THIS DATE IN NHL HISTORY

OCTOBER 20

1993: Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils gets his first NHL shutout in a 4-0 victory against the visiting Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

The rookie goalie makes 17 saves, and the Devils blow the game open with thirdperiod goals by Alexander Semak, Randy McKay and Claude Lemieux. It's the first of three shutouts in 1993-94 for Brodeur, who finishes his NHL career with a Leaguerecord 125, all but the last one with the Devils. He is elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.

1965: In the 19th and final preseason NHL All-Star Game, Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores two goals and assists on another to lift the All-Stars to a 5-2 victory against the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens at the Forum. Beginning in 1966-67, the game is shifted to midseason and the format is changed after the League's first expansion adds six teams in 1967-68.

1974: The New York Islanders get the first shutout in their history, in their third season and 161st game, when they defeat the Washington Capitals 5-0 at Capital Centre.

1978: Wayne Gretzky, a 17-year-old center for Indianapolis of the World Hockey Association playing in his second game, scores his first two goals as a professional. He gets them against his future team, the Edmonton Oilers, in a 4-3 loss. Gretzky plays six more games for Indianapolis before being traded to Edmonton. Exactly 15 years later, Gretzky scores a goal and has two assists for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It's the first time Wayne plays an NHL game against younger brother Brent Gretzky, a 21-year-old center for Tampa Bay.