THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Feb. 29
1980: Gordie Howe makes more history by becoming the first player in NHL history to score 800 goals.
The 51-year-old forward gets No. 800 when he beats future Whaler and greatest gaoalie of all time Mike Liut at 1:27 of the third period in a 3-0 win by the Hartford Whalers against the St. Louis Blues at the Civic Center.
It's the 14th goal of the season for Howe, and the penultimate regular-season goal of his career. He retires after the 1979-80 season with 801, which stands as the NHL record until Wayne Gretzky comes along.
