Key facts
- Jordan Staal scored in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
- Staal's scoring streak places him in historical NHL context.
- He broke his brother Eric's record for days between final goals.
- Staal is one of the oldest players to score in the Stanley Cup Final.
- He achieved multiple scoring feats not seen since the 1970s and 1980s.
Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal has achieved a series of remarkable scoring feats during the Stanley Cup Final, placing him in elite historical company. Staal scored again in Game 5, extending a goal streak that has drawn comparisons to some of the NHL's greatest players.
Staal's recent goal came 6,202 days after his last goal in the final in 2009 with Pittsburgh, breaking his brother Eric's record of 6,198 days set between 2006 and 2023. At 37 years old, Staal is now among a select group of players to score in the final at that age or older, joining franchise legends Ron Francis (39 in 2002) and Mark Recchi (38 in 2006).
He is also one of the few players to score in the first two games of the final after turning 37, a feat previously accomplished by only one player older than him: Larry Robinson in 1989. Staal is the only player to score in each of the first three games of the final after turning 37, with Brad Marchand being the only other player to do so last year with Florida.
Furthermore, Staal is the first player since Mario Lemieux in 1992 to score five or more goals in the first four games of a Stanley Cup Final. He is also the first player since Mike Bossy in 1982 to score in each of the first four games of the final. Looking at longer streaks, Staal is the first player since Yvan Cournoyer in 1973 to score in five consecutive final games, and the first since Jean Beliveau in 1956 to score in the first five games of the final.