Mickey Redmond scored just two playoff goals during his NHL career, but his last helped put the Montreal Canadiens in control of their 1969 semifinal series against the Boston Bruins. On April 13 at the Montreal Forum, the future two-time 50-goal scorer delivered a power-play goal at 4:55 of overtime to give the Canadiens a 4–3 victory and a 2–0 series lead.
Highlights
Montreal defeated Boston 4–3 in overtime on April 13, 1969.
The victory gave the Canadiens a 2–0 semifinal series lead.
Serge Savard tied the game with 1:09 left in regulation.
Redmond scored the power-play winner at 4:55 of overtime.
Savard and John Ferguson assisted on the deciding goal.
Yvan Cournoyer led Montreal with three points.
The winner was the second and final playoff goal of Redmond’s NHL career.
The teams had already played one overtime game to open the series. Ralph Backstrom settled Game 1 just 42 seconds into the extra period, giving Montreal a 3–2 win. Three nights later, the Bruins and Canadiens again needed more than 60 minutes to find a winner.
Following a scoreless first period in Game 2, the teams traded four goals in the second. Yvan Cournoyer and Jean Beliveau scored for Montreal, while John McKenzie and Ron Murphy answered for Boston. John Bucyk then put the Bruins ahead at 14:12 of the third, leaving the Canadiens facing a late deficit. Serge Savard tied the game with just 1:09 remaining in regulation.
Boston’s Ted Green received a hooking minor at 3:31 of overtime, giving Montreal an opportunity to finish the game on the power play. Redmond took advantage at 4:55, beating Ed Johnston with assists going to Savard and John Ferguson. It was Redmond’s only point of the night.
Cournoyer led Montreal with a goal and two assists. Beliveau, Dick Duff and Savard each contributed two points, while Bucyk and McKenzie had two apiece for Boston. Redmond supplied the deciding moment, turning his second career playoff goal into a significant win for the Canadiens.
Overtime would also decide the series finale. In Game 6 at Boston Garden, Beliveau scored at 11:28 of the second extra period to give Montreal a 2–1 victory and a berth in the Stanley Cup Final. Backstrom, Redmond and Beliveau had each provided an overtime winner in a series the Canadiens took in six games.
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