Donald Robert Marshall (born March 23, 1932) is a Canadian former

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. Don played in the

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from 1951 to 1972. During this time, he played for the

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and

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. While Don was with Montreal, the Canadiens won an NHL record five consecutive

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s 1956-57-58-59-60. Don mostly played on the team's checking line with

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. Marshall played 1176 career NHL games, scoring 265 goals and 324 assists for 589 points. Marshall shares the NHL record for the quickest goal to start a period (with

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) when he scored 4 seconds into the second period against the Boston Bruins on November 9, 1957.

Legacy

* Ranked No. 75 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons, in the 2009 book ''100 Ranger Greats''

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and Accomplishments

*NHL Second All-Star team, 1967 *Played in NHL All Star Game (1956-60, 1961, 1968)

References

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