A curious correlation has emerged between playing a Game 7 overtime match against the Vancouver Canucks and advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals. Specifically, to date, winning the former has ensured an appearance in the latter.
The Canucks met the Calgary Flames in three such overtime affairs and the Chicago Blackhawks once. Each time the victor qualified for the Cup Finals, hoisting once (1989) and losing three times (1994, 2004, 2011). Interestingly, each Cup Final loss also occurred in a Game 7.
Year
Matchup
OT Winner
1989
Calgary over Vancouver
Joel Otto
1994
Vancouver over Calgary
Pavel Bure
2004
Calgary over Vancouver
Martin Gelinas
2011
Vancouver over Chicago
Alex Burrows
With the Canucks missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year, we'll have to wait at least another year before a Game 7 overtime opportunity presents itself and this peculiar pattern can be tested again.
* See also NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Game 7 History.
* See also Today In NHL History - Kirk McLean's Game 7 Save.
Monday, May 1, 2023
Canucks Game 7 Overtime & Stanley Cup Finals
Posted by MG at 12:01 AM
Labels: Canucks, Playoffs, Projections, Records, Statistical Anomaly, Video Clip
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