Richter vs. Bure Penalty Shot 1994

[ImSoOffended]

leetch going that deep into the corner was just asking for a breakaway

[moguy200979]

Smart dive by Bure lol - Leetch's stick was at his waist when was "tripped". Anyway I love both those players. Bure, Richter, Belfour and Fedorov were my favorite guys to watch in the 90s. :)

[tomdabom713]

MIKE FUCKING RICHTER!!!!

[cavalierfan1995]

RICHTER AKA THE BRICK WALL

[IVXIVI]

@cavalierfan1995 "Lego Wall"-- Brick seems sort of generous for a guy his size

[AroundSun]

i was at msg during this!!! awesome!!

[Dexaan]

White streak, speeds by. It's Pavel the Bure. Too fast for the naked eye, it's Pavel the Bure. Watch out, when he storms through, it's Pavel the Bure. He's the fastest thing alive!

[dubz8970]

lmfao ..oooohhhh call ur heart doctor..ooohhhh call the cardiologist

[11DNA11]

Best series ever! SAVE by Richter!

[timmg3]

... wow, the goal crease was pretty big then... sorry I'm a devils fan lol

[TheAssassin291]

i wish i was bure son damn he is fast.

[IslesFanLuke10]

This is the turning point of the series. If Bure scores this goal, Canucks win game four and the Stanley Cup.

[guacamolechief39]

I think Ricky is a very underrated goalie. He wasn't the tallest goalie but he made covered the entire net

[LukeValentino]

Magic save!

And this was the greatest Stanley Cup final series ever!

[radiosant]

when you consider the situation and the stakes, I doubt a better save has ever been made in the history of the game. 

[lessthanthreemetal]

0:28 broke the sound barrier

[agentbl]

I have this game on DVD. I bought this from NHL.com some years ago. It was the Rangers championshp year that year.

[SOLIDSNAKEXXX360]

and the canucks still cant win the cup hahaha faggots

[DevilsFreak17]

start penalty shot time: 2:03

end penalty shot time: 2:06

#speed

[dchockeygoali07]

bure was ungodly fast; could you imagine on some of today's skates? holy fuck.

anyway, this is one of the top 5 saves in NHL history. this whole really did wonders for the league.

[TheTzdope]

@Newyorkrangersrule21 this was game #4, rangers led 2 games to 1. a vancouver win here would of tied the series up at 2-2. however, the rangers would of probably played game #5 differently at msg. if you remember, they played a free-wheeling game,their worst defense game of the entire playoffs and lost 6-3. so, i'll retract my thoughts that they might of lost the series if vancouver wins game #4!

[jrem2870]

stone cold save.......best ever.

[hhh4evur]

Did u see how FAST Bure was after he got that puck? I wish he was that fast when he was on the rangers

[pminckler]

nucks should have won

[CrashTestSnoopy]

@pminckler They lost because the Rangers had Richter. I do agree they should have won. 

[sakman1979]

the 23 dislikes have to come from vancouver and new jersey

[ngdubz]

Jeez, Bure had rockets for legs.

[marknerr10]

Mike richter the robber just absolutely robbed one of the most lethal one on one players in nhl history. pavel bure is the one guy u dont want to face on a penalty shot and he made a great move, just fantastic leg save by richter.

[ironmaidenforlife123]

FUCK MESSIER

[jhooty14]

@tjackson76 thank yu!! thas exactly wut i meant

[jhooty14]

@WeTrustChrist yu must be a retard, there have been way better saves

[tjackson76]

@jhooty14 ya, like kirk mclean 3 games later

[mayeighteenth]

the 1994 eastern conference finals and the 1994 stanley cup finals were the 2 most incredible series in nhl history, and the fact that they happened back-to-back was that much more amazing.

I defy anyone to come up with a more exciting and amazing pair of series than the two that closed out the 1993-1994 nhl season

[jfleming23]

bure was crazy fast..unfuckinbelievable!

[nils4545]

Richter was one of those athletic goalies if I remember correctly? Very flexible.

[cavalierfan1995]

I WAS 17 WHEN I SAW THIS SERIES WHEN RICHTER SAVED IT ME AND MY BROTHER WENT CRAZY

I SAID HOW DID HE DO THAT?!!?WITH OUT A DOUBT GREATEST SERIES IVE EVER SAW

[dirtydave6986]

Leetch was smart to hook Bure there, he had to know that Richter was pretty much perfect in penalty shots.

[Redwingsaretite]

story of the canucks: no finish

[cortya123]

@Redwingsaretite You fucking kidding me? Bure was the best player in hockey next to gretzky at his time. So shut up.

[Redwingsaretite]

@cortya123 i dont think i said a thing about bure, just about how the canucks blow.

[aplayaz2000]

poor Canucks

[KWCline91]

What people aren't aware of is the fact that Richter knew exactly what move Bure would do?

[CourtyardPigeon]

I skated against Bure a couple times....before I got on the ice I was certain I was a really fast skater...but Bure was on a break away and I was right behind him...he checked and saw me...and then shifted gears and I pretended I pulled something and went to the bench...he was on another level....he had gears I just didn't have

[Bonels07]

In his prime (before all the knee injuries), Pavel Bure was probably the fastest player in the NHL and one of the most fearsome scorers. At the time (before his injuries), Mike Richter was probably the best goaltender in the NHL...a true matchup for the ages.

[jlive1975]

That brought me back. One of the greatest sports moments of all time.

[DoubleOvertime17]

ahh 240 we meet again. although GREAT quality for 240 :)

[shrimp780]

@lukavish35 exactly the same series and reason i did it too

mike richter was my goalie idol

[Lukavich35]

I saw this live at 9 years old. This is what made me become a goalie. I still get chills watching this 17 years later. #35, Forever A Ranger!

[stormcrow7878]

Since I was born and raised in NY.. I can tell you that RIchter was certainly not a "pariah" after game 1...Don't know where you got that from... but it is totally wrong. McLean did hold his own in the first 2 games, which is only the only reason the Canucks weren't swept. Overall Richter is still the greatest US born goalie ever..watch the highlights of the '96 World Cup...he basically steals the Cup fro Canada IN Montreal...Love you 2 by the way!

[VenenoProductions]

@stormcrow7878 Everything you said was wrong.

[tealjbody]

2:00 bookmark



[WerdnaLlewen1993]

Truly one of the greatest saves of all time. Truly one of the greatest goaltenders of all time.

[stormcrow7878]

Th Cancuks dominated the first 10-12 minutes of this game, after that it was all Rangers. Vancouver had a chance to put this one away here, but Richter stoned Bure, The Rangers continued to dominate play, took advantage of a RETARDED penalty by Martin Gelinas and won the game. Despite that, the Canucks played a GREAT series, in what was one of the best finals of all time. I am rooting for them to win the cup this year, as Van is a great hockey town & they deserve it!

[stormcrow7878]

Mike Richter is the greatest American born goalie of all-time. His dominance in the 93-94 season (highlighted by this save) and his other-worldly performance in the 1996 World Cup separate him from all other US born goaltenders. It is a shame that his career was cut short by concussions. He was also one of the most interesting and entertaining interviews in hockey. A brilliant man (he subsequently got a degree from Yale) he is sorely missed by American hockey fans!

[lowaces]

Boston has already bought the cup

[jdiferdi]

SAVE BY RICHTER! What beautiful words and so often spoken.

[ThinkForOneMoment]

Why does everyone go crazy? It's just a bunch of grown men trying to knock a rubber disk into a net. The players do not hail from any particular town and they change teams.

[SnipRif]

@ThinkForOneMoment Think for one moment... what better way to unite a people?

[BlackestBlood420]

@ThinkForOneMoment You are the type of person that likes to take the fun and excitement out of everything. Go away, we don't want you here.

[rangerfreak616]

stoned

[Edifice06]

The Canucks this year need to erase this painful memory of losing to Messier's Rangers in 7.

Go! Canucks Go!

[Torgo1969]

Where was Beukeboom when he should've been staying at home to protect against this? I named my cat (Beuky) after him, but this was not good on his part.

BTW, grrrreat save by Richter. He stood on his head in the 1997 playoffs and powered the NYRs past Florida and NJ with some amazing work that year. Go Mike!

[sleapman]

love sam rosen and JD. Two of the best hockey announcers ever!

[chicagojoeX]

0:13. Perfectly legal.

[nickmordo]

Bure was fast, damn

[TheGtagtr]

Charlie Conway played for the Anahiem mighty ducks

[guacamolechief39]

Richter was a bomb ass goalie

[RobSikes]

I think its safe to say that Richter was the reason we won the cup.

[FecalFighter]

Bure is disgustingly fast. Jesus christ.

[tonyeye1]

Bure was stupid and Richter was brilliant...Bure pulled this same move against Richter earlier that year in the All-Star Game and Richter stoned him. Goalies remember when shooters are stupid..

SAVE BY RICHTER!

TWICE!!

[Dabettertv]

That's what the fuck I'm talking about

[americaHUMVEES]

Mike Richter...one hell of a goalie!

[StatenIslandisBoring]

im a ranger fan.. but Bure shoulda did the Triple Deke.. it's only been known to fail twice in the history of Hockey

[limegreen1797]

BEST! SAVE! EVER!

[WeTrustChrist]

The greatest save in NHL history. Period.

[MrDutchy9090]

@WeTrustChrist Are you insane? It was an amazing save. A fantastic save, but not the best in NHL history. Don't kid yourself.

[TheTzdope]

@WeTrustChrist if bure scores here, vancouver might of won the 94' cup!!

[TheTzdope]

@WeTrustChrist if bure scores here, vancouver probably wins this game and the '94 stanley cup!

[circusmonkey10]

exaclty what case is Leetch trying to argue?

[MetsFan4Life11238]

They called that Penalty shot a little late don't you think? They should've called it the second he hit the ice

[tehadam]

@MetsFan4Life11238 they still had possession of the puck until Richter stopped it so the play continues

[gretzkysyotes]

@MetsFan4Life11238 A penalty shot is just like any delayed penalty.......the play is not stopped until the offending team touches the puck.

[dbray1]

leetch saved a goal haha

[NYRFAN1213]

Are you a rangers fan or canucks?

[Sniperizbak]

for all nyr fans - is it gay when i watch this i cry every time?

[vicusvita]

Two of the best players of all time, Bure, and Richter. That video shows why they called bure the Russian Rocket

[LS6Z28]

Why did Leetch pass it to Bure in the first place?

[PICKLEMACHINE1]

O_O somebody STOPPED Bure?

[Lennac]

@PICKLEMACHINE1 It does happen... rarely.

[tfer717]

clips from this series give me chills. It's like buried in folklore. Like from a movie.

[iamnewfie1]

pavel bure could have been one of the best players of all time....

[victortsoyiscool]

@iamnewfie1 dude, he WAS one of the best players of all time.

he could have been even more....

[boundaryzero]

That was a great dive by Pavel.... but Leetch did "touch" him with his stick.... haha

[oribasius]

it's easier for someone like Bure to score on a breakaway than a penalty shot. but then who knows, maybe in your faggot world the rules are different...

[CuzWereSpecial]

Yeah that move was a little obvious, im a little disapointed in him on that one but what ever. I love the old canucks jersey!!!!

[mpapile]

I hate the rangers more than anything, but to stuff Pavel Bure in his absolute prime here in a penalty shot in the stanley cup finals.... Amazing. The one bad thing about shootouts is it has taken some excitement from breakaways and penalty shots which were so rare then.

[tdejong85]

richter is still underated.

[dchockeygoali07]

man, i feel for bure. he should've won a cup.

[CtrlRm]

@dchockeygoali07 He shouldn't have gotten injured.

[mkelly2791]

SAVE BY RICHTER!!!!!!!!

[odawgy01]

Those were good days in hockey

[shenhack94]

SAVE BY RICHTER

[halladaylover]

wow, great flop by bure

[dacrimespot23]

@halladaylover how was that a dive?

[hillhead11]

still get goose bumps watching that. #35 is #1

[jismjacket]

I love the old school announcer's!!!

[BearsHockey18]

@jismjacket sam rosen still calls nyr games

[snappy452]

Its hard to appreciate the magnitude of this play unless you understand just how other-worldly Pavel Bure had been playing at the time. Richter is a God in NY for this one play alone.

[Metal4Life007]

i was at mike richters last game

[tb049]

One of the best saves ever on the best player of that time.

[Sandler41882]

In todays hockey, there would've been about 4 penalties before this player was over. Fucking stupid modern hockey.

[rico1096]

Greatest series of all time!!!!

[t1mpetti]

@rico1096 True that. Too bad I was not interested in hockey back then. Would've been nice to see the series "Live", as it was possible back then without expensive pay-per-view's here in Finland.

[DirigibleDan]

Baumer's right. Richter is still talked about in bars across Canada (I would know., having worked and drank in eight provinces). His performance in the '96 World Cup was the best goaltending I've seen in international play.

[woodss3]

@DirigibleDan was an awesome goalie....with an awessome defence ;)

But the best non-Canadian stone-wall that I saw was not Richter.....it was the "Dominator"

[pequahockey5]

that was a dive and a half

[AEMoreira81]

And why is Bure not in the Hall of Fame? He scored more goals (437 in 702 games) that Bill Barber (420 in 903) (who is in the HOF).

[BIGRED224FOREVER]

@AEMoreira81 Bure was desciple of russian system and it showed how he was one of the best athletes on the planet during the 90's.

[IceKid2009]

@AEMoreira81

agreed, bure for HHOF

[dfowls]

It's fun to count how many penalties would be called in today's NHL haha

[69chunkylover69]

Dive

[GmanGregilla]

I would have to say that these times in this relative timeframe in the NHL were really the cream and cherry-topped cake of the NHL's more relatively recent past.

This was back when (and not long ago, only 16 years ago now) the pace of the game on the ice was remarkably consistently fast, exciting, and quite open-ended.

Teamwork was paramount as a result.

More skill and talent was paramount and essential for goaltenders adopting smaller equipt and much more exciting styles more classic.

[GmanGregilla]

@GmanGregilla And, though, I find the NHL still cool enough these days (except for the highly regrettable and semi-ludacris NHL lockout 5-6 years ago now), it doesn't compare as to how it did before all of these semi-"sumo-esque" butterfly goaltenders starting establishing themselves en masse with all of their sizeable overpadding, flaps, cheaters, and oversized equiptment all on them (they could just wear effective kevlar and the like).

The NHL lost its true magic touch sometime down the road.

[FFJabarr]

Like hell he was gonna' catch him.

[western91]

make em make the first move conway!!!

[londonpythons716]

@western91 FUCK YES! :P

[supercooled]

Ritcher was an amazing lateral goalie. I wonder why more players didn't try to beat him in the five hole. I think with players like Datsyuk, he would have deked Ritcher out of his jock strap before he put it in an empty net.  Pavel was an explosive player but damn, I don't think his speed would be that relevant in today's game with so many goons dishing out concussions left, right and centre.

[tonebeatz24]

I remember watching this and it was good memories. This was one of the best stanley cup finals to watch. Mike Richter was the man and helped the rangers get through the playoffs and helped the team win the stanley cup in 1994. Richter was one of the rangers best goalie they had in the 90's. I was jumping for joy when Richter stopped Bure and I was shaking watching this also. I was just happy watching the rangers win the cup and breaking the curse 1940. It's just sad Richter's career ended early

[SteveO1887]

man, bure should of went 5-hole, would of had him beat

[onefig]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!

[LuongoRocks2733]

Hard to watch... Very hard to watch.

[calixa]

what a save.

and thats coming from a hardcore nucks fun. beauty of a save.

[mikey1829]

The Turning point in the series.God Bless Mike Richter<<

[CuzWereSpecial]

If you notice, bure almost always turns to his left. Oh well, it wouldve bin awsone if he scored on the breakaway!!

[xxxcar3hurxxx]

Listen to this guys...Bure had a breakaway on Richter in the '94 All-Star Game, AT Madison Square Garden, and used the same move....and had the EXACT same result: Richter STONED him.

How's THAT for ironic?!

[AfghanKushUser]

nice playoff beard..

[Slipknot5301]

fags below

[jpoux27]

and also kovalev was only good on Messier's line because he looked up to him so that he listened to him instead of playing his fuck around game

[mrceebees14]

@jpoux27 Really? Which one, because you are talking out of your ass now because your pride is hurt.

The kid sucked as a whole in New York, 1994 was it. He went to Pitt and was great, he came back to New York and went right back to being crap.

Kovalev was only good on Messier's line, unless he has a terrific passer feeding him the puck, he can't score.

[finnishockey]

man hes fast

[chronicsythe]

FUCK RICHTER FUCK THE RANGERS FUCK THE NEW YORK OILERS FUCK MESSIER FUCK ADAM GRAVES FUCK MIKE KEENAN and FUCK BRYAN LEETCH!! MCLEAN DESERVED THE CONN SMYTHE HANDS DOWN!! PAVEL BURE WOULD BEAT CHUCK NORRIS ASS IN HOCKEY!! RECOGNIZE THE ILLEST TO EVER PLAY THE GAME!! VANCITY WHAT you fuckin maggots! Ya, I'm still bitter! SO FUCKIN WHAT lol

[GOODPLAYA20]

@chronicsythe Of course Pavel Bure would beat Chuck Norris at hockey. Norris never even played in the NHL! That seems pretty obvious don't you think?

[MrTumorHumor]

@chronicsythe Bure never reached his full potential dumb ass

[JannuBoy89]

@chronicsythe fuck the new york oilers? serious?:D

[jindo36]

keep clicking 2:08  SAVE BY RICHTER

[FAITHandLOGIC]

Turning point in the series. If Bure scores, they go up 3-1 in Game 4 and probably tie the series ... and possibly win it.

Biggest save ever by Richter!

[CtrlRm]

Whenever people say the Rangers were basically the Oilers, they seem to forget the Conn Smyth winner (Brian Leetch) and the goalie Richter were Rangers homegrown talent. Also Kovelev and Zubov, who had huge contributions in these playoffs.

[MattyIceDog78]

Damn, Pavel was frickin' fast!!!!

[EAchankre]

It was a damn good save on the greatest breakaway guy in the history of hockey. There's a reason why this is a special moment and it's cause of Pavel Bure

[ColdDish1]

This was a great series

[swissirish1]

Bure probably would've scored if leech didn't hook him. Thankfully he did.

[bfisht]

go nyr!!

[Morelloo1]

holy crap so fast...

[sctvhound]

And the best words for the Rangers.

[tableconnect]

RICHTER THE BEST GOAL MAN EVER

[ACE101896]

@tableconnect RICHTER WAY BETTER THAN THAT OVER RATED FUCK LUONGO

[Ninja6310]

I've watched this video too many times to count

[lowaces]

its hard to belive how pavel overshadowed the stanely cup playoffs in 94

[lucidatheist]

Wow, what acceleration by Bure!

[9goalkeeper]

SAVE BY RICHTER!!! That moment defined the 1994 Stanley Cup!

[tsb049]

The greatest playoffs ever.

[freand80]

Bure is amazing.

But whata save by Richter!

[bbasher79]

Arguably the greatest save in NHL history.

[TemaNIKRO]

BURE is amazing! xD

[dullikoppo]

@ Maisman91

brian leech is a sports-noob

[ChocolatePoop1301]

Richter was underrated. I don't think he ever lost on a penalty shot.

[pehyoty]

look how much grabbing and stick work there is, god i miss the old nhl

[FFJabarr]

That was ALL Leetch could have done. He was gone.

[FAITHandLOGIC]

Turning point in the series!

[TheHockeyfan11]

i was at that game. lets go rangers . 1 that was stupid of brian leech 2 i thought he was going to score on the breakaway. 3 SAVE BY RICHTER ,SAVE BY RICHTER ,SAVE BY RICHTER

[ImKoolWithThis]

lol look at the rangers today fucking joke

[PrepH101]

this happened in 1994 and i know what happens but i still get nervous whenever i see it

[RimlandThesis]

Messier, Richter, and Leetch were the reasons... and those 5 or 6 other ex-Oilers the NYR picked up at that year's trade deadline was the reason... are the reasons why the Cup went to NY!

Vancouver just didn't have the experience... or the luck!

[Xsilverbolt]

lol listen to the fans go quiet great save....i bet if wellwood was there at that time he would of scored.

[naotobeluga]

This is the best nhl happens I have ever had!

That time I was there in Vancuver

[conterooski]

nice to see all those canucks shut the helll up

[therealsporadicaarmy]

is don cherry announcing this one?

[AY44]

no. sam rosen and john davidson

[rabble000]

sam rosen and john davidson

[Shane444888]

Nice dive Bure