Hull Left Behind After Robitaille Goal

Hall of famer Bobby Hull saw two of his records fall on Friday night at Detroit--one to his son.

Former King Luc Robitaille passed Hull to become the most prolific goal-scoring left wing in NHL history and also had an assist as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Washington Capitals, 3-1.

Brett Hull also scored to pass his father for third place on the all-time list of game-winning goals with 99.

Robitaille scored his 611th goal 1:50 into the game when he tipped in a shot from the point by Kirk Maltby.

It was Robitaille’s 21st goal of the season.

Bobby Hull watched the game from the Joe Louis Arena stands.

“What are records for?” he asked. “And I’m glad to see these young guys set them.”

Hull presented Robitaille with a cigar after the game for breaking his record, one that Brett had given him.

“I didn’t know who to give it to, Brett or Luc,” Bobby Hull said. “I’ll give Brett my love.”

Robitaille said the milestone was extra special because of Bobby Hull’s presence.

“It’s going to be meaningful once I retire,” he said of the record, “but I don’t want to stop here. I want to keep going and win a Cup here.”

Brett Hull got what turned out to be the game winner with 45.3 seconds left in the first period to break a 1-1 tie.

“I didn’t realize there was a record for me to break,” Brett Hull said. “I’m excited for Luc. For you to go by someone of that status and legendary stature, it’s great.”

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Florida 3, Dallas 2--Marcus Nilson and Niklas Hagman had goals 5:36 apart in the second period and the Panthers ended a four-game losing streak with a victory at Dallas.

Viktor Kozlov also scored for the Panthers, who had been shut out in their last two games and three of their previous six.

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Minnesota 3, Columbus 1--Filip Kuba had two power-play goals and Manny Fernandez stopped 25 shots as the Wild defeated the Blue Jackets at Columbus, Ohio.

Marian Gaborik chipped in with his 17th goal and an assist and Andrew Brunette had two assists for the Wild, which ended a four-game winless streak.

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Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 2--Martin St. Louis had both goals for the Lightning as it tied the Blackhawks at Tampa, Fla.

Steve Sullivan had a goal and an assist for Chicago, which is 12-3-1 over its last 16 games.