Charlie Burns Scores Twice Shorthanded as Bruins Beat Chicago in 1960

Charlie Burns made the Chicago Black Hawks pay for having the man advantage on December 8, 1960. The Boston forward scored two shorthanded goals against Glenn Hall at Boston Garden, helping the Bruins cruise to a 5–1 victory. Those two goals would account for half his league-leading shorthanded total that season.

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Highlights

• Boston defeated Chicago 5–1 at Boston Garden on December 8, 1960.

• Charlie Burns scored two shorthanded goals against Glenn Hall.

• His first came while Dallas Smith served an interference penalty.

• Burns scored his second at 6:20 of the third period with Doug Mohns in the box.

• Ken Wharram scored Chicago’s only goal against Bruce Gamble.

• Burns led the NHL with four shorthanded goals in 1960–61.

• Don Marshall and Claude Provost finished one behind Burns with three apiece.

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John Bucyk and Don McKenney scored to give Boston a 2–0 first-period lead before Dallas Smith received an interference minor with six minutes remaining. Chicago had an opportunity to cut into the deficit, but Burns struck instead. With Doug Mohns assisting, he scored 1:20 into the penalty kill to put the Bruins ahead 3–0.

Boston held a 4–1 lead when Burns delivered his second shortie at 6:20 of the third period. This time, Mohns was serving a hooking penalty when Charlie beat Hall for his sixth goal of the season. Burns then took a hooking minor himself a little over a minute later, but Chicago failed to capitalize, and Boston finished with a comfortable four-goal victory.

Burns scored twice on five shots, while Jim Bartlett led the Bruins with seven shots without finding the net. Ed Litzenberger also recorded seven shots for Chicago, but Ken Wharram was the only Black Hawk to beat Boston goaltender Bruce Gamble.

Burns finished the 1960–61 season with four shorthanded goals, one more than Montreal Canadiens forwards Don Marshall and Claude Provost. His performance against Chicago was the centrepiece of that achievement: two successful penalty kills that also produced goals for Boston.

Between 1958–59 and 1972–73, Burns played 749 regular-season games and another 31 playoff games in the NHL. His career included stops with the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Oakland Seals, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars.

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Rosaire Paiement Records the First Four-Goal Game in Vancouver Canucks History

Rosaire Paiement gave Vancouver fans a franchise first on February 9, 1971. Facing the Buffalo Sabres at Pacific Coliseum, he scored four goals to power the Canucks to a 6–3 victory. Orland Kurtenbach had recorded Vancouver’s first NHL hat trick, but Paiement became the first Canuck to take it one goal further.

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Highlights

• Paiement recorded Vancouver’s first four-goal NHL game on February 9, 1971.

• The Canucks defeated fellow expansion club Buffalo 6–3 at Pacific Coliseum.

• Dick Duff scored twice for the Sabres, including the third-period tying goal.

• Ray Cullen scored the winner before Paiement added Vancouver’s final two goals.

• Paiement had eight shots; George Gardner made 30 saves.

• Rosie recorded another hat trick exactly one week later against Boston.

• He led Vancouver with 34 goals and 152 penalty minutes in its inaugural season.

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The meeting between the NHL’s two newest teams began with Dick Duff and Paiement trading first-period goals. Murray Hall put Vancouver ahead 2–1 in the second, and Paiement extended the lead with his second of the night and 14th of the season at 19:43. Buffalo answered before the intermission, however, as Ron Anderson scored with just one second remaining to cut the deficit to 3–2.

Duff struck again in the third period, pulling the Sabres even at 3–3. Vancouver responded with three unanswered goals. Ray Cullen supplied what proved to be the winner before Paiement scored twice more to complete his historic four-goal performance and secure the 6–3 final.

Paiement was Vancouver’s busiest shooter, directing eight of the team’s 35 shots at Buffalo goaltender Roger Crozier. At the other end, George Gardner made 30 saves to earn the victory. Exactly one week later, Paiement recorded another hat trick against the Boston Bruins, giving him the second and third hat tricks in Canucks history.

Originally a Boston Bruins prospect, Paiement began his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers. Opportunities were limited: over three seasons, he appeared in just 43 regular-season games and three playoff contests for Philadelphia. Vancouver selected him in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft, opening the door to a much larger role.

Paiement made the most of that opportunity during the Canucks’ inaugural season. He led Vancouver with 34 goals and 152 penalty minutes in 1970–71, establishing himself as both a scoring threat and a physical presence. His four-goal night against Buffalo remains a memorable milestone from the franchise’s first NHL campaign.

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Al MacAdam’s Overtime Goal Completes North Stars’ Sweep of Maple Leafs in 1980

Al MacAdam needed just 32 seconds of overtime to end the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season. On April 11, 1980, at Maple Leaf Gardens, the Minnesota forward beat Jiri Crha to give the North Stars a 4-3 victory and a three-game sweep of their best-of-five preliminary-round series.

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Highlights

• Minnesota completed its preliminary-round sweep on April 11, 1980.

• MacAdam followed a four-point Game 2 performance with the series-winning goal.

• Toronto led 2-1 entering the third period at Maple Leaf Gardens.

• Tom McCarthy and Steve Christoff scored early in the third to put Minnesota ahead.

• John Anderson’s unassisted goal at 14:47 forced overtime.

• MacAdam beat Jiri Crha just 32 seconds into the extra period.

• Minnesota subsequently eliminated Montreal before falling to Philadelphia.

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MacAdam had already played a major role in putting Toronto on the brink of elimination. In Minnesota’s 7-2 Game 2 victory, he contributed two goals and two assists. His offensive output in Game 3 was limited to a single goal, but it was the one that sent the North Stars into the Stanley Cup quarter-finals.

Toronto made the deciding game the closest contest of the series. Steve Christoff opened the scoring for Minnesota, but Terry Martin answered before Borje Salming put the Maple Leafs ahead in the second period. Toronto carried that 2-1 lead into the third, needing a victory to extend its season.

The North Stars turned the game around early in the final period. Tom McCarthy tied it on a power play at 1:04, and Christoff scored his second of the night at 4:25 to give Minnesota a 3-2 advantage. Toronto responded once more, with John Anderson scoring unassisted at 14:47 to force overtime.

The extra period barely got underway before MacAdam settled matters. With assists going to Curt Giles and Steve Payne, his winner came on his fifth shot of the game, the highest total among Minnesota players. Toronto’s Darryl Sittler recorded six shots but finished without a goal.

Minnesota advanced to face the Montreal Canadiens, who were pursuing a fifth consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Despite being outscored 21-18 across the seven-game quarter-final, the North Stars eliminated the defending champions. Their run finally ended in the semi-finals, where the Philadelphia Flyers defeated them in five games.

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