Facts, Figures, and Notes On Stanley Cup Finals Game Sevens

NHL Media Services has put together a whole bevy of fact and figures on previous game sevens and how the players on Vancouver and Boston have done in their career in game sevens. It is not surprising that Mark Recchi has played in the most with eleven.

Boston ties a record playing their third game seven this year and has a chance to become the first team in history to win three in a season with a victory.

This will be the sixth Cup Final game seven in the last eleven years after only having ten between 1942 and 2000.

Make the jump for all the facts and figures...

STANLEY CUP CHAMPION TO BE DECIDED WEDNESDAY IN GAME 7

NEW YORK (June 14, 2011) -- The Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins will face off in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final Wednesday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver (8 p.m., ET, CBC, NBC, RDS), the pinnacle of a series and post-season typified by intense competition, unpredictability, late-game heroics and wild momentum shifts.

Wednesday's showdown will mark the seventh Game 7 of the 2011 post-season, matching the total from 1994 as the most in playoff history. The home team has prevailed in five of the six previous games and five of the six were decided by one goal.

Regardless of the outcome, History Will Be Made for one club and its passionate following. The Canucks, celebrating their 40th anniversary in the NHL, are in quest of their first Stanley Cup. The Bruins are vying for their first championship in 39 years.

The Bruins will tie a playoff record by playing their third Game 7 of this post-season, having eliminated the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning on home ice in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and Final, respectively, and have a chance to become the first club in League history to win three Game 7s in one year. The 1993 Toronto Maple Leafs and 2002 Colorado Avalanche, the only previous clubs to appear in three, won their first two appearances and were eliminated in Game 7 of the Conference Finals.

The Canucks will be making their second Game 7 appearance in 2011, having dethroned the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks with a 2-1 overtime victory in the Western Conference Quarterfinals on a goal by Alex Burrows at 5:22.

The Canucks and Bruins will contest the 16th Game 7 in a Stanley Cup Final. The home team has posted a 12-3 record in the 15 previous games. The Canucks have made one appearance, dropping a 3-2 decision to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in 1994. The Bruins have never contested a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final.

Four Boston players have appeared in at least seven career Game 7s, led by 43-year-old right wing Mark Recchi, who is set to participate in his 11th career game -- the most among active NHL players. Recchi's appearance Wednesday will make him one of nine players with at least 11 career Game 7s, joining Patrick Roy and Scott Stevens (13); Glenn Anderson, Ken Daneyko and Stephane Yelle (12); and Dave Andreychuk, Doug Gilmour and Al MacInnis (11).

Forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin have played in a team-leading five Game 7s for the Canucks.

Career Game 7 Player and Goaltender Statistics: Vancouver and Boston

Vancouver    GP    W-L    G    A    Pts.

Andrew Alberts    1    1-0    0    0    0
Keith Ballard    1    1-0    0    0    0
Kevin Bieksa    2    2-0    0    0    0
Alex Burrows    2    2-0    2    0    2
Alexander Edler    1    1-0    0    0    0
Christian Ehrhoff    2    2-0    0    2    2
Tanner Glass    1    1-0    0    0    0
Dan Hamhuis    1    1-0    0    0    0
Jannik Hansen    2    2-0    0    0    0
Chris Higgins    2    2-0    0    0    0
Ryan Kesler    1    1-0    0    1    1
Maxim Lapierre    4    4-0    0    1    1
Victor Oreskovich    1    1-0    0    0    0
Mason Raymond    1    1-0    0    1    1
Sami Salo    4    2-2    0    1    1
Mikael Samuelsson    3    2-1    1    0    1
Daniel Sedin    5    3-2    0    2    2
Henrik Sedin    5    3-2    2    2    4
Raffi Torres    2    1-1    0    1    1

Vancouver Goaltenders

    GP    Mins    W-L    GAA    SO    Sv%
Roberto Luongo    2    125    2-0    0.96    0    .962

Roberto Luongo

Date    Score    Dec.    Shots
4/26/11    CHI 1 at VAN 2 (OT)    Win    32
4/23/07    DAL 1 at VAN 4    Win    20

Vancouver Head Coach

Alain Vigneault (2-0)

Date    Score    Dec.
4/26/11    CHI 1 at VAN 2 (OT)    Win
4/23/07    DAL 1 at VAN 4    Win

Boston    GP    W-L    G    A    Pts.

Patrice Bergeron    5    2-3    0    1    1
Johnny Boychuk    3    2-1    1    1    2
Gregory Campbell    2    2-0    0    0    0
Zdeno Chara    7    2-5    0    2    2
Andrew Ference    8    4-4    1    3    4
Shane Hnidy    3    0-3    0    0    0
Nathan Horton    2    2-0    2    0    2
Tomas Kaberle    7    5-2    0    2    2
Chris Kelly    2    2-0    1    0    1
David Krejci    4    2-2    0    2    2
Milan Lucic    5    2-3    3    1    4
Brad Marchand    2    2-0    0    1    1
Adam McQuaid    2    2-0    0    1    1
Daniel Paille    3    2-1    0    0    0
Rich Peverley    2    2-0    0    1    1
Mark Recchi    10    6-4    3    4    7
Michael Ryder    5    3-2    1    1    2
Tyler Seguin    1    1-0    0    0    0
Dennis Seidenberg    5    4-1    0    3    3
Shawn Thornton    4    1-3    0    0    0

Boston Goaltenders

    GP    Mins    W-L    GAA    SO    Sv%
Tim Thomas    4    264    2-2    2.50    1    .917
Tuukka Rask    1    59    0-1    4.08    0    .852

Tim Thomas

Date    Score    Dec.    Shots
5/27/11    TB 0 at BOS 1    Win    24
4/27/11    MTL 3 at BOS 4 (OT)    Win    37
5/14/09    CAR 3 at BOS 2 (OT)    Loss    37
4/21/08    BOS 0 at MTL 5    Loss    35

Tuukka Rask

Date    Score    Dec.    Shots
5/14/10    PHI 4 at BOS 3    Loss    27

Boston Head Coach

Claude Julien (3-3)

Date    Score    Dec.
5/27/11    TB 0 at BOS 1    Win
4/27/11    MTL 3 at BOS 4 (OT)    Win
5/14/10    PHI 4 at BOS 3    Loss
5/14/09    CAR 3 at BOS 2 (OT)    Loss
4/21/08    BOS 0 at MTL 5    Loss
4/19/04    MTL 2 at BOS 0    Win

VANCOUVER, BOSTON RECORDS IN GAME 7

Vancouver Canucks (6-4)

4/26/11, Western Conference QF vs. Chicago (CHI 1 at VAN 2, OT)
4/24/07, Western Conference QF vs. Dallas (DAL 1 at VAN 4)
4/19/04, Western Conference QF vs. Calgary (CGY 3 at VAN 2, OT)
5/8/03, Western Conference SF vs. Minnesota (MIN 4 at VAN 2)
4/22/03, Western Conference QF vs. St. Louis (STL 1 at VAN 4)
5/19/95, Western Conference QF vs. St. Louis (VAN 5 at STL 3)
6/14/94, Stanley Cup Final vs. NY Rangers (VAN 2 at NYR 3)
4/30/94, Western Conference QF vs. Calgary (VAN 4 at CGY 3, 2OT)
4/30/92, Smythe Division SF vs. Winnipeg (WPG 0 at VAN 5)
4/15/89, Smythe Division SF vs. Calgary (VAN 3 at CGY 4, OT)

Boston Bruins (11-10)

5/27/11, Eastern Conference Final vs. Tampa Bay (TB 0 at BOS 1)
4/27/11, Eastern Conference QF vs. Montreal (MTL 3 at BOS 4, OT)
5/14/10, Eastern Conference SF vs. Philadelphia (PHI 4 at BOS 3)
5/14/09, Eastern Conference SF vs. Carolina (CAR 3 at BOS 2, OT)
4/21/08, Eastern Conference QF vs. Montreal (BOS 0 at MTL 5)
4/19/04, Eastern Conference QF vs. Montreal (MTL 2 at BOS 0)
4/29/94, Eastern Conference QF vs. Montreal (MTL 3 at BOS 5)
5/1/92, Adams Division SF vs. Buffalo (BUF 2 at BOS 3)
4/29/91, Adams Division Final vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at BOS 2)
4/17/90, Adams Division Semifinal vs. Hartford (HFD 1 at BOS 3)
5/14/88, Prince of Wales Conference Final vs. New Jersey (N.J. 2 at BOS 6)
4/24/83, Adams Division Final vs. Buffalo (BUF 2 at BOS 3, OT)
4/25/82, Adams Division Final vs. Quebec (QUE 2 at BOS 1)
5/10/79, Semifinal vs. Montreal (BOS 4 at MTL 5, OT)
4/25/76, Quarterfinal vs. Los Angeles (L.A. 0 at BOS 3)
4/18/71, Quarterfinal vs. Montreal (MTL 4 at BOS 2)
4/7/59, Semifinal vs. Toronto (TOR 3 at BOS 2)
4/8/52, Semifinal vs. Montreal (BOS 1 at MTL 3)
4/3/45, Semifinal vs. Detroit (BOS 3 at DET 5)
4/3/41, Semifinal vs. Toronto (TOR 1 at BOS 2)
4/2/39, Semifinal vs. NY Rangers (NYR 1 at BOS 2, 3OT)

Game 7 Results, 2010-11 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Date    Result    Notes

4/26    Buffalo 2 at Philadelphia 5    Flyers chased Sabres starter Ryan Miller
4/26    Chicago 1 at Vancouver 2 (OT)    Blackhawks' Toews tied it late, Canucks' Burrows scored in OT
4/27    Montreal 3 at Boston 4 (OT)    Nathan Horton scored his second OT goal of the series
4/27    Tampa Bay 1 at Pittsburgh 0    Dwayne Roloson made 36 saves for the shutout
5/12    Detroit 2 at San Jose 3    Sharks prevailed in sixth one-goal game of the series
5/27    Tampa Bay 0 at Boston 1    Nathan Horton scored second Game 7 GWG in a month

Game 7 Results, Stanley Cup Final
Year    Result    Notes

1942    Detroit 1 at Toronto 3    Three goals in third period overcame 1-0 deficit
1945    Toronto 2 at Detroit 1    Babe Pratt's power-play goal in third period broke 1-1 tie
1950    NY Rangers 3 at Detroit 4 (2OT)    First Game 7 in Final decided in overtime
1954    Montreal 1 at Detroit 2 (OT)    Most recent Game 7 in Final decided in overtime
1955    Montreal 1 at Detroit 3    Alex Delvecchio scored two; Gordie Howe added the other
1964    Detroit 0 at Toronto 4    Leafs' third straight Cup win; Johnny Bower recorded shutout
1965    Chicago 0 at Montreal 4    All goals in first period; Gump Worsley recorded the shutout
1971    Montreal 3 at Chicago 2    Henri Richard scored game-winner in third period
1987    Philadelphia 1 at Edmonton 3    Oilers tallied one goal in each period to overcome early deficit
1994    Vancouver 2 at NY Rangers 3    Mark Messier scored game-winner in second period
2001    New Jersey 1 at Colorado 3    Alex Tanguay had three points; Ray Bourque gets first Cup
2003    Anaheim 0 at New Jersey 3    Home clubs won all Final games for the first time since 1965
2004    Calgary 1 at Tampa Bay 2    Ruslan Fedotenko scored both Tampa Bay goals
2006    Edmonton 1 at Carolina 3    Frantisek Kaberle scored the game-winner in second period
2009    Pittsburgh 2 at Detroit 1    Maxime Talbot scored both Pittsburgh goals

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