Has there ever been a Game 7 Stanley Cup?

With both the NBA and NHL playoffs advancing into mid-May, the stakes are being raised considerably in both basketball and hockey alike. And this weekend, the championship ambitions of teams in both leagues are on the line in a way they never have been before.

This weekend, a total of seven Game 7s are being contested between the NBA playoffs and the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs, setting a new record for combined Game 7s in a single weekend. The NHL dominates that total, as five Game 7s -- the Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, and Dallas Stars vs. Calgary Flames -- will be contested between Saturday and Sunday. Sunday will also see the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns in NBA Game 7s.

This weekend's total of seven Game 7s breaks the previous record of five, which was set on the first weekend of May in 2014. That year, all five Game 7s were in the NBA.

Cancel your weekend plans.

There will be 7 Game 7's played this weekend across the NBA and NHL, a record number of Game 7's combined between the two leagues in a single weekend.

The previous record was 5, set on May 3-4, 2014 (all 5 were NBA Game 7's). pic.twitter.com/MxorfbG62V

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 14, 2022

The abundance of Game 7s in the NHL will determine the look of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Presently, only one second round matchup has been determined, as the Colorado Avalanche will play the St. Louis Blues. The Florida Panthers have also advanced to the second round, and will play the winner of Game 7 between the Lightning and Maple Leafs.

Meanwhile, a trip to the Conference Finals hangs in the balance for the NBA's two Game 7s. The winner of the Stars and Mavs Game 7 will play the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, while whoever emerges between the Bucks and Bruins will play the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Interestingly, both the defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning and defending NBA champion Bucks are playing in Game 7s to avoid elimination and continue their bids to repeat their titles.

The first overtime Cup winning goal was scored by Bill Cook of the New York Rangers in game four of the 1933 final against goaltender Lorne Chabot and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mush March of the Chicago Black Hawks repeated the feat in 1934 against Wilf Cude and the Detroit Red Wings, also in game four. The 1933 and 1934 series were played in a best of five format; the current best of seven format was adopted beginning in 1939.

Pete Babando in 1950 and Tony Leswick in 1954, both with the Red Wings, scored the only game seven Cup winning goals. Babando scored against Chuck Rayner and the Rangers while Leswick scored against Gerry McNeil and the Montreal Canadiens. The goal in 1954 was the second overtime Cup winner allowed by McNeil, the only goaltender to have allowed more than one, the first having been scored in 1951 by Bill Barilko of the Maple Leafs.

Twice in Stanley Cup history has a team won the Cup on an overtime series winner one season, and then lost the same way the next season. The Canadiens won the 1953 series in overtime, only to lose it the following year to Detroit. The Dallas Stars won the 1999 Stanley Cup vs the Buffalo Sabres, only to lose it the following year to the New Jersey Devils.

Contents

• 1 Overtime Series Winners
• 2 Notes
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Overtime Series Winners

Stanley Cup winning goals scored in overtimeNameTeamYearGame No.TimeOpposing goalieOpposing teamScoreCook, BillBill CookNew York Rangers1933407:33Chabot, LorneLorne ChabotToronto Maple Leafs1–0March, MushMush MarchChicago Blackhawks1934430:05Cude, WilfWilf CudeDetroit Red Wings1–0Hextall, BryanBryan HextallNew York Rangers1940602:07Broda, TurkTurk BrodaToronto Maple Leafs3–2Blake, ToeToe BlakeMontreal Canadiens1944409:12Karakas, MikeMike KarakasChicago Black Hawks5–4Babando, PetePete BabandoDetroit Red Wings1950728:31Rayner, ChuckChuck RaynerNew York Rangers4–3Barilko, BillBill BarilkoToronto Maple Leafs1951502:53McNeil, GerryGerry McNeilMontreal Canadiens3–2Lach, ElmerElmer LachMontreal Canadiens1953501:22Henry, GordGord HenryBoston Bruins1–0Leswick, TonyTony LeswickDetroit Red Wings1954704:29McNeil, GerryGerry McNeilMontreal Canadiens2–1Richard, HenriHenri RichardMontreal Canadiens1966602:20Crozier, RogerRoger CrozierDetroit Red Wings3–2Orr, BobbyBobby OrrBoston Bruins1970400:40Hall, GlennGlenn HallSt. Louis Blues4–3Lemaire, JacquesJacques LemaireMontreal Canadiens1977404:32Cheevers, GerryGerry CheeversBoston Bruins2–1Nystrom, BobBob NystromNew York Islanders1980607:11Peeters, PetePete PeetersPhiladelphia Flyers5–4Krupp, UweUwe KruppColorado Avalanche1996444:31Vanbiesbrouck, JohnJohn VanbiesbrouckFlorida Panthers1–0Hull, BrettBrett HullDallas Stars1999654:51Hašek, DominikDominik HašekBuffalo Sabres2–1Arnott, JasonJason ArnottNew Jersey Devils2000628:20Belfour, EdEd BelfourDallas Stars2–1Kane, PatrickPatrick KaneChicago Blackhawks2010604:06Leighton, MichaelMichael LeightonPhiladelphia Flyers4–3Martinez, AlecAlec MartinezLos Angeles Kings2014534:43Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik LundqvistNew York Rangers3–2

Notes

• The 1934 winner ended a series which was only a Best-of-Five series.
• The 1951 winner by Bill Barilko was his last goal ever. He died the following summer.
• Gerry McNeil is the only goaltender in history to have allowed two Cup-winning overtime goals, in 1951 and 1954.
• Twice in Stanley Cup history has a team won the Stanley Cup on an overtime series winner one season, and then lost the same way the next season. The Montreal Canadiens won the 1953 Stanley Cup in overtime, only to lose it the following year to Detroit. The Dallas Stars won the 1999 Stanley Cup on a controversial overtime goal, only to lose it the following year to New Jersey.
• The Red Wings have the distinction of being the only franchise ever to win the Stanley Cup in overtime in Game 7 of the series. They've actually accomplished this feat twice in both 1950 and 1954.
• The longest drought between Stanley Cup overtime series winners is 16 years, from 1980 to 1996.
• While only seven of the 15 overtime series winning goals have been scored by the visiting team, as of 2010, the last four consecutive have been scored by the road team. The seven road winners took place in: 1940, 1966, 1977, 1996, 1999, 2000, and 2010.
• Bobby Orr and Uwe Krupp are the only defensemen to score overtime series winners for the Stanley Cup.

References

External links

• 100 Years of Stanley Cup History. CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 2007-04-30.

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