Jan. 22 is a really eventful date within the historical past of the Nationwide Hockey League. It has given us all the pieces from large private milestones, nice goaltending, and even a pair of video games performed underneath very odd circumstances. Let’s buckle in for our day by day journey by time and look again at the most effective this date has needed to supply.
A Pair of Uncommon Video games
The Detroit Crimson Wings sported an odd look on Jan. 22, 1966, for his or her recreation versus the Montreal Canadiens on the historic Discussion board. Their sweaters had been stolen from the famed area’s locker room the evening earlier than, so that they needed to put on these of their junior group in Hamilton. The brand new uniforms didn’t deter the Crimson Wings on this evening as goaltender Roger Crozier picked up his fifteenth profession shutout in a 3-0 victory.
An enormous snowstorm hit the northeast on Jan. 21, 1987, and it brought about main issues for the New Jersey Devils’ recreation towards the Calgary Flames that night. After 18 inches of snow fell all through the day, solely 334 followers of the anticipated 11,000 braved the weather to make it to the Brendan Byrne Enviornment.
After a two-hour delay, the puck was lastly dropped in a near-empty area, one thing hockey followers obtained used to seeing within the COVID period. Those that did present up had been handled to a 7-5 Devils win that included Doug Sulliman’s solely NHL hat trick. Through the recreation, group workers went round and gathered the non-public data of all of the followers and entered them within the very unique “334 Membership.”
A Enormous Evening in 2003
Jan. 22, 2003, was probably the most eventful nights in latest NHL historical past. Beginning in Edmonton, the place Brett Hull scored a power-play objective within the Crimson Wings 4-3 time beyond regulation loss to the Oilers. The objective was the 699th of his profession and made him simply the second participant to ever rating at the least 20 objectives in every of his first 16 seasons within the league.
Jaromir Jagr scored twice to offer him at the least 25 objectives in every of his first 13 NHL seasons. He additionally added an help within the Washington Capital’s 5-3 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. Olaf Kolzig made 35 saves to develop into the primary goaltender in group historical past to win 200 video games. He nonetheless holds the franchise file for wins with 301.
Joe Nieuwendyk scored the game-tying objective with 13 seconds remaining in regulation earlier than lighting the lamp in time beyond regulation to offer the Devils a 5-4 on the San Jose Sharks. He additionally added a pair of assists in goaltender Martin Brodeur’s 350th profession recreation.
Mike Modano had a giant evening within the Dallas Stars’ 4-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. He dressed for his 992nd recreation, tying Neal Broten for probably the most in franchise historical past. He then picked up his 594th help, breaking the group file, which Broten additionally held.
Lastly, Steve Rucchin, enjoying in his five hundredth NHL recreation, scored two objectives and an added help within the Mighty Geese of Anaheim’s 6-5 dwelling victory over the Los Angeles Kings. He turned simply the second participant to look in 500 video games with the Mighty Geese, becoming a member of Paul Kariya.
Nice Day for Goalies
Rogie Vachon turned the primary goaltender to win 100 video games for the Kings on Jan. 22, 1976, in a 6-3 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Mike Murphy scored 4 objectives, together with three within the third interval for his second profession hat trick and first with Los Angeles. Corridor of Famer Marcel Dionne set a brand new group file with 5 assists.
Precisely twenty years later, on Jan. 22, 1996, Allan Bester picked up his first NHL victory in 5 years and 297 days when he led the Stars to a 6-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks. He was referred to as into obligation after each Andy Moog and Darcy Wakaluk had been misplaced to harm.
Craig Anderson made 30 saves for his first profession shutout and win on Jan. 22, 2004, because the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Blue Jackets 7-0. He entered the evening with a 0-11-2 file to begin his profession. He has since received 295 video games with the Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Capitals, and Buffalo Sabres.
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Brodeur stopped all 24 pictures he confronted for his 120th profession shutout on Jan. 22, 2013, to guide the Devils to 3-0 blanking of the Philadelphia Flyers. This was his 10th profession shutout towards the Flyers, who misplaced their third straight recreation to begin the season for the primary time since 1994-95, the final time the season began late resulting from a lockout.
Huge-Time Private Milestones
Jean Pronovost scored twice within the first interval on Jan. 22, 1978, to develop into the primary participant in Pittsburgh Penguins’ historical past to attain 300 objectives. His milestone tallies had been the distinction in a 3-1 win over the visiting New York Rangers.
Defenseman Phil Housley scored his 250th profession objective on Jan. 22, 1995, because the Calgary Flames picked up a 4-1 highway win in Detroit.
Pat LaFontaine’s third-period objective on Jan. 22, 1998, gave him 1,000 factors in his NHL profession. He additionally had an help within the Rangers’ 4-3 home-ice loss to the Flyers.
Pavel Bure scored two objectives, together with the game-winner time beyond regulation on Jan 22, 2000, to guide the Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins. His first objective, within the center body, gave him 300 in his profession and made him the seventh-fastest participant in NHL historical past to succeed in this milestone. His efficiency gave him 34 objectives on the season, setting a brand new Florida group file.
Peter Laviolette received the five hundredth recreation of his profession on Jan. 22, 2017, as he coached the Nashville Predators to a 4-2 victory on the Minnesota Wild. The Predators scored the final 4 objectives of the evening after falling behind 2-0 within the first interval. Laviolette joined John Tortorella as the one two U.S.-born head coaches to win 500 NHL video games.
Odds & Ends
The Canucks celebrated their 1,000th recreation in franchise historical past on Jan. 22, 1983, with a 4-3 win over the Oilers. Defenseman Doug Halward led the offense by scoring the primary two objectives of the competition.
The Penguins lastly picked up their first win in Edmonton on Jan. 22, 1986, after they beat the Oilers 7-4. That they had gone 0-9-1 of their first 10 journeys to Alberta after the Oilers joined the NHL initially of the 1979-80 season. Mike Bullard scored his fifth profession hat trick to guide the offense, whereas Mario Lemieux recorded 4 assists.
One other 10-game dropping streak ended this evening when the Crimson Wings beat the Bruins 6-5 in time beyond regulation. Warren Younger scored two objectives, together with the game-winner, to snap Detroit’s 0-7-3 streak towards Boston on dwelling ice.
Staff captain Lindy Ruff scored his a hundredth profession objective on Jan. 22, 1989, because the Sabres beat the Bruins 6-4 to increase their unbeaten streak to seven video games (5-0-2).
Regardless of a complete of 17 objectives scored on Jan. 22, 1994, Rangers goaltender Mike Richter was named probably the most worthwhile participant of the NHL All-Star Sport. He performed the second interval and solely allowed two objectives on 21 pictures and denied Bure on three breakaways. His MVP win was very fashionable with the followers who packed his dwelling area, Madison Sq. Backyard. Senators’ rookie Alexei Yashin scored the game-winning objective because the Jap Convention beat the Western Convention 9-8.
Cam Neely scored three power-play objectives for his 12th profession hat trick on Jan. 22, 1995, because the Bruins beat the Flyers 4-1 for his or her eighth straight opening-night victory. Corridor of Famers Ray Bourque and Adam Oates every picked up three assists. Rookie goaltender Blaine Lacher picked up the win in his NHL debut.
On Jan. 22, 1998, Minnesota’s new NHL franchise introduced that their new group could be referred to as the “Wild.” This information came visiting two and a half years earlier than they started play initially of the 2000-01 season.
Hat tips had been the secret on Jan. 22, 2019, when the Capitals hosted the Sharks. Alex Ovechkin scored his 23rd profession hat trick, tying Jari Kurri for 10th in NHL historical past. Nonetheless, it wasn’t fairly sufficient as Tomas Hertl scored three objectives within the Sharks’ 7-6 win in time beyond regulation. His third objective was the game-winner, making him the primary participant in group historical past to attain a hat trick that included an time beyond regulation objective.
On Jan. 22, 2022, Steven Stamkos scored his twentieth objective to tie Vincent Lecavalier for probably the most in Lightning historical past with 12. It was in a win too, because the Lightning beat up the San Jose Sharks by a rating of 7-1.
Jack Hughes turned the third-fastest participant (46 video games) in Devils/Kansas Metropolis Scouts/Colorado Rockies historical past to attain 30 objectives in a season when he potted his thirtieth in a 2-1 win over the Penguins on Jan. 22, 2023.
On that very same evening, Mark Scheifele scored his 259th objective in a Winnipeg Jets jersey, passing Blake Wheeler for second in franchise historical past. Ilya Kovalchuk stays in first place with 328.
Comfortable Birthday to You
4 Corridor of Famers with ties to Montreal had been all born on this date. The late Canadiens’ goaltending nice Invoice Durnan was born on Jan. 22, 1916. Emler Lach, a member of the famed “Punch Line,” was born two years later. All-Star defenseman and former Habs normal supervisor Serge Savard was born on Jan. 22, 1946. Mike Bossy, a legendary objective scorer for the New York Islanders, was born in Montreal on this date in 1957.
Different notable gamers who’ve Jan. 22 birthdays are Greg Gilbert (63), Derrick Smith (60), David Vyborny (50), Shean Donovan (50), Ben Keen (41), John Mitchell (40), Nicklas Grossman (40), Josh Ho-Sang (29), Robby Fabbri (29), Kole Shorewood (29), Jasper Weatherby (27), and the late J.C. Tremblay.
*Initially constructed by Greg Boysen
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