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NHL: 30 best series winning goals in NHL Playoffs history

By Nick Villano

St. Louis Blues left wing Pat Maroon (7) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the game winning goal in double overtime in game seven of the second round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Dallas Stars at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
St. Louis Blues left wing Pat Maroon (7) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the game winning goal in double overtime in game seven of the second round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Dallas Stars at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Pavel Bure
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NHL: 30 best series-winning goals in NHL playoff history:
29. Pavel Bure beats the Flames

Before the Vancouver Canucks most famous loss in franchise history to the New York Rangers, there was one of the biggest wins. The Canucks went to seven games with Western Canadian rival the Calgary Flames. The Flames took a 3-1 series lead before the Canucks put together one of the grittiest performances (no, not the Flyers mascot) in the history of the playoffs. They won three straight games. All of them went to overtime. Game 7 went to two overtimes.

The Flames just couldn’t get it done in the extra frame. So maybe, they could get it done in overtime number two. Canucks star Pavel Bure was not letting that happen.

Bure already had the opening goal for the Canucks this game and he had the game-tying primary assist on Greg Adams goal in the third period. In overtime, he took a tape-to-tape pass from Jeff Brown. Bure was able to skate in between the two defenders, and he was all alone with Flames goalie Mike Vernon. It honestly wasn’t fair, and Bure was able to deke Vernon onto his behind. Then, Bure just pushed it into the net off his forehand.

The Canucks would go all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, building off the momentum of this goal. It was better than most 3-1 series comebacks because every single win came in overtime. One bad bounce would mean the end of the Canucks season, but they found a way to get every game to overtime, and there they took over.

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