Remembering the NHL's longest game, Part II
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The puck used by Detroit's Modère (Mud) Bruneteau on March 25, 1936, to beat Montreal Maroons goalie Lorne Chabot, thus ending the longest game in NHL history. The puck is on display at the Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Published July 3, 1999
DAVE STUBBS
The Gazette
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The Longest Game In NHL History
Published 5/26/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
from Dave Stubbs of Habs Inside/Out, Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood was impressive in his 4-0 blanking of the Pittsburgh Penguins in Saturday’s Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
But Osgood wasn’t forced into overtime, obviously, quite unlike his late Detroit goaltending colleague Normie Smith on March 24/25, 1936.
Smith would make 90 saves to shut out the Montreal Maroons in the sixth overtime period at the Montreal Forum, outlasting Maroons goalie Lorne Chabot (66 saves) in what remains the longest game in NHL history.
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