Today in NHL History – April 4

 

1987 – Denis Potvin (New York Islanders) became the first defenseman in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. His career total was 1,052.

 

1986 – Wayne Gretzky set an NHL record with his 213th point of the season.

 

1921 – The Ottawa Senators beat the Vancouver Millionaires in the 1921 Stanley Cup Finals. The Senators became the first NHL team to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.

 

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Today in NHL History – February 1

 

1992 – Dennis Potvin’s #5 became the first number to be retired by the New York Islanders.

 

1970 – Terry Sawchuck got the last shutout of his career and set the career record at 103.

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Today in NHL History – January 21

 

1989 – Wayne Gretzky passed Marcel Dionne to become the NHL’s second all time scorer.

1985 – Dennis Potvin tied Bobby Orr’s career record of 270 NHL goals. Potvin ended up with 310 career goals.

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