Islanders legends Bob Nystrom, left, and John Tonelli are interviewed as part of an NHL Network production before they took to the ice at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, N.J., on Feb. 26, 2020, to recreate the shot that won the Islanders the 1980 Stanley Cup. Credit: Craig Ruttle
Does it ever get old being asked to relive a moment in one’s life, even after 40 years and countless questions – and endless replays?
“No, no, it really doesn’t,” Bob Nystrom said, smiling.
What was different on this day, though, was that Nystrom not only was reliving his Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Islanders on May 24, 1980, but recreating it alongside John Tonelli, who got the first assist on the play.