THIS DATE IN HISTORY: MAY 2
1967: The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final to win their fourth championship in six years. It is the oldest lineup ever to win the Cup.
Ron Ellis and Jim Pappin score in the second period, and 36-year-old captain George Armstrong hits the empty net with 47 seconds remaining for Toronto, which has an average age of 31. Terry Sawchuk, who at 37 is the younger half of a playoff goaltending duo that also includes 42-year-old Johnny Bower, makes 40 saves. The defense includes 40-year-old Allan Stanley, 37-year-old Tim Horton and 36-year-old Marcel Pronovost, as well as Bob Baun and Kent Douglas, each 30. Armstrong and 39-year-old Red Kelly anchor the forwards. One of the "kids," 26-year-old center Dave Keon, scores one goal in the six-game Final but wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for his defense and penalty-killing.
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1971: Bobby Hull scores the go-ahead goal and has two assists, helping the Chicago Blackhawks defeat the New York Rangers 4-2 in Game 7 of the Semifinals at Chicago Stadium. Hull has an assist on Cliff Koroll's tying goal at 13:29 of the second period, then scores the go-ahead goal at 4:25 of the third, beating Ed Giacomin after Lou Angotti wins an offensive-zone faceoff. Chicago advances to the Final for the first time since 1965.
1976: Reggie Leach scores a goal in his seventh straight playoff game, helping the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Boston Bruins 5-2 at Boston Garden in Game 3 of the Semifinals. Rookie Mel Bridgman has a goal and two assists; he scores 2:11 into the third period to break a 2-2 tie, and Leach makes it 4-2 less than five minutes later. Flyers goalie Wayne Stephenson makes 26 saves.
1985: Peter Stastny scores one of the biggest goals in Quebec Nordiques history, beating Steve Penney at 2:22 of overtime for a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of the Adams Division Final at the Forum. Montreal rallies from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game on second-period goals by Pierre Mondou and Mats Naslund, but Quebec advances when Stastny scores on its only shot in overtime.
1987: Bobby Smith scores a goal and sets up two others to power the Canadiens to a 5-3 win against the Nordiques in Game 7 of the Adams Division Final at the Forum. All five Montreal goals, including two by Ryan Walter, come in the second period; Quebec scores once in the first period and twice in the third. It's the third time in four years the provincial rivals face off for the division title, and the second time in three years the series goes to a Game 7.
2002: Patrick Lalime becomes the 14th goaltender in NHL history to have four shutouts in one postseason, making 27 saves in the Ottawa Senators' 5-0 victory against the Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Five players have goals in the first two periods for Ottawa, which scores three times on 12 power plays while holding Toronto scoreless on its only man-advantage.
2006: The Carolina Hurricanes advance after trailing 2-0 in their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Canadiens when Cory Stillman scores 1:19 into overtime for a 2-1 victory in Game 6. Stillman's slap shot from the top of the left circle beats Cristobal Huet to give Carolina its fourth straight victory after starting the series with back-to-back losses at home. Rookie Cam Ward, inserted after the Hurricanes go down 2-0 in the series, makes 25 saves for his fourth straight victory. Carolina goes on to win the first Stanley Cup in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers franchise history.
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