How the Rangers have fared in their 16 previous Game 7s
The Rangers' Stephane Matteau is embraced by teammates Glenn Anderson, Alexei Kovalev, and Jeff Beukeboom after his game-winning goal gave the Rangers a 3-2 win in double overtime over the Devils at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., May 19, 1994. Credit: AP/Bill Kostroun
The Rangers will play the 17th Game 7 in franchise history – and second this month – against the Hurricanes on Monday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. They bring a 10-6 overall mark into the contest, though the Rangers are just 2-5 on the road. Here’s a look back:
April 2, 1939 – Bruins 2, Rangers 1 (3OT) at Boston: Mel Hill scores the OT winner in the semifinal series for the eventual Stanley Cup champion
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The Rangers will play the 17th Game 7 in franchise history – and second this month – against the Hurricanes on Monday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. They bring a 10-6 overall mark into the contest, though the Rangers are just 2-5 on the road. Here’s a look back:
April 2, 1939 – Bruins 2, Rangers 1 (3OT) at Boston: Mel Hill scores the OT winner in the semifinal series for the eventual Stanley Cup champion
April 23, 1950 – Red Wings 4, Rangers 3 (2OT) at Detroit: Future Ranger Pete Babando scores the Cup-winning goal and the Rangers wouldn’t return to the Cup Final until 1972
May 2, 1971 – Chicago 4, Rangers 2 at Chicago: The Rangers are eliminated in the semifinals three days after Pete Stemkowski’s triple-overtime winner in Game 6
May 5, 1974 – Flyers 4, Rangers 3 at Philadelphia: Gary Dornhoefer’s semifinal winner sends the Flyers on their way to the first of back-to-back Cups
May 1, 1992 – Rangers 8, Devils 4 at Madison Square Garden: The Rangers finally win a Game 7 in the division semifinals, though two years later would be much more dramatic
May 27, 1994 – Rangers 2, Devils 1 at MSG (2OT): “Mat-teau, Mat-teau, Mat-teau.”
June 14, 1994 – Rangers 3, Canucks 2 at MSG: The Rangers and Captain Mark Messier thwart the pesky Canucks from rallying from a 3-1 series deficit in the Cup Final, ending a 54-year title drought
April 28, 2009 – Capitals 2, Rangers 1 at Washington: John Tortorella’s first playoff series behind the Rangers’ bench ends with his team blowing a 3-1 series lead and includes the fiery coach being suspended for throwing a water bottle at a fan
April 26, 2012 – Rangers 2, Senators 1 at MSG: Defenseman Dan Girardi’s winner propels the Rangers in the conference quarterfinals
May 12, 2012 – Rangers 2, Capitals 1 at MSG: The Rangers win their second straight series in a Game 7. This time, it’s defenseman Michael Del Zotto with the series-winner
May 13, 2013 – Rangers 5, Capitals 0 at Washington: The conference quarterfinals – Tortorella’s last playoff series win with the team – marks the only time the Rangers have shut out their Game 7 opponent
April 30, 2014 – Rangers 2, Flyers 1 at MSG: Benoit Pouliot scores the first-round series winner as the teams alternate victories through all seven games
May 13, 2014 – Rangers 2, Penguins 1 at Pittsburgh: The Rangers, rallying around Martin St. Louis after his mother passes away, complete their comeback from a 3-1 series deficit in the second round with his buddy, Brad Richards, scoring the winner
May 13, 2015 – Rangers 2, Capitals 1 (OT) at MSG: The Rangers again rally from a 3-1 deficit in the second round as Derek Stepan scores the overtime winner
May 29, 2015 – Lightning 2, Rangers 0 at MSG: The Rangers are denied a second straight trip to the Cup Final after the Lightning had also blanked them at the Garden in Game 5 of the conference final
May 15, 2022 – Rangers 4, Penguins 3 (OT) at MSG: Artemi Panarin’s power-play wrister at 4:46 of overtime and Igor Shesterkin’s 42 saves cap the Rangers’ rally from a 3-1 series deficit in the first round