<Li> March 24 , 1936 : The Detroit Red Wings ' Mud Bruneteau ends the longest Stanley Cup playoff game to date , scoring the game 's only goal in a 1 -- 0 victory over the Montreal Maroons . The goal comes at 16 : 30 of sextuple overtime for a total of 176 : 30 of game play . It is also the longest NHL ice hockey game ever played . The game is a mere 3 : 30 short of the equivalent of playing three games back - to - back - to - back . </Li>
<Li> March 24 , 1936 : The Detroit Red Wings ' Mud Bruneteau ends the longest Stanley Cup playoff game to date , scoring the game 's only goal in a 1 -- 0 victory over the Montreal Maroons . The goal comes at 16 : 30 of sextuple overtime for a total of 176 : 30 of game play . It is also the longest NHL ice hockey game ever played . The game is a mere 3 : 30 short of the equivalent of playing three games back - to - back - to - back . </Li>
record number of overtime periods in nhl playoffs
record number of overtime periods in nhl playoffs
sextuple overtime
sextuple overtime