"We knew we were going to win it after Bickell scored
scores his second goal of the game
at 7:56 of the second period
to put the Devils ahead 3-2, and it turns out to be the Cup-winner.
Shawn Chambers
also scores twice for New Jersey, which limits the Red Wings to 16 shots on goal and outshoots them 10-1 in the third period. Devils forward
Claude Lemieux
, who scores 13 goals in 20 postseason games, wins the
Conn Smythe Trophy
as playoff MVP.
2000:The New York Islanders select
Rick DiPietro
, a goalie from Boston University, with the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft at Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary. He's the first goalie taken with the top pick in the draft since 1968, when the Montreal Canadiens select
Michel Plasse
. After the Atlanta Thrashers take forward
Dany Heatley
at No. 2, the NHL's two newest teams make their first choices. The Minnesota Wild take
Marian Gaborik
, a forward from Slovakia, with the No. 3 pick, and the Columbus Blue Jackets select
Rostislav Klesla
, a defenseman from the Czech Republic, at No. 4.
2006: The Bruins acquire Rask from the Toronto Maple Leafs for goalie
Andrew Raycroft
in what turns out to be a one-sided trade. Raycroft, the 2004
Calder Trophy
winner as the NHL's top rookie, spends less than two full seasons with Toronto and plays with three other teams before his NHL career ends. Rask, Toronto's first-round pick (No. 21) in the 2005 NHL Draft, never plays with the Maple Leafs but goes on to set the Bruins team record for career wins and helps Boston reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2013 and 2019.
2011: The San Jose Sharks acquire defenseman Brent Burns in a trade with the Minnesota Wild for forwards Charlie Coyle and
Devin Setoguchi
; Minnesota also gets San Jose's first-round pick in the 2011 NHL Draft, and San Jose gets Minnesota's second-round selection in the 2012 NHL Draft. Burns splits time between forward and defense until the 2014-15 season, when he becomes a full-time defenseman. From 2015-16 through 2018-19, Burns averages 21 goals and 75 points per season, and he wins the
Norris Trophy
as the NHL's top defenseman in 2016-17.
2016:The Maple Leafs pick center Auston Matthews with the first selection in the NHL Draft at First Niagara Center in Buffalo. Matthews, who grows up in Scottsdale, Arizona,
idolizing Coyotes forward
Shane Doan
, is chosen after spending a season playing professionally in Switzerland rather than in junior hockey.
Patrik Laine
, a forward from Finland, is taken No. 2 by the Winnipeg Jets, and center Pierre-Luc Dubois goes No. 3 to Columbus.
