Hurricanes maintain perfect Game 7 record after win over Bruins Saturday at PNC Arena
The Carolina Hurricanes haven’t lost a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup playoffs since the franchise moved to North Carolina.
The Canes won the Cup in a Game 7 no one will ever forget. They earned the chance to play for the Cup in 2006 by winning a Game 7.
As the Hurricanes hosted the Boston Bruins on Saturday in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series at PNC Arena, the statistic was repeated time and again: The Canes were 5-0 in Game 7s.
Make that 6-0.
Here’s a look at the Canes’ history in Game 7s:
Hurricanes Game 7s
June 19, 2006
Stanley Cup finals
Canes 3, Edmonton Oilers 1
PNC Arena, Raleigh
Canes fans were standing and cheering before the game and never sat down. Aaron Ward had the game’s first goal and Frantisek Kaberle a power-play score as defensemen gave the Canes a 2-0 lead before Fernando Pisani scored early in the third period for the Oilers. Rookie goalie Cam Ward stopped Pisani’s rebound attempt late in regulation and Justin Williams’ empty-netter sealed a 3-1 victory. Canes captain Rod Brind’Amour, then 35, was soon lifting the Stanley Cup over his head.
June 1, 2006
Eastern Conference finals
Hurricanes 4, Buffalo Sabres 2
PNC Arena, Raleigh
The Hurricanes trailed entering the final period after Jochen Hecht’s goal for Buffalo with five seconds left in the second. But Doug Weight’s goal early in the third tied the score. The Canes would get the winning goal from their captain, Rod Brind’Amour, on a power play.
May 14, 2009
Eastern Conference semifinals
Hurricanes 3, Boston Bruins 2 (OT)
TD Garden, Boston
Scott Walker had never scored a playoff goal until the one that sent the forward wildly skating around the ice, being pursued by jubilant teammates. His goal at 18:46 of overtime, Walker batting the puck past goalie Tim Thomas, gave the Canes a 3-2 victory over the top seeds in the East.
April 28, 2009
Eastern Conference first round
Hurricanes 4, New Jersey Devils 3
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Forever the “Shock at the Rock.” The Devils, behind goalie Martin Brodeur, led 3-2 in the final two minutes of regulation, but Jussi Jokinen’s goal with 1:20 left tied the score and Eric Staal then ripped a shot from the right circle between Brodeur’s blocker and pads with 31.7 seconds left for the stunning 4-3 victory.
April 24, 2019
Eastern Conference first round
Hurricanes 4, Washington Capitals 3 (2 OT)
Capital One Arena, Washington
Brock McGinn stamped his name into Hurricanes history with his goal in the second overtime as the Caps, the 2018 Stanley Cup champions, were eliminated. McGinn deflected in a centering pass from Canes captain Justin Williams, known as “Mr. Game 7,” at 11:05 of the second OT for the 4-3 victory in Rod Brind’Amour’s first playoff series as the Canes’ head coach.
May 14, 2022
Metropolitan Division first round
Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2
PNC Arena, Raleigh
Max Domi, a late-season addition for the Canes, had the first two playoff goals of his career and added an assist — a three-point game in the biggest game of the season to date — and Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and assist for the Canes, who scored first and never trailed in winning for the fourth straight time at PNC Arena, a 3-2 win over the Bruins.
This story was originally published May 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM.
