THIS DATE IN HISTORY: March 26
1980: Tony Esposito of the Chicago Blackhawks becomes the first goaltender in NHL history with eight 30-win seasons.
Esposito's milestone victory comes in a 7-2 road victory against the Quebec Nordiques, the Blackhawks' first win in Quebec. It also comes 10 years to the day after Esposito breaks Harry Lumley's 16-year-old "modern" record with his 14th shutout of the season in a 1-0 victory against the Detroit Red Wings.
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1919: The Seattle Metropolitans and Montreal Canadiens, playing in the fourth game of the best-of-5 Stanley Cup Final, finish in a 0-0 tie after 60 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime. The Canadiens even the series three days later with a 4-3 overtime victory, but neither team is able to play another game because of an influenza outbreak. It marks the first time the Final is not played to completion, and the Stanley Cup is not awarded.
1936: The Toronto Maple Leafs set a playoff record for most power-play goals in one period, scoring four in the second against the Boston Bruins. Toronto's 8-3 win in Game 2 of the Quarterfinals is led by Charlie Conacher, who scores three goals and assists on another.
1950: Ted Lindsay gets his NHL-record 55th assist for the Detroit Red Wings in a 5-4 season-ending loss to the Chicago Blackhawks at Olympia Stadium. Lindsay, who leads a 1-2-3 sweep of the race for the Art Ross Trophy with linemates Sid Abel and Gordie Howe, surpasses the record set by Montreal's Elmer Lach in 1944-45.
1961: The Blackhawks defeat the Canadiens 2-1 in Game 3 of their Semifinal series at Chicago Stadium. Glenn Hall makes 53 saves before Murray Balfour scores the winning goal at 12:12 of the third overtime, 28 seconds after Montreal's Dickie Moore is penalized. It's the eighth overtime power-play goal in NHL history.
1986: Minnesota North Stars' center Neal Broten becomes the first U.S.-born NHL player to score 100 points in a season. He reaches the milestone with two assists in a 6-1 victory against the Maple Leafs in Toronto.
1988: Jimmy Carson of the Los Angeles Kings scores three times to become the second-youngest player (19 years, eight months) in NHL history with 50 goals in a season. He reaches the milestone at 19:05 of the first period with his second goal of the game in a 9-5 win against the Blackhawks at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Carson scores again early in the second period and gets a third-period assist to reach 100 points for the first time.
1992: The New York Rangers clinch their first regular-season NHL championship in 50 years without lifting a finger. The Rangers are assured of finishing on top for the first time since 1941-42 when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Vancouver Canucks 7-3 at the Civic Arena. Vancouver's loss assures that the Rangers will finish with more points than the Canucks, who have the NHL's second-best record.
1996: Mario Lemieux scores five goals in a game for the fourth time in his NHL career, tying Gretzky for the most in the NHL's modern era. Lemieux scores two goals in the first period and two more in the second for the Penguins in an 8-4 victory against the St. Louis Blues at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena.
1999: Colorado Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy ties Jacques Plante for the most victories (regular season and playoffs) in NHL history. Roy gets his 505th win by making 19 saves in a 3-1 win against the Washington Capitals at McNichols Arena.
2002: The Toronto Maple Leafs set a team record by scoring four goals in a span of 1:25 during a 7-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Air Canada Centre. Toronto leads 3-2 until Robert Reichel scores at 5:10 of the third period, Mats Sundin scores at 5:53 and Tie Domi gets back-to-back goals at 6:09 and 6:35.
On the same night, Brian Rolston breaks a 27-year-old Boston Bruins record with his eighth shorthanded goal of the season. Rolston passes the mark he's shared with four other players when he scores at 19:04 of the second period in Boston's 3-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina.
2018: The Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Avalanche 4-1 at T-Mobile Arena to become the first expansion team since 1967-68 to start from scratch and clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in its first NHL season. The Golden Knights go on to win the Pacific Division and advance to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural NHL season.
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