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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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Yeah, as mentioned, a Saturday night over the Easter break. Started at 5 Calgary time or so, so wasn’t that super late. And of course no TV double headers so we didn’t miss any other game.
Surprised shots were that low, 7 periods of hockey, averaged to 10 shots a period.
Next playoff game I remember going that late or later was Pens Caps in mid to late April 1996. Second year uni, and was trying to study for one last final exam. Nedved scored I think.