1995:
Paul Coffey
scores one goal and assists on another
in the Detroit Red Wings'
6-2 victory
against the San Jose Sharks at San Jose Arena to pass
Denis Potvin
and become the highest-scoring defenseman in NHL playoff history with 166 points. Coffey scores 4:01 into the game to trigger a four-goal first period by the Red Wings, who complete a four-game sweep of the Sharks in the Western Conference Semifinal. Detroit coach Scotty Bowman sets a record of his own; it's his 46th career playoff series victory, moving him past Toe Blake.
2003: Brodeur
makes 16 saves
to help the Devils defeat the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3-0 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Brodeur becomes the second goalie in NHL history to have a shutout in each of the four rounds in the playoffs.
Jeff Friesen
scores twice for New Jersey, which outshoots Anaheim 21-8 through the first two periods.
2004:
Brad Richards
ties a single-season record with his sixth game-winning goal of the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He also has an assist, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Calgary Flames
4-1 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final
at the St. Pete Times Forum. The victory ties the best-of-7 series 1-1.
2006:The Edmonton Oilers become the first eighth-seeded in a conference to advance to the Stanley Cup Final when they
defeat the Mighty Ducks 2-1
at Arrowhead Pond to win the Western Conference Final in six games. A goal by
Raffi Torres
at 8:31 of the second period breaks a 1-1 tie, and
Dwayne Roloson
makes 32 saves.
2011:
Nathan Horton
scores at
12:27 of the third period
to give the Boston Bruins a 1-0 victory against Tampa Bay in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final at TD Garden. Horton becomes the first player in NHL history to score the winning goal in a Game 7 twice in one playoff year; his overtime goal exactly one month earlier eliminates the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of the conference quarterfinal.
Tim Thomas
makes 24 saves for the shutout.
2014:
Rene Bourque
becomes the first player since 1945 to have a hat trick for the Montreal Canadiens in a playoff game when they face elimination. Bourque scores twice in the second period and once in the third to help the Canadiens
defeat the Rangers 7-4
at Bell Centre in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final. Bourque matches the feat of
Maurice Richard
, whose hat trick helps the Canadiens
defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 10-3
in Game 5 of the 1945 Semifinals.
2015:Duncan Keith assists on three goals, including two from the new-look top line of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad, in less than four minutes to help the Chicago Blackhawks
defeat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2
at United Center in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final. It's the second straight year the Blackhawks win Game 6 to force Game 7 in the conference final.
2019:The Boston Bruins rally from two goals down to
defeat the St. Louis Blues 4-2
at TD Garden in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. It's the first time in a Cup Final game that the Bruins have won after trailing by multiple goals. St. Louis leads 2-0 on a goal by Vladimir Tarasenko 1:00 into the second period, but Boston ties the game before the end of the period and takes a 3-2 lead when Sean Kuraly scores 5:31 into the third period. Brad Marchand's empty-net goal assures Boston of its eighth straight win in the 2019 playoffs and extends the Blues' losing streak in Stanley Cup Final games to 13.
