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Flight Number 4, Now Departing From Boston

• Submitted By: Jon m
• It is considered not only one of the greatest overtime goals in hockey history, but also one of the greatest goals scored at any time in hockey history. In Game Four of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals against the St. Louis Blues, the Boston Bruins won their first Stanley Cup championship in nearly four decades. Defenseman Bobby Orr cut across the middle of the slot and took a pass from Derek Sanderson. Orr shot the puck past goaltender Jacques Plante, while being tripped by the stick of Noel Picard. The image of Orr flying through the air and celebrating the winning goal simultaneously is maybe the most recognizable image in hockey.
• YouTube: Bobby Orr scores "The Goal" (Time: 0:47)
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Lord Stanley Comes to "The Hamptons"

• Submitted By: Jon m
• Ten years after Orr's magnificent effort, another Stanley Cup title was determined on an overtime game winner. In just their 8th year of existence, the New York Islanders won the first of four consecutive Stanley Cup championships as Bobby Nystrom redirected a pass from John Tonelli past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Pete Peeters. Nystrom has 4 career OT playoff winning goals, second only to Maurice Richard's six for most all-time.
• YouTube: Bob Nystrom's goal officially starts the "Islanders Dynasty of the 1980s" (Time: 0:18)
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Not Just Snow in Florida - An Avalanche

• Submitted By: Jon m
• In their first season playing in Denver after relocating from Quebec, the Colorado Avalanche won their first Stanley Cup by completing a four-game sweep of the Florida Panthers. In the third overtime period of a scoreless tie between goaltenders Patrick Roy of Colorado and John Vanbiesbrouck of Florida, Colorado defenseman Uwe Krupp's shot from the right point found its way into the back of net, and the Avalanche began their celebration.
• YouTube: Uwe Krupp scores the only Game Four goal as Avalanche win first Cup (Time: 0:25)
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Deep in the Heart of Texas, and the Goal Crease

• Submitted By: Jon m
• In one of the most controversial moments in hockey history, the Dallas Stars won their first Stanley Cup in 1999 as Brett Hull beat Buffalo Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek. But at the time, there was a rule about not being able to score a goal if any part of your body, most notably a skate, was in the goal crease area. Typically, officials during this area would review questionable calls like this, but they did not review this goal. Buffalo sports fans still regard this as the biggest miscarriage of justice in sports history. You decide for yourself.
• YouTube: Brett Hull wins the Cup for Dallas - or did he? (Time: 1:49)
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The Devils were in "Second Heaven"

• Submitted By: Jon m
• One year after the Dallas Stars claimed hockey's holy grail in overtime, they lost it in extra frames. The New Jersey Devils equaled their own NHL record with their 10th road victory in a post-season by winning Game Six in Dallas 2-1. Jason Arnott took a pass in the slot from Patrik Elias and scored on a one-timer past Dallas goalie Ed Belfour. It was the second Stanley Cup title for the Devils in six years.
• YouTube: Jason Arnott wins the Cup for New Jersey (Time: 0:23)
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Somebody Stepped on My Toe

• Submitted By: Jon m
• The 1994 Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils is considered by many experts to be one of the great playoff series in sports history. In Game 7, the Rangers had a 1-0 lead, but the Devils tied the game when Valeri Zelepukin scored with just 7.7 seconds left in regulation. After a scoreless first overtime period, the tension between the two archrivals intensified even more. Then Stephane Matteau, best known as a 'checking forward' with little scoring touch, picked up a loose puck behind Devils goalie Martin Brodeur and snuck the puck into the back of the net. Howie Rose, the radio play-by-play man for the Rangers, made one of the more memorable calls in hockey history to describe the Rangers triumph.
• YouTube: "Matteau, Matteau, Matteau" (Time: 0:18)
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"May" We Show You Brad's Important Goal

• Submitted By: Jon m
• In the 1993 Adams Division Finals, the Buffalo Sabres were looking to complete a four-game sweep of the Boston Bruins. In overtime, seldom used enforcer Brad May scored the biggest goal of his career, making a brilliant deke move to beat Bruins netmider Andy Moog for the series clincher. Like the Stephane Matteau goal above, part of the lore of this goal comes from the accompanying play-by-play call, this time provided by Buffalo broadcaster Rick Jeanneret.
• YouTube: "May Day! May Day! May Day!" (Time: 0:21)
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Stevie's the Reason "Y" the Wings Are Great

• Submitted By: Angieh
• He won three Stanley Cup championships as the captain of the Detroit Red Wings. Along the way, he won the playoff MVP trophy, was once named best defensive forward in the league, was named to 10 all-star teams, and retired having held the longest tenure of any captain with the same professional team in sports history. He was a great leader, skilled on face-offs, and enormously respected around the league. But for many, Steve Yzerman will be known best for this overtime goal to win Game 7 of the 1996 Western Conference Semifinals against the St. Louis Blues.
• YouTube: "Steve Yzerman - Detroit wins!" (Time: 1:05)
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Penguins Needed to Write a "Czech" to beat Washington

• Submitted By: Jon m
• In the first round of the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Pittsburgh Penguins trailed the Washington Capitals two games to one in the series, and 2-1 in Game Four. With time winding down, Petr Nedved tied the contest and sent it into overtime. After three scoreless overtime periods, Nedved struck again to help the Penguins win the game 3-2, ending the longest overtime NHL game in 60 years. Eventually the Pens won the series and reached the Eastern Conference Finals.
• YouTube: "Petr Nedved ends a 4 Overtime Marathon" (Time: 2:52)
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Four overtimes - Do I Hear Five?

• Submitted By: Jon m
• Four years after Nedved's goal, the Penguins found themselves on the other end of an overtime game winner. In the 5th overtime, Keith Primeau of the Philadelphia Flyers scored to give the Flyers a victory, which at the time tied their Eastern Conference Semifinals series at 2-2. The Flyers went on to win that series 4-2 and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. The game stands as the third longest in NHL history.
• YouTube: "Primeau's goal gives Flyers win in longest modern-day game in NHL history" (Time: 1:48)
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"And in the 4th overtime, LaFontaine rose again"

• Submitted By: Jon m
• In Game Seven of the 1987 first round playoff series between the New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals, the goaltenders stole the show. Tremendous saves through nearly seven periods of hockey by Washington's Bob Mason and New York's Kelly Hrudey kept the game deadlocked. The game, which stretched into Easter Sunday morning, ended on a shot by Pat LaFontaine, giving the Islanders the game and the series. The game has earned the nickname "The Easter Epic".
• YouTube: "Pat LaFontaine ends the "Easter Epic"" (Time: 1:52)
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Volek Prevents Pens from Possible Three-Peat

• Submitted By: Jon m
• When the New York Islanders lost the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals to Edmonton, it marked the last NHL franchise to win more than two consecutive titles. The closest any team has come since was in 1993, when the two-time defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins dominated the regular season, and were expected to easily crush the Islanders in the first round of the playoffs. Instead, the Isles forced a seventh game, and the Pens hopes were dashed in overtime. Ray Ferraro (long before earning his broadcasting nickname "Chicken Parm") made a terrific pass to David Volek, who beat Pittsburgh goalie Tom Barrasso to win the series.
• YouTube: "Pittsburgh's 3-peat chance ends in '93 first round to the Islanders" (Time: 1:52)
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The Ghosts of the Forum Strike Once More

• Submitted By: Jon m
• The Montreal Canadiens last won the Stanley Cup in 1993, the last time any Canadian based team has won, and it took every intangible it could get. Montreal won 10 games in overtime that playoff season, including three in the finals against the Los Angeles Kings. But the most infamous happened in Game Two. Trailing 2-1 late in the game, and already down 1-0 in the series, the Canadiens bench asked the referees to measure the stick of Kings defenseman Marty McSorley. It was found to be illegal, resulting in a two-minute penalty. Had it been legal, their would have been a penalty against Montreal, and they likely would have lost the game. Instead, not only did Eric Desjardins score on the ensuing power play with less than a minute left in regulation to tie the game, but he completed the first hat trick by a defensive player in Stanley Cup Finals history just 51 seconds into overtime, catapulting the Habs to the Cup.
• YouTube: "The illegal stick penalty helps Montreal beat L.A. in OT" (Time: 1:52)
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Hat Trick of Overtime Winners

• Submitted By: Jon m
• The 1994 Vancouver Canucks advanced all the way to Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, but they almost didn't get past the first round. The Calgary Flames won 3 of the first 4 games in their opening round match-up, but Vancouver rallied to win both Game 5 and Game 6 in overtime. Then in the second overtime of Game 7, Pavel Bure broke in past the Flames defense and beat goalie Mike Vernon to win the series.
• YouTube: "Pavel Bure's goal gives Vancouver the series win over Calgary" (Time: 0:20)
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Great One feeds Super Mario to beat the Russians

• Submitted By: Jon m
• Once upon a time, the best players from Russia and the former Soviet Union countries weren't allowed to play in the NHL. Meanwhile, professional players from Canada and the United States weren't allowed to participate in the Winter Olympics. So the only time the best players in the world would play came every few years during the summer in a series called "The Canada Cup". The 1987 best-of-three finals between Canada and the Soviet Union is memorable for many reasons. All three games were decided by a 6-5 final score. Most remember the winning goal scored by Mario Lemieux off a feed by Wayne Gretzky with less than a minute left in regulation to win the series in Game Three. But having lost the first game, Canada needed a win in Game Two to extend the series. In overtime, Lemieux scored off a rebound from a Gretzky shot off the goal post to even the series. Many hockey observers feel these three games may be the best in hockey history.
• YouTube: "Mario Lemieux from Wayne Gretzky - imagine if they had played in the NHL together?" (Time: 6:32)
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