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Remembering the longest games in Stanley Cup Playoffs history – Sportsnet.ca
The first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs got off to a memorable start with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets requiring five overtime periods to determine Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
The game lasted a whopping 150:27 but surprisingly it didn’t even crack the top three in terms of longest games in NHL history. With that in mind we wanted to look back at every game in NHL history that required quadruple or quintuple overtime in both the pre- and post-expansion era.
Post-expansion era…
There have been eight games in the past 69 years that have required more than three overtime periods. Here’s what happened in those games and below that a look at the longest games in the pre-expansion era.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – May 4, 2000
The longest game in modern NHL history remains this battle of attrition between these Pennsylvania rivals. The game ended when Keith Primeau wired a shot past Penguins netminder Ron Tugnutt at 12:01 of the fifth overtime period.
Flyers defenceman Dan McGillis, who recorded an assist on Primeau’s winner, logged 61:05 of ice time which was a record at the time. Penguins forward Jaromir Jagr was on the ice for 59:08, which remains an NHL record for most ice time in a single game from a forward since the league began recording the stat.
Pittsburgh had a 2-0 series lead but Philly won four straight games to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets – Aug. 11, 2020
Several NHL records were broken in the 3-2 Lightning victory. Tampa fired a record 88 shots on Joonas Korpisalo who subsequently made a record 85 saves. Blue Jackets defenceman Seth Jones set a new NHL record with 65:06 of ice time before Brayden Point got the winner.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim vs. Dallas Stars – April 24, 2003
Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal was a marathon. Eventual Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 60 of 63 shots, while Stars defencemen Sergei Zubov (63:51) and Derian Hatcher (62:02) both broke the record for most ice time in a single game that McGillis set three years prior. Zubov held that record until Seth Jones passed him last night.
Petr Sykora scored 48 seconds into the fifth overtime period and Anaheim won 4-3.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals – April 24, 1996
At the time, this was the longest game in nearly a decade. Petr Nedved tied the game at two goals apiece eight minutes into the third period and then scored his sixth of the playoffs with 45 seconds remaining in the fourth OT stanza to give the Penguins a 3-2 win.
Jaromir Jagr led both teams with 12 shots on goal and assisted on Nedved’s game-winner. Olaf Kolzig made 62 saves in a losing effort.
Dallas Stars vs. Vancouver Canucks – April 11, 2007
Game 1 of this back-and-forth quarterfinal series required seven periods to determine a winner.
The story of this game was Roberto Luongo who stopped 72 of the 76 shots he faced and came one save short of tying the record at the time. The 132 combined shots from these teams was a record that stood until Tampa Bay and Columbus combined for 151 shots.
With a fifth overtime period looming, Henrik Sedin slid one by Marty Turco after a nice pass from his twin brother, Daniel, for the 5-4 win.
San Jose Sharks vs. Dallas Stars – May 4, 2008
One year after Dallas lost an epic showdown to the Canucks, they felled the Sharks 2-1 in quadruple OT.
Not only did Brenden Morrow’s goal end the game but it eliminated the Sharks and advanced the Stars to the Western Conference Final. Sharks defenceman Brian Campbell logged 56:23 of ice time, which currently stands as the 10th-most for a single game in league history.
New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals – April 18, 1987
This game is known as “The Easter Epic” and it’s remembered for Kelly Hrudey’s then-record 72-save performance and Pat LaFontaine’s winning goal that resulted in Bob Cole’s memorable “LaFontaine at the blue line” call. It is the longest Game 7 in NHL history.
Hrudey reflected on that game and commented on his record being broken after 33 years by Korpisalo.
Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils – April 27, 1994
It’s one of the all-time great goaltending performances that doesn’t get much attention.
Dominik Hasek had a 70-save shutout to help his Sabres beat the Devils in Game 6 of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal match-up. It’s the most saves made by a goalie in a shutout win in NHL history.
Dave Hannan was set up by Jason Dawe and Wayne Presley at 5:43 of the fourth OT. Hasek won his first Vezina Trophy that year and went on to win the award in five of the next seven seasons.
Pre-expansion era…
Prior to the NHL expanding in 1967, there were six occasions on which three overtime periods wasn’t enough.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Maroons – March 24, 1936
The longest game in NHL history remains this 1936 doozy that saw a total of one goal scored in 176:30 of gameplay. Rookie forward Modere “Mud” Bruneteau notched the winner and the Red Wings went on to sweep the series before beating the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Final for the franchise’s first championship.
Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – April 3, 1933
The second-longest game in NHL history was also a 1-0 contest. This one lasted 164:46. Toronto forward Ken Doraty scored the lone goal in the deciding game of the best-of-five series. After beating the Bruins, the Maple Leafs were defeated by the Rangers in the Stanley Cup Final.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings – March 23, 1943
Jack McLean scored the winning goal just past the mid-way point of the fourth overtime period to tie this semifinal series 1-1. Toronto ended up losing the series in six games and Detroit went on to sweep the Bruins and win the Stanley Cup.
New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens – March 28, 1930
Gus Rivers only scored six total goals in his NHL career for the Canadiens and one was at the 8:52 mark of the fourth overtime in Game 1 of this best-of-three series. Montreal rode that momentum, beat the Rangers and then the Bruins en route to winning the franchise’s fourth championship.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings – March 27, 1951
Maurice “Rocket” Richard beat Calder Trophy-winning netminder Terry Sawchuk to give the Habs a 3-2 win in Game 1 of this semifinal series.
Game 2 went into a third OT with Montreal winning that game also. They won the series but lost to the Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Final.
New York Americans vs. New York Rangers – March 27, 1938
Lorne Carr lifted the Americans past their New York rival in dramatic fashion to win this best-of-three series 40 seconds into the fourth OT.
“If ever I had a test of my mental and physical conditioning, this was it,” Carr said of that game.
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Marchand says Maple Leafs are Bruins’ ‘biggest rival’ ahead of 1st-round series – NHL.com
BOSTON – Forget Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens.
For Brad Marchand, right now, it’s all about Bruins-Toronto Maple Leafs.
“You see the excitement they have all throughout Canada when they’re in playoffs,” Marchand said Thursday. “Makes it a lot of fun to play them. And I think, just with the history we’ve had with them recently, they’re probably our biggest rival right now over the last decade.
“They’ve probably surpassed Montreal and any other team with kind of where our rivalry’s gone, just because we’ve both been so competitive with each other, and we’ve had a few playoff series. It definitely brings the emotion, the intensity, up in the games and the excitement for the fans.
“It’s a lot of fun to play them.”
The Bruins and Maple Leafs will renew their rivalry in their first round series, which starts Saturday at TD Garden (8 p.m. ET; TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS). They’ll be familiar opponents.
Over the past 11 seasons, the Bruins have faced the Maple Leafs four times in the postseason, starting with the epic 2013 matchup in the first round. That resulted in an all-time instant classic, the Game 7 in which the Bruins were down 4-1 in the third period and came roaring back for an overtime win that helped propel them to the Stanely Cup Final.
That would prove to be the model and, in the intervening years, the Bruins have beaten them in each of the three subsequent series, including going to a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference First Round in 2018 and 2019.
Which could easily be where this series is going.
“Offensively they’re a gifted hockey club,” Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said Thursday. “They present a lot of challenges down around the netfront area. We’re going to have to be really sharp there. We’re a pretty good team defensively when we stick to what our principles are. So I expect it to be a tight series overall.”
But if anyone knows the Maple Leafs — and what to expect — it’s Marchand. In his career, he’s played 146 games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, 11th most of any active player. Twenty-one of those games have come against the Maple Leafs, games in which Marchand has 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists).
“They’re always extremely competitive,” Marchand said. “You never know which way the series is going to go. But that’s what you want. That’s what you love about hockey is the competition aspect. They’re real competitors over there, especially the way they’re built right now. So it’s going to be a lot of fun, and that’s what playoffs is about. It’s about the best teams going head-to-head.”
But even though the history favors the Bruins — including having won each of the past six playoff matchups, dating back to the NHL’s expansion era in 1967-68 and each of the four regular-season games in 2023-24 — Marchand is throwing that out the window.
“That means nothing,” he said.
The Maple Leafs bring the No. 2 offense in the NHL into their series, having scored 3.63 goals per game. They were led by Auston Matthews and his 69 goals this season, a new record for him and for the franchise.
“You have to be hard on a guy like that and limit his time and space with the puck,” forward Charlie Coyle said. “He’s really good at getting in position to receive the puck and he’s got linemates who can put it right on his tape for him. You’ve just got to know where he is, especially in our D zone. He likes to loop away after cycling it and kind of find that sweet spot coming down Broadway there in the middle. It’s not just a one-person job.”
Nor is Matthews their only threat.
“They have a lot of great players, skill players, who play hard and can be very dangerous around the net and create scoring opportunities,” forward Charlie Coyle said. “You’ve just got to be aware of who’s out there and who you’re against, who you’re matched up against, and play hard. Also, too, we’ve got to focus on our game and what we do well and when we do that, we trust each other and have that belief in each other, we’re a pretty good hockey team.”
Especially against the Maple Leafs.
Marchand, who grew up in Halifax loving the Maple Leafs, still gets a thrill to see their alumni walking around Scotiabank Arena in the playoffs. And it’s even more special to be on the ice with them, to be competing against them — even more so when the Bruins keep winning.
But that certainly doesn’t mean this series will be easy.
“They’ll be a [heck] of a challenge,” Marchand said.
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NHL sets Round 1 schedule for 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Daily Faceoff
The chase for Lord Stanley’s silver chalice will begin on Saturday.
After what could be described as the most exciting season in NHL history that saw heartbreaks and last-ditch efforts to clinch playoff spots, players and staff now get ready as 16 teams go to battle.
We saw the Vancouver Canucks have a massive year and finish first in the Pacific Division with captain Quinn Hughes leading all defensemen in points. The Winnipeg Jets set a franchise record for most points. The Nashville Predators went on a franchise-record winning streak in order to lock themselves into a Wild Card spot, and the Washington Capitals clinched the last Wild Card spot in the East after a wild finish that saw the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers see their playoff hopes crumble in front of them.
While Auston Matthews missed out on scoring 70 goals, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and Tampa Bay Lightning standout Nikita Kucherov became the first players since 1990-91 to record 100 assists in a single season. They joined Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Bobby Orr as the only players to do so.
With the bracket set, it’s time to expect the unexpected.
Here is the schedule for Round 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Eastern Conference
#A1 Florida Panthers vs. #WC1 Tampa Bay Lightning
Date | Game | Time |
Sunday, April 21 | 1. Tampa at Florida | 12:30 p.m. ET |
Tuesday, April 23 | 2. Tampa at Florida | 7:30 p.m. ET |
Thursday, April 25 | 3. Florida at Tampa | 7 p.m. ET |
Saturday, April 27 | 4. Florida at Tampa | 5 p.m. ET |
Monday, April 29 | 5. Tampa at Florida | TBD |
Wednesday, May 1 | 6. Florida at Tampa | TBD |
Saturday, May 4 | 7. Tampa at Florida | TBD |
#A2 Boston Bruins vs. #A3 Toronto Maple Leafs
Date | Game | Time |
Saturday, April 20 | 1. Toronto at Boston | 8 p.m. ET |
Monday, April 22 | 2. Toronto at Boston | 7 p.m. ET |
Wednesday, April 24 | 3. Boston at Toronto | 7 p.m. ET |
Saturday, April 27 | 4. Boston at Toronto | 8 p.m. ET |
Tuesday, April 30 | 5. Toronto at Boston | TBD |
Thursday, May 2 | 6. Boston at Toronto | TBD |
Saturday, May 4 | 7. Toronto at Boston | TBD |
#M1 New York Rangers vs. #WC2 Washington Capitals
Date | Game | Time |
Sunday, April 21 | 1. Washington at New York | 3 p.m. ET |
Tuesday, April 23 | 2. Washington at New York | 7 p.m. ET |
Friday, April 26 | 2. New York at Washington | 7 p.m. ET |
Sunday, April 28 | 2. New York at Washington | 8 p.m. ET |
Wednesday, May 1 | 2. Washington at New York | TBD |
Friday, May 3 | 2. New York at Washington | TBD |
Sunday, May 5 | 2. Washington at New York | TBD |
#M2 Carolina Hurricanes vs. #M3 New York Islanders
Date | Game | Time |
Saturday, April 20 | 1. New York at Carolina | 5 p.m. ET |
Monday, April 22 | 2. New York at Carolina | 7:30 p.m. ET |
Thursday, April 25 | 3. Carolina at New York | 7:30 p.m. ET |
Saturday, April 27 | 4. Carolina at New York | 2 p.m. ET |
Tuesday, April 30 | 5. New York at Carolina | TBD |
Thursday, May 2 | 6. Carolina at New York | TBD |
Saturday, May 4 | 7. New York at Carolina | TBD |
Western Conference
#C1 Dallas Stars vs. #WC2 Vegas Golden Knights
Date | Game | Time |
Monday, April 22 | 1. Vegas at Dallas | 9:30 p.m. ET |
Wednesday, April 24 | 2. Vegas at Dallas | 9:30 p.m. ET |
Saturday, April 27 | 3. Dallas at Vegas | 10:30 p.m. ET |
Monday, April 29 | 4. Dallas at Vegas | TBD |
Wednesday, May 1 | 5. Vegas at Dallas | TBD |
Friday, May 3 | 6. Dallas at Vegas | TBD |
Sunday, May 5 | 7. Vegas at Dallas | TBD |
#C2 Winnipeg Jets vs. #C3 Colorado Avalanche
Date | Game | Time |
Sunday, April 21 | 1. Colorado at Winnipeg | 7 p.m. ET |
Tuesday, April 23 | 2. Colorado at Winnipeg | 9:30 p.m. ET |
Friday, April 26 | 3. Winnipeg at Colorado | 10 p.m. ET |
Sunday, April 28 | 4. Winnipeg at Colorado | 2:30 p.m. ET |
Tuesday, April 30 | 5. Colorado at Winnipeg | TBD |
Thursday, May 2 | 6. Winnipeg at Colorado | TBD |
Saturday, May 4 | 7. Colorado at Winnipeg | TBD |
#P1 Vancouver Canucks vs. #WC1 Nashville Predators
Date | Game | Time |
Sunday, April 21 | 1. Nashville at Vancouver | 10 p.m. ET |
Tuesday, April 23 | 2. Nashville at Vancouver | 10 p.m. ET |
Friday, April 26 | 3. Vancouver at Nashville | 7:30 p.m. ET |
Sunday, April 28 | 4. Vancouver at Nashville | 5 p.m. ET |
Tuesday, April 30 | 5. Nashville at Vancouver | TBD |
Friday, May 3 | 6. Vancouver at Nashville | TBD |
Sunday, May 5 | 7. Nashville at Vancouver | TBD |
#P2 Edmonton Oilers vs. #P3 Los Angeles Kings
Date | Game | Time |
Monday, April 22 | 1. Los Angeles at Edmonton | 10 p.m. ET |
Wednesday, April 24 | 2. Los Angeles at Edmonton | 10 p.m. ET |
Friday, April 26 | 3. Edmonton at Los Angeles | 10:30 p.m. ET |
Sunday, April 28 | 4. Edmonton at Los Angeles | 10:30 p.m. ET |
Wednesday, May 1 | 5. Los Angeles at Edmonton | TBD |
Friday, May 3 | 6. Edmonton at Los Angeles | TBD |
Sunday, May 5 | 7. Los Angeles at Edmonton | TBD |
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With matchup vs. Kings decided, Oilers should be confident facing familiar foe – Sportsnet.ca
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