On February 23 in NYR history: 5 goals for Mark Pavelich
What happened on February 23 in the history of the New York Rangers. On this date in 1983, Mark Pavelich scored five goals in an 11-3 win over the Hartford Whalers at Madison Square Garden. He was the first and remains the only U.S. born NHL player to score five goals in a game and was only the second New York Ranger to accomplish that feat. Don Murdoch had scored five goals in a game in 1976.