- 1841
| Jan 15 | Lord Frederick Stanley presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1855
| Dec 25 | Ice hockey first played in North America at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. | Ref: 10 |
- 1875
| Mar 03 | The first organized (recorded) hockey match is played in Montreal. | Ref: 5 |
- 1886
| Jan 18 | The Hockey Association was formed in England. This date is celebrated as the birthday of modern field hockey ... not the kind of hockey played on ice. That came later. | Ref: 4 |
- 1892
| Mar 18 | Lord Stanley proposes silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup). | Ref: 5 |
- 1893
| May 22 | Montréal Athletic Association beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in first Cup Game. | Ref: 5 |
- 1894
| Feb 23 | Stanley Cup Montréal AAA's awarded cup by trustees as Ottawa refuses to travel to Toronto to play. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Hockey's first Stanley Cup championship game is played; the home team Montreal Amateur Athletic Association defeated the Ottawa Capitals, 3-to-1. | Ref: 5 |
- 1895
| Mar 09 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Victorias awarded cup, as Queens University (Kingston Ontario) loses to Montréal AAA, 5-1. | Ref: 5 |
- 1896
| Feb 14 | Stanley Cup Winnipeg Victorias beat Montréal Victorias, 2-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5. | Ref: 5 |
- 1897
| Dec 27 | Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Ottawa Capitals, 15-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Victorias beat Ottawa Capitals, 15-2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1898
| Jan 19 | Brown defeats Harvard 6-0 in first intercollegiate hockey game. | Ref: 5 |
- 1899
| Feb 18 | Stanley Cup Montréal Shamrocks sweep Queens University (Kingston Ontario) in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1900
| Feb 16 | Stanley Cup Montréal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 3 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1901
| Jan 31 | Winnipeg Victorias sweep Montréal Shamrocks in 2 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1902
| Jan 23 | Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in 2 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Stanley Cup: Montréal AAA beat Winnipeg Victorias, 2 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
- 1903
| Feb 04 | Stanley Cup Montréal AAA beat Winnipeg Victorias, 2 games to 1 & 1 tie. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Montréal AAA in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Rat Portage Thisles in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
- 1904
| Jan 04 | Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club 2 games to 1 (Stanley Cup). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Brandon's Lester Patrick becomes first hockey defenseman to score a goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | The Dawson City (Yukon) hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in the Stanley Cup on January 13 1905. | Ref: 5 |
- 1905
| Jan 16 | Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
- 1906
| Feb 28 | Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queens University (Kingston Ontario) in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ontario) in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Ottawa Silver 7, although both winning a game, Montréal outscores Ottawa 12-10. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers sweep Kenora Thisles in 2 games | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (Nova Scotia) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906). | Ref: 5 |
- 1907
| Jan 21 | Kenora Thistles sweep Montana Wanderers in 2 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers lose to Kenora Thistles but outscore them in 2 game set but outscore them 12-8 and win cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1908
| Jan 13 | Montréal Wanderers sweep Ottawa Victorias in 2 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers sweep Winnipeg Maple Leafs in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers outscore Edmonton, 13-10 in 2 game series. | Ref: 5 |
- 1909
| Mar 03 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Montréal Wanderers, 8-3. | Ref: 5 |
- 1910
| Jan 07 | Ottawa Senators sweep Galt in 2 games for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton in 2 for the Stanley Cup (2nd of 1910). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3. | Ref: 5 |
- 1911
| Mar 13 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (Ontario), 7-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ontario) 13-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | National Hockey Association forms with New Westminister, Vancouver & Victoria. | Ref: 5 |
- 1912
| Jan 05 | First National Hockey Assn game (Victoria). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | First Stanley Cup game to be played in 3 20-minute periods, formerly played in 30-minute halfs, Québec beats Moncton 9-3 on way to sweep. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Stanley Cup: Québec Bulldogs sweep Moncton (New Brunswick) in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
- 1913
| Mar 10 | Stanley Cup: Québec Bulldogs sweep Sydney Miners in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
- 1914
| Mar 19 | Stanley Cup: Toronto Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Victoria Capitals (PCHA) in 3 game. | Ref: 5 |
- 1915
| Mar 26 | Stanley Cup: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Ottawa Senators in 3 | Ref: 2 |
- 1916
| Mar 30 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 3 games to 2 | Ref: 5 |
- 1917
| Mar 11 | First NHL championship game ever played, Toronto Arenas beats Montréal Canadiens 7-3 in 1st of 2 game set (second game on March 13). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montréal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1; Seattle is 1st US team to win Stanley Cup | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 27 | The Seattle Metropolitans, of the Pacific Coast League of Canada, defeated the Montreal Canadiens to become the first U.S. hockey team to win the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 22 | National Hockey Association disbands. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 22 | NHL founded with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, TorontArenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | The first games of the new National Hockey League were played on this day. Five teams made up the league: Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec, the Montreal Canadiens and the Montreal Wanderers. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | First NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron. | Ref: 5 |
- 1918
| Jan 02 | NHL Montréal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns down. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Montréal Canadien Joe Malone scores 5 goals beating Ottawa 9-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | First NHL Championship: Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Arenas, outscoring them 10-7 in a 2 game set. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Stanley Cup: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 18 | NHL's Quebec Bulldogs sold to a Toronto businessman P J Quinn. | Ref: 5 |
- 1919
| Mar 06 | NHL Championship: Montréal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, 3 games to 1 with 1 tie. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Stanley Cup: Montréal (NHL) & Seattle (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie; 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic | Ref: 5 |
- 1920
| Jan 10 | Montréal Canadiens (14) & Toronto St Patricks (7) score NHL record 21 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | Québec's Joe Malone sets NHL record of 7 goals in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | Joe Malone, Québec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game against Toronto. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Montréal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Québec Bulldogs. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | NHL's Québec Bulldog Jim Malone scores 6 goals vs Ottawa Senators. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Ottawa Senators beat Seat Metropolitans 3 games to 2 for Stanley Cup | Ref: 5 |
- 1921
| Jan 26 | Toronto St Pat Corb Denneny scores 6 goals vs Hamilton Tigers. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Stanley Cup Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | NHL Championship Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Ottawa Senators beat Vanc Millionaires 3 games to 2 for Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1922
| Mar 11 | Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto St Pats, 5 to 4, in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Stanley Cup: Toronto St Pats (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 | Ref: 5 |
- 1923
| Feb 17 | Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | NHL Championship: Montréal Canadiens outscore Ottawa Senators, 3-2, in 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 1 | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 31 | Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) sweep Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) in 2 games | Ref: 5 |
- 1924
| Mar 11 | NHL Championship: Montréal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) in 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in 2 (2nd of 1924). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 01 | 1st US NHL franchise, the Boston Bruins is founded. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 29 | NHL's Montreal Forum opens. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Toronto Maple Leafs 10-5. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1925
| Feb 28 | Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | NHL Championship: Montréal Canadiens sweep Toronto Arenas in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Stanley Cup: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montréal Maroons (NHL), 3 games to 1 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | NHL's NY Americans (formerly Hamilton Tigers) 1st game, lose 3-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 28 | Famed NHL goalie Georges Vezina collapses in a game & dies of TB 4 months later. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | The 1st hockey game is played at Madison Sq Garden, Mont Candiens 3, NY Americans 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | NHL record 141 shots as NY Americans (73) beat Pittsburgh Pirates (68) 3-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | New York's Jake Forbes makes 67 saves, Pittsburgh's Ray Waters makes 70. | Ref: 5 |
- 1926
| Mar 23 | NHL Championship: Montréal Canadiens outscore Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4 in 2 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Montreal Maroons beat Victoria Cougars 3 games to 1 for Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | The NY Rangers became the newest franchise to be awarded by the National Hockey League. Two years later, the Rangers won their first Stanley Cup. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 25 | NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks & Detroit Red Wings. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 16 | The NY Rangers play their 1st game beating the Montreal Maroons 1-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 17 | NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Toronto St Pats 4-1. | Ref: 5 |
- 1927
| Jan 14 | Toronto Maple Leafs first hat trick (Hap Day) vs New York Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins with 2 wins & 2 ties for Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 24 | NHL's Toronto St Patricks become the Maple Leafs. | Ref: 5 |
- 1928
| Apr 07 | 44-year old New York Ranger General Manager Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, & beats Montréal Maroons 2-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | NY Rangers beat Montreal Maroons 3 games to 2 for Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1929
| Feb 28 | Chicago Black Hawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep New York Rangers in 2 games | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | First NHL game at Chicago Stadium; Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1 | Ref: 5 |
- 1930
| Jan 09 | Boston Bruins wins then NHL record 14th straight game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | NHL's Boston Bruins win then-record 14th consecutive game. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Boston Bruins wins then NHL record 14th straight game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | The Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 2 games for Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty. | Ref: 5 |
- 1931
| Jan 03 | Nels Stewart of Montréal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 seconds (record). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | Philadelphia Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | Philadelphia Quakers defeat Montréal, ends NHL-record 15-game losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Hockey's Hershey Bears (now with AHL) first game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Chicago's Cy Wentworth beats Montréal Canadiens at 13:50 of the 6th period. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 3 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 12 | Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as the new home of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. | Ref: 4 |
- 1932
| Jan 19 | Charlie Conacher becomes first Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game, the 1st coming at 7 seconds of the game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Tor Maple Leafs sweep NY Rangers in 3 games for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | NHL readmits Ottawa & drops Pittsburgh. | Ref: 5 |
- 1933
| Jan 02 | Bruins beat Rangers in New York 13-3. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Then longest North American hockey game requires a 1:44:46 overtime as Maple Leaf Ken Doraty scores to beat Canadiens 1-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | NY Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251. | Ref: 5 |
- 1934
| Feb 14 | NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | The Chicago Black Hawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | First penalty shot vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Mont) unsuccessful. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 11 | First penalty shot vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Mont) unsuccessful. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | First Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher unsuccessful vs Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
- 1935
| Apr 09 | Stanley Cup Montréal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 3 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Frank Boucher is given the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 15 | NHL's St Louis Eagles fold. | Ref: 5 |
- 1936
| Feb 08 | First successful Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher vs Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | NHL record 32 points scored, New York Americans (28) & Montréal Maroons (24). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Red Wings beat Montréal Maroons in 16 minutes & 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 minutes), ends 1-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Maroons in NHL longest game (2 hours 56 minutes 30 seconds). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Detroit Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3 games to 1 for Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1937
| Mar 25 | Lionel Conacher misses on first Stanley Cup penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 3 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1938
| Mar 19 | Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Chicago Black Hawks beat Tor Maple Leafs 3 games to 1 for Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 26 | Montreal Maroons dropped from the NHL. | Ref: 5 |
- 1939
| Mar 16 | NHL record 10 goals in 1 period-New York Rangers (7), New York Americans (3) & a record 26 points in the 3rd period. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 1 for Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1940
| Feb 25 | The first televised hockey game is broadcast. The New York Rangers whip the Montreal Canadiens, 6-2, at Madison Square Garden on W2XBS-TV in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 07 | Montréal Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | NY Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1941
| Feb 25 | Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | NHL Chicago goalee Samuel LoPresti stops record 80 of 83 Boston shots. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1942
| Apr 18 | Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 28 | NY Americans NHL team folded. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 05 | Carl Liscombe of the Detroit Red Wings sets a record for the most points scored in a game (7 vs. Chicago). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 20 | NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over. | Ref: 5 |
- 1943
| Jan 14 | Alex Smart (Montréal) is first NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with 5 points in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | Chicago Blackhawks beats New York Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | Detroit Red Wings sweep Boston Bruins for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1944
| Jan 23 | Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers & NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals & most lopsided game 15-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep Chicago Blackhawks in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | NY Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 11 | NY Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4). | Ref: 5 |
- 1945
| Mar 18 | Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
- 1946
| Apr 09 | Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1947
| Jan 08 | Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | NHL Pension Society founded. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 13 | NHL All Star Game All Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs. | Ref: 5 |
- 1948
| Apr 14 | Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1949
| Feb 12 | Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1950
| Apr 23 | Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 15 | The first black man in organized hockey suited up. Arthur Dorrington became a member of the Atlantic City Seagulls of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League. | Ref: 4 |
- 1951
| Apr 21 | Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
- 1952
| Mar 23 | Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks; Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Detroit Red Wings sweeps Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1953
| Apr 14 | Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 09 | Maurice Richard sets a National Hockey League record by scoring his 325th career goal. Most guys would have kept the record-breaking puck. Richard sent this one to Queen Elizabeth of England. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Montreal Canadiens (106) & Toronto Maple Leafs (98) get 204 penalty minutes. | Ref: 5 |
- 1954
| Jan 09 | Bert Olmstead, Montréal Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Bert Olmstead, Montréal Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Russia defeated Canada 7-2 to capture the world ice-hockey title in Stockholm, Sweden. It marked the first time that Russia participated in the ice-hockey competition and started a dynasty -- until being checked by Team USA in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, NY. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 25 | Dickie Moore schores four goals in one period in a Stanley Cup game, an individual record. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 06 | Montréal Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 seconds in playoff game against Detroit Red Wings. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1955
| Mar 17 | Maurice "Rocket" Richard suspended, sparks 7 hour riot in Montréal. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1956
| Apr 10 | Montreal Canadiens beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
- 1957
| Feb 11 | NHL Players Association forms (New York NY), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating New York Rangers 14-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 19 | Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Mont, became first NHLer to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
- 1958
| Jan 18 | First black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 26 | Maurice Richard scores his 600th career goal for the Montreal Canadiens hockey team -- at Madison Square Garden in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 28 | George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs. | Ref: 5 |
- 1959
| Apr 18 | Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 01 | Jacques Plante becomes the 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | New York Ranger goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask. | Ref: 5 |
- 1960
| Apr 14 | Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Gordie Howe becomes first NHLer to score 1,000 points. | Ref: 5 |
- 1961
| Mar 11 | Then NHL record 40 penalties, Black Hawks & Maple Leafs (20 each). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Stanley Cup Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 26 | The official International Hockey Hall of Fame opened in Toronto. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 27 | Gordie Howe becomes first to play in 1,000 NHL games. | Ref: 5 |
- 1962
| Mar 14 | Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | The Toronto Maple Leafs won back the Stanley Cup after 11 years. The National Hockey League champions kept Lord Stanley’s cup locked up in Toronto for the next three seasons. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 07 | Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie. | Ref: 5 |
- 1963
| Apr 18 | Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | 3 New Jersey businessmen purchase the NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval to move them to the New Jersey Meadowlands (Devils). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 10 | Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 11 | Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record. | Ref: 5 |
- 1964
| Apr 25 | Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 14 | Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings set a National Hockey League record as he scored his 627th career goal in a game against Montreal. | Ref: 4 |
- 1965
| May 01 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
- 1966
| Mar 12 | Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks became the first player in the National Hockey League to score 51 points in a single season. | Ref: 4 |
| May 05 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1967
| Jan 18 | 20th NHL All-Star Game: Montréal beats All-Stars 3-0 at Montréal. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | 113 East Europeans attending World Amateur hockey championships in Vienna, ask for political asylum. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 05 | New franchises in the National Hockey League were awarded to the Minnesota North Stars, the CA Golden Seals and the Los Angeles Kings. The North Stars moved to Dallas in the mid-1990s and the Golden Seals are now nonexistent. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 08 | NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals. | Ref: 5 |
- 1968
| Jan 13 | Bill Masterson (Minnesota Northstars) checked into the boards & killed. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | 21st NHL All-Star Game Toronto beat All-Stars 4-3 at Toronto. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Jean Beliveau (Montréal) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Minn's Wayne Connelly is 1st to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 16 | Jim Dorey sets Toronto Maple Leaf penalty records (48 mins on 9 penalties in a game & 44 minutes on 7 penalties in a period). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 25 | Longest Oly field hockey game, Hol beats Spain 1-0 in 2h25m (6 OT). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 07 | Gordon ‘Red’ Berenson hockey: U. of Michigan; NHL: Montreal Canadiens, NY Rangers, SL Blues [shares NHL record for goals [4] made in one period [11/7/68], Detroit Red Wings; coach | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors & 2 game misconducts in a game against the NY Rangers in NY's Madison Square Garden. | Ref: 5 |
- 1969
| Jan 01 | Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | 22nd NHL All-Star Game West beat East 3-3 at Montréal. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
- 1970
| Jan 20 | 23rd NHL All-Star Game East beat West 4-1 at St Louis. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | New York Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | USSR wins its 8th straight world hockey championship | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | The Boston Bruins won their first Stanley Cup since the beginning of World War II by defeating St. Louis. The Bruins would repeat the feat and take home Lord Stanley’s Cup again in 1972. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | NHL takes control of the Pittsburgh Penguins. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy & Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame. | Ref: 5 |
- 1971
| Jan 19 | NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | 24th NHL All-Star Game West beat East 2-1 at Boston. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | Montréal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Bruin Phil Esposito is NHL's quickest to score 50 goals in a season. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Boston Bruins win 13th straight NHL game. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 09 | Hockey legend Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings retires from the National Hockey League. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 13 | The World Hockey Association was formed. It was announced that play would commence in October, 1972 | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 21 | NY Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders). | Ref: 5 |
- 1972
| Jan 25 | 25th NHL All-Star Game East beats West 3-2 at Minnesota. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Bill Torrey becomes first Islander General Manager. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for first time in 225 games (Boston University). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Bobby Hull joined Gordie Howe to become only the second National Hockey League player to score 600 career goals. Hull played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Howe spent his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings. | Ref: 4 |
| May 11 | Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat NY Rangers, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 27 | Bobby Hull signed a 10-year hockey contract for $2,500,000, as he became a player and coach of the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 27 | Pro hockey star Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard signed a one-year contract to coach the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 24 | Gordie Howe & Jean Beliveau are inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 27 | (Long Island) First game at Nassau Coliseum, Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 (exhibition). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | First games of the World Hockey Association. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 07 | (Long Island) First season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 12 | Billy Harris failed in first Islander penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 17 | First time Islanders shut-out-5-0 vs Penguins. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 04 | Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 22 | Flyers start Islanders on 15 game winless streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Islanders end 15 games winless streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Los Angeles Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Los Angeles Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
- 1973
| Jan 18 | Islanders break 12 game losing streak, 20 game road winless streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 seconds into a game vs Montréal. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | 26th NHL All-Star Game East beat West 5-4 at New York Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Islanders & Sabres had a penalty free game. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | First time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | 2nd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | 10th time Islanders shut-out-4-0 vs Penguins. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | Flyers score 8 goals in 1 period vs Islanders, on 60 shots | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | First WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Winnipeg Jets, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2 | Ref: 2 |
| Jun 19 | National Hockey League record-holder Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings jumped leagues to join his sons, Mark and Marty, on the Houston Aeros (of the rival World Hockey Association). In doing so, Howe accepted a $1,000,000, four-year contract. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 14 | Indpls is awarded a WHA franchise. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 27 | First time Islanders beat the Rangers-3-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | The National Hockey League put an end to the reserve clause in future player contracts. It favors the one-year option system that was similar to that in National Football League contracts. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 20 | Montreal Canadien Henri Richard scores his 1,000th NHL point. | Ref: 5 |
- 1974
| Jan 04 | Peter Puck, by gosh, was introduced on NBC-TV as hockey was presented in prime time. The Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers were featured in the National Hockey League contest. Marv Albert was mikeside with play-by-play for NBC. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 29 | 27th NHL All-Star Game West beat East 6-4 at Chicago. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Gordie Howe comes out of retirement for $1 million from Houston Aeros, WHA. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Dutch women hockey team becomes world champion. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 09 | Washington Capitals first NHL game, losing 6-3 to NY Rangers at MSG; Wash Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 12 | First time Wash Caps are shut out as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 15 | Washington Capitals first NHL tie, playing LA Kings to 1-1 tie. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 17 | Washington Capitals first NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 21 | First Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 5-0 vs Caps. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 28 | First time 2 Islanders hat trick in same game-MacMillian & Westfall. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 10 | Montreal Candiens shutout Washington Capitals 11-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 30 | 20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | First Washington Capitals penalty shot, Tom Williams unsuccessful vs Buff Sabres. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Islander Glenn Resch's first shut-out opponent-Kings 3-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Dave Kryskow scores Washington Capitals first NHL shorthanded goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Phil Esposito, Boston, became 6th NHLer to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Washington Capitals first NHL sellout. | Ref: 5 |
- 1975
| Jan 04 | Montréal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 10-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | 28th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-1 at Montréal. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | First successful Washington Capitals penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs Vancouver Canucks. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Lorne Henning scores on 3rd Islander penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Capitals only got one shot in a period against the Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Washington Capitals first NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Fastest hat trick by a Washington Capital 3 minutes 26 seconds (Stan Gilbertson). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Rangers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | JP Parise 11 second OT goal-Islanders first playoff advance eliminates Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Pittsburgh Penguins 5-New York Islanders 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins 3-New York Islanders 1-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 2-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Pittsburgh Penguins 6-New York Islanders 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Penguins 1-Islanders 3-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-1 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Pittsburgh Penguins 2-New York Islanders 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-2 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Penguins 1-Islanders 4-Quarterfinals-series tied at 3-3. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Pittsburgh Penguins 0-New York Islanders 1-Quarterfinals-Islanders win series 4-3. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Flyers 4-Islanders 0-Semifinals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Islanders Parise & Potvin score within 14 seconds in playoffs Flyers 5-Isles 4-semifinals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Flyers 1-Isles 0-Semis-Flyers hold 3-0 lead-Isles held to 14 shots. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Flyers 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Flyers 1-Isles 5-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-2 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Flyers 1-Isles 2-Semifinals-Series tied at 3 games. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Stanley Cup; Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 4-3. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 18 | Jury can't decide on trial of Dave Fopbes of Boston Bruins (1st athlete indicted for excessive violence during play). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 23 | Islander Glenn Resch's 5th shut-out opponent-Flyers 3-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 30 | John Bucyk, Boston, became 7th NHLer to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 02 | Ed Giacomin as a Red Wing returns to Madison Square Garden beats Rangers 6-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | 10th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 3-0 vs Sabres. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | First time NY Islanders shut-out NY Rangers, 3-0-Billy Smith's 5th. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Capitals 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Capitals in 4:57. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at Madison Square Garden. | Ref: 5 |
- 1976
| Jan 09 | Bryan Trottier failed in 4th Islander penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | 29th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | Washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Islander Glenn Resch's 10th shut-out opponent-Blues 4-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | The Philadelphia Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep Philadelphia Flyers in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 16 | Toronto Maple Leaf Lanny McDonald scores a hat trick in 2 min 54 sec. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | 20th Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 3-0 vs Bruins. | Ref: 5 |
- 1977
| Jan 16 | Washington Capital's H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | 30th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 4-3 at Vancouver. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | 4th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 4-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs shutout Washington Capitals 10-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Montreal Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a loss. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Boston Bruin Jean Ratelle scores his 1,000th NHL point. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 09 | NHL refuses merger of 6 WHA clubs. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 18 | First Islander 0-0 tie-Kings at Nassau-25th time shutout-Resch's 15th. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 01 | Islander Goran Hogosta's only shut-out Flames 9-0-Trottier 4 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 13 | 25th Islander shut-out Resch 6-0 Gilles scores on 5th penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 19 | Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | Islander Billy Smith's 10th shut-out opponent-Black Hawks 4-0. | Ref: 5 |
- 1978
| Jan 24 | 31st NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (OT) at Buffalo. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Bobby Hull of the Winnipeg Jets joined Gordie Howe by getting career goal number 1,000 in a game against the Quebec Nordiques. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 20 | Flyers' Rick MacLeash scores on 6th penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10, making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 17 | NY Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 18 | NY Islanders first scoreless tie, vs LA Kings. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 24 | NHL Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 pts vs NY Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 04 | Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Islanders take 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins; Penguins' Ross Lonsberry fails on 7th penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | Islander's Mike Bossy's first career hat trick. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3) to Canadiens. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Islanders score 7 goals in 1 period against the Rangers, Trottier scores 8 points vs Rangers, 5 goals-NHL record 6 points in 1 period. | Ref: 5 |
- 1979
| Jan 02 | 30th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 vs Vancouver. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | After resigning as the general manager of the Rangers nine day ago, Danny O'Brien signs a contract to become the Mariners' president and CEO. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 17 | New York Islanders didn't get a shot off in 1 period against New York Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Twenty-year-old rookie Don Maloney of the New York Rangers scored his first goal in the National Hockey League. It came on his first ever NHL shot! | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 11 | Randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minute NHL hockey game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Isle's Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques & Whalers). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against Flyers. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 10 | Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in first game. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretsky scores his 1st NHL goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | Flyers start 35 game unbeaten streak beating Toronto 4-3. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 27 | Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 24 | Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at Madison Square Garden. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Red Army beats NY Rangers 5-2 at Madison Square Garden. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum. | Ref: 5 |
- 1980
| Jan 06 | Philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | Minnesota ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent-Canucks 3-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his first 4 minutes & a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in the NHL. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Islanders & Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | 32nd NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 6-3 at Detroit. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | New York Islanders 2nd scoreless tie, vs Winnipeg Jets. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Wayne Gretzky assists on NHL-record-tying 7 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Rangers score 5 power-play goals against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 29 | Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings became the first player in NHL history to score 800 career goals (in a 3-0 Wings’ win over the St. Louis Blues). Howe finished his career with 801 regular-season goals. Only Wayne Gretzky has surpassed that mark. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 02 | 3rd Islander scoreless tie-Penguins in Pittsburgh. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | New York Islanders 3rd scoreless tie, vs Pittsburgh Penguins. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st teenager to score 50 goals in a season | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Gordie Howe completes a record 26th season. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | Islander Potvin's 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Stan Mikita retired after 21 years with the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL. His #21 jersey became the first Blackhawks number to be retired. | Ref: 4 |
| May 01 | Sabres & Islanders play to 1:20 of 5th period in a playoff. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game | Ref: 2 |
| May 15 | Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Stanley Cup: NY Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 04 | Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 11 | Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Colorado Rockies). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Anders Kailur scores on 6th Islander penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | NY Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks. | Ref: 5 |
- 1981
| Jan 03 | Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey #34, Austin Carr. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Hockey Hall of Famer, Phil Esposito, said he would call it quits as a hockey player after the New York Rangers-Buffalo Sabres hockey game. It was a game that seemed like it might never end -- both teams skated to a 3-3 tie. Esposito quit the New York Rangers and went on to become General Manager and coach of the Rangers. Phil Esposito played for the Boston Bruins when he won the Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player in the NHL in 1969 and 1974 and helped lead the Bruins to two Stanley Cup Championships in 1970 and 1972. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 13 | Islander's Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick-4 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Islander Glenn Resch's 25th & last shut-out opponent-Flames 5-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | 40th Islander shut-out opponent-3-0 vs Red Wings-Billy Smith 15th. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | Mike Bossy becomes first in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | 33rd NHL All-Star Game Campbell beat Wales 4-1 at Los Angeles CA. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | New York Islanders give up their most goals (11) vs Calgary Flames. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | NHL most penalized game; Bruins vs Northstars, 84 penalties (392 minutes). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Boston & Minnesota play most penalty-filled NHL game-406 minute total. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Isle's Mike Bossy 9th & final hat trick of season-4 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | New York Islanders & Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | Islanders scored 9 goals against Toronto in playoffs. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Ranger's Anders Hedberg is 2nd to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Denis Potvin hockey: NHL: NY Islanders: ties the record for most goals scored by a defenseman in a playoff game [3]: Islanders vs. Edmonton Oilers. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 17 | Isle Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals tie NHL record vs Oilers. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Washington Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | Wayne Gretsky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Doug Small (Winnipeg Jets) ties NHL record scoring at 5 second mark. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Oiler Wayne Gretsky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 points (38th game). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Oiler Wayne Gretsky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 points (38th game). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season. | Ref: 5 |
- 1982
| Jan 02 | Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Steve D'Innocenzo scores 3 hockey goals in 12 seconds in Massachusetts high school game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | New York Islanders begin then NHL record 15 game winning streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Islanders score 4 goals within 1 38, 5 within 2 37 vs Penguins. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Steve D'Innocenzo scores 3 hockey goals in 12 seconds in Massachusetts high school game. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | 34th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Wayne Gretsky scores 153rd point of season, tying NHL record. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Islander's Bryan Trottier scores 5 goals against the Flyers. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | New York Islanders win record 15th straight NHL game. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | 2nd double hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy & Denis Potvin. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL to score 200 points in a season. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Randy Holt sets Washington Capital record of 34 penalty minutes. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Buffalo Sabre Gil Perrault scores his 1,000th NHL point. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Pittsburgh Penguins 1-New York Islanders 8-Preliminary-Islanders hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | Pittsburgh Penguins 2-New York Islanders 4-Preliminary; Islanders hold 2-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Los Angeles Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd period, win in OT 6-5. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Pittsburgh Penguins 2-New York Islanders 1 (OT) Preliminary - Islanders hold 2-1 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Pittsburgh Penguins 5-New York Islanders 2-Preliminary-Series tied at 2-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Pittsburgh Penguins 3-New York Islanders 4 (OT)-Preliminary-Islanders win series (3-2). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Québec Nordiques 1-New York Islanders 4-Semifinals-Islanders hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Québec Nordiques 2-New York Islanders 5-Semifinals-Islanders hold 2-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Nordiques 4-Isles 5 (OT)-semifinals-Isles hold 3-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Nordiques 2-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles win series 4-0. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 0. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies & gets approval to move to New Jersey. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 30 | NJ NHL franchise officially named the Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders & Americans. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 20 | Don Lever becomes the first captain of the NJ Devils. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 21 | Devils beat Rangers 3-2 in exhibition; first hockey in Meadowlands (NJ). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 05 | NJ Devils first game, ties Pitts Penguins 3-3 at the Meadowlands. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 08 | NJ Devils first victory, beating NY Rangers 3-2 at the Meadowlands. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | 30th time Islanders shut-out-2-0 vs North Stars. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 13 | NJ Devils first short handed goal-Don Lever. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | NY Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins; Islanders assessed 108 penalty minutes Penguins 125 (233 total). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 16 | Devils first road victory 6-5 over Penguins. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 11 | 30th time Islanders shut-out-2-0 vs North Stars. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 23 | NY Islanders & Minnesota North Stars play to an 8-8 tie. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | 5th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 3-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | First New Jersey Devil hat-trick (Steve Tambellini) defeat Hartford 5-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Clark Gilles fails in 7th Islander penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles CA, becomes 9th NHLer to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
- 1983
| Jan 13 | Québec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 15 | Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Wayne Gretsky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | 35th NHL All-Star Game Campbell beat Wales 9-3 at New York Islander. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | 70th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | New York Islander Mike Bossy becomes first to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Washington Capitals 2-New York Islanders 5-Patrick Division Semifinals- Islanders hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Washington Capitals 4-New York Islanders 2-Patrick Division Semifinals-series tied 1-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Washington Capitals 2-New York Islanders 6 -Patrick Semis-Denis Potvin fails on penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Caps 3-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isles win series 3-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | New York Islanders tie own record with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a period vs New York Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | New York Rangers 1-New York Islanders 4-Patrick Division Finals-Islanders hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | New York Rangers 0-New York Islanders 5-Patrick Division Finals-Islanders hold 2-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in one Stanley Cup playoff game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals vs Rangers; Rangers 7-Islanders 6-Patrick Division Finals-Islanders hold 2-1 lead; Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Rangers 3-Islanders 1-Patrick Division Finals-Series tied at 2-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Rangers 2-Islanders 7-Patrick Division Finals-Islanders hold 3-2 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | New York Rangers 2-New York Islanders 5-Patrick Division Finals-Islanders win series 4-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Boston Bruins 2-New York Islanders 5-Wales Conference Championship-Islanders hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Boston Bruins 4-New York Islanders 1-Wales Conference Championship-Series tied 1-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Bruins 3-Islanders 7-Wales Conference Championship-Islanders hold 2-1 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 22 | NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 05 | NJ Devils purchase AHL Maine Mariners as their farm team. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 08 | Washington Capitals first NHL overtime game losing to NY Islanders 8-7. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 15 | Black Hawks & Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 04 | Washington Capitals first NHL overtime victory beating Vancouver 5-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 15 | 75th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | New Jersey Devils first shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Islander's Butch Goring scorings 4 goals against Oilers. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Guy Lafleur, Montréal, becomes 10th NHLer to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | New York Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Pittsburgh Penguins. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Islanders score 3 shorthanded goals against Capitals. | Ref: 5 |
- 1984
| Jan 04 | Wayne ‘The Great One’ Gretsky scores eight goals for the second time in his National Hockey League career. Edmonton’s Oilers defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 12-8. Gretsky had four goals on his own and four assists. He was the Number One Star and Player of the Game for his effort. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 04 | Edmonton beats Minnesota 12-8-highest-scoring modern NHL game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | Washington Capitals Bengt Gustafsson scores 5 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | Wayne Gretzky extended his consecutive scoring streak to 45 games, but the Edmonton Oilers winning streak ended at an unlucky 13 when Gretzky and company lost to the Buffalo Sabres 3-1. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 18 | 80th Islander & 3rd dual hat trick (Carroll & Bossy) 9-1 win. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | ‘The Great One’, Wayne Gretzky, set a National Hockey League record for consecutive game scoring, as his streak ended at 51 games. The streak began on October 5, 1983, ending with the L.A. Kings defeating the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2. Gretzky collected 153 points (61 goals and 92 assists) during the run. Gretzky left Edmonton to play for the Kings in 1988. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 28 | Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | 36th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-6 at New Jersey. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | Wayne Gretsky sets NHL short handed season scoring record at 11. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | New Jersey Devils first OT goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Reed Larson of Detroit got two assists to become the highest scoring American-born player in the history of the National Hockey League. Larson broke the record (previously held by Tom Williams) by scoring his 432nd point. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 22 | Brothers Anton & Peter Stastny score 8 points each for NHL Québec. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | New York Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (6). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Edmonton Oiler's Wayne Gretzky is 3rd to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | The Edmonton Oilers defeated the NY Islanders by a 5-2 score to win the Stanley Cup. The win by the Oilers ended the Ranger's domination of the National Hockey League the previous four seasons. | Ref: 4 |
| May 19 | Pat LaFontaine scores 2 goals within 22 seconds in an NHL playoff game. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 13 | Blackhawk Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 25 | Rangers beat Devils 11-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 01 | Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-77-3-4. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 09 | Most shots in an Islander game-88-Isles 45, Rangers 43. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 17 | Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 18 | Devils shutout Rangers 6-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 18 | Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 26 | After 518 goals and 14 years of service with the Montreal Canadiens, Guy Lafleur (‘The Flower’) decided to retire from hockey. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | Los Angeles Kings end Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record 51-game scoring streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | New Jersey Devils first penalty shot-Rocky Trottier scores against Edmonton. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | New Jersey Devils first shutout, Glenn Resch makes 42 saves beat Minnesota, 2-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Wayne Gretsky, 23, of the Edmonton Oilers led his hockey team to a 7-3 victory over Los Angeles. He got two goals and four assists and became only the 18th player in the National Hockey League to score more than 1,000 points. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 19 | The Buffalo Sabres defeat the Chicago Black Hawks 6-3, making Sabres coach Bobby Bowman the first National Hockey League coach to win 691 games. (XDG, p 4A, 12/19/2000) | Ref: 83 |
| Dec 21 | Islander Kelly Hrudy's first shut-out win-Whalers 1-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Blues take 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period. | Ref: 5 |
- 1985
| Jan 05 | Bryan Trottier failed on 9th Islander penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th point of season in game 39. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | New York Devil Don Lever becomes 57th NHLer to score 300 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | 37th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 6-4 at Calgary. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | New York Islander Mike Bossy is first to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Washington Capitals 4-New York Islanders 3 (OT) Patrick Division Semifinals - Capitals hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Washington Capitals 2-New York Islanders 1 (OT)-Patrick Division Semifinals- Capitals hold 2-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Washington Capitals 1-New York Islanders 2-Patrick Division Semifinals- Capitals hold 2-1 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Wash Caps 1st playoff penality shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Washington Capitals 4-New York Islanders 6-Patrick Division Semifinals-Series tied at 2-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Washington Capitals 1-New York Islanders 2-Patrick Division Semifinals-Islanders win series 3-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Flyers 3-Islanders 0-Patrick Division Finals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Flyers 5-Islanders 2-Patrick Division Finals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Philadelphia Flyers 5-New York Islanders 3-Patrick Division Finals-Flyers hold 3-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Cup game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Philadelphia Flyers 2-New York Islanders 6-Patrick Division Finals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Philadelphia Flyers New York Islanders 1-Patrick Division Finals-Flyers win series 4-1. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | The Edmonton Oilers set a National Hockey League record for playoff wins (12). Edmonton won its second Stanley Cup with a 7-3 win over the Chicago Black Hawks. | Ref: 4 |
| May 11 | First US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | The National Hockey League Celebration of Excellence recognized ‘The Great One’, hockey star Wayne Gretsky, by awarding him his sixth Hart Trophy. The honor is earned by the Most Valuable Player in the NHL each year. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 11 | NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (17) 12-9 & ties record of 21 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points). | Ref: 5 |
- 1986
| Jan 02 | NY Islander, Mike Bossy, scores his 500th goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Chicago Blackhawk Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of 3rd period. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | New York Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | 38th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 4-3 (OT) at Hartford. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | New Jersey Devil Peter McNab becomes the 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Islander Mike Bossy, first NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Wayne Gretsky sets NHL record with 213th point of season. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Montreal skated past Calgary 4-3 to capture its 23rd National Hockey League Stanley Cup championship. No other major North American pro sports franchise has earned as many titles. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 09 | Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 22 | Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton, became 13th NHLer to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 24 | Buffalo Sabres center Gilbert Perreault announces his retirement from hockey. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | Doug Jarvis, age 31, set a National Hockey League record as he skated in his 916th consecutive game. It was a record that started in 1974. Doug holds the individual record for most consecutive games played (964). | Ref: 4 |
- 1987
| Jan 22 | Blizzard in New Jersey, as 334 attend the Devils-Flame NHL game, New Jersey wins 7-5. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Washington Capitals score 5 goals against Toronto in 3 minutes & 3 seconds. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Wayne Gretsky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Wayne Gretsky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champ when he scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game, for the 3rd time. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | New Jersey Devils farm team Maine Mariners (AHL) move to Utica (Devils) NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | New York Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Lou Lamoriello is named New Jersey Devils president. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 29 | Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs Isles). It was later ruled that he should not be credited with the goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Flyers' Ron Hextall becomes first goalie to actually score a goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Bruins' Linseman & Blues' Doug Gilmore score goals, 2 seconds apart. | Ref: 5 |
- 1988
| Jan 25 | Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (15 games). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | 39th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St Louis. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Kelly Hrudy's 5th Islander shut-out win-Hartford 3-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Pat Verbeek becomes first New Jersey Devil to score 4 goals in an NHL game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | New York Islanders celebrate Mike Bossy night. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | New York Islanders celebrate Denis Potvin night | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretsky 7 year streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4-3 in OT, to clinch their first ever playoff spot. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | NJ Devils' 1st playoff game; lose to Isles 4-3 (OT) in 1st round. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Devils 3-2 over Isles, first round tied 1-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Devils 3-0 over Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in first round. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5-4 (OT) first round tied at 2-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | New Jersey Devils 4-2 over New York Islanders-Devils lead 3-2 in first round. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | New Jersey Devils 6-5 over New York Islanders-Devils take first round 4-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | NJ Devils 1st playoff hat trick-Eric Broten. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | New Jersey Devil Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of 8 points in a playoff game (hat trick & 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capitals. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | New Jersey Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | New Jersey Devils beat Capitals 3-2 taking 7th game of Patrick Division final. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Doughnutgate incident: New Jersey Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Amateur referees work New Jersey Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by the Devils | Ref: 2 |
| May 24 | Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 20 | NYC WABC-AM becomes the flagship radio station of the NJ Devils. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 09 | Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to LA Kings for $15-$20 millions. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 19 | NY Rangers sign ex-Canadien great Guy Lafluer. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 07 | Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito & Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | NJ Devils raise their first pennant (Patrick Div Playoff Champs). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 24 | NY Islander's & NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy retires. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 23 | Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | New York Islanders greatest shutout loss (8-0) vs St Louis Blues. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | New York Islanders fire Simpson, Arbour new coach. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Washington Capitals first NHL scoreless tie, vs Montréal Canadiens. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | NY Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | Bryan Murray becomes the 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Washington Capitals). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum. | Ref: 5 |
- 1989
| Jan 17 | Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's 2nd all time scorer. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | 40th NHL All-Star Game Campbell beat Wales 9-5 at Edmonton. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Gretzky sets 2 records, his 45th hat trick & 10th 40+ goal season. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | The New York Rangers retire goalie Eddie Giacomin's #1 uniform. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Dino Ciccarelli sets Washington Capital record of 7 points in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | 1st playoff goal scored by a goalee, Ron Hextall of the Phila Flyers, scores short-handed into an empty net beating Caps 8-5. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in first period. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | NHL's NY Rangers fire general manager & coach Phil Esposito. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames beat Montréal Canadiens, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 05 | Billy Smith, last original NY Islander, retires. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 07 | Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 14 | Calgary Flames become first NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 15 | Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings surpassed Gordie Howe's NHL scoring record of 1,850 points, in a game against the Edmonton Oilers. | Ref: 70 |
- 1990
| Jan 11 | Pat Lafontaine sets New York Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straight. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | 41st NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 12-7 at Pittsburgh. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Brett Hull becomes first son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | First world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 2-1 in first game of preliminary. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 5-2, Rangers lead 2-0 in preliminary. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | NY Islanders beat NY Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6-1, Rangers lead 3-1 in preliminary. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6-5, Rangers win preliminary, 4-1. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | Edmonton Oiler Klima beats Boston Bruins in 6th period. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 26 | Wayne Gretzky become the first NHL player to score 2000 points. (XDG, p. 4A, 10/26/2000) | Ref: 83 |
| Dec 06 | NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning. | Ref: 5 |
- 1991
| Jan 03 | Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal in a game against New York Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | 42nd NHL All Star Game-Campbell beats Wales 11-5 in Chicago. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Los Angeles King Dave Taylor becomes 29th NHLer to score 1000 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse & shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky & John Candy buy CFL's Toronto Argonauts. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | St Louis Blue Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Scotty Bowman & Neil Armstrong elected to NHL Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | 44th NCAA Ice Hockey Chanmpionship: Northern Michigan beats Boston University 8-7; Northern Michigan's 1st NCAA hockey title | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | St Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Chicago Blackhawks becomes first NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | St Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 13 | NHL owners present contract to players (leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike) | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | Islanders Denis Potvan & Michael Bossy inducted into NHL Hall of Fame | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 23 | NY Islanders Mike Bossy & Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 27 | First scheduled NHL exhibition game in St Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (NY Islanders vs Boston Bruins). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 04 | NHL NY Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning & Ottawa Senators. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | NY Islander Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with ½ second left. | Ref: 5 |
- 1992
| Jan 18 | 43rd NHL All Star Game Campbell-10, Wales-6 (Brett Hull, MVP) at Philadelphia. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Denis Potvin's #5 becomes the first number retired by the New York Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Mike Bossy's #22 is 2nd number retired by New York Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | NHL New York Rangers clinch first NHL regular season championship in 50 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | NHL players begin first strike in 75-year history. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | NHL strike ends after 10 days. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | NY Islander, Al Arbour, coaches the most NHL games (1,438). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | New York Rangers win team record 50th game. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | NY Rangers win their first ever 7th game of a playoff (vs New Jersey Devils). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 01 | The Pittsburgh Penguins complete a four-game sweep of Chicago's Blackhawks to win hockey's Stanley Cup for the second straight year. (XDC, p 4A, 6/01/2002) | Ref: 83 |
| Dec 09 | New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, & white for the 1992-93 season. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | NHL awards franchises to Miami & Anaheim (for 1994-95). | Ref: 5 |
- 1993
| Jan 12 | Doctors announce Pittsburgh Penguin Mario Limeux has Hodgkin's disease. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | 44th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montréal. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | New York Islanders retire Billy Smith's number 31. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Ottawa Senators win first road game (New York Islanders) after 38 straight loses. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 4 to 1 in playoffs, Capitals Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time New Jersey Devils scorer (521 points). | Ref: 5 |
- 1994
| Jan 02 | Sammy Taft Canadian businessman (coined term "hat trick"), dies at 81. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | 45th NHL All-Star Game East beat West 9-8 at New York Rangers. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | St Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 11-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | New Jersey Devils club record 41st win of the season. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Watne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe's National Hockey League career record with his 802nd goal. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 14 | New Jersey Devils end best regular season, 47-25-12 record for 106 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | New York Rangers sweep New York Islanders in NHL playoffs. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | 7th longest NHL game New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 minutes 43 seconds). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | National Hockey League team owners began a 103-day lockout of their players. | Ref: 70 |
- 1995
| Jan 11 | NHLPA & owners agree to end NHL strike. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | New York Islanders retire Bobby Nystrom's uniform #23. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Martin Brodeur ties NHL record getting his 3rd playoff shutout in 4. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for $84 million. | Ref: 5 |
- 1996
| Jan 19 | NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | 46th NHL All-Star Game East beat West 5-4 at Fleet Center Boston. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Montréal Canadien's first game in their new arena. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Ottawa Senators eliminate Stanley Cup champions New Jersey Devils from playoff. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games. | Ref: 5 |
- 1997
| Jan 18 | 47th NHL All-Star Game East beat West 11-7 at San Jose Arena. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Mario LeMieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Scotty Bowman, is first NHL coach to win 1,000 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | 68 year old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins' Joe Mullen, is 1st American to score 500 NHL goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | New Jersey Devils' Dave Andreychuk is 26th NHL to score 500 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | NHL announce Might Ducks & Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 in Japan | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | 69 year old Gordie Howe begins playing AHL game with Syracuse Crunch. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Anaheim Ducks clinch their first-ever playoff berth. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Hartford Whalers last NHL game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | NHL Pittsburgh Penguin Mario Lemieux's last NHL regular game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | New Jersey Devil Martin Brodeur is 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Owner Peter Karmanos announces the NHL Hartford Whalers will relocate to Raleigh NC and become the Carolina Hurricanes. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| May 30 | Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | The Carolina Hurricanes lose their inaugural game against Tampa Bay, 4-2. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Nov 17 | Mario Lemieux was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame. On Nov 19 Mario Lemieux’s number 66 wasretired in a ceremony at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. And, surprise, on Dec 27, 2000 Lemieux, part-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins, became a player again. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 05 | First Game at Washington Capitals' MCI Center vs Florida Panthers. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Phoenix Coyote Mike Gartner is 5th NHLer to score 700 goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Colorado Avalanche Jari Kurri is 8th NHLer to score 600 career goals. | Ref: 5 |
- 1998
| Jan 09 | Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | 48th NHL All-Star Game North America beats World 8-7 at Vancouver. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | NHL's Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Florida Panther Dino Ciccarelli's is 9th NHLer to score 600 career goals. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | NHL's Dallas Stars retire Neal Broten's #7. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | First female ice hockey game in Olympics history Finland beats Sweden 6-0. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | New York Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | NHL resumes season since Feb 8th to accommodate the Olympics. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Steven M Gluckstern completes sale of New York Islanders. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points | Ref: 5 |
- 1999
| Apr 09 | The Carolina Hurricanes clinch the Southeast Division of the NHL, the team's first division title since 1987. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Apr 16 | Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement from hockey. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 18 | Wayne Gretzky played his last National Hockey League game as his New York Rangers lost to Pittsburgh 2-1 in overtime at Madison Square Garden. | Ref: 70 |
| Jun 23 | Wayne Gretzky became the 10th and final player to have the 3-year waiting period waived by the Hockey Hall of Fame “by reason of outstanding pre-eminence and skill.” ‘The Great One’ had joined nine others by being inducted immediately after retiring (he retired April 18, 1999). Gretzky was the NHL’s all-time scoring leader with 2,857 points, 894 goals, and 1,963 assists with four teams (Edmonton Oilers, LA Kings, SL Blues, NY Rangers) in 20 seasons. Gretzky holds or shares 61 National Hockey League records: 40 for regular season, 15 for playoffs and six for all-star competition. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 22 | ‘The Great One’, Wayne Gretzky, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. On June 23, 1999 it had been announced that Gretzky would be the tenth, and last, player to have the three-year waiting period waived by the hall-of-fame selection committee “by reason of outstanding pre-eminence and skill.” Gretzky held 61 NHL records. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 31 | Brett Hull becomes the 12th player in NHL history to score 600 goals as his Dallas Stars win a 5-4 victory over Anaheim. | Ref: 9 |
- 2000
| Jun 15 | Denis Savard, Joe Mullen and Walter L. Bush Junior were selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. | Ref: 6 |
- 2001
| Jun 14 | Mike Gartner, Jari Kurri, Vyachelslav Fetisov and Dale Hawerchuk are elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. (XDG, p 4A, 6/14/2002) | Ref: 83 |
- 2002
| Jan 06 | Elizabeth Hahn, 32, is hit by a puck and suffered [unspecified] brain damage at a Blackhawks-Penguins game. A lawsuit followed. (Sports Illustrated, p 26, 5/06/2002) | |
| Jan 25 | A judge in Cambridge, Mass., sentenced Thomas Junta to six to 10 years in prison for beating another man to death at their sons' hockey practice. | Ref: 70 |
| Mar 16 | Brittanie Nicole Cecil, age 13, is struck by a puck when a slapshot by Columbus Blue Jacket center Epsen Knutsen was deflected by Calgary Flames defenseman Derek Morris with 12:18 remaining in the second period. The puck struck Brittanie, sitting more than 100 feet behind the glass, in the left temple. She dies two days later (on March 18th), the first spectator fatality in the 85 year history of the NHL. The puck then hit another man in the back of the head and knocked out a girl's tooth. (Ref: Sports Illustrated, 4/1/2002, p. 59-61) | |
| Mar 18 | Brittanie Nicole Cecil, age 13, dies in Columbus (Ohio) Children's Hospital from an arterial tear sustained when she was hit by a hockey puck at the Columbus Blue Jackets - Calgary Flames game 2 days earlier. (Ref: Sports Illustrated, 4/1/2002, p. 59-61) | |
| May 28 | The Carolina Hurricanes (of the NHL) defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals, which they lose to the Detroit Red Wings, 4-1. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Jun 13 | The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in game 5 of the finals. (XDG, p 4A, 6/13/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Nov 12 | USA Today reports on p. 1C that New York Rangers coach Byran Trotter earned a 2-game suspension for putting two tough guys out with 2.5 seconds left in a 6-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Players Krzysztof Oliwa and Sandy McCarthy were fined $24,000 and $1,000 respectively, Oliwa earning a 5-game suspension. The Rangers were also fined $25,000. | Ref: 13 |
- 2003
| Nov 24 | Florida Panthers defenseman Mathiew Biron, 23, becomes the first NHL player in 23 years to score a goal against his brother, beating Sabres goalie Martin Biron, 26, in the first period in Buffalo NY. (USA Today, p 1C, 11/25/2003) | Ref: 13 |
- 2004
| Mar 08 | The Vancouver Canucks' all-star Todd Bertuzzi faces the possibility of criminal prosecution and a lengthy NHL suspension for an in-game sucker punch that left Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore hospitalized with a broken neck. The Vancouver Police Dept say they are handling this as a routine assault investigation, in spite of the fact that it occurred during a NHL game. (USA Today, p C1, 3/10/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Mar 11 | Vancouver Canucks' all-star forward Todd Bertuzzi is suspended for the remainder of the season for his attack on Colorado's Steve Moore on 3/10/2004. Bertuzzi will lose at least $500,000 in salary. The Canucks have been fined $250,000. (XDG, p 3B, 3/12/2004) | Ref: 83 |
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