1990 - Wayne Gretzky records 2,000th point
Wayne Gretzky becomes the first player in NHL history to reach 2,000 points in his career, tallying an assist with the L.A. Kings on Tomas Sandstrom's breakaway goal in a 6-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
The Great One reaches the milestone in just his 857th game, playing into his 11th season riding a 2.33 point-per-game pace.
Gretzky slows down only slightly with age, retiring with 894 goals, 1,963 assists and 2,857 points in 1,487 games for a league-record 1.921 points per game for his career.
He remains the only member of the 2,000-point club.
1997 - Yzerman becomes longest-serving NHL captain
Steve Yzerman passes Detroit Red Wings legend Alex Delvecchio as the longest-serving captain in NHL history, wearing the letter into the 12th game of his 12th season as leader of the franchise.
Yzerman lifts the Red Wings to three Stanley Cup championships in two decades, retiring as the longest-serving captain in North American professional sports.
Birthdays
1898 - Harry Oliver
1976 - Miikka Kiprusoff
1978 - Patrick Rissmiller
