1948: Montreal Canadiens forward Elmer Lach scores twice in the final game of the season to win the Art Ross Trophy by one point over Buddy O'Connor of the New York Rangers.
However, Lach's big night in a 4-3 road loss to the Boston Bruins isn't enough to help his team avoid missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 1940.
The native of Nokomis, Saskatchewan, who through the early 1940s centers Maurice Richard and Toe Blake on the legendary 'Punch Line,' enjoys a five-point season-ending weekend, earning three assists in a 7-4 home victory against the Chicago Black Hawks the night before the finale in Boston.
Lach, who earns $1,000 for winning the scoring title, beats Bruins goaltender Frank Brimsek when a puck shot by Canadiens defenseman Doug Harvey caroms off him and into the net, and then on a blast from about 25 feet.
Lach finishes the season with 61 points (30 goals, 31 assists), one more than O'Connor (24 goals, 36 assists) in the same 60 games.
1951: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation televises an NHL game for the first time. The game, between the Canadiens and host Toronto Maple Leafs, is viewed by six people, with CBC having its cameras transmit images to a television in the radio control room at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1974: Bruins icon Bobby Orr has his fifth NHL hat trick and reaches the 30-goal mark. Prior to the game, Orr promises a gravely ill 16-year-old boy he will score a goal for him. The Bruins defeat the St. Louis Blues 7-0 at Boston Garden.
1985: Washington Capitals forward Bobby Carpenter becomes the first U.S.-born player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season. He reaches the milestone in a 3-2 loss to the Canadiens at The Forum
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