Pre-game
* Toronto owns an all-time record of 12-12 (.500) in 24 all-time Game 7s, including a 7-1 (.875) record at home; Montreal is 14-9 (.609), including a 6-6 (.500) mark on the road.

* The Canadiens’ 14 all-time Game 7 wins trails only the Bruins (15-13) for the most in League history. The Maple Leafs’ all-time home win percentage of .875 in Game 7s is tied with the Rangers (.875; 7-1) for the highest among NHL franchises (min. 5 GP).

* Both Montreal and Toronto faced Boston in its last Game 7. Carey Price made 29 saves and Brendan Gallagher had two assists as the Canadiens earned a 3-1 series-clinching win in the 2014 Second Round, while John Tavares scored the Maple Leafs’ only goal as they fell by a 5-1 margin in the 2019 First Round.

* Joe Thornton (2-2—4) leads all current Maple Leafs players in career points and games played (8 GP: 5-3) in Game 7s. Toronto defenseman Jake Muzzin (0-1—1) holds a 4-1 career record in Game 7s.

* Former Stanley Cup winners Corey Perry (3-2—5 in 8 GP) and Tyler Toffoli (2-2—4 in 5 GP) sit in first and second in terms of points and games played among all current Canadiens players in Game 7s. Joel Edmundson and Eric Staal each boast 4-0 career records in Game 7s.

* Monday will mark the 25th instance in NHL history in which two head coaches will simultaneously contest their first career Game 7. The last such occurrence was in the 2019 First Round, when Rod Brind'Amour and the Hurricanes earned a double-overtime win over Todd Reirden and the Capitals.