when was the first empty net goal

Paul Thompson scored 1 goal against an empty net against the Bruins on December 23, 1933.

Interpreted as:
When was the first empty net goal in a game by a player?
NAMEDATEENGTMOPPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI
1Paul Thompson
P. Thompson
12/23/1933
1
@
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Herbie Lewis
H. Lewis
1/23/1934
1
@
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3Milt Schmidt
M. Schmidt
12/18/1938
1
@
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Bobby Bauer
B. Bauer
2/9/1939
1
@
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Art Chapman
A. Chapman
2/23/1939
1
vs
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Roy Conacher
R. Conacher
3/14/1939
1
vs
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Lorne Carr
L. Carr
3/9/1940
1
@
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
8Buddy O'Connor
B. O'Connor
1/2/1945
1
@
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Woody Dumart
W. Dumart
1/17/1946
1
@
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Ken Smith
K. Smith
3/10/1948
1
vs
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Johnny Peirson
J. Peirson
11/23/1949
1
vs
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Lorne Ferguson
L. Ferguson
11/15/1950
1
@
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
13Dunc Fisher
D. Fisher
12/21/1950
1
@
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
14John McCormack
J. McCormack
12/31/1950
1
@
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Dunc Fisher
D. Fisher
1/4/1951
1
@
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Tod Sloan
T. Sloan
2/11/1951
1
@
3
0
3
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Jimmy Thomson
J. Thomson
3/14/1951
1
@
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Cal Gardner
C. Gardner
10/17/1951
1
vs
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Adam Brown
A. Brown
11/4/1951
1
@
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
20Marcel Pronovost
M. Pronovost
11/18/1951
1
@
1
1
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Red Kelly
R. Kelly
11/20/1951
1
@
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Harry Watson
H. Watson
12/8/1951
1
vs
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23Ed Sandford
E. Sandford
12/11/1951
1
vs
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Paul Meger
P. Meger
12/16/1951
1
@
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Red Kelly
R. Kelly
12/20/1951
1
@
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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