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On This Day In Sports History

On March 31, 1973, the Philadelphia Flyers exploded for eight goals in a single period to dismantle the Islanders 10–2 at the Spectrum! 🏒🔥Rick MacLeish sparked the second-period barrage just nine seconds in, leading a clinic that handed the expansion Islanders their 60th loss of the season. New York finished their brutal inaugural campaign with a dismal 12–60–6 record.

On This Day In Sports History

On March 30, 1957, the Hawks took Game 1 in a 125–123 double-OT thriller at Boston Garden. The 1957 NBA Finals between the St. Louis Hawks and Boston Celtics featured the most grueling bookends in league history! 🏀⏳Miraculously, the series ended exactly how it started: a 125–123 double-OT Game 7 victory for the Celtics. It remains the only Game 7 in Finals history to reach 2+ overtimes.