Top 5 New York Islanders’ Overtime Goals

1 year ago  /  The Hockey Writers

For the New York Islanders, a franchise that was born during the NHL’s second wave of expansion, designed to keep the NHL’s then-rival World Hockey Association (WHA) at bay, this is a team that had to pull itself out of the shadow of the richer, more established New York team, the New York Rangers. While all these goals led to a victory, these overtime goals hold a significance that goes beyond mere victories. In Game 1 of the 1982 Stanley Cup Final, Mike Bossy scored a crucial overtime goal that set the tone for the series against the Vancouver Canucks, ultimately leading to the Islanders’ third consecutive Stanley Cup championship. It was a defining moment in Islanders history, as it marked one of the early successes for the franchise in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Perhaps the most iconic overtime goal in Islanders history, scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers to capture the franchise’s first Stanley Cup....

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