Mickey Redmond’s Overtime Goal Gives Montreal a 2–0 Series Lead in 1969

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.

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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.

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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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Mickey Redmond Scores 50 as Detroit Rolls at Maple Leaf Gardens

Mickey Redmond arrived at Maple Leaf Gardens on March 27, 1973, one goal away from making Detroit Red Wings history. By the time he left, he had passed the milestone with an encore to spare. Redmond scored his 50th and 51st goals just 18 seconds apart as Detroit overwhelmed the Toronto Maple Leafs 8–1.

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Highlights

• Redmond became Detroit’s first 50-goal scorer on March 27, 1973.

• His milestone goal came at 16:47 of the third period.

• He scored his 51st just 18 seconds later.

• Detroit defeated Toronto 8–1 at Maple Leaf Gardens.

• Bill Collins contributed two goals and an assist, including the winner.

• Redmond finished 1972–73 with 52 goals and scored 51 the following season.

• He became the third NHL player with multiple 50-goal seasons.

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Playing his 73rd game of the 1972–73 season, Redmond carried 49 goals into the matchup and remained there until late in the third period. At 16:47, he beat Toronto goaltender Ron Low with Gary Bergman drawing the assist. The goal gave Detroit a 6–1 lead and made Redmond the first player in franchise history to score 50 goals in a season.

The celebration had barely begun when Redmond struck again. His unassisted goal at 17:05 pushed Detroit’s lead to 7–1 and brought his season total to 51. He finished the campaign with 52, becoming the seventh player in NHL history to reach the 50-goal mark. Philadelphia’s Rick MacLeish also joined the club that season, becoming its eighth member.

Bill Collins, meanwhile, had a strong claim to the night’s best all-around offensive performance. He assisted on Henry Boucha’s opening goal before scoring the eventual winner just 3:44 into the first period, with assists going to Red Berenson and Ron Stackhouse. Boucha returned the favour in the second period, helping Collins score his second goal of the game and 20th of the season. Collins finished with two goals and an assist.

Redmond’s breakthrough was the beginning of a remarkable two-season stretch. He followed his 52-goal campaign with 51 in 1973–74, becoming only the third player in NHL history to record more than one 50-goal season, following Bobby Hull and Phil Esposito. For Detroit, the night in Toronto marked the arrival of its first member of hockey’s exclusive 50-goal club.

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Danny Grant Nets Two Against Capitals to Become Detroit’s Second 50-Goal Man

On April 2, 1975, at the historic Detroit Olympia, Danny Grant etched his name into Red Wings history. With two goals against the expansion Washington Capitals, Grant became just the second player in franchise history to score 50 goals in a season.

The only Red Wing to reach the milestone before him was Mickey Redmond, who hit the 50-goal mark in both 1972-73 and 1973-74. Grant’s 50-goal campaign in 1974-75 didn’t surpass Redmond’s team record of 52, but it firmly secured his place among Detroit’s elite scorers.

The game marked the second half of a home-and-home series with Washington. Grant had already tormented the Caps earlier, posting a goal and two assists. In six games against the new franchise that season, he piled up five goals and seven assists for 12 points, clearly relishing the matchup.

Detroit trailed 2-0 after the opening period in the April 2 contest, but the tide turned quickly. By the 9:30 mark of the second period, Grant buried his 49th goal of the season to give Detroit a 4-2 lead. The tally came against goaltender John Adams, with assists from linemates Marcel Dionne and Phil Roberto. That goal would stand as the game-winner in an eventual 8-3 Red Wings victory.

Grant’s milestone 50th goal came at 6:16 of the third period, once again assisted by Dionne and Roberto. Dionne enjoyed a standout night himself, recording a goal and three assists for four points. Grant, meanwhile, would finish the season right at 50, going scoreless in Detroit’s final two games.

Redmond’s franchise record of 52 goals remained intact until 1984-85, when John Ogrodnick raised the bar to 55.

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Dick Redmond’s Big Night Overshadows Brother Mickey

On December 5, 1973, the Detroit Olympia hosted a special sibling showdown. Mickey Redmond, in the middle of back-to-back 50-goal seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, faced off against his younger brother Dick and the powerhouse Chicago Blackhawks.

While Mickey was the proven sniper, the night belonged to Dick. The Blackhawks exploded for four first-period goals, and Dick Redmond had a hand in every one of them. He assisted on two goals by Stan Mikita and one by Dennis Hull, while also scoring one of his own with help from Bill White. Incredibly, the first three came in a span of just 1:10, and they represented a shorthanded goal, a power play goal, and one at even strength.

Detroit battled back with goals from Red Berenson and Henry Boucha, but the Blackhawks dominated in an 8-2 win. Mickey, meanwhile, was limited to penalty minutes, picking up three minors in the second period and another in the third. In total, the Redmond brothers combined for the first four penalties of the second frame. Dick even outshot his sniper sibling 8-4, making it a rare night where he got the upper hand.

For the 1973-74 season as a whole, Mickey’s scoring touch was undeniable, finishing with 51 goals to Dick’s 17. But in playmaking, Dick held the edge with 42 assists compared to Mickey’s 26. Though they never played together in the NHL, both had once worn the uniform of the Peterborough Petes in 1966-67.

About Dick Redmond

Between 1969-70 and 1981-82, Dick Redmond played 771 regular season and 66 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, California Golden Seals, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Flames and Boston Bruins. He was orginally the fifth overall pick at the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft by the North Stars.

About Mickey Redmond

Mickey Redmond played 538 regular season and 14 playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1967-68 and 1975-76 with the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings. He won two Stanley Cups with the Habs and was 50 goal scorer for the Red Wings in two consecutive seasons.

NHL Hockey Trivia: Dick and Mickey Redmond

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1. Which team did Dick Redmond spend the majority of his NHL career with?

Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
Atlanta Flames

2. Mickey Redmond is best remembered for scoring consecutive 50-goal seasons with which team?

Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs

3. In the December 5, 1973 game at Detroit Olympia, how many points did Dick Redmond register?

Two
Three
Four
Five

4. Which Redmond brother became a well-known TV broadcaster after his playing career?

Mickey Redmond
Dick Redmond
Both
Neither

5. Before reaching the NHL, both Redmond brothers played junior hockey for which team?

Oshawa Generals
Peterborough Petes
Kitchener Rangers
London Knights