Michael Ryder Michael Wayne Glen Ryder ( born March 31 , 1980 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League . He was born in St John ' s , Newfoundland . Playing career . Pre - NHL . Michael Ryder graduated from Andrews Hockey School in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island . He played for the Hull Olympiques of the QMJHL . Montreal Canadiens . Ryder was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft , 8th round , 216th overall . He hired hockey agent Thayne Campbell before signing with Montreal . On May 30 , 2003 , Ryder scored the winning goal to end the longest game in American Hockey League history . His goal at 14 : 56 of the fourth overtime period gave the Hamilton Bulldogs a 2 – 1 win over the Houston Aeros in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals . In the 2003 – 04 NHL season , he played in the NHL YoungStars Game . He was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for February 2004 . He finished the season leading all rookies in points , powerplay points , shots , and goals . During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout he played for Leksands IF of the second division of Swedish hockey . He reached 30 goals in back - to - back seasons after the lockout . On April 7 , 2007 , he scored a natural hat - trick in the 2nd period against the Toronto Maple Leafs when the Canadiens were down 3 – 1 . This was the most important game of the regular season since the Leafs , Canadiens , and the New York Islanders were vying for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference , and the game would determine which team would take the last playoff spot . Despite Ryder ' s effort , the Canadiens eventually lost the game 6 – 5 . The Canadiens fared better from another excellent performance from Ryder in a historic comeback against the New York Rangers on February 19 , 2008 . Ryder scored two goals and added an assist in a 6 – 5 win after the Canadiens were trailing by a score of 5 – 0 . At the time , this comeback marked the only time the Canadiens won when trailing 5 – 0 in the team ' s 99 - year history . Ryder was initially credited with a hat trick , however his last goal was later changed as it was determined that his shot went off teammate Mark Streit ' s leg before hitting the back of the net . Ryder ' s contract expired on June 30 , 2008 and he was not re - signed by the Canadiens organization , due in part to his scoring only 14 goals and 17 assists for 31 points , the lowest totals of his career . He also played in only 4 of Montreal ' s 13 playoff games . Boston Bruins . On July 1 , 2008 , Michael Ryder signed a contract with the Boston Bruins for 3 years worth approximately $ 4 million per season . It is thought that part of the reason Ryder signed with Boston was that Ryder has had nearly six seasons worth of play ( three in junior hockey , one in the AHL and two with the Canadiens ) under Claude Julien , the current Bruins coach . On October 9 , 2008 , Ryder scored his first goal in a Bruins uniform in Boston ' s season opener against the Colorado Avalanche , a 5 - 4 Bruins victory . The goal coincidentally was Ryder ' s 100th career goal . He went on to score 27 goals in his first season with Boston as the Bruins clinched first overall in the Eastern Conference . Their first round matchup was with the eighth seeded Montreal Canadiens , Ryder ' s former club . He scored four goals in the series as the Bruins made quick work of Montreal , sweeping them in four straight games . Ryder was then held to only one goal during the Bruins seven game Conference semi - finals loss to the Carolina Hurricanes . Ryder won his first ever Stanley Cup on June 15 , 2011 , when the Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4 - 0 in Game 7 . With the victory , Ryder became the second native of Newfoundland and Labrador to win a Stanley Cup championship , behind Daniel Cleary of Harbour Grace , who accomplished the feat with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008 . Dallas Stars . On July 1 , 2011 Ryder signed with the Dallas Stars for two years at a reported $ 7 million .