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Saturday will mark the 27th time the Maple Leafs have played a Game 7 (12 wins, 14 losses) since the National Hockey League created the format in 1939.
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Here’s our top seven significant Game 7’s of the 16 played in the opening round:
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DATE: April 9, 1950 @ Detroit.
SCORE: Red Wings 1, Leafs 0 OT
WINNING GOAL: Leo Reise.
NOTEWORTHY: This result blocked Toronto from attempting a fourth straight Stanley Cup.
DATE: April 9, 1964 @ Montreal
SCORE: Leafs 3, Canadiens 1
WINNING GOAL: Dave Keon
NOTEWORTHY: Crafty Leaf centre Keon had a hat trick in the game.
DATE: April 26, 1976 @ Philadelphia
SCORE: Flyers 7, Leafs 3
WINNING GOAL: Ross Lonsberry
NOTEWORTHY: Toronto’s first Game 7 loss to an expansion team.
DATE: April 29, 1978 @ Nassau, Long Island
SCORE: Leafs 2, Islanders 1 OT
WINNING GOAL: Lanny McDonald
NOTEWORTHY: Leafs were missing all-star defenceman Borje Salming (eye injury).
DATE: May 1, 1993 @ Detroit
SCORE: Leafs 4, Red Wings 3 OT
WINNING GOAL: Nikolai Borschevsky
NOTEWORTHY: This began three straight series for the Leafs that all went seven games.
DATE: May 13, 2013 @ Boston
SCORE: Bruins 5, Leafs 4
WINNING GOAL: Patrice Bergeron
NOTEWORTHY: Leafs led 4-1 with 11 minutes to play, one of the greatest collapses in playoff history.
DATE: May 31, 2021 @ Toronto
SCORE: Canadiens 3, Leafs 1
WINNING GOAL: Corey Perry
NOTEWORTHY: Leafs had a 3-1 series’ lead against a team that finished 17 points behind them.
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