On May 16, 1996, Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman skated into the offensive zone and let loose a slapper from the blue line that blew past St. Louis Blues goaltender Jon Casey to win Game 7 in double overtime.
I watched from my house in Milford, CT. It was the moment that I knew the Detroit Red Wings were a special hockey team.
On January 14th, 2017, my wife and I watched Andreas Athanasiou pick up the puck behind his own net, skate through the entire Pittsburgh team, blow past our seats in the lower bowl, and roof the puck past Marc-Andre Fleury.