongo makes a save on Alex Ovechkin to begin the 20th round.
The Capitals take the lead on five occasions only to have the Panthers tie the game each time. The 11 combined goals also are a record for the shootout.
The Washington-Florida shootout breaks the record for the longest tiebreaker, a 15-round loss by the Capitals to the New York Rangers on Nov. 26, 2005.
MORE MOMENTS
1934: For the first time in NHL history, two brothers oppose each other as coaches. Frank Patrick gets the better of older brother Lester when the Boston Bruins defeat the Rangers 2-1 at Madison Square Garden.
1950: Two future Hall of Famers make their debuts for the Montreal Canadiens in a 1-1 tie against the Rangers at the Forum. One of the newcomers, Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, scores Montreal's goal. The other, center Jean Beliveau, wears No. 17 in the first of two games he plays during an amateur tryout. Beliveau doesn't have much interest in turning pro, and the Canadiens wind up having to buy an entire amateur league to bring him to Montreal. Beliveau doesn't join them full-time until the 1953-54 season.
1964: Gordie Howe and the Detroit Red Wings each reach a milestone during a 7-3 victory against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Howe scores twice and has two assists to become the first NHL player to reach 1,300 career points. The win is the 1,000th in the history of the Red Wings since entering the NHL in 1926.
1970: The combination of Stan Mikita and Cliff Koroll is too much for the St. Louis Blues. Koroll sets a Chicago Blackhawks record with four of his five assists in the second period, and Mikita scores four goals and sets up another to power Chicago to an 8-3 victory. The victory extends the Blackhawks' unbeaten streak at Chicago Stadium to 17 games (15-0-2).
1991: The Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators are officially granted membership in the NHL, bringing the League to 24 teams. They begin play at the start of the 1992-93 season.
2000: Luc Robitaille becomes the second player to score 500 goals as a member of the Los Angeles Kings. The milestone comes in a 4-3 loss to the visiting Lightning. Robitaille also becomes the 16th NHL player to score 500 goals with one team.
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