Series Ending Overtime Goals Quiz | Ice Hockey

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1. Which forward from the Dallas Stars, ended their epic Game 4 of their 1999 Western Conference Quarterfinal series against the Edmonton Oilers?

Answer: Joe Nieuwendyk

Nieuwendyk's goal with 2:26 left in the third overtime gave Dallas a 3-2 victory at Edmonton, completing the Stars' first round sweep of the Oilers.

2. Which St. Louis Blues forward scored the goal that knocked the Phoenix Coyotes out of the 1999 playoffs?

Answer: Pierre Turgeon

Turgeon scored with 2:01 left in overtime, to give the Blues a 1-0 win in Game 7 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal series. This win completed St. Louis' comeback from a 3-1 series deficit to the Coyotes, who were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round for the fourth year in a row.

3. Which rough-and-tumble forward from the Toronto Maple Leafs, scored the overtime goal that knocked his former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, out of their 1999 Eastern Conference Semifinal series?

Answer: Garry Valk

Valk scored just 1:57 into overtime of Game 6, giving the Maple Leafs a 4-2 series win over Pittsburgh, and vaulting the Leafs into the Eastern Conference Finals in their first postseason as members of the Eastern Conference, having switched conferences before the season started.

4. Who scored the controversial triple-overtime goal, that gave the Dallas Stars their first Stanley Cup in franchise history in 1999?

Answer: Brett Hull

Hull knocked home a rebound over Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek with 5:09 remaining in the third overtime, as the Stars won Game 6 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals 3-2. The goal was controversial because Hull's left skate was in the crease before he scored the goal but the play was not reviewed, angering the Sabres and their fans to this day.

This "crease rule" was scrapped before the 1999-2000 season.

5. Who put home the double-overtime goal that allowed the New Jersey Devils to finish off the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals?

Answer: Jason Arnott

Arnott scored 8:20 into the second overtime off a beautiful pass by teammate Patrik Elias, knocking the puck over the right shoulder of Stars goaltender Ed Belfour. Arnott's goal gave the Devils their second Stanley Cup in six years, as they defeated the Stars by a series margin of 4-2.

6. Which Los Angeles King scored the overtime goal, that helped complete a stunning first round upset by the seventh-seeded Kings over the Detroit Red Wings in 2001?

Answer: Adam Deadmarsh

Deadmarsh converted a one-timer from Jozef Stumpel 4:48 into overtime as the Kings defeated the Red Wings, 3-2 in Game 6 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal Series. Los Angeles completed an amazing comeback from a 2-0 series deficit, winning all three of their home games.

7. Name the Pittsburgh Penguin who buried the Washington Capitals in Game 6 of their 2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series.

Answer: Martin Straka

The Penguins upset the Southeast Division champion Capitals in six games, winning Game 6 4-3.

8. Which Penguins defenseman knocked the Buffalo Sabres out of the 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs in Dominik Hasek's last game as a Sabre?

Answer: Darius Kasparitis

Kasparitis beat Hasek with a wrist shot from the top of the faceoff circles, to give the Penguins a 3-2 win 13:01 into overtime of Game 6 of this Eastern Conference Semifinal Series, giving the Pens a birth in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1996, when they lost to the Florida Panthers.

9. Name the Colorado forward who scored the goal, that sent the Avalanche to the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals against the New Jersey Devils.

Answer: Joe Sakic

Sakic knocked home a rebound just 24 seconds into overtime as the Avalanche defeated the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in Game 5 of the 2001 Western Conference Finals, as the Avs took one more step towards winning their second Stanley Cup.

10. Which young Ottawa Senators forward scored the goal, that helped knock the Philadelphia Flyers out of the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs?

Answer: Martin Havlat

Havlat's goal 7:33 into ovetime of Game 5 of this Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series, gave the Senators a 2-1 win in Game 5 and a surprising 4-1 series win over the Atlantic Division Champion Flyers. Philly managed a mere two goals in those five games, then a record for offensive futility in a best-of-seven series.

11. Who scored for Carolina in their 2-1 Game 6 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, in the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals?

Answer: Martin Gelinas

Gelinas tipped in a Josef Vasicek pass 8:05 into overtime, sending the Carolina Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup Finals in franchise history. Toronto unfortunately lost in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in four years, losing to Buffalo in 1999.

12. Which Tampa Bay Lightning forward ended their Game 6 against Washington in 2003 that took just over two overtimes?

Answer: Martin St. Louis

St. Louis scored a power play goal 4:03 into the third overtime of Game 6 of the 2003 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, giving the Lightning a 4-2 series win over the Washington Capitals. The Lightning got their first playoff series win in franchise history, having lost their only other series to the Flyers in 1996.

13. Which Minnesota Wild player, ended the Wild's seven game first round series against the Colorado Avalanche in 2003?

Answer: Andrew Brunette

Brunette scored on Patrick Roy 3:25 into overtime, as the Wild completed their comeback from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the Avalanche by a series margin of 4-3. This was Roy's last game, and it ended in disappointing fashion.

14. Name the player from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who scored to finish off the Ducks' stunning first round sweep of the Detroit Red Wings in 2003.

Answer: Steve Rucchin

Rucchin put away a pass from Keith Carney 6:53 into overtime as the Ducks, the seventh seed in the Western Conference, pulled off an unbelievable four game sweep of the Central Division Champion Detroit Red Wings, winning Game 4 by a score of 3-2. Detroit, picked by many to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions, had been 8-0 against the Ducks in two previous playoff series, making this upset even more mind-boggling.

15. Which role player from the New Jersey Devils ended their 2003 Eastern Conference Semifinal series with the Tampa Bay Lightning?

Answer: Grant Marshall

Marshall backhanded a Scott Niedermayer rebound past Lightning goalie John Grahame, 11:12 into the third overtime of Game 5, as the Devils won this game 2-1 to defeat Tampa Bay in five games, on their way to winning their third Stanley Cup in nine seasons.

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