Wikipedia Encyclopedia Gets It Right And Wrong Regarding 1972 Blues/North Stars Series

With tonight’s 5th deciding game between the St. Louis Blues and the Dallas Stars’ franchises only hours away here is a look at Wikipedia getting the facts right and wrong regarding Kevin O’Shea’s series, winning overtime goal in the 7th game between the two franchises back in 1972. Speaking of 1972, on this date in 1972, the Boston Bruins clinched their 2nd Stanley Cup title in three seasons.

This is wrong as the goal was in game SEVEN—“Danny O’Shea congratulates his brother Kevin after scoring the game-winning goal overtime goal versus Minnesota in game six of the Quarterfinals which elevated St. Louis into the semifinals.”

Wikipedia gets it right in its text.

Kevin William O’Shea (May 28, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2010 in Ontario) was a professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, as well as in theWorld Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Prior to his professional career, O’Shea played two years for St. Lawrence University.^[1]

In his NHL career, O’Shea appeared in 133 games, scoring thirteen goals and adding eighteen assists. He is best known for scoring an overtime goal in Game 7 of a playoff quarterfinal series in 1972, leading the Blues past the Minnesota North Stars and into the next round.^[2]

Kevin O’Shea – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Above the picture, with the incorrect text, and link of Danny congratulating brother Kevin in what was game 7 of the Blues/North Stars NHL quarterfinal series won by the Blues on April 16,1972 a day Burt Hooton, then with the Cubs pitched a no hit game and Kareem Abdul Jabbar on his 25th birthday led the Milwaukee Bucks to a series squaring game 4 home win vs the eventual NBA champion, Los Angeles Lakers.