THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Dec. 10
1986: Wayne Gretzky, in his eighth NHL season, becomes the first player in League history with 40 career hat tricks when he scores three goals to lead the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 7-4 victory against the Winnipeg Jets. He scores twice in the first period and completes the milestone hat trick by beating Winnipeg goaltender Daniel Berthiaume 1:47 into the second.
Gretzky finishes his career with 50 hat tricks, still the NHL record.
Exactly three years later, Gretzky becomes the first player in NHL history to reach 1,900 points with an assist during in the Los Angeles Kings' 8-4 road victory against the Quebec Nordiques.
MORE MOMENTS
1924: The first NHL game featuring two Montreal-based teams is played, with the first-year Maroons playing the Canadiens. The Canadiens win 5-0 at the Forum behind four goals by Aurel Joliat and the ninth NHL shutout by goaltender Georges Vezina.
1969: At age 45, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Johnny Bower plays his final NHL game; it's also his only start during the 1969-70 season. Toronto loses 6-3 to the Canadiens at the Forum. Bower finishes with a 220-161-79 record with the Maple Leafs. He's inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.
1970: The Boston Bruins take 72 shots at goaltender Joe Daley in an 8-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres at Boston Garden. Johnny Bucyk leads the Bruins with two goals and four assists. The game is tied 2-2 after two periods, but the Bruins score six consecutive goals during a third period in which they outshoot the Sabres 30-10. Boston's 72 shots are the third-highest single-game total in modern-day NHL history.
1992: The NHL announces that conditional expansion franchises have been awarded to Anaheim and Miami. The teams are scheduled to begin play in the 1993-94 season. The newcomers will bring the NHL to 26 teams.
1997: Defenseman Michel Petit becomes the first player in NHL history to score a point for 10 different teams, when his first assist of the season helps the Phoenix Coyotes earn a 3-3 tie against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center.
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