Road To The Final
See also: 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs, 1993–94 New York Rangers season, and 1993–94 Vancouver Canucks seasonThe Canucks entered the playoffs seeded seventh in the Western Conference, and overcame a three games to one deficit against the Calgary Flames, winning the final three games in overtime with game seven ending in double overtime as Pavel Bure scored the winning goal on a breakaway to upset the Flames. They then upset the Dallas Stars, seeded fourth and the Toronto Maple Leafs, seeded third, in five games each to capture the Western Conference title.
The Rangers swept their New York area rival New York Islanders and then beat the Washington Capitals in five games, before falling behind three games to two in the Eastern Conference Final against their Hudson River rivals, New Jersey Devils. They then won game six by a 4–2 score after Mark Messier publicly guaranteed a victory and then scored a third period hat trick. The Rangers then won game seven 2–1 on Stéphane Matteau's goal in double overtime, prompting the call of "Matteau, Matteau, Matteau!" by Rangers radio announcer Howie Rose. It was Matteau's second double overtime goal of the series.
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