May 23: Vermette gives Blackhawks fourth multiple-OT win in 2015 playoffs

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: May 23
2015:The Chicago Blackhawks continue their success in extra-long Stanley Cup Playoff games when Antoine Vermette scores
5:37 into the second overtime
for a series-tying 5-4 victory against the Anaheim Ducks in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at United Center.

It's the fourth win for Chicago in as many overtime games during the 2015 playoffs; each of the four goes into multiple overtime periods. The Blackhawks are the first team in NHL history to win four multiple-OT games in the same playoff year.
Vermette, a forward who dresses after being a healthy scratch in Game 3, gives Chicago the win by tucking the puck past Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen. It's a disappointing finish for the Ducks, who take a 4-3 lead by scoring three times in 37 seconds in the third period but allow the Blackhawks to tie the game 4-4 on a power-play goal by Patrick Kane with 8:21 remaining.
MORE MOMENTS
1979:The New England Whalers, one of four teams from the World Hockey Association slated to join the NHL for the 1979-80 season, officially change their name to the Hartford Whalers.
1991:The Pittsburgh Penguins score
four times in the first 13:41
and hold on to defeat the Minnesota North Stars 6-4 at the Civic Center in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Mario Lemieux
scores 5:36 into the game and
Kevin Stevens
makes it 2-0 at 10:08.
Mark Recchi
then scores twice in less than two minutes to give the Penguins the fastest 4-0 lead in Final history. The North Stars twice get within one goal before Pittsburgh's
Troy Loney
scores with 1:39 remaining in the third period. Defenseman
Larry Murphy
finishes with four assists for the Penguins, who take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.
1995:
Paul Coffey
of the Detroit Red Wings ties
Denis Potvin
as the highest-scoring defenseman in playoff history. Coffey has a goal and an assist in
Detroit's 6-2 victory against the San Jose Sharks
in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals at Joe Louis Arena. The two points give him 164, matching the record Potvin set with the New York Islanders before retiring in 1988.
2000:
Joe Nieuwendyk
scores at
12:10 of overtime
to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at Reunion Arena in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final.
Ed Belfour
makes 29 saves for Dallas before defenseman
Richard Matvichuk
takes a shot from the left point and Nieuwendyk deflects it past
Patrick Roy
for the victory. The win gives the Stars a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.

2010:Chicago advances to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1992 by defeating the Sharks 4-2 at United Center to complete a four-game sweep in the Western Conference Final. Dustin Byfuglien scores his third game-winner of the series when he gets the go-ahead goal with
5:55 remaining in the third period
, and Kris Versteeg scores into an empty net to cap Chicago's comeback from down 2-0. Goalie Antti Niemi finishes with 16 saves.
2016:Joe Pavelski scores two goals to help the Sharks
defeat the St. Louis Blues 6-3
in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at Scottrade Center. Pavelski ties the game at 18:33 of the second period and puts the Sharks ahead to stay when he beats Jake Allen 18 seconds into the third. The win gives San Jose a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series and puts the Sharks one win from their first appearance in the Cup Final.
2018:The Washington Capitals advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1998 when they
defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0
at Amalie Arena in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final. Alex Ovechkin gives Washington a quick lead when he scores 1:02 into the game, Andre Burakovsky scores twice in the second period and Nicklas Backstrom had a goal in the third for Washington. Braden Holtby finishes with 29 saves, giving him back-to-back shutouts.