This Week in Centennial History

The Edmonton Oilers continue to make the most of their first trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 11 years. They've already eliminated the San Jose Sharks, who went to the Final last spring, and are two wins away from doing the same to the Pacific Division-champion Anaheim Ducks. The Oilers are trying to win the Cup for the first time since 1990, when they completed a run of five championships in seven seasons.
As part of the League's Centennial Celebration,
NHL.com
is taking a look back at memorable events each week.

Here are Centennial highlights for the week of April 23-29:
April 29, 1986: Rookie
Claude Lemieux makes history
when he scores in overtime of Game 7 to give the Montreal Canadiens a victory against the Hartford Whalers in the Adams Division Final.
April 28, 1992:The Detroit Red Wings defeat the Minnesota North Stars 1-0 in overtime in Game 6 of the Norris Division Semifinals in the first playoff game
decided by video review in OT
.

April 27, 1994: Martin Brodeur's
favorite playoff memory
comes from a game he doesn't win.

April 26, 1975: The New York Islanders become the second team in NHL history to
win a best-of-7 playoff series after losing the first three games
when they defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 in Game 7 of the Quarterfinals.

April 25, 1989: Mario Lemieux has
arguably the greatest single-game offensive performance
in the history of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a five-goal, eight-point game in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 10-8 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers.

April 24, 1969: Jean Beliveau's
only overtime goal
in the Stanley Cup Playoffs was a classic.
April 23, 1996:The biggest crowd to seen a Stanley Cup Playoff game
rocks the Thunderdome
to see the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers.