THIS DATE IN HISTORY: APRIL 24
1983: Brad Park carries the Boston Bruins into the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Park's goal at 1:52 of overtime in Game 7 gives Boston a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres in the Adams Division Final at Boston Garden. He ties the game 2-2 with a power-play goal midway through the second period before beating Bob Sauve for the win. In the process, he becomes the first player in NHL history to score the final goal in regulation and get the overtime goal in a seventh game.
The future Hall of Fame member also becomes the first NHL defenseman to score two goals in a Game 7, and he scores the 1,000th playoff goal in Bruins' history.
MORE MOMENTS
1969: Jean Beliveau scores the only overtime goal of his Hall of Fame career when he beats Gerry Cheevers at 31:28 to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 series-clinching victory against the Bruins in Game 6 of the Semifinals at Boston Garden. Beliveau sets up the tying goal by Serge Savard 1:10 into the third period, then ends the series when he scores midway through the second overtime. Rogie Vachon makes 50 saves, allowing only a goal by Ron Murphy 2:29 into the game. It's the 10th consecutive series victory for the Canadiens against the Bruins, dating to 1946.
1989: Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading goal-scorer in Stanley Cup competition when he scores 11:20 into the first period of the Los Angeles Kings' 5-3 home loss against the Calgary Flames, who complete a four-game sweep in the Smythe Division Final. The goal is Gretzky's 86th, one more than Mike Bossy scored during 10 seasons with the New York Islanders. Gretzky is the leader with 122 career playoff goals, 13 more than Mark Messier.
1993: Ray Ferraro scores in overtime for the second straight game to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory against the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of the Patrick Division Semifinals at Nassau Coliseum. Two nights after Ferraro's goal 4:46 into overtime caps New York's comeback from a 3-1 third-period deficit, he scores at 25:40 of OT to complete a rally after the Islanders allow the game's first three goals. Ferraro gives the Islanders a 3-1 series lead, with all three victories coming in overtime.
1996: Petr Nedved scores his second goal of the game at 19:15 of the fourth overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory against the Washington Capitals at the Capital Centre in what was then the third-longest game (now the fifth-longest) in Stanley Cup history. Nedved ties Game 4 of the Patrick Division Semifinals with a power-play goal at 8:00 of the third period, and Penguins goaltender Ken Wregget extends it when he stops a penalty shot by Washington's Joe Juneau at 15:44 of the second overtime; it's the first OT penalty shot in playoff history. Nedved ends the game and evens the series when he beats Olaf Kolzig with a slap shot from the left circle.
1997: Patrick Roy passes Billy Smith as the winningest goaltender in Stanley Cup history when he makes 25 saves in the Colorado Avalanche's 7-0 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at Pepsi Center. With his 89th playoff victory, Roy breaks a tie with Hall of Famer Billy Smith, who had 88 wins with the Islanders. It's also the 10th playoff shutout of Roy's career. Valeri Kamensky fuels the offense and ties a playoff record by scoring three power-play goals.
2006: Joe Sakic breaks Maurice Richard's longstanding record by scoring his seventh playoff overtime goal, giving the Avalanche a 5-4 victory against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in Game 2 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal series. Sakic beats goaltender Marty Turco at 4:36 of overtime for the record. Richard had held the mark since his retirement in 1960. Sakic finishes his career with eight OT goals; he's still the only player to top Richard's total.
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