anyone else sad that we were robbed of five overtimes?

Truely an Epic game for the Ducks vs Stars series in 2023. Ducks may be the worst team in the League but we got a win where it mattered most.

These long overtime playoff games are part of the reason why I love playoff hockey. One day of being tired is worth the incredibly memorable experience of a multi-overtime game.

The Lightning/Bluejackets game was significant because Columbus had famously swept the Ning in the previous year. It took an epic battle to get the monkey off their backs. Started them on the 2 cups, 3 finals, and 11 series wins.

I feel honored having watched that Ducks/Stars game. A classic

I watched that entire Flyers/ Pens Game went through a few pizzas and was determined to watch the entire game. When Primeu scored I screamed and yelled to a house that was asleep at the time. Mom and Dad thought I was being murdered in my bed. What a game.

It's always fun to get 3+ OT games in the playoffs, especially as a neutral. I remember watching Tampa Play Colombus to those 5OT's and being extremely stressed out.

Thanks, Shannon. The Uwe Krupp cup clincher for Colorado in triple overtime is probably my most memorable, even though I'm a Canucks and Penguins fan. I was 12 or 13 at the time and it was thrilling to watch an OT game for a cup clincher. And I got to stay up late.

As a penguins fan my favorite OT has got to be the 2017 ECF game 7 OT against the Senators, favorite goal ever too

That game last night, there were 17,000+ fans still there until 2am. Now a few fans left in the first OT, when they thought Florida scored. They tried to get back in the building. But the ones at the old school security guards gates weren't permitted back in.

Saw the Isles Caps game in 1987 at The Cages aux Sports in Montreal. They kicked us out at 3am and we found out Lafontaine had scored on the drive home. There is nothing in sports better then NHL playoff OT. Never change it.

I remember staying up with my mom watching that canucks ot game in 2007. It was Luongo's 1st ever playoff game. Special memory

One of the reasons this OT was better played than most others was because both teams were coming off of long layoffs, so they were pretty rested. Much more so than if they had played a game two nights before. And there better not be any changes to playoff OT format. This is unique to the NHL, and the longer a game goes, the more memorable it becomes.

I can't believe how excellent every skater and goalie played for that long. I swear, the entire game felt furious and Bob and Freddie just kept stopping everything. Just an unbelievable game... Not to mention the fans who really tried to keep up the energy in spite of ridiculous hours.

Anaheim making the finals in 2023? Of course Shannon knows! He’s in cahoots with Bettman! Shannon accidentally leaked the script

Wasn't a long overtime by any means, but the energy and excitement from Lehkonen's game winner to send MTL to the cup for the first time in my life made me cry, an indescribable feeling watching your team clinch a series in OT. Hoping that's a moment that grips my son to the game the same way I have been for 25 years

I remember all 3 of the Dallas games on that list but I did fall asleep before all of them ended. The Dallas Vancouver game in 2007 stands out to me because I recorded the game and fell asleep before it ended. When I woke up the next morning for work I went to turn the vcr off and saw that the game had just ended minutes before I woke up. I have the entire game on tape, it ended right before I ran out of tape

My favorite overtime game was Buffalo vs New Jersey back in 1994. Hasek vs Brodeur. I was 10 years old and it was the first multi overtime game that I had to watch until the end. Even though the Devils lost, that game made me a Devils fan for life. My very close second favorite was Arnott's winner in the 2000 finals game 6 vs the Stars (sorry Shannon).

As a NJ diehard I remember some serious real deal OTs for all time. 1994 - First Round NJ v Buffalo. Brodeur vs Hasek. 4 OT. Buffalo wins 1-0 to force game 7. 2000- Stanley Cup Finals NJ vs Dallas. Brodeur vs Belfour 3 OT 1 - O Dallas with Modano getting the game winner to force game 6. ( I was there, it was brutal) Game 6 NJ won in 2 OT to win The Stanley Cup.

That 07 Vancouver Dallas series has always be some of my favorite playoff memories We had plans that day of the OT and had set up a camcorder to film the tv so we could watch it when we got home

Penguins v. Red Wings Game 5 Stanley cup final 2008 in 3 OT is perhaps my favorite NHL game of all time. Fun fact: GW Goal Petr Sykora. But that Max Talbot tying goal had me jumping for joy.

You speak from the heart when you talk about the 'Nucks. A forever fan you are. Your psychic ability to pull the negative from a PO OT game amazes me. I love the Canucks, like a puppy dog. They can be fun to watch and then they take a widdle on the floor. Could drive one crazy. The '87 game was surprisingly my first double OT+ game despite watching the game since '65. I have particular memory of it in that I went for supper right after the 3rd period ended and had a good meal with good company and when we came back, was quite surprised to watch the final period. Since then I have always watched all OT PO games to a conclusion. OT in the PO is the most exciting part of hockey. Never change it.

Few things. The ones that stand out for me are the Flyers over Pittsburgh and the Islanders over Washington in 1987. On that one, I fell asleep on the couch and when I woke up I thought it was a replay(the game was on USA and they used to replay the game at like 2am) only to find out it was still going on. I remember LaFontaine just putting it on net and beating Mason who just collapsed after the goal. The Flyers/Pens game, I was living in Arizona at the time and my wife and I went to dinner at Damon's where they had the game on. We finished and went home and kept on watching(I'm a huge Flyers fan). It's one of those rare time when I was living there where the game got done after midnight. And the goal that ended that one wasn't cheap. Primeau hit a stop, pop, and bang goal. The only other overtime game(other than the heartbreaking game 6 of the 2010 finals) was game 2 of the 1974 finals when Bobby Clarke scored on a rebound to finally get the winning in Boston monkey off the Flyers backs on our way to our first Cup.

Long OTs are the best part in my opinion. The Islanders/Capitals one was the first one I remember. I was 11 at the time and I was made to go to bed at the end of the 2nd overtime. When I got up the next morning, my mom (who got me into hockey), asked me to guess 3 things, who won, the player that scored, and the # of OT’s. I actually guessed correctly on the Islanders winning and Lafontaine scoring, and I missed on the OTs (I said 5 OTs instead of 4). I was so proud of myself.

I still remember staying up late on a Thursday school night to watch Keith Primeau finish the game with that shot against Ron Tugnutt and going to school the next morning in 5th grade and it being all I wanted to talk about to anyone that would listen 😂 The only other game from my childhood I remember so well was game 6 against Tampa Bay when Primeau tied it up late and then Gagne won it in OT in 2004 ECF

The previous 14 games to go to at least 4 OT (so excluding last night), 12 of those 14 teams that won the marathon OT game went on to win that series. For the 54 previous games that went to at least 3 OT, 41 of the 54 winners of the long OT game went on to win the series. Winning an epic OT game gives you a huge mental boost. And Rod Brind'Amour said it best, you would rather lose in a blowout than in a long OT game. It will be interesting to see if Carolina can buck this trend, but the odds definitely are against them.

Mentioning Mt. St. Helen's, I always associate it with the Islander's first Stanley Cup win, because the mountain blew on Sunday and the Islanders won the Cup the following Saturday. In OT. I was a freshman geology student in college at the time, and we had different students volunteer to sit in the office to watch the USGS teletype (yeah, one of the old teletype machines) for news on the volcano, which we knew could blow any minute. Well, the one time nobody was watching was Sunday morning, which was when it blew, which shows what nature thinks about man's plans. Before the Pat Lafontaine game, the longest OT anyone could remember was Rangers vs. Blackhawks which Pete Stemkowski ended in the 3rd OT. I'd guess it was 1971. I listened to that game on the radio. No TV in NY because the game was at MSG. And the Rangers ended up losing the series.

My favorite moment was when Primeau won it for Philadelphia. He was hated in Philly being that he was traded for Brind’Amour and he flat out underperformed . Not to mention that we all knew why Brindy was traded (Cough, Lindros). That goal endeared Primeau to the fanbase. Honorable mention to Pat Lafontaine against the Caps, I still remember Doc Emmirick’s call and watching Mason’s stick slide down his blocker hand.

Love watching these long games. Still recall the Canucks and Stars game staying up way to late when I should’ve been in bed for school in the morning watching on my little tv in my room lol these games are historic and great to watch!

Shoutout to Keith Jones who played in the third longest game as a Flyer and then had to call the entirety of the 6th longest game from the booth.

Both Goalies played great in OT and the pucks that got by them hit Iron . As a kid i do remember watching Islanders & Capitals game i remember the Cable missed up and the Picture came back as Pat scored . As a Flyers fan i did stay up and watch the Penguins game and had to be up by 7 :00 Am for work the next morning . My Boss at the time asked me if i stayed up for the game told them yes . Playoff OT hockey is my favorite kind of Hockey and waiting to see how the puck ends up in the Net.

Hawks vs kings game 7 in 2014 western conference finals. That was epic series and actually was better than the finals itself

Not on this list but watching the kings win the stanley cup in double OT in 2014 is seared into my brain as a happy memory

The Islanders-Capitals game in '87 sticks out for me. Like you, I'm not a fan of either team (Leafs forever!), but that one really intrigued me and my friends watching it over a few beers. I remember all of us cheering for the Capitals (for the same reason - the Islanders already had four Cups) and how deflated we were when Lafontaine ended it - it felt almost as bad as if our own favourite team had lost.

Ward’s game 7 ot goal against Boston is still one of my favorite moments as a caps fan, especially because of how much of a rollercoaster that season was.

As much as I wanted the game to end so I could get to bed, I WASN'T gonna go to bed till the game was over because it truly is an epic and classic experience for NHL hockey. For Playoffs, a game shouldn't get artificially ended, and a team sport should finish as a team sport.

I'd love to see a video series explaining your personal history of why you cheer for who you cheer for. Especially about the Stars!

the Keith Primeau 5th OT goal I still remember vividly with Steve Levy announcing the game on television. I stayed up and watched the whole thing, and I'm a Capitals fan!

Still remember that epic save by Nabakov in that #10 game where the Sharks lost to Dallas.

As an up and coming Wings fan back in 2002, 8 year old me was blessed to see that 3OT game against Carolina in the 2002 Finals where Igor Larionov got the winner. Still one of the best games I've ever watched.

That Anaheim vs Dallas game last month was crazy!! Peter Sykora still got it!

One of the great things about Shannon's channel is that occasionally he'll share his inner feelings with us. It's not surprising to me that all of us are so similar. If you love hockey, you gotta love the epic games.

I remember that Pens/Flyers game in 2000. I was nine years old watching on our tiny 12” tv with its antenna. It was awesome

First NHL game i really paid attention to was Ottawa-Pittsburgh game 7 2017. I remember being on the edge of my seat the entire time and felt awful for the sens, love the tension of playoff overtime

Freshman year of high school - absolutely pissed when Primeau beat Tugnutt. Fast forward 20 years and Brayden Point rips out my heart. However, my favorite has to be CBJ beating WSH in game 1 during 2018. Panarin’s finish was just nuts

I remember the Easter Epic well. We were supposed to drive down from NY to DC for the game... friend in Maryland had tickets but my car broke down before we even got out of NY. We wound up at my local bar that had satellite tv showing the game. As the night wore on, more and more people became mesmerized with the game.... 2 AM, in a bar, on Easter morning, packed with patrons, half of which were Ranger fans, all glued to the epic that became The Easter Epic.

No dog in the fight but I was incredibly nervous during the end of last nights' game. Fell asleep during OT1, woke up during OT3 and was shocked the game was still going. I was wired for the last two OT periods. It was fun watching Gretzky try and hang on through intermissions and post game as he was fighting off sleep. I'll definitely remember this one. I feel bad for the hockey snobs that said they wouldn't watch the rest of the season because only sunbelt teams are left. Watching Ryan Hartman's 2OT winner earlier this playoffs was a thrill. The season ended as a disappointment but staying up until 2AM to watch the end was a great memory. The joy/dispair/relief of a multiple OT game ender is something that other sports can't recreate as well.

My personal favorite OT game as a Bolts fan is pretty obvious. I was maybe five when game six against the Flames happened so I don’t have to many memories of that, but when that five OT game happened it felt so different to anything I’ve ever seen. It was the first time in my time being a fan of the Bolts that it felt like we truly clutched. Sure we had OT winners before but whenever the Bolts won it was because they outplayed the other team, if they got down often the Bolts would fail to get back into the game or they would fail to sustain pressure, and in clutch situation 9/10 they failed. That game felt like I was watching a different team, and I was. The team that was born from that game and the team before it are two completely different squads if you catch my drift.

the might ducks of Anaheim in 2023. is this a fever dream?

That Islander - Capital game was epic. Still rememeber Mason's reaction, like you said. GOAL magazines cover had overhead view of Mason and the puck in the net with the heading "CAPITAL PUNISHMENT"

My first taste of hockey was the 1996 playoffs, so I've gotta say it was when Uwe Krupp finally put Florida to bed a few days before my 9th birthday.

Nicely done Shannon.

Never change a thing about playoff overtime! I’m a Devils fan and watched that whole game. Watched all the other games on that list that happened after 1993. My dad and I both live for those games.

There’s just something so special about watching games like these. They never get old or boring for me. If they changed the format for situations like this, hockey just wouldn’t be the same.

That 4OT game between the Stars and Sharks was crazy. Nabokov’s save and then Morrow breaking the hearts of many sharks fans.

7:04 Can relate to that 100%. My dad and I dont have a great relationship but when hockey is on we get along well, and we bond over the local NHL team

Brayden Points OT winner, as a Lightning fan, will always be one of my favourite memories watching hockey.

Game one of the cup final 2013 - Boston - Chicago. First season I started cheering for the Bruins. Being a Latvian, I was a fan of Kaspars Daugavins, who did not score on a breakaway in triple OT. That game started at 3AM for me, ended around 8:30. I still believed that is when Boston lost the cup that year. These marathon OT games are what makes the playoffs so exciting.

Let's do it again tonight, Vegas vs Dallas! My favorite O.T. game, is the Keith Primeau wining goal, O.T. game.

My favorite multi overtime game memory is the Easter Epic when the Islanders beat the Capitals in that game 7, amazing effort by both teams to play that long in a 7th game and extra kudos to Bob Mason and Kelly Hrudey for all those saves under a lot of pressure

The game and goal that really sold hockey to me: Game 1 of the 2013 WCQF against the kings, Alexander Steens OT goal. That goal I still one of my favorites to watch. The suddenness of it and the announcers losing their mind still gets me super hyped.

That Canucks Stars series was nuts. Luongo was great...but Turco had 3 shutouts that series lol. I went to games 3 and 4 in Dallas. I had a perfect view of Willie Mitchell making a huge save off the goal line.

I didn't know Petr Sykora came out of retirement to play for the Ducks this year lol

People also forget the games that go beyond 2-3 overtimes are super rare. I remember with the 2003 series between the ducks and the stars, game 2 also went into overtime, add it seems like everybody was thinking “here we go again” and I think everybody was relieved when Game 2 ended in the first overtime period 😂

My favourite NHL playoffs OT goals are: 1) Peter Stastny 1987 QUE vs HAR clincher 2) Arturi Lehkonen 2021 MTL vs VGK clincher 3) Uwe Krupp 1996 COL vs FLA 1996 Cup Clincher 4) Alec Martinez 2014 LAK Cup Clincher 5) Scott Young 1993 QUE vs MTL 1st game of the playoffs

+1 million. These types of games are GREAT for fans. The media is always going to complain about ad revenue, and the players/arena staff/etc have valid complaints. But fans should be overjoyed at seeing exciting, close hockey.

What a run the Ducks have been on in the year 2023

Honourable mention to the most thrilling overtime victory the Team Canada Gold Medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver! Edge of the seat hockey followed by the loudest screams, horns and cheers the city had ever heard!

Favorite OT game I've ever watched? Avs over Florida to win cup in 1996. Uwe Krupp from the point.

As a Kings fan watching the Kings beat the Rangers in double overtime of game 6 in the 2012 Finals was awesome! What a great way to win the Stanley Cup! Especially at home in front of your home crowd! 🎉

My favorite OT Playoff game was Colorado over Florida to secure the Stanley Cup. As a Colorado fan, out first cup will always be special, and that game made it even more special.

The OT game that sticks out to me was Dallas' win over Buffalo in I think it was game 6 cup final (don't remember the year I was young), it was one of the first times my dad let me stay up super late and watched Modano put in the game winner and Dallas lifting the cup.

I know it might not be a good memory for you, but game one of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals between the Hawks and Bruins is my favorite long overtime game. My family had a viewing party with some friends, but the party was cut short due to a huge thunderstorm that caused a power outage at our house. Our friends only lived 3-4 minutes away, so we thought we could try to move the party to their house where they still had power from their generator. However as we were in the car trying to leave, a tree in our front yard blew down in our driveway and we couldn’t leave. The power at our house eventually came back on, but the tv signal was still bad from the storm. My family ended up watching a good portion of the game huddled around my sister’s laptop where she found a stream of the game. I just remember how crazy of a night that was and on top of that the game just so happened to go into triple overtime. The best part about it was the Hawks finally winning lol.

My Dad’s older brother was at the Petr Nedved game. If you bring it up a palpable feeling of disgust emanates off of him still.

THANKS!!!!

I was in college for the Islanders game. One of my roommates came in and saw the game and thought it was highlights. Nope. He left Long Island after the third period and drove to Massachusetts and the game was still on when he arrived.

My father stayed up to listen on the radio, to the Montreal Maroons vs Detroit Red Wings, six overtime game. The game ended at 2:30 A.M.! He was real hockey fan. He could tell stories about the rivalry between the Wings and the Canadians in the 1950's. The Canadians got so mad at losing in the finals to the Red Wings, they refused to shake hands with the Wings after the Wings won the Stanley from Montreal.

The Flyers Pens and Stars Ducks are always fond memories for me because both games I had to work early the next day and got 2 or 3 hours sleep before work

The Gilmour wrap around and the Mayday call. Both from 93. Best OT's ever. Best playoff year ever.

@Shannon You had a typo on the Petr Sykora game winner versus Dallas. It should be 2003, not 2023!

hearing about how shannon shared memories of games with his dad makes me sad and wish i did the same more. I think i’ll start today, thank you

What a Tremendous jersey Shannon! Love these deep dives into parts of hockey not often looked at. LGRW 🐙 🏒 🤘

I'm from Europe and was thinking about watching game one between Florida and Carolina because I have may off days right now. But I was too tired from an exhausting last day at work. After I got up and saw what happened I thought well, I could've started breakfast during the rest of the OT(s). 😎

As an Oilers fan my favourite long OT was Oilers-Bruins in the 1990 SCF. RIP Petr Klima.

I seem to recall the Flyers/Pens 5OT game that I didn't have cable at the time, and ESPN stopped updating the website after 3OT. And I was not on the ball and didn't check a Canadian site. So I had to wait for morning to find out what happened.

The Easter Epic...If you are a Caps fan that one is just seared into your brain. I still remember the look on Rod Langway as the winning goal went in.

I remember watching that 1987 game.....so memorable

My favorite OT moment is Chris Kunitz’s Double OT Winner in Game 7 against the Ottawa Senators!

Jackets fan here. That game was in the afternoon during the week. The next game had to get pushed back until the next day. I had just turned the game on when my wife went to work. She came home and was wondering why I was still watching the Jackets game.

I was watching the IIHF World Championships yesterday on the TSN feed which is the feed we get in the UK. They mentioned the longest game was in Sweden in SHL which went to 8 OT Periods which is the Record for a Hockey game.

Went to the game last night, amazing atmosphere the whole time.

Typo on the number 5 list? 2023 didn’t host Anaheim

As a VGK fan, our 2nd ever playoff game was a 2OT win over the Kings that became one of the longest in KINGS history.

I watched that Pit vs Phi game 😁

96 nedved over the caps was the best. The locals here in Maryland were obnoxiously rude and I was 7, haha. One of the best feelings ever

I always say “Overtimes and fans are like orgasms - more you bring them, the more likely they come back.” I remember college pals watching the Washington Marathon in 1987, filling the dorm lounge. And, they wanted to know what happened to the Islanders after that.

Back in 2017 a game in the norwegian leaugue had 8 OT's

The OT format is fine and the game last night was epic. I didn’t get home from the canes game until after 4 AM. ☀️ ☕️

The thing is the Islanders were amazing in 1987. They came back to win that series in game 7 after being down 3-1 in the series. Then they fell down 3-1 to the stacked Flyers. But game back only to lose in game 7 against the Flyers. If the Islandrrs would have win that series I believe it would have been an Oilers vs Islanders 1984 rematch. Sadly, they lost. The Islanders an amazing franchise with a very storied resilient past. Something about that team.... an aura of positivity and a refusal to give up.

As a Ducks fan. The high you got when the ducks won that game was only passed when they won the cup a few years later.