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Jacques Plante wears firstever mask NHLcom 50 Years Behind the Mask Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES The night Plante made goaltending historyTuesday 10272009 1019 AM 50 Years Behind the Mask By NHLcom Staff At approximately 710 pm on Nov 1 1959 just another game turned into one of the landmark moments in NHL historyThe streaking firstplace Montreal Canadiens (823) were playing the struggling New York Rangers (272) at Madison Square GardenVIDEO Plante dons mask Fisher recalls eventAllStar Jacques Plante in goal for the Canadiens was struck in the face with a shot by Rangers forward Andy Bathgate at 306 of the first periodStan Fischler who was covering the contest for The Hockey News and The New York JournalAmerican vividly remembers the playA Montreal attack was blunted and the Rangers counterattacked Andy Bathgate the Rangers hardestshooting forward got the puck in the Canadiens zone Andy had been notorious among NHL goalies for his slapshot but this time Bathgate went to his backhand using a screen Like Rocket Richard who was playing for the Habs Bathgate had a menacing backhander and this one caught Plante square in the mug Since the old MSG press box hung from the mezzanine my seat was practically on top of the iceI ...