Event class: game, scored, points, nhl, goal, first, win, stanley cup, playoffs, finals

Events with high posterior probability

Patty Mills	On 26 April 2012, Mills scored a career high 34 points and also dished out 12 assists in the Spurs' 107 -- 101 win against the Golden State Warriors.
Luke Jackson (basketball)	On April 18, 2007, in Toronto's last game of the regular season, Jackson exploded for a career-high 30 points and 5 assists while logging a career maximum 39 minutes in a defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Philippe Dupuis	He scored his first NHL goal, which was short handed, on November 6, 2010, against Andrew Raycroft of the Dallas Stars, as part of a 5-0 home win for the Colorado Avalanche.
Joel Lundqvist	Lundqvist scored his first career NHL goal against the Calgary Flames on 17 January 2007.
Brandon Bollig	Bollig won his first Stanley Cup championship in 2013 as the Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.
Eric Brewer	Later in the season, in a game on January 29, 2004, versus the Chicago Blackhawks, Brewer recorded his one-hundredth career point.
Mike Modano	Modano scored his 500th career regular-season goal on March 13, 2007, with 10:24 left in the 3rd period in a regulation win against Antero Niittymäki of the Philadelphia Flyers with assists by Antti Miettinen and Jon Klemm.
Reggie Evans	On November 24, 2010, Evans pulled down a then-career high 22 rebounds (along with 12 points) in the Raptors' 106-90 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Garry Howatt	On January 15, 1983 Howatt (as a member of the New Jersey Devils) and Mickey Volcan (as a member of the Hartford Whalers) became the only active players to officiate an NHL game when a snowstorm prevented a referee and a linesman from reaching the Hartford Civic Center for a game between the Whalers and Devils.
Jamaal Wilkes	One of the most memorable games of his career was the series clinching Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers ; Wilkes had 37 points and 10 rebounds, but was overshadowed by rookie teammate Magic Johnson, who started at center in place of an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and finishing with 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists.''
Roger Powell (basketball)	However, he was cut in mid-January, having scored his first points in the NBA with a pair of free throws on November 18, 2006 against the Phoenix Suns after being fouled by Shawn Marion.
Dany Sabourin	On February 20, 2007, Sabourin achieved his first NHL win in 12 career games, when the Canucks defeated the Anaheim Ducks in overtime, by a score of 3 -- 2.
Michael Beasley	On opening night of the 2008 -- 09 regular season, Beasley scored 9 points in a loss against the New York Knicks.
Stephen Gionta	Stephen scored his first NHL goal in the New Jersey Devils season Finale on April 7, 2012 against Craig Anderson the Ottawa Senators.
Raffi Torres	On April 16, 2013, Torres made his first shootout attempt in two years against the Los Angeles Kings to give the Sharks the 3-2 victory.
J. R. Smith	In similar fashion, on December 26, 2012 with one second remaining in regulation, Smith connected on a shot that gave the Knicks a 99 -- 97 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Marco Belinelli	He played his first NBA game as a starter for Toronto on February 2, 2010 against the Indiana Pacers.
Alexei Yashin	In 1998, he scored a key overtime goal against the New Jersey Devils that helped the Senators win their first ever playoff series.
Dwayne Roloson	In April 2011, Roloson recorded a shutout in a first round playoff Game 7 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, making him the oldest goaltender to do so.
Stu Bickel	He made his NHL debut on December 20, 2011, in a game against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center, recording an assist in the game for his first NHL point.
Quintin Laing	His first NHL game of the year, against the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 19, 2009, resulted in an assist and a blocked shot in 10 minutes of ice time.
Francesco Tavano	He scored a hat-trick at Avelino on the opening round, the first round 1 hat trick since 1994.
Jhonas Enroth	His third NHL victory came in a ten round shootout against the Montreal Canadians on February 15, 2011, which, in winning, he became the first goaltender in NHL history to record all three of his first wins in shootouts.
Jordan Nolan	On May 6, 2012, Nolan scored his first career NHL playoff goal, helping the Kings sweep the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Eric Gordon	Gordon returned on April 4, 2012 to face the Denver Nuggets and scored 15 points giving the New Orleans Hornets a 94-92 victory.
Rudy Fern?ndez (basketball)	On November 12, 2008 ; Rudy scored 25 points in 29 minutes against the Miami Heat, including 8 of 8 from the free throw line adding to his already 92 % FT shooting to set a new NBA career high.
Aaron Brooks (basketball)	On March 15, 2010, Brooks scored the game winning shot against the Denver Nuggets with 2.
Jimmy Hayes (ice hockey)	He scored his first NHL goal on January 2, 2012, in his second career game against Devan Dubnyk of the Edmonton Oilers.
Jarvis Hayes	Even with a 29 point effort in the famous double triple-double overtime loss to the Nets in April 2007, he clearly was not the same player.
Carmelo Anthony	Anthony returned from injury and to the Nuggets starting lineup on January 30, 2009 in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats in which he scored 19 points.
Jonathan Toews	Conn Smythe Trophy as -LSB- -LSB- Patrick Kane holds the Stanley Cup at the Blackhawks victory parade in downtown Chicago on June 11, 2010. -RSB- -RSB-
Ilya Kovalchuk	Later that season, on January 23, 2008, Kovalchuk was suspended for one game by the NHL for a hit from behind on New York Rangers defenseman Michal Rozsíval in a game a day prior.
Matt Cooke	Perhaps Cooke's most memorable moment with the Canucks occurred during this stint on the first line as the Canucks entered the 2004 playoffs against the Calgary Flames.
Bradley Beal	On November 10, 2013, Beal surpassed his career high by scoring 34 points in an overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Carmelo Anthony	He made his NBA regular season debut on October 29, 2003, in an 80 -- 72 home win against the San Antonio Spurs.
Adam Deadmarsh	Among his final accomplishments in the NHL, Deadmarsh became a playoff hero for vaulting the Kings past the heavily favoured Detroit Red Wings in round one of the 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs, after trailing late in Game 4 by three goals while his team was already down two games to one.
Andrei Kostitsyn	In December, he missed another two games due to a minor leg injury, then returned to notch his first career NHL hat trick on December 27, 2008, in a 3 -- 2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Ricky Rubio	Rubio returned from his injury on December 15, 2012, in an overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks, playing for 19 minutes and totaling 9 assists and 8 points.
Ron Tugnutt	During the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Boston Bruins, Tugnutt started a match as starter Patrick Roy was recuperating from an appendectomy.
Tyler Zeller	On December 19, 2012, Zeller scored a career high 20 points against the Boston Celtics.
Jon Klemm	His assist coincidently came on Mike Modano's milestone 500th goal in a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on March 13, 2007.
Monta Ellis	Ellis was part of the rotation of the Warriors that beat the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs, becoming the first eight-seeded team to beat a one-seeded team in a best-of-seven series.
T. J. Oshie	He scored his first career NHL goal on October 22, 2008, against the Detroit Red Wings.
Daymond Langkow	He played his 1,000 th game, against the Lightning, on February 6, 2010, one night after teammate Jarome Iginla reached the same mark.
Danny Taylor (ice hockey)	Five years after his first NHL game, Taylor finally made his second appearance (and first NHL start) on February 18, 2013, against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Don McKenney	Don McKenney was featured as the other New York Rangers star involved in the famous Andy Bathgate transaction with the Toronto Maple Leafs, where McKenney, with fellow Lady Byng winner, David Keon, played a pivotal role in Toronto's third straight Stanley Cup win in 1964.
Sergei Gonchar	He has also played for the Washington Capitals, the Boston Bruins, the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2009, and the Ottawa Senators.
Tyreke Evans	On December 21, 2009, he was instrumental in leading the Sacramento Kings back from a 35-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls, 102 -- 98.
Joel Anthony	Anthony won his second championship on June 20, 2013, when the Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in an intense seven game series.
Joe Corvo	On October 26, 2006, he broke a Senators record for points for a defenceman in a game with one goal and four assists against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Terrence Williams	He racked up 14 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds in the Cardinals' season-opening 104-69 win over Hartford and had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a January 19, 2008 loss to Seton Hall.
Joe Thornton	Thornton scored his 1,000 th career point with a goal in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes on April 8, 2011.
Daniel Orton	On April 15, 2012, in a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orton scored a career high 11 points while also recording 5 steals, 4 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Garrett Temple	On April 6, 2010 he received his first start filling in for injured George Hill and responded with 15 points, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds (all career highs), in 27 minutes of play.
Rex Chapman	On February 23, 1996, he scored 39 points (converting 9 of 10 3-point attempts) and lead an injury-plagued Miami Heat team with an 8-man roster to a 113-104 victory over the Chicago Bulls, handing the Bulls one of their 10 losses during their historic 72-10 run.
John Madden (ice hockey)	Madden scored his 100th career goal (regular season) on April 1, 2006 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Erik Cole	On January 14, 2009, Cole, as a member of the Edmonton Oilers, recorded his fifth hat trick against the Washington Capitals on goaltender José Théodore.
Darren Haydar	Darren also played as a reserve forward with the Thrashers and scored his first NHL goal on October 13, 2007, against Martin Brodeur in a 6-5 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Luther Head	On April 4, 2007, with McGrady and Yao absent, Head had a career night, scoring 30 in a loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Patrick Eaves	Eaves scored his first goal with the Red Wings in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2009.
Carmelo Anthony	On November 15, 2010, Anthony had 20 points and a career-high 22 rebounds for the first 20 -- 20 game of his career against the Phoenix Suns.
Kamil Kreps	He played his first NHL game January 7, 2007 against the Vancouver Canucks, registering two shots on net.
Brook Lopez	On March 20, 2013, the Nets were on the road playing the Dallas Mavericks when Lopez had 38 points and 11 rebounds in a 113-97 Nets win.
Baron Davis	On May 6, 2012, during Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs in New York's lone win against the Miami Heat, Davis injured his right knee while dribbling down the court.
Erik Cole	The injury kept him out of the lineup until Game 6 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, where the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in Game 7.
Shaun Livingston	On November 18, 2013, he scored a season high 23 points along with 2 rebounds and 2 assists in a 98-108 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Chris Kreider	His second NHL goal was also a playoff game-winning goal, against the Washington Capitals on April 28, 2012, making him the first player in NHL history whose first two goals were playoff game winners.
Omri Casspi	In a pre-season exhibition game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on October 11, 2007, Casspi started the game and shot three-for-three from the floor, including a three-pointer, for eight points in 16 minutes of playing time.
Dexter Pittman	On April 13, 2012, Dexter Pittman scored a career high 16 points in a 105 -- 82 win against the Charlotte Bobcats.
Ricky Rubio	He then recorded his first career triple double with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists in a win against the San Antonio Spurs on March 12, 2013.
Darren McCarty	In the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs, McCarty registered his first hat-trick in Game One of the Western Conference Finals against the Colorado Avalanche's Patrick Roy.
Kenneth Faried	On November 15, 2012, Faried set a new career high with 20 rebounds in a game against the Miami Heat.
Jamie Langenbrunner	On January 2, 2010, Langenbrunner got the first hat trick of his career while playing against the Minnesota Wild in his home state of Minnesota.
Klay Thompson	On May 8, 2013, Thompson recorded a career high of 34 points in the second round of the NBA playoffs against San Antonio, hitting 8 out of 9 three point attempts, along with a career high 14 rebounds.
Dorell Wright	On April 13, 2011, Wright became the first player in NBA history to have scored more points in his seventh season than all of his first six combined in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Mason Plumlee	On November 15, 2013, in his first game against his brother Miles, he recorded 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the 100-98 overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Nathan Jawai	On 8 November 2009, Jawai played arguably the best game of his NBA career, scoring a team-high 16 points and grabbing six rebounds in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Mark Scheifele	In 2011 -- 12 NHL pre-season, in his first exhibition game, he scored two goals and two assists against the Columbus Blue Jackets, garnering the first star.
Damien Wilkins	He proved himself in the 2005 Playoffs when injuries struck again, finishing with 15 points, six rebounds and five steals in the Sonics' Game 4 win over San Antonio.
Johnny Oduya	In June 2013, Oduya won his first Stanley Cup ring with the Chicago Blackhawks, who defeated the Boston Bruins in six games during the Stanley Cup Finals.
Tom?? Fleischmann	On February 24, 2007, Fleishmann scored his first NHL goal in a 4-2 victory against Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils.
Yeng Guiao	Guiao would later repeat the same feat in 2002 Commissioner's Cup, leading the Red Bull Thunder to a seven-game series victory over Talk'N Text to defend its championship won a year ago.
Pete Stemkowski	Stemkowski is best remembered for his heroics in the 1970 -- 71 Stanley Cup semifinals when he scored two overtime goals for the New York Rangers in an eventual series loss to the Chicago Black Hawks.
John Tavares (ice hockey)	He scored his first career hat-trick on October 23, 2010, in a loss to the Florida Panthers.
Russell Westbrook	On February 1, 2009, Westbrook scored 34 points in an overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings.
Sean Couturier	Couturier scored his first NHL goal in his fifth game on October 18, 2011, against Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators in a 7-2 win.
Andr? Benoit	He scored his first NHL goal on February 19, 2013, against goaltender Rick DiPietro as Ottawa defeated the New York Islanders 3 -- 1.
Jayson Megna	He scored his first NHL point, an assist and also his first NHL goal against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 28, 2013.
Carmelo Anthony	Anthony is often known for being one of the premier clutch performers in the NBA ; during the 2005 -- 06 season, Anthony made five game-winning shots in the last five seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime.
Jamal Crawford	Crawford had many games in which he scored over 20 points, most noticeably a 41 point effort in which he made 17-25 shots against the Charlotte Bobcats on December 4, 2004.
Dave Bolland	On June 24, 2013, Bolland scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in four years.
Alexei Kovalev	Late in the season with the Canadiens, Kovalev scored his 100th goal with the club on March 31, 2009, against former teammate and Canadiens goaltender Cristobal Huet of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Udonis Haslem	In the 2013 playoffs, Haslem shot 8-9 from the field in both Game 3 and Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers.
Curtis Glencross	After scoring his 100th career goal, he recorded both his 100th assist and 200th point in a 5 -- 4 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on February 24, 2013.
Derek Dorsett	He scored his first NHL goal the following season on October 21, 2008 against Roberto Luongo in a 4-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks.
Greg Oden	He returned on November 12, 2008, after missing two weeks, and scored his first NBA points in the first quarter against the Miami Heat.
Jeremy Roenick	On February 12, 2004 during a game vs. the New York Rangers, Roenick was hit in the face by an errant slapshot from Rangers defensemen Boris Mironov.
Daniel Alfredsson	In the 2012 NHL All-Star Game held at Scotiabank Place, Alfredsson was captain of'' Team Alfredsson'', scoring twice within one minute and 31 seconds in a 12 - 9 loss to'' Team Chara''.
Jimmy Howard	Howard recorded a 21 save shutout in Detroit's season opener against the Anaheim Ducks to kick off the 2010 -- 11 NHL season.
Joel Prpic	He recorded his first point on a Cameron Mann goal and had his first multi-point game with another assist on a goal to Steve Heinze in a 5-4 defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 4, 2000.