Game Sevens: NHL's April 29th Legends

0:00It's April 29th, from the locker room to your ears, this is NHL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. April 29th has always been prime time for NHL playoff drama, especially those nail-biting game 7s. Back in 1978, landing McDonald's scored an overtime to hand the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-to-1 road-win over the New York Islanders Inn, the quarterfinals. In in 1986, rookie Claude Lemieux lit the lamp early in overtime for Montreal's 2-to-1 victory against Hartford, becoming the first newbie to do it in a game 7 and root to a cup. Fast forward, in 1989 saw backup goalie Ken Regget Stonewall-Pitzberg, with 39 saves for Philly's 3-to-1 win. 1994 had Ray Burkay, breaking Boston's playoff games record at 146 while scoring in a 5-to-3 triumph over. Montreal. 1997 delivered 3 game 7s, dirt-plant tying and winning for Buffalo, Todd Marchon in overtime

1:01for Edmonton, and Enheim's first series win with a 3-nothing shutout of Phoenix. These moments built legends and shifted series fates, with fans still buzzing about clutch plays that define careers. Burkay's milestones cemented his Hall of Fame status, while Lemieux's rookie heroics kicked off 19 game winners' lifetime. Here's like Patrick Roy, grab his 21st playoff shutout in 2002, and goalies like Ben Bishop and Guy Hebert delivered shutouts. That propelled teams deep. More recently, John Tavara scored in overtime in 2023 to give Toronto its first playoff series win since 2004 against Tampa Bay. Last year on the same date, Florida crushed Tampa 6-to-1, with Captain Alexander Barkov adding a short-handed playoff goal. Burkay's ad flavor 2, Jonathan Toe's turns 38 today, the black hawks great with three cups as Captain. All this history reminds us why April 29th fuels that playoff fire, dropping unforgettable

2:02thrills year after year.