THIS DATE IN HISTORY: MAY 16
1976: The Philadelphia Flyers' aspirations of becoming a dynasty end when the Montreal Canadiens win 5-3 at the Spectrum to complete a sweep of the Stanley Cup Final.
Guy Lafleur breaks a 3-3 tie at 14:18 of the third period and Frank Mahovlich beats Flyers goalie Wayne Stephenson less than a minute later for the Canadiens, who win the first of four consecutive championships.
The Canadiens end the Flyers' quest for a third straight Cup, but Flyers forward Reggie Leach, who scores less than a minute into the game, is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after he sets a postseason record with 19 goals.
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1971: Jean Beliveau has two assists, his final points in Stanley Cup play, helping the Canadiens defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in Game 6 of the Final. Beliveau assists on a first-period goal by Yvan Cournoyer and sets up Frank Mahovlich's game-tying goal early in the third. Peter Mahovlich's shorthanded goal at 8:55 of the third period puts the Canadiens ahead to stay and sends the series back to Chicago for Game 7.
1982: The New York Islanders become the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup three years in a row when they defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 at Pacific Coliseum to complete a four-game sweep in the Final. Mike Bossy scores a power-play goal five minutes into the second period and score again three minutes later. He finishes with 17 goals in the playoffs and wins the Conn Smythe Trophy. Billy Smith makes 23 saves for the Islanders, who allow one goal in the two games at Vancouver.
1985: Jari Kurri sets a Stanley Cup record with his third hat trick in the same playoff year, then scores a fourth goal to help the Edmonton Oilers clinch the Campbell Conference championship by defeating the Blackhawks 8-2 at Chicago Stadium in Game 6. Kurri scores the game's first goal at 5:12 of the first period, gets two more in the second and completes the scoring with 1:43 remaining in the third period. Wayne Gretzky assists on all four goals.
1993: Montreal matches a franchise record set in 1978 by defeating the Islanders 4-1 at the Forum in Game 1 of the Wales Conference Final for its ninth consecutive playoff victory. John LeClair scores twice and Patrick Roy makes 20 saves, allowing only a late goal by New York's Ray Ferraro.
1996: Steve Yzerman scores at 1:15 of the second overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 1-0 victory against the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals at Joe Louis Arena. Goalies Jon Casey of the Blues and Chris Osgood of the Red Wings go save-for-save until Yzerman scores on a long slap shot to win the series.
2014: The Los Angeles Kings advance to the Western Conference Final for the third year in a row by defeating the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 in Game 7 of their second-round series at Honda Center. The Kings score three times in the first 10 minutes against rookie goaltender John Gibson and never are threatened. Six Kings score goals and goaltender Jonathan Quick makes 25 saves. The loss spoils the final NHL game of Ducks star Teemu Selanne, who receives a long ovation when he comes out for his final shift with 1:02 remaining in the third period.
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