THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Dec. 10
1986: Wayne Gretzky becomes the first player in NHL 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. Gretzky, playing in his eighth NHL season, scores twice in the first period and completes the milestone hat trick by beating Winnipeg goalie 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 victory against the Quebec Nordiques at Le Colisee.
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1931: George Hainsworth passes Alec Connell as the NHL's all-time shutout leader when the Montreal Canadiens defeat the New York Americans 3-0 at Madison Square Garden. It's his 64th NHL shutout. Pit Lepine scores all three Montreal goals for his fourth NHL hat trick. Hainsworth finishes his NHL career with 94; he's still third on the all-time list behind Martin Brodeur (125) and Terry Sawchuk (103).
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 an NHL record of 250-192 with 90 ties, including 219-157 with 71 as a member of the Maple Leafs. He's inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.
1970: The Boston Bruins take 72 shots on goal against 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.
That night, Mats Sundin extends his team-record point streak to 30 games with an assist in the Quebec Nordiques' 5-4 win against the Los Angeles Kings at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The Sweden-born center has 46 points (21 goals, 25 assists) during the 30-game streak, which remains the longest in the NHL for more than a quarter-century.
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.
2016: Forward Jarome Iginla becomes the 16th player in NHL history to play 1,500 games when he steps onto the ice for the Colorado Avalanche against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. But not much goes right for Iginla or his team: He goes scoreless and takes two minor penalties, and the Avalanche lose 10-1.
2018: Steven Stamkos scores three goals for his first hat trick in more than four years, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the New York Rangers 6-3 at Amalie Arena. Stamkos becomes the first player from the 2008 NHL Draft and the third in Lightning history to reach 700 points with his first three-goal game since Oct. 13, 2014.
2019: Tristan Jarry sets the Pittsburgh Penguins' record for the longest shutout streak (177 minutes, 15 seconds) when he keeps the Montreal Canadiens off the scoreboard for the first 32:24 of their game at PPG Paints Arena. However, Tomas Tatar scores at 12:24 of the second period to end the streak, and the Canadiens score twice more before intermission in a 4-1 victory.
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