In the first edition of Ask The Maven, Stan Fischler shares the greatest game he ever got to witness in person, excluding a Stanley Cup clincher.

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In the first edition of Ask The Maven, Stan Fischler shares the greatest game he ever got to witness in person, excluding a Stanley Cup clincher.

Thank you Thomas Demko for your question!

The date was April 12, 1987. It was a first-round playoff game between the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, a Game Seven.

It began on Easter Eve and ended on Easter Sunday. Either way, it was epic, needing four overtime to crown a winner. 

Pat LaFontaine's tally at Capital Centre in suburban Landover, Maryland, was scored at 8:47 of the fourth extra session sending the Islanders to the second round.