NHL: 30 best series winning goals in NHL Playoffs history

NHL: 30 best series-winning goals in NHL playoff history:
17. Nathan Horton beats the Canadiens

The 2011 Boston Bruins finally won the big one. After waiting 39 years between championships, the Bruins were finally able to lift the greatest trophy in sports. However, it almost all went up in smoke in the first round. That magical 2011 run depended on a Game 7 in the first series of the postseason.

The Montreal Canadiens made things real when they won both Bruins home games to start the series. It was a “no, not again” feeling up in New England. This team was different than those past Bruins teams who would constantly fall below expectations. They fought back and won both games in Montreal. Fast forward to Game 7, and the two teams put everything on the line to move on.

Chris Kelly gave the Bruins the lead with just over 10 minutes left in the 3rd period, but P.K. Subban was looking to play hero. The young defenseman found the back of the net with under two minutes left to tie the game and eventually send it to overtime. There, Nathan Horton was the man who took the game on his stick.

It was all so simple. The Bruins win the faceoff. Montreal tries to take the puck, but it always stays deep in their zone. Subban can’t even move the puck past the circles, and Milan Lucic gets a hold of it. He finds a wide open Nathan Horton, and he slaps a one timer past Carey Price. It wouldn’t be the only big goal Horton scored, as he had the only goal in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final, but it was his most important since this one came in sudden death overtime. This would push the Bruins all the way to the Final where they would face…