The Easter Epic is the nickname given to a National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoff game between the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, played April 18–19, 1987, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. It is so named because the game started on Saturday evening but did not finish until the early hours of Easter Sunday.
The game is notable because it is the longest Game 7 in Stanley Cup history; in fact, the only series-deciding game to need more than three overtime periods. As well, it was the first game since 1971 to go to a third overtime and the first since 1951 to go to a fourth. The game was included in its entirety on the New York Islanders 10 Greatest Games DVD box set released in 2009.
Read more about Easter Epic: The Series, Game 7, Boxscore, Epilogue
Famous quotes containing the words easter and/or epic:
“In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it,
You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.”
—Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
“The epic of disbelief
Blares oftener and soon, will soon be constant.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)