THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Feb. 21
1970: Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks becomes the third player in NHL history to score 500 goals when he beats Ed Giacomin for his second goal of the game in a 4-2 victory against the New York Rangers at Chicago Stadium.
Hull is credited with his 499th goal at 9:26 of the second period when a shot caroms off his skate and goes past Giacomin. He joins Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard as the only 500-goal scorers in League history when he shoots past Giacomin from the left of the crease, earning a two-minute ovation from the packed house.
It's the third time Hull achieves a major milestone against the Rangers. He scores his 50th goal of the season against Gump Worsley on March 25, 1962, and becomes the first player to score more than 50 goals in a season when he beats Cesare Maniago on March 12, 1966.
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1928: For the first time in NHL history, brothers oppose each other as coaches. Sprague Cleghorn serves as acting coach for the Boston Bruins with Art Ross ill, and Odie Cleghorn is behind the bench of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Boston has 54 shots on goal, and Hal Winkler makes 30 saves for the Bruins in a 2-0 victory.
1970: Howe has an assist for the Detroit Red Wings to become the first player in NHL history to score 50 or more points in a season 21 times during his career. The milestone comes in a 7-5 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1984: Wayne Gretzky scores four goals for his 27th NHL hat trick and has an assist to help the Edmonton Oilers defeat the St. Louis Blues 6-5. One night later, Gretzky scores four more against the Pittsburgh Penguins to give him eight goals in two nights.
1999: Ray Sheppard of the Carolina Hurricanes scores twice in a 4-1 win against the New York Islanders, making him the first player in NHL history to score 20 or more goals in a season for six teams. He scores 20 goals with the Buffalo Sabres, Rangers, Red Wings, San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers prior to doing it with the Hurricanes.
2001: Defenseman Ray Bourque, traded to the Colorado Avalanche by the Bruins on March 6, 2000, plays against his former team for the first time in his 22-year NHL career. Bourque has two assists to help the Avalanche defeat the Bruins 8-2 at Pepsi Center.
2015: Marian Gaborik scores the go-ahead goal 4:04 into the third period to power the Los Angeles Kings past the Sharks 2-1 in the 2015 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The sellout crowd of 70,205 marked the third-highest attendance at an NHL outdoor game, trailing the 2014 and 2008 Winter Classics.
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