The split-second that allowed an entire city to breathe has stood the test of time. From hope to misery, flat-out anxiety to ecstasy, Game 7’s closing moments of the 1994 Eastern Conference Final remains the city’s single-most revered sports moment of all-time.
First, he swooped in to intercept. Then he found himself behind the net. Lastly, he swept it in front.
He scored.
Twenty-five years later, the Stephane Matteau goal STILL represents the single greatest split-second moment in New York sports history for so many reasons. #NYR (@MSGNetworks) pic.twitter.com/EiLgJsSj2x
— Elite Sports NY (@EliteSportsNY) May 27, 2019
Twenty-five years ago today (Memorial Day 2019), the New York Rangers finished the greatest professional American sports series ever.