May 30: Kurri scores record-tying 19th goal for Oilers in 1985 playoffs

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: May 30
1985:The Edmonton Oilers roll to their second Stanley Cup championship by
defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 8-3
in Game 5 of the Final at Northlands Coliseum.

Jari Kurri
matches the single-season Stanley Cup Playoff record by scoring his 19th goal
4:54 into the first period
; he ties the mark set by
Reggie Leach
of the Flyers in 1976. The primary assist goes to
Wayne Gretzky
, who is voted winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after setting single-season playoff records with 30 assists and 47 points. He finishes plus-28 in Edmonton's 18 playoff games.
Paul Coffey
and
Mark Messier
score two goals apiece for the Oilers, who lead 4-1 after one period and 7-1 after two.
The win is the fourth in a row for the Oilers after they lose the series opener in Philadelphia.

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1998:
Craig Berube
scores the first playoff goal of his 12-year NHL career when he
breaks a scoreless tie at 2:34 of the third
, and the visiting Washington Capitals defeat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final. Berube's unassisted goal against
Dominik Hasek
comes in his 59th playoff game.
Joe Juneau
puts the game away at 13:38 when his 70-footer gets past Hasek during a Buffalo power play.
Olaf Kolzig
outplays Hasek, making 30 saves for his fourth shutout of the 1998 playoffs.
1999:
Chris Drury
ties a rookie playoff record with his fourth game-winning goal and the visiting Colorado Avalanche defeat the Dallas Stars 7-5 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at Reunion Arena. Drury's second goal of the game,
at 13:16 of the third period
, breaks a 5-5 tie. He equals the rookie mark for game-winners set by
Claude Lemieux
of the Montreal Canadiens in 1986.
Patrick Roy
makes 25 saves and becomes the first goalie in NHL history to win at least 40 playoff games with two teams.
2000:
Ken Daneyko
, the only member of the New Jersey Devils to play in each of their 126 playoff games, scores his first postseason goal since 1995 in
a 7-3 victory
against Dallas in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The veteran defenseman breaks a 1-1 tie early in the second period, triggering a run of six consecutive goals by the Devils.
2012:Anze Kopitar scores a breakaway goal
8:13 into overtime
to give the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 victory against the Devils in Game 1 of the Final at Prudential Center. Kopitar beats
Martin Brodeur
to give the Kings their playoff-record ninth consecutive road win. Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick makes 16 saves, allowing only a second-period goal to defenseman
Anton Volchenkov
.
2016:Nick Bonino scores
with 2:33 remaining in the third period
to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory against the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 of the Final at Consol Energy Center. Bonino takes a pass from defenseman Kris Letang and beats goaltender Martin Jones with a shot that hits his blocker and deflects into the net. It's the first Cup Final game in the 25-year history of the Sharks.

2018:The Washington Capitals win a Stanley Cup Final game for the first time since entering the NHL in 1974 when they hold on to
defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2
in Game 2 at T-Mobile Arena. The Capitals trail 1-0 before goals by Lars Eller, Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Orpik put them ahead 3-1. Shea Theodore makes it 3-2 late in the second period, but Capitals goalie Braden Holtby preserves the lead with a spectacular save on Alex Tuch with 1:59 remaining in the third period. The win evens the best-of-7 series 1-1 and gives Washington its first win in six Cup Final games, including a four-game sweep by the Detroit Red Wings in 1998.