Thirteen-year NHL veteran Petr Klima died at 58 years old on Thursday, the league announced.
Klima is best remembered for scoring the triple-overtime winner in Game 1 of the 1990 Stanley Cup Final for the Edmonton Oilers, who ended up defeating the Boston Bruins in five contests that year.
Here's Petr's triple-OT goal vs. Boston that helped the #Oilers capture the 1990 Stanley Cup. pic.twitter.com/bcZ2qS8YT1
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 4, 2023
The Czechia product enjoyed his best season the following year in 1990-91, when he produced 40 goals and 68 points with the Oilers.
Klima was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the fifth round in 1983 and spent parts of six seasons with the club.
A six-time 30-goal scorer, Klima recorded 573 points in 786 career NHL games between the Red Wings, Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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