List of NHL game sevens

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Since its opening in 1968, nine game sevens have been played at Madison Square Garden.
Between 1979 and 2017, Joe Louis Arena hosted eight game sevens, including one in the 2009 finals.

In the National Hockey League (NHL), a game seven is the final game in a best-of-seven series in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Based on the playoffs format arrangement,[lower-alpha 1] it is played in the venue of the team holding home-ice advantage for the series. The necessity of a game seven cannot be known until the outcome of game six is determined, assuming that a series reaches the sixth game. In other words, game seven is the only one in a best-of-seven series that is not guaranteed more than one game in advance.

The Stanley Cup Finals first employed the best-of-seven format in 1939. The league's semifinals also used the best-of-seven format beginning that same year, as well as the quarterfinal round that was added in 1968. Beginning in 1982, the playoff format was changed from semifinals and quarterfinals, to conference finals and division finals, respectively. A division semifinal round was also added in 1982, but did not begin to use the best-of-seven format until 1987. Starting in 1994, the division final and division semifinal rounds became the conference semifinal and conference quarterfinal rounds, respectively. Beginning with 2014, these rounds were renamed to simply the "first" and "second" rounds.[1]

Since instituting the best-of-seven format for the 1939 Stanley Cup playoffs, 190 game sevens have been played. Of those, 79 have been won by the road team. There have been 19 seasons in which no game sevens were played: 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1973, and 1977. In 2005, no playoffs were held due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The only active NHL franchises that has never played in a game seven are the Columbus Blue Jackets and Seattle Kraken. The 1994, 2011, and 2014 playoffs hold the record for most game sevens played, with seven out of a possible fifteen. The Boston Bruins have played in 29 game sevens in franchise history, the most of any team. The Bruins and Montreal Canadiens have won 15 game sevens each, the most of any teams in NHL history. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins, and Los Angeles Kings hold the record for most game sevens played in a single season, having played three in 1993, 2002, 2011, and 2014, respectively. The Bruins and Kings won all three.

Key

OT Overtime (the number in front indicates the number of overtime periods played, if there were more than one)
Indicates the team that won a game seven after coming back from an 0–3 series deficit
§ Indicates the team that lost a game seven after coming back from an 0–3 series deficit
Indicates a game seven that was played at a neutral site
Road* Indicates a game seven that was won by the (designated) road team
Year (X) Indicates the number of game sevens played in that year's postseason
Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season
Team (#) Indicates team and the number of game sevens played by that team at that point

All-time game sevens

Year Playoff round Date Venue Winner Result Loser Ref.
1939 (1) Semifinals April 2, 1939 Boston Garden Boston Bruins (1) 2–1 (3OT) New York Rangers (1)§ [2]
1941 (1) Semifinals April 3, 1941 Boston Bruins (2) 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1) [3]
1942 (1) Finals April 18, 1942 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto Maple Leafs (2) 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1) [4]
1945 (1) Semifinals April 3, 1945 Detroit Olympia Detroit Red Wings (2) 5–3 Boston Bruins (3) [5]
1945 (2) Finals April 22, 1945 Toronto Maple Leafs (3) 2–1* Detroit Red Wings (3)§ [6]
1949 (1) Semifinals April 5, 1949 Detroit Red Wings (4) 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1) [7]
1950 (1) Semifinals April 9, 1950 Detroit Red Wings (5) 1–0 (OT) Toronto Maple Leafs (4) [8]
1950 (2) Finals April 23, 1950 Detroit Red Wings (6) 4–3 (2OT) New York Rangers (2) [9]
1952 (1) Semifinals April 8, 1952 Montreal Forum Montreal Canadiens (2) 3–1 Boston Bruins (4) [10]
1953 (1) Semifinals April 7, 1953 Montreal Canadiens (3) 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1) [11]
1954 (1) Finals April 16, 1954 Detroit Olympia Detroit Red Wings (7) 2–1 (OT) Montreal Canadiens (4) [12]
1955 (1) Finals April 14, 1955 Detroit Red Wings (8) 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (5) [13]
1959 (1) Semifinals April 7, 1959 Boston Garden Toronto Maple Leafs (5) 3–2* Boston Bruins (5) [14]
1964 (1) Semifinals April 9, 1964 Montreal Forum Toronto Maple Leafs (6) 3–1* Montreal Canadiens (6) [15]
1964 (2) Chicago Stadium Detroit Red Wings (9) 4–2* Chicago Black Hawks (2) [16]
1964 (3) Finals April 25, 1964 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto Maple Leafs (7) 4–0 Detroit Red Wings (10) [17]
1965 (1) Semifinals April 15, 1965 Detroit Olympia Chicago Black Hawks (3) 4–2* Detroit Red Wings (11) [18]
1965 (2) Finals May 1, 1965 Montreal Forum Montreal Canadiens (7) 4–0 Chicago Black Hawks (4) [19]
1968 (1) Quarterfinals April 18, 1968 Spectrum St. Louis Blues (1) 3–1* Philadelphia Flyers (1) [20]
1968 (2) Long Beach Arena Minnesota North Stars (1) 9–4* Los Angeles Kings (1) [21]
1968 (3) Semifinals May 3, 1968 St. Louis Arena St. Louis Blues (2) 2–1 (2OT) Minnesota North Stars (2) [22]
1969 (1) Quarterfinals April 13, 1969 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena Los Angeles Kings (2) 5–3* Oakland Seals (1) [23]
1971 (1) Quarterfinals April 18, 1971 Boston Garden Montreal Canadiens (8) 4–2* Boston Bruins (6) [24]
1971 (2) Semifinals May 2, 1971 Chicago Stadium Chicago Black Hawks (5) 4–2 New York Rangers (3) [25]
1971 (3) Finals May 18, 1971 Montreal Canadiens (9) 3–2* Chicago Black Hawks (6) [26]
1972 (1) Quarterfinals April 16, 1972 Metropolitan Sports Center St. Louis Blues (3) 2–1 (OT)* Minnesota North Stars (3) [27]
1974 (1) Semifinals May 5, 1974 Spectrum Philadelphia Flyers (2) 4–3 New York Rangers (4) [28]
1975 (1) Quarterfinals April 26, 1975 Civic Arena New York Islanders (1) 1–0* Pittsburgh Penguins (1) [29]
1975 (2) Semifinals May 13, 1975 Spectrum Philadelphia Flyers (3) 4–1 New York Islanders (2) § [30]
1976 (1) Quarterfinals April 25, 1976 Philadelphia Flyers (4) 7–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (8) [31]
1976 (2) Boston Garden Boston Bruins (7) 3–0 Los Angeles Kings (3) [32]
1978 (1) Quarterfinals April 29, 1978 Nassau Coliseum Toronto Maple Leafs (9) 2–1 (OT)* New York Islanders (3) [33]
1979 (1) Semifinals May 10, 1979 Montreal Forum Montreal Canadiens (10) 5–4 (OT) Boston Bruins (8) [34]
1980 (1) Quarterfinals April 27, 1980 Minnesota North Stars (4) 3–2* Montreal Canadiens (11) [35]
1981 (1) Quarterfinals April 26, 1981 Spectrum Calgary Flames (1) 4–1* Philadelphia Flyers (5) [36]
1982 (1) Division Finals April 25, 1982 Boston Garden Quebec Nordiques (1) 2–1* Boston Bruins (9) [37]
1983 (1) Division Finals April 24, 1983 Boston Bruins (10) 3–2 (OT) Buffalo Sabres (1) [38]
1984 (1) Division Finals April 22, 1984 Met Center Minnesota North Stars (5) 4–3 (OT) St. Louis Blues (4) [39]
1984 (2) Northlands Coliseum Edmonton Oilers (1) 7–4 Calgary Flames (2) [40]
1985 (1) Division Finals May 2, 1985 Montreal Forum Quebec Nordiques (2) 3–2 (OT)* Montreal Canadiens (12) [41]
1986 (1) Division Finals April 29, 1986 Montreal Canadiens (13) 2–1 (OT) Hartford Whalers (1) [42]
1986 (2) April 30, 1986 St. Louis Arena St. Louis Blues (5) 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (10) [43]
1986 (3) Northlands Coliseum Calgary Flames (3) 3–2* Edmonton Oilers (2) [44]
1986 (4) Conference Finals May 14, 1986 Olympic Saddledome Calgary Flames (4) 2–1 St. Louis Blues (6) [45]
1987 (1) Division Semifinals April 18, 1987 Capital Centre New York Islanders (4) 3–2 (4OT)* Washington Capitals (1) [46]
1987 (2) Division Finals May 2, 1987 Montreal Forum Montreal Canadiens (14) 5–3 Quebec Nordiques (3) [47]
1987 (3) Spectrum Philadelphia Flyers (6) 5–1 New York Islanders (5) [48]
1987 (4) May 3, 1987 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Red Wings (12) 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (11) [49]
1987 (5) Finals May 31, 1987 Northlands Coliseum Edmonton Oilers (3) 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers (7) [50]
1988 (1) Division Semifinals April 16, 1988 Capital Centre Washington Capitals (2) 5–4 (OT) Philadelphia Flyers (8) [51]
1988 (2) Division Finals April 30, 1988 New Jersey Devils (1) 3–2* Washington Capitals (3) [52]
1988 (3) Conference Finals May 14, 1988 Boston Garden Boston Bruins (11) 6–2 New Jersey Devils (2) [53]
1989 (1) Division Semifinals April 15, 1989 Olympic Saddledome Calgary Flames (5) 4–3 (OT) Vancouver Canucks (1) [54]
1989 (2) Great Western Forum Los Angeles Kings (4) 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (4) [55]
1989 (3) Division Finals April 29, 1989 Civic Arena Philadelphia Flyers (9) 4–1* Pittsburgh Penguins (2) [56]
1990 (1) Division Semifinals April 16, 1990 Chicago Stadium Chicago Blackhawks (7) 5–2 Minnesota North Stars (6) [57]
1990 (2) Northlands Coliseum Edmonton Oilers (5) 4–1 Winnipeg Jets (I) (1) [58]
1990 (3) April 17, 1990 Boston Garden Boston Bruins (12) 3–1 Hartford Whalers (2) [59]
1990 (4) Division Finals April 30, 1990 Chicago Stadium Chicago Blackhawks (8) 8–2 St. Louis Blues (7) [60]
1991 (1) Division Semifinals April 15, 1991 Civic Arena Pittsburgh Penguins (3) 4–0 New Jersey Devils (3) [61]
1991 (2) April 16, 1991 St. Louis Arena St. Louis Blues (8) 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (13) [62]
1991 (3) Olympic Saddledome Edmonton Oilers (6) 5–4 (OT)* Calgary Flames (6) [63]
1991 (4) Division Finals April 29, 1991 Boston Garden Boston Bruins (13) 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (15) [64]
1992 (1) Division Semifinals April 30, 1992 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Red Wings (14) 5–2 Minnesota North Stars (7) [65]
1992 (2) Pacific Coliseum Vancouver Canucks (2) 5–0 Winnipeg Jets (I) (2) [66]
1992 (3) May 1, 1992 Montreal Forum Montreal Canadiens (16) 3–2 (2OT) Hartford Whalers (3) [67]
1992 (4) Boston Garden Boston Bruins (14) 3–2 Buffalo Sabres (2) [68]
1992 (5) Madison Square Garden New York Rangers (5) 8–4 New Jersey Devils (4) [69]
1992 (6) Capital Centre Pittsburgh Penguins (4) 3–1* Washington Capitals (4) [70]
1993 (1) Division Semifinals May 1, 1993 Joe Louis Arena Toronto Maple Leafs (12) 4–3 (OT)* Detroit Red Wings (15) [71]
1993 (2) Division Finals May 14, 1993 Civic Arena New York Islanders (6) 4–3 (OT)* Pittsburgh Penguins (5) [72]
1993 (3) May 15, 1993 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto Maple Leafs (13) 6–0 St. Louis Blues (9) [73]
1993 (4) Conference Finals May 29, 1993 Los Angeles Kings (5) 5–4* Toronto Maple Leafs (14) [74]
1994 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 29, 1994 Brendan Byrne Arena New Jersey Devils (5) 2–1 Buffalo Sabres (3) [75]
1994 (2) Boston Garden Boston Bruins (15) 5–3 Montreal Canadiens (17) [76]
1994 (3) April 30, 1994 Joe Louis Arena San Jose Sharks (1) 3–2* Detroit Red Wings (16) [77]
1994 (4) Olympic Saddledome Vancouver Canucks (3) 4–3 (2OT)* Calgary Flames (7) [78]
1994 (5) Conference Semifinals May 14, 1994 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto Maple Leafs (15) 4–2 San Jose Sharks (2) [79]
1994 (6) Conference Finals May 27, 1994 Madison Square Garden New York Rangers (6) 2–1 (2OT) New Jersey Devils (6) [80]
1994 (7) Finals June 14, 1994 New York Rangers (7) 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (4) [81]
1995 (1) Conference Quarterfinals May 18, 1995 Civic Arena Pittsburgh Penguins (6) 3–0 Washington Capitals (5) [82]
1995 (2) May 19, 1995 United Center Chicago Blackhawks (9) 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (16) [83]
1995 (3) Kiel Center Vancouver Canucks (5) 5–3* St. Louis Blues (10) [84]
1995 (4) Olympic Saddledome San Jose Sharks (3) 5–4 (2OT)* Calgary Flames (8) [85]
1996 (1) Conference Semifinals May 16, 1996 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Red Wings (17) 1–0 (2OT) St. Louis Blues (11) [86]
1996 (2) Conference Finals June 1, 1996 Civic Arena Florida Panthers (1) 3–1* Pittsburgh Penguins (7) [87]
1997 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 29, 1997 Marine Midland Arena Buffalo Sabres (4) 3–2 (OT) Ottawa Senators (1) [88]
1997 (2) Reunion Arena Edmonton Oilers (7) 4–3 (OT)* Dallas Stars (8) [89]
1997 (3) Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1) 3–0 Phoenix Coyotes (3) [90]
1998 (1) Conference Quarterfinals May 4, 1998 McNichols Sports Arena Edmonton Oilers (8) 4–0* Colorado Avalanche (4) [91]
1999 (1) Conference Quarterfinals May 4, 1999 Continental Airlines Arena Pittsburgh Penguins (8) 4–2* New Jersey Devils (7) [92]
1999 (2) America West Arena St. Louis Blues (12) 1–0 (OT)* Phoenix Coyotes (4) [93]
1999 (3) Conference Finals June 4, 1999 Reunion Arena Dallas Stars (9) 4–1 Colorado Avalanche (5) [94]
2000 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 25, 2000 Kiel Center San Jose Sharks (4) 3–1* St. Louis Blues (13) [95]
2000 (2) Conference Finals May 26, 2000 First Union Center New Jersey Devils (8) 2–1* Philadelphia Flyers (10) [96]
2000 (3) May 27, 2000 Reunion Arena Dallas Stars (10) 3–2 Colorado Avalanche (6) [97]
2001 (1) Conference Semifinals May 9, 2001 Continental Airlines Arena New Jersey Devils (9) 5–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (17) [98]
2001 (2) Pepsi Center Colorado Avalanche (7) 5–1 Los Angeles Kings (6) [99]
2001 (3) May 10, 2001 HSBC Arena Pittsburgh Penguins (9) 3–2 (OT)* Buffalo Sabres (5) [100]
2001 (4) Finals June 9, 2001 Pepsi Center Colorado Avalanche (8) 3–1 New Jersey Devils (10) [101]
2002 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 29, 2002 Pepsi Center Colorado Avalanche (9) 4–0 Los Angeles Kings (7) [102]
2002 (2) April 30, 2002 Air Canada Centre Toronto Maple Leafs (18) 4–2 New York Islanders (7) [103]
2002 (3) Conference Semifinals May 14, 2002 Air Canada Centre Toronto Maple Leafs (19) 3–0 Ottawa Senators (2) [104]
2002 (4) May 15, 2002 Pepsi Center Colorado Avalanche (10) 1–0 San Jose Sharks (5) [105]
2002 (5) Conference Finals May 31, 2002 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Red Wings (18) 7–0 Colorado Avalanche (11) [106]
2003 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 22, 2003 First Union Center Philadelphia Flyers (11) 6–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (20) [107]
2003 (2) Pepsi Center Minnesota Wild (1) 3–2 (OT)* Colorado Avalanche (12) [108]
2003 (3) GM Place Vancouver Canucks (6) 4–1 St. Louis Blues (14) [109]
2003 (4) Conference Semifinals May 8, 2003 GM Place Minnesota Wild (2) 4–2* Vancouver Canucks (7) [110]
2003 (5) Conference Finals May 23, 2003 Corel Centre New Jersey Devils (11) 3–2* Ottawa Senators (3) [111]
2003 (6) Finals June 9, 2003 Continental Airlines Arena New Jersey Devils (12) 3–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2) [112]
2004 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 19, 2004 FleetCenter Montreal Canadiens (18) 2–0* Boston Bruins (16) [113]
2004 (2) GM Place Calgary Flames (9) 3–2 (OT)* Vancouver Canucks (8) [114]
2004 (3) April 20, 2004 Air Canada Centre Toronto Maple Leafs (21) 4–1 Ottawa Senators (4) [115]
2004 (4) Conference Finals May 22, 2004 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa Bay Lightning (1) 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (12) [116]
2004 (5) Finals June 7, 2004 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa Bay Lightning (2) 2–1 Calgary Flames (10) [117]
2006 (1) Conference Quarterfinals May 3, 2006 Pengrowth Saddledome Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (3) 3–0* Calgary Flames (11) [118]
2006 (2) Conference Finals June 1, 2006 RBC Center Carolina Hurricanes (4) 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (6) [119]
2006 (3) Finals June 19, 2006 RBC Center Carolina Hurricanes (5) 3–1 Edmonton Oilers (9) [120]
2007 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 23, 2007 GM Place Vancouver Canucks (9) 4–1 Dallas Stars (11) [121]
2008 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 21, 2008 Bell Centre Montreal Canadiens (19) 5–0 Boston Bruins (17) [122]
2008 (2) April 22, 2008 Verizon Center Philadelphia Flyers (13) 3–2 (OT)* Washington Capitals (6) [123]
2008 (3) HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose Sharks (6) 5–3 Calgary Flames (12) [124]
2009 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 28, 2009 Verizon Center Washington Capitals (7) 2–1 New York Rangers (8) [125]
2009 (2) Prudential Center Carolina Hurricanes (6) 4–3* New Jersey Devils (13) [126]
2009 (3) Conference Semifinals May 13, 2009 Verizon Center Pittsburgh Penguins (10) 6–2* Washington Capitals (8) [127]
2009 (4) May 14, 2009 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Red Wings (19) 4–3 Anaheim Ducks (4) [128]
2009 (5) TD Banknorth Garden Carolina Hurricanes (7) 3–2 (OT)* Boston Bruins (18) [129]
2009 (6) Finals June 12, 2009 Joe Louis Arena Pittsburgh Penguins (11) 2–1* Detroit Red Wings (20) [130]
2010 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 27, 2010 Jobing.com Arena Detroit Red Wings (21) 6–1* Phoenix Coyotes (5) [131]
2010 (2) April 28, 2010 Verizon Center Montreal Canadiens (20) 2–1* Washington Capitals (9) [132]
2010 (3) Conference Semifinals May 12, 2010 Mellon Arena Montreal Canadiens (21) 5–2* Pittsburgh Penguins (12) [133]
2010 (4) May 14, 2010 TD Garden Philadelphia Flyers (14) 4–3* Boston Bruins (19) [134]
2011 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 26, 2011 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Flyers (15) 5–2 Buffalo Sabres (7) [135]
2011 (2) Rogers Arena Vancouver Canucks (10) 2–1 (OT) Chicago Blackhawks (10)§ [136]
2011 (3) April 27, 2011 TD Garden Boston Bruins (20) 4–3 (OT) Montreal Canadiens (22) [137]
2011 (4) Consol Energy Center Tampa Bay Lightning (3) 1–0* Pittsburgh Penguins (13) [138]
2011 (5) Conference Semifinals May 12, 2011 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose Sharks (7) 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (22)§ [139]
2011 (6) Conference Finals May 27, 2011 TD Garden Boston Bruins (21) 1–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (4) [140]
2011 (7) Finals June 15, 2011 Rogers Arena Boston Bruins (22) 4–0* Vancouver Canucks (11) [141]
2012 (1) Conference Quarterfinals April 25, 2012 TD Garden Washington Capitals (10) 2–1 (OT)* Boston Bruins (23) [142]
2012 (2) April 26, 2012 Madison Square Garden New York Rangers (9) 2–1 Ottawa Senators (5) [143]
2012 (3) BankAtlantic Center New Jersey Devils (14) 3–2 (2OT)* Florida Panthers (2) [144]
2012 (4) Conference Semifinals May 12, 2012 Madison Square Garden New York Rangers (10) 2–1 Washington Capitals (11) [145]
2013 (1) Conference Quarterfinals May 12, 2013 Honda Center Detroit Red Wings (23) 3–2* Anaheim Ducks (5) [146]
2013 (2) May 13, 2013 TD Garden Boston Bruins (24) 5–4 (OT) Toronto Maple Leafs (22) [147]
2013 (3) Verizon Center New York Rangers (11) 5–0* Washington Capitals (12) [148]
2013 (4) Conference Semifinals May 28, 2013 Staples Center Los Angeles Kings (8) 2–1 San Jose Sharks (8) [149]
2013 (5) May 29, 2013 United Center Chicago Blackhawks (11) 2–1 (OT) Detroit Red Wings (24) [150]
2014 (1) First Round April 30, 2014 Madison Square Garden New York Rangers (12) 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (16) [151]
2014 (2) Pepsi Center Minnesota Wild (3) 5–4 (OT)* Colorado Avalanche (13) [152]
2014 (3) SAP Center at San Jose Los Angeles Kings (9) 5–1* San Jose Sharks (9) [153]
2014 (4) Second Round May 13, 2014 Consol Energy Center New York Rangers (13) 2–1* Pittsburgh Penguins (14) [154]
2014 (5) May 14, 2014 TD Garden Montreal Canadiens (23) 3–1* Boston Bruins (25) [155]
2014 (6) May 16, 2014 Honda Center Los Angeles Kings (10) 6–2* Anaheim Ducks (6) [156]
2014 (7) Conference Finals June 1, 2014 United Center Los Angeles Kings (11) 5–4 (OT)* Chicago Blackhawks (12) [157]
2015 (1) First Round April 27, 2015 Verizon Center Washington Capitals (13) 2–1 New York Islanders (8) [158]
2015 (2) April 29, 2015 Amalie Arena Tampa Bay Lightning (5) 2–0 Detroit Red Wings (25) [159]
2015 (3) Second Round May 13, 2015 Madison Square Garden New York Rangers (14) 2–1 (OT) Washington Capitals (14) [160]
2015 (4) Conference Finals May 29, 2015 Madison Square Garden Tampa Bay Lightning (6) 2–0* New York Rangers (15) [161]
2015 (5) May 30, 2015 Honda Center Chicago Blackhawks (13) 5–3* Anaheim Ducks (7) [162]
2016 (1) First Round April 25, 2016 Scottrade Center St. Louis Blues (15) 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks (14) [163]
2016 (2) April 27, 2016 Honda Center Nashville Predators (1) 2–1* Anaheim Ducks (8) [164]
2016 (3) Second Round May 11, 2016 American Airlines Center St. Louis Blues (16) 6–1* Dallas Stars (12) [165]
2016 (4) May 12, 2016 SAP Center at San Jose San Jose Sharks (10) 5–0 Nashville Predators (2) [166]
2016 (5) Conference Finals May 26, 2016 Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh Penguins (15) 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (7) [167]
2017 (1) Second Round May 10, 2017 Verizon Center Pittsburgh Penguins (16) 2–0* Washington Capitals (15) [168]
2017 (2) Honda Center Anaheim Ducks (9) 2–1 Edmonton Oilers (10) [169]
2017 (3) Conference Finals May 25, 2017 PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh Penguins (17) 3–2 (2OT) Ottawa Senators (6) [170]
2018 (1) First Round April 25, 2018 TD Garden Boston Bruins (26) 7–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (23) [171]
2018 (2) Second Round May 10, 2018 Bridgestone Arena Winnipeg Jets (II) (1) 5–1* Nashville Predators (3) [172]
2018 (3) Conference Finals May 23, 2018 Amalie Arena Washington Capitals (16) 4–0* Tampa Bay Lightning (8) [173]
2019 (1) First Round April 23, 2019 TD Garden Boston Bruins (27) 5–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (24) [174]
2019 (2) SAP Center at San Jose San Jose Sharks (11) 5–4 (OT) Vegas Golden Knights (1) [175]
2019 (3) April 24, 2019 Capital One Arena Carolina Hurricanes (8) 4–3 (2OT)* Washington Capitals (17) [176]
2019 (4) Second Round May 7, 2019 Enterprise Center St. Louis Blues (17) 2–1 (2OT) Dallas Stars (13) [177]
2019 (5) May 8, 2019 SAP Center at San Jose San Jose Sharks (12) 3–2 Colorado Avalanche (14) [178]
2019 (6) Finals June 12, 2019 TD Garden St. Louis Blues (18) 4–1* Boston Bruins (28) [179]
2020 (1) Second Round September 4, 2020 Rogers Place Dallas Stars (14) 5–4 (OT)* Colorado Avalanche (15) [180]
2020 (2) Vegas Golden Knights (2) 3–0 Vancouver Canucks (12) [181]
2020 (3) September 5, 2020 Scotiabank Arena New York Islanders (9) 4–0* Philadelphia Flyers (17) [182]
2021 (1) First Round May 28, 2021 T-Mobile Arena Vegas Golden Knights (3) 6–2 Minnesota Wild (4) [183]
2021 (2) May 31, 2021 Scotiabank Arena Montreal Canadiens (24) 3–1* Toronto Maple Leafs (25) [184]
2021 (3) Semifinals June 25, 2021 Amalie Arena Tampa Bay Lightning (9) 1–0 New York Islanders (10) [185]
2022 (1) First Round May 14, 2022 PNC Arena Carolina Hurricanes (9) 3–2 Boston Bruins (29) [186]
2022 (2) Scotiabank Arena Tampa Bay Lightning (10) 2–1* Toronto Maple Leafs (26) [187]
2022 (3) Rogers Place Edmonton Oilers (11) 2–0 Los Angeles Kings (12) [188]
2022 (4) May 15, 2022 Madison Square Garden New York Rangers (16) 4–3 (OT) Pittsburgh Penguins (18) [189]
2022 (5) Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary Flames (13) 3–2 (OT) Dallas Stars (15) [190]
2022 (6) Second Round May 30, 2022 PNC Arena New York Rangers (17) 6–2* Carolina Hurricanes (10) [191]

All-time standings

Team Games played Wins Losses Win–loss %
Boston Bruins 29 15 14 .517
Toronto Maple Leafs 26 12 14 .462
Detroit Red Wings 25 14 11 .560
Montreal Canadiens 24 15 9 .625
St. Louis Blues 18 10 8 .556
Pittsburgh Penguins 18 10 8 .556
Philadelphia Flyers 17 9 8 .529
New York Rangers 17 11 6 .647
Washington Capitals 17 5 12 .294
Quebec Nordiques / Colorado Avalanche 15 6 9 .400
Minnesota North Stars / Dallas Stars 15 6 9 .400
Chicago Black Hawks / Chicago Blackhawks 14 7 7 .500
New Jersey Devils 14 7 7 .500
Calgary Flames 13 6 7 .462
San Jose Sharks 12 8 4 .667
Los Angeles Kings 12 7 5 .583
Vancouver Canucks 12 6 6 .500
Edmonton Oilers 11 7 4 .636
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 7 3 .700
Hartford Whalers / Carolina Hurricanes 10 6 4 .600
New York Islanders 10 4 6 .400
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim / Anaheim Ducks 9 3 6 .333
Buffalo Sabres 7 1 6 .143
Ottawa Senators 6 0 6 .000
Winnipeg Jets (I) / Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes 5 0 5 .000
Minnesota Wild 4 3 1 .750
Vegas Golden Knights 3 2 1 .667
Nashville Predators 3 1 2 .333
Florida Panthers 2 1 1 .500
Winnipeg Jets (II) 1 1 0 1.000
Oakland Seals (defunct) 1 0 1 .000
Note: Teams that have never played a game seven are excluded. Names of franchises before their relocation are also shown.

Recurring game seven matchups

(*) – Number of overtime periods played in the seventh game.

Count Matchup Record Years played
9 Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens Canadiens, 6–3 1952, 1971, 1979*, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2011*, 2014
6 Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs, 4–2 1942, 1945, 1950*, 1964, 1987, 1993*
5 Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Bruins, 4–1 1941, 1959, 2013*, 2018, 2019
5 Dallas Stars/ Minnesota North Stars vs. St. Louis Blues Blues, 4–1 1968**, 1972*, 1984*, 2016, 2019**
4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals Penguins, 4–0 1992, 1995, 2009, 2017
4 New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals Rangers, 3–1 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015*
3 Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens Red Wings, 3–0 1949, 1954*, 1955
3 Chicago Blackhawks/ Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens Canadiens, 3–0 1953, 1965, 1971
3 Chicago Blackhawks/ Black Hawks vs. Detroit Red Wings Blackhawks, 2–1 1964, 1965, 2013*
3 New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers Flyers, 2–1 1975, 1987, 2020
3 Calgary Flames vs. Edmonton Oilers Oilers, 2–1 1984, 1986, 1991*
3 Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks Flames, 2–1 1989*, 1994**, 2004*
3 Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars Stars, 3–0 1999, 2000, 2020*
3 Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes/ Hartford Whalers Hurricanes, 2–1 1990, 2009*, 2022
2 Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Tie, 1–1 1964, 2021
2 New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Tie, 1–1 1974, 2014
2 New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Islanders, 2–0 1975, 1993*
2 Philadelphia Flyers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Flyers, 2–0 1976, 2003
2 New York Islanders vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs, 2–0 1978*, 2002
2 Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres Bruins, 2–0 1983*, 1992
2 Colorado Avalanche/ Quebec Nordiques vs. Montreal Canadiens Tie, 1–1 1985*, 1987
2 Carolina Hurricanes/ Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens Canadiens, 2–0 1986*, 1992**
2 St. Louis Blues vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Tie, 1–1 1986, 1993
2 New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals Tie, 1–1 1987****, 2015
2 Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals Tie, 1–1 1988*, 2008*
2 Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues Tie, 1–1 1990, 2016
2 Detroit Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues Tie, 1–1 1991, 1996**
2 New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins, 2–0 1991, 1999
2 New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers Rangers, 2–0 1992, 1994**
2 Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks Sharks, 2–0 1994, 2011
2 Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks Sharks, 2–0 1995**, 2008
2 St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks Canucks, 2–0 1995, 2003
2 Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings Avalanche, 2–0 2001, 2002
2 Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks Tie, 1–1 2002, 2019
2 Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs, 2–0 2002, 2004
2 Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild Wild, 2–0 2003*, 2014*
2 Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings Red Wings, 2–0 2009, 2013
2 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Tie, 1–1 2011, 2016
2 Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks Kings, 2–0 2013, 2014
2 Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings Tie, 1–1 1989, 2022
2 New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Rangers, 2–0 2014, 2022*

Notes

  1. The home-and-away format in most rounds of the playoffs, is the 2–2–1–1–1 format (the team with home-ice advantage plays on their home ice in games one, two, five and seven, including the Stanley Cup Finals). In 1994, playoff series featuring a Central Division team against a Pacific Division team were played using a 2–3–2 format.

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