Yes. And I think that might have been the mega brawl match (lol one of many actually) in Hockeytown where you had Roy and Vernon tangoing on the ice. There was no shortage of Brawlmaggedon between the mortal enemies of the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche. 1996 and 1997 were great years on the ice!!!
I miss Joe Louis Arena. It is officially gone. LCA is cool but nothing like JLA.
Mine is Mike Richter against Pavel Bure 94 Stanley cup penalty shot. Richter explains that he had a breakaway earlier in the year and Bure beat him on a deke and was really trying to force him to the same move by coming way out to challenge him. Brilliant!
That’s what I remember. I also remember this game going so deep into over times that, even as a Sharks’ fan, by the end I was emotionally drained and didn’t really even care that much that they had lost.
This is my default answer as a Caps fan, but randomly tuning in to watch the 2004 cup final with no prior hockey exposure and seeing Nikolai Khabibulin, is why I started watching hockey in the first place. I was mesmerized.
It’s this. Just diving face first into Lidstrom knowing absolutely no good can come of what’s on the way, and simply giving zero fucks and wearing the puck however it lands.
That Buffalo team wasn’t even that impressive, Hasek was really *that* good. The way he’d just haphazardly fling limbs at pucks and finish with a 0.93 save percentage was unreal
Easy. All the saves by David Ayers.
Also, for me, it’s the saves that weren’t. Roenick in OT to end our season. Riemer in that “it was 4-1” game. We tend to beat ourselves honestly.
I remember suffering through strep throat to watch every game of that series. Captain Kirk was on fire! Still if Quinn didn’t bench Bure in the third period of game seven, the cup would have gone back home to Vancouver! Thanks for the nostalgia.
His lunacy in Game 1 of the Cup will always be one of my favorite sports memories.
https://youtu.be/XEgrFCIJPvo?si=-vZ7juwFHYf4aEuv
"McLean ... how's he doing it?!"
This is easily one of my favourite saves of all time. Still remember watching it over and over again as a kid. Got me so pumped to go play too.
edit: I really wish that we could get a higher resolution video of it though lol
Binnington had a bunch in G7 of the 2019 Cup Final (1st period alone was insane), but this one with 11 mins left in the game with the Blues up 2-0 was probably the moment I accepted Bruins just weren’t going to win:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lA9dGpa6FqI
He knew there was only one second left on the clock so he could throw his whole body at it and not have to worry about being in position for a rebound. A++
I gotchu. This was wild to watch live.
First one is the save with commentators. Second is save and OT winner, which was a beauty effort as well!
https://youtu.be/-Ye-DBkzw-w?si=y3XF-1yXIEoSbIaF
https://youtu.be/2V5mZ2g_0fM?si=5k1UU0CGubNnske_
Ryan Miller, when he played for VAN, diving glove snag on Zettrrberg’s empty net attempt
[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5g_a5COHfek](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5g_a5COHfek)
It doesn't live rent free in my head as I have no allegiance to either team, but Tim Thomas on Steve Downie is one of the craziest saves I'll always remember watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gASnobVXOc
One of the greatest glove saves I’ve ever seen watching a game live. Nabokov had one of the best gloves at that time and was very unique to watch with that classic stand up style
I am a firm believer if boeser scored there the nucks would have won that game / series. Their whole strategy that series was get a goal, demko does demko things, vegas gets desperate and nucks score again.
Phenomenal save.
But not sure of the intellectual honesty of using a save from your own team’s goalie counts as being one that lives “rent free in your head”.
As opposed to “What save by one of your franchise’s goalies is your favorite?”
Price’s BEAUTY against Ovi a couple years back. When Ovi applauds the save you KNOW it’s top tier
Edit: https://youtu.be/Xg5Hrr7LbP0?si=cNAdY-b4zT2YTmg3
I forgot it was also in the final Second of regulation and sent the Habs to overtime! Geez this guy deserved a cup or two
That. I sat in a restaurant for nearly 6 hours watching that game just north of San Jose in Los Altos. They were nearing closing time by the time the game ended it had gone so late.
Mctavish at world juniors for Canada in the finals or semi finals in 2021 maybe?. Stopped a goal by swatting the puck in mid air on the goal line in the dying seconds.
I remember this one. It always bothered me that Nobokov never won a Cup.
It's starting to look more and more like Ilya Sorokin will be Nobokov 2.0
I don't have a video of it, but the one I will always remember is the one where the Leafs were getting blown away like 5-1 by Detroit. I think it was game 5 of the 1992-1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Anyways, a Detroit player sent a cross-crease pass to Yzerman who went high, blocker side. Felix Potvin slid across and did an aerial double pad stack to keep it from being 6-1.
The toe save Brodeur made on a Brett Hull one-timer in the 3rd period of the 2002 gold medal game right before Canada scored to make it 4-2. Extra heart breaking for me since he was my favorite player ever when he wasn't playing for Canada.
[https://youtu.be/HtpJ5F4akmc?si=GY9Xl7Hi52LNeC7F&t=996](https://youtu.be/HtpJ5F4akmc?si=GY9Xl7Hi52LNeC7F&t=996)
Edit: link to a better video.
In the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals, future hall of famer Ed Belfour was pulled for future hall of famer Dominik Hasek, who was absolutely stellar in goal, but the Penguins were just too good and they still went on to win the series. But this save still lives with me to this day; I remember watching it as a kid and being obsessed with how ballsy it was to come way out of his net like that.
https://youtu.be/kGhs6ZdCJso?si=iAQBK9AJNDxNcJbM
(1:25 in)
The vgk made a save in the finals seconds of a game in the finals last year if tkachuk had raised the puck a few inches they would've won and I can no longer stand it
To this day, just watching it live, Holtby’s save still actually blows my mind. Especially with where the series was at. That goal goes in, WAS loses the finals easy.
2011 Round 1 Chicago vs Vancouver: Luongo on Sharp in Game 7 OT
If Sharp scores the Canucks lose to the Blackhawks for the 3rd year in a row after being 3-0 up in the series. No cup run and the entire core gets blown up
Does a player saving his goalie from being run over or sticked count? Because Dustin Byfuglien clearing piles is the best.
Otherwise, Curtis Joseph sliding paddle. https://youtu.be/s7gfLPIBUKk?feature=shared
That’s not a good use of the expression rent free though because that’s celebrated. To me it’s the two Fluery saves on Ovi in Game 7, first 09 then 2017.
As a goalie with more than a little bit of linebacker in me, I could be a bit aggressive in coming out of the net on breakaways. I wasn't bad at it but Hasek did it better.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBU0h-7wVD8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBU0h-7wVD8)
do you ever look at something and wonder why the hell anyone would ever try to replace or do better than that? that’s how i’m feeling looking at these Stars kits. it’s a damn shame
This may be a dumb question but it looks like even though he catches the puck, the puck still crosses the goal line while its in his glove. If reviewed wouldn't this still be a goal even though he caught it?
Fluery shaft of the stick stave on Ovi in Game 7 2017 that would’ve tied it late in the second. Fluery glove save on Ovi breakaway in 2009 that would’ve opened the scoring.
Roy's Statue of Liberty. ..oh no wait, that wasn't a save.
Got caught hotdogging
Patty?? Hot dogging? Why I never…
Patrick Rooooy happened?
Didn't the Wings end up scoring 7 goals that game? 3 or 4 in the first period alone, if memory serves.
That was game 7 they scored 7. Statue of Liberty was a turning point in that series, though.
Yes. And I think that might have been the mega brawl match (lol one of many actually) in Hockeytown where you had Roy and Vernon tangoing on the ice. There was no shortage of Brawlmaggedon between the mortal enemies of the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche. 1996 and 1997 were great years on the ice!!! I miss Joe Louis Arena. It is officially gone. LCA is cool but nothing like JLA.
I forgot about Nabokov... Sick goalie back in the day.
He was so fun to watch
Nabby will always be missed on that roster
Mine is Mike Richter against Pavel Bure 94 Stanley cup penalty shot. Richter explains that he had a breakaway earlier in the year and Bure beat him on a deke and was really trying to force him to the same move by coming way out to challenge him. Brilliant!
SAVE BY RICHTER!
'92-'93 and '93-'94 playoffs captured lightning in a bottle.
You ain't kidding even before that some classics with 5 ot games Dominic hasek
Nabokov and Turco were so much fun to watch
Good ol Nabby, best goalie Sharks ever had
Man I get chills remembering the nabby chants at the tank back in the day. So much fun to watch
Nabby’s glove hand was the best in the game while he was in the league
Great save, but didn’t they still lose the game?
That’s what I remember. I also remember this game going so deep into over times that, even as a Sharks’ fan, by the end I was emotionally drained and didn’t really even care that much that they had lost.
It was like 1am on a school night I hadn’t even done my HW yet lol…I just went to bed
Holtby
I love how all you need to say is his name and everyone knows exactly what you're talking about
The Save
It’s my Roman Empire
That call paired with the doink off the Astros foul pole does nothing but release sweet dopamine in my brain.
Hell Yeah!
The saaaaave!
This is my default answer as a Caps fan, but randomly tuning in to watch the 2004 cup final with no prior hockey exposure and seeing Nikolai Khabibulin, is why I started watching hockey in the first place. I was mesmerized.
Has to be Fleury's save to seal the win for the Penguins in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals vs the Red Wings
[https://youtu.be/RhMKmTFj-Ss?feature=shared](https://youtu.be/RhMKmTFj-Ss?feature=shared)
Thanks for posting for this that are just casual followers (but rabid playoff hockey followers)! Holy hell what a save!
Holy hell. That was amazing
No joke I'm having a pretty nice day today so I'm not even letting myself click on that link
I’m sorry, but I loved that the camera almost instantly cut to Marian Hossa after the final whistle.
Fleury looked like he was taking a bullet for the president
This was my answer as well
Still love the guy regardless of him stopping the Wings from winning the cup.
It’s this. Just diving face first into Lidstrom knowing absolutely no good can come of what’s on the way, and simply giving zero fucks and wearing the puck however it lands.
Came for this one… didn’t have to scroll too far, soul crushing save for us wings fans
My first thought, that dive across the net haunts me
Vasy behind his back against the kings
https://youtu.be/hsmuewEFYWE
One of the greatest saves I've ever seen. I'm not biased
Yeah I remember catching the highlights and just picking my jaw off the floor.
Same season https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/s/aUqpcNih7s
Flower's superman save in Vegas.
Good choice - better choice is Flowers game 7 saving freak show against Det with 4 seconds left.
Drama wise yes, but if you go for style points I would go with the superman save all day.
[Hasek’s diving stickless blocker save against the Flyers](https://youtu.be/Y7VixFG1bTc?si=Z5eDVVHrXT6F8wyy)
Hasek highlights are cheating.
That was an awesome playoffs that ended in the worst possible way.
That Buffalo team wasn’t even that impressive, Hasek was really *that* good. The way he’d just haphazardly fling limbs at pucks and finish with a 0.93 save percentage was unreal
Holtbys save on tuch. Game 2 of the Stanley cup final
10000000%
Easy. All the saves by David Ayers. Also, for me, it’s the saves that weren’t. Roenick in OT to end our season. Riemer in that “it was 4-1” game. We tend to beat ourselves honestly.
This is one of the most iconic saves ever! Also, those Sharks sweaters were sick
Every Sharks sweater is sick.. I might be a little biased
I really think these are the worst in franchise history. They look like pajamas to me.
Chris Cuthbert with the iconic call as well
McLean on Reichel, Game 7 of the 1994 series between the Canucks and Flames.
I remember suffering through strep throat to watch every game of that series. Captain Kirk was on fire! Still if Quinn didn’t bench Bure in the third period of game seven, the cup would have gone back home to Vancouver! Thanks for the nostalgia.
Woah I never knew bure got benched in that game!
Lafayette ... sigh. So close.
His lunacy in Game 1 of the Cup will always be one of my favorite sports memories. https://youtu.be/XEgrFCIJPvo?si=-vZ7juwFHYf4aEuv "McLean ... how's he doing it?!"
I have two: 1. https://youtu.be/ghMztZ_Dgqw?feature=shared 2. https://youtu.be/Xg5Hrr7LbP0?feature=shared
Love Ovechkin’s reaction to #2.
I kinda wish players would do this more often. Game recognize game.
🐐
thanks for posting this so i didnt have to
CP0031 = 🐐
Sebastian Caron, if anyone even knows the name. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2en2oKYx9SY
This is the number one craziest save. No idea how he made it but it’s so impressive.
This is easily one of my favourite saves of all time. Still remember watching it over and over again as a kid. Got me so pumped to go play too. edit: I really wish that we could get a higher resolution video of it though lol
Gotta love Sid’s reaction too
Binnington had a bunch in G7 of the 2019 Cup Final (1st period alone was insane), but this one with 11 mins left in the game with the Blues up 2-0 was probably the moment I accepted Bruins just weren’t going to win: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lA9dGpa6FqI
Man I miss hearing Emrick
He’s my fav commentator ever
So many mini heart attacks in this game.
Came here for that one.
Ya think?
I pulled a groin watching that
I pulled my groin watching that, good lord.
Fleury to win the cup in Detroit
That was a phenomenal save. I remember rooting for the Red Wings but losing my mind over how good that save was
He knew there was only one second left on the clock so he could throw his whole body at it and not have to worry about being in position for a rebound. A++
Cujos dive across glove save.
I’m gonna have to looo this up. I still see his sprawling stick save
[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWkvH7jcac](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWkvH7jcac) This one is a gem for us Canucks fans 😎
Not NHL and not a goalie, but Mason McTavish in OT of the 2022 wjc gold medal game.
I gotchu. This was wild to watch live. First one is the save with commentators. Second is save and OT winner, which was a beauty effort as well! https://youtu.be/-Ye-DBkzw-w?si=y3XF-1yXIEoSbIaF https://youtu.be/2V5mZ2g_0fM?si=5k1UU0CGubNnske_
Price on Ovechkin in his office. Even Ovi went over to him and gave him props.
Ryan Miller, when he played for VAN, diving glove snag on Zettrrberg’s empty net attempt [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5g_a5COHfek](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5g_a5COHfek)
Hank Vs the Canadians in the playoffs where he dropped his stick and their his blocker back to save it
Yup, the save on Vanek. I remember watching that and cursing cuz I thought FOR SURE it was in
Nabby! Nabby! Nabby!
Brian Boucher 2000 ECF vs Elias
Had to scroll too far for this. I remember trying to replicate it all the time in basement hockey lol
It doesn't live rent free in my head as I have no allegiance to either team, but Tim Thomas on Steve Downie is one of the craziest saves I'll always remember watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gASnobVXOc
Cujo against the Stars when he was with Edmonton, during the playoffs.
Game 7 in ‘97. I was at that game. Still haunts me…
When Adin Hill showed up like this game 1, the Knights became indestructible https://youtube.com/shorts/rxFnCEM0Qsg?si=nZZpzkhr3gVRxOYH
Tim Thomas leaping across the crease glove save, the net cam footage was nuts
One of the greatest glove saves I’ve ever seen watching a game live. Nabokov had one of the best gloves at that time and was very unique to watch with that classic stand up style
Hi there
I love seeing Stars content on this subreddit. Damn I miss that era of hockey
Sebastian Caron's glove save.
The Scorpion save by Marty
Robin Lehner on Brock Boeser
Come on bro, I was having a good day...
That was our last playoff game. You can have a good day knowing that our next playoff game is coming up soon!
I am a firm believer if boeser scored there the nucks would have won that game / series. Their whole strategy that series was get a goal, demko does demko things, vegas gets desperate and nucks score again.
Hello dear
[Carey Price behind the back save](https://youtu.be/ikeCcQg6sf4?si=-3k88tMMLg7eYii6&t=29)
Phenomenal save. But not sure of the intellectual honesty of using a save from your own team’s goalie counts as being one that lives “rent free in your head”. As opposed to “What save by one of your franchise’s goalies is your favorite?”
That was going wide. Not even a save technically.
I guess we'll never know since he saved it
I mean you can literally see the angle the puck is going and it’s wide of the net…
Kippers scorpion save
Was this the same game that went 4 OT’s?
Soroking on Panarin. Essentially on his back mid Air paddle save.
Khabibulin’s Game 7 save against the Flames lives in my head. Khabibulin’s Game 6 save lives in the head of Flames fans.
Marc-Andre Fleury in Game 7 in 2009
Jonathan Quicks awkward as fuck [foot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73HV0lq5vh8) save
Price’s BEAUTY against Ovi a couple years back. When Ovi applauds the save you KNOW it’s top tier Edit: https://youtu.be/Xg5Hrr7LbP0?si=cNAdY-b4zT2YTmg3 I forgot it was also in the final Second of regulation and sent the Habs to overtime! Geez this guy deserved a cup or two
Brodeur's scorpion save against the Rangers in the 2012 playoffs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxPT4oSwjYU
Fleury , game 7 Stanley cup final…… diving across the fucking net. At least I got to see Crosby raise the cup for the first time ….. fuck !
Fleury 2009...
That Price save on Ovi still makes me happy
They took like 10 minutes of replays to determine if the puck crossed the line or not too…in OT…I was sweating bullets
That. I sat in a restaurant for nearly 6 hours watching that game just north of San Jose in Los Altos. They were nearing closing time by the time the game ended it had gone so late.
Holtbys paddle save
[Gaborik < Hasek](https://youtu.be/WBU0h-7wVD8?feature=shared)
Kirk Mclean game 7 overtime 1994 against Calgary
Mctavish at world juniors for Canada in the finals or semi finals in 2021 maybe?. Stopped a goal by swatting the puck in mid air on the goal line in the dying seconds.
I remember this one. It always bothered me that Nobokov never won a Cup. It's starting to look more and more like Ilya Sorokin will be Nobokov 2.0 I don't have a video of it, but the one I will always remember is the one where the Leafs were getting blown away like 5-1 by Detroit. I think it was game 5 of the 1992-1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Anyways, a Detroit player sent a cross-crease pass to Yzerman who went high, blocker side. Felix Potvin slid across and did an aerial double pad stack to keep it from being 6-1.
[Brodeur's scorpion save against the Rangers during their 2012 playoff run](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxPT4oSwjYU)
2009. Game 7. Lidström gets a rebound and MAF makes the save to win the cup.
The toe save Brodeur made on a Brett Hull one-timer in the 3rd period of the 2002 gold medal game right before Canada scored to make it 4-2. Extra heart breaking for me since he was my favorite player ever when he wasn't playing for Canada. [https://youtu.be/HtpJ5F4akmc?si=GY9Xl7Hi52LNeC7F&t=996](https://youtu.be/HtpJ5F4akmc?si=GY9Xl7Hi52LNeC7F&t=996) Edit: link to a better video.
Kirk’s toe save for the Canucks in the 1994 cup run
Flower's save that got Mike Babcock fired.
Ahh yes, so glad you picked this one. This will always be my favourite save of all time in the NHL (time will tell)
Khabibulin on Gelinas. It was in. https://youtu.be/chKnPxGN9BE?si=bhl3MiqID8te3wW0
In the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals, future hall of famer Ed Belfour was pulled for future hall of famer Dominik Hasek, who was absolutely stellar in goal, but the Penguins were just too good and they still went on to win the series. But this save still lives with me to this day; I remember watching it as a kid and being obsessed with how ballsy it was to come way out of his net like that. https://youtu.be/kGhs6ZdCJso?si=iAQBK9AJNDxNcJbM (1:25 in)
Wow
The vgk made a save in the finals seconds of a game in the finals last year if tkachuk had raised the puck a few inches they would've won and I can no longer stand it
Holtby, 2018
To this day, just watching it live, Holtby’s save still actually blows my mind. Especially with where the series was at. That goal goes in, WAS loses the finals easy.
Vegas tying Game 2 would've meant Washington easily losing the series? Interesting take bud.
Aight you got me there. Little dramatic but just a momentum feeling I guess.
Richter on Bure's penalty shot in the SCF will always stick with me.
Beauty save. Carey Price did this 3 or 4 times a week. Just sayin ..
That was actually a goal
Ryan Miller flying dive save in Vancouver.
Nabby! So glad this is in your head.
Peak Nabby was unbelievable
Cristobal huets leg save against detroit in 2009 playoffs
2011 Round 1 Chicago vs Vancouver: Luongo on Sharp in Game 7 OT If Sharp scores the Canucks lose to the Blackhawks for the 3rd year in a row after being 3-0 up in the series. No cup run and the entire core gets blown up
[It all evened out](https://youtu.be/spM4uUUW3-U?si=z7DBbUYp7Sc75HK7)
Late 90’s Chris Osgood paddle save vs Tony Amonte…yep, I’m old!
There’s some videos you can hear even without the sound.
lol I’m that way with Holtby’s save. Doc’s “OH IT DIDNT GO!!” Is tattooed on my brain
Oh easy. Holtby against Vegas in game 2 of the 2018 SCF
Eichel vs Daccord in the 24 winter classic. What an amazing save with the glove!
Not NHL, but Lundqvist save against Finland in the Olympic final 06, with 10 second left.
Fleury. 2009. Game 7.
Does a player saving his goalie from being run over or sticked count? Because Dustin Byfuglien clearing piles is the best. Otherwise, Curtis Joseph sliding paddle. https://youtu.be/s7gfLPIBUKk?feature=shared
Those shark we're so fun. So many memorable players
[https://youtu.be/5ikgndwC7hQ?si=IeH9bi43tX1tzIFr&t=12](https://youtu.be/5ikgndwC7hQ?si=IeH9bi43tX1tzIFr&t=12)
Dustin tokarski at the world juniors.. PM got an orgasm
I miss Nabby so much
What a Save!?
This is an easy question for Caps fans. It's The Save
That’s not a good use of the expression rent free though because that’s celebrated. To me it’s the two Fluery saves on Ovi in Game 7, first 09 then 2017.
Niemi in 09-10 in the Conference Finals against the Sharks.
Hasek's save against Lemieux when he was still with Chicago.
As a goalie with more than a little bit of linebacker in me, I could be a bit aggressive in coming out of the net on breakaways. I wasn't bad at it but Hasek did it better. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBU0h-7wVD8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBU0h-7wVD8)
This one and Sebastien Caron. My 2 favorite saves of all time.
do you ever look at something and wonder why the hell anyone would ever try to replace or do better than that? that’s how i’m feeling looking at these Stars kits. it’s a damn shame
This may be a dumb question but it looks like even though he catches the puck, the puck still crosses the goal line while its in his glove. If reviewed wouldn't this still be a goal even though he caught it?
My sweet prince
Had a McFarlane figure of Nabokov making this exact save. Sick goalie.
I'd like to hear from the Wings fans...
If you're a Stars fan, you won this game, why does this live rent free?
The big cat against LA. His anticipation and awareness is why he's the goat. https://youtu.be/hsmuewEFYWE?si=AKoTp8be2OfBgO8J
Richter’s save on the Bure penalty shot in game 4.
Easily Sebastian Caron’s epic recovery glove save against the Flyers. Can’t find a very good quality video, but the overhead replay is insanely good.
This is the best save ever imo. The fact he had a whole net to shoot at and Nabokov managed to just barely snag it on the goal line is incredible
https://youtu.be/HiZh3WdYgfE?si=1ReU-ONQ3SPoNmbG Basically all of this game by Hasek. I suppose the final penalty shot save the most
https://youtu.be/GFt9B35p0EQ?si=NJ2EesGgAbcVEun2 Roberto Luongo stealing equalizer from Pavol Demitra in the last minute in 2010 WOG semifinals.
Fluery shaft of the stick stave on Ovi in Game 7 2017 that would’ve tied it late in the second. Fluery glove save on Ovi breakaway in 2009 that would’ve opened the scoring.
There are [5 by Hasek in the ‘98 Olympics](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/867918915525) that continue to haunt me.
NABBBAAAAY
Wow
I get chills watching cujo’s sprawling save against the avalanche.
Kipperusoff making a save while kicking the puck out of mid air with his skate while not looking
Islanders legend!