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04/29/2015 at 10:15am EDT

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION
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Detroit @ Tampa Bay, series tied 3-3, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN, CBC, TVA2, FS-D, SUN
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LIGHTNING, RED WINGS CLOSE FIRST ROUND WITH GAME 7
The Lightning and Red Wings play the final contest of the First Round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs when they face off in Game 7 at Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay owns a 3-1 all-time record in Game 7s, including a 2-0 mark at home, while Detroit is 14-10 in Game 7s, including a 3-5 clip as visitors. All four of the Lightning’s Game 7 appearances have been decided by one goal; five of the Red Wings’ last six Game 7s have featured one-goal margins.

Tampa Bay and Detroit have alternated wins in each game during this series, with the Lightning taking Games 2, 4 and 6 and the Red Wings winning Games 1, 3 and 5.

All-Time Team Records in Game 7

Tampa Bay Lightning (3-1)
5/27/11, CF vs. Boston (TBL 0 at BOS 1)
4/27/11, CQF vs. Pittsburgh (TBL 1 at PIT 0)
6/7/04, F vs. Calgary (CGY 1 at TBL 2)
5/22/04, CF vs. Philadelphia (PHI 1 at TBL 2)

Detroit Red Wings (14-10)
5/29/13, CSF vs. Chicago (DET 1 at CHI 2, OT)
5/12/13, CQF vs. Anaheim (DET 3 at ANA 2)
5/12/11, CSF vs. San Jose (DET 2 at SJS 3)
4/27/10, CQF vs. Phoenix (DET 6 at PHX 1)
6/12/09, F vs. Pittsburgh (PIT 2 at DET 1)
5/14/09, CSF vs. Anaheim (ANA 3 at DET 4)
5/31/02, CF vs. Colorado (COL 0 at DET 7)
5/16/96, CSF vs. St. Louis (STL 0 at DET 1, 2OT)
4/30/94, CSF vs. San Jose (SJS 3 at DET 2)
5/1/93, DSF vs. Toronto (TOR 4 at DET 3, OT)
4/30/92, DSF vs. Minnesota (MIN 2 at DET 5)
4/16/91, DSF vs. St. Louis (DET 2 at STL 3)
5/3/87, DF vs. Toronto (TOR 0 at DET 3)
4/15/65, SF vs. Chicago (CHI 4 at DET 2)
4/25/64, F vs. Toronto (DET 0 at TOR 4)
4/9/64, SF vs. Chicago (DET 4 at CHI 2)
4/14/55, F vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at DET 3)
4/16/54, F vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at DET 2, OT)
4/23/50, F vs. NY Rangers (NYR 3 at DET 4, 2OT)
4/9/50, SF vs. Toronto (TOR 0 at DET 1, OT)
4/5/49, SF vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at DET 3)
4/22/45, F vs. Toronto (TOR 2 at DET 1)
4/3/45, SF vs. Boston (BOS 3 at DET 5)
4/18/42, F vs. Toronto (DET 1 at TOR 3)

GAME 7 NOTES AND EXPERIENCE
* The Lightning have a combined 33 games of Game 7 experience; the Red Wings have combined to play in 68 such games.

* Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk leads all players with seven Game 7 appearances, going 4-3 in those contests. Teammate Henrik Zetterberg paces all players with 3-6—9 in six career Game 7s.

* Three Lightning players own unblemished records in Game 7s: Anton Stralman (5-0),Brian Boyle (4-0) and Matt Carle (3-0).

Anton Stralman, All-Time Game 7s
5/13/14, w/ NYR, SR vs. Pittsburgh (NYR 2 at PIT 1)
4/30/14, w/ NYR, FR vs. Philadelphia (PHI 1 at NYR 2)
5/13/13, w/ NYR, CQF vs. Washington (NYR 5 at WSH 0)
5/12/12, w/ NYR, CSF vs. Washington (WSH 1 at NYR 2)
4/26/12, w/ NYR, CQF vs. Ottawa (OTT 1 at NYR 2)

Brian Boyle, All-Time Game 7s
5/13/14, w/ NYR, SR vs. Pittsburgh (NYR 2 at PIT 1)
4/30/14, w/ NYR, FR vs. Philadelphia (PHI 1 at NYR 2)
5/13/13, w/ NYR, CQF vs. Washington (NYR 5 at WSH 0)
5/12/12, w/ NYR, CSF vs. Washington (WSH 1 at NYR 2)

Matt Carle, All-Time Game 7s
4/26/11, w/ PHI, CQF vs. Buffalo (BUF 2 at PHI 5)
5/14/10, w/ PHI, CSF vs. Boston (PHI 4 at BOS 3)
4/22/08, w/ SJS, CQF vs. Calgary (CGY 3 at SJS 5)

* Both expected starting goaltenders – Ben Bishop (TBL) and Petr Mrazek (DET) – will be making their Game 7 debuts.

* Mike Babcock (DET) will be coaching his eighth career Game 7 (3-4), while Jon Cooper (TBL) will be making his first such appearance.

Mike Babcock, All-Time Game 7s
5/29/13, w/ DET, CSF vs. Chicago (DET 1 at CHI 2, OT)
5/12/13, w/ DET, CQF vs. Anaheim (DET 3 at ANA 2)
5/12/11, w/ DET, CSF vs. San Jose (DET 2 at SJS 3)
4/27/10, w/ DET, CQF vs. Phoenix (DET 6 at PHX 1)
6/12/09, w/ DET, F vs. Pittsburgh (PIT 2 at DET 1)
5/14/09, w/ DET, CSF vs. Anaheim (ANA 3 at DET 4)
6/9/03, w/ ANA, F vs. New Jersey (ANA 0 at NJD 3)

GAME 7 TRENDS
* This marks the second Game 7 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs and the 35th since the start of the 2009 postseason (98 total series) – the most frequently occurring series length in that span (7 Games: 35; 6 Games: 30; 5 Games: 20; 4 Games: 13).

* Home teams hold an all-time record of 92-65 (.586) in Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including a 1-0 mark this year.

* The club that scores first in a Game 7 holds an all-time record of 116-41 (.739), including a 1-0 mark this year.

* Thirty-nine Game 7s have required overtime (39-of-156, 25.0%). Road teams hold a narrow edge in those contests, 20-19 (.513).

SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE
The NHL announced the dates, starting times and national television coverage for the Second Round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which has two potential scenarios based on the outcome of tonight’s Game 7 between the Lightning and Red Wings.

Click here for complete details.

LOOSE PUCKS
The Department of Player Safety suspended Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwallfor one game for charging Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov . . . ICYMI: Click here for an all-access look at Game 7 between the Capitals and Islanders . . . Click here to watch the #MyPlayoffsMoment video of Capitals fans celebrating their Game 7 victory . . . FYI: The NHL will reveal the three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy prior to tonight’s game.

the above information was provided by the NHL PR department

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