A few minutes after the clock passed 2 a.m. ET, Mike Fisher's second goal of the night ended a 111-minute marathon, and the Nashville Predators defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in Game 4, in triple overtime, to even their Western Conference second-round series at 2-2.
The Predators expressed their excitement:
Notable media personalities also reacted to the longest game of the NHL postseason to date:
Perhaps the biggest goal of the game was one that did not count. Midway through the first overtime, Sharks center Joe Pavelski collided with Predators goalie Pekka Rinne after an apparent cross-check.
After the collision, Pavelski tapped the loose puck into the net, but it was ruled goalie interference after a lengthy review.
Another 30-plus minutes were played with no winner until Fisher's game-winning rebound. Rinne had 44 saves, 21 of which came in the three overtime periods.
The scoring started fast and early for the Predators. Colin Wilson scored for the fourth time this postseason just 41 seconds into the game off a deflection in front ...
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