Norwegian clubs Storhamar and Sparta were tied at two games each in their quarterfinal series with a pivotal game on the line Sunday.
The two teams stepped onto the ice to play. And kept playing. And playing.
Finally, after an insane eight overtime periods, featuring a combined 189 shots, Storhamar's Joakim Jensen put the winner in, giving his team game five, 2-1. The goal came at the 217 minute, 14-second mark.
How is this for a box score?
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | OT3 | OT4 | OT5 | OT6 | OT7 | OT8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STORHAMAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SPARTA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The game set a new record for longest hockey game ever played, eclipsing the previous record of 176 minutes and 30 seconds, set during a playoff game between Detroit and Montreal in 1936.
Some more fun facts, courtesy of r/hockey:
- The game lasted more than eight hours.
- 17-year-old Sander Thoresen, the 10th forward for Sparta, gook his first shift of the night at the 149 minute mark of the game.
- Sparta played the entire game with just three forward lines, due to injuries.
- The NHL record for shots in a game is 83 (Boston, 1941). Both Storhamar and Sparta topped that total.
Source: @StorhamarHockey
