THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Feb. 19
2008: The Montreal Canadiens tie the NHL record for biggest single-game comeback, overcoming a 5-0 deficit to defeat the visiting New York Rangers 6-5 in a shootout.
New York leads 5-0 after Chris Drury's power-play goal 5:03 into the second period. But Michael Ryder scores twice before the end of the period, and goals by Alex Kovalev and Mark Streit make it 5-4 with more than 13 minutes remaining in the third.
Kovalev ties the game by scoring a power-play goal with 4:22 remaining in the third and Saku Koivu scores the game-deciding goal in the in the second round of the tiebreaker.
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1977: Rod Gilbert scores a goal with an assist to become the 11th player in NHL history and the first member of the Rangers to earn 1,000 points. He reaches the milestone in his 1,027th NHL game, a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.
1979: Mike Bossy scores his 100th NHL goal in the Islanders' 8-3 win against the Los Angeles Kings at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Goal No. 100 comes in his 129th NHL game, five games faster than Maurice Richard's longstanding record (134 games) for fastest 100 goals.
1980: Edmonton Oilers rookie Wayne Gretzky plays against Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers for the fourth (and final) time in their NHL careers. Neither player scores in the Whalers' 6-2 win against the Oilers at the Hartford Civic Center.
On the same night, the Washington Capitals defeat Montreal 3-1 at Capital Center for their first victory against the Canadiens in 35 games since entering the League in 1974. Bengt Gustafsson scores against Denis Herron with 7:37 remaining in the third period to break an 11-1 tie and Mike Gartner hits the empty net with 50 seconds remaining. The victory ends Montreal's 31-0-3 unbeaten streak against the Capitals.
2007: Ryan Malone of the Pittsburgh Penguins becomes the first player in NHL history to get a hat trick by scoring in the first minute of play in all three periods. Despite Malone's unusual record-setting performance, the Penguins lose 6-5 loss to the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.
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