Toronto beats Montreal in OT Classic for the Cup
On April 21, 1951 – 1951: The first four games of the Stanley Cup final between bitter Canadian rivals Toronto and Montreal have gone into overtime. Tonight’s fifth game also goes into an extra session when the Maple Leafs pull their goalie for an extra attacker and rookie Tod Sloan scores his second goal of the game to make it 2-2.
Toronto defenseman Bill Barilko, known more for his body checks than goal scoring, ends the dramatic contest at 2:53 of overtime. His 20-foot slap shot eludes Canadiens goalie Gerry McNeil and gives the Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory and their fourth Stanley Cup in five years.
It is Barilko’s last goal. A few months later the 24-year-old will be killed in a plane crash in northern Ontario.
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