THIS DATE IN HISTORY: APRIL 27
1994: Of all the brilliant performances in goaltender Dominik Hasek's Hall of Fame career, this might have been the best. It had to be.
Hasek wins perhaps the best goaltending duel in the history of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by making 70 saves before Dave Hannan scores 5:43 into the fourth overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a 1-0 victory against the New Jersey Devils in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series at Memorial Auditorium.
Hasek makes 31 saves through regulation, one more than New Jersey's Martin Brodeur. But the Devils outshoot the Sabres 35-20 through three overtimes and take the first four shots in the fourth extra period. But Hannan takes a pass from Jason Dawe and lifts a backhander through traffic past Brodeur's glove. It sends the series to a seventh game in New Jersey that's almost as good; the Devils win 2-1 to advance.
MORE MOMENTS
1971: Jean Beliveau sets a Stanley Cup record for career assists during the Montreal Canadiens' 6-1 victory against the Minnesota North Stars at the Forum in Game 5 of the Semifinals. Beliveau assists on three of Montreal's five third-period goals to set the career mark with 92, one more than the previous record held by Gordie Howe. He surpasses Howe's mark four years to the day after scoring twice in Game 4 of the Final, a 6-2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs, to break the team record for playoff points held by another hockey icon, Maurice Richard.
1992: Scotty Bowman becomes the NHL's all-time leader in playoff games coached. Bowman is behind the bench for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-2 victory against the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of the Patrick Division Semifinals. It's his 191st playoff game, breaking the mark he shares with Dick Irvin. Bowman finishes his career with 353 playoff games coached; Al Arbour and Joel Quenneville are the only other coaches with more than 200.
1998: The St. Louis Blues set a playoff record by scoring four power-play goals in a span of 3:07 in the third period. The Los Angeles Kings lead 3-0 in Game 3 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal series, but after Sean O'Donnell is given a five-minute major penalty at 8:34, the Blues got goals by Pascal Rheaume, Brett Hull, Pierre Turgeon and Terry Yake and went on to a 4-3 victory. Defenseman Chris Pronger assisted on three goals in a span of 2:00.
2002: Ron Francis scores a power-play goal and Kevin Weekes makes it stand up for the first playoff shutout in Carolina Hurricanes history, a 1-0 road win against the New Jersey Devils in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Weekes makes 16 of his 32 saves in the third period to help Carolina eliminate New Jersey from the playoffs.
2010: Defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom scores twice to help the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Phoenix Coyotes 6-1 in Game 7 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal series. Lidstrom, playing one day before his 40th birthday, has power-play goals in the second and third periods to become the oldest player in NHL history to score more than once in a Game 7.
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