Ranking the 5 greatest NHL Stanley Cup Playoff moments of all time

Ranking the 5 greatest NHL Stanley Cup Playoff moments of all time originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Sporting News, established in 1886, is celebrating its 140th birthday with a year-long series honoring the greatest moments, teams and players from the last 140 years .

We’ve also released SN’s entire archive for free , empowering hockey fans to download iconic print covers of Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe or explore endless rabbit holes to read how your favorite teams were covered in the moment. The hockey portion of our 140 celebration continues with our picks for the top five greatest playoff moments. 5.

Brett Hull’s “no goal” Cup-winning goal against Buffalo in 1999 In a moment that lives on happily in the hearts of Dallas Stars fans, and in a moment that lives in infamy for Buffalo Sabres fans, legendary sniper Brett Hull scored a controversial goal in triple-overtime in Game 6 of the Cup final in 1998-99 that pushed Dallas past Buffalo. Depending on who you ask, Hull’s goal is either a glorious feat or an infamous example of a rule improperly applied by NHL officials. Hull’s skate in the crease of Sabres star goalie Dominik Hasek appeared to violate a rule that invalidated a goal from counting if the skate of a player on offense entered the goal crease.

However, the league ruled that Hull gained possession of the puck before pushing it past Hasek. While Hull’s goal earned the Stars their first Cup in franchise history, it also prevented Buffalo from winning its first-ever Cup. The emotions run deep on either side of this goal, and that’s what makes this moment so memorable.