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Apr 21, 2020, 11 tweets

You've seen this many times ... but look (and listen) again.

Some notes:

1. This is the US CBS feed. Usually replays of this event use the Canadian feed, but it was Dan Kelly and Lou Nanne who brought this play to those of us in the USA.

Whole feed?

2. The beginning of the play due to Nystrom's forechecking, which forced the Flyers to clear the puck out of the zone to create the turnover.

3. Stefan Persson appears to have played that loose puck before Lorne Henning picks it up.

4. Watch Nystrom and Tonelli cross before they hit the blue line. Both are on their backhand, although Tonelli will switch to the forehand to make his pass.

5. Much is made of how Bob Dailey got caught at the blue line, but it was Moose Dupont (the former Ranger) who [a] tossed the puck out of the zone [b] decided to go for Tonelli, leaving Nystrom free as he broke by Dailey.

6. Poor Pete Peeters. He would be in the wrong uniform to witness two memorable #Isles OT goals ... Nystrom's and LaFontaine's (he was Bob Mason's backup). The other two most memorable OT goals? Parise (1975) and Morrow (1984). Peeters would also lose to the Isles in 1983 w/ BOS.

7. Nystrom celebrated his first goal of the game in almost exactly the same place where he celebrated the OT GWG. That came near the end of the second period, giving the Isles a 4-2 lead.

8. Nystrom was well-rested, having taken 21 minutes in penalties during the game.

9. Two years later, it would be Tonelli from Nystrom, another OT series winner that maintained the dynasty:

10. Want more OT goodness?

Oops ... one other ... Tonelli (1982). Referenced later.

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