The Monday Night Miracle Monday Night Miracle is a term used to describe the National Hockey League playoff game between the Calgary Flames and the St . Louis Blues that occurred on May 12 , 1986 . The game ' s notability stems from the Blues ' ability to overcome a three goal deficit with 12 minutes remaining in the third period , and their subsequent game - winning goal in overtime scored by Doug Wickenheiser . Before the Game . The St . Louis Blues finished the 1985 - 86 NHL season in third place in the Norris Division . The Blues defeated the Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division Semifinals , then pulled out a four games to three series win against the Toronto Maple Leafs to earn the Norris Division Title . Winning their first two playoff series brought the Blues to the Campbell Conference Finals where they faced the Calgary Flames . At stake was a berth to the Stanley Cup Finals for the team that won four games in this playoff series . The teams split the first four games of the series , with the Flames winning Game 5 at home on May 10 to push St . Louis to the brink of elimination . This set the stage for Game 6 two days later on the Blues ' home ice at the St . Louis Arena . Monday Night Miracle . Ken Wilson had the announcing duties for the local St . Louis television broadcast of the game ( the Blues regular television broadcaster , Dan Kelly , was calling the series on CTV ) , and he watched Calgary build a four to one lead . St . Louis scored their second goal of the game with about 15 seconds remaining in a five on three powerplay goal by Doug Wickenheiser , only to have that momentum temporary stifled as Joe Mullen answered by scoring Calgary ' s fifth goal of the game . The Blues subsequently found themselves trailing five to two at home with 12 minutes remaining in the third period . The Blues began their rally in earnest when Brian Sutter scored off a deflection off Calgary goalie Mike Vernon , and the 5 - 3 score carried down to eight minutes remaining in game . Greg Paslawski was the next Blues player to score , making the score 5 - 4 . In the midst of an electric atmosphere and impending sense of an upset , broadcaster Wilson commented on the Blues : Unfortunately for the Blues , the clock dipped under two minutes remaining in the game as they still searched for the game - tying goal . With only 1 : 17 remaining in the game , the Blues shot the puck behind Calgary ' s net from the neutral zone . As Calgary defenseman Jamie Macoun brought the puck from behind the net , he didn ' t notice that Paslawski was right behind him . Stealing the puck at the side of net , Paslawski flinged a quick shot from a terrible angle that caught goalie Mike Vernon off guard . The puck went in the net , and with near - pandemonium in the Arena , the Blues burned the remaining time on the clock to force overtime . Overtime . Overtime quickly became another heart - racing experience in itself , as players like Calgary ' s Al MacInnis and the Blues ' Doug Wickenheiser took shots at the net . Calgary then came within inches of winning when Joe Mullen took a slapshot from just inside the blueline that hit off the goalpost . A short time after that near - miss , and with future Blues franchise player Brett Hull watching from the press box as a member of the Calgary Flames , announcer Wilson called what many consider the greatest moment in St . Louis Blues history : The goal came after seven minutes and thirty seconds had already passed in the overtime period . It is considered to be one of the most memorable victories in Blues history . Aftermath . Wickenheiser ' s overtime goal set off the crowd at the Arena , a mass of cheering and celebration that continued well after both teams had left the ice . St . Louis couldn ' t rest on their laurels though , as they still faced an uphill battle by having to play Game 7 on Calgary ' s home ice , the Olympic Saddledome , two days later . The Blues made things interesting , but lost Game 7 by the score of 2 - 1 .