While Observing Cinco De Morrow, A Quiz For Stars Fans

The devoted Stars fan will set his or her clock radio to 1:24 a.m. Tuesday – and have it start playing Gary Glitter if possible – to commemorate the anniversary of last season’s epic Game 6 clincher over San Jose at AAC. At that time on Monday morning, May 5, at 9:03 of the fourth overtime, Brenden Morrow deftly nudged a pass from Stephane Robidas past Evgeni Nabokov to send the Stars into the Western Conference finals for the first time in seven seasons. You probably also recall that was Morrow’s second OT winner of the series (the guys on TSN were talking Conn Smythe Trophy) and Marty Turco made 61 saves.

For a club that has been here less than two decades, the Stars have provided a host of memorable OT playoff memories starting with Paul Cavallini’s clincher in Game 3 at St. Louis in 1994. (Mike Fornes: “A shot, and a goal!”)

The assignment here is to choose your most memorable moment from Dallas Stars playoff OT hockey. But you can’t pick Brett Hull’s Cup winner. So after the jump, some candidates from other winning Stars games. If you prefer something from the opposite end of the spectrum - Grant Ledyard against the Oilers in ’97 or Jason Arnott winning the Cup for New Jersey here - have at it:

1998 Game 5 vs. Detroit: Jamie Langenbrunner from the blue tees only 46 seconds into overtime after Guy Carbonneau tied the score in the final two minutes of regulation when he simply intended to center the puck. Langenbrunner’s “shot” past Chris Osgood was estimated at 70 feet, just over the red line. It bounced twice off the ice, then high off Osgood’s stick before plopping in the net. Didn’t prevent the ’98 Presidents’ Trophy winners from being downed in Game 6 in Detroit, anyway.

1999 Game 4 vs. Edmonton: The longest game in Stars history to that point, Dallas deserved to win after outshooting the Oilers 21-8 in the second and third OTs and gained the first-round sweep. Joe Nieuwendyk redirected a shot from Sergei Zubov for his second goal of the game and third of that series, beginning his march to the Conn Smythe (six game-winners out of 16!).

2000 Game 5 vs. New Jersey: The defending champs faced elimination at Continental Airlines Arena after being swept at Reunion Arena to fall behind three games to one. Ed Belfour and Martin Brodeur battled unscathed through regulation, the first overtime, the second and into the third. Then Mike Modano scored five hole at 6:21 of the sixth period in the longest 1-0 game in Finals history. It came on a pass from Hull, who reportedly inspired Modano during the fifth intermission by promising: “If we combine on the winning goal, I’ll go in with you on a restaurant.”

2007 Game 5 vs. Vancouver: Morrow’s first career OT winner, in a 0-0 game at GM Place, with the Stars facing first-round elimination for the third consecutive season. With the buzzards circling Dave Tippett, it’s arguable the wins in Games 4-5 that extended the series to six games bought Tippett the 2007-08 season.

2008 Game 6 vs. San Jose: The Stars opened the series by sweeping two on the road just like against Anaheim in the opening round, and won Game 3 at home. Then the Sharks came to life, took Game 4 at AAC and Game 5 at HP in overtime. It was noted then the only NHL teams to successfully rally all the way back from 3-0 deficits were the ’42 Maple Leafs and the ’75 Islanders – 33 years apart – and the ’08 Sharks were coming along 33 years after the Isles. San Jose coach Ron Wilson seized on that symmetry and provided inspirational speeches like Oliver Douglas did on “Green Acres” (“Where’s that fife music coming from?”). But Morrow’s series winner put Wilson on the street until Toronto came calling.