Lach paid price after scoring Cup-winner for Canadiens in 1953

Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday.
This week Stan presents his popular monthly feature, "A Picture Is Worth 100 Words." This photo was taken seconds after Montreal Canadiens' center Elmer Lach was "jumped" by teammate Maurice Richard following Lach's 1953 Cup-winning overtime goal against the Boston Bruins. The heartbroken Bruins player on the left is center Milt Schmidt.

The Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins had played more than 61 minutes of scoreless hockey in
Game 5 of the 1953 Stanley Cup Final
at the Forum when
Elmer Lach
intercepted an errant pass by
Milt Schmidt
early in overtime. "Without thinking," Lach recalled, "I shot." Schmidt sprawled, trying to block the shot but missed. "The puck found its way beneath me," he said.
A surprised Boston goalie
Jim Henry
had no chance on Lach's wrist shot from the right circle. "It hit the post," Henry remembered, "and went in" at 1:22 of OT, giving the Canadiens a 1-0 victory and the Cup.
Lach said he was "as surprised as anyone" when the red light went on, triggering an eruption by the Montreal fans.
Maurice Richard
, whose pressure on Schmidt helped cause the errant pass, joyously took a flying leap into his linemate's arms.
"Rocket jumped on me right away," Lach laughed.
But he paid a price. "When Maurice leaped on me," Lach said, "he broke my nose!"