For Immediate Release April 22, 2019 Stanley Cup Playoff
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 22, 2019 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF SECOND-ROUND BERTHS AT STAKE IN GAME 7 DOUBLEHEADER TUESDAY NEW YORK (April 22, 2019) -- Two Stanley Cup Playoff series will be decided in a Game 7 doubleheader Tuesday when the Boston Bruins play host to the Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m., ET, NBCSN, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS), followed by the San Jose Sharks facing the Vegas Golden Knights (10 p.m., ET, NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVAS). The past two playoff series between the Bruins and Maple Leafs have culminated in unprecedented Game 7 drama, both occurring at TD Garden. In 2013, Boston became the first team in NHL history to overcome a three-goal, third-period deficit to win a Game 7 (Boston 5, Toronto 4, OT). In 2018, the Bruins became the first team in League history to overcome three deficits of at least one goal to win a Game 7 in regulation (Boston 7, Toronto 4). Five current Bruins appeared in both the 2013 and 2018 contests: goaltender Tuukka Rask, defenseman Zdeno Chara and forwards Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Krejci. Two Maple Leafs players have done so: defenseman Jake Gardiner and forward Nazem Kadri. Chara (0-4--4 in 12 GP) is set to tie an NHL record by playing in his 13th career Game 7, joining all-time co-leaders Patrick Roy and Scott Stevens. Most Game 7 Appearances, All Time Most Game 7 Appearances, Active Patrick Roy 13 Zdeno Chara, BOS 12 Scott Stevens 13 Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 11 Zdeno Chara 12 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 11 Glenn Anderson 12 Patrice Bergeron, BOS 10 Ken Daneyko 12 Chris Kunitz, CHI 10 Stephane Yelle 12 Milan Lucic, EDM 10 Dave Andreychuk 11 David Krejci, BOS 9 Nicklas Backstrom 11 Valtteri Filppula, NYI 9 Doug Gilmour 11 Dan Girardi, TBL 9 Al MacInnis 11 Mike Green, DET 9 Alex Ovechkin 11 Carl Hagelin, WSH 9 Mark Recchi 11 Anton Stralman, TBL 9 The Sharks (6-4 in Game 7s) will host a series-decider for the fifth time, having won three of their previous four contests on home ice. In their most recent appearance, goaltender Martin Jones stopped 20 shots as San Jose blanked Nashville 5-0 in the 2016 Second Round during their run to the Stanley Cup Final. The Golden Knights will be making their Game 7 debut. The most recent franchise to play its first Game 7 was the 2018 Winnipeg Jets, who registered a 5-1 victory at Nashville to capture the Second Round series. Golden Knights center Paul Stastny tallied a pair of goals for Winnipeg, including the game-winner. Stastny has recorded 4-4--8 in four Game 7s overall. Game 7 Trends Of the 172 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs: * The team that scores first is 128-44 (.744) * Home teams own a 100-72 record (.581) * Forty-one have required overtime (23.8%). Home teams have a 21-20 edge. Page 2 of 4 Individual Game 7 Statistics Boston GP W-L G A Pts. Toronto GP W-L G A Pts. Noel Acciari 1 1-0 0 0 0 Connor Brown 1 0-1 0 0 0 David Backes 3 3-0 1 2 3 Travis Dermott 1 0-1 1 0 1 Patrice Bergeron 10 5-5 5 4 9 Tyler Ennis 1 0-1 0 0 0 Zdeno Chara 12 5-7 0 4 4 Jake Gardiner 2 0-2 0 2 2 Charlie Coyle 1 1-0 0 1 1 Ron Hainsey 3 2-1 0 0 0 Jake DeBrusk 1 1-0 2 0 2 Zach Hyman 1 0-1 0 0 0 Matt Grzelcyk 1 1-0 0 0 0 Andreas Johnsson 1 0-1 0 0 0 Danton Heinen 1 1-0 1 0 1 Nazem Kadri 2 0-2 1 1 2 Marcus Johansson 6 2-4 0 1 1 Kasperi Kapanen 1 0-1 1 0 1 David Krejci 9 5-4 0 8 8 Patrick Marleau 7 3-4 4 1 5 Torey Krug 2 1-1 1 1 2 Mitchell Marner 1 0-1 0 1 1 Sean Kuraly 1 1-0 0 0 0 Auston Matthews 1 0-1 0 0 0 Brad Marchand 7 5-2 3 4 7 Jake Muzzin 4 4-0 0 1 1 Charlie McAvoy 1 1-0 0 0 0 William Nylander 1 0-1 0 2 2 Kevan Miller 2 1-1 0 2 2 Morgan Rielly 1 0-1 0 0 0 John Moore 3 3-0 0 0 0 John Tavares 1 0-1 0 0 0 David Pastrnak 1 1-0 1 1 2 Nikita Zaitsev 1 0-1 0 0 0 Lee Stempniak 2 0-2 0 0 0 Chris Wagner 1 1-0 0 0 0 GP W-L GAA SV% GP W-L GAA SV% Tuukka Rask 4 2-2 3.72 .845 Frederik Andersen 3 0-3 4.51 .840 Jaroslav Halak 3 2-1 1.68 .953 Date Score Dec. Shots Tuukka Rask 4/25/18 TOR 4 at BOS 7 Loss 35 4/27/16 NSH 2 at ANA 1 Loss 20 Date Score Dec. Shots 5/30/15 CHI 5 at ANA 3 Loss 26 4/25/18 TOR 4 at BOS 7 Win 24 5/14/14 MTL 3 at BOS 1 Loss 18 5/13/13 TOR 4 at BOS 5 (OT) Win 28 5/14/10 PHI 4 at BOS 3 Loss 27 Jaroslav Halak Date Score Dec. Shots 4/27/15 NYI 1 at WSH 2 Loss 26 5/12/10 MTL 5 at PIT 2 Win 39 4/28/10 MTL 2 at WSH 1 Win 42 Boston Head Coach Toronto Head Coach Bruce Cassidy (1-0) Mike Babcock (3-6) Date Score Dec. Date Score Dec. 4/25/18 TOR 4 at BOS 7 Win 4/25/18 TOR 4 at BOS 7 Loss 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 Page 3 of 4 Team Game 7 Results Boston Bruins (14-12) 4/25/18, Eastern Conference First Round vs. Toronto (TOR 4 at BOS 7) 5/14/14, Eastern Conference Second Round vs. Montreal (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. Vancouver (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. 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 (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 (12-11) 4/25/18, Eastern Conference First Round vs. Boston (TOR 4 at BOS 7) 5/13/13, Eastern Conference QF vs. Boston (TOR 4 at BOS 5, OT) 4/20/04, Eastern Conference QF vs. Ottawa (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. Chicago (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, Norris Division 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.