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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 24, 2018

BRUINS, MAPLE LEAFS TO CONTEST GAME 7 WEDNESDAY

NEW YORK (April 24, 2018) -- The First Round of the 2018 Playoffs will conclude in dramatic fashion Wednesday when the Bruins and Maple Leafs face off in Game 7 at TD Garden in Boston (7:30 p.m., ET, NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVA Sports).

The winner of Wednesday's showdown will advance to the Second Round and face the Atlantic Division-champion .

The Bruins hold an all-time record of 13-12 in Game 7s, including a 12-8 mark on home ice. This will mark Boston’s 26th appearance in a Game 7, breaking a tie with the Red Wings (25) for the most in NHL history. The Maple Leafs own an all-time record of 12-10 in Game 7s, including a 5-9 mark on the road.

Boston holds a 2-1 edge in three previous head-to-head Game 7 matchups vs. Toronto – including the 2013 Conference Quarterfinals when the Bruins became the first team in NHL history to overcome a three-, third-period deficit to win in a Game 7. Trailing 4-1, the Bruins scored four unanswered goals – including the tying goal with 51 seconds remaining in regulation and winner, both by .

Bergeron is one of seven current Bruins who were in uniform for the club for the series decider against Toronto five years ago, joined by the goaltending tandem of and Anton Khudobin, as well as Zdeno Chara, David Krejci, Brad Marchand and Adam McQuaid.

Four players on the current Maple Leafs roster skated for Toronto in that game: Jake Gardiner, , Leo Komarov and James van Riemsdyk.

Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara will be making his 12th career Game 7 appearance, the most among active players and one behind all-time leaders and (13).

Most Game 7 Appearances, All Time Most Game 7 Appearances, Active

Patrick Roy 13 Zdeno Chara, BOS 11 Scott Stevens 13 Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 10 Glenn Anderson 12 Marian Hossa, CHI 10 12 , EDM 10 Stephane Yelle 12 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 10 Zdeno Chara 11 Patrice Bergeron, BOS 9 Dave Andreychuk 11 Valtteri Filppula, PHI 9 11 Mike Green, DET 9 Al MacInnis 11 , PIT 9 Mark Recchi 11 Chris Kunitz, TBL 9

Game 7 Trends

* The team that scores first is 126-43 (.746) in the 169 all-time Game 7s in the .

* Home teams own a 99-70 (.586) advantage in the 169 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

* Forty-one Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs have required overtime (24.3%). Home teams have a 21-20 edge.

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Individual Game 7 Statistics

Boston GP W-L G A Pts. Toronto GP W-L G A Pts. David Backes 2 2-0 1 1 2 Jake Gardiner 1 0-1 0 1 1 Patrice Bergeron 9 4-5 4 2 6 Ron Hainsey 2 2-0 0 0 0 Zdeno Chara 11 4-7 0 3 3 Nazem Kadri 1 0-1 1 1 2 7 5-2 2 2 4 Leo Komarov 1 0-1 0 0 0 Nick Holden 1 0-1 1 0 1 Patrick Marleau 6 3-3 2 1 3 David Krejci 8 4-4 0 5 5 Matt Martin 1 0-1 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 1 1 8 6-2 2 2 4 Brad Marchand 6 4-2 2 3 5 Tomas Plekanec 5 4-1 1 3 4 Adam McQuaid 4 4-0 0 1 1 Roman Polak 1 1-0 0 0 0 Kevan Miller 1 0-1 0 0 0 James van Riemsdyk 3 2-1 2 2 4 Rick Nash 5 4-1 0 1 1 Tommy Wingels 3 1-2 0 0 0

GP Mins W-L GAA SO Sv% GP Mins W-L GAA SO Sv% Tuukka Rask 3 182 1-2 3.63 0 .849 Frederik Andersen 2 115 0-2 3.65 0 .848

Date Score Dec. Shots Date Score Dec. Shots 5/14/14 MTL 3 at BOS 1 Loss 18 4/27/16 NSH 2 at ANA 1 Loss 20 5/13/13 TOR 4 at BOS 5 (OT) Win 28 5/30/15 CHI 5 at ANA 3 Loss 26 5/14/10 PHI 4 at BOS 3 Loss 27

Boston Head Coach Toronto Head Coach

Bruce Cassidy (0-0) Mike Babcock (3-5)

Date Score Dec. 4/29/15 DET 0 at TBL 2 Loss 5/29/13 DET 1 at CHI 2 (OT) Loss 5/12/13 DET 3 at ANA 2 Win 5/12/11 DET 2 at SJS 3 Loss 4/27/10 DET 6 at PHX 1 Win 6/12/09 PIT 2 at DET 1 Loss 5/14/09 ANA 3 at DET 4 Win 6/9/03 ANA 0 at NJD 3 Loss

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Team Game 7 Results

Boston Bruins in Game 7 (13-12)

5/14/14, Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (MTL 3 at BOS 1) 5/13/13, Eastern Conference QF vs. Toronto (TOR 4 at BOS 5, OT) 4/25/12, Eastern Conference QF vs. Washington (WSH 2 at BOS 1, OT) 6/15/11, Stanley Cup Final vs. (BOS 4 at VAN 0) 5/27/11, Eastern Conference Final vs. Tampa Bay (TBL 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. (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, 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 (NJD 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 (LAK 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)

Toronto Maple Leafs (12-10)

5/13/13, Eastern Conference QF vs. Boston (TOR 4 at BOS 5, OT) 4/20/04, Eastern Conference QF vs. (OTT 1 at TOR 4) 4/22/03, Eastern Conference QF vs. Philadelphia (TOR 1 at PHI 6) 5/14/02, Eastern Conference SF vs. Ottawa (OTT 0 at TOR 3) 4/30/02, Eastern Conference QF vs. NY Islanders (NYI 2 at TOR 4) 5/9/01, Eastern Conference SF vs. New Jersey (TOR 1 at NJD 5) 5/19/95, Western Conference QF vs. (TOR 2 at CHI 5) 5/14/94, Western Conference SF vs. San Jose (SJS 2 at TOR 4) 5/29/93, Western Conference Final vs. Los Angeles (LAK 5 at TOR 4) 5/15/93, Final vs. St. Louis (STL 0 at TOR 6) 5/1/93, Norris Division SF vs. Detroit (TOR 4 at DET 3, OT) 5/3/87, Norris Division Final vs. Detroit (TOR 0 at DET 3) 4/30/86, Norris Division Final vs. St. Louis (TOR 1 at STL 2) 4/29/78, Quarterfinal vs. NY Islanders (TOR 2 at NYI 1, OT) 4/25/76, Quarterfinal vs. Philadelphia (TOR 3 at PHI 7) 4/25/64, Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit (DET 0 at TOR 4) 4/9/64, Semifinal vs. Montreal (TOR 3 at MTL 1) 4/7/59, Semifinal vs. Boston (TOR 3 at BOS 2) 4/9/50, Semifinal vs. Detroit (TOR 0 at DET 1, OT) 4/22/45, Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit (TOR 2 at DET 1) 4/18/42, Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit (DET 1 at TOR 3) 4/3/41, Semifinal vs. Boston (TOR 1 at BOS 2)

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