News Article: Easter Epic Article

[LeapOnOver]

Thought this was a pretty cool read on the Easter Epic. Was interesting hearing the guys talk about how surreal it was and they actually saw people sleeping in the stands, lol. I remember my dad telling me that Bill Clement had just about lost it. He had a tie around his head and looked like he was on speed during an intermission, but when the cameras came back on he had pulled himself back together and was professional, almost like he got scolded during intermission.

My fandom hadn't really set in at this point so I didn't get to experience this game, but I enjoyed reading about it and remember my dad talk about it, lol.

https://www.nhl.com/news/greatest-nhl-moments-easter-epic-islanders/c-292200336?tid=282169076

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[mm11]

It was a GREAT game, If recall Kelly Hrudey had like 74 saves and alot were awesome. 2:30 am, I remember my dad actually jumping for joy that night.

 

[Bones45]

It was a GREAT game, If recall Kelly Hrudey had like 74 saves and alot were awesome. 2:30 am, I remember my dad actually jumping for joy that night.

Both goalies were exceptional

 

[MJF]

I was at the game. I remember sometime during the 4th OT the organist playing the theme from the Twilight Zone. Very appropriate.

Bob Mason was tremendous in goal for the Caps, but I remain convinced that if Pete Peeters was in net we would have won in regulation

 

[Bexlyspeed]

it was a great moment, perhaps the last great moment for the dynasty stars , although, Bossy was out, Nystrom, Gillies, Goring and Tonelli were gone. I think Potvin was injured too? it really was a miracle they won, Hrudey was awesome!

 

[Islanders4Cups]

Great memory.

 

[aronjudge11]

I went to bad after the 2nd ot...I was supposed to still believe in the easter bunny and grandma needed to hide the eggs. Plus I couldnt take the stress.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Hicksville Ground Round from before the first puck drop till
The very end . oh what a night

Now it's a Boulder Creek

 

[majormet]

Hicksville Ground Round from before the first puck drop till
The very end . oh what a night

Now it's a Boulder Creek

Very weird I was at the Hicksville Ground Round to start the night and ended up in some bar in Rockville Center that I never went to before or after that night.

Hicksville Ground Round, gave out free popcorn and the chicken wing sauce was not a really Buffalo sauce but was very good.

 

[mm11]

I went to bad after the 2nd ot...I was supposed to still believe in the easter bunny and grandma needed to hide the eggs. Plus I couldnt take the stress.

no doubt it was extremely stressful on this 15 year at the time.....Hrudey was incredible

 

[BTrotts19]

Was bar hopping in Sunnyside, Queens and had changed bars after every OT..my friends were mostly Hickey agnostic but I screamed my head off when we won.

 

[majormet]

Was bar hopping in Sunnyside, Queens and had changed bars after every OT..my friends were mostly Hickey agnostic but I screamed my head off when we won.

My friend base was the same way, just not into hockey and never have been... my hockey friends were always people that I was friends with but did not hang around with, kind of like this board LOL

 

[Islanders4Cups]

32 years ago today

 

[SI90]

Full game

Interesting for me I was born in 1990 so I only grew up with memories of Scott Stevens as a devil. He was a young defenseman in that game for the Caps.

 

[Islanders4Cups]

Hard to believe it but Hrudey stopped 73 of 75 shots and there were only 3 power plays
Got to hand it to the refs for letting the players decide the outcome.

April 18, 1987

New York Islanders

3-2

Washington Capitals

Capital Centre

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Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	WAS	Mike Gartner (4)	Greg Adams, Scott Stevens	19:12	1–0 WAS
2nd	NYI	Patrick Flatley (3)	Steve Konroyd, Bryan Trottier	11:35	1–1
WAS	Grant Martin (1)	Greg Adams, Larry Murphy	18:45	2–1 WAS
3rd	NYI	Bryan Trottier (5)	Alan Kerr, Steve Konroyd	14:37	2–2
OT	None
2OT	None
3OT	None
4OT	NYI	Pat LaFontaine (4)	Gord Dineen, Ken Leiter	8:47	3–2 NYI

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Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	NYI	Konroyd		7:36
NYI	Kerr		19:51
WAS	Gould		19:51
2nd	NYI	Boyd		3:55
WAS	Blum		3:55
NYI	Gilbert		6:04
WAS	Kastelic		6:04
NYI	Trottier		14:58
3rd	WAS	Martin		1:31
NYI	Diduck		10:21
WAS	Franceschetti		10:21
NYI	Sutter		19:06
WAS	Jensen		19:06
OT	None
2OT	NYI	Kerr		8:46
WAS	Stevens		8:46
NYI	Flatley		10:49
WAS	Duchesne		10:49
WAS	Adams	Misconduct	16:47
3OT	None
4OT	None

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Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT Total NYI 5 5 11 11 9 11 5 57 WAS 15 10 11 11 17 10 1 75 [TBODY] [/TBODY]

Power play opportunities Goals/Opportunities NY Islanders 0/1 Washington 0/2 [TBODY] [/TBODY]

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