Frank Franklin II, The Associated Press)
ARLINGTON, Va. — Everyone remembers the overtime marathons in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Maybe it's the Flyers' Keith Primeau scoring in the fifth extra session in 2000 against the Penguins or perhaps it's Nashville's Mike Fisher with the winning goal in the third OT last week against the Sharks.
Sometimes, playoff overtime can be fleeting.
The second round of this year's postseason has featured a record nine overtime games, the most since the 16-team format started in 1980. Of the 16 overtime games so far in the 2016 playoffs, seven ended in the first five minutes, and Nick Bonino's series clincher for Pittsburgh against Washington came at the 6:30 mark Tuesday night.