Top 5 Calgary Flames moments, from Edmonton

Let me just say that it's a shame that there could only be five...

5. Mike Krushelnyski scoring from his stomach in double-overtime to eliminate the defending-champion Flames (Game 6, Smythe Division semifinal, April 15, 1990). It came after the Flames thought Doug Gilmour had the winner in the previous overtime, but for some reason, the goal light never came on and referee Denis Morel said he had whistled the play dead. The footage of Terry Crisp FREAKING OUT and the Krushelnyski goal are usually shown together.

4. Dave Brown destroys Jim Kyte. The popular folklore has it that David Semenko ran roughshod over the Flames in the 1980s, but his fights with Tim “The Nose” Hunter were usually pretty close. Brown, on the other hand, cut a swath through Flames’ tough guys. Brown had two spirited bouts with Stu “The Grim Reaper” Grimson during the 1990 season, but his fight with Kyte one memorable night in Edmonton was so scary that Oiler fans were yelling at the linesmen to jump in and stop it and parents turned their young children away from the carnage.

3. Pavel Bure sinks the Flames in overtime, Game 7, 1994. Flames fans can tell you where they were on April 30, 1986 when Steve Smith scored on himself but if you ask them where they were on the same day in 1994, you might get some sheepish looks. The Russian Rocket exploded on a breakaway from the blueline in to score and stun the Saddledome crowd.

2. Martin St. Louis spoils the party. Game 6, 2004 Stanley Cup final. Might as well throw in a contemporary example for you kids out there. St. Louis’ goal 33 seconds into the second overtime came after the Flames thought they had the game (and the Cup) won late in the third period when Martin Gelinas accidentally (yeah, right) kicked the puck toward the goal line with his skate. The puck appeared like it could have crossed the line past Tampa goalie Nikolai Khabibulin but replays were inconclusive and it was ruled as no-goal. Icing on the cake: St. Louis was a former Calgary Flame.

1. Gretzky’s OT winner in Game 2 in the 1988 Smythe final. An absolutely iconic moment in the Battle of Alberta and not just for the goal. Everyone remembers No. 99 blasting the laser over Mike Vernon’s right shoulder and the nattily-attired Glen Sather turning to shake his fist at the Flames faithful. What you don’t see: Gretzky shout through the zamboni doors at the Saddledome ice attendants, telling them to go ahead and take the ice out for the summer because the Flames wouldn’t be needing it anymore. And, of course, they wouldn’t. The Oilers swept. One little fact the Flames won't tell you: Just before the start of this series, a Calgary newspaper had suggested a possible parade route for the Flames' Stanley Cup celebration that spring.