It was not a Game 7 between the capital and the islands, but it has stood the test of time - many, many, many times - as one of the best games in the history of the playoffs.
"Epic Easter" in 1987 between Washington and New York was not until the night before Pat Lafontaine finally won by the islanders in the fourth extension, so that his team a 3-2 win in the game and win 4 -3 in the first round series. New York Kelly Hrudey made 73 saves in what is still the longest game seven in NHL history.
These two teams will be another game Monday night games 7 - first winner-take-all competition playoffs this year. Both laundering and Islanders ended the regular season with 101 points, and both found the time to score 14 goals in the first six games of the series - if they are not busy with each other to blow on the glass.
"It was good," said the striker Joel Ward, Washington. "A traditional series, no matter who will be playing. You will get a few shots, you'll get some fights, get a few shots. This is what happens when you get it (the team) to play, you have a some hate. This is a game, so we are very happy. "
Forced the Islanders, the seventh game with a 3-1 victory in Game 6 on Saturday.
Target Lafontaine was part of a wonderful route for the Islanders in the 1980s, which takes into account four consecutive Stanley Cups at the beginning of this decade. But she the first round only once since progressed. It was in 1993, when again before Pittsburgh Washington border in another season an additional 7 to reach the conference finals.
The Capitals had never played a game 7-1987 confrontation with the Islanders. Now the franchise is used.
Monday is the eighth game of the Washington 7 in the last eight years. Only Boston (nine) played more in this period by STATS.
The Capitals are 3-9 in Game 7s, and only 2-7 at home. These include night 28 years ago when Do September was eight and nine of the game.
A view of the mounting games. All times EDT:
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Flash Red Wings, Detroit leads 3-2 Game 6, 19 hours CNBC
Time and space: Tampa Bay led the league in goals during the regular season, but was stopped twice in this series. The coach Jon Cooper asked Sunday if the Red Wings can cause interference away with. "Well, there are 30 teams in the league, and no one does more of the Detroit Red Wings, sure," Cooper said. "The old saying, if you do not Cheatin 'is' you is not tryin' - do a" T "My message to our children is that you have to endure, we shall have to fight for a weapon to bring to a combat knife.. That's the way it should go. So much for them. We must do better. "
NET QUIET: Apart from a burst of three goals at the end of Game 4, Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek without a flash in the last three games. The 23-year-old Mrazek had 44 saves in the first game of the series. "His first year in the US (Hockey) League, won the Calder Cup. You can not win the Calder Cup by accident," Babcock said. "So, every time I called, he played well. So for me, it's just one of those guys that should be fine. ... I do not know enough about the tactical skill and stuff, just know that go doesn 't if he's there. "
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Islanders tied 3-3 Capitals, Game 7, 19:30, NBCSN
TRENDS: The capital and the islanders would like to modify gone a few things about the way this series. New York is to play from 0 to 13 in power.
"Maybe Game 7 is the game, if you have the big goal in the power play, through us, it is," coach Jack Capuano.
The main cities, meanwhile, allowed the first goal in all but one of the six games - and four opening statements from New York came early in the first period.
"What I want more in the first period guests? Absolutely. From the beginning we have this series of Game 1 runs," said Washington coach Barry Trotz. "But we need to put ourselves in a position to close the game (Saturday), and we have. Now we have a chance. Is Game 7. They fear not, just go through it."
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