Mike Modano gets the first goal of the Stanley Cup final. It’s his 10th of the playoffs.
NJ gets 11 shots in the first, but just 8 the rest of the way.
Bob Rouse scores in the 2nd, making it 2-0.
Jon Vanbiesbrouk stops everything, recording his third straight shutout. 3-0
Red Wings. New Jersey gets on the board in game two, but
Sylvain Lefebvre’s goal only tied it for the
Devils.
Lemieux and
Modano both score early in the third, making it 3-1.
NJ is able to cut the lead to one, but
Sandy Moger added an insurance marker the team would need, as
Brett Hull scored late.
Detroit holds on to win it 4-3.
3 straight shutouts for Vanbiesbrouck!
Game three looks like a must win for the
Devils. Any desperation they had didn’t help.
Petr Nedved scored minutes in, and
Bob Rouse made it 2-0 before the end of the period.
Detroit outshoots the
Devils 42-8. It’s not that surprising that
NJ didn’t get a goal.
Vanbiesbrouck gets his 4th shutout in 5 games. 2-0
Detroit wins. Despite only getting 16 shots in game four, the
Devils finally get some offense.
Benoit Hogue gives
NJ their first lead of the series. The
Devils lose the lead, but get three straight 3rd period goals, including
Glenn Anderson’s winner with 4 minutes left.
NJ stays alive with a 4-2 win.
Hogue's goal in game four gave NJ it's first lead of the entire series!
I thought the
Devils were done, but
Darren Madeley stopped 27
Detroit shots.
New Jersey leads 3-0 after the first period.
Ted Drury gets a short handed goals, and shuts down the
Wings offense the rest of the way.
Devils win game five, 3-0!
Brett Hull scores early in game six, making
Red Wings fans around the world extremely worried.
Detroit responds.
Igor Ulanov’s first of the playoffs gives the
Wings a 2-1 lead after a period. They exchange goals in the 2nd, and
Jyrki Lumme has it tied early in the third. With 8 minutes left,
Mike Modano gives
Detroit a lead.
NJ gets 38 shots in this game, and a series high 17 in the third period, but they can’t get that tying goal!
Detroit wins 4-3, and has another Stanley Cup!
