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On May 15, 16 in Playoff History
By TonyH | May 16, 2008
It happened on May 15, May 16, in NHL Playoff History
May 15, 1990
Edmonton’s Petr Klima scored 15:13 into the third overtime period to lead the Oilers to a 3-2 triumph over the Boston Bruins in Game One of the 1990 Final at Boston Garden. The 55:13 overtime was the longest in Final history, 1:23 longer than the 53:50 of overtime played in Game Three of the 1931 Final between Chicago and Montreal.
May 15, 1995
The Vancouver Canucks tallied two shorthanded goals in 17 seconds during the second period of their 6-5 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game Five of their Conference Quarter-final series to set an NHL playoff record for the fastest two shorthanded goals by one team. Christian Ruuttu scored for Vancouver at 4:31 of the second period, followed by Geoff Courtnall at 4:48. The Canucks passed the old mark of 24 seconds set by the 1978 Montreal Canadiens versus Detroit on April 23, 1978.
May 16, 1971
Center Jean Beliveau tallied two assists, the final two points of his NHL career, as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Chicago Black Hawks 4-3 in Game Six of the 1971 Final. Beliveau, the all-time scoring leader in Final history with a 30-31-61 total, helped his club win the Stanley Cup two days later in Game Seven.
May 16, 1976
In Game Four of the 1976 Final, Philadelphia Flyers right winger Reggie Leach scored his 19th goal of the playoffs, extending his NHL record in that category. Although the Flyers lost the game 5-3 and the series 4-0 to the Montreal Canadiens, Leach won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player to his team in the playoffs.
May 16, 1982
Right winger Mike Bossy scored twice, including the series-winning goal, to lead the New York Islanders to their third straight Stanley Cup championship. The 3-1 victory gave New York a four-game sweep against the Vancouver Canucks.
May 16, 1996
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in a classic seventh and deciding game of their Western Conference Semifinal series at Joe Louis Arena. Steve Yzerman notched the series-winning goal at 1:15 of the second overtime period as Detroit rallied from three straight losses after opening the series with a pair of wins.
Source: NHL Media Release
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