The moment is etched in Islanders lore, and the words that go along with it can be repeated with almost ritualistic reverence. "Tonelli, coming in with Nystrom. Tonelli, to Nystrom. He scores."
There’s been little left unsaid about Bob Nystrom’s overtime goal in Game 7 of the 1980 Stanley Cup final against the Philadelphia Flyers — the goal that would ignite one of the most impressive dynasties in NHL history.