In the 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs, Rick "Nifty"Middleton set an NHL record for the most points in a single playoff series with 19 (5 goals, 14 assists) in a 7-game Division Final against the Buffalo Sabres. His 14 assists in that series are also a record, and he was the first player in NHL history to record multi-point games in 6 games of a single series. The Bruins won the series 4-3 with Brad Park scoring the historic game 7 OT goal.
Today is the 18-year anniversary of Marco Sturm's game-winning goal in Game 6 of their 2008 series vs. Montreal. Widely regarded as the game that helped officially put the Bruins on the map in town. Now Sturm makes his playoff head coaching debut behind the Bruins bench tonight.