Classic Rangers-Islanders overtime - Ken Morrow goal - 1984

Ken Morrow scores the winner in one of the most exciting over time games ever played. It doesn't get any better than this.
This is the 5th and deciding game of this opening round match-up.
The clip includes a montage of OT chances for both teams, as well as the goal. Herb Brooks vs Al Arbour.
Watch the 2 teams exchange scoring chances with no margin for error.
So much at stake here. The 4-time Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders are precariously close to being eliminated by their cross town rivals, the New York Rangers.
The Islanders had finally started to show signs of age and some cracks in their game. But they would win this game and manage to scrape their way to the Stanley Cup Final yet again, before finally succumbing to the Edmonton Oilers.
Bob Cole and Dick Irvin are in the broadcast booth.

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[dunett70]

Not many people would agree with this , but in overtime i would much rather have Nystrom , Goring and Bourne out there over Trottier and Bossy . I seen enough game's where they just seemed to be 'burnt-out ' by the time overtime rolled around .

[leafyutube]

@dunett70

I think there's a lot of truth to that.

[thegman1234]

Forget the Battle of Alberta, the Battle of Ontario. Forget Leafs/Habs and the force-fed Caps/Pens. Rangers/Islanders if the best rivalry in hockey.

This a great call btw. Who did this game?

[leafyutube]

@thegman1234

The call was made by the great Bob Cole on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.

[WatchVenusSpa]

Maybe the greatest playoff game ever played.

[ronpaulforpresident6]

I loved this commentator who says that Ken Morrow doesn't know how to lose. It is such a candid and true statement but to this day, I wish Morrow would have gone over to Herb Brooks

and shook his hand because they had so much history from 1980 between them both.

[steve19390]

@seffkoful Rangers, read comment below.

[seffkoful]

@steve19390 so you are flyers fan ? or rangers fan?

[steve19390]

@seffkoful No, I've been a Rangers fan since this series. I hated the Islanders, and although the Rangers lost this series, they won my over with their grit. Unfortunately the next year the Flyers knocked them out of the playoffs but in 1986, they knocked the Flyers out in the first round. My favorite players were Reijo Ruotsalaninen and John Vanbiesbrouck. I think Esposito ruined this team when he traded Kelly Miller and Mike Ridley for Bobby Carpenter.

[steve19390]

@seffkoful Yes, 80s and 90s hockey rocked. I was 15 when this series took place. I cannot get into hockey like I used to. I think things got ruined after the strike, and Bettman had alot of rules changed. The game became more of a specialty teams game and a European style to it. I am from the Philadelphia area, and the Flyers and Rangers had some battles in the 80s, much more physical than today. Also, I hate the shootout, can't stand it. Oh well, enough complaining, take it easy.

[seffkoful]

@steve19390 as a hockey fan .... i agree with you , only two-three playoff series in the nhl history are comparable with 1984 Battle of New York , and 1980s and 1990s hockey was unbelievable

[SpineshatterFilms]

@atiboy1 cool to hear cause he's my uncle :D