Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand made history on Saturday night, becoming the seventh player in NHL history to record five or more goals in multiple Stanley Cup Finals.
Marchand scored his ninth of the postseason in the first period of Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers. He scored the opening goal of the game to give the Panthers the early lead.
Here’s a look at the goal:
Brad Marchand scored once in Game 1, twice in Game 2, and once more in Game 3. He was shut out in Game 4, but came roaring back, scoring twice in Game 5.
Marchand is the first player to pull off the singular feat since Mario Lemieux did it while leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992.
The 37-year-old Brad Marchand joined Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens greats Jean Beliveau (1956 & 1965), Bernie Geoffrion (1955 & 1958), Maurice Richard (1944 & 1951), Jack Darragh of the Ottawa Senators (1920 & 1921), and Frank Foyston of the Seattle Metropolitans (1919 & 1920).
It’s worth pointing out that Marchand is the only player on the list to have pulled off the unique feat with two separate teams and nearly 15 years apart.
Meanwhile, The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, never scored five goals in a Stanley Cup Final. Gretzky scored seven goals in thr 1984-85 season, but was never able to replicate a similar goal total again.