Playoff records will be broken in Bruins - Canes Game 7
Stanley Cup Playoffs record will either be set or tied regardless of the outcome of the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes game seven Saturday evening.
The Boston Bruins will be vying for its 16th all-time game seven victory, while the Carolina Hurricanes are aiming to push its game seven winning streak to six consecutive contests.
The Bruins can extend their NHL playoff record by playing in their 29th game seven of franchise history. The next closest team are the Detroit Red Wing,s and Toronto Maple Leaf,s who have appeared in 25. Boston owns a record of 15-13 all-time in their games sevens (1-1 against Carolina).
The Hurricanes currently have five straight game seven wins:
June 6th, 2006 vs Buffalo Sabres: 4-2 win
June 19th, 2006 vs Edmonton Oilers: 3-1 win (Stanley Cup Win)
April 28th, 2009 @ New Jersey Devils: 3-2 win
May 14th, 2009 @ Boston Bruins: 3-2 OT win
April 24th, 2019 @ Washington Capital: 4-3 2OT win
The franchise has an overall record of 5-2 in game sevens dating back to their Hartford Whalers days, but have not lost one since moving to Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes.
Boston captain Patrice Bergeron is set to make his 13th game seven appearance, which is a feat achieved by only three other players in NHL history (but never by a forward). Bergeron's former teammate defenseman Zdeno Chara holds the record of 14, as well as Hall of Fame members goaltender Patrick Roy (13 GP) and defenseman Scott Stevens (13 GP). Bergeron has also scored six goals in game sevens, just one back of the the NHL record.
