National Hockey League lore

National Hockey League lore is a collection of information regarding the league that fans and personalities retain and share as memorable or otherwise notable during its history.

The NHL was formed on November 17, 1917 after several team owners in the National Hockey Association had a falling out with Toronto Blueshirts owner Eddie Livingstone due to certain business practices. Being unable to kick him out of the league due to NHA rules forbidding such practice, they formed the NHL instead, leaving Livingstone and his Blueshirts in a one-team league. At the time, the Stanley Cup was contended by league champions across several leagues. The NHL, the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and the Western Canada Hockey League among them. Once the PCHA and WCHL merged and ultimately folded in 1926, the NHL adopted the Stanley Cup as the de facto league championship. Over the next decade, a handful of teams would fold, leaving six teams, colloquially termed the Original Six: Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, and Chicago Blackhawks. The NHL would remain a six-team league until their first major expansion in 1967, which doubled the size of the league. From there, more teams would slowly trickle in to the league, especially after the merger with the World Hockey Association in 1979. With a couple of more minor expansions in the 1990s, the NHL operates with 30 teams today.

During its history, the NHL has had many notable games, players, teams, goals, dynasties, and various other events which have become memorable and/or notable to fans. These have effectively established a culture of lore shared among them.

NHL Lore

The following is a list of events deemed notable or memorable to the history of the National Hockey League:

1910s

The Wanderers were established in 1903, and had garnered success in several hockey leagues (including the National Hockey Association) before joining the NHL in 1917. The Wanderers played the first overall game in NHL history against the Arenas. Dave Ritchie of the Wanderers scored the first goal in NHL history one minute in to its first game. Then, his teammate Harry Hyland became the first NHL player to score five goals in one game. Another tally by Ritchie in the third period helped the Wanderers to a 10–9 win over the Torontos. On this same day, the Montreal Canadiens played the Ottawa Senators. In this game, Joe Malone would then match Hyland's feat, becoming the second player in NHL history to score five goals in a game in their 7–4 win over the Senators.
The Canadiens went on to become the most successful team in NHL history in terms of both winning percentage and Stanley Cup championships. The Wanderers would not share the same success. They lost their next four games, and their home stadium of Montreal Arena then burned down on January 2, 1918. While the Canadiens also played at the Montreal Arena, they were able to move back to Jubilee Arena after the fire, whereas the floundering Wanderers had few options. Ultimately, the Wanderers had to disband. Their next two games were logged as defaults to their opponents, and the rest of their games were removed from the schedule. The Wanderers stand as both the winner of the first game in NHL history, and the only team to have only one win in the history of the league.[1]
The deciding game 6 was scheduled for April 1, but would not be played, as several players on both teams became seriously ill due to the outbreak of influenza, which was spread worldwide by this point. Stars such as Joe Hall, Newsy Lalonde, Billy Coutu, Louis Berlinguette, Jack McDonald, and manager George Kennedy of Montreal were among those hospitalized or otherwise immobile from sickness. Seattle, despite the same infliction, was still healthy enough at this point to ice a team for game 6. Canadiens manager George Kennedy decided to forfeit game 6 and the series to Seattle, but Seattle manager Pete Muldoon refused to accept the Cup in such a manner, as it was uncontrollable circumstance that caused Montreal to forfeit.
On April 5, Joe Hall died of pneumonia induced by his bout with the flu. George Kennedy was left permanently weakened by the flu, leading to his death in 1921. The series remained incomplete, and no team was awarded the Stanley Cup in 1919. There was no engraving for the 1919 series until the Cup redesign in 1948, in which text denoting the opponents and incompletion of the series was added. Joe Hall was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. This remains the only Stanley Cup Finals never to be completed, and is one of two times in NHL history in which the Cup was never awarded.[2]

1920s

1930s

In what was the first of many playoff matchups in what would become one of the NHL's most intense rivalries, these two midwest teams met in the 1934 Cup Finals. Both teams were vying for their first franchise Stanley Cup. Chicago won game 1 in double overtime 2–1, and the teams exchanged blowout victories in the next two games. Chicago took game two 4–1, and Detroit got their lone win of the series in game three, 5–2. Game 4 was the lowest scoring game of the series, with regulation ending deadlocked at 0–0. There would be no scoring until 10:05 of the second overtime, where Black Hawks forward Harold 'Mush' March scored the game and Cup winner for Chicago. This goal was the first overtime goal to win the Stanley Cup in NHL history.[6]

1940s

With the Maple Leafs down three-games-to-none, the series began to shift dramatically. Toronto grinded away at Detroit, winning game 4 by a 4–3 score. They then scored 9 goals to Detroit's 3 in a game 5 blowout at Maple Leaf Gardens. Continuing the momentum that they had gained at this point, they blanked the Red Wings 3–0 in game 6 in Detroit, and became the second team in NHL history to even a best-of-seven series 3–3 after going in to an 0–3 hole. This was also the first Stanley Cup Finals to reach seven games in history. Finally, Toronto closed out the series at home, with a 3–1 game 7 win, and had taken the 1942 Stanley Cup. This was the first comeback of this magnitude ever completed in North American professional sports, and to this date, the only one to have been accomplished during a championship round. Four other North American professional sports teams would replicate this feat: The 1975 New York Islanders, the 2004 Boston Red Sox, the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers, and the 2014 Los Angeles Kings. But the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs would go down in history as the first team to have ever done so.[9][10]
Players became increasingly violent towards Richard in efforts to prevent him from scoring further. For a time, this seemed to work, as Richard would go through an eight-game stretch without scoring. However, by the final game of the regular season, Richard amassed 49 goals. This contest on March 18 against the Boston Bruins saw Richard, at the 2:05 mark of the third period, shoot one past Bruins goalie Harvey Bennett for his 50th goal in 50 games. Montreal defeated Boston 4–2, and Richard set a benchmark for outstanding offense which continues to this day.
50 goals in 50 games is a rare accomplishment in the NHL, even as the regular season had expanded to 82 games. Four other players would join Richard in the 50 in 50 club, but the first to do it after him wouldn't come until 35 years later when on January 24, 1981, Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders scored twice within the last five minutes of the 50th game of the season to match Richard's accomplishment. As with Joe Malone before him, Richard was on hand to congratulate Bossy. Maurice Richard was inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961.[14]

1950s

Game 7 regulation ended in a 3–3 tie, and the first overtime came and went with no winner. At the 8:31 mark of the second overtime period, Red Wings forward Pete Babando scored the game and Cup winning goal. He became the first NHL player to score a game-winning goal in overtime of game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. This remains the only Stanley Cup Finals game 7 to reach double overtime. This was also the first game in which the winning team paraded the Stanley Cup around the ice after victory. As Red Wings captain Ted Lindsay picked the Cup up off of the presentation table, lifted it over his head, and skated around Olympia rink with it. It would become an annual tradition from that point on.[15][16]
Four years later, game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals would reach overtime again. During the 1954 Stanley Cup Finals, the Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens accomplished this, with Red Wings forward Tony Leswick scoring the game-winning goal off of Canadiens goalie Gerry McNeil off of a dump-in, a 2–1 win. McNeil remains the only goalie in NHL history to give up the overtime Stanley Cup winning goal twice (also having done so in game 5 of the 1951 Stanley Cup Finals). No game sevens of the Stanley Cup Finals have reached overtime since.[17][18]
Game 7 was tied 1–1 going into the second period, where Canadiens forward Maurice Richard became significantly injured during a collision with Bruins defenders Hal Laycoe and Leo Labine. He was knocked unconscious and lay bleeding on the ice before regaining consciousness and being helped to the locker room. Against doctor's advice, he chose to come back in to the game (even after briefly losing consciousness for a second time in the locker room). While the two teams were at 4-on-4 with offsetting penalties, he took a pass from Emile Bouchard and flew past two Bruins forwards and eluding a poke check. There still stood three Bruins in his way: Bill Quackenbush, Bob Armstrong, and goalie Jim Henry. Quackenbush tried to press Richard off into the corner, away from the Bruins' net, but Richard slipped past him with a one-handed push off, made his way to the net, faked Henry out with a fake shot (drawing him to the left post), before burying the puck far corner. Richard scored the game winner, with Billy Reay adding an empty net assurance goal later in the period.
The goal has been considered one of the best in Stanley Cup play, and the most important of Richard's career. Even Bruins goalie Jim Henry admitted that it was one of the best goals he had ever seen, giving respect for Richard, especially under the circumstances, for scoring in such a way.[19][20]
Pete and Jerry Cusimano, brothers and store owners of Eastern Market were in attendance during the Cup-winning game 4. They threw an octopus onto the ice, the eight tentacles signifying the eight wins needed to win the Stanley Cup at the time. This idea proved popular with fans, with the Legend of the Octopus becoming popular lore with the Red Wings and the NHL. To this extent, Detroit's unofficial mascot became a purple octopus named Al, and fans would begin throwing octopi on the ice during Detroit's resurgence during the 1990s. This also inspired several shorter-lived traditions with other teams throwing objects onto the ice that reflected their history. However, the NHL eventually put bans on such practices in place to reduce the amount of game delay taking place due to cleanup.[21][22]
The gears were set in motion during an especially violent game between Montreal and their rival Boston Bruins on March 13. Richard was high-sticked by Bruins defensemen Hal Laycoe, in which he required five stitches. Richard became enraged, and attacked Laycoe, refusing to lay off even as linesmen attempted to restrain him. This led to Richard being corralled by linesman Cliff Thompson, who when he broke away, punched Thompson twice in the face. This triggered a match penalty, and eventually Richard's suspension for the remainder of the season.
Montreal fans were enraged, considering the punishment too strict, although many others from around the league felt it justified. On March 17, the Canadiens met the Detroit Red Wings in a game in Montreal that saw protestors standing outside the Montreal Forum. The Red Wings built up a speedy 4–1 lead. NHL president Clarence Campbell was in attendance, and he was soon pelted with fruits, vegetables, and garbage by the irate Habs fans. Campbell was then assaulted by a fan with both a slap and a punch, and a tear gas bomb went off not far from where he was sitting. Campbell then forced the Canadiens to forfeit the game to the Red Wings, and close the Forum down for the night, proving costly in a tight race for first place in the league.
The departing Forum crowd joined the protestors outside, and a riot ensued in to the night. An estimated $7,000 (61,064 in 2014 dollars) damage was done, and an estimated 41–100 people were arrested. The suspension ultimately cost Richard the scoring title for the season, and was deemed a significant drawback to the team during that year's Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Red Wings in seven games. The Richard Riot is often cited as a demonstration of greater social issues in Canada which transcended sporting events, with the French-Canadien population feeling they were unfairly treated in the predominantly anglophone Canadian culture.[26][27]
This changed on November 1, when during a game against the New York Rangers, Plante was hit in the face by a puck shot by Andy Bathgate. The game was halted, as he went to the dressing room to receive stitches. When he returned, Plante was wearing his crude, homemade mask much to the ire of Montreal coach Toe Blake. Since the Canadiens had no backup goalie at the time, and Plante refused to return without it, Blake had no choice but to play Plante on the condition that the mask come off once the cut healed. Ultimately, the Canadiens won that game, then went on an 18-game unbeaten streak, resulting in Blake simmering down over the issue. He did however, request Plante remove the mask during an December 8 game against the Detroit Red Wings. Plante did so, but Montreal was shut out 3–0. After that, Plante's mask came back for good, including during that season's finals, their fifth straight Stanley Cup win. Plante faced some goading from fans and NHL figures alike for his perceived cowardice, but he ended up kicking off a major change in NHL player safety.
With that, Jacques Plante became the first NHL goaltender to permanently wear a mask in-game. Clint Benedict was the first to officially wear one in 1930, but this was a temporary fixture while Benedict was healing from a broken nose. The NHL has never officially implemented a rule forcing goalies to wear masks (unlike the helmet bylaw for skaters), but the mask-less goalie disappeared by the end of the 1973–74 season, with Andy Brown's move to the World Hockey Association.[28][29]

1970s

The Boston Bruins met the St. Louis Blues in the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals. The Blues were swept in consecutive Cup Finals the previous two years, and this year would be no different. The Bruins were in firm control after three games, having blown out the Blues in each game, with a combined goal differential of 16–4. Game 4 in Boston was tied 3–3 at the end of regulation. Just 40 seconds in to the first overtime, Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr took a pass from Derek Sanderson and skated on Blues goalie Glenn Hall, who opened the crease and his legs to prepare for Orr's impending shot. Orr shot it directly through Hall's five-hole (between the legs), and once seeing it go through, jumped in elation. This also caused him to be inadvertently tripped by Blues defensemen Noel Picard. Orr went flying through the air in a directly horizontal manner, about four feet off of the ice in a Superman-esque pose. The Bruins won their first Stanley Cup since 1941. This goal also served as the first of two Stanley Cup clinching goals that Orr would score in his career (the other coming in game 6 of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals), which also helped him to his first of two Conn Smythe Trophies for playoff MVP. From there, the goal, and its associated picture (with Orr celebrating in mid-air surrounded by a cheering Boston crowd), became arguably the most famous in NHL history. Orr was elected in to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979, with a record eight consecutive Norris Trophy wins, and two Conn Smythe Trophies punctuating his career.[30][31][32]
New York remained reasonably competitive in the first three games. The series started on April 13 in Pittsburgh, with the Penguins taking game one 5–4. Game 2 was won again by Pittsburgh 3–1, and they also parlayed that in to a 6–4 victory in game 3 when the series shifted back to New York. From here, the Islanders were down 0–3 in the series, an almost-impossible to overcome deficit in the best-of-seven series.
The Islanders fortunes began to turn around after game 3. They staved off elimination in game 4 with a 3–1 win. Back in Pittsburgh, they took game 5 by a 4–2 score, and comfortably defeated the Penguins in game six 4–1 in New York. From this point, they managed to become the fourth NHL team to tie a best-of-seven series 3–3 after trailing 3 games-to-none. With a 1–0 shutout win in game 7 on April 26 in Pittsburgh, they then became the second North American professional sports team to complete a comeback of such proportions, joining the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs for such an accomplishment.
The Islanders had in fact almost repeated the same feat in the very next round. During the conference finals, they faced the defending Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers, and yet again battled back from a 3-games-to-none deficit to ties the series 3–3. Philadelphia however, soundly defeated the Islanders 4–1 in game 7, preserving the series victory.[33][34][35]
The 1975 Cup Finals was the first one to be played with two non-Original Six teams in the seven years since the expansion. It was also the only Stanley Cup Finals between 1965 and 1979 not to feature either the Boston Bruins or the Montreal Canadiens. The Flyers won the first two games at home, and the series shifted to Buffalo for game 3. Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (also known as "The Aud"), didn't have air conditioning at the time, and the unusual temperatures in Buffalo on this May day proved problematic for the game. The heat and humidity caused a fog to rise up from the ice and fill the arena. It became so thick that many in attendance couldn't see the on-ice action, and Aud employees periodically skated around the ice during stoppages of play with bed sheets to fan the fog off of the ice. The officials for the game also stopped play five times, and ordered players from both teams to skate in circles to attempt to dissipate the fog as well. Another notable event in the game featured the death of a bat. Apparently, the bat lived in the arena, and perhaps due to the strange temperatures, was driven away from its usual perch, and started flying around the arena. Eventually, the bat started inching closer and closer to the on-ice level (likely in an attempt to cool off), and distracted several players. At one point in the first period, the bat hovered just above an ensuing face off, where Sabres forward Jim Lorentz struck it with his stick out of mid-air, and killed it. This was considered a bad omen by many superstitious Sabres fans, and Lorentz was criticized by animal rights groups over the incident. The Sabres would ultimately go on to win the Fog Game 5–4 in overtime off of a Rene Robert tally, but lost the series in six games.[36]
The game kicked off, and while in a still scoreless first period, Flyers star Ed Van Impe returned to the ice after serving a penalty. He then laid a hard elbow hit to the head on Red Army star Valeri Kharlamov. Kharlamov was toppled, and lay prone on the ice for about a minute. The officials refused to call a penalty, citing it a clean hit, and Red Army coach Konstantin Loktev removed his team from the ice in protest. The situation deteriorated further when Flyers owner Ed Snider got in to a shouting match with the president of the Soviet Hockey Federation, citing that they would not get paid if the game was not completed. The Soviets continued to delay the game, arguing that the referees should cancel an impending delay of game penalty which they were facing. Eventually, they relented, accepted the penalty, and returned to the ice.
The stoppage in play did not slow the Flyers down. They scored quickly after the game resumed, and ultimately won 4–1, outshooting the Red Army 49–13.[37][38]
The series started in Montreal on April 26, and each home team had won every game in the series up to that point. The most infamous moment however, came in game 7 in Montreal.
Boston held a one-goal lead late in to the third period thanks to Rick Middleton, and it looked as if the Bruins might knock the defending champs out of the semi-final. However, with 2:34 left in the third period, the Bruins were nailed with a too many men penalty during a sloppy line change. The ensuing power play saw Canadiens' coach Scotty Bowman put his power play special teams unit on the ice, all men who are currently in the hall of fame: Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt and Jacques Lemaire. Lemaire dropped the puck back to Lafleur, who then buried it home on Bruins' goalie Gilles Gilbert, tying the game, and sending it in to overtime. Halfway through the overtime period, Lemaire intercepted Rick Middleton, who gave it to Rejean Houle, then to Mario Tremblay, then to Yvon Lambert. Lambert then scored off of what he deemed a "perfect pass", ending the game 5–4 and the series, and sending the Canadiens back to the Finals.
Bruins' coach Don Cherry famously blamed himself for the loss, citing a miscommunication issue leading to the penalty. Nonetheless, this incident contributed heavily to his firing the following offseason.[39][40][41]

1980s

In game 3, the Oilers built up a 5–0 lead coming in to the third period in front of a quiet crowd at The Forum. During the second intermission, the Kings had discussed remaining determined to salvage some pride and send a message for game 4. At 4-on-4 to start the period, Jay Wells shot the puck from 30ft out in front of screened Oilers goalie Grant Fuhr to make the score 5–1. About three minutes later, the Kings were on another power play, and Doug Smith caught an obscured rebound and put it past Fuhr again to cut the Oilers lead to 5–2. Offsetting penalties put both teams at 4 skaters aside again, and Charlie Simmer scored a goal off of an inadvertent tap in by Oilers defensemen Randy Gregg. By this point, the Forum crowd started coming back to life, maintaining hope of a comeback.
With five minutes left in the third, both teams were 4 aside due to offsetting penalties. Steve Bozek and Mark Hardy teamed up for another Kings goal, pulling to within one. The Kings pulled their goalie for an extra attacker, and Steve Bozek then scored the equalizer with five seconds left to play. The Forum erupted in cheers as the Kings celebrated in a heap of yellow jerseys on the ice. In overtime, the Kings then shook off a terrible misplay which almost led to Mark Messier scoring the game winner for Edmonton, and rookie Daryl Evans shot high on Fuhr off of the face-off, scoring at 2:35 in to the overtime period, and winning the game.
The Miracle on Manchester remains the biggest single-game comeback in Stanley Cup playoff history. LA eventually won the series in the deciding fifth game, eliminating the Oilers in what became known as one of the most stunning upsets in NHL history.[45][46]
At 14:46 of the third period with the score holding at 2–2, rookie Oilers defenseman Steve Smith scooped up a dump-in by Flames centre Perry Berezan, which was stopped and left for retrieval by Edmonton goalie Grant Fuhr. In an attempt to clear the puck up the ice, Smith shot the puck from a bad angle, where it managed to bounce off of Fuhr's skate, backwards in to the Oilers goal. Smith then immediately fell to the ice and covered his head. Berezan was credited with the goal as the last member of the Flames to touch it. The Oilers were unable to even the game up before time ran out, and the Flames went on to win the series and go to the Conference Finals. For the first time since 1982, the Oilers would not make it to the Stanley Cup Finals. As well, this series remains the only playoff matchup in the Battle of Alberta in which Calgary won.[50][51]
In overtime, both teams exchanging strong scoring opportunities. The game ended when Blues forward Doug Wickenheiser scored off of a rebound goal at the 7:30 mark. The crowd erupted, and remained in celebration even after both teams left the ice.[52][53]
The game began at 7:30 PM EST on April 18, the Saturday before Easter Sunday. After 19 minutes of a scoreless tie, Mike Gartner put the Capitals ahead 1–0 before the end of the first period. Midway through the second period, Patrick Flatley evened the score for the Islanders, but Grant Martin responded back, making the score 2–1 for Washington. With roughly five minutes left in regulation, the Islanders legend Bryan Trottier scored the equalizer, and the third period would end in a 2–2 tie.
Strong goaltending prevailed in overtime, with the Islanders Kelly Hrudey and the Capitals Bob Mason, neutralizing many scoring attempts. The first, second, and third overtimes came and went, with Saturday the 18th rolling over in to Easter Sunday the 19th. For the first time since 1951, an NHL game was headed to its fourth overtime period. Here, at around eight minutes in to the fourth OT, Islanders forward Pat LaFontaine caught a deflected shot from Gord Dineen, and shot it past a screened Bob Mason for the game and series winner for the Islanders. It was 1:58 AM local time, and the teams had played 128:47 of hockey that night. Kelly Hrudey made 73 saves in the win.[54][55]
He would in fact repeat this feat two years later in a game against the Washington Capitals. And for almost ten years, he would stand alone as the only NHL goalie to score a goal until Chris Osgood in 1996.
Koharski: "Oh, you're gone now! You're gone. You won't coach another..."
Schoenfeld: "You fell and you know it. You know you fell. I didn't touch you. You're crazy, you're crazy!"
Koharski: "You're gone! You're gone! And I hope it's on tape!" (believing that the cameras present would vindicate him)
Schoenfeld: "Good, because you fell, you fat pig! Have another donut! Have another donut!"[60]
The two were finally separated for good, and Schoenfeld was later suspended for game 4 due to his remarks.
New Jersey successfully sought a legal injunction, granting them a stay of Schoenfeld's suspenion, allowing him to coach in game 4. Before the start of the game, the officials that night decided to boycott the game to show solidarity with Koharski in response to Schoenfeld's presence behind the bench. The game had to be played with replacement officials, with Schoenfeld serving out his suspension during game 5.[61]
On May 26, just hours after the Oilers' fourth Cup win in 1988, Gretzky learned from his father that Oilers owner Peter Pocklington was planning to trade him. Pocklington was facing financial hardship, as his other business ventures were struggling. Gretzky initially didn't want to leave Edmonton, but a phone call from Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall caused him to reconsider. Gretzky negotiated a trade so long as he could bring a couple of teammates with him. NcNall and Pocklington then finalized the deal.
On August 9, Gretzky, Marty McSorley, and Mike Krushelnyski were traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million in cash, and the Kings first round draft picks for 1989, 1991, and 1993. "The Trade" was met with much discourse in Canada, with Oilers fans burning Pocklington in effigy, and house leader Nelson Riis petitioning for government intervention to block it. Gretzky was further referred to as a "traitor" by many Canadian hockey fans. Although despite this, he received a warm welcome in his first game in Edmonton as a King.
Gretzky's trade to the Kings was credited with increasing hockey popularity in the United States, especially helping hockey to take seed in non-traditional markets. He made an immediate impact on the Kings, and parlayed that in to an upset of his old team in that year's playoffs.[62][63][64]
He started off by netting three goals in the first period alone. At 4:57, he scored an even strength goal. A few minutes later, he added a short-handed goal at the 7:50 mark. Just a couple of minutes later, he netted a power play goal at 10:50. In the second period at 11:14, he added a rare penalty shot tally. Finally, late in the third period with the score 7–6 in favor of the Penguins, the Devils pulled their goalie. Lemieux capped off the game with an empty-net goal with 1 second remaining in the third period. Lemieux had scored a goal in every way possible in an NHL game: Even strength, short-handed, power play, penalty shot, and empty net. This was the first and only time such a feat has been accomplished in NHL history.[65][66][67]
Calgary were repeating President's Trophy champions in the 1988–89 regular season, and they met their Smythe Division rivals the Vancouver Canucks for the first round of the playoffs. Despite finishing 43 points behind Calgary in the regular season, Vancouver pushed Calgary to seven games. They started with a 4–3 overtime win in game 1. Calgary bounced back and took the next two games, but the teams would alternate victories until they were deadlocked up to game seven. Here, the Flames would take control twice, only to see the Canucks tie the game each time, eventually forcing overtime. Here, the Canucks then saw a strong chance to win, with veteran forward Stan Smyl coming in with the puck on a breakaway towards Calgary goalie Mike Vernon. With a wide open chance, Smyl sped in on goal, shot the puck high on Vernon's glove side, and Vernon made what would become one of the most famous save in Stanley Cup play, swiftly gloving the puck in his trapper. After the save, Vernon then fell backwards in to the goal (being sure to keep his glove-hand outside) in a show of relief for having made the save.[71] Calgary forward Joel Otto then scored the game winner at the 19:21 mark of overtime, winning the game and the series. The Flames went on to win the Stanley Cup that year. Eventual Conn Smythe Trophy winner Al MacInnis specifically gave a strong endorsement of Vernon for his work in that year's playoffs, especially noting that his performance in game 7's overtime against the Canucks was the reason they made it that far.[72]

1990s

Moving it up to Lafontaine, he gets tripped up, he gets it to May, he gets it over the line, here's May going in on goal, he shoots, he SCORES! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! BRAD MAY WINS IT IN OVERTIME![81][82]
For the second year in a row, these bitter division rivals met in the postseason. Albeit, with drastically different results. Chicago won in six games in 1992 in their run to the Cup Finals. This year, they were division and conference winners, finishing with 21 point up on the fourth-seeded Blues. However, St. Louis pulled off a stunning upset in the first round, sweeping the first place Hawks right out of the playoffs. The culminating moment was at 10:13 of overtime in game 4, when Craig Janney scored the game winner for the Blues. Chicago goalie Ed Belfour had gone out of his net to play the puck, but ended up colliding with St. Louis star Brett Hull. Because of this, he made it back to the crease just in time to watch the puck get shot past him in to the open net. Belfour was livid, and immediately conferred with the officials, demanding the goal be overturned due to interference. His request was not granted, the goal stood, and the Blackhawks season was over. He then went on a notorious rampage, trashing the visitor's locker room in St. Louis Arena. He destroyed a television, coffee maker, hot tub, and two water coolers, dealing thousands of dollars in damage total. Belfour also refused to play another regular season game in St. Louis for the remainder of his career. Ironically, in 1999, Belfour and Hull would be teammates on the Dallas Stars Stanley Cup winning team.[83][84]
The incident received notable coverage in the hockey media, with CBC's Don Cherry concurring that it was a terrible missed call on his Coach's Corner segment on Hockey Night in Canada. Leafs fans continued to express scorn for Fraser until his retirement in 2010.[85][86][87]
The series kicked off in Montreal, with the Kings comfortably winning game one by a 4–1 score. The only Montreal tally coming from an own goal from Wayne Gretzky that was credited to Ed Ronan. Game two was deemed the turning point in the series. Late in the third period, the Kings were leading 2–1, and Canadiens coach Jacques Demers called for an analysis of Marty McSorley's stick, apparently off of a tip from a Montreal Forum employee.[88] The officials took the stick and measured it, and then deemed it "too curved". McSorley was issued a two-minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. With little time remaining in the game, Demers decided to pull his goalie Patrick Roy, and gave the Habs a 6-on-4 advantage. This worked, with Eric Desjardins scoring his second of the game for the 2–2 tie. Desjardins wasted little time afterward, scoring 51 seconds in to overtime, giving the Canadiens a 3–2 comeback win, and himself a hat trick.
The Habs seemed to regain their momentum from this game, winning the next two games in overtime as well (bringing their total to 10 overtime victories out of 11 during the 1993 playoff season). They comfortably defeated the Kings 4–1 in game 5 in Montreal, winning the franchise 24th Stanley Cup (23rd since they joined the NHL). The game 2 incident is referred to in NHL lore as the "Curse of Marty McSorley's Stick", and is given as a generally facetious reason for no Canadian team having won the Cup since 1993.[89]
"I know we are going to go in there and win Game 6, and bring it back here [Madison Square Garden] for a Game 7. We know we have to win it. We feel we can win it, and we are going to win it."[90]
With the third period of Game six kicking off, the Rangers were trailing the Devils 2–1. Messier then proved to be the x-factor in the game, scoring a natural hat trick in the third period to lead the Rangers to a 4–2 victory and send the series back to New York for the deciding Game Seven. Messier's Guarantee harkened back to another popular New York guarantee, that of New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, who successfully guaranteed a win against the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.[91][92]
The score would remain tied until almost five minutes in to the second overtime. Slava Fetisov played the puck across ice, where it was dumped in to the corner. New York's Stephane Matteau then swooped in and took the puck, skated behind the New Jersey goal, and at 4:22 of second overtime, shot a wrap around that bounced off of a stick and in to the goal behind Martin Brodeur. Rangers radio announcer Howie Rose immortalized the play with the following call:[93]
"Fetisov for the Devils plays it cross-ice, into the far corner. Matteau swoops in to intercept. Matteau behind the net, swings it in front, HE SCORES! MATTEAU!! MATTEAU!! MATTEAU!! STEPHANE MATTEAU!! AND THE RANGERS HAVE ONE MORE HILL TO CLIMB, BABY! BUT IT'S MOUNT VANCOUVER! THE RANGERS ARE HEADED TO THE FINALS!!!"[94]
This was Stephane Matteau's second double overtime goal in the series, as he also scored the game winner in Game 3. This goal gave the Rangers their first berth in the Stanley Cup Finals since 1979; they went on to defeat the Vancouver Canucks in seven games, earning their First Stanley Cup in 54 years.[95][96]
Things began to sour between Roy and Montreal with the hiring of Mario Tremblay as Canadiens head couch four games in to the 1995–96 season. The two had a well-publicized feud both before and after his hiring, and things only got worse. On December 2, Roy started in net in a game against the Detroit Red Wings at the Montreal Forum. Roy let in 9 goals on 26 shots before finally being pulled by Tremblay. Many, including Roy, saw this as Tremblay intentionally embarrassing Roy by keeping him in the game long after it was apparent that he needed to be benched. As Roy walked to the bench, he went to sit down, but then walked back, right past Tremblay without saying a word. He then spoke briefly to Canadiens president Ronald Corey sitting in the crowd behind the bench, telling him "It's my last game in Montreal", and then went and sat down. The Wings went on to hand the Habs their worst loss in Forum history that night, 11–1.
Four days later on December 6, the Canadiens traded Roy along with Mike Keane to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Ručínský, and Andrei Kovalenko. This move, nicknamed "Le Trade", as a French-Canadien nod to the Wayne Gretzky trade almost a decade earlier, was considered one of the most lopsided trades in NHL history. Many Habs fans were angered at the Canadiens management for seemingly not trying hard enough to mend the fence between Roy and Tremblay.
Roy went on to win two more Stanley Cups as Colorado's goalie, while the Canadiens have not won the Cup since their 1993 victory.[97][98]
The game remained scoreless throughout regulation, with goalies Jon Casey and Mike Vernon putting up solid performances for the Blues and the Wings respectively. Just over a minute in to the second overtime, Steve Yzerman intercepted Blues forward Wayne Gretzky, and took a hard slapshot from the blue line which deflected off of the post and in to the net, winning the series for Detroit. The Joe Louis Arena crowd erupted in cheers, as the Wings celebrated in a pile of jerseys on the ice.[99]
The goal was Yzerman's first playoff overtime winner, and ultimately became one of the most famous Stanley Cup playoff goals of all-time.[100]
The first four games of the 1996–97 NHL season between the two were played without incident, all Avalanche victories. The fifth game on March 26 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit descended in to a major brawl. Brent Severyn and Jamie Pushor started fighting early in the first period, followed by Kirk Maltby and René Corbet midway through the period. The game erupted in to a major brawl by the 18:22 mark, with Igor Larionov and Peter Forsberg colliding in to a fight, which ignited a major brawl. Darren McCarty then pummeled Claude Lemieux, with Lemieux "turtling" to protect himself from repeated strikes, which caused the Detroit crowd to further cheer him on. Patrick Roy also fought Mike Vernon in what would become one of the most famous goalie fights in NHL history. After that melee calmed down, yet another fight between Adam Deadmarsh and Vladimir Konstantinov erupted the crowd again just before the end of the first period. The second period saw five more fights, with Brendan Shanahan and Adam Foote squaring off just 4 seconds after the period began.
The Wings then rallied to an overtime comeback victory off of a tally by Darren McCarty. The Brawl in Hockeytown was considered by many (including Red Wings goalie Mike Vernon) as the game that brought the Red Wings together in time for the playoffs. It was considered a major inspiration in the Conference Finals later that year, where they defeated the Avalanche in six games.[101][102]
At 14:51 of the third overtime, Stars forward Brett Hull scored off of a rebound to win the game and the Cup for Dallas. However, Hull's skate had entered the goalie crease before the puck did, and under the rules of the time, the goal would seem to need to be overturned. The entire matter was unclear, as the rule was inconsistently called throughout the season. Furthermore, the NHL then sent out a memo clarifying that the rule meant for goals to be allowed if the scorer maintained 'control' (as opposed to strictly 'possession') of the puck prior to entering the crease. Buffalo fans felt that the call was incorrect, and "No Goal!" became a popular rallying cry for Sabres fans for years to come. The NHL then eliminated the controversial rule from the rulebook that following offseason.[103][104][105]

2000s

McSorley was suspended for the remainder of the season, and that extended to one full-year upon his conviction in court of assault with a weapon. In court, he claimed to be aiming for Brashear's well-protected shoulder, but inadvertently hit his head. Brashear, possibly due to the concussion, claimed no memory of the incident. Brashear got back on the ice later in the season, but McSorley ultimately never played another game in the NHL.[107][108]
Knutsen was noticeably shaken from feelings of guilt, which would ultimately reflect in his play. Cecil's family was awarded $1.2 million in a settlement later on. A moment of silence was observed for her during the following Blue Jackets game, and the team wore a patch bearing the initials BMC (Brittanie Marie Cecil) on their jerseys for the remainder of the season. Blue Jackets general manager Dave King attended her funeral, and spoke on the behalf of the team. This incident caused the NHL to put up protective netting on both ends of the rink to prevent future instances of fan injury by errant pucks.[109][110]
Carolina won game one 2–1, but Montreal came back and took games 2 and 3 by respective 2–1 (OT) and 4–0 scores. Game 4 at the Molson Centre is considered to be the turning point in the series. Montreal, riding the emotion of captain Saku Koivu returning from cancer, jumped out to a 3–0 lead in the first two periods. Sean Hill put Carolina on the board at 3:57 in to the third period, making the score 3–1. Bates Battaglia then scored at the 12:43 mark, and pulled the Hurricanes to within one. With the momentum built, the Hurricanes pulled their goalie Arturs Irbe for an extra attacker with a minute left, and it paid off. With 41 seconds left in the third, Erik Cole buried the puck in the net, evening the game 3–3. Niclas Wallin then completed the comeback with a goal at 3:47 of overtime, stunning the Montreal crowd, and sending a clear message to the Canadiens.
Carolina proceeded to soundly finish Montreal off, blowing them out in games 5 and 6; 5–1 and 8–2, winning the series, and moving on to the Conference Finals for the first time in their history.[111][112]
Near the end of the first period while the game was deadlocked 0–0, Red Wings defensemen Nicklas Lidstrom took a shot on goal at Colorado goalie Patrick Roy which rebounded in front of Roy. Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman then shot the puck back on goal, where it rebounded once more, and he shot it again, where Roy seemed to corral it and make the save. Several Avalanche and Red Wings players converged on the goal, and Roy then stood up and raised his glove hand in the air in a "Statue of Liberty" pose, as if to say that he had made the save.
What Roy didn't realize is that he didn't have the puck in his glove. As he stood up, the puck fell out of his equipment, laying exposed in the open crease. Red Wings forward Brendan Shanahan then shot it in to the goal, giving the Red Wings a 1–0 lead. As soon as Roy realized what had happened, he slumped over.[113] As Detroit went on to win the game 2–0, this goal served as the game winner.
The goal has since been remembered as one of the most notorious gaffes in Stanley Cup play.[114] Furthermore, the events of the following game 7 are often tied with the Statue of Liberty Goal, in which Detroit shut out Colorado 7–0 at Joe Louis Arena, with Roy letting in 6 of those goals. The "7 in 7" capped off Detroit's second playoff series victory over Colorado, and their fourth trip to the Cup Finals in eight years (their third Cup win).[115][116]
The Ducks had made a Cinderella Run for the Stanley Cup Finals in 2003. As the Western Conference seventh seed, they started this run by sweeping the defending Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in the first round. They then defeated the Dallas Stars in the second round in six games, including a 5OT game 1 win in the fourth-longest game in NHL history. Then they swept the Minnesota Wild in a Conference Finals which saw Ducks goalie Jean-Sébastien Giguère give up only one goal, an NHL record in a best-of-seven series. They then faced the New Jersey Devils in the Cup finals. With the home team winning all games in the series up to game six, the Devils were leading the series 3–2. In this game, the Ducks took a 3–1 lead. With 13:44 to play in the second period, notorious hard-checking Devils defensemen Scott Stevens laid a hard hit to Ducks captain Paul Kariya, which resulted in him being knocked down cold onto the ice. Kariya looked to be out for the game, however, he returned to the ice four and a half minutes later. John Davidson (who was calling the game for ABC) in fact said live: “I tell you what, [Kariya]’s sure showing me something. I didn’t think we’d be seeing him til next season.” Kariya then scored at 17:15 of the second period, which ultimately put the game out of reach for the Devils. The goal produced this memorable quote from ABC play-by-play announcer Gary Thorne: “Here he comes, the fans want one. Score!!! Off the floor! On the board! Paul Kariya!"[117][118]
The influenza virus hovered over this Battle of Ontario game. The Senators looked to avenge a 5–1 loss in their previous matchup against their provincial rivals. They roared out to a 3–0 lead in the first period, then added another marker early in the second for a 4–0 score. The Leafs got on the board midway through the second period with a puck shot by Robert Reichel being deflected off of Darcy Tucker's skate in to the net. Mikael Renberg then cut the lead to two with a goal after a scramble behind the net. Owen Nolan then shot a puck which trickled to the goal line, where Matt Stajan then swatted it in for a goal to wrap up the second period scoring, and pulled the Leafs within one. Leafs captain Mats Sundin then scored with 5:03 left in the third period to tie the game at 4–4. Nolan then scored with 30.7 seconds left in overtime to complete the comeback. The Maple Leafs had scored five unanswered goals in the second half of the game to take a comeback win.
As both teams were sick with the flu, the benches had emptied from players who had to be taken out of the game, or were inactive. Adding to the players already inactive due to previous injuries (and Marian Hossa leaving the game after getting hit in the face with the puck), this was an injury-depleted contest. The Senators especially felt the effects. However, Maple Leafs forward Owen Nolan (who got an assist, and the game-winning goal while battling the flu himself) offered no sympathy, giving this memorable quip during a post-game interview: ``I don't care...We're tired, too, and we battled back and we were down by four...I'm sure they have their excuses ready to go." Nolan's remark has often been quoted as "Boo Hoo", although this may be apocryphal, and rather a summation of what Nolan truly said (that he didn't feel sorry for the Senators). The Flu Game became a popular antagonizing piece of fuel for Maple Leafs fans in the provincial rivalry for years to come.[119][120]
The two teams met again the following week in Philadelphia. The Flyers were leading 5–2 with 1:49 left in the third period. Philadelphia's Donald Brashear and Ottawa's Rob Ray began fighting, and this set up a chain reaction through the rest of the game. Once that fight ended, Ottawa's Todd Simpson then came after Brashear. In the midst of that, several players started a melee brawl, including goaltenders Patrick Lalime and Robert Esche. After roughly five minutes of chaos and eventual order, Radovan Somik and Chris Neil then began another fight, which in turn escalated in to another brawl between all skaters. After that calmed down, the next faceoff saw Michal Handzus and Mike Fisher start fighting, and yet another chain reaction all-skater brawl took place.[121] After the game, off-ice personnel almost started scrapping as well, with Flyers general manager Bobby Clarke trying to go after Senators coach Jacques Martin.
In total, 16 players were ejected from the game, with 419 total penalty minutes issued between them (Philadelphia with 213, Ottawa with 206). This broke the previous record of 406 set during the Bruins-North Stars brawl on February 26, 1981, and remains an NHL record.[122][123]
Bertuzzi was ejected from the game, and later suspended indefinitely from the NHL. This played out as a suspension for the remainder of the season. Furthermore, with the 2004–05 NHL lockout the coming year, he was also banned from playing in leagues governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation with other NHLers. He faced criminal assault charges and a civil suit by Moore's estate, the latter being settled out of court. He was reinstated on August 8, 2005, citing his length of suspension and remorse over the incident. Steve Moore spent over a year recovering from the incident. Despite offers from the Anaheim Ducks, and continued physical therapy efforts years later, he was ultimately never medically cleared to play hockey again. This incident began to heavily implicate the role of enforcers and the culture of revenge in the NHL, a precursor to the changes away from such that would occur in the next decade.[125]
The call became so controversial that a CGI company based out of Calgary, Alberta analyzed the play to determine whether the call on the ice was correct. ABC television then showed the results during game seven. Ultimately, the CGI showed that while a very close call, there was not conclusive evidence that the puck had completely crossed the goal line. The call was deemed correct, as such conclusive evidence would have been needed to overturn a ruling on the ice, let alone this non-call.[127] The Lightning went on to win game seven 2–1, and thus the Stanley Cup.[128]
Moen was credited with the goal as the last member of the Ducks to handle the puck. Although the game ended as a 6–2 blowout win for the Ducks, Alfredsson scored once more at 17:38 of the second. This ultimately made Phillips' gaffe the official game-winner for Anaheim. Phillips was quoted after the game as saying "Now I know how Steve Smith feels".[129][130]
Game 1 in the series was a 4–1 win to the Rangers. They also scored a comeback win in game 2, with two goals just 23 seconds apart in the third period for a 2–1 win. Game 3 saw a moment often deemed funny and/or unsportsmanlike by many NHL fans and personalities. With the game tied 1–1, The Rangers had a 5–on–3 Powerplay with 14:13 to play in the second period. Sean Avery then skated from the left side boards straight to Devils goalie Martin Brodeur's crease, stood straight in front of Brodeur, and waved his stick vertically in front of him. Brodeur attempted to push him away, but Avery didn't leave, and continued waving his stick around in front of him. These actions even drew comments from one of the Versus network announcers, stating that he had never seen anything like what Avery was doing. Then, with 13:10 left in the second period, Avery caught a quick feed, and scored the go-ahead goal, his third of the series.[131] The Devils bounced back, and ultimately won the game in overtime. However, the day after the game, the NHL enacted a rule (henceforth known as the "Sean Avery Rule"), which would see behavior similar to Avery's in game 3 result in a minor penalty. Colin Campbell, Director of Hockey Operations released a statement saying: "An unsportsmanlike conduct minor penalty will be interpreted and applied, effective immediately, to a situation when an offensive player positions himself facing the opposition goaltender and engages in actions such as waving his arms or stick in front of the goaltender's face, for the purpose of improperly interfering with and/or distracting the goaltender as opposed to positioning himself to try to make a play."[132]
Often tied with the events of the Avery Rule game are the post-series handshake and interview. The Rangers won the series 4–1, and Martin Brodeur then notably refused to shake Avery's hand in the handshake line. Avery then famously responded to this incident in an interview, saying: "Everyone talks about how classy, uh, un-classy I am, and fatso there just forgot to shake my hand, I guess."'[133]
The third-seeded Devils met the sixth-seeded Hurricanes in this first round matchup. New Jersey held a 2–1 series lead after three games, and met the Canes in Carolina for game 4. Carolina led after two periods 3–1, but New Jersey came back and tied the game 3–3. This score would hold until literally the last second of the game. Here, Hurricanes defenseman Dennis Seidenberg caught a feed with 1.1 seconds left on the clock, shot the puck, and it deflected off of Hurricanes forward Jussi Jokinen's skate, who became tangled up with Devils goalie Martin Brodeur just outside the goal crease, and the puck crossed the goal line with .2 seconds left on the clock. The play was then put under official review to confirm whether the goal was scored in time, and slow-motion instant replay confirmed that it was. Brodeur was upset, citing that an interference call should have been called on Jokinen, but none was, and the goal stood. Brodeur then slammed his stick into the boards and onto the ice in anger as he scurried off. Carolina would eventually take the series in Game 7 coming back from a score of 3–2 down by scoring 2 goals in the last two minutes to win the game and the series 4–3.[134][135][136]

2010s

Game 7 in Boston started off with the Bruins quickly building up a 3–0 lead in the first period, seemingly killing the Flyers chances of pulling off a rare comeback. Flyers coach Peter Laviolette then used the team's timeout in order to make some adjustments and possibly inspire the team. At 17:12 of the first period, rookie Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk scored a goal to narrow the gap 3–1. Scott Hartnell then scored at the 2:49 mark of the second period, narrowing the gap at 3–2. At 12:29 of the second period, Daniel Briere then scored to tie the game at 3–3.
In a moment which drew comparisons to the infamous "Too Many Men" game in 1979, the Bruins were called for a too many men penalty off of a sloppy line change at the 12:15 mark of the third period. Simon Gagne then scored at 11:10 on the ensuing power play, and the Flyers had their first lead of the game. The Bruins failed to tie the game up before time ran out, and the Philadelphia Flyers had complete the series comeback. They had become the third NHL team to win a best-of-seven series after trailing 0–3, in which they did so after trailing Game 7 0–3 as well.[139][140]
The game kicked off, and the first fight broke out at the midway point of the first period between Craig Adams and Micheal Haley. The second fight occurred late in the period between the Isles Trevor Gillies and the Penguins Eric Godard. By this time, the game was turning in to a 4–0 rout for the Islanders. Quickly after this, the first major brawl of the game occurred, with Matt Martin jumping Talbot from behind for retaliation on the Comeau hit from the Feb 2 game. This caused three fights to occur, with all players involved ejected. At the start of the third period, another brawl was kicked off when Trevor Gillies elbowed Penguins forward Eric Tangradi in the head, and then jumped on him with repeated strikes as he fell to the ice. Brent Johnson then fought Haley, with Godard leaving the bench to come to Johnson's aid. Another brawl broke out around the 16:00 mark of the third, and then another fight with just under three minutes left in the game.[141] The game ended with 346 penalty minutes assessed, 65 penalties, 21 players ejected, and record PIMs for both teams. The Islanders were fined $100,000 and Godard received a ten-game suspension for leaving the bench, with Gillies getting nine games for his attack on Tangradi (which induced a concussion).[142][143]
Nonetheless, opportunists had been reported as trying to incite chaos as early as the first period. Boston ultimately won game seven 4–0, and hoisted the Cup in Vancouver. After the game, problems further escalated with irate fans hurling bottles at the large viewing screens. People then started flipping cars and setting them ablaze, and Vancouver police swept rioters onto Granville Street and Robson Street. Here, the substantial portion of the riot broke out, with businesses being vandalized and looted.
Roughly 140 people were injured, 101 were arrested, and an estimated $5 million CAD in damage was done. A notable moment in the riot occurred when Alexandra Thomas of Coquitlam, BC was knocked down by police. Her boyfriend, Scott Jones, then lay with her on the ground, and the two kissed as a means to comfort her. The "Kissing Couple" photo was named by Sports Illustrated as the "most compelling image of the year". The 2011 Vancouver riot, while far from the only one committed within hockey culture, ultimately became more prolific than most due to intense media coverage.[144][145]
Toronto appeared to be ready to pull off an upset, roaring out to a 4–1 lead by the halfway point of the third period, aided by two Cody Franson goals. Boston then grinded out one of the most famous comebacks in NHL history. Nathan Horton scored at the 9:08 mark, cutting the lead to two for the Leafs. With roughly two minutes left in the game, Boston pulled goalie Tukka Rask for an extra attacker. Milan Lucic scored at the 18:06 mark of the period to cut the deficit to one goal, and then Patrice Bergeron knotted the game up at four goals a piece at the 19:09 mark. Finally, at the 6:05 mark of the overtime period, Boston rode this momentum to victory with another Bergeron goal. Boston won the series, and became the first team in NHL history to win a game seven after trailing by three goals in the third period.
Hockey columnist Sean McIndoe (an avowed Toronto Maple Leafs fan), referred to this event as "Toronto's Game 7 Gut Punch" in his Grantland article the following day.[146] He noted that Maple Leafs fans could accept losing the game, as they had never expected to win the series or even reach the playoffs. However, the way in which the Leafs lost was far worse than anyone could've anticipated.[147]
After defeating the Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings[148] en route to the Finals, the Blackhawks were up in the series 3–2 over the Boston Bruins entering Game 6 at TD Garden. Chris Kelly scored for Boston in the first period, and Chicago responded in the second period with a goal by Jonathan Toews. Milan Lucic scored midway through the third, putting the Bruins ahead 2–1.
As time wound down to the final two minutes, Chicago pulled goalie Corey Crawford from net for an extra attacker. At 18:44 of the third period, Bryan Bickell scored for Chicago to tie the game 2–2 and potentially force overtime. Just 17 seconds later, Dave Bolland scored at 19:01, putting the Blackhawks ahead 3–2.[149] The Bruins were unable to tie the game in the final minute, and the Blackhawks went on to win their fifth franchise Stanley Cup, their second in three years. The goals were scored 17 seconds apart, leading to the game being referred to as "17 Seconds" amongst Blackhawks fans, which stood as the name for their 2013 championship video.[150]
The Kings had an especially notable Stanley Cup run in 2014. Aside from defeating their two in-state division rivals, they also won three game sevens on the road. To start the post-season, they faced their in-state division rivals, the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks dominated Games 1 and 2 by 6–3 and 7–2 scores, respectively. A Game 3 4–3 win in overtime placed them firmly in control of the series, 3–0. From this point on, the Kings seemed to undergo a complete transformation. They started by winning Game 4 6–3 to avoid the series sweep. Then they blanked the Sharks 4–0 in Game 5, with Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick returning to form. The Sharks were unable to regain momentum in Game 6, losing 4–1, and placing the Kings where few NHL teams had been before. The series was now even at 3–3 heading back to the Shark Tank in San Jose.
Sharks defenseman Matt Irwin broke the scoreless tie 28 seconds in to the second period of game seven. However, the Kings took control of the game before the period was over, with a Drew Doughty goal at 4:57, and another by Anze Kopitar at 18:39. Kings forward Tyler Toffoli widened the gap at 3–1 at 4:40 of the third period. The Sharks pulled their goalie in the final minutes in a desperate attempt to tie the game and force overtime, but assurance goals by Dustin Brown and Tanner Pearson with two and one minutes left respectively sealed the Sharks' fate. The Los Angeles Kings became the fourth team in NHL history to win a best-of-seven series after trailing three games to none.
Kings players Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, who also played for the historic 2010 Philadelphia Flyers team, became the first players in NHL history to be a member of two teams to have accomplished such a comeback.[151][152][153]
This game at BB&T Center was tied 1–1 at the end of regulation and the five-minute overtime period. The Shootout was a marathon contest, with the Panthers responding with a goal to extend the shootout every time the Capitals had scored. Washington's Alexander Ovechkin opened up the shootout scoring with a goal at the top of the fourth round, and Florida's Jussi Jokinen responded immediately afterward. A few rounds later, Washington's Brooks Laich scored to take the lead for the Capitals, followed by Dave Bolland scoring to tie it back up. Another three rounds later, Washington's Joel Ward again took the lead for the Caps, with Derek MacKenzie responding afterward. The next round saw John Carlson put the Capitals ahead once more, with Sean Bergenheim again evening the shootout, 4–4. Six rounds later, Washington's Brooks Orpik gave Washington another shootout lead, with Dylan Olsen of Florida again tying it 5–5. Finally, in the record 20th round of the shootout, Florida's Nick Bjugstad scored the game-winner after Alexander Ovechkin failed to score in the previous attempt at the top of the round. This 20-round shootout broke the previous record set on November 26, 2005, between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals, a 3–2, 15-round shootout Rangers victory. With this record, the Capitals have played in the two longest NHL shootout decisions in history, losing both of them on the road.[154]


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