THIS DATE IN HISTORY: March 14
1997: Joe Mullen becomes the first United States-born player to score 500 NHL goals when he beats goalie Patrick Roy during the Pittsburgh Penguins' 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at McNichols Arena.
Mullen reaches the milestone when he scores at 16:01 of the second period, giving Pittsburgh a 3-2 lead. However, Colorado scores four consecutive goals for the win.
Mullen retires at the end of the 1996-97 season as the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history. He finishes with 1,063 points (502 goals, 561 assists) in 1,062 games.
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1929: George Hainsworth earns his NHL-record 22nd shutout of the season to help the Montreal Canadiens to a 1-0 win against the Montreal Maroons at the Forum. Hainsworth finishes the season with a League-record 0.98 goals-against average and 22 shutouts in 44 games.
1933: The Chicago Blackhawks forfeit a game for the only time in their history when players refuse to return to the ice after coach Tom Gorman is ejected. The Boston Bruins, who lead 3-2 at the time of the incident, are awarded a 1-0 victory.
1944: Herb Cain of the Bruins has two assists in a 6-4 win against the Blackhawks at Boston Garden, giving him an NHL single-season record of 75 points. He passes the record of 73 set by Chicago's Doug Bentley the previous season. Cain finishes the season with 82 points, a record that lasts until Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings gets 86 points in 1950-51.
1962: Howe joins Maurice Richard in the NHL 500-goal club when he scores for the Red Wings in a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The milestone goal comes when Howe slips past Rangers defenseman Doug Harvey, their player/coach, after taking a mid-ice pass from Alex Delvecchio and beats goalie Gump Worsley while the Red Wings are shorthanded. Howe gets a standing ovation.
1971: Future Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Dryden, a late-season call-up from the minors, makes his NHL debut with the Canadiens in a 5-1 victory against the Penguins at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. Dryden finishes with 35 saves, allowing only a goal by John Stewart.
1977: The Canadiens extend their home unbeaten streak to an NHL-record 30 games (25 wins, five ties) by defeating the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at the Forum. Dryden gets his 34th NHL shutout and the Canadiens win their 11th in a row at home, a team record.
1986: Paul Coffey of the Edmonton Oilers ties Tom Bladon's NHL record for most points in a game by a defenseman. Coffey finishes with eight points (two goals, six assists) in a 12-3 victory against the Red Wings at Northlands Coliseum. Glenn Anderson scores three goals for his fourth hat trick of the season and reaches 50 goals for the second time in his NHL career.
1991: Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings sets an NHL record with an assist in his 18th consecutive game, surpassing the mark of 17 that he shares with Coffey. It comes in a 6-3 loss to the Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium. The winning goaltender is Ed Belfour, who sets a Blackhawks record with his 39th victory of the season.
2001: Ron Francis becomes the first player to have 1,000 points for the Carolina Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers franchise. He reaches the milestone with an assist in the Hurricanes' 6-3 loss to the visiting Canadiens.
2016: Jonathan Quick becomes the NHL's all-time leader in shutouts among goaltenders born in the United States when the Los Angeles Kings defeat the Blackhawks 5-0 at United Center. It's the 41st shutout of Quick's NHL career, breaking a tie with Frank Brimsek and John Vanbiesbrouck.
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