2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs - The stories behind the goal songs for the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche

It's a scene familiar to any NHL fan. The puck crosses the line. The crowd roars as the goal horn echoes through the arena. Then the beats of the team's goal song hit, signaling a full-on celebration and Pavlovian responses from those in attendance.

In New York, the fans sing «whoa» and «hey, hey, hey» to «Slapshot,» which was written by MSG music director Ray Castoldi for the New York Rangers.

In Tampa, the «heys» of Mona's song «Goons» follow those electrifying tallies from Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

In Denver, «Chase The Sun» by Planet Funk is the untraditional goal song playing after the many, many goals by the Colorado Avalanche.

Here are the stories behind the songs for the three remaining teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Ray Castoldi's muse was the 1994 New York Rangers Stanley Cup championship, their first Cup win since 1940.

«Everyone was giddy. So let's see if we can come up with a signature song for the Rangers that no one else had,» said Castoldi, who joined Madison Square Garden in 1991.

«Slapshot» debuted in 1995 when the Rangers' Stanley Cup banner went up. It replaced a saxophone-driven tune written by Ed Kalehoff, who penned the themes for «The Price Is Right» and «Double Dare.»

The song begins with a slow build before the drums and vocals kick in. «You don't want to get into it immediately. Everyone is jumping up and down and screaming. The [goal] horns give everyone a chance to get their bearings and then get to the part where they sing together,» Castoldi said.

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