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NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Devils @ Red Wings "1995 Stanley Cup Final" game 1 at the Joe
The 1995 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1994–95 season, and the culmination of the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings. The Devils swept the series four games to none to win their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history in their 21st season. They became the sixth team to earn a championship after joining the league in 1967 or later. This was the first of nine consecutive Finals to feature only American-based franchises. It was the Devils franchise's first appearance in the Finals, while Detroit returned to the Finals for the first time since 1966 (and had not won since 1955; both of those appearances had been against the Montreal Canadiens). It was the first of four consecutive sweeps in the finals. This is also the first time in both the NHL and NBA history where both finals involved the first-seeded team being swept. Despite the fact that the regular season was cut short by the owners' lockout, both the season and the Finals were saved at the eleventh hour – this was the latest date that the Stanley Cup was awarded. This record was later matched in 2013 and then broken by the COVID-19 pandemic affected 2019–20 NHL season. The fifth seeded Devils held the record as the lowest seeded team to win the Stanley Cup until the Los Angeles Kings broke the record in 2012. Their regular season winning percentage was also the lowest for a Cup winner since the 1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs. This was the first Cup Finals since 1980 to be played entirely within one time zone. Paths to the Finals Further information: 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs, 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings season, and 1994–95 New Jersey Devils season To get to the Finals, New Jersey defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1, the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1, and their rival the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2. Detroit defeated the Dallas Stars 4–1, the San Jose Sharks 4–0, and then division rival Chicago Blackhawks 4–1. June 17 New Jersey Devils 2–1 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Game reference The series opened on Saturday, June 17 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Few gave New Jersey much of a chance against the NHL's best team. Going into the game, Detroit was a perfect 8–0 at home in the playoffs, and had outscored their opponents 30–11 in their eight home games. In the first three rounds alone the Red Wings had scored 18 power-play goals. Detroit fans, first greeting their opponents with a chorus of boos, then chanted after every Devils name was read during introductions, "Who cares?" After a scoreless first period, the underdog Devils got on the board first, when Stephane Richer blasted a slap shot from the top of the right circle that just squeezed through Detroit goaltender Mike Vernon. The power-play goal came at 9:41 of the second period and gave New Jersey a 1–0 lead. The Red Wings responded less than four minutes later and tied the game on a power-play goal by Dino Ciccarelli at 13:08. The Devils would regain the lead on a goal by Claude Lemieux, a slapper from the slot at 3:17 of the third period. New Jersey would go on to win the game 2–1 and take a one-game-to-none series lead. They played a solid defensive game, frustrating the Red Wings and holding them to just 17 shots. The win was their ninth road win of the playoffs. This was the first year that coverage of the Cup Finals in the United States was split between Fox and ESPN. Fox broadcast games one and four with Mike Emrick and John Davidson, while ESPN broadcast games two and three with Gary Thorne and Bill Clement. This was also the first Cup Finals in which the U.S. national networks had exclusive rights, and no longer could any of the regional rights holders of the participating U.S. teams produce local telecasts of their respective games. However, because the Devils swept the Red Wings and game four of the series was on Fox, their television play-by-play announcer, Emrick, called the win, as he also was part of Fox's lead broadcast team. That game, the first Stanley Cup-clinching game to air on network television in the United States since game six in 1980, drew a 4.7 rating and a 10 share.[1] In the New York City area, the game drew a 10.6 rating and 21 share and in Detroit, 14.1 and 26.[1] In Canada, Bob Cole and Harry Neale were in the broadcast booth for CBC. On the radio side, the series was broadcast continentally on NHL Radio with Kenny Albert and Gary Green announcing. Devils team broadcasters Mike Miller and Sherry Ross called the series on local radio on WABC–AM 770 in New York City and Red Wings team broadcasters Bruce Martyn and Paul Woods called the series on local radio on WJR–AM 760 in Detroit.
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Rangers @ Devils "1994 Eastern Conference Final" Game6 Messier guarantee
Every New York Rangers fan knows where he/she was when Mark Messier called the shot. The move’s significance strips away youth, in a sense. Even young fans grasped the severity of May 25, 1994. Twenty-five years ago today (Saturday, May 25, 2019), the Rangers captain, the Messiah, not only guaranteed victory in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final against the New Jersey Devils, he delivered with a natural hat trick in the third period. Messier’s pregame words were straightforward. “I know we’re going to go in and win Game 6 and bring in back here [Madison Square Garden] for Game 7 … We have enough talent and experience to turn the tide. That’s exactly what we’re going to do in Game 6.” The backdrop of Gary Thorne’s ESPN broadcast only heightened the moment. “Do you believe it? Do you believe it? He said ‘we will win’ Game 6 … he has just picked up the hat trick.” Oftentimes, the details get lost when immortals step forward. Without Alex Kovalev’s first goal, none of this happens. Without Mike Richter standing on his head early on, Messier’s 1994 squad flames out so predictably (based on Rangers history). Without Esa Tikkanen‘s nearly designed penalty that created a four-on-four situation to New York’s advantage, Messier doesn’t collect his second goal. Of course, Stephane Matteau‘s double-overtime goal in Game 7 sent the Rangers to that last hill to climb, the Stanley Cup Final against the seventh-seeded Vancouver Canucks. (And yes, there’s only one way to take in the Matteau goal: with Howie Rose’s call.) Messier collected 12 goals and 18 assists in 23 total playoff games, playing second-fiddle (statistically) to only the Conn Smythe man himself, Brian Leetch. Spiritually, Mark Messier owned the moment and the franchise. He came, he conquered, and he erased so many demons to be crowned one of the greatest New York sports heroes of all-time. (1) New York Rangers vs. (3) New Jersey Devils This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with New York winning the only previous series. They last met in the 1992 Patrick Division Semifinals, which New York won in seven games. New York made their third Semifinals/Conference Final appearance since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980. They were defeated in five games by the Montreal Canadiens in their most recent Conference Finals appearance in 1986. New Jersey made their second appearance in the Conference Final. Their most recent appearance was in the 1988 Prince of Wales Conference Final, which New Jersey lost against the Boston Bruins in seven games. New York won all six games in this year's regular season series. With a minute remaining in game one at Madison Square Garden, New York was leading 3–2. However, Devils forward Claude Lemieux tied the game on a scramble in front of New York goaltender Mike Richter. The Devils went on to win the game on Stephane Richer's breakaway goal at 15:23 of the second overtime. The Rangers evened the series winning game two in a 4–0 shutout. The series then turned to the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for games three and four. Like game one, game three went into double overtime but this time it was New York who won 3–2 on Stephane Matteau's goal at 6:13 of the second overtime period. The Devils won game four by a final score of 3–1 and evened the series at 2–2. The Devils took the series lead with a 4–1 win at Madison Square Garden in game five. Despite the fact that his team trailed in the series 3–2, Rangers captain Mark Messier made a highly publicized guarantee that New York would win game six. After trailing New Jersey by a score of 2–1 after two periods Messier himself scored a third-period hat trick to rally the Rangers to a 4–2 victory. Rangers coach Mike Keenan said of the guarantee, "Mark was sending a message to his teammates that he believed together we could win. He put on an amazing performance to make sure it happened. Game seven played at Madison Square Garden, was a goaltending battle between New Jersey's Martin Brodeur and New York's Mike Richter. Brian Leetch gave the Rangers a 1–0 lead in the second period. Richter shut out the Devils for over 59 minutes before conceding a goal to Devils forward Valeri Zelepukin with just 7.7 seconds remaining in regulation. The two teams played into double overtime for the third time in the series and for the second time in the series it was Stephane Matteau who scored the game winner. Matteau scored on a wrap-around at 4:24 of the second overtime period as the Rangers won the game 2–1 and the series 4–3. Many consider this one of the greatest hockey playoff series of all time.
Played his first NHL game at 18 years old, against Mario Lemieux and the Pens. It didn't go well...
So pleased to be joined by Marty Biron who was a first round draft choice of the Buffalo Sabres, 16th overall in the 1995 NHL Entry ...
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Blackhawks @ Pens "1992 Stanley Cup Final" game 1 Christina Aguilera????
The Penguins were led by captain Mario Lemieux, coach Scotty Bowman, and goaltender Tom Barrasso. The Blackhawks were ...
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Blackhawks @ Pens "1992 Stanley Cup Final" game 2 Christina Aguilera x2
The 1992 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1991–92 season, and the culmination of the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Prince of Wales Conference and defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Clarence Campbell Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks were appearing in their first Finals since 1973. After the Blackhawks jumped to an early 4–1 lead in the first game of the series, Mario Lemieux and the Penguins came back to win the game, sweep the series in four games, and win their second consecutive and second overall Stanley Cup. The fourth and final game of this series was the first time a Stanley Cup playoff game was played in the month of June and at the time it was the latest finishing date for an NHL season. This was also the last Finals to be played at Chicago Stadium as it closed in 1994. Paths to the Finals Further information: 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs Pittsburgh defeated the Washington Capitals 4–3, the Presidents' Trophy winning New York Rangers 4–2, and the Boston Bruins 4–0. Chicago had to defeat their three biggest rivals, first the St. Louis Blues 4–2, then their long-time Original Six rival Detroit Red Wings 4–0, and then, the Edmonton Oilers 4–0. With their co-tenants at Chicago Stadium, the Bulls, coached by Phil Jackson and led by Michael Jordan, playing in (and winning) the NBA Finals, it was an opportunity for both the Blackhawks and the Bulls to help the city of Chicago become the first city to have both NHL and NBA championships in the same year. (New York also had this opportunity in 1994, when the Knicks and Rangers made the finals in their respective sport; however, the result was the same, albeit a reversal of Chicago's ending, as the Rangers won their first Stanley Cup since 1940, and the Knicks lost, with both of those series going the full seven games.) Chicago set an NHL playoff record in winning 11 games in a row to reach the finals. Pittsburgh had won seven in a row entering the finals and swept Chicago in four games to tie Chicago's record. Pittsburgh then extended the playoff winning streak record to 14 with wins in the first three games against the New Jersey Devils in the following season's first playoff round. Both teams finished the regular season with 87 points. The Penguins earned home-ice advantage by virtue of having 39 wins to the Blackhawks' 36. Game two May 28 Chicago Blackhawks 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap In game two, nearly ten minutes into the game, Bob Errey scored the first goal for Pittsburgh shorthanded. In the second period, after denying Lemieux his scoring chance, Bryan Marchment trailed the subsequent play into the Pittsburgh zone and then won a physical battle against Larry Murphy. On a seemingly broken play he put the puck past Tom Barrasso into the Pittsburgh goal to tie the game at 1–1. However, Marchment was called for an elbow check and Mario Lemieux scored on a one timer set up by Rick Tocchet, 43 seconds into the ensuing powerplay. Two-and-a-half minutes later, Brian Marchment, who had been the catalyst for Chicago's lone goal, was beaten on the boards by Rick Tocchet. Tocchet again fed Lemieux in the slot, and another one timer extended the Pittsburgh lead to 3–1. The Penguins then limited the Blackhawks shots to four in the third period to take Game 2 3–1.
Sam Carrick vs Brendan Lemieux Jan 11, 2024
Sam Carrick vs Brendan Lemieux from the Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes game on Jan 11, 2024. via ...
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NHL '94 Game of the Night Ilanders vs Pens "1993 Patrick Division Semifinals" Game 7.
Prince of Wales Conference (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (P3) New York Islanders The Islanders upset the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. David Volek's overtime goal in game seven was the deciding goal as New York rallied from a 3–2 deficit to defeat the Penguins. Islanders defenceman Darius Kasparaitis played a large role in his team's win neutralizing Pittsburgh stars Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr with big hits. With their upset of Pittsburgh, the Islanders reached the Wales Conference Finals for the first time since 1984. The Islanders did not win a playoff series again until 2016. May 2 New York Islanders 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap May 4 New York Islanders 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap May 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap May 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap May 10 New York Islanders 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap May 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–7 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap May 14 New York Islanders 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap New York won series 4–3 The National Hockey League's latest dynasty was shockingly derailed tonight as the New York Islanders defeated the two-time Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, in overtime in Game 7 of the Patrick Division finals in front of 16,164 at the Civic Arena.Forgotten for most of the Islanders' season, David Volek scored his second goal of the game with 5:16 gone in overtime to give the Islanders the victory and end Pittsburgh's quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup. The Islanders' triumph was stunning in its own right, but the method was even more startling. The Penguins scored twice in the last four minutes of the third period on goals by Ron Francis and Rick Tocchet to force vertime. "We weren't sure they had anything left, but they dug deep and unfortunately we couldn't win it," said Penguins Coach Scotty Bowman of the resourceful and resilient Islanders. The Islanders have won their last eight overtime playoff games, including four this season, and are 29-7 in their history.The Islanders were once a dynasty themselves, but that was in the early 1980s, when they won four Cups in a row. But in the previous two seasons, they failed to even make the playoffs. Now, they are just eight victories from another title that most everyone assumed would go to the Penguins. "You get a taste for winning and you want to keep it to yourself," said Penguins defenseman Larry Murphy. "Now we're like everybody else that's out. We start over." The Islanders move on to face the Montreal Canadiens in the Wales Conference finals beginning Sunday afternoon in Montreal. The Canadiens have been off since Saturday, when they completed a 4-0 sweep of the Buffalo Sabres to win the Adams Division playoff crown. The Wales Conference winner will meet the Campbell Conference winner in the Stanley Cup finals. Penguins star Mario Lemieux, who had an assist on his team's first goal, did not speak to the media after the game. The Islanders had plenty to say and one of their most talkative players was, perhaps, their best this series, goalie Glenn Healy. He stopped all 19 Pittsburgh shots in the first period and outplayed his counterpart, Tom Barrasso, who allowed two critical and weak third-period goals -- to Volek and Benoit Hogue. "In a seventh game, anything can happen when you get great goaltending," Islanders Coach Al Arbour said. Volek was used in only 56 regular season games and had just eight goals. Two weeks ago, he looked like someone who might be on the transaction wire in July. Tonight he's a playoff hero. "I feel so happy for my team and all the guys," said Volek. "After the past five years, we really deserved something like this." While the Islanders got Pierre Turgeon into the lineup for the first time in this series, the Penguins lost 55-goal scorer Kevin Stevens to a concussion, broken nose and facial cut after an early first-period collision with Islanders defenseman Rich Pilon. Turgeon had not played since Game 6 of the division semifinal series against Washington. A late check by Dale Hunter sent Turgeon into the boards and he suffered a separated shoulder. Turgeon was the Islanders' leading scorer and had a team-high 58 goals. He played only on the power play in the first period tonight, but later took some even-strength shifts. Early in the first period, Stevens lined up a check with Pilon. Though it was not clear from the replay, Stevens may have lost consciousness with the initial impact because he made no effort to put out his hands to break his fall. He landed on his face, and blood seeped onto the ice. He was taken off on a stretcher and will have surgery on Saturday to repair his nose and a sinus cavity.