April 28: Fedorov becomes oldest to score Game 7 winner

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: April 28
Sergei Fedorov
makes history twice on the same day, 17 years apart.

1992: Fedorov, then 22, ends a goaltending duel by scoring at 16:13 of overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a series-tying
1-0 victory
against the Minnesota North Stars in Game 6 of the Norris Division Semifinals at Met Center. Detroit's
Tim Cheveldae
and Minnesota's
Jon Casey
go save-for-save until Fedorov takes a shot that beats Casey but appears to go off the crossbar. However, after an icing, a video review shows the puck enters the net below the crossbar and hits the frame at the back of the net. It's the first overtime game-winner in Stanley Cup Playoff history to be awarded after a video review.
2009: Fedorov makes history of a different kind by scoring the go-ahead goal with 4:59 remaining in the third period, giving the Washington Capitals a
2-1 victory against the New York Rangers
in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at Verizon Center. At age 39, he becomes the oldest player in NHL history to score the winning goal in a Game 7.
MORE MOMENTS
1968: Rookie
Jacques Lemaire
scores at 2:14 of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a series-clinching
4-3 win
against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of the Semifinals at the Forum. The win puts the Canadiens into the Stanley Cup Final for the fourth straight year; they go on to win the championship by sweeping the St. Louis Blues.
1970:
Jacques Plante
makes 20 saves for the 14th and final playoff shutout of his career, helping the Blues
defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0
in Game 5 of the West Division Semifinals at St. Louis Arena. Plante gets all the offensive help he needs from
Frank St. Marseille
, who scores once in each period for a hat trick. The Blues win the series two nights later to advance to the Final for the third consecutive year.
1984:The North Stars and Edmonton Oilers combine for a playoff-record seven power-play goals in Game 3 of the Campbell Conference Final at Met Center. Minnesota scores four times with the extra man during a five-goal second period. But the Oilers get their second power-play goal of the game when
Paul Coffey
scores late in the period, and
Jari Kurri
scores with the man-advantage at 4:58 to start a five-goal third period that carries Edmonton to an
8-5 victory
.
1998:
Daniel Alfredsson
scores three goals for the first playoff hat trick in Ottawa Senators history in a
4-3 win
against the visiting New Jersey Devils in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Alfredsson scores once in each period; his goal at 5:00 of the third completes the hat trick and proves to be the game-winner after New Jersey scores two late goals.
On the same night,
Andrei Zyuzin
scores at 6:31 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a
1-0 victory against the Dallas Stars
at San Jose Arena. Zyuzin is the first NHL player in the past 75 years to score his first playoff goal in a 1-0 overtime game.
2001:
Alexander Mogilny
has a hand in all five of New Jersey's regulation goals in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Toronto Maple Leafs in East Rutherford, New Jersey, scoring two and assisting on the others. He's not involved in
Randy McKay
's goal at 5:31 of overtime, which gives the Devils a
6-5 victory
after they blow a three-goal lead in the third period. Mogilny ties a playoff record with four points (one goal, three assists) in the second period.
2009:In one of the most stunning finishes in Stanley Cup Playoff history, the Carolina Hurricanes rally for a
4-3 victory against New Jersey
in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series at Prudential Center. The Hurricanes trail 3-2 until
Jussi Jokinen
beats
Martin Brodeur
with 1:20 to play to tie the game. Eric Staal then stuns the crowd when his wrist shot from the right circle goes past Brodeur with 31.2 seconds remaining to give Carolina the victory. "I got a couple of quick strides with the puck and looked up and had some time," Staal says after giving Carolina its first playoff series victory since winning the Stanley Cup in 2006. "I got a good shot off on Marty."

2014:Chris Kreider of the Rangers becomes the first player to score two game-winning goals in the same postseason in which he played his first NHL game. The rookie forward's goal at 7:00 of the third period puts the Rangers ahead to stay in a
3-1 win
against the Capitals in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Madison Square Garden.
2018:The Sharks hand the Vegas Golden Knights their first-ever loss in the Stanley Cup Playoffs when Logan Couture scores a power-play goal at 5:13 of overtime for a
4-3 victory
at T-Mobile Arena in Game 2 of the Western Conference Second Round. The loss comes after the first-year Golden Knights sweep the Los Angeles Kings in their first-round series and defeat the Sharks 7-0 in their second-round opener; they are the only team in NHL history to win its first five playoff games.
2019: Warren Foegele and Nino Niederreiterscore in the opening 1:05 of the third period to give the Hurricanes a
2-1 victory against the New York Islanders
at Barclays Center and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference First Round. It's the fourth straight win for Carolina and the second time in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers history that they win the first two games of a best-of-7 series on the road.