The Night Super Mario Scored Five Different Ways
Super Mario’s 5-Goal New Year’s Eve Classic (1988) Mario Lemieux’s brilliance was on full display on Dec 31, 1988. Against the Devils, he scored five goals in five different ways: at even strength, shorthanded, on the power play, on a penalty shot, and into an empty net. Add three assists, and Lemieux was part of every Penguins goal in an 8–6 win. A performance for the ages, and one the NHL may never see again.










