One of the most famous, and iconic moments in hockey history occurred 46 years ago today. Bobby Orr‘s “flying goal” which occurred 40 seconds into overtime of game 4 of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals was scored on May 10th, 1970, and the memory has lived on ever since.
The goal was series-clinching and Stanley Cup-clinching for the Boston Bruins who were taking home Lord Stanley’s Cup for the first time since the 1940-41 season. There was no better suited player on the Bruins’ to score that goal than Bobby Orr as he was arguably the best player in the entire NHL at the time, and one of the best of all time.