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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
It's funny how everyone remembers that Islanders-Capitals game if you were alive at the time. There's been at least five games since then that have been longer but that one really lingers in the memory. I've always wondered why. I, too, watched the whole game. My theory is:
(1) At the time, four OT and even three OT games weren't that common. It was the first game since 1971 to go to a third OT and first game since 1951 to go to a fourth OT so it stuck in the memory there
(2) The fact that it was a Game 7 added that much more drama to it (first Game 7 since 1968 that needed more than one OT period)
(3) It was televised on CBC in Canada (I believe Bob Cole was on the call). We didn't get all the playoff games back then like we do now
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Bob Cole (at his absolute best in my mind) and Harry Neale (who to this day is among the greatest color guys ever on television) called the game.
Both goaltenders were great obviously, but Hrudey was just out of his mind.