Classic Series 1993 New York Islanders - Pittsburgh Penguins

[@kingchrisepoo]

Watched game 7 as a kid, and was blown away as the islanders won in OT, amazing series...93 was the last year of true hockey, as they changed the division names in the next year ..

[@kenduffy5397]

I stopped watching hockey including my NY Isles because of the rule changes for a good 18-19 years, no BS! My son talked me into watching the Isles again because they were going to the ECF against Tampa Bay.

[@sophiaevans9908]

I could listen to Gary Thorne and Bill Clement calling games all day!

[@Marc-A.]

One of the best series I ever watched. On the edge of my seat from start to finish. Isles!

[@danielkelegian5306]

Grossly underrated playoff series. Its one of the greatest series yet hardly spoken about.

[@steveharvey2102]

I think there should be a statue, outside the Bell Center in Montreal......for Glenn Healy!! I remember exactly where I was, when this game's OT took place! I was on a city bus, siting behind the driver. He was listening on a small radio. That was the first time I hugged a complete stranger!! Lol Merci beaucoup, les Islanders ;)

[@blazer79]

Loved when NHL Network ran these great series many moons ago. Wish they would do these great series again.

[@steveharvey2102]

Damn right. I would even buy them, if they put out a blue ray. Silly NHL, throwing money away. Lol

[@ScarecrOmega]

What a great series, brutal what happened to Stevens, he was never the same after that.

[@howardhewlett4104]

drugs happened

[@apointtomake1517]

@@howardhewlett4104 Drugs happened because of it. Going from arguably the best left wing in hockey, to having your skull crushed, and not being able to mentally cope with he was not the same player kind of hard not to turn to pain-killers to deal with life after that.

[@1992Pens]

Definitely. He was headed to the Hall of Fame had that injury not occurred.

[@keithrysnik8476]

Islanders wouldnt win a playoff series until 2016 vs florida and many coinicidences with this game and the 2016 game: Both games were won in ot, Jagr was on losing team both times (Pens in 93 and Panthers in 2016), Chris cuthbert called both games and furthermore his broadcast partner Ray Ferraro assisted on Dave volek goal in 93 and was colour commentator in 2016.

[@vikramswamy6108]

Keith Rysnik also I like to add Tom Fitzgerald and back Mark Fitzpatrick were on both the 93 islanders and 96 panthers against Jagr and the Penguins. No joke

[@keithrysnik8476]

@@vikramswamy6108 Yeah although fitzpatrick was backup in both situations. Also in both situations with penguins being knocked out in 93 and 96 came close to having to face Roy with habs in 93 conference final and having to face Roy with Avalanche in 96 cup finals! Would have been a good challenege with lemieux vs Roy in both cases.

[@dannythomas417]

@Keith Rysnik I can’t believe that Roberto Blewoffgo and Vinny Trochoke cost Florida game 7.

[@kenduffy5397]

@@dannythomas417 I believe it was the Florida HC (now the Rags HC) that blew that series, he sucks! Hence why he’s been fired by the Florida Panthers (as a NY Isles fan, I root for the Florida Panthers) & the Las Vegas Golden Knights & I give him two more years. At least until the Rags get tired of him and his shenanigans! The Rags will fire him. I know HCs don’t play on the ice, but from what I can tell?? Gallant doesn’t implement ANY defensive system, at all? I’m not saying he should put soooo much emphasis on defence as Barry Trotz does! I’m one of the few Islanders fans that are happy Barry SNOTZ was let go! All Barry SNOTZ cares about is defence at the detriment of offence and his young players! Such as Robin Salo, Oliver Wahlstrom, Anthony Beauvillier etc. God forbid Oliver Wahlstrom or “Wahly” as we call him, made a defensive mistake! Wahly wouldn’t miss a shift or two, he’d get benched for the entire game & then a healthy scratch for the next game! The same went for all of our younger players on the NY Islanders. Yet, if a veteran made a mistake? They wouldn’t lose any TOI if anything? The veterans would get more TOI because SNOTZ was always benching our young talent! With Gallant, it seems to be all run & gun & no defence! Granted, he has Adam Fox and the great Netminder Igor Shesterkin to cover up a lot of the Rags' defensive flaws! Eventually, those defensive flaws, will come home to roost & rear their ugly head up when Igor is not playing & or when the Rags don’t make it to the SC Final under Gerard Gallant! That is my humble opinion.

[@kenduffy5397]

@@dannythomas417 Oh, I just realized you were referring to Pittsburg. Oh well, ya win some and lose some.

[@Snipes-76]

More Classic Series!!! thnx for the uploads bro

[@cityofchamps66]

The Pens did something virtually unheard of; in 1 season they set the record for most consecutive regular season wins and post season wins, yet didn't even reach the finals

[@c_hanley]

That Ferraro breakaway was absolutely filthy.

[@romanlegion2621]

Lol thought I was the only one that admired that schooling of a goalie

[@robertosborne8694]

This series really ripped my heart out because the 93 team had a good chance to three-peat, and Kevin Stevens suffered severe facial injuries which ruined his career. Had one more decent year then became addicted to pain killers (among other things) and became a journeyman. Islanders were playoff poison this was the third time they beat Pens by one goal in a winner take all game. It was also the last year I had season tickets as we couldn’t afford them and kids at the same time.

[@steveharvey2102]

Just sell the kids. Hockey is more important!! Just kidding :)

[@markhoghaug6007]

Man barasso choked this series for the pens.

[@dannythomas417]

Healy struggled too, you know.

[@richardtherichard26]

Didn’t a caps goalie give up a goal in the playoffs, similar if not worse than his 3-1 goal in game 7? To me it was similar bc of the similar career paths of the goalies which makes me think it might’ve been a young jolt by, although for some reason I think it was neuvirth, I’ll try to look it up. Regardless, those are the kinds of mistakes you just can’t make in the playoffs. Period.

[@dannythomas417]

Roberto Blewoffgo brought me here. Sure, it was in 2016, but I just realized that he blew the series against New York.

[@lewisyaworski8962]

If Pierre Turgeon avoided that cross-check and stayed healthy, he might have been able to lead the Islanders past the Canadiens.

[@dannythomas417]

I'd say the same for Buffalo's Mogilny in 92. He'd win that game 7.

[@mikedonavan]

lol thats silly ...penguins might of been able

[@mikedonavan]

u could teleport barzal through time and the islanders still whould of lost

[@steveharvey2102]

No! Just no! When Pierre Turgeon played for the Canadiens, his nickname was the "Scarecrow." Why? Because when it came to the playoffs, he would have been a legend, "if he only had the heart" The Canadiens had a few lucky breaks. But it would not make a difference if any one of those, went the other way. Why? Patrick Roy was on a mission, he was not going to lose to Pittsburg or Toronto. Sure, the series' would have lasted longer but the end result would have been the same. It's happened many, many times, in NHL history. Go back and check. Go ahead and check. Argue all you want but I can't hear you. I have a couple of Cup rings muting out the arguments ;) To be serious for a second. In 93 Montreal lost game 1 and 2 in the first round(they had a 2 goal lead in Game 1, got cocky and blew it. They would not do that again). Anyhow, after the 2 loses, they won 11 straight games. They also won 10 straight in O.T. People can argue till the end of time but Patrick won 4 cups in his career and should have had a 5th in 89 but sometimes a moustache is stronger than an entire team. Lol I thought I said I was going to be serious. Guess not. Cheers from Montreal. P.S. Hope you can tell I'm messing around and don't mean anything personal. I'm just having a little fun.

[@kenduffy5397]

This is when the NHL was man’s game boys!

[@mattsbaseballcardbreaks5952]

This series was the shiz!! Bring it back, NHL network!!!

[@pomerlain8924]

The new NHL Network seems to think it's better to show round the clock replays of current games, NHL Tonight and NHL on the Fly. They have no original programming anymore. It's sad.

[@apointtomake1517]

Pens got stuck in regular season mode and the Islanders played like their very lives depended upon it.

[@Znacksweightlossblog]

Thank you so much for having all these posted!

[@johnieharle2639]

tha'ts probably the biggest "what might have been" in the history of the Penguins franchise. Going for a three-peat, best season in franchise history, only President's Trophy in franchise history. The Islanders just had it going for those seven games, Glenn Healy played the best hockey of his life and the Islanders truly believed they could take down the juggernaut Pens. To score twice late in the third to tie game 7 only for an unfortunate pinch to create the winning goal for the Islanders...just a crushing loss for Pittsburgh. Its funny too, rookie d-man Darius Kasparaitis absolutely terrorized the Pens in this series, then 8 years later became a hero for Pittsburgh scoring the game 7 OT winner against the Sabres.

[@kenduffy5397]

I never knew Ron Frances played for Pittsburgh, seriously!

[@JackCallSports]

Man Kasperitis was a beast

[@ziggymorris8760]

Jack Islanders 80 81 82 83 it was his only good season the rest of his career. I loved Kaspar, I went to 20 games that season while I was in college in garden city, but truth be told he was a shitty hockey player.

[@AndyGrouch]

@@ziggymorris8760 Shitty players don't go to NHL.

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

The Islanders schooled the Pens on how to close out a two-time defending champion #1 seed in the first round as a #8 seed. This was the ultimate revenge for 1982 by Al Arbour.

[@steveharvey2102]

I've got to say it... I know who wins, you probably know who wins but there has to be some viewers who did not know, back when this program originally aired... SPOILERS NHL network! Spoilers. Lol But honestly, I loved this channel, back when it debuted and this was my favorite show. Thanks for the upload!! You Rock!!

[@reesepacker7983]

Biggest upset in NHL playoff history since the Flames upset the Oilers in 86 ...almost the same set up ...back to back Champions ...President Trophy winners ...best player in the world (several other great players who had great seasons ) great goal tender ...and a game seven that shocked everybody ....though the Isles winning goal was soooo much better then the Flames getting cheap goal that went of the back of Grant Fuhr's leg off clearing pass from his own D man...thats the breaks though ..thats hockey....and the difference between this great Pens team and a truly GREAT Oilers teams that bounced back to win back to back titles again...then lose its best player and win again in 90..the Pens never seemed to recover from this upset

[@toptenguy1]

Not only that, the Isles were without their best player, Pierre Turgeon, who got cheap shotted by Dale Hunter the previous series. That makes the upset even crazier.

[@romanlegion2621]

Let it be know that the Flames forced that cheap goal however, by pressuring the rookie dman (Smith) into a mistake. You’re right about the Oilers though. One of the best of all time. I’m an Isles fan

[@randymoyan7871]

@Roman Legion Thanks for the kind compliment regarding my Oilers. I know how those Pens fans feel. I was absolutely gutted when the Flames beat my Oilers. Had they managed to get past Calgary there is no doubt they win their 3rd cup in a row. There's no way St. Louis and Montreal had a chance against us. Sadly it wasn't to be. The bright side is Edmonton rebounded to win 3 of the next 4 finals to finish with 5 cups in 7 years and probably would've won more if Gretzky wasn't traded. Oilers and Islanders were the 2 greatest teams of all time. Flip a coin on who was better. We were so fortunate to watch those teams. Cheers 🍻

[@Chrisman77]

this series loss was barassos fault. the first goal he gave up was an indication of his futility to come. he never came up with the big save he needed to and it always kinda seemed like the penguins werent taking the islanders seriously. although i didnt like the penguins because they always beat my bruins...i would have preferred they win this series because they would have beaten montreal the next round, whereas new york folded like a cheap suit.

[@Windyyyyyyyyy]

Chrisman77 IT SMELL LIKE COPE

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Folded? They lost two games in overtime, but and Tugeon was a shadow of himself because of his injury. I guess the Kings folded too, but they lost in five games. The Islanders knocked the Penguins around. They didn't have the physical or mental toughness to beat them. Quit making excuses. Pens always lose to the isles in the playoffs.

[@Windyyyyyyyyy]

Trulysarcastic44 unless they’re a top seed with Iggy and need a shit ton of refpuck :^)

[@ericavogardo4784]

Just saying that cause your a Bruins fan. Islanders deserved to be there and I wouldn't say folded like a cheap suit. Twice they lost in OT and the refs were fukin horrible.

[@Mweaver1986]

History always repeats itself. The penguins can't even beat them in a playoff series now

[@justinioanitescu6738]

Commentator 37:55 “First person who knew he (Kevin Steven’s) was in serious trouble was Mario” no shit I think everyone knew that when a hockey player smashes his head against the ice they’re in serious trouble.

[@zprodigalson]

This season should’ve seen Lemieux vs Gretzky in the finals.

[@CutterHistorical]

Are you doing more of NHL Network stuff, maybe Top 10s of OT goals from different years?

[@broadstreetbullies849]

0:18 and Bryan Trottier was a part of all 6

[@apointtomake1517]

Some of the worst positional defense ever by the Pens, plus Barasso was horrible when they needed him most.

[@ziggymorris8760]

Apoint Tomake Barrasso lost the series, but more so it was Bowman’s fault for not yanking Barrasso when it was obvious he was way off his game.

[@rodgerklotz6810]

Back when the NHL was a mans game.

[@toptenguy1]

Imagine Pittsburgh vs Montreal in the conference finals that year. Mario vs Roy

[@jasonh.2656]

Then imagine Pittsburgh beating Montreal and facing Los Angeles in the Stanley Cup Final. 66 vs. 99

[@toptenguy1]

@@jasonh.2656 So many possibilities that season! Darn major upsets! LOL

[@dannythomas417]

@toptenguy1 Mario could’ve faced Roy in ‘96 too. Damn that Vanbiesbrouck.

[@nyislanders4cups]

No 3 cups for you Mario sorry ! Lmao

[@langdonalger9219]

Yeah, he only won two and was one of the greatest to ever play. What a loser.

[@ericavogardo4784]

This is for the Pens Announcer Game 7 OT David Volek shoots and scores Islanders win Pens suck and done . Make my Day

[@thenumberjuanyoutuber2412]

When The Islanders Scored, Did I Hear The Horn? Please Reply

[@Detector1977]

amazing choke job by the pens. Better players all over the ice, Islanders had guys like Ferraro, Thomas etc. Abysmal from the pens.

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Both guys each had scored over 400 goals in their careers, turgeon scored over 500

[@dannythomas417]

@@allsystemsgo8678 Sucks that Turgeon was out. Glad his buddies stepped up for him.

[@jirijanecek8126]

the game was so dirty back then

[@pierre-ql8yf]

thank you for this! best series ever in NHL

[@davidellis5141]

David Voleck ! 🏒

[@ZZSmithReal]

The more things change ...

[@keithfloydjr4014]

And the mystique of the Isles having Pens number in the playoffs continues, hoping the '21 version can overcome the game 1 loss and break this NY curse

[@rangersvhs3037]

I hate the Islanders but was so glad they won this series. The year prior the Penguins beat the top-seeded Rangers thanks to a fluky Francis goal, and Pittsburgh was acting cocky as hell all over the ice. They thought after 92 they'd be the Oilers of the 90s and win a bunch more Cups. But this series humbled them and basically put an end to any more Cups for Lemieux and company. And in 94 the Rangers finally got their Cup. 😁

[@jreiland07]

Imagine being an Original Six team with fewer Cups than an expansion team 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rangersvhs3037]

@@jreiland07 Which expansion team are you referring to? The Oilers? No shame in having less cups than them. Many teams do lol.

[@ziggymorris8760]

They need to bring back these CCM and KOHO 6200 series jerseys. The shit they wear now is ass.

[@rangersvhs3037]

I'll agree to that one, Rangers hater.

[@jayharen788]

Major Healy? Ray Ferraro 20? 11 32 der dritte ?

[@jayhawk88z]

penguins should have should have won this series

[@rangersvhs3037]

rangers should have won in 92. get over it.

[@bobliger118]

pens goalie choked in game 7, isles got lucky

[@samjenkins3171]

Rangers destroyed this same Islanders team the following season in the opening round. I don't know how the Penguins ever lost to these scrubs. But I was thrilled that they did because I fucking hated the Penguins and still do. I was rooting for the Islanders this year (2021) to beat them too.

[@steveharvey2102]

Man, that goof of a commentator, Lange should be thrown in a zoo! His job as a commentator is to describe the action, which he does, well enough. But when Pittsburg scores he takes away some of the shine from the players and takes it for himself. That's just not professional and it takes away from the amazing action we've just seen. The guy would make a better wrestling commentator! I actually used to love his calls, when I was 7 or 8 years old. Put him in a video game! I'm not saying he doesn't have talent but it's not suited for professional sports.

[@bryanerdely4399]

So many soft goals in that era

[@nitemare507]

LOL There's soft goals in every era! Have you just started watching hockey or what?

[@dftmmwgitd]

in this era goalies actually had to make saves and not just go into the butterfly with their huge pads.

[@goalie1131]

In this era butterfly goalies started to separate themselves from the rest of the pack because of their superior style and technique. Patrick Roy, Ed Belfour, and Curtis Joseph are prime examples of this.

[@андрейтрилин]

BARASSO IS VERY BAD

[@dannythomas417]

Wregget’s no better either. But at least Fleury was a pure winner.

[@ryancawthorpe9833]

Where the interference call on series winner lmao. Steaks would of had vaske

[@toddk4115]

BAR ASS SO

[@joshwood5215]

27:15 Samuelsson running Green into the boards from behind. Typical of him. League should’ve gotten rid of him, cheap shot artist.

[@Rippedjohniii29]

Eat the ice Stevens ... night night