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Tough Test
Yet another tough test in Hartford, with the Whalers just one point back with two games in hand. The only good thing about playing all these teams fighting for their playoff lives, is it definitely gets you ready for the postseason, where this kind of battle-level becomes the norm night-in and night-out. Now with every game meaning so much, the intensity level was ratcheted way up, and you were almost certain to face a team playing their 'A' game.
And that's exactly what we got... The score was 4-3 in the final minute with the Hartford goalie pulled for the extra-attacker. The Whalers were pouring the pressure on in our zone, creating a couple wild scrambles where they very nearly tied the game. The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. After what seemed like ages being bottled up in our own zone, we finally managed to break out as Pavel Bure sent a nice chip pass up to Vladimir Krutov. Krutov skated through center ice before unselfishly passing to Doug Lidster, who hit the empty net dead center for a 5-3 win!
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