SERGEI FEDOROV

Dec. 26, 1996 detroit 5, washington 4 (OT)

FEDOROV’S BELATED HOLIDAY GIFT to Red Wings fans was a treat that no other NHLer has duplicated in a regularseason game, scoring every Detroit goal in a 5-4 overtime win over the Capitals.

Of the 45 NHLers who have scored five goals in a regular-season game, Fedorov is the only one to score all of his team’s goals. (Maurice Richard also did it in Montreal’s 5-1 win over Toronto in the 1944 playoffs.) “It was very exciting,” Fedorov said. “When you score in overtime, it’s a big celebration because that means it’s time to close the office and send everybody home happy.”