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NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Lightning @ Panthers "2024 Eastern Conference Playoffs" game 2
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Carter Verhaeghe scored 2:59 into overtime, and the Florida Panthers extended their series lead with a 3-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday. Verhaeghe took a pass from Anton Lundell in the low slot and roofed a backhand from along the goal line on the right side. Game 3 of the best-of-7 series will be in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Florida’s all-time leader with 17 Stanley Cup Playoff goals, Verhaeghe has scored five in overtime, which is tied for third in NHL history. Only Joe Sakic (eight) and Maurice Richard (six) have more. “Those are some pretty good players,” Verhaeghe said. “Anytime we go to OT, we’re pretty confident. We know it can go either way, but at the end of the day, it’s one shot and someone has to make a play eventually. Being in the conversation with those guys is crazy.” Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist, Verhaeghe also had an assist, and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for Florida, the No. 1 seed from the Atlantic Division. Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves, including a spectacular second-period stop on Matt Dumba that kept the game tied. “If you understand what your game is supposed to look like, you have something to hold on to,” said Panthers coach Paul Maurice, whose team has won 11 consecutive overtime playoff games dating to 2021. “This is the style that we’re supposed to play. We have a lot of guys who have scored overtime goals. Carter Verhaeghe should think he can score an overtime goal because it has happened before. Matthew [Tkachuk] as well. We have guys who have recent positive experiences, so they’re excited about overtime.” Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos scored, and Victor Hedman had two assists for Tampa Bay, the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves. The Lightning have lost 11 of their past 12 playoff overtime games dating to 2021. “Unfortunately for us, we’re finding ourselves behind,” said Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, whose team has not led in the series. “It is a tough league to come back in, especially in the playoffs.” Bennett put Florida up 1-0 at 6:16 of the first period when he followed up a rebound of Tkachuk’s shot with a backhand from the left hash marks. Tarasenko extended the lead to 2-0 with a power-play goal at 15:12. After Vasilevskiy stopped Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s shot from the point, Bennett got to the rebound in front and fed Tarasenko below the right face-off circle for a one-timer. Point cut it to 2-1 at 48 seconds of the second period. Anthony Duclair’s shot from the right point went in off Point's leg while the forward was while tied up with Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad in front. Stamkos tied it 2-2 on a power play at 5:46 with a one-timer from the left circle. “Both goalies made some amazing saves,” said Stamkos, the Lightning's captain. “This game probably could have ended a lot earlier. We pushed and pushed, and maybe we sat back at the end and played a little too tentative. … We’re down 2-0 and now have to go home to win some games.” Bobrovsky kept the game tied with his highlight-reel save at 14:03. He got over from the right post and, with his back to the play, made a diving save on Dumba with the back of his arm from close range. “My vantage point was the bench, and I was in shock," Ekblad said. "It was incredible. You love to see it.” Bobrovsky chalked his save up to desperation. “I threw as much of my body as possible,” Bobrovsky said. “I was able to make the save. It’s a big win, we have a great group of guys and it’s a tight group. This is good for us.” Bennett left the game early in the second period after getting hit in the hand with a shot. There was no update. … Tarasenko scored his 45th playoff goal in his 99th game. The only active players with as many goals before their 100th playoff game are Alex Ovechkin (48) and Nathan MacKinnon (45). … Patrick Kane, Corey Perry and Glenn Anderson are tied with Verhaeghe with five overtime playoff goals.
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Islanders @ Hurricanes Eastern Conference Playoffs game 1 April 20, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Frederik Andersen made 33 saves, including a highlight-reel stop early in the third period, for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-1 win against the New York Islanders in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at PNC Arena on Saturday. Andersen kept it tied 1-1 just 45 seconds into the third. After the goalie was knocked down in front by Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce, Noah Dobson's initial attempt hit the post, but as the defenseman gathered the rebound, Andersen lunged across to stop his shot from going into an open net. “I think I just got clipped with someone’s skate,” Andersen said. “Just kind of threw the technique book out the window and tried to come up with something to get close to the puck and get something on it.” Andersen's performance was consistent with the form he's shown since returning on March 7 from a blood clotting issue that caused him to miss 50 games. He went 9-1-0 with a 1.30 goals-against average, .951 save percentage and three shutouts in his final 10 regular-season games. “Unfortunately, he’s missed a lot of time, but this is what you get him for,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “He’s always been a great goalie, he’s just not been able to stay in there. Hopefully he can stay healthy because if he plays like that, it’s a huge, huge thing.” Stefan Noesen gave Carolina a 2-1 lead at 3:44 of the third. Evgeny Kuznetsov's shot from the right point was redirected by Brady Skjei, and Noesen swatted the puck in with his backhand before it reached Semyon Varlamov. “There’s no other way that I know how to do it,” Noesen said. “I’m not the pretty dingle-dangle guy out there. You just go to the net and try to find bounces.” Skjei found himself in an unusual spot to contribute to the goal. “I don’t find myself down there too much looking for a tip,” Skjei said. “I saw ‘Kuzy’ and I had a feeling he was going to shoot it, so I just went to the slot and got a stick on it. Obviously, it was a big finish by [Noesen].” Kuznetsov and Martin Necas each had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who are the No. 2 seed from the Metropolitan Division. Skjei had two assists. “We weren’t great, that’s for sure,” Brind’Amour said. “[New York] is a perfect example of a team that’s been playing playoff hockey for a month [against] a team that hasn’t. As the game wore on, it started getting up to speed with how it’s going to be.” Kyle MacLean scored, and Varlamov made 23 saves for the Islanders, who are the No. 3 seed from the Metropolitan. Game 2 will be in Raleigh on Monday. “[I am] encouraged because I think we played a really solid game,” New York coach Patrick Roy said. “It was a hard-fought game, but we had our chances. All year we’ve been resilient, and [this] is the moment to continue to do that.” Kuznetsov gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 1:35 of the first period. He took a pass from Necas and roofed a shot over Varlamov's right shoulder with Noesen providing a screen in front. “[Noesen] screened pretty good, and ‘Varly’ didn’t see the puck,” Kuznetsov said. “ That’s why I shot that puck.” MacLean tied it 1-1 at 8:20 of the first. Anders Lee tipped Alexander Romanov’s shot from the left point, which trickled under Andersen's pads, and MacLean knocked in the rebound near the right post. "It's the playoffs,” MacLean said. “There's a lot of adrenaline and a lot of excitement, so it was cool to help the team out there early. It was a cool experience getting my first one in [my first playoff game]." After Noesen put the Hurricanes back in front, Kyle Palmieri had a chance during a power play to tie it again. He picked up a rebound near the left post and attempted to slide the puck around Andersen into an open net, but his chance hit off the post at 12:31. Necas would go on to score an empty-net goal from center ice with 1:32 remaining for the 3-1 final. "We played a simple hockey game. We created some pretty good looks because of that," Lee said. "Guys were smart with the puck all night, head up, making plays, we just didn't bury them. "We played a solid game tonight."
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Avs @ Jets "2024Western Conference Playoffs" game 1
Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 7-6 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. Manson’s moment: The Avs were clearly the better team in the game’s opening 20 minutes (and a fair amount of the next 40, for that matter). Winning puck battles. Owning the neutral zone. Passing tape to tape. Thrown together, it resulted in a 14-8 shots advantage going into the first intermission … and a 3-3 tie. How? Well, the minus-2 next to defenseman Josh Manson’s name told at least part of the story. A Manson turnover in Colorado’s zone — admittedly preceded by a poor decision from goaltender Alexandar Georgiev behind the net — served up a 2-1 Jets lead on a platter. And Winnipeg’s 3-3 equalizer a little more than four minutes before the break? It’s safe to say Manson could’ve done a better job of marking Mark Scheifele in front of the crease. Save our Ship: It’s never a good sign when the opposing fanbase is chanting your goaltender’s name. Yet that’s where the Avs and Alexandar Georgiev found themselves midway through the second period — after he’d surrendered four goals on 10 shots, the last a five-hole Andy Lowry wrister that gave Winnipeg a 4-3 lead. A week ago, Jared Bednar was pleading for his goaltender to bail his team out. “He’s got to come up with a big save for the guys,” the Avs head coach said after his team blew a three-goal lead at Vegas. Unfortunately for the Avs, Bednar had to wait until just before Sunday’s second intermission for that to happen. By that point, the damage had already been done. A 25-17 shots advantage was squandered. And things only got worse one period later. Make that 0-4 vs. Winnipeg: Nathan MacKinnon (one goal, one assist) deserves better. So does Cale Makar (one goal, two assists). The Avs’ two superstars were brilliant for much of Sunday night, firing off laser beams and relentlessly creating offense for Colorado. It could easily be argued that the Avs controlled the action for a majority of the game. They doubled the Jets’ shots at 46-23, after all. Six goals scored should win you a playoff game. And yet for the fourth time in four meetings this season, the Jets sent the Avs off the rink losers. The cumulative goal total in those four contests: 24-10, Jets. Something’s gotta change. And not just in goal. Because right now, the Jets have the Avs’ number. And that cannot be argued anymore. Central Division Dallas Stars, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 113 points Winnipeg Jets – 110 points Colorado Avalanche – 107 points In each round, teams compete 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 plays at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team plays at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made 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 plays against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card plays against the other division winner, and both wild cards are de facto #4 seeds. The other series match the second and third-place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home-ice advantage is awarded to the team with the better seed. Thereafter, it is awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. (C2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C3) Colorado Avalanche The Winnipeg Jets finished second in the Central Division earning 110 points. The Colorado Avalanche earned 107 points to finish third in the Central. This is the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Winnipeg won all three games in this year's regular season series. April 21 Colorado Avalanche 6–7 Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre Recap
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Redwings @ Sabres The Alex Mogilny Story Александр Геннадиевич Могильный
Alexander Gennadevich Mogilny (Russian: Александр Геннадиевич Могильный; born February 18, 1969) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the current president of Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was the first National Hockey League (NHL) draftee to defect from the Soviet Union in order to play in North America. During his NHL career, Mogilny played for the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils. He tied for the NHL lead in goals in the 1992–93 season with 76, and became a member of the Triple Gold Club by winning the Stanley Cup in 2000 with New Jersey. Growing up in the Soviet Union, Mogilny was recruited at a young age to join CSKA Moscow, commonly referred to as the "Red Army Team". As the CSKA organization was a functioning division of the Soviet Army, it was able to draft the best young hockey players in the Soviet Union onto the team. In 1986, Mogilny was made a full-time player of CSKA Moscow. He finished his first year with 15 goals and 16 points in 28 games. At only 17 years old, Mogilny and Sergei Fedorov were the youngest members on the team. Still, team officials anticipated that the duo, along with the looming arrival of Pavel Bure, would succeed the top line of Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov. Mogilny's first major appearance for the Soviet Union on the international stage was at the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He finished the tournament with 3 goals and 2 assists in 6 games. However, his team was ejected from the tournament during its last game as a result of the brawl between the Soviet Union players and Team Canada known as the "Punch-up in Piestany". The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended all the players involved in that game from competing in international events for 18 months. The penalty was eventually reduced to six months, which allowed Mogilny to compete in the 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He finished the tournament with 9 goals and 18 points in 7 games en route to a silver medal finish and winning the Top Forward award. He also played with the senior team at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he won a gold medal as the team's youngest player. The next year, at the 1989 World Junior Championships, he served as team captain and was a part of the commanding Bure-Fedorov-Mogilny line which led their team to a gold medal. Mogilny finished that tournament with 7 goals and 12 points in 7 games. He went on to win his first World Championships when the Soviet Union won the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships. Despite his success with the Soviet National team, and his growing importance on CSKA Moscow, Mogilny yearned for a life in the NHL and decided to join the Buffalo Sabres, the NHL team that had drafted him 89th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He boarded a plane in Stockholm at the conclusion of the 1989 World Championships and defected to North America. Prior to the start of his rookie season, Mogilny was given the number 89 by team management in recognition of both the year he arrived and his place in the draft. He subsequently wore #89 for his entire playing career. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989 against the Québec Nordiques during the 1989–90 season and scored his first NHL goal just 20 seconds into his first shift at age 20. (Coincidentally, the Sabres were celebrating their 20th season in the NHL.) After the perfect start to his new life, the rest of Mogilny's first season was middling. He was considered by some to be one of the best players outside the NHL prior to his defection, but it took time for him to adjust to a new country and culture. He finished his first NHL season with 43 points in 65 games and improved to 30 goals and 64 points during his sophomore season. He continued his ascension with 39 goals and 84 points in only 67 games the next year and broke out as an NHL superstar in his fourth season. On December 21, 1991, in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mogilny scored five seconds into the game to tie the NHL record for fastest goal scored to start a game. In the 1991–92 season, the Buffalo Sabres acquired future captain Pat Lafontaine from the New York Islanders. Lafontaine developed an instant chemistry playing with Mogilny and two players elevated their games to new heights by maximizing their speed and skill. The 1992–93 season was a banner year for Mogilny, as he scored an astonishing 76 goals and 127 points in 77 games.
NHL '94 The New York Rangers Win the "1994 Stanley Cup Final" in Double OT
The 1993–94 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 68th season. The highlight of the season was winning the Stanley Cup and hosting the NHL All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers clinched their second Presidents' Trophy and sixth division title by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 52–24–8, setting a then-franchise record with 112 points. This marked the last season in which the Rangers were under the control of Paramount Communications. Toward the end of the season, Paramount was taken over by Viacom. Shortly thereafter, Viacom divested itself of all of Paramount's interests in Madison Square Garden, including the Rangers, and sold them to ITT Corporation and Cablevision. A couple of years later, ITT would sell their share to Cablevision, who owned the Rangers until 2010, when the MSG properties became their own company. As of 2024 this remains the most recent season the Rangers won the Stanley Cup. On April 17, 1993, the New York Rangers named Mike Keenan as their head coach. Keenan was hired to replace Ron Smith, who the team decided not to retain after he coached the second half of the season in place of the fired Roger Neilson. Keenan had taken the 1992–93 season off after spending four years as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, where he led the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in his last year. The 1993–94 season was a magical one for Rangers fans, as head coach Mike Keenan led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup championship in 54 years. Two years prior, they acquired center Mark Messier, who was an integral part of the Edmonton Oilers' Cup-winning teams. Adam Graves, who also defected from the Oilers, joined the Rangers as well. Other ex-Oilers on the Blueshirts included trade deadline acquisitions Craig MacTavish and Glenn Anderson. Brian Leetch and Sergei Zubov were a solid "1–2 punch" on defense. In fact, Zubov led the team in scoring that season with 89 points, and continued to be an All-Star defenseman throughout his career. Graves would set a team record with 52 goals, breaking the old record of 50 held by Vic Hadfield. This record would later be broken by Jaromir Jagr on April 8, 2006, against the Boston Bruins. New York was not shut-out in any of their 84 regular-season games.[1] The Rangers led the NHL in wins (52), points (112) and power-play goals (96, tied with the Buffalo Sabres) and power play percentage (23.02%). They also allowed the fewest shorthanded goals (5) of all 26 teams. On February 21, 1994, Tony Amonte scored just eight seconds into the overtime period to win the game to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1993–94 regular season. Eastern Conference Quarterfinals In the opening round, the Rangers faced their crosstown rivals the New York Islanders, this series would turn out to be an extremely one sided affair as the Rangers outscored their rivals 22–3 in a four-game sweep. Eastern Conference Semi-finals Next, the Rangers faced the Washington Capitals who were coming off a shocking six game win over the second seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. The Rangers appeared to have the series in hand after they won the first three games, although the Capitals avoided the sweep with a Game 4 win, the Rangers got back in control and won the series in five games. Eastern Conference Finals After going down in the Eastern Conference Finals 3–2 to the New Jersey Devils, Rangers' captain Mark Messier made one of the most famous guarantees in sports history, saying the Rangers would win Game 6 in New Jersey to tie the series 3–3. Not only did the Rangers back up Messier's guarantee, Messier scored a hat-trick in the Rangers' 4–2 win, sending the game back to New York for Game 7. In Game 7, the Rangers held a 1–0 lead after a second period goal by Brian Leetch. The lead would hold up until 7.7 seconds remaining, when Valeri Zelepukin was able to beat Mike Richter to send the game to overtime. In double overtime, Stephane Matteau scored his second overtime goal of the series to send the Rangers to the Finals. The series-winning goal prompted the famous call of "Matteau, Matteau, Matteau!" by Rangers radio announcer Howie Rose. Stanley Cup Finals The Rangers won their first Stanley Cup in 54 years, dating back to 1940, beating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games. MSG Network broadcaster Al Trautwig said that this Stanley Cup win by the Rangers was seen as the coming of age of the NHL's influence in Europe. It marked the first time that the Russians got their names on the Stanley Cup and there were four who got that honor – Alexander Karpovtsev, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov and Sergei Zubov—giving a huge European television audience, including those watching on the brand-new television screens across the former Soviet Union, a Stanley Cup story to remember.
NHL '94 Caps @ Bruins "FULL Shootout Highlights" March 30, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hampus Lindholm watched helplessly from the penalty box as his Boston Bruins teammates killed off his four-minute double minor for high sticking in overtime and marveled at how they got the job done from goaltender Jeremy Swayman on out. They were just paying Lindholm back. Lindholm scored a goal at one end, prevented one at the other and Boston beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout Saturday night in a potential first-round playoff preview. The defenseman from Sweden got just his second goal of the season but arguably more importantly dived in the crease to stop the puck from going in the net in the opening minute. “I owe him a couple Swedish fikas,” Swayman said, referring to the Scandinavian country’s popular coffee break pastry. “I was pretty fired up when that happened, and it obviously saved a goal and that’s two points.” Kevin Shattenkirk scored the shootout winner, rookie John Beecher had a goal and Swayman made 18 saves in regulation and overtime for the Bruins, who were playing for the first time since clinching their eighth consecutive postseason appearance. With the victory after surviving the lengthy penalty kill, they leapfrogged the Florida Panthers to move back into first place in the Atlantic Division and kept pace with the New York Rangers for the Presidents’ Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. “We had our moments there where we losing a lot of these games a couple months ago going into overtimes and either losing there or losing in shootouts,” said Shattenkirk, who has been in and out of the lineup and was chosen by goaltending coach Bob Essensa to go fifth in the shootout. “It’s great to see us turn the corner and, obviously, taking strides there.” The Capitals hope to join Boston in the playoffs, but that’ll depend on how they play their final eight games and what happens with Detroit and Philadelphia, the other teams vying for the final two spots in the Eastern Conference. By picking up a point, they moved ahead of the Flyers, who lost Saturday night, for third place in the Metropolitan Division because they’ve played fewer games and went two up on the Red Wings, who lost in a shootout at Florida earlier Saturday. “We’re just really mission-focused right now instead of destination-focused right now,” said goaltender Charlie Lindgren, who stopped 27 of the 29 shots he faced. “We’re worrying about the product that we’re putting on the ice. The other teams, they have to worry about themselves. We’re going to worry about ourselves in here.” John Carlson became just the ninth defenseman to score a goal in his 1,000th NHL game, Michael Sgarbossa also had a goal, validating coach Spencer Carbery’s decision to keep him in the lineup when Sonny Milano returned from an injury absence. “It would’ve been nice to win, but it showed a lot of guts from us tonight,” Carlson said. “You bear down in every game, in every situation, and we showed some poise. It wasn’t perfect tonight, but we showed some poise coming back and battling in it until the end and giving ourselves a chance to win.” But Lindgren was hardly to blame for the Caps’ second consecutive loss, as the opportunistic Bruins took advantage of turnovers and other mistakes and cashed in with goals. They bounced back from a deflating 3-1 loss at Tampa Bay, blocking 29 shots against the Capitals to reach 101 points on the season. “This win definitely goes to my D core blocking shots all night,” Swayman said.
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Redwings @ Leafs "154 minutes in the box" Nov 15 1986
The Toronto Maple Leafs had their most penalty minutes in a game versus the Red Wings on November 15, 1986, with 154 minutes in the box. Highlights: Most Penalty Minutes Nhl In the 2019-2020 NHL season, Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks led the league with 122 penalty minutes. In the 1987-1988 NHL season, Bob Probert of the Detroit Red Wings set the record for most penalty minutes in a season by a forward with 398. The Philadelphia Flyers' franchise has the most cumulative penalty minutes in NHL history with over 55,000. The single-season team record for most penalty minutes is held by the 1985-1986 Philadelphia Flyers, who spent 2,713 minutes in the box. The Boston Bruins, an Original Six team, hold the second spot for franchise with most cumulative penalty minutes with over 54,000. Dave Schultz has the most penalty minutes in a single season with 472 in the 1974-1975 season with the Philadelphia Flyers. The team with the fewest penalty minutes in a single season is the 2013-14 New Jersey Devils, with only 532. The 2005-2006 Anaheim Ducks are the last team to have over 2,000 penalty minutes in a season. The 1975-1976 Philadelphia Flyers have the record for most penalty minutes in a playoff year with 581. During his career from 2005-2020, Shawn Thornton spent 1109 minutes in the penalty box. The team with the most penalty minutes in a season is the 1974-1975 Philadelphia Flyers with 2147 minutes. In the NHL's inaugural season, 1917-1918, the Montreal Canadiens led the league with a mere 361 penalty minutes. In the 1981-1982 season, Paul Baxter set the record for most penalty minutes by a defenseman in a single season with 409. In the modern NHL era, post Original Six, no player has ever averaged more than 10 penalty minutes per game over a full season. The Edmonton Oilers are the team with the most penalty minutes in a single game, with 158 on February 26, 1981. The NHL team with the least penalty minutes in a season is the 1997-1998 Toronto Maple Leafs with 757. The mean of total penalty minutes per NHL team during the 2019-2020 season was roughly 678. In the 1987-1988 NHL season, Bob Probert of the Detroit Red Wings set the record for most penalty minutes in a season by a forward with 398. In the 1987-1988 NHL season, Bob Probert, a forward for the Detroit Red Wings, achieved a notable statistic by accumulating 398 penalty minutes, which stands as the record for the most penalty minutes in a single season by a forward. Penalty minutes are a measure of the time a player spends in the penalty box as a result of infractions such as fighting, slashing, or roughing. Probert’s achievement highlights his physical and aggressive style of play, which often led to confrontations with opponents on the ice. His ability to both contribute offensively and intimidate opponents through physical play made him a unique and formidable presence on the ice during his NHL career. The Philadelphia Flyers’ franchise has the most cumulative penalty minutes in NHL history with over 55,000. The statistic that the Philadelphia Flyers’ franchise has accumulated over 55,000 penalty minutes in NHL history indicates that they have been one of the more penalized teams in the league. Penalty minutes are accrued by players for various infractions such as roughing, slashing, tripping, or fighting, resulting in their removal from the ice for a set amount of time. The high number of penalty minutes suggests that the Flyers have a reputation for playing a physical and aggressive style of hockey, often engaging in confrontations with opponents. This statistic reflects not only the team’s playing style but also their history of toughness and intensity on the ice, making them a formidable presence in the NHL. Dave Schultz has the most penalty minutes in a single season with 472 in the 1974-1975 season with the Philadelphia Flyers. The statistic stating that the 1997-1998 Toronto Maple Leafs had the least penalty minutes in a season with 757 reflects the disciplined and well-controlled play of the team during that specific season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Penalty minutes in hockey are accrued when players commit infractions resulting in penalties by the referees, such as tripping, slashing, or roughing. The fact that the Maple Leafs had the fewest penalty minutes compared to all other NHL teams in that season suggests that they were successful in maintaining their composure on the ice, avoiding unnecessary penalties, and likely had a strong focus on disciplined play and fair competition. This could have been a contributing factor to their overall performance and success during the 1997-1998 NHL season.
NHL '94 "Game of the Night" Habs @ Bruins "The 1970 Boston Bruins Big, Bad and Bobby"
The 1970–71 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 47th season in the NHL. As defending champions, Boston set many NHL records. They earned 54 wins and 121 points, surpassing the previous records set by the 1968-69 Montreal Canadiens. They also scored 399 goals to shatter their own record set in 1968-69, and their goal differential of +192 surpassed the previous record set by the 1943-44 Montreal Canadiens as well. The NHL's top four scorers (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk, and Ken Hodge), each with over 100 points, were all Bruins; previously, there had only been four players in the history of the NHL with 100-point seasons, and no other NHL franchise has ever produced the top four scorers in a season (the Bruins replicated the feat in 1973-74). With 76 goals and 152 points, Esposito broke Bobby Hull's single season record for goals, as well as his own single season points record, both set in 1968-69. Finally, with 102 assists, Orr broke the single season record for most assists that he set the previous year. However, the team's unprecedented offence was shutdown by rookie goaltender Ken Dryden, who guided the Montreal Canadiens to a seven-game upset against the Bruins in the first round of the playoffs. All of the Bruins' aforementioned records have since been broken: The Montreal Canadiens earned 58 wins and 127 points in 1975-76. Montreal earned a goal differential of +216 in 1976-77. Wayne Gretzky scored 109 assists and 164 points in 1980-81. Gretzky scored 92 goals while the Edmonton Oilers scored 417 total goals in 1981-82. Offseason Bobby Orr signed the NHL's first one million dollar contract (to be paid out over five years). Regular season The 1970–71 Bruins set an NHL record by having 10 different skaters score 20 goals or more in a season. The record was broken by the 1977–78 Bruins when they had 11 different skaters with 20 goals or more. Playoffs The postseason ended quickly for the Bruins as they lost in the opening round to the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie goaltender Ken Dryden in a seven-game upset. East Division[3] vte GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts 1 Boston Bruins 78 57 14 7 399 207 +192 121 2 New York Rangers 78 49 18 11 259 177 +82 109 3 Montreal Canadiens 78 42 23 13 291 216 +75 97 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 78 37 33 8 248 211 +37 82 5 Buffalo Sabres 78 24 39 15 217 291 −74 63 6 Vancouver Canucks 78 24 46 8 229 296 −67 56 7 Detroit Red Wings 78 22 45 11 209 308 −99 55 Playoffs Quarterfinals: (E1) Boston Bruins vs. (E3) Montreal Canadiens April 7 Boston Bruins 3–1 Montreal Canadiens Boston Garden April 8 Boston Bruins 5–7 Montreal Canadiens Boston Garden April 10 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Boston Bruins Montreal Forum April 11 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Boston Bruins Montreal Forum April 13 Boston Bruins 7–3 Montreal Canadiens Boston Garden April 15 Montreal Canadiens 8–3 Boston Bruins Montreal Forum April 18 Boston Bruins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens Boston Garden Montreal won series 4–3 Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Phil Esposito C 78 76 76 152 71 71 25 1 16 Bobby Orr D 78 37 102 139 91 124 5 3 5 John Bucyk LW 78 51 65 116 8 36 22 0 5 Ken Hodge RW 78 43 62 105 113 71 4 0 7 Wayne Cashman LW 77 21 58 79 100 59 4 0 3 John McKenzie RW 65 31 46 77 120 27 11 0 3 Fred Stanfield LW 75 24 52 76 12 32 8 0 3 Derek Sanderson C 71 29 34 63 130 39 1 6 0 Ed Westfall D/RW 78 25 34 59 48 58 0 7 5 Wayne Carleton LW 69 22 24 46 44 35 0 0 5 Dallas Smith D 73 7 38 45 68 94 0 2 1 Ted Green D 78 5 37 42 60 37 0 0 0 Don Marcotte LW 75 15 13 28 30 20 0 6 2 Don Awrey D 74 4 21 25 141 40 0 0 1 Rick Smith D 67 4 19 23 44 30 0 0 1 Mike Walton C 22 3 5 8 10 11 0 0 0 Reggie Leach RW 23 2 4 6 0 7 0 0 0 Garnet Bailey LW 36 0 6 6 44 4 0 0 0 Eddie Johnston G 38 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 Ivan Boldirev C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerry Cheevers G 40 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Danny Schock LW 6 0 0 0 0 −1 0 0 0 Bill Speer D 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO Eddie Johnston 2280 38 30 6 2 96 2.53 4 Gerry Cheevers 2400 40 27 8 5 109 2.72 3 Team: 4680 78 57 14 7 205 2.63 7 Awards and records Prince of Wales Trophy: || Boston Bruins Art Ross Trophy: || Phil Esposito Hart Memorial Trophy: || Bobby Orr James Norris Memorial Trophy: || Bobby Orr Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: || Johnny Bucyk Lester B. Pearson Award: || Phil Esposito NHL Plus/Minus Award: || Bobby Orr Johnny Bucyk, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star Phil Esposito, Center, NHL First Team All-Star Phil Esposito, Club Record, Most Points in a Season, 152 Phil Esposito, NHL Record, Most Shots on Goal in One Season (550) Ken Hodge, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star Bobby Orr, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star Bobby Orr, Club Record, Most Assists in a Season, 102 Bobby Orr, NHL Record, Most Assists by a Defenseman in One Season (102) Bobby Orr, NHL Record, Most Points by a Defenseman in One Season (139)
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