List of NHL game sevens

In the National Hockey League, a game seven is the final game in a best-of-seven series in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Based on the playoffs format arrangement, it is played in the venue of the team holding home-ice advantage for the series. Game seven is the only game in a best-of-seven series whose necessity cannot be determined until the preceding game is completed.
The Stanley Cup Finals first employed the best-of-seven format in 1939. The league's semifinals also used the best-of-seven format beginning that same year, as well as the quarterfinal round that was added in 1968. Beginning in 1982, the playoff format was changed from semifinals and quarterfinals, to conference finals and division finals, respectively. A division semifinal round was also added in 1982, but did not begin to use the best-of-seven format until 1987. Starting in 1994, the division final and division semifinal rounds became the conference semifinal and conference quarterfinal rounds, respectively. Beginning with 2014, these rounds were renamed to simply the "first" and "second" rounds.
Since instituting the best-of-seven format for the 1939 Stanley Cup playoffs, 196 game sevens have been played. Of those, 81 have been won by the road team. There have been 19 seasons in which no game seven was played: 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1973, and 1977. In 2005, no playoffs were held due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The only active NHL franchise that has never played in a game seven is the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 1994, 2011, and 2014 playoffs hold the record for most game sevens played, with seven out of a possible fifteen. The Boston Bruins have played in a record 31 game sevens and hold the record for game seven wins at 16. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins, and Los Angeles Kings hold the record for most game sevens played in a single season, having played three in 1993, 2002, 2011, and 2014, respectively. The Bruins and Kings won all three.

Recurring game seven matchups

– Number of overtime periods played in the seventh game.

Count	Matchup	Record	Years played
9	Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens	Canadiens, 6–3	1952, 1971, 1979, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014
6	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs	Bruins, 5–1	1941, 1959, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2024
6	Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leafs, 4–2	1942, 1945, 1950, 1964, 1987, 1993
5	Dallas Stars/ Minnesota North Stars vs. St. Louis Blues	Blues, 4–1	1968*, 1972, 1984, 2016, 2019*
4	Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals	Penguins, 4–0	1992, 1995, 2009, 2017
4	Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars	Stars, 4–0	1999, 2000, 2020*, 2025
4	New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals	Rangers, 3–1	2009, 2012, 2013, 2015*
3	Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens	Red Wings, 3–0	1949, 1954*, 1955
3	Chicago Blackhawks/ Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens	Canadiens, 3–0	1953, 1965, 1971
3	Chicago Blackhawks/ Black Hawks vs. Detroit Red Wings	Blackhawks, 2–1	1964, 1965, 2013*
3	New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers	Flyers, 2–1	1975, 1987, 2020
3	Calgary Flames vs. Edmonton Oilers	Oilers, 2–1	1984, 1986, 1991*
3	Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks	Flames, 2–1	1989, 1994, 2004
3	New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers	Rangers, 2–1	1992, 1994**, 2023
3	Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes/ Hartford Whalers	Hurricanes, 2–1	1990, 2009*, 2022
2	Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie, 1–1	1964, 2021
2	New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers	Tie, 1–1	1974, 2014
2	New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins	Islanders, 2–0	1975, 1993*
2	Philadelphia Flyers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs	Flyers, 2–0	1976, 2003
2	New York Islanders vs. Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leafs, 2–0	1978*, 2002
2	Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres	Bruins, 2–0	1983*, 1992
2	Colorado Avalanche/ Quebec Nordiques vs. Montreal Canadiens	Tie, 1–1	1985*, 1987
2	Carolina Hurricanes/ Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens	Canadiens, 2–0	1986, 1992*
2	St. Louis Blues vs. Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie, 1–1	1986, 1993
2	New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals	Tie, 1–1	1987****, 2015
2	Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals	Tie, 1–1	1988, 2008
2	Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues	Tie, 1–1	1990, 2016
2	Detroit Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues	Tie, 1–1	1991, 1996**
2	New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh Penguins	Penguins, 2–0	1991, 1999
2	Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks	Sharks, 2–0	1994, 2011
2	Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks	Sharks, 2–0	1995**, 2008
2	St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks	Canucks, 2–0	1995, 2003
2	Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings	Avalanche, 2–0	2001, 2002
2	Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks	Tie, 1–1	2002, 2019
2	Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leafs, 2–0	2002, 2004
2	Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild	Wild, 2–0	2003, 2014
2	Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings	Red Wings, 2–0	2009, 2013
2	Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning	Tie, 1–1	2011, 2016
2	Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks	Kings, 2–0	2013, 2014
2	Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings	Tie, 1–1	1989, 2022
2	New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins	Rangers, 2–0	2014, 2022*