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May 28, 2012
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Shifty And Nifty Nyquist
Late in the season, the Detroit Red Wings were tangling with the Florida Panthers. Detroit rookie left winger Gustav Nyquist corralled the puck behind the Florida net, but found his path blocked by Panthers defenseman Ed Jovanovski. Nyquist moved toward Jovanovski, banked the puck off the side of the net while stepping around his check, then picked up his own pass to create a bit of magic and a scoring chance when none seemed possible. These bursts of creativity make the Wings believe they have something special in Nyquist. “He’s got skill and he’s got a mind,” said coach Mike Babcock. “We like that. He’s going to be a top-six NHL forward.” In two stints with Detroit this season, Nyquist, 22, one year removed from NCAA duty with the Maine Black Bears, didn’t…
EASTER EPIC
On April 18-19, 1987 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders played the longest Game 7 in NHL history. From the time the first puck was dropped until the game-winner was scored at the 8:47 mark of the fourth overtime, a full six hours and 18 minutes passed. Twenty-five years later, The Hockey News spoke to several people who took part in the game, which is known as the ‘Easter Epic’ because it ended at 1:58 a.m. on Easter Sunday morning. Based on their accounts, here is the story of that memorable night. PRELUDE TO OVERTIME PAT LAFONTAINE (ISLANDERS CENTER) Nineteen-eighty-seven was a special year for me. It was the year I got married and against the Capitals in the playoffs, we had come back…
Roads to Revelation
MARTIN BRODEUR WHEN THE DEVILS drafted Martin Brodeur in 1990, they already had Sean Burke and Chris Terreri on their roster. And just for good measure, they took Mike Dunham and Corey Schwab in the same draft. They thought they were solidifying themselves at the position, but not even they dreamed a member of that group would become a Hall of Famer who would lead them to three Stanley Cups and become the NHL’s all-time leader in wins. But they did know they had a unique talent. “Some players are thoroughbreds and this was a guy who was the son of a goalie who played in the Olympics in 1956 (Denis Brodeur) when the NHL was a six-team league and each team had one goalie,” recalled Devils director of hockey operations David Conte,…
WHAT’S THE BEST PLAYOFF GAME EVER PLAYED?
@GeniusNZA Game 6 Devils vs. Sabres in Round 1 in 1994. Went to four overtimes. Hasek had 70 saves in shutout against Brodeur. @Njd345 May 5, ’79. Mtl. vs. Bos. Game 7. Last Cup in the Habs dynasty. Lafleur ties game on too many men PP. Lambert wins it in OT. @wildestfan 2003 1st round. Wild beat Avs in Game 7 in OT to overcome 3-1 deficit in series. Brunette scores last goal ever on Roy. @rankthetank05 Greatest game hasn’t happened yet. It will be this year when Callahan scores the OT-winner to bring the Cup back to N.Y.…
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