That Hockey Game Will Haunt Me Until The Day I Die 

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Why did I choose to click on this video and relive this experience again.....

all i can think is a young Steve Dangle yelling and crying

I remember this game like it was yesterday still. When Toronto started blowing the game, you just had to sit there in silence, and when Boston won in overtime, all you could do was shake your head, in disbelief at that game and the series as a whole. Boston was up 3 to 1, and Toronto had managed to push it to seven, and they blew it in game 7.

I speak for every Leafs fan when I say this, there was no bigger traumatic moment ever. I would have rather lost in 5 than see that happen

I feel like a lot of people sometimes forget how the leafs fought their way back up after being down 3-1 in the series but ultimately absolutely bottled it in game 7

When they went up 4-1 I told the host of the Leaf party I was at to “turn it off”. When they all looked at me like “why”? I said “I don’t want to see this collapse”

As a new hockey fan I always love your 'history' videos! NHL has had such cool moments and games

"Welcome to a moment in history" -Secret Base

Never been more crushed by a game. My brother thought I was going to jump off the balcony

Fun time to be in highschool, where the class (minus myself, one habs fan) were all leafs fans, and the teacher was a Boston fan. What a fun class that was the next day. Never seen that man even smirk before such a big smile.

As a longtime bruin fan. This video was great and this game everything from Jack Edwards saying "unless, they suffer a colossal collapse, they are going to eliminate the boston bruins" then that exactly happening is just amazing. Whenever I re watch this game or highlights from this game I get chills every time. Hockey truly is a amazing sport. (love the channel)

I’ll never forget that game. I was in 8th grade, living in NH, and almost lost my close friend that week. My step dad went to bed when it hit 4-1, completely defeated. Me, only knowing Boston success growing up in the 2000’s, had a little flame of hope lit as they battled back. Just like 28-3 later confirmed, it’s never over until it’s over. Absolutely love seeing this story back.

This game definitely went on to haunt Toronto's collective memory for years to come. Sometimes, I wonder if the subsequent game 7 collapses in the years to come were influenced by the memory of this game. I mean if you look at the playoff series that followed, the Leafs have never won a game 7 in a series. When they made it out of the first round last year, they finished off Tampa Bay in 6 games. I wonder what kind of team Toronto would become if in an alternative universe, they had won that game 7 against Boston.

My worst nightmare… you didn’t have to do me like that man ;(

On the other side of it, Bergeron scoring the tying goal was possibly about the most hyped I've ever been watching sports in my life. The winner was almost as good, but the fact that they tied it like they did was miraculous. That game was over.

I had season tickets that year and i was at that game. People started leaving with like 10 minutes left and then the chaos started and that place has never exploded like it did that night! I got chills watching that over again! Great video

I get so happy when you upload. Keep up the stellar work bro.

Still get chills every time I see this game… still remember watching the game when I was 7 years old, my dad wanted to change the channel cuz it was over😂 I didn’t give up and watched the greatest comeback of all time!

As a bruins fan this has to be my favorite game of hockey I have ever witnessed. Our neighbors came over and were celebrating the leaf's win, my dad already turned the TV off... and then my brother says it is 3-4 and the rollercoaster of emotions that went down in that garage I will never forget.

One of my favorite hockey channels. Thank you for your hard work 🫡

😂😂😂😂😂 Love to see it. For the Bruins, legends were made, and Jack Edward's was the king of play calls at that time.

this game lives rent free in my head, watched it with my 2 buddies that were die hard leaf fans, watching their dreams die was beautiful and it was an incredible moment in sports history

Looking at it from just the love of the game. It would be insane to go back in time to feel the energy and atmosphere of that arena!

I love these videos man, even tho some dig up old wounds, I still love your storytelling of these incredible games. Keep up the great work my man 😎

Hey man, I've only just gotten into hockey about a month back and I gotta say that your content is by far the best on the hockey side of this site. Super informative without overloading the technical side of things and incredibly engaging entertainment wise. Keep up the good work.

I was there with my son then a sophomore in high school. It was a school night and with 11 minutes to go in the game I wanted to get a jump on the crowd and head home to western mass. The Bs scored to make it 4-2, I looked at my son and said “its to little to late for a comeback let’s go home” he looked at me and said no dad I want to stay. Several times over the last 8 to 10 minutes of the game I said let’s go now, I kept getting the same response no let’s stay. With the goalie pulled the Bs scored the first of two and I said to myself could we be watching history being made and then came the game tying goal with under a minute. What’s going on here! We were on level 9 and everyone was jumping and hugging one another, people who I didn’t know it was pure pandemonium. We all know what happened next, the game went to OT and Patrice did the magical thing and won the game. The level of excitement knowing we just witnessed the greatest playoff comeback in the history of the NHL live together as father and son will always go down as one of the most special moments in our lives that we will share forever. To the members of that team thank you for a lifetime memory! To all those dads out there that may want to go home when it looks bleak for your team, listen to your kid and stick it out you never know what magic can happen.

As a Bs fan I give you all the credit in the world for being able to re-live this memory and make an entire video about it. This would be the same as me having to revisit Super Bowl 42 and Tyree’s catch.

Really nice touch flashing the still photos from the gwg with the local broadcast call. Ham it up a little more like that!

I love the “Rewinder” style recap. Great stuff!

As a bruins fan I love this video

as a bruins fan, reliving this gives me chills to my core

this is my favorite hockey memory. after that tying goal, my entire body went utterly numb, an intense buzzing coursing through me. i remember trying to leap up in celebration but immediately collapsed. absolutely unreal. i have a framed photo of 19, 63, and 37 celebrating immediately after the OT goal, signed by 37. its pretty much my most treasured possession

I subbed long ago, gave the video a like, & commented for the algo, but I can't relive that day again. Love the channel.

I vividly remember watching this game when I was 10 years old. This was the first time I ever experienced heartbreak as a sports fan. Pain.

At the time, Lupul was my favorite player. I saw him playing with so much heart, so I believe that quote. Crushing stuff.

I’m a Hawks fan but boy I remember watching this game with with my buddy that was a huge Bruin and the amount of beers we shotgunned after this game would kill an elephant lol we went f***ing NUTS

I was a 4th grader at the time of the game. I remember crying legitimate tears to my mom and dad because the bruins were getting crushed. I can't describe how happy I was when they came back. Certainly a game I'll remember forever.

I just want to say that the time and effort you put into these videos is really amazing! The edits are crazy! You should do a whole video on how you accomplish these pro looking videos - they are that good!

I'm not a Leafs or Bruins fan, but I remember this game like it was yesterday. I was watching at a bar with my GF, and when the Leafs made it 3-1 she said "Let's go home. Game's over, right?" And I said "Nah - game's not over yet." Then they made it 4-1, and we repeated that same exchange, and I explained that it's never over until it's over (especially in hockey), that a comeback was unlikely but still possible. And then the Bruins' incredible comeback unfolded. I felt so awful for Leafs fans. Anyway, my GF's takeaway from this game was that hockey teams regularly come back from 2-goal or 3-goal deficits in the 3rd period, and she was always disappointed and confused when it did not happen.

I knew the ending and it was still tense to watch this video. Exceptional storytelling, HP!

Thank you for posting Bruins content man. Love this channel

I'd love to know what it was like for the Bruins fans who left early thinking it was over, only to miss one of the most epic comebacks in NHL history.

Nice work . I loved this series .

I still remember where i was watching this game, and it still brings me joy to this day

Excellent video as always! Keep these memorable videos coming!

“With the point of the dagger at their throats, they rip it out of Toronto’s hands and kill the beast. The Boston Bruins have won it after being three down in the third.” What a legendary call. Absolute chills.

Well done....brutal as a Leafs fan, but still I appreciate the effort and result. Nice balance of highlights and context that allowed the video to be a decent 10-ish minutes which is perfect.

The day which I first experienced heart break... that which remains to heal... I desire peace in my soul but can't bear to abandon those I love... blue & white for always

Still don't have the words for this game. I was just proud of the boys for even fighting back and taking it to 7. When we blew it open, I thought with the momentum we'd built, and everything leading up to that point, we were moving on... All could do after the game was sit there and shake my head

This is one of my all-time favourite games to put on and replay.

Sometimes as a Leafs fan, I wish I had the memory gun from Gravity Falls

This was so beautiful to watch it still brings tears to watch such a beautiful miracle

I've been a Leafs fan for 35 years. I always tell myself "What's the most embarrassing thing that can happen to this team in this moment?" Expect that to happen, and you'll never be disappointed.

When Boston tied it up.. I got a feeling in the pit of my stomach. I knew it was over for the Leafs. It's very difficult to recover from that.

I was at the game sitting up in the promenade on level 9 way up as high up as you can sit. My uncle wanted to leave the game, but my dad convinced him to stay because it was the last game of the year and me being a little kid would want to watch the send off. Well things really changed and next thing we knew it was a tie game going into OT, and when the game was tied the garden literally shook and then it shook again when the Bergeron scored the OT winner. It was surreal, one of the best moments of my life. I’m so happy my dad told my uncle let’s stay till the end of the game, because him and I would never leave games early growing up.

It was always meant to be this way Toronto

this game lives in my head rent free as a bruins fan. thanks for reminding me

Man, when Horton scored to make it 4-2, I remember that distinct sinking feeling that there was no way they were going to hold on. It was confirmed when Frattin missed on that breakaway. We really had no business being in the playoffs, let alone a game 7

I was teaching in Korea during this game. Had it playing during the day because it was about a 12 or 13 hour time difference. One of by best friends there was a massive Bruins fan. We both taught there in 2011 when the Bruins won, so I got to live through his joy, lol. Then this game. We were texting in the middle of class. He was congratulating me and I, being a Leafs fan, was just nervous. Excited, but nervous. The B's had our number in the regular season for so long. Could this be, not only a playoff win, but against Boston? I saw a bit of the comeback. Lucic's goal. I saw him scream at the bench and I knew. They tied it, the bell rang, a new class shuffled in and I was away from my computer for a second. Came back, sat down to watch and within seconds Bergeron won it. I X'd the screen out and immediately went back to teaching like nothing happened. In truth, I was a bit dead inside. I got a bit of retribution, though. We had a sick ball hockey league in Seoul back then and my team ended up beating that same buddy's team, in OT, for our silly league championship.

What a great day to be a Bruins fan and see this video come up.

I will never forget this.. where I was, how I felt, the TV I watched it on, the long walk I took my dog on after the game was lost… cold night.

why is this video unlisted?

I'm a Canadian and I cheer for EVERY Canadian team as I was born in 1994 and I want one to win the cup in my lifetime. I'm not really a Leafs fans except in the playoffs (I admit my main team is the Senators as I started watching sports during the Sens golden age of the 2000's) BUT I still have ptsd of the 2013 meltdown. Also, as mad and shocked I was about the Leafs blowing it on the other hand, as someone who LOVES the city of Boston and it's sports teams, I was also happy to see the Bruins move on as I believed a cup run for the Bruins would be great for the city so so after the Boston Marathon Bombing. The Bruins failed but the Red Soxs won the World Series months later

Great video! Need a video about the Sens loss to Pittsburg in 2017 in Eastern finals in double OT- they’ve never been the same since

I remember watching the game 7 with all my buddies at my place back in 2013. We were so hyped up at the beginning of the 3rd. When the game ended, the room was dead silent for 5 mins while we all stared at the floor.

You gotta keep up with these history vids 🔥

This exact situation just happened to Norfolk against Utah in the ECHL. Utah down 1-4 with 3 min left on clock in the final period and they come back to end up winning 5-4 in OT

As soon as I read the title & saw the thumbnail I thought: “Which Game 7 Toronto collapse is this video about?”

Amazing video. It makes me want to crawl in a hole and sob, as I have severe PTSD from having experienced it back in the day. But amazing job on the video.

I knew what this video was about before clicking... i still clicked. I still do not have words for this, literally speechless.

I haven't watched a good breakdown of this collapse in a while, this should be fun.

These vids are awesome you should keep making this style of vid about crazy games

Amazing doc as per usual 👌 Do Toronto vs Montreal Rd1 2021 next 😅

Great editing. Nicely presented

The same way us Bruins fans are haunted by Chicago’s 2 goals in 17 seconds to win the cup. Nobody is safe in this game

I was an 8 year old leafs fan living in New Hampshire when this happened. I lived in a neighborhood about 5 miles outside downtown. You could hear the celebrations from there.

I’ve been watching the Leafs for 33 years now and this game was the lowest of all lows for me. I think it’s cause it was the happiest I’d been in about a decade as we finally made the playoffs and I refused to let myself believe until we scored the fourth goal…Ive never felt so hollow and empty after a game in my life. I literally sat there stunned . Couldn’t even muster a word for atleast an hour.

i was getting on a flight from toronto to vancouver this day. when i was on the flight just before it took off. the score was 4-1. and i knew i couldnt know the score once the flight started until i reached vancouver. but in my mind, the game was over, i was expecting to hear the news toronto won when i land.

This game is seered into my memory. I remember that day. My brother didnt want to watch, since according to him "everytime i watch the leafs, they lose." I remember scoffing at the notion. "Pshhhh, they're up 4-1 in the 3rd. Were coasting now." It was a quiet night. It changed the leafs for me. That night was truely the last time i was on the edge of my seat, praying for a miracle. The burn was so bad, that playoff games to this day don't feel the same. I dont let myself get excited. I still watch, but im completely emotionally detached. It sucks but its the only way i can watch without losing my mind. The leafs have to power to heal that wound. I only need 1 stanley cup before i go to the grave, but it seems like they aren't that keen on doing me any favours :/

Great video! I wish you mentioned how MANY Boston fans left the arena early, thinking the game was over! After Boston scored they were banging on the front footed trying to get back in to TD GARDEN!! Lol what a game🤘🏻

I watched this live as a 14 year old kid. Completely heartbroken even still 10 years later

2012 lockout was awesome for me as Swiss.. Thornton, Nash, Eriksson, Kane, Seguin, Duchene, Dubnyk, Bergeron, Ryan Smyth, Tavares and a lot more in the league here

Love me some bruins history! Thanks!

I remember it well! What a awesome story

I was there at the game. bought tickets 90 minutes before puck drop. $300 for 2 tickets for a game 7. little did i know it was going to be one of the best hockey playoff games ever… goosebumps still seeing this

I stopped watching hockey for 10 years after that game 7. I'm watching for this year for the first time since.

I will never NOT remember this game like it was yesterday, still gives me chills to this day

I was at me friends house to watch this game. A household filled with Boston fans. I was the lone leafs fan. That was a tough day

As a lifelong MN hockey fan, i’d KILL to have a game, or even a moment, THAT exciting or worth even half that much…

As a Habs fan, public enemy #1 vs. #2 was a joy to watch.

I remember watching this game at BWW, one of the best comebacks I've ever seen

I remember this series well. After the bombing, there were lots of Boston Strong posters around. There was one image, I think in the Toronto newspaper of their mascot, Carlton the Bear ripping up one on these posters. I think that single action made the Boston fans, Lucic and team determined to “refuse to lose”.

Never seen my dad more nervous to then more ecstatic in such a short time

Twelve minutes of pure happiness. Thank you.

I remember watching this on tv live in disbelief 😂 i didnt like or hate either team. But my god the collapse was unbelievable

The greatest game for a Bruins fan. It was glorious!!!!

Never doubt Boston. Ever. We can always come back if we want it enough. Lucic. Bergeron. Absolute warriors!

Reminds me of the 2008 patriots Super Bowl loss to the giants. All these years later still can’t watch those highlights

Watched this as a kid and it gave me genuine trauma that makes it hard for me watch close sports matches that I'm invested in