April 27: Hasek makes 70 saves, outduels Brodeur

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: April 27
1994:
Dominik Hasek
wins arguably the best goaltending duel in the modern era of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Hasek outduels
Martin Brodeur
by making 70 saves before
Dave Hannan
scores 5:43 into the fourth overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a
1-0 victory against the New Jersey Devils
in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at Memorial Auditorium.
Hasek makes 31 saves through regulation, one more than Brodeur. But the Devils outshoot the Sabres 35-20 through three overtimes and take the first four shots in the fourth extra period. However, Hannan takes a pass from
Jason Dawe
and lifts a backhand shot through traffic that goes past Brodeur's glove. It sends the series to a seventh game in New Jersey that's almost as good; the Devils win 2-1 to advance.

MORE MOMENTS
1971:
Jean Beliveau
sets the playoff record for career assists during the Montreal Canadiens'
6-1 victory against the Minnesota North Stars
at the Forum in Game 5 of the Semifinals. Beliveau's assists on three of Montreal's five third-period goals give him 92, one more than the mark held by
Gordie Howe
. He surpasses Howe's record four years to the day after scoring twice in Game 4 of the Final, a 6-2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs, to break the Canadiens record for playoff points held by another NHL icon,
Maurice Richard
.
1992:Scotty Bowman becomes the NHL's all-time leader in playoff games coached when he's behind the bench for the Pittsburgh Penguins'
5-2 victory
against the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of the Patrick Division Semifinals. It's his 191st playoff game, breaking the mark he shares with Dick Irvin. Bowman finishes his NHL career with 353 playoff games coached; Joel Quenneville and Al Arbour are the only other coaches with more than 200.
1998:The St. Louis Blues set a playoff record by scoring four power-play goals in a span of 3:07 in the third period. The Los Angeles Kings lead 3-0 in Game 3 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal series, but after
Sean O'Donnell
is given a five-minute major penalty at 8:34, the Blues get goals by
Pascal Rheaume
,
Brett Hull
,
Pierre Turgeon
and
Terry Yake
and
win 4-3
. Defenseman
Chris Pronger
assists on three goals in a span of 2:00.
2002:
Ron Francis
scores a power-play goal and goalie
Kevin Weekes
makes it stand up for the first playoff shutout in Carolina Hurricanes history, a
1-0 win
against the Devils in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Weekes makes 16 of his 32 saves in the third period to help Carolina eliminate New Jersey from the playoffs.

2011: At age 43,
Mark Recchi
becomes the oldest player to score a goal in a Game 7. Recchi scores 5:33 into the Boston Bruins' deciding game against Montreal in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at TD Garden. Recchi's goal gives Boston a 2-0 lead; the Bruins
win 4-3 in overtime
.
2012:
Ray Whitney
of the Phoenix Coyotes becomes the second-oldest player in NHL history to score an overtime goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The 39-year-old scores at 14:04 of OT to give the Coyotes a
4-3 win
against the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals at Jobing.com Arena. It's the second playoff OT goal of his career and comes near 17 years after he scores in OT for the San Jose Sharks against the Calgary Flames on
May 19, 1995
. That's the longest gap between playoff overtime goals in NHL history
2016:The Anaheim Ducks lose their fourth Game 7 at home in as many years when the Nashville Predators win 2-1 at Honda Center in the deciding game of the Western Conference First Round. Colin Wilson and
Paul Gaustad
score, and Pekka Rinne makes 36 saves for Nashville, which is playing its first Game 7 since entering the NHL in 1998.

2019: Matt Duchene scores a power-play goal at 3:42 of the second overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a
3-2 win against the Boston Bruins
at TD Garden in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Second Round. It's the seventh consecutive day in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs that at least one game goes into overtime, the second-longest streak in postseason history behind a nine-day run from April 19-27, 2011. It's also the 13th consecutive day with at least one game decided by a one-goal margin, the longest such streak since a 13-day stretch from April 16-28, 2014.