The National Hockey League is paying tribute to one of the greatest sports games of all time, NHL 94, by adding a splash of the game to some current highlights. It’s got the music, the star outline of the player, and the little ref in the corner signaling goal. It’s definitely one of the coolest twists to conventional highlights out there.

Check out Patrick Kane’s spin-o-rama goal getting the video game treatment.

Here are some EA Sports people and NHL stars talking more about the game.

Check out more video gamed styled highlights at the NHL Videos website.

Also, who could forget one of the greatest movie scenes in history involving NHL ’94? (Warning: NSFW language in the clip)

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H/T Awful Announcing