Game 5 was the fifth-longest in Cup Final history

DETROIT -- Monday night's game (Game 5), ended by Pittsburgh's Petr Sykora's power-play goal at 9:57 of the third overtime period, was the fifth-longest in Stanley Cup Final history:

1) 55:13 on May 15, 1990
Edmonton 3 at Boston 2 (Game 1): goal by Petr Klima

2) 54:51 on June 19, 1999
Dallas 2 at Buffalo 1 (Game 6): goal by Brett Hull *

3) 54:47 on June 8, 2002
Detroit 3 at Carolina 2 (Game 3): goal by Igor Larionov

4) 53:50 on April 9, 1931
Chicago 3 at Montreal 2 (Game 3): goal by Cy Wentworth

5) 49:57 on June 2, 2008
Pittsburgh 4 at Detroit 3 (Game 5): goal by Petr Sykora

* Stanley Cup-winning goal

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