Back to the New York Rangers Newsfeed

On February 28, 8 shutouts in a row

The derelict Olympia Stadium on Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1986. The former home of several Detroit sports teams, the Romanesque Revival style building was opened in 1927 and demolished in 1987. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

What happened on February 28 in the history of the New York Rangers

On this date in 1929, the New York Rangers shut out the Chicago Black Hawks, playing a 0-0 tie. There were several reasons this game was of significance. Unbelievably, it was the eighth straight game that the Black Hawks had been shut out.