1944: Maurice Richard scored his 4th career hat trick, and added two assists in the Canadiens' 9-2 win against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks. Elmer Lach had 2 goals and 4 assists, and Toe Blake added a goal and 5 assists.
1949: Maurice Richard scored twice in the Canadiens' 2-2 tie with the New York Rangers.
1957: Claude Provost scored just four seconds into the second period to set an NHL record (later tied by Denis Savard) for fastest goal from start of a period. Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins, 4-2.
1961: Claude Provost scored the first hat trick of his NHL career, as the Canadiens won 5-2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1968: Jean Beliveau had three assists to lead the Canadiens to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.
1974: Steve Shutt scored his first career hat trick as the Canadiens won 4-3 against the Vancouver Canucks.
1983: Canadiens' goalie Rick Wamsley recorded his 4th career shutout, Chris Nilan scored twice and Guy Carbonneau had a goal and two assists as Montreal won 3-0, at Chicago.
1984: The Habs deal John Chabot to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Ron Flockhart.
Habs Born on This Day: Randy Bucyk (1962)
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