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As the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers get ready to face off in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Canadiens fans can reminisce about what happened 32 years ago today. On June 9, 1993, the most storied franchise in the NHL won its 24th Stanley Cup.
The Habs posted a 4-1 win in the fifth and final game of the series. Paul DiPietro stole the show with two goals on a pair of assists from John LeClair, while Kirk Muller and Stephane Lebeau also beat Kelly Hrudey to seal the deal for Montreal.
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Goaltender Patrick Roy was nearly flawless, surrendering a single goal on the 19 shots he faced, giving him a .947 save percentage. For the second time in his career, the netminder was also awarded the Conn Smythe trophy as the playoffs MVP, having signed 16 wins on 20 games with a 2.13 goals-against average and a .929 SV.
What was even more impressive was that 10 of the 16 wins were achieved in overtime. The only extra time game Montreal lost that year was against the Quebec Nordiques in the first round of the playoffs. From that point on, the Canadiens and Roy became invincible in overtime.
The Habs dispatched the Nordiques in six games, swept the Buffalo Sabres in four tilts, vanquished the New York Islanders in five meetings before finishing the job against the Los Angeles Kings in the Cup final. It was the last time Montreal would get to win the biggest prize of them all, but it wasn’t for its star goaltender.
Three years later, after a mid-season trade to the Colorado Avalanche, Roy would raise the Cup as a member of the newly established Denver franchise. At that time, he didn’t win the MVP trophy. He would make history in 2001, winning his fourth Cup and his third Conn Smythe Trophy. To this day, he remains the only player to have won that honour three times, with two different teams.
Photo credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-Imagn Images
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