NHL History: April 28th's Epic Moments

0:00On April 28th, April 28th packs a punch in NHL history with epic goalie shutouts and clutch plays. Back in 1970, Jacques Plante notched his 14th and final playoff blank sheet, leading St. Louis to a 5-0 win-over. Pittsburgh, then in 2001, Patrick Roy grabbed his 16th postseason shutout, topping the record at the time against Los Angeles. Sergei Fedorov owned this date twice, first in 1992, with the first video-reviewed overtime goal for Detroit, then 17 years later. As a 39-year-old scoring the game winner in a game 7 versus the Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes pulled off Wild Comebacks 2, like Eric Stiles Quickstrike after a late tie in 2009 against New Jersey. There, first series win since the cup. Fans still buzzed about classics, like Jacques Lamar's overtime winner, sending Montreal to the final in 1968, or the power play frenzy. In 1984, when Minnesota and Edmonton combined for seven man-advanced goals, young exec moves happened too, with Gord Stelig becoming Toronto's 30-year-old GM in 1988.

1:08Fast forward to recent action, in 2023, Carolina ousted the islanders on Paul Stassney's overtime tally, while Florida forced A, game 7 on the Bruins. Last year in April 28, Rangers swept Washington's coaches old squad, brought Bozer, notched a canut's hat trick, and Connor McDavid hit elite, multi-series point marks. Shout out to Nickwis Listerum, turning 56 today, one of the all-time gray blue liners with over 1,100 points. From shutouts to series clinchers, April 28th keeps delivering hockey gold, team coverage, powered by AI, this is NHL News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.