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What’s your pick for the greatest game of all-time?
Any game in Vancouver from the Bruins-Canucks final in 2011 works. That one had crushing hits, fighting, outstanding goaltending R(foobr eTritmo TLhuoomngaos iinn Vaallngcaomuveesr, )f,or blowouts and low-scoring games all in a single series. – @chrisrusso98
Game 3 of the 1987 Canada Cup final, Canada vs. USSR. Lemieux, Gretzky, Hawerchuk, Goulet against isnocmluedoinfgthLearbioenstovS,oKvrieuttotav,leMnatkeavreorv,. oJunsot ninecrriendki!ble to see so much talent
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– Paul Skinner
Miracle on Manchester. Playoffs between the L.A. Kings and Edmonton Oilers on April 10, 1982. Unbelievable game. No one expected it. Crowd blew the roof off the Forum and I was hooked.
– @gomezrachel321
Blues vs. Flames. May 12, 1986. Monday Night Miracle. Unbelievable comeback and OT win. The Blues, three years removed from not participating in the NHL draft and operating on a shoestring budget, come within a game of the Cup final.
– Jim Primo CANADA VS. USA, WOMEN’S GOLD-MEDAL GAME, 2014 OLYMPICS – so great, I wrote it in all-caps.
– Dan Walters
New Year’s Eve 1975…Habs and Red Army! – Brad Marshall
Crosby’s Golden Goal game. With everything on the line for Canada, its best player came through!
– Clay Rodgers
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Game 7 of the 2001 Cup final. Ray Bourque goes out on top after a storied career. Joe Sakic shows the ultimate sign of respect.
– Anthony Hunt
April 27, 1994. Dominik Hasek’s 70-save shutout! – Joe Dye
2006 Olympics, Sweden-Finland. Winning goal by Lidstrom, assists by Forsberg and Sundin. Golden generation. Magic. – Stefan Lind
Introduction of Gritty.
– Trevor Chelsea