THIS DATE IN HISTORY: MAY 3
1968: The St. Louis Blues become the first expansion team to qualify for the Stanley Cup Final.
Ron Schock's goal at 2:50 of the second overtime gives the Blues a 2-1 victory against the Minnesota North Stars in Game 7 of the Semifinals at St. Louis Arena and a berth in the Final against the Montreal Canadiens.
After Minnesota's Walt McKechnie and St. Louis' Dickie Moore score 31 seconds apart late in the third period, Schock becomes the first NHL player to score his first playoff goal in overtime of a Game 7 when he beats North Stars goalie Cesare Maniago. Blues goaltender Glenn Hall makes 44 saves, including 15 in overtime. The Blues emerge from the Western Conference, which houses the six teams added for the 1967-68 season; they lose four one-goal games to the Eastern Conference-champion Canadiens in the Final.
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1973: Henri Richard sets an NHL record for most career playoff games when he steps onto the ice for the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Final at Chicago Stadium. It's Richard's 165th playoff game, one more than Red Kelly, the previous record-holder. Richard is held off the scoresheet in a 7-4 victory by the Chicago Blackhawks.
1983: Mike Bossy's hat trick powers the New York Islanders to an 8-3 victory against the Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum in Game 4 of the Wales Conference Final. Bossy scores the go-ahead goal early in the second period, then has two more in New York's five-goal blitz during the first 9:52 of the third period. Boston's Rick Middleton scores a power-play goal in the third period to become the first Bruins player with 30 points in one playoff year.
1991: Vladimir Ruzicka has four assists in regulation and then scores at 8:14 of overtime to give the Bruins a 5-4 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Garden in Game 2 of the Wales Conference Final. Ruzicka's first assist comes on Cam Neely's power-play goal 5:23 into the game; it's Neely's 47th playoff goal with the Bruins, moving him past Phil Esposito for the most by a Bruins player. The victory gives Boston a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.
1995: Penguins forward Jaromir Jagr has an assist in a 4-3 season-ending loss to the Florida Panthers to become the first European-born and -trained player to lead the NHL in scoring. Jagr and Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers finish the 48-game season with 70 points, but Jagr is awarded the Art Ross Trophy because he finishes with 32 goals, three more than Lindros. It's the first of five scoring titles for Jagr in a span of seven seasons.
2009: Todd Marchant's goal 1:15 into the third overtime gives the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals. It's Marchant's second career overtime playoff goal, but the first since April 30, 1997, when he scores with the Edmonton Oilers to eliminate the Dallas Stars. It's the third-longest gap between playoff overtime goals.
2014: The Freeway Faceoff reaches the postseason for the first time when the Los Angeles Kings defeat Anaheim 3-2 in overtime at Honda Center in Game 1 of the Western Conference Second Round, the first playoff game between the Southern California rivals. Kings forward Marian Gaborik ties the game with 7.0 seconds remaining in the third period, then gets the winner at 12:17 of overtime. Gaborik's heroics spoil the night for the Ducks and forward Teemu Selanne, whose third-period goal would have been the game-winner. Selanne, 43, becomes the third-oldest player in NHL history to score a playoff goal, behind Gordie Howe (52) and Chris Chelios (45).
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