FLASHBACK: One of Jágr's Most Incredible Goals - 1991 (VIDEO)

This April marks the 31st Anniversary of Jaromír Jágr's amazing rookie goal in OT (his first playoff goal) agains the New Jersey Devils, allowing Pittsburgh to even their Patrick Division semifinal series at 1 game each. The Penguins, of course, would go on to win the Stanley Cup that year, the first in franchise history, and the first of their first back-to-backs. That's a lot of firsts.
Having just been selected 5th overall in June of 1990, the 18 year old from (now) Czechia became an instant sensation. In a game that saw Pittsburgh outshot 40-25, including 7-2 in OT, the rookie took it upon himself to fight off two checks along the right boards, and deke goalie Chris Terreri for the win. Unfortunately, as fantastic as that was, reporters weren't able to interview him after the game because he'd only been in the country for nine months and no one could find a translator. But Coach Bob Johnson was asked his opinion of the goal, to which he responded, "I thought the big guy {Mario Lemieux} might do it, because he usually rises to the occasion, but we play Jágr when we need a goal because he's got an awful lot of talent. Usually in overtime it's decided by an element of luck, but that wasn't luck. That was talent. That was a very talented goal."