THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Nov. 27
Gordie Howe reaches three major milestones on the same day during a span of nine years.
1960: Howe becomes the first player in NHL history to have 1,000 points when he assists on a first-period goal by Howie Glover in the Detroit Red Wings' 2-0 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Olympia Stadium. Howe's 1,000th point comes in his 938th NHL game.
1965: Howe scores his 600th NHL goal during Detroit's 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. He is the first player in League history to score 600 goals.
1969: To complete his personal hat trick of milestones on this date, Howe has two assists in a 5-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings to become the first NHL player with 1,700 points. He gets point No. 1,700 in his 1,567th regular-season game.
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1941: The Boston Bruins tie an NHL record by scoring four goals in the 10-minute overtime period to defeat the Brooklyn Americans 6-2 at Madison Square Garden. Overtime is a mandatory 10-minute period before being discontinued in November 1942. When the NHL reinstitutes OT in 1983, the format is changed to a five-minute sudden-death period.
1946: Assistant coach Dit Clapper comes out of retirement to help the Bruins on defense, replacing the injured Jack Crawford. He gets a standing ovation from 14,000 fans at Boston Garden. The inspired Bruins defeat the New York Rangers 5-2.
1974: The Canadiens begin an NHL-record 23-game road undefeated streak (14-0 with nine ties) with a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Civic Arena. Jacques Lemaire scores the winning goal at 11:54 of the third period.
1991: The Penguins hold a 10-minute candlelight ceremony in honor of coach Bob Johnson, who died one day earlier, prior to their game against the New Jersey Devils at Civic Arena. Pittsburgh then rolls to an 8-4 victory, giving Scotty Bowman, who has stepped in after Johnson becomes ill, his 750th NHL win.
2007: Mats Sundin becomes the first player to score 400 goals as a member of the Maple Leafs. The milestone comes in a 4-3 shootout loss to Montreal at Air Canada Centre. Sundin's 400th goal comes with 17.6 seconds remaining in the third period. Sundin scores 420 of his 564 NHL goals with Toronto, and he is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.
2015: Dave Tippett gets his 500th win as an NHL coach when the Arizona Coyotes defeat the Calgary Flames 2-1 at Gila River Arena. Oliver Ekman-Larsson's goal with 39.9 seconds left in overtime makes Tippett the 22nd coach in League history with 500 victories.
2017: Roberto Luongo becomes the second goalie in NHL history to win 200 games with two teams when the Florida Panthers defeat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 at Prudential Center. Luongo makes 23 saves in his 200th win with the Panthers to go along with his 252 wins with the Vancouver Canucks. He joins Patrick Roy, who has 289 wins with the Canadiens and 262 with the Colorado Avalanche.
2018: The Buffalo Sabres tie a team record with their 10th consecutive victory, a 3-2 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks at KeyBank Center. Jeff Skinner scores his 18th goal in 18 games at 1:41 of OT for the win. The 10 straight wins match the team record set from Jan. 4-23, 1984 and equaled from Oct. 4-26, 1986.
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