via the NHL PR department

The “Mayhem” theme of the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs reaches a crescendo this weekend when the highest-scoring opening round in 27 years (6.65 G/GP) concludes with five Game 7s over a two-day span starting with a tripleheader on Saturday.

* Saturday will mark the first time in eight years, and sixth time overall, that three or more Game 7s will be contested on the same day. The others: May 1, 1992 (4), April 30, 2014 (3), April 22, 2003 (3), April 29, 1997 (3) and May 19, 1995 (3).

* The five Game 7s in the 2022 First Round are the second-highest total in a single round in NHL history, trailing only the 1992 Division Semifinals (6).

* There will be multiple Game 7s on consecutive days for the first time in 11 years (April 26-27, 2011).

* Eight of the past 10 Stanley Cup champions have won at least one Game 7.

* The weekend will conclude with 51 total games in the First Round, tied with the 1991 Division Semifinals (51) for the second most in a round trailing only the 1991 Division Semifinals (54).