▁the ▁Fl ames ▁reached ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁final . ▁ ▁The ▁Fl ames ▁lost ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁five ▁games ▁to ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens . ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁to ▁chip ▁in ▁on ▁off ense ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁seasons , ▁Otto ▁scored ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 0 ▁points ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁four ▁full ▁seasons . ▁ ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁ 2 0 - goal ▁mark ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 8 9 , ▁a ▁season ▁he ▁ended ▁on ▁an ▁ 1 1 - game ▁point ▁scoring ▁stre ak . ▁ ▁The ▁Fl ames ▁entered ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Play offs ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁N HL , ▁and ▁a ▁prohib itive ▁favorite ▁against ▁their ▁first ▁round ▁oppon ent , ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Can uck s . ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁Can uck s ▁forced ▁the ▁Fl ames ▁into ▁over time ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁and ▁dec iding ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁over time ▁period , ▁Otto ▁r ushed ▁toward ▁the ▁net ▁as ▁Jim ▁Pe pl in ski ▁carried ▁the ▁pu ck ▁up ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁bo ards . ▁Pe pl in ski ' s ▁shot ▁def lect ed ▁off ▁Otto ' s ▁sk ate ▁and ▁past ▁V ancouver ▁go alt ender ▁Kirk ▁Mc Le an . ▁ ▁Otto ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁series - win ning ▁goal . ▁ ▁He ▁scored ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁points ▁in ▁