May 16, 1971 • Center Jean Beliveau tallied two assists, the final two points of his NHL career, as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Chicago Black Hawks 4-3 in Game Six of the 1971 Final. Beliveau, the all-time scoring leader in Final history with a 30-31-61 total, helped his club win the Stanley Cup two days later in Game Seven.
May 16, 1976 • In Game Four of the 1976 Final, Philadelphia Flyers right winger Reggie Leach scored his 19th goal of the playoffs, extending his NHL record in that category. Although the Flyers lost the game 5-3 and the series 4-0 to the Montreal Canadiens, Leach won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player to his team in the playoffs.
May 16, 1982 • Right winger Mike Bossy scored twice, including the series-winning goal, to lead the New York Islanders to their third straight Stanley Cup championship. The 3-1 victory gave New York a four-game sweep against the Vancouver Canucks.
May 16, 1996 • The Detroit Red Wings defeated the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in a classic seventh and deciding
game of their Western Conference Semifinal series at Joe Louis Arena. Steve Yzerman notched the series-winning goal at 1:15 of the second overtime period as Detroit rallied from three straight.
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