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May 10, 1996
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Loser Kolzig sensational in history-making game
As April 24 turned into April 25, the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins played the third longest game in NHL history. Game 4 of the series lasted until 2:17 in the morning, six hours and 39 minutes of running time after it started. At 79:15 of overtime, with Capitals’ defenseman Jim Johnson in the penalty box for hooking Jaromir Jagr, Petr Nedved ended the game with his sixth goal in four games, 3-2 Pittsburgh. It was hardly that simple. Washington goalie Olaf Kolzig is normally the backup, but was dusted off for the playoff series because Jim Carey has trouble with Pittsburgh. Kolzig was sensational in the longest game, but so was Ken Wregget at the other end. Wregget came in at the start of the second period when Tom Barrasso had back…
Sakic thrives at right time
Joe Sakic grew up a Vancouver Canucks’ fan in his native Burnaby, B.C. It’s probably safe to say, however, Canucks’ fans weren’t all that enamored of him. Sakic had six goals through the first five games of the Colorado Avalanche’s first-round series with the Canucks, including three in his best playoff game ever-a 5-4 overtime win in Game 5. Sakic scored two crucial goals in the contest, one to tie the game 4-4 and the overtime winner. As usual, Sakic-trying to win a playoff series for the first time in his career-downplayed his contribution, but managed a smile when asked if he was always a Canucks’ fan. “Only as a kid,” Sakic said. Most of Sakic’s goals in the series came on trademark wrist shots. Shooting off the wrong foot, Sakic often catches goalies off-balance…
Churla pleasant surprise with major contributions
When the New York Rangers acquired Jari Kurri, Marty McSorley and Shane Churla from the Los Angeles Kings at the trading deadline, all the attention was focused on the first two players. They were the ones expected to boost the Rangers’ chances for a Stanley Cup. But, while Kurri had played well without the puck, he had done almost nothing with it and McSorley was in and out of the lineup with a nagging groin injury. That left Churla, a tough guy, to salvage the trade. “Shane might not score for the next 32 years, but he has been very effective and done a great job for us,” said coach Colin Campbell during the Rangers’ first-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. While offense certainly isn’t his forte, Churla scored a huge goal in Game…
Anderson chasing Rocket’s OT mark
Glenn Anderson has never met Maurice Richard. But if he scores one more overtime goal in the playoffs, Anderson will join Rocket in the NHL record book. Anderson’s fifth career playoff overtime goal April 21, which gave the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, moved him into second place on the NHL’s all-time list of playoff overtime heroes, one behind the Rocket’s record of six. Dale Hunter of the Washington Capitals, Joe Murphy of the Chicago Blackhawks and Stephane Richer of the New Jersey Devils had four apiece. Anderson, whose 93 goals in the playoffs ranks fourth on the all-time list and should be his ticket into the Hall of Fame, said there isn’t one OT goal that stands out above the others. “They’re all big,” he said. A part-time player…
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