When the Canadiens faced elimination against the Rangers in the 2014 Eastern Conference final, Rene Bourque became the first Hab since 1945 to achieve a rare feat.
Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Milestone Monday heads back to May 27, 2014, when Rene Bourque pulled off a hat trick for the Montreal Canadiens in a do-or-die game against the New York Rangers. The circumstance in which Bourque scored his three goals hadn't been seen in Canadiens history since 1945.
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