Richter vs. Bure Penalty Shot 1994

Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals in 1994, Mike Richter vs. Pavel Bure on a penalty shot

[@snappy452]

Its hard to appreciate the magnitude of this play unless you understand just how other-worldly Pavel Bure had been playing at the time. Richter is a God in NY for this one play alone.

[@ANTHONY0808able]

An epic save to be sure.

[@steve8803]

NY doesn't even know who Richter is.

[@RoughRaiders13]

@@steve8803 hahahaha. Trust NY and Ranger fans know EXACTLY who Mike Richter is. Don't be jealous because no one will ever know who you are other than a troll who wanted to feel like a big man making a BS comment on KZbin. 🤣🤣🤣

[@steve8803]

@@RoughRaiders13 awww that's so cute, thanks babe.

[@_peace_toyour_house8304]

@@steve8803 скорее, никто никогда не узнает, кто такой Павел Бурэ 💥💫Так как сейчас таких феноменов нету в НХЛ и точка.

[@bquine8]

Pavel Bure was maybe the fastest skater I've ever seen in the NHL. This save was legendary.

[@Dukeblue1]

I would like to see a race between Connor McDavid and pre injury Pavel Bure to see who the fastest skater was

[@JoMaisBure10]

Huge Canucks and Pavel Bure fanboy here. This has to be one of the most underrated saves of all time. Look at the speed at which Mike Richter lunges back to make that toe save on the fastest player in the NHL at that time. The Canucks were up 2-1, this was their opportunity to regain momentum and push their lead back to 2 goals with a penalty shot on the stick of the world's best goal scorer at the time. The stakes could not have been higher for Richter. Not only did he make a beautiful save, but this was the turning point in the game as the Canucks from this point on were completely shut out by Richter with the Rangers, of course coming back to score another 3 unanswered goals. Were that puck to go in, I don't see the rangers recovering from that lead; I imagine that goal would have sealed Game 4 for Van. To me, this save is every bit as meaningful and epic as Kirk McLean's "The Save" moment. I don't know how rangers view this in their team's history, but it surely needs to be up there. Top 5, at worst top 10. Absolutely phenomenal save.

[@DasNordlicht91]

I'd say Rangers fans rate this particular save really high up in great moments in franchise history, up there with Messier's Game 6 ECF guarantee and performance, "Matteau! Matteau! Matteau" in Game 7 of the ECFs, and of course, the Rangers' Cup victory.

[@JR-zv6qm]

​@@DasNordlicht9140 + year Ranger fan. We still talk about that save.

[@jamesgray7064]

I actually shook Pavel Bure's hand at MSG in the early 90's. A group of us shared season tickets, and those seats were about 5 rows in front of a set of seats for an opposing team. I saw him, and asked for an autograph, said he was a great player, and shook his hand. His hand was as big as a catcher's glove, and strong. A true gentleman, and a moment I'll remember always

[@mattdon2164]

And he later played for the Rangers, although his best days were clearly behind him. Still, Bure was a great player.

[@khj8716]

I miss this era of hockey so much!

[@kellymulderino7156]

me too its just not the same now

[@dco2006]

I miss this era of everything so much lol

[@goldeneve]

Me too especially

[@codekhalil6437]

Still one of the best saves on a penalty shot I've seen. And arguably one of the most important saves in NYR franchise history

[@ryanclow1649]

One of the greatest saves of all time

[@amazinmets8439]

Top 5 for sure, if not number 1.

[@codekhalil6437]

In Ranger history, yes.

[@rieldebonk1044]

@@codekhalil6437 wasnt even that good

[@kaz7690]

@@rieldebonk1044 I don't think he meant by the literal physical play, but how much it could've changed the game and even the series... Bure was a superstar at that time and this goal could've alternated history

[@chuckg7458]

Considering the circumstances without a doubt. Stanley cup finals, in Vancouver against one of the best players in the league at the time. Amazing save.

[@Lukavich35]

I saw this live at 9 years old. This is what made me become a goalie. I still get chills watching this 17 years later. #35, Forever A Ranger!

[@amazinmets8439]

Wow. I remember this save. Richter flat out STUFFED HIM with that leg. Lightning quick reflexes. One of the best saves I have ever seen, in such a huge spot too, no less.

[@-JackVenom]

Rangers suck. That is all..

[@sotiriosnovatsis4529]

@@-JackVenom How are the Rangers now?

[@silveryo7678]

@@-JackVenom cope

[@jean-paulmoreau7178]

Bure = lightning on skates. Love to see classics like these. They make my skin shiver.

[@ftsjr]

Mike Richter was one of the best goalies of his era.

[@CJ9899]

ftsjr I

[@batman5578]

Dominik Hašek

[@kendonato1887]

@@batman5578 yes so was Hasek., what's your point?

[@kingkongweiwei7669]

ftsjr Lundqvist is better though but richter is still great

[@davidtuttle7556]

@@kingkongweiwei7669 Richter won the Cup. Henrik didnt.

[@twistedmet]

Earlier that season, in the All Star Game, Bure had a breakaway against Richter, and he used the exact same move, and Richter stopped him. What a story book season this was for the Rangers.

[@dougrhonable]

I was at that All Star game which was at MSG and also in the Garden for this game on the big screen. I was fortunate enough to be at all 13 home playoff games that year.

[@dougrhonable]

@Joe Licari I picked the perfect time to be young adult and single so as to be able to afford the time and money to go.

[@TimMosleycar3hur]

IKR?? Try something different brah. Goalies always remember that shit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHrIiqKYitl8r5Y

[@_peace_toyour_house8304]

Никто никогда не мог остановить в то время Павла Бурэ этого молодого феномена и открытия в НХЛ. Сейчас там таких лидеров нету. 💫

[@PhantasMc86]

The next day I tried to make goalie pads out of a cardboard box. I was 8. My parents let me stay up late to watch the games in Van. Such an influential moment. And I was already a diehard Pens fan haha

[@keatondayne4536]

Holy shit bure is fast, outran both those guys, and what a save!

[@michaelbelfer1069]

Keaton Dayne I'll never forget when Bure became a Ranger (a few years later) playing on one freaking leg and all he did was score goals like a machine. There was Pavel, Larouche, Don Murdoch and Mike Garter. Those were the most exciting forwards who ever laced 'um up as Rangers. Yes I could add Gilbert, Messier and two or three others but these 2 lot it up from day one after they were aquirred in trades.

[@soundtracks94]

Rangers fan here. It really sucks that injuries robbed him of that speed. I know he didn't win fastest skater contests and all but to me, he was still the fastest in-game skater I've ever seen. In two strides, he was just GONE.

[@kendonato1887]

he was nicknamed the Russian Rocket for a reason... His acceleration was unheralded..

[@almo8989]

​@@soundtracks94 There were always a handful of guys that were faster than him in those competitions because you were allowed a ton of time to pick up top speed. Bure was never known to have the best top speed. He had amazing acceleration while he had the puck which is all you really need when you are in a real game.

[@nemonucliosis]

A turtle could out run beukeboom.

[@burlone718]

One of the scariest moments in my life. Bless you Richter...

[@Vange-kw4ye]

JD "get your cardiologist" classic line!

[@brianreed31]

Now Jd is team President

[@pottytheparrot310]

Brian R And got the Breadman to NY

[@devbala]

as a goalie, i have to say this is one of the best saves i've ever seen. the photo of richter doing the split save is legendary.

[@DocSpratley33]

Kirk Mclean on Robert Reichel.

[@Gooster43]

Stars, I'm a goalie too. I think our experience in net is part of why we admire this save so much - we know how hard it would have been for us to pull it off. Some people should spend just a few minutes between the pipes so they can really understand how good an athlete and how skilled you have to be to play the position at the highest level.

[@OneEyedKeys]

One of the greatest final series' in NHL history. A classic!

[@nemonucliosis]

It was made more classic when riots happened in Vancouver.

[@jamessollazzo4860]

@@nemonucliosis that's after they won game 6 mind you

[@nemonucliosis]

@@jamessollazzo4860 ..and then rioters finished Vancouver off when the nucks lost in game 7

[@St.PatricksTrades2]

it was at this moment in 1994 when I was 12 years old and decided to be a goaltender, still playing to this day. Thank you Richter

[@GooseGumlizzard]

my groin ripped just watching this.

[@johnstorm9314]

Put some ice on that

[@jakubbielak7273]

Damn.That Bure's acceleration was insane.

[@TimMosleycar3hur]

Totes. Too bad it was virtually gone not more than 5 years later.

[@synergygaming65]

Anticipation of the play too. As soon as Bure enters the frame, he's already in lightspeed.

[@torspotv]

Canucks should go back to those jerseys.

[@mimiic]

Closest player the Canucks have (Now) to Bure, is Bo Horvat. He is young, and already performs better than the Sedin Twins

[@TheAnxietyCloset]

Or at least that color palette

[@masterchief1992HHQ]

Fire if anything Petterson is the new Pavel Bure

[@pottytheparrot310]

Torspo Tuhoaja You got your wish

[@graz9372]

your wish has been granted

[@davidc427]

The 5 mintues that led to that penalty shot was intense. Such great action in that game.

[@sniper161718]

I was 17 years old during this series. I was glued to the TV every game. Best Stanley Cup series ever. This was the pinnacle time for the NHL.

[@paulsturek8598]

My God was my heart pounding during this, what an amazing save and amazing moment in Ranger history.

[@adamantkester]

One of the greatest shootout goalies against one of the greatest snipers in the history of the nhl this is definitley my favorite hockey playoff moment of all time (im a rangers fan)

[@Kyrpis20]

True. Trust me, I'm a goalie myself, and that save Richter pulled, was one of the greatest I have ever seen.

[@miketaylorID1]

Sam & JD. The best! Too bad these days the NHL has taken away the conf final and the cup from the teams local broadcast and we get NBC. Eddie and doc do a good job, but the passion and excitement for the games is missing. Going back and hearing JD almost loose his mind makes that very obvious to me. LGR!!!

[@beamerball666]

taylorID1 they've taken away the semis also we only get the first round

[@WakkoKakko]

I would be unbelievably happy if local broadcasts aired second-round games once again. Could you imagine Sam Rosen calling Game 7 of the 2015 second round series against the Capitals?

[@soundtracks94]

As a lifelong fan who was 12 at the time, it amazes me to think just how YOUNG JD (and Sam to a point) were at this point. I'm watching the 2019 finals now and seriously, Zdeno Chara is the same age was in '94 calling that game.

[@davidtuttle7556]

I dunno. Doc lost his ever flippin mind on the Holtby Save.

[@jeneraljax29]

He made the same exact save vs Bure only a few months prior in the all star game.. Ricther is a smart cookie 🤔

[@Case3117]

Sam and JD were on the same level as the Rangers that spring. My Lord, what a save

[@kevindunbar8914]

Top 5 Best saves of all time

[@nickmorante8903]

For sure. In my opinion the greatest save ever was by Kirk McClean in overtime game 7 of the 1994 Western Conference Finals. Best save I've ever seen

[@gst013]

All he did was quickly stretch out a pad on a penalty shot there, Captain Hyperbole.

[@kevindunbar8914]

@@gst013 One on One against one of the greatest goal scorers Captain Simplicity

[@tonebeatz24]

I remember watching this and it was good memories. This was one of the best stanley cup finals to watch. Mike Richter was the man and helped the rangers get through the playoffs and helped the team win the stanley cup in 1994. Richter was one of the rangers best goalie they had in the 90's. I was jumping for joy when Richter stopped Bure and I was shaking watching this also. I was just happy watching the rangers win the cup and breaking the curse 1940. It's just sad Richter's career ended early

[@suburbanindie]

This is probably the most memorable penalty shot in NHL history.

[@johngoncalves4504]

Richter a pure stonewall legend

[@tylerdurdonxx]

No matter how many times I see Pavel Bure's highlights, I'm still blown away at how fast he was

[@jesseatkinson8956]

This was my first year watching hockey. Little me, didn't understand this moment. Looking back on 3 decades later, I understand that Ricther could only cut down the net as much as possible and hope Bure didn't have extra magic to get back to the other side of the net. Fantastic speed and power by Bure. Fantastic positioning and technique by Richter. And an all time call.

[@Amber90125]

This NHL Stanley Cup Final started my new love of Hockey. Next to real football (soccer) Hockey is my 2nd favorite sport. Stanley Cup Playoffs year after year are just insane

[@Gooster43]

This never gets old. One of the best saves ever.

[@danthestyxfan]

Wow! This is one of those just classic hockey moments like Bobby Orr's leaping goal, Steve Yzerman's Blue Line Blast, Bill Bairiko's OT Winner, and the list goes on

[@dt089]

What a series and what a great save. Bure is still my favorite hockey player to ever step foot on the ice though.

[@pjabrony8280]

Cuts off before the best lines: Sam: "Even Davidson couldn't have made that move!" JD: "No. You would have had to get a crane out there to get me off the ice if I did."

[@TheGiua1973]

There was no better goalie in the mid-90s than Richter. There was a stretch of seasons where he truly seemed unbeatable.

[@robertperrotto870]

Life long Rangers fan here, Grew up when Mio was the Rangers goalie, and I have to disagree with this. The best goalie of that time period was hands down, Martin Broduer. Not taking anything away from Richter, he was always an exceptional Goalie, but he was 3rd best in the league, behind Roy and Brodeur.

[@albertdanza9233]

That 1994 season was the greatest thing I ever experienced....to include the 1996-2000 Yankees. Never again....

[@Reinpret]

I'm just happy that as a Canucks fan we got to watch this guy WoW us everynight. Truly explosive speed and amazing talent. Amazing.

[@cadillachernandez2271]

Man i wish we won that Cup in 94'... and 11' up 2-0 going back to boston.. my god.

[@WerdnaLlewen1993]

Truly one of the greatest saves of all time. Truly one of the greatest goaltenders of all time.

[@Tyrunner0097]

Not really a Rangers fan, but man, I get chills with that familiar line by Sam Rosen: "Saved by Richter!"

[@11DNA11]

Don't forget about Sergei Zubov's 89 point regular season. There was TONS of talent in that team. And from a ranger fan to a canuck fan. You gave us the finals of a lifetime :)

[@collegeguy799]

I could watch this forever. thanks for posting it

[@22metzfan]

One of the all time great saves. Great save by Richter (and this is coming from an Islanders fan).

[@thegadflygang5381]

One of the wildest memories of my life. Mom had season tickets for 2 decades plus at this time and right before this game I got stuck (court order) to visit my dead beat dad. On a cruise. They had to drag me on to that stupid boat. I had to watch this game in the crew's quarters and this save was simply one of the best feelings ever. I was lucky enough to get back for Game 7

[@qiranwang]

this is one of those amazing hockey momemts

[@X6insane6X]

I'm turning 20 years old next month and I have been playing hockey since I was about 11. I have been a goalie since day one and Mike Richter is the reason why. I grew up watching him goaltend for the Rangers and he is, without a doubt, my sports idol. He's the reason I suit up and play between the pipes to this day. As far as I see things - Richter is the greatest goaltender in NHL history. We miss you Mike - and thanks for '94. LET'S GO RANGERS!

[@mikehari5658]

Remeber watching this series. Bure used the same move on mike vernon in game 7 to win the series. Richter is very underrated. He put on a goaltending clinic during thr 96 world cup of hockey ( usa upset canada in thr finals)

[@bigkev9631]

Greatest Save not only in New York Rangers history. But USA Hockey history as well

[@bolenbaby]

Richter played this penalty shot perfectly and I think really demonstrated his knowledge regarding what to do. He came out of the net as soon as Bure touched the puck and matched Bure's speed as he entered the zone. Playing the angles so aggressively gave Bure nothing to shoot at until the very last second. His spatial awareness in regards to his place in his own crease was one of Richter's best strengths. He could play the angles really well. You can see how he gives Bure absolutely nothing to shoot at. Richter then allowed Bure to make the first move at what would have been the only point he could shoot. The he relied on his agility and speed. Such an awesome goalie. He is one of the key components regarding the Rangers winning the cup that year.

[@flagtheoffense]

Everyone is clutching and grabbing, tackling, and falling on each other ... and it was still amazing hockey. "Obstruction" was never the problem.

[@almo8989]

Yeah there was a ton of clutching of grabbing but the game was still very wide open in 1994. The modern systems were not quite implemented yet.

[@whitechocolate771]

Given the circumstances of this save, this is the greatest save of all time

[@CourtyardPigeon]

I skated against Bure a couple times....before I got on the ice I was certain I was a really fast skater...but Bure was on a break away and I was right behind him...he checked and saw me...and then shifted gears and I pretended I pulled something and went to the bench...he was on another level....he had gears I just didn't have

[@LukeValentino]

Magic save! And this was the greatest Stanley Cup final series ever!

[@josephparis9736]

That save kept the Rangers in the series. Save by Richter! He also stopped Pavel Bure in the all star game with the same kind of save. I'm not a Rangers fan but I really had to appreciate that enormous save by Mike Richter.

[@ChocolatePoop1301]

Richter was underrated. I don't think he ever lost on a penalty shot.

[@Blazers04]

i STILL get chills seeing this 15 yrs later. Wish Bure had scored.....

[@tddstl3166]

It's actually 25 years ago :)

[@Blazers04]

@@tddstl3166 that depresses me even more lol (I was told there would be no math leaving that comment)

[@downscreen129103]

with all the pressure involved in that situation, that is quite possibly the greatest save of all time.

[@primordials0und]

now that you can kinda look, did Bure dive? nevertheless, Bure was one of my favorite players and what a save by the greatest Rangers ever =D lets go rangers!!!

[@christopherpruchnik8472]

I was 7 years old and I still remember watching this live. I was the biggest Bure fan south of Canada. This still horrifies me.

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

Man, 1994 was quite a year to be a NY sports fan. We hit the peak that spring (June 14) and hit the bottom by the fall (no World Series). The Garden was rocking with the Blueshirts and Knicks, and summer was Yankee time. Rangers brought it home following the best hockey playoff run I can recall, Knicks came oh so close, and the Yanks were denied a likely World Series date (they would've lost to Montreal, though) by that damned strike. Still, it was great. What a time.

[@sleapman]

love sam rosen and JD. Two of the best hockey announcers ever!

[@mickbell6552]

Hate to tell you this (You never played did you?) but Leetch did exactly what a defenseman is supposed to do in that situation. You never let a guy (especially if it's a Pavel Bure) go in for an out-right break-a-way if you can stop him. BTW; that was the best save I ever saw in playoff hockey and Mike Richter was the best goalie in the world that year, by far.

[@michaelmaier6649]

JD back in New York baby!!

[@jdiferdi]

SAVE BY RICHTER! What beautiful words and so often spoken.

[@Charlie-qe6lv]

My favorite goalie: Mike Richter. He was also amazing in the 96 Canada Cup and basically won it for Team USA.

[@jlive1975]

That brought me back. One of the greatest sports moments of all time.

[@howtohockeytraining]

Bure has always been a role model to me, he was such a great goal scorer. I am adding hockey tips videos to my channel very soon (just putting on the finishing touches) Subscribe to my channel if you want to see them and comment

[@chrispease6939]

How To Hockey - Coach Jeremy I’m the only that saw your comment lol

[@user-bm7nw8pz4w]

What do you think about Datsyuk??? for me he was best player in the world

[@buckeyedal]

It's not coincidence that Leetch was also the captain of the US team that won the World Cup two years later (perhaps the shining moment of Richters career as well). The guy had the respect of every player that he ever played with or against.

[@ItsMelY]

Just a great memory. I was so happy in '94.

[@mjdf122]

I’ve Been Blessed To See All Of The 1980s To Now 1994 Was A Good Year For New York The Rangers Knicks Yankees Great Memories I Was At Madison Square Garden For The Stanley Cup And NBA Finals

[@RogerRoids]

that was easily the best playoff save of all time.

[@Maxie1111]

One of the greatest saves of all time.

[@TAG037]

there's nothing more scary for a goalie than to watch Bure coming down on you 1 on 1

[@user-jd8ky3qb1y]

Bure-Fedorov-Mogilny (CSKA Moscow). Forward line forever

[@evgenychirilenko9366]

обкакался -- это не Макаров

[@matzthebomb]

this series was one of the best I've ever seen

[@sjf1981]

Pavel was hotter than lava in these times. This was huge for Richter

[@masterchief1992HHQ]

That save was definitely the turning point of the game for the Rangers and I often wonder what would have happened if Bure scored?

[@biohacker27]

Best save in ranger history!

[@TheSunTheSea]

Best Stanley Cup Final of the modern era

[@EAchankre]

It was a damn good save on the greatest breakaway guy in the history of hockey. There's a reason why this is a special moment and it's cause of Pavel Bure

[@hawaiianpunch6534]

I met Pavel in LA. He just came onto the scene of North American hockey. I remember he and Paul Coffey raced to see who was the fastest. That guy was a beast, he was so fast I was at the rink every day sprinting.

[@vicusvita]

Two of the best players of all time, Bure, and Richter. That video shows why they called bure the Russian Rocket

[@Thisizmyname]

"Saved by Richter!!" the sound of that is awesome lol

[@PeteNice29]

One of the top ten most important saves of all time

[@timburr4453]

The Richter save on an open Adams shot just before never gets talked about. That was big too

[@robfriedman1994]

We would still be waiting for a Cup if that shot had gone in.

[@TrevorPhilips]

"The Mother of Elbows" No one took cheap shots on Pavel Bure the same again after that -- no one wanted to get Churla-ed.

[@m.zagorski2557]

This play was the watershed of the Finals!

[@richardrozales1356]

I was in the Garden for this game. Place was insane watching on the JumboTron

[@dceufan]

Mike Richter - Henrik Lundqvist - Igor Shesterkin, we been blessed with excellent goal tenders. #NYR

[@corykoscinski6396]

My favorite hockey player of all time #35

[@vonbeaver99]

Greatest American goalie of all time

[@beerleaguehero]

I remember this series like it was yesterday.... being a Bruins fan I hated the Rangers but were pulling for them silently. The series was over after this penalty shot. My mother made go to bed after this play. I'll never forget it...