Stephane Matteau

Stéphane Matteau (born September 2, 1969 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a former National Hockey League player.
As a member of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship team, Matteau is most remembered for scoring two overtime goals in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New Jersey Devils. His first overtime goal ended Game 3 at 6:13 of the second overtime in New Jersey giving the Rangers a 3–2 victory and a 2–1 series lead. The second goal came at 4:24 of the second overtime of Game 7 at Madison Square Garden. Matteau scored off a wraparound that bounced off a stick on the left side of New Jersey's rookie goaltender Martin Brodeur, a play which has been immortalized by the dramatic play-by-play call of Rangers radio announcer Howie Rose: 
Matteau admitted to tapping the Prince of Wales Trophy with his stick's blade before the start of the overtime period, violating a superstition of modern-day NHL players not to touch the Conference trophies before the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup, has been won. The goal gave the New York Rangers a 2–1 victory and the Wales Trophy as the Eastern Conference champions and they then defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
Matteau finished his career in 2002–03 with the Florida Panthers and their minor league affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, and had a career total 742 penalty minutes, 144 goals and 172 assists for 316 total points in 848 games. 
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1985–86 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 	 	60 	6 	8 	14 	19 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1986–87 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 	 	69 	27 	48 	75 	113 	 	8 	3 	7 	10 	8
1987–88 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 	 	57 	17 	40 	57 	179 	 	18 	5 	14 	19 	94
1988–89 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 	 	59 	44 	45 	89 	202 	 	9 	8 	6 	14 	30
1988–89 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	9 	0 	4 	4 	13
1989–90 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL 	 	81 	23 	35 	58 	130 	 	10 	6 	3 	9 	38
1990–91 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	78 	15 	19 	34 	93 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
1991–92 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	20 	5 	8 	13 	45 	 	18 	4 	6 	10 	24
1992–93 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	79 	15 	18 	33 	98 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2
1993–94 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	65 	15 	16 	31 	55 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	12 	4 	3 	7 	2 	 	23 	6 	3 	9 	20
1994–95 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	41 	3 	5 	8 	25 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	10
1995–96 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	32 	4 	2 	6 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	46 	7 	13 	20 	65 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	8
1996–97 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	74 	16 	20 	36 	50 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
1997–98 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	73 	15 	14 	29 	60 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0
1998–99 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	68 	8 	15 	23 	73 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	6
1999–00 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	69 	12 	12 	24 	61 	 	10 	0 	2 	2 	8
2000–01 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	80 	13 	19 	32 	32 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	0
2001–02 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	55 	7 	4 	11 	15 	 	10 	1 	2 	3 	2
2002–03 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	52 	4 	4 	8 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	848 	144 	172 	316 	742 	 	109 	12 	22 	34 	80
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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