Lemieux ties playoff records by scoring five goals and finishing with eight points, powering the Pittsburgh Penguins to a
10-7 victory
against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of the Patrick Division Final at the Civic Center.
Lemieux scores three times in the first 6:55, setting a playoff record for the fastest three goals from the start of a game. He scores his fourth of the game at 17:09 of the first period, tying the mark for the most goals in a period, and matches the record for goals in a playoff game with five when he scores into an empty net with 37 seconds remaining. Lemieux also has three second-period assists; his eight points tie the single-game playoff record set by
Patrik Sundstrom
of the New Jersey Devils one year earlier. His five goals match the mark set by
Maurice Richard
and equaled by
Darryl Sittler
and
Reggie Leach
.
"I've had a lot of great games," he says, "but under a lot of pressure like that, a key game for the team, I think that was one of the best."
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1964:
Johnny Bower
becomes the first goalie in playoff history to have a shutout in Game 7 of the Final by making 33 saves in the Toronto Maple Leafs'
4-0 victory
against the Detroit Red Wings at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Andy Bathgate
, acquired from the New York Rangers two months earlier, scores the Cup-winning goal 3:04 into the game, and Toronto ices it when
Dave Keon
,
Red Kelly
and
George Armstrong
score in the third period. It's the
third straight Stanley Cup championship
for the Maple Leafs.