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NHL Classic Games: 1984 Islanders vs. Oilers, Stanley Cup Final, Gm5



Wayne Gretzky and the powerhouse Edmonton Oilers take on the New York Islanders dynasty in Game 5 of the 1984 Stanley Cup Final

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  1. This was Wayne Gretsky's second trip to the Stanley Cup finals and his first victory! The Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders had so much great talent on the ice! Unfortunately, the NY Islanders were so banged up. Game 1 and 2 of this Stanley Cup Finals showed how good both teams were! In Game 1, the two teams battled each her so evenly. In the second game, the Islanders showed how good they were even though they had so many injuries! What turned this series to Edmonton's favor was when Wayne Gretsky finally scored! From that moment onward, the momentum was with Edmonton and they never looked back after that!

  2. The islanders only needed a few more Pat’s to beat the oilers. It’s unfortunate but the goal scorers for the islanders were tired, and worn out. Billy should have stayed in net also.

  3. Really goes to show how short hockey games are when you take out the TV Timeouts and Intermissions.

  4. The year before, when the Oilers lost to the Islanders, they gave birth to a story that I have told my son many times. Maybe mostly fact. After the Islanders beat the Oilers the previous year, I had read a story that Messier and Gretzky were all changed into their street clothes, still pumped and ready to go play another game, full of disappointment but still lots of youthful energy, and heading down a hallway. They wanted to sneak past the Islanders' dressing room, and what they saw stayed with them forever. What they saw was an Islander team physically drained, having been really pushed by the Oilers. They were celebrating, but being an ageing team, they were also clearly spent. Messier and Gretzky learned two things that day: 1- In order to win the Cup you have to give absolutely everything physically that you've got and then some. And 2- They saw that the Islanders, although they had beaten them and the other Oilers, were at the end of their dynasty and the younger, faster Oilers were ready to take the throne. Like I say, maybe mostly fact, but a great story.

  5. Obvs players in 2023 now bigger and stronger and better athletes, but look at the crowd here: No explosions or instructions on how to cheer. No piped in music. No advertisements on the boards or ice, few expensive replica jerseys. Refs let everything go, players tough as nails. Semenko a regular shift on Gretzky's wing. Champagne in old buckets. Fans on the ice, pandemonium. That was fun to watch.

  6. For huge Oilers fans like myself this is where it all began. The start of the Oilers dynasty and possibly the best NHL team of all time.

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