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70-541: As of 2023 , the game is notable for the following: The game finally ended at the 8:47 mark of the fourth overtime when Pat LaFontaine was able to keep the puck in Washington's zone, firing a slapshot over the glove side of Washington goaltender Bob Mason . The game was included in its entirety on the New York Islanders 10 Greatest Games DVD box set released in 2009. The 1987 Patrick Division semifinals pitted

140-725: A 2–1 Game 1 win at Chicago Stadium on April 18. With the Rangers facing elimination in Game 6, he scored the most famous goal of his playing career eleven nights later at 1:29 of the third overtime, after a total of 41:29 of extra time , in a 3–2 victory at Madison Square Garden that forced a deciding seventh game. The contest lasted 4 hours 23 minutes and ended two minutes before midnight ET . Stemkowski played six strong seasons in New York, during which he recorded three 20+ goal seasons. In 1977–78, Stemkowski finished his career playing one season with

210-637: A 3–0 series lead in the process. In game four, the Maple Leafs staved off elimination on the back of Mitch Marner 's goal and assist in a 2–1 victory to force a fifth game. With game five tied 2–2 after three periods, the Panthers' Nick Cousins scored in overtime to advance Florida to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in twenty-seven years. This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams with Carolina winning three of

280-577: A 4–1 victory. The Edmonton Oilers finished second in the Pacific Division with 109 points. The Los Angeles Kings earned 104 points to finish third in the Pacific Division. This was the second consecutive playoff meeting and ninth playoff meeting overall between these two rivals with Edmonton winning six of the eight previous series. Edmonton won the previous year's Western Conference first-round series in seven games. These teams split their four-game regular-season series. The Oilers defeated

350-595: A 4–3 victory. Tkachuk scored twice and provided an assist in a high-scoring affair between Florida and Boston in game six, defeating the Bruins 7–5 to force a seventh game. In game seven, after the Panthers rallied a late goal to tie the game, Verhaeghe scored in the subsequent overtime to send Florida to the second round. The Toronto Maple Leafs finished second in the Atlantic Division, earning 111 points. The Tampa Bay Lightning earned 98 points to finish third in

420-482: A 6–3 victory to take a 3–2 series lead. Kailer Yamamoto sealed the Oilers' victory late in game six, scoring with 3:03 left in the third period to win 5–4 and advance to the second round. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Toronto won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. The Panthers defeated the Maple Leafs in five games. Matthew Tkachuk had three assists for

490-665: A back seat of attention wherever he played. Pete was a product of the Toronto Maple Leafs junior system. He played in his native Winnipeg before moving to Toronto at the age of 17 to play with the Ontario Hockey Association 's Toronto Marlboros, the Leafs' junior team. After splitting his first three professional seasons between the Leafs and their American Hockey League farm team in Rochester NY, Stemkowski finally made

560-642: A barbecue and swim." As of May 1982, Stemkowski was a morning disc jockey for WDJZ in Bridgeport, Connecticut . He was also a freelance announcer for the Entertainment Sports Network. He has served a stint as the television (1992–1996) and radio colour commentator (2000–2005) for the San Jose Sharks and now does so for the New York Rangers on a part-time basis. He was rumoured to be

630-565: A candidate to become the Rangers' full-time radio analyst in 2006–07 but has retained his back-up role and makes appearances at Rangers events. On May 7, 1982, Stemkowski pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of criminal solicitation in Nassau County, New York . Stemkowski had lent $ 35,000 to a business associate, which had not been repaid along with $ 35,000 in interest . He offered $ 20,000 to an undercover Nassau County police officer to fly to California and break an ankle and wrist of

700-595: A decisive Game 7, before a sold-out crowd on Washington's home ice. With national television audiences watching in both the United States (on ESPN , with Mike Emrick and Bill Clement on the call) and in Canada (on Hockey Night in Canada , with Bob Cole and Harry Neale on the call), Game 7 began at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time . ESPN was blacked out in the New York City and Washington, D.C. markets, to protect

770-500: A lot of traveling with the Kings and that I played with Dave "The Hammer" Schultz. I got to know the other side of the reigning "bad boy" in the NHL. He helped me find a place to live when I first arrived." "Playing with Marcel Dionne was a treat. He was such a talent. Marcel and his family really did a lot to keep the team close. Every Sunday Marcel would invite the entire team over to his house for

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840-639: A powerhouse. A good mix of veterans like Rod Gilbert , Jean Ratelle and Ed Giacomin with enthusiastic help from young players such as Stemkowski, Brad Park , Steve Vickers and Walt Tkaczuk . Stemkowski especially was very popular with the Madison Square Gardens faithful. Despite the Rangers losing a 1971 Stanley Cup semifinal series in seven games to the Chicago Black Hawks, Stemkowski scored game-winning overtime goals in each of two matches. The first occurred just 1:37 into overtime to decide

910-451: A seventh game with a 4–1 victory. game seven saw Oliver Bjorkstrand score twice for Seattle, and coupled with Grubauer's 33-save performance to hold a 2–1 lead, the Kraken advanced to the second round, becoming the first expansion team to triumph over the defending Stanley Cup champions in their inaugural playoff series. The Dallas Stars finished with 108 points to finish second in

980-399: A shot between Mason's pads, thanks in part to a strap breaking on one of Mason's pads. A frantic final minutes produced no further scoring, and the game went into sudden death overtime tied at 2–2. Little did anyone know that this game had not even reached its halfway point yet. In the first overtime, Mason and Hrudey thwarted many scoring chances, and the game remained tied. Greg Smith of

1050-572: A sixth game with a 3–2 victory. In game six, with the game headed to overtime, Paul Stastny scored for the Hurricanes, sending Carolina to the second round with a 2–1 victory. The New Jersey Devils finished second in the Metropolitan Division with 112 points. The New York Rangers earned 107 points to finish third in the Metropolitan Division. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two rivals with New York winning four of

1120-642: The Maple Leafs to the Red Wings for Norm Ullman , Paul Henderson and Floyd Smith on March 4, 1968. The Maple Leafs and Red Wings were in fifth and sixth place respectively at the bottom of the East Division standings at the time of the deal. It was a good trade for Stemkowski though. It gave him a chance to play regularly and he responded well with two 20+ goal seasons in his two full seasons in Detroit. Stemkowski

1190-569: The Pittsburgh Penguins in 1975. In similar comeback fashion, just two years earlier, the Islanders became the first team to win a best-of-5 series after trailing 2–0; that series was also against the Caps. Armed with that history, the Islanders staved off elimination, winning 4–2 in Game 5. Their momentum continued, and the Islanders won Game 6, 5–4, at home. This brought the Islanders and Capitals to

1260-835: The Sun Belt , with the Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final, and the Dallas Stars and the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference final. This was the eighth year in which the top three teams in each division made the playoffs , along with two wild cards in each conference (for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference). The following teams qualified for

1330-504: The Atlantic Division. This was the second consecutive and the second overall playoff meeting between these two teams. Tampa Bay won the previous year's Eastern Conference first-round series in seven games. Toronto won two of the three games in this year's regular season series. The Maple Leafs defeated the Lightning in six games, winning their first playoff series since 2004 . The Lightning scored four power play goals in game one, outscoring

1400-461: The Avalanche in game three, defeating 6–4. In game four, with the game tied 2–2 after three periods, the Kraken's Jordan Eberle scored in the overtime period to give Seattle a 3–2 victory with a series tied 2–2. Grubauer made 26 saves for the Kraken in game five, who took a 3–2 series lead with a 3–2 victory. In game six, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and Toews assisted thrice for Colorado, forcing

1470-465: The Capitals had the best chance with seconds left, as his long-range slapshot beat Hrudey, but caught the right goal post and bounced away. As the game moved on into the second overtime, the players began to show fatigue. Short bursts of action were replaced by longer periods of slow play. Hrudey continued to shine, stopping 17 shots in the second overtime session alone; Mason contributed nine more saves and

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1540-587: The Central Division. The Minnesota Wild earned 103 points to finish third in the Central Division. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous playoff meeting was in the 2016 Western Conference first round , which Dallas won in six games. These teams split their four-game regular season series. The Stars defeated the Wild in six games. In game one, both teams remained tied after three periods and an overtime period; however, at 12:20 of

1610-472: The Devils the victory in an 8–4 affair. In game four, the Hurricanes capitalized on a five-goal second period, routing out the Devils 6–1 for a 3–1 series lead. Andersen made 27 saves in game five for the Hurricanes and with an overtime goal by Jesper Fast , Carolina advanced to the Eastern Conference Final with a 3–2 victory. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Dallas won two of

1680-443: The Devils, defeating the Rangers 4–0 for a 3–2 series lead. Kreider scored a goal and provided two assists for the Rangers in game six, defeating the Devils 5–2 to force a seventh game. In game seven, Schmid stopped all 31 shots he faced in a 4–0 victory to send the Devils to the second round. The Colorado Avalanche finished first in the Central Division, earning 109 points. The Seattle Kraken earned 100 points to finish as

1750-503: The Islanders in six games. Martin Necas and Brent Burns assisted on both Carolina goals in game one whose team emerged victorious for a 2–1 triumph. The Hurricanes prevented New York from achieving a two-goal comeback in game two by forcing overtime wherein Jesper Fast scored to give Carolina a 4–3 victory. With game three tied at 1–1 and it appearing to head to overtime, in a span of 2:18,

1820-419: The Islanders scored four times within the final four minutes and set a league record for the fastest four goals scored by one team in the playoffs to win the game 5–1. In game four, Seth Jarvis scored twice for the Hurricanes in a 5–2 victory, winning their first playoff road game since game three of the 2021 Eastern Conference second round . Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves for the Islanders in game five, forcing

1890-425: The Islanders' and Capitals' local broadcast outlets. This was the lone game of the night, as the other seven first-round playoff series had already concluded. The Capitals dominated the first period. The game was scoreless through 19 minutes when Washington's Mike Gartner beat Islander goaltender Kelly Hrudey to give the Capitals the lead after one period, 1–0. Patrick Flatley tied the score at 1 midway through

1960-524: The Isles were victorious in Game 2, 3–1, sending the series to Long Island tied at one game apiece. At the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , the Islanders dropped Games 3 (2–0) and 4 (4–1) to fall behind in the series, 3–1. No NHL team had won a series coming back from such a deficit in 12 years; coincidentally, it was the Islanders who performed the feat, climbing out of a 3–0 hole to beat

2030-474: The Kings in six games. Los Angeles came back from a two-goal deficit in game one, and, assisted by captain Anze Kopitar 's goal and three assists, the Kings won 4–3 in overtime by forward Alex Iafallo 's goal. Although the Kings tied game two after being down by two goals, Edmonton forward Klim Kostin 's goal at 2:20 of the third period proved to be the game-winner for the Oilers in a 4–2 affair. In game three,

2100-509: The Leafs squad in 1966–67. It was great timing as the Leafs won the Stanley Cup that year. Stemkowski, 24 at the time, was an important contributor with 12 points in 12 games. But the focus fell upon aging veterans like Terry Sawchuk , Johnny Bower , George Armstrong , Allan Stanley , Frank Mahovlich and Tim Horton . He was part of a six-player blockbuster transaction in which he was traded along with Frank Mahovlich and Garry Unger from

2170-585: The Los Angeles Kings. Speaking of the experience, he said, "I started my career in Toronto in the early 60's. The Leafs were a real powerhouse back then and all you heard was hockey 24 hours a day. When I came to the Kings the whole atmosphere changed. I'd go to the bank and the teller asked me what I did. I said I play for the Kings. The teller said, "who and what are the Kings?" With Los Angeles, Stemkowski played with Dave Schultz and Marcel Dionne . "I remember

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2240-477: The Maple Leafs in a 7–3 victory. In game two, Maple Leafs captain John Tavares scored a hat trick and Ryan O'Reilly provided four assists for Toronto's 7–2 victory. O'Reilly scored a goal and two assists in the Maple Leafs' game three victory where Morgan Rielly scored the overtime goal in a 4–3 triumph. In game four, the Maple Leafs overcame a three-goal deficit led by two goals from Auston Matthews , and in

2310-420: The Metropolitan Division earning 113 points. New York finished as the Eastern Conference's first wild card earning 93 points. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous playoff meeting was during the 2019 Eastern Conference second round , which Carolina won in a four-game sweep. Carolina won three of the four games in this year's regular-season series. The Hurricanes defeated

2380-618: The New York Rangers in an eventual series loss to the Chicago Black Hawks . He won the Stanley Cup in 1967 with the Toronto Maple Leafs . Considered a textbook "two-way" centre, able to kill penalties and play defence as well as scoring goals, Stemkowski is also remembered as one of the top faceoff takers of the NHL. Pete Stemkowski had a solid NHL career that lasted 14 years. A useful and aggressive forward, "Stemmer" always took

2450-516: The Panthers in game one, defeating the Maple Leafs 4–2. In game two, the Panthers overcame a two-goal deficit and with Sergei Bobrovsky 's 35 saves, Florida won 3–2. Game three was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 6; however, due to scheduling conflicts with the Miami Heat and the 2023 Miami Grand Prix , the game was rescheduled to Sunday, May 7. The Panthers emerged victorious in this game, winning 3–2 via Sam Reinhart 's overtime goal, taking

2520-410: The Panthers win game two 6–3. In game three, Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist for Boston defeating Florida 4–2. Hall scored twice and provided two assists in game four for the Bruins, giving Boston a 3–1 series lead with a 6–2 victory. In game five, Carter Verhaeghe assisted on three goals including the Panthers' overtime goal scored by Matthew Tkachuk , keeping Florida alive in the series with

2590-466: The Rangers 5–1 game two victory. In game three, the Devils made a goaltender change and started rookie Akira Schmid , who made 35 saves en route to a 2–1 overtime victory, in which Dougie Hamilton scored the game-winning goal. In game four, Jonas Siegenthaler scored a goal and provided an assist for the Devils for a 3–1 win to tie the series 2–2. In game five, Erik Haula scored twice and notched an assist while Schmid stopped all 23 shots he faced for

2660-521: The Stars, tying the series 2–2 with a 3–2 victory. In game five, Oettinger shut out the Wild stopping all 27 shots in a 4–0 victory to give Dallas a 3–2 series lead. Max Domi and Mason Marchment both scored a goal and provided an assist in game six, moving onto the second round with a 4–1 victory. The Vegas Golden Knights finished first in the Pacific Division and Western Conference earning 111 points. The Winnipeg Jets earned 95 points to finish as

2730-519: The Western Conference's first wild card for their first playoff appearance. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This series also marked the first appearance of a team representing Seattle in the Stanley Cup playoffs in ninety-nine years. The most recent team to represent Seattle before this was the Seattle Metropolitans who lost the PCHA Final in 1924 . Seattle won two of

2800-550: The Western Conference's second wild card. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 2018 Western Conference Final , which Vegas won in five games. Vegas won all three games in this year's regular season series. The Golden Knights defeated the Jets in five games. In game one, Blake Wheeler scored a goal and provided two assists for the Jets in their 5–1 victory. Mark Stone provided two goals and an assist for Vegas in game two, tying

2870-557: The defending champion Colorado Avalanche in seven games to win their first playoff series, and the Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning on the road in game six to win their first series since the 2004 Eastern Conference quarterfinals . For the fourth consecutive year, a Florida -based team reached the Stanley Cup Finals. For the first time, the conference finals consisted exclusively of teams located in

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2940-452: The divisions. In the first two rounds, home-ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed. Thereafter, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. The Boston Bruins earned the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's best regular season team with a record-setting 135 points. Florida earned 92 points to finish as the Eastern Conference's second wild card. This was

3010-560: The end of the second period on. Mason stopped 54 shots, including 36 from the end of regulation until LaFontaine beat him to end the marathon. The Islanders had to regain their composure, as well as their strength, as they advanced to the Patrick Division finals against a rested Philadelphia Flyers squad. They once again fell behind three games to one, and once again tied the series with consecutive victories. However, their luck ran out in Game 7, as Philadelphia won decisively, 5–1, to win

3080-533: The four previous series. They last met in the 2009 Eastern Conference quarterfinals , which Carolina won in seven games. These teams split the four games in this year's regular season series. The Hurricanes defeated the Devils in five games. In game one, Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal assisted twice in the Hurricanes' 5–1 victory. Frederik Andersen made 28 saves in game two, and with Jesperi Kotkaniemi 's two goals, Carolina defeated New Jersey 6–1. Jack Hughes had two goals and assists in game three, granting

3150-400: The fourth overtime period, New York's Ken Leiter carried the puck into the Capitals' zone and sent a pass through the slot . Gord Dineen pinched in and carried the puck around the net for a shot which was blocked out to near the blue line. The deflection bounced to Islander star Pat LaFontaine , who had gone back to the blue line to cover for Leiter. He spun and launched a slapshot toward

3220-406: The game again headed to overtime where Trevor Moore scored for the Kings to win 3–2. The Oilers came back from a three-goal deficit and a one-goal deficit in Game 4 to force overtime then Zach Hyman scored to give Edmonton the 5–4 victory and a series tied 2–2. In game five, the Oilers forced Kings goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to be pulled after tallying four goals on nineteen shots, wrapping in

3290-555: The game remained tied. The scoreless third overtime set up the first quadruple-overtime game since Maurice Richard had scored for the Montreal Canadiens against the Detroit Red Wings 36 years earlier. With both teams exhausted, play was choppy through the first eight minutes of the fourth overtime, the seventh period total. The Capitals had managed only one shot to the Islanders' five. Finally, with eight minutes elapsed in

3360-422: The game. It is still the longest game in Islanders history and was the longest the Capitals had ever played to that point; the Capitals lost a longer game (79:15 of OT in Game 4) to Pittsburgh in the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs . The "Epic" concluded at 1:58 a.m. local time, 6 hours and 18 minutes after the first face-off. Kelly Hrudey stopped 73 shots over the seven periods, including 50 straight from

3430-593: The history of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The longest elimination game mark would be surpassed in 2008 when the sixth and deciding game between the Dallas Stars and the San Jose Sharks took 16 seconds longer than the Easter Epic before the Stars scored to eliminate the Sharks. However, the Islanders still own the distinction of winning the shortest and longest overtime winner-take-all games in playoff history. 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs

3500-428: The net. Mason, screened on the play, never saw the puck as it clanged off the post to his left and into the net for the game-winner. The then-fifth-longest game in NHL history, and longest since 1943, was over after 68:47 of OT (128:47 overall). The Islanders, weary but jubilant, mobbed LaFontaine, and then Hrudey, having won Game 7, 3–2. Washington had not trailed the series up until that point, nor had they trailed in

3570-485: The playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners after setting the league record for the most wins and points in a single regular season. The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2005–06 NHL season , ending the NHL's and major North American sports' longest active playoff streak at sixteen consecutive seasons. The new longest active playoffs streak in major North American sports belonged to MLB 's Los Angeles Dodgers , who qualified for

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3640-464: The playoffs in the same year for the first time since 2007 . For the first time since 1990 and second time since entering the NHL as expansion teams in the 1967–68 NHL season , both Pennsylvania-based teams (the Flyers and Penguins) missed the playoffs in the same season. This postseason marked the second consecutive and fourth time overall that the league played 50 or more games in the opening round of

3710-517: The playoffs since this round was changed to a best-of-seven format in 1987 . In addition, visiting teams in the first round went 31–19 overall to set a new league record for the most road wins in a single round. Among these opening round road victories, the Florida Panthers overcame a 3–1 series deficit to upset the Presidents' Trophy-winning Boston Bruins in seven games, the Seattle Kraken defeated

3780-411: The playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference. In the first round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third-place teams from

3850-430: The playoffs: In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made

3920-548: The postseason every year since 2013 . The longest active Stanley Cup playoff streak moved to the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs at seven consecutive seasons after the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals also had their eight-season playoff streaks end. As a result, this is the first time since 1976 that the longest active playoff streak was less than ten consecutive seasons. The Seattle Kraken became

3990-734: The second fastest NHL expansion team since 1991 to qualify for the playoffs, after the Vegas Golden Knights , and the first to clinch their inaugural playoff appearance in their second season in the league since the Quebec Nordiques in 1981 . The Kraken also became the first NHL exclusive expansion team to make their first playoff appearance in their second season since the Atlanta Flames in 1974 . All three New York metropolitan area teams (the Devils , Islanders and Rangers ) made

4060-463: The second overtime, the Wild's Ryan Hartman scored to give Minnesota a 3–2 victory. Forward Roope Hintz scored a hat trick and defenceman Miro Heiskanen provided four assists for the Stars in game two, defeating the Wild 7–3 to tie the series 1–1. In game three, Mats Zuccarello scored twice and Hartman scored a goal and provided two assists for Minnesota, defeating Dallas 5–1. Hintz assisted thrice and goaltender Jake Oettinger made 32 saves for

4130-437: The second period, but Grant Martin responded for the Capitals, and after two periods, they led 2–1. Washington had outshot New York to this point 25–10, and carried the play for most of the first forty minutes. The game remained 2–1 through most of the third period, thanks to the strong netminding efforts of Hrudey and Mason. Then, with just over five minutes remaining in regulation, Islander legend Bryan Trottier backhanded

4200-481: The second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1996 Eastern Conference quarterfinals , which Florida won in five games. These teams split their four-game regular season series. The Panthers defeated the Bruins in seven games after being down 3–1 in the series. In game one, goaltender Linus Ullmark made 31 saves to backstop the Bruins in a 3–1 victory. A four-goal third period, coupled with Brandon Montour 's two goals helped

4270-463: The series 1–1 in a 5–2 victory. The Golden Knights prevented the Jets from overtaking a three-goal lead in game three with Michael Amadio scoring in double overtime to win 5–4. In Game 4, Brett Howden scored twice for the Golden Knights to defeat the Jets 4–2 and take a 3–1 series lead. Chandler Stephenson scored twice for the Golden Knights in game five, sending Vegas to the second round with

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4340-650: The series. The Flyers went on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens in the Wales Conference finals in six games before eventually losing in the Stanley Cup Finals to the Edmonton Oilers . At the time, the game gave the Islanders franchise the unique accomplishment of having won both the shortest (0:11 in game 3 of 1975 preliminary series vs. the New York Rangers ) and longest overtime series-deciding games in

4410-410: The six previous series. They last met in the 2012 Eastern Conference Final , which New Jersey won in six games. New Jersey won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. The Devils defeated the Rangers in seven games. In game one, Adam Fox assisted four times for the Rangers emerging with a 5–1 victory. Patrick Kane scored a goal and assisted on both of Chris Kreider 's goals in

4480-415: The subsequent overtime, Alexander Kerfoot tipped in a shot to give Toronto a 5–4 victory and 3–1 series lead. The Lightning kept their season alive, being backed by a 28-save performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy in game five for a 4–2 victory. In game six and with overtime required, Tavares scored to send Toronto to the second round with a 2–1 victory. The Carolina Hurricanes finished first in

4550-456: The third-place New York Islanders against the second-place Washington Capitals in a best-of-seven series. It was the fifth consecutive playoff meeting between the teams; the Islanders had won three of the previous four series, but looked to avenge their earliest exit ever from the playoffs at the hands of the Capitals the previous spring. The first two games were played at the Capitals' home arena, Capital Centre. Washington won Game 1, 4–3, and

4620-514: The three games in this year's regular season series. Pete Stemkowski Peter David Stemkowski (born August 25, 1943) is a former centre and forward in the National Hockey League . Over fifteen seasons, he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs , Detroit Red Wings , New York Rangers , and Los Angeles Kings . Stemkowski is best remembered for his heroics in the 1970–71 Stanley Cup semifinals when he scored two overtime goals for

4690-478: The three games in this year's regular season series. The Kraken defeated the Avalanche in seven games. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 34 saves in game one for the Kraken, defeating Colorado 3–1 for the city of Seattle's first playoff victory since game four of the 1920 Stanley Cup Finals . In game two, the Avalanche overcame a two-goal deficit, spearheaded by Devon Toews third period goal, to win 3–2. Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen both scored twice for

4760-494: Was aided by a shot that hit the post by Randy Wood . The scoreless second overtime set-up the first triple-overtime game since Pete Stemkowski had scored for the New York Rangers against the Chicago Blackhawks 16 years earlier. Slowly, the Isles began to finally take the play from the Caps, outshooting Washington 11–10 in the third overtime. They had the better chances as well, but Mason continued his excellent play as

4830-464: Was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2022–23 season . The playoffs began on April 17, 2023, three days after the end of the regular season, and concluded on June 13, 2023, with the Vegas Golden Knights winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, defeating the Florida Panthers four games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals . The Boston Bruins made

4900-441: Was traded to the Rangers for Larry Brown on October 31, 1970. This was partially a result of an incident in practice where Stemkowski disrespected new head coach Ned Harkness . Harkness had just come to Detroit from Cornell University. Stemkowski, a noted joker, was mockingly imitating a college cheer. Harkness made sure Stemkowski was gone shortly afterwards. The Rangers, after suffering through many lean years, were emerging as

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