It was 18 years to the day after a Game 6 at the Devils' previous home, the Brendan Byrne Arena at the Meadowlands, where New York Ranger captain Mark Messier guaranteed would be won, and was. Needless to say, given the Devils' history with the Rangers did not want to go back to Madison Square Garden for a Game 7.
The game was tight, with the Devils getting 1st period goals from Ryan Carter and Ilya Kovalchuk. But they blew the lead, with the Rangers getting 2nd period goals from Ruslan Fedotenko and Ryan Callahan.
Henrique was born on February 6, 1990, meaning he shares a birthday with Babe Ruth. He was born in Brantford, Ontario, hometown of Wayne Gretzky, but Gretzky never scored a goal this important. It was, if not the biggest goal in New Jersey Devils history, certainly the most satisfying, helping to ease the pain of the Game 6 and Game 7 losses to the Rangers in 1994, including the Game 7 double-overtime loss on the goal by Stéphane Matteau.
May 25, 2012 was a Sunday. The Kings had already wrapped up the Western Conference Championship. The NBA Playoffs were between the Conference Semifinals and the Conference Finals. And football was in the off-season. These Major League Baseball games were played:
The game was tight, with the Devils getting 1st period goals from Ryan Carter and Ilya Kovalchuk. But they blew the lead, with the Rangers getting 2nd period goals from Ruslan Fedotenko and Ryan Callahan.
It went to overtime. A minute and 3 seconds into the overtime period, Adam Henrique put the puck past "King" Henrik Lundqvist, and Mike Emrick yelled on NBC, "Pumped at by Kovalchuk, they score! Henrique! It's over!"
Henrique was born on February 6, 1990, meaning he shares a birthday with Babe Ruth. He was born in Brantford, Ontario, hometown of Wayne Gretzky, but Gretzky never scored a goal this important. It was, if not the biggest goal in New Jersey Devils history, certainly the most satisfying, helping to ease the pain of the Game 6 and Game 7 losses to the Rangers in 1994, including the Game 7 double-overtime loss on the goal by Stéphane Matteau.
The Devils went on to play the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in 6 games.
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May 25, 2012 was a Sunday. The Kings had already wrapped up the Western Conference Championship. The NBA Playoffs were between the Conference Semifinals and the Conference Finals. And football was in the off-season. These Major League Baseball games were played:
* The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics, 6-3 at the Oakland Coliseum (then named the O.co Coliseum). Mark Teixeira, Robinson Canó and Nick Swisher hit home runs in support of Iván Nova. Derek Jeter went 0-for-5, and Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-5.
* The New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres, 6-1 at Citi Field.
* The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox, 7-4 at Fenway Park in Boston.
* The Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals, 8-2 at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
* The Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 7-4 at Turner Field (now Center Parc Stadium) in Atlanta.
* The Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants, 7-6 at Marlins Park (now LoanDepot Park) in Miami.
* The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, 1-0 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. It took 5 pitchers, starting with 5 1/3rd innings from A.J. Burnett, to pitch a 10-hit shutout.
* The Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
* The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, 9-3 at U.S. Cellular Field (now Rate Field) in Chicago.
* The Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins, 10-6 at Target Field in Minneapolis.
* The Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Hunter Pence hit a 2-run home run in the top of the 10th inning.
* The Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 14-3 at Rangers Ballpark (now Choctaw Stadium) in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas.
* The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-1 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
* The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
* And the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners, 6-4 at Safeco Field (now T-Mobile Park) in Seattle.
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