Ranking the 5 greatest individual NHL playoff runs of all time

Ranking the 5 greatest individual NHL playoff runs 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 .

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Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils, 2003 Brodeur won three Cups in his 22 NHL seasons, mostly with the Devils . But in 2002-03, he was especially sharp, posting three shutouts in the Cup final against the powerful Anaheim Ducks , as well as a stunning seven shutouts that post-season. Brodeur also put up a save percentage of .

934 and a goals-against average of 1. 65 in the 2003 playoffs – and that was after making 73 regular-season appearances that year. That says everything about Brodeur’s legend as a workhorse, but at his best, few were better than the Hockey Hall of Famer.