THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Dec. 5
1986: Wayne Gretzky becomes the fifth NHL player to reach 1,400 career points when he has three assists in the Edmonton Oilers' 4-2 road victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Gretzky amasses his 1,400 points in 580 games, far faster than any of his predecessors: Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito and Stan Mikita. It comes nine months to the day after he gets point No. 1,300 against the Los Angeles Kings, and he needs 40 games to reach 1,500 points (March 11, 1987).
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1939: Eddie Shore plays his final game as a member of the Boston Bruins and scores the winning goal in a 2-1 victory against the New York Americans at Boston Garden.
1968: Tony Esposito makes his first NHL start when the Montreal Canadiens face the Bruins at Boston Garden. He makes 33 saves on 35 shots in a 2-2 tie. The only Bruin to beat the rookie goaltender is his older brother; Phil Esposito opens the scoring in the first period and ties the game midway through the third. Tony Esposito plays 13 games with Montreal before being taken by the Chicago Blackhawks in the intraleague draft in June 1969.
1991: Mario Lemieux has two goals and four assists, and Kevin Stevens gets his fourth hat trick in 10 games in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 8-0 victory against the San Jose Sharks at the Cow Palace. It's the biggest road win in franchise history. The first-year Sharks have to use three goaltenders; Brian Hayward comes out of the stands after starter Jeff Hackett and backup Arturs Irbe leave with injuries.
Exactly one year later, the Penguins are back in San Jose; this time, Lemieux scores a goal and has six assists in a 9-4 victory.
2001: Mike Keenan becomes the second man in NHL history to coach seven different teams when the Florida Panthers defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 in his first game behind the bench.
2002: Michal Handzus of the Philadelphia Flyers becomes the second player in NHL history to score an overtime goal on a penalty shot. After being taken down from behind by New York Rangers defenseman Tom Poti, Handzus lifts a backhand shot over goalie Dan Blackburn to give the Flyers a 3-2 victory against the visiting Rangers.
2014: Sergei Gonchar scores for the Canadiens in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center. The 40-year old defenseman becomes the oldest player ever to score a goal for Montreal, regular season or playoffs. Before Gonchar, that distinction is held by defenseman Mathieu Schneider, who's 39 years, 301 days old when he scores against the Bruins at TD Garden in Montreal's next-to-last game of the 2008-09 season.
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