But so did an offense that hadn't scored since the third period of Game 4 - until Stu Barnes beat Belfour late in the second period on the Sabres' 26th shot. The Sabres' defense tightened following Lehtinen's 10th playoff goal. All seven of Modano's points in the finals were on assists.Įd Belfour stops 53 shots to lead the Stars to the Cup. Modano led the Stars with 23 points in the playoffs, two more than Nieuwendyk. Modano assisted othe Stars' final five goals of the series, including both in Game 5 and Game 6. Lehtinen skated to Mike Modano's pass at the bottom of the left circle and, with Darryl Shannon hanging off his left shoulder, slipped the puck through a narrow opening between Hasek's right pad and the goal post at 8:09. The overtime lasted 54:51, the longest in the finals except for Edmonton's 3-2 victory over Boston in Game 1 in 1990 that lasted 55:13.ĭallas, which allowed the first goal in the earlier two games played at Marine Midland Arena, took a 1-0 lead on one of its few scoring chances in the first period. I am a hardworking goaltender and am happy to be on this team." I'm just happy to be on this team and get a chance to play on such a great team. "Today is the happiest day of my life," Belfour said. The record of 25 was set by the New York Rangers (14) and Toronto (11) in 1940. With 22 goals - 13 by Dallas and nine by Buffalo - it was the lowest-scoring six-game final round in Stanley Cup history. The Stars are the fourth team to win a Stanley Cup in a game decided in multiple overtimes, joining Colorado (1996), Detroit (1950) and Chicago (1934). We might have a better team one day, but this was a magical team." "I said from Christmas on that this is a magical team. "It was really worth it," Hitchcock said. Also, the road team has won the last eight Stanley Cup Finals overtime games. The last six teams with a chance to win the Cup in overtime have done so. Of course, the odds also were in Dallas' favor as soon as the game went into overtime. Juneau, Michael Peca and Alexei Zhitnik all missed excellent scoring chances from the third period on that sailed to the right by Belfour. ![]() Once again Saturday, Buffalo was wide right. The Buffalo Bills lost four consecutive Super Bowls earlier in the 1990s, once when Scott Norwood's game-winning field goal attempt against the New York Giants sailed wide. "I'm glad there isn't a Game 7, because I don't know where this team would be (physically) if we did."ĭallas' delight at winning a Stanley Cup only six years after the Minnesota North Stars relocated there probably is surpassed only by Buffalo's disappointment at losing - again. "He played on one knee and no groins the last three shifts. "He may be rehabbing when the next season starts," Hitchcock said. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said Hull played in the last two games with a left knee that needs reconstructive surgery and two injured groin muscles. I hope someday my son or grandkids can do it." "It is unbelievable starting out as a kid growing up in that shadow and finally making a niche for myself," Bret Hull said. The Sabres' Joe Juneau suggested the NHL didn't want the embarrassment of restarting a game that everybody thought had ended. Hull replied, "All I know is, I'm not going back out there." Maybe he doesn't know the rule."Īfter seeing the replay, Hasek said, "I was going to put my jersey on and go back out." "I don't understand what the video judge is doing. ![]() It could happen any time during the season, but if it happens in a Stanley Cup Final. Lewis said this very scenario - a skate being in the crease but a goal being counted - was contained in a March 25 memorandum to officials. ![]() He was deemed to be in control and possession of the puck even if a skate was in crease." "He played the puck from his foot to his stick and shot and scored. "Can he have a foot in (the crease) and the goal count? Yes." Lewis said. Brett Hull's foot is in the crease during the winning goal.
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