Last Wednesday in the Minnesota-Colorado game, Frederic Gaudreau scored two shorthanded goals
and was on the ice in the final minute with the Wild a man down and the Avalanche net empty,
with a chance to complete a shorthanded hat trick.
It didn't happen, but it did cause the announcers to make several references to the only shorthanded hat trick
in NHL history, by Theo Fleury of the Flames on March 9, 1991 against St. Louis.
A CP member asked to me to post the report from that game.
Besides the historical nature of Fleury's accomplishment, the game was played just after that season's trade deadline
and the report includes some interesting personal tidbits about the players involved.
The game also included a major brawl in the final seconds.
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