Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Matteau's Other Double OT Goal

In honor of the 15th anniversary of the Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup, Newyorkrangers.com continues their series on the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals between the Rangers and Devils with a look at Game 3...

When the words “1994”, “Stephane Matteau”, and “double-overtime” are used in the same sentence, one inevitably thinks of Matteau’s magical goal in Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals that lifted the Rangers into the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1979.

But that wasn’t Matteau’s only connection to double-overtime magic during that epic series against the New Jersey Devils back in ’94. In fact, on this date 15 years ago, Matteau provided the Rangers with a 2-1 series lead over the Devils when he whipped a backhand shot past Martin Brodeur at 6:13 of the second OT to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory at The Meadowlands.



...it's amazing how overlooked that goal is.

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