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1997 New Jersey Devil Martin Brodeur is 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game
1997 Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth 1996 Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 inn playoff game 1996 Ottawa Senators eliminate Stanley Cup Champs New Jersey Devils from playoff 1995 Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds) 1995 Seattle Mariners beat California Angels, 9-1 in a playoff game to win AL West 1995 Martin Brodeur ties NHL record getting his 3rd playoff shutout in 4 1993 Giants need to beat Dodgers to force a playoff game with Braves for NL West title, but Dodgers destroy Giants 12-1, Giants end year 103-59 1992 Toronto down 6-1 in 7th beats A's 7-6 in 11th in AL playoff 1992 New York Rangers wins their 1st ever 7th game of a playoff (vs New Jersey Devils) 1991 Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game 1991 Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal 1990 Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat New York Knicks 157-128 1989 Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period 1989 1st playoff goal scored by a goalie, Ron Hextall of Philadelphia 1988 Orel Hirsheiser, 1st to pitch shutout in playoff and World Series 1988 New Jersey Devils raise their 1st pennant (Patrick Div Playoff Champs) 1988 Amateur referees work New Jersey Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils 1988 New Jersey Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes 1988 New Jersey Devil Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of 8 pts in a playoff game (hat trick and 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capitals 1988 New Jersey Devils 1st playoff hat trick-Eric Broten 1988 New Jersey Devils' 1st playoff game; lose to Isles 4-3 (OT) in 1st round 1987 Giant's Jeffrey Leonard hits playoff record home run in his 4th cons game 1987 For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game Wayne Gretzky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champ 1986 Mike Scott ties playoff record of 14 strikeouts, beats Mets 1-0 1986 Michael Johnson sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game 1985 Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Washington Caps 1st playoff penalty shot 1984 Pat LaFontaine scores 2 goals within 22 sec in an NHL playoff game 1983 Los Angeles Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws 1983 San Antonio spurs beat Denver Nuggets, 152-133 in NBA playoff game 1983 Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals vs Rangers Rangers 7-Isles 6-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 2-1 lead Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in one Stanley Cup playoff game 1983 Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Ranger 1981 Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff 1981 Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Minnesota 1981 Isle Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals tie NHL record vs Oilers 1980 Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game 1980 Sabres and Islanders play to 1:20 of 5th period in a playoff 1980 Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles 1980 Islander Potvin's 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings and set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period 1978 Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding 1978 Yankees lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox 1977 Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game 1976 1st NBA playoff game for Cleveland Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers clinch their 1st ever NBA playoff bearth 1975 JP Parise 11 sec OT goal-Isles 1st playoff advance eliminates Rangers 1974 NFL moves goal posts and adopts sudden-death playoff 1969 Baseball's 1st divisional playoff games, Mets beat Braves 9-5 and Orioles beat Twins 4-3 in 12 innings 1962 SF beats LA, 8-7 in 4h18m 9 inning playoff game 1962 SF beats Dodgers, 8-0 in 1st of best-of-3 NL playoff 1961 Isiah Thomas, NBA forward, Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP 1961 James Worthy, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, 1988 Playoff MVP 1961 1st NFL Playoff Bowl (runner-up bowl)-Detroit beats Cleveland 17-16 1960 Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia) sets NBA playoff record of 53 points 1959 Dodgers win game 2 of playoff, 6-5, and take NL pennant 1958 Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled 1954 Montreal Canadians score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Detroit 1951 1st Giant-Dodgers playoff game, Giants win 3-1 1948 Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game 1941 1st NFL division playoff, Bears beat Packers 33-14 1940 Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1932 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game 1931 Round-robin playoff among New York City's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants and Yankees 1920 Pro football playoff game Akron and Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided 1920 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds 1909 Chicago Cubs beat New York Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant 1905 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals |
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