Hawerchuk Joins Club With His 500th Goal

Before this season, 19 players had scored 500 goals in the NHL. Wednesday night, St. Louis Blues center Dale Hawerchuk, 32, became the fourth this year to join that elite group, reaching the milestone in the third period of a 4-0 victory over the Maple Leafs at Toronto.

Hawerchuk smashed the puck into the top right corner of the net to beat goalie Felix Potvin.

Others to join the 500 club this season were the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mario Lemieux, the New York Rangers’ Mark Messier and the Detroit Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman.

OTHER GAMES

Pat LaFontaine had a goal and three assists to surpass 900 career points in the Buffalo Sabres’ 6-1 victory over the Florida Panthers at Buffalo. . . . Luc Robitaille’s power-play goal with 2:14 remaining in regulation lifted the New York Rangers into a 1-1 tie with the Dallas Stars at Dallas. . . . Ed Belfour stopped 35 shots for his first shutout of the season as the Chicago Blackhawks blanked the Edmonton Oilers, 4-0, at Edmonton . . . Bill Ranford had 29 saves in the Boston Bruins’ 3-1 triumph over the Ottawa Senators at Kanata, Canada. . . . Vincent Damphousse had two goals and an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory over the Washington Capitals at Montreal. . . . John Cullen earned revenge against the team that gave up on him by scoring two goals, including the game-winner, in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Petersburg.