Norm Ullman And Jean Beliveau Traded Hat Tricks In A 14-Goal 1967 Original 6 Shootout

The 1967-68 NHL season featured its share of high-scoring games, but most of them came against the league’s brand new expansion clubs. On December 17, 1967, however, two Original Six rivals combined for 14 goals in a wild showdown at Detroit Olympia. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens 8-6 in a game highlighted by hat tricks from both Norm Ullman and Jean Beliveau.

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Highlights:

• Norm Ullman recorded a hat trick for Detroit

• Jean Beliveau answered with a hat trick of his own

• The Red Wings defeated the Canadiens 8-6 at Detroit Olympia

• Gordie Howe scored just 34 seconds after Montreal opened the scoring

• Henri Richard scored twice for Montreal in the high-scoring affair

• Montreal scored two goals eight seconds apart in the second period

• Gary Marsh scored the game-winning goal, the only NHL goal of his career

• The game featured 14 total goals between two Original Six rivals

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Montreal opened the scoring on a power play at 6:10 of the first period when Henri Richard converted a setup from Beliveau and Dick Duff. Detroit answered almost immediately, with Gordie Howe tying the game just 34 seconds later. Late in the opening period, Ullman scored his first of the night to give the Red Wings a 2-1 lead heading into intermission.

Beliveau struck only 52 seconds into the second period to even the score again, but Ullman took over from there. The Detroit center scored twice more in the middle frame to complete his hat trick and put the Wings ahead 4-2. Montreal refused to go away, though, as Beliveau and Henri Richard scored eight seconds apart before the period ended to tie the game once more.

The offensive fireworks continued in the third. Gary Jarrett scored early for Detroit, prompting Montreal to pull veteran goalie Gump Worsley in favor of Rogie Vachon. The move did little to slow the Red Wings attack, as Detroit added three more goals in the period. Beliveau completed his own hat trick at 8:18 of the third, but the Canadiens could not keep pace in the 8-6 defeat.

The most unlikely hero of the night ended up being Gary Marsh. The little-known Red Wings forward scored what proved to be the game-winning goal, the only NHL goal of his career. Marsh appeared in just six games for Detroit that season and one more for the Toronto Maple Leafs the following year, finishing with a seven-game NHL career and a permanent place in one of hockey’s wildest Original Six games.

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Chicago’s John Marks Set An NHL Record In Just 33 Seconds

On November 13, 1975, the Chicago Blackhawks stormed into the Spectrum in Philadelphia and made NHL history almost immediately. Forward John Marks needed only 33 seconds from the opening faceoff to score twice against the defending Stanley Cup champion Flyers, setting a new NHL record for the fastest two goals by one player from the start of a game.

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Highlights:

• John Marks scored twice in the first 33 seconds of the game

• The record-setting game took place on November 13, 1975

• Marks broke Bill Hicke’s previous NHL record

• Chicago built an early 5-1 lead over Philadelphia

• Gary Dornhoefer recorded four points for the Flyers

• Philadelphia scored three goals in a 50-second span

• The game ended in a dramatic 5-5 tie

• Mike Knuble later broke the NHL record in 2003

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Marks opened the scoring just 14 seconds into the contest, beating Philadelphia goaltender Wayne Stephenson unassisted for his fourth goal of the 1975-76 season. Before fans had even settled into their seats, he struck again only 19 seconds later. Assisted by Pit Martin and Cliff Koroll, Marks buried his second of the night at the 0:33 mark, breaking the previous NHL record by a full minute.

The old mark had belonged to Bill Hicke of the Oakland Seals, who scored twice within the opening 1:33 of a game back in 1969. Marks’ incredible start stunned the Flyers and helped Chicago build what looked like an insurmountable lead. By the midway point of the game, the Blackhawks were comfortably ahead 5-1.

Philadelphia, however, refused to go quietly. Led by Gary Dornhoefer’s four-point night consisting of one goal and three assists, the Flyers clawed their way back into the contest. Ross Lonsberry and Dornhoefer scored within the final 23 seconds of the second period, and Bill Barber added another just 27 seconds into the third. The Flyers’ rapid-fire comeback featured three goals in only 50 seconds.

Despite Marks’ historic opening burst, the game ultimately ended in a wild 5-5 tie. Ivan Boldirev and Dennis Hull each chipped in with two-point performances for Chicago, but the Flyers’ relentless push erased the early deficit and salvaged a point on home ice.

Marks’ NHL record eventually fell years later when Mike Knuble of the Boston Bruins scored twice within the first 27 seconds of a 2003 game against the Florida Panthers. Interestingly, only a month after Marks set the record, Buffalo Sabres star Rick Martin nearly matched it by scoring two goals in the opening 38 seconds against the Minnesota North Stars.

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Bill Quackenbush Sets Up Every Bruins Goal In 1955 Shutout Of Toronto

When hockey fans think of high-scoring nights, they usually picture flashy forwards piling up goals. But on January 20, 1955, it was steady defensive defenseman Bill Quackenbush doing all the offensive setup work as the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 at the historic Boston Garden.

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Highlights:

• Bill Quackenbush assisted on all three Boston Bruins goals

• Boston defeated Toronto 3-0 on January 20, 1955

• Ed Sandford scored the game-winning goal in the first period

• Lorne Ferguson and Leo Labine added the other Boston goals

• Rookie goalie John Henderson recorded the shutout victory

• Harry Lumley took the loss for the Maple Leafs

• Quackenbush finished the 1954-55 season with 20 assists

• Terry Sawchuk’s arrival in Boston soon ended Henderson’s NHL career

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Known as one of the coolest names in hockey history, Quackenbush was never considered a prolific scorer. The smooth blue liner built his reputation on dependable defensive play, but on this particular night he quietly became the offensive catalyst for Boston, assisting on every Bruins goal.

The scoring opened just 6:53 into the first period when Ed Sandford beat Toronto goaltender Harry Lumley for what would stand as the game-winning goal. Quackenbush and Hal Laycoe picked up the assists. Nearly an exact period later, at 6:50 of the second, Lorne Ferguson scored Boston’s second goal with helpers from Quackenbush and Cal Gardner.

Quackenbush completed his three-assist performance late in the third period when Leo Labine scored at 16:35. Don McKenney also assisted on the insurance marker. For Quackenbush, the outing was impressive but not entirely out of character. During the 1954-55 season, he finished with two goals and 20 assists for 22 points in 68 games, numbers that closely reflected the steady production he delivered throughout his NHL career.

Earning the shutout for Boston was rookie goaltender John Henderson, recording the fifth and final shutout of his NHL career. Henderson appeared in 45 regular season games and two playoff contests for the Bruins that season and posted respectable numbers. However, in the era when teams relied heavily on one starting goalie, Boston brought in Terry Sawchuk for the following season. Henderson played just one more NHL game in 1955-56 before his major league career came to an end.

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