April 29: Montreal's Lemieux first rookie to score Game 7 OT goal

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: April 29
1986:
Claude Lemieux
scores 5:55 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a
2-1 victory
against the Hartford Whalers at the Forum in Game 7 of the Adams Division Final.

The rookie forward sends the crowd of 17,546 into pandemonium when he picks up a loose puck behind the Hartford net, whips around in front and lifts a backhand over the shoulder of goalie
Mike Liut
and just under the crossbar for his sixth goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Lemieux, a 20-year-old who's spent most of the season in the minors, becomes the first rookie to score an overtime goal in Game 7 of an NHL playoff series.
It's a bitter loss for the Whalers, who tie the game when
Dave Babych
beats rookie goalie
Patrick Roy
with 2:48 remaining in the third period.
MORE MOMENTS
1959:The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers begin a 23-game, 26-day exhibition tour of Europe, playing games in England, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Germany and Austria. The Rangers finish 11-9 with three ties against the Bruins, thanks in part to the addition of
Bobby Hull
. The 20-year-old Chicago Blackhawks forward, who makes the trip in place of Rangers forward
Andy Bathgate
, becomes "The Golden Jet" on the bigger ice surfaces, transforming from a checking center into a freewheeling left wing with great speed and a tremendous shot; he goes on to score 39 goals and win the
Art Ross Trophy
as the NHL's top scorer in 1959-60.
1978:
Lanny McDonald
scores 4:13 into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a
2-1 victory against the New York Islanders
in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals at Nassau Coliseum. Each team wins its three home games before McDonald beats
Glenn Resch
for the series winner, which moves Toronto into the Semifinals against the Canadiens.
1989:
Ken Wregget
, a last-minute substitute for an injured
Ron Hextall
, makes 39 saves to help the
Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1
in Game 7 of the Patrick Division Final at the Civic Center. The Flyers limit the Penguins to a second-period goal by
Mario Lemieux
. A shorthanded goal by
Dave Poulin
6:57 into the second period puts the Flyers ahead 2-1 and
Mike Bullard
scores a power-play goal early in the third period.
Scott Mellanby
hits the empty net with 28 seconds left and the Flyers advance to the Wales Conference Final.

1993:
Dino Ciccarelli
of the Detroit Red Wings becomes the first player in NHL history to have a hat trick in the playoffs with three different teams. Ciccarelli, who's had postseason hat tricks with the Minnesota North Stars and Washington Capitals, scores a record-tying three power-play goals in Detroit's
7-3 road win against the Toronto Maple Leafs
in Game 6 of the Norris Division Semifinals. He scores twice in the second period, then completes hat trick by beating
Daren Puppa
at 19:37 of the third.
1997:The Anaheim Ducks wrap up the first playoff series victory in their history by
defeating the visiting Phoenix Coyotes 3-0
in Game 7 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
Guy Hebert
makes 31 saves for the first playoff shutout of his NHL career.
Dave Karpa
gives the Ducks a 1-0 lead when he scores 3:11 into the first period, and second-period goals by
Steve Rucchin
and
Joe Sacco
put the game away.
On the same night,
Derek Plante
of the Buffalo Sabres becomes the first player in NHL history to score the tying goal in the third period and the overtime winner in a Game 7. Plante ties the game by scoring 6:29 into the third period, then gets the winner at 5:24 of OT to give the
Sabres a 3-2 victory
against the visiting Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
2011:
Benn Ferriero
, a rookie forward playing in his first Stanley Cup Playoff game on his 24th birthday, celebrates by scoring at 7:03 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a
2-1 victory against the Red Wings
in the opener of their Western Conference Semifinal series at HP Pavilion. Ferriero's harmless-looking shot from the left circle becomes the game-winning goal when it hits the stick of Detroit defenseman
Brad Stuart
and goes through the legs of goalie Jimmy Howard. It's the Sharks' fifth playoff win of the 2011 postseason and the fourth in overtime.

2015:Ben Bishop makes 31 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning
defeat the Detroit Red Wings 2-0
at Amalie Arena in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round. The game is scoreless until defenseman Braydon Coburn scores 3:58 into the third period. Defenseman Anton Stralman hits the empty net to cap the win.
2017:Jean-Gabriel Pageau scores his fourth goal of the game at 2:54 of the second overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a
6-5 victory
against the Rangers at Canadian Tire Centre. New York leads 4-2 until Pageau scores his second of the game with 3:19 remaining in the third period. He ties the game with 1:02 remaining and goalie Craig Anderson on the bench for an extra attacker.
2019: The St. Louis Blues win their fourth consecutive road game in the 2019 playoffs when Pat Maroon scores with 1:38 remaining in the third period for a
4-3 victory against the Dallas Stars
at American Airlines Center in Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round. The Blues can't hold three one-goal leads before Maroon's goal puts the Blues ahead 2-1 in the best-of-7 series. Blues goalie Jordan Binnington makes 28 saves for his 30th win in 39 starts (regular season and playoffs), tying Frederik Andersen for the fewest starts needed to get to 30 victories.