First round peaks with two Game 7s on Monday

NEW YORK -- The Conference Quarterfinal round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs reaches its dramatic conclusion Monday night when a pair of Eastern Conference series will be decided in Game 7. The Boston Bruins host the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden (7 p.m. ET, CNBC, CBC, RDS) and the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Rangers to Verizon Center (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TSN, RDS2).

Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins

7 p.m. ET (CNBC, CBC, RDS)

* The Bruins and Maple Leafs will meet in a Game 7 for just the third time in their 89-season rivalry and for the first time since April 7, 1959, when the Maple Leafs skated away with a 3-2 win at Boston Garden to win their Semifinal series.

* The Bruins will be competing in a Game 7 for the eighth time in the past six seasons. In 2011 the Bruins became the first club in NHL history to win three Game 7s in one playoff year, eliminating the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and Final, respectively, and toppling the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Final. Boston dropped a seven-game decision to the Washington Capitals in the 2012 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

* The Maple Leafs are appearing in their first Game 7 since April 20, 2004, when the club posted a 4-1 victory over Ottawa in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Toronto will attempt to win a best-of-seven series it trailed 3-1 for the second time. In 1942, the Maple Leafs made history by overcoming a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Detroit in the Stanley Cup Final.

New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

8 p.m. ET (NBCSN, TSN, RDS2)

* The Capitals and Rangers are meeting in a Game 7 for the second consecutive season. On May 12, 2012, Brad Richards scored 92 seconds after the opening faceoff and Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves as the Rangers defeated Washington 2-1 at Madison Square Garden to claim their Eastern Conference Semifinal.

* Each of the past five games of this year's series has been decided by one goal, including two that required overtime. Of the 13 games these clubs have contested in the 2012 and 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, 11 have been one-goal decisions.

* The Capitals have won 10 of their last 11 home playoff games against the Rangers dating to April 24, 2009, with their lone loss during that stretch coming in Game 3 of last year’s second-round meeting, a triple-overtime affair.

Career Game 7 Player and Goaltender Statistics: Washington and NY Rangers

Washington GP W-L G A Pts.

Karl Alzner 3 1-2 0 0 0

Nicklas Backstrom 6 2-4 1 1 2

Jay Beagle 2 1-1 0 0 0

Troy Brouwer 3 1-2 0 0 0

John Carlson 3 1-2 0 1 1

Jason Chimera 3 1-2 0 2 2

John Erskine 3 1-2 0 0 0

Eric Fehr 3 1-2 0 0 0

Mike Green 6 2-4 0 1 1

Matt Hendricks 2 1-1 1 0 1

Marcus Johansson2 1-1 0 0 0

Brooks Laich 6 2-4 2 2 4

Alex Ovechkin 6 2-4 2 2 4

Tom Poti 3 1-2 0 0 0

Mike Ribeiro 2 1-1 0 0 0

Jeff Schultz 3 1-2 0 0 0

Joel Ward 2 1-1 1 0 1

Wojtek Wolski 1 0-1 0 0 0

Washington Goaltenders

GP Mins W-L GAA SO Sv%

Braden Holtby 2 122 1-1 1.48 0 .952

Michal Neuvirth - - - - - -

Date Score Dec. Shots

5/12/12 WSH 1 at NYR 2 Loss 31

4/25/12 WSH 2 at BOS 1 (OT) Win 32

Washington Head Coach

Adam Oates (0-0)

NY Rangers GP W-L G A Pts.

Arron Asham 2 1-1 0 0 0

Brian Boyle 1 1-0 0 0 0

Ryan Callahan 3 2-1 0 1 1

Ryane Clowe 2 2-0 0 0 0

Michael Del Zotto 2 2-0 1 1 2

Steve Eminger 1 0-1 0 0 0

Matt Gilroy 1 0-1 0 0 0

Dan Girardi 3 2-1 1 0 1

Carl Hagelin 2 2-0 0 2 2

Roman Hamrlik 9 5-4 1 5 6

Chris Kreider 2 2-0 0 0 0

Ryan McDonagh 2 2-0 0 0 0

Darroll Powe 2 2-0 0 0 0

Taylor Pyatt 3 1-2 1 0 1

Brad Richards 4 4-0 1 3 4

Marc Staal 3 2-1 1 0 1

Derek Stepan 2 2-0 0 1 1

Anton Stralman 2 2-0 0 0 0

NY Rangers Goaltenders

GP Mins W-L GAA SO Sv%

Henrik Lundqvist 3 180 2-1 1.34 0 .946

Martin Biron 1 66 1-0 1.82 0 .951

Henrik Lundqvist

Date Score Dec. Shots

5/12/12 WSH 1 at NYR 2 Win 23

4/26/12 OTT 1 at NYR 2 Win 27

4/28/09 NYR 1 at WSH 2 Loss 24

Martin Biron

Date Score Dec. Shots

4/22/08 PHI 3 at WSH 2 (OT) Win 41

NY Rangers Head Coach

John Tortorella (4-1)

Date Score Dec.

5/12/12 WSH 1 at NYR 2 Win

4/26/12 OTT 1 at NYR 2 Win

4/28/09 NYR 1 at WSH 2 Loss

6/7/04 CGY 1 at T.B. 2 Win

5/22/04 PHI 1 at T.B. 2 Win

Washington Capitals (3-8)

5/12/12, Eastern Conference SF vs. NY Rangers (WSH 1 at NYR 2)

4/25/12, Eastern Conference QF vs. Boston (WSH 2 at BOS 1, OT)

4/28/10, Eastern Conference QF vs. Montreal (MTL 2 at WSH 1)

5/13/09, Eastern Conference SF vs. Pittsburgh (PIT 6 at WSH 2)

4/28/09, Eastern Conference QF vs. NY Rangers (NYR 1 at WSH 2)

4/22/08, Eastern Conference QF vs. Philadelphia (PHI 3 at WSH 2, OT)

5/18/95, Eastern Conference QF vs. Pittsburgh (WSH 0 at PIT 3)

5/1/92, Patrick Division SF vs. Pittsburgh (PIT 3 at WSH 1)

4/30/88, Patrick Division Final vs. New Jersey (N.J. 3 at WSH 2)

4/16/88, Patrick Division SF vs. Philadelphia (PHI 4 at WSH 5, OT)

4/18/87, Patrick Division SF vs. NY Islanders (NYI 3 at WSH 2, 4OT)

New York Rangers (5-5)

5/12/12, Eastern Conference SF vs. Washington (WSH 1 at NYR 2)

4/26/12, Eastern Conference QF vs. Ottawa (OTT 1 at NYR 2)

4/28/09, Eastern Conference QF vs. Washington (NYR 1 at WSH 2)

6/14/94, Stanley Cup Final vs. Vancouver (VAN 2 at NYR 3)

5/27/94, Eastern Conference Final vs. New Jersey (N.J. 1 at NYR 2, 2OT)

5/1/92, Patrick Division SF vs. New Jersey (N.J. 4 at NYR 8)

5/5/74, Semifinal vs. Philadelphia (NYR 3 at PHI 4)

5/2/71, Semifinal vs. Chicago (NYR 2 at CHI 4)

4/23/50, Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit (NYR 3 at DET 4, 2OT)

4/2/39, Semifinal vs. Boston (NYR 1 at BOS 2, 3OT)

Career Game 7 Player and Goaltender Statistics: Boston and Toronto

Boston GP W-L G A Pts.

Patrice Bergeron 7 3-4 2 1 3

Johnny Boychuk 5 3-2 1 2 3

Gregory Campbell 4 3-1 0 1 1

Zdeno Chara 9 3-6 0 2 2

Andrew Ference 10 5-5 1 4 5

Nathan Horton 2 2-0 2 0 2

Jaromir Jagr 7 5-2 1 9 10

Chris Kelly 4 3-1 1 0 1

David Krejci 6 3-3 0 2 2

Milan Lucic 7 3-4 3 1 4

Brad Marchand 4 3-1 2 2 4

Adam McQuaid 3 3-0 0 1 1

Daniel Paille 5 3-2 0 0 0

Jay Pandolfo 7 4-3 1 0 1

Rich Peverley 4 3-1 0 1 1

Wade Redden 5 0-5 1 0 1

Tyler Seguin 3 2-1 1 0 1

Dennis Seidenberg 7 5-2 0 5 5

Shawn Thornton 5 2-3 0 0 0

Boston Goaltenders

GP Mins W-L GAA SO Sv%

Tuukka Rask 1 59 0-1 4.08 0 .852

Anton Khudobin - - - - - -

Tuukka Rask

Date Score Dec. Shots

5/14/10 PHI 4 at BOS 3 Loss 27

Boston Head Coach

Claude Julien (4-4)

Date Score Dec.

4/25/12 WSH 2 at BOS 1 (OT) Loss

6/15/11 BOS 4 at VAN 0 Win

5/27/11 T.B. 0 at BOS 1 Win

4/27/11 MTL 3 at BOS 4 (OT) Win

5/14/10 PHI 4 at BOS 3 Loss

5/14/09 CAR 3 at BOS 2 (OT) Loss

4/21/08 BOS 0 at MTL 5 Loss

4/19/04 MTL 2 at BOS 0 Win

Toronto GP W-L G A Pts.

Phil Kessel 2 0-2 0 1 1

Joffrey Lupul 2 2-0 1 0 1

Ryan O'Byrne 1 1-0 0 0 0

Dion Phaneuf 2 0-2 0 1 1

James van Riemsdyk 2 2-0 2 0 2

Toronto Goaltenders

GP Mins W-L GAA SO Sv%

James Reimer - - - - - -

Ben Scrivens - - - - - -

Toronto Head Coach

Randy Carlyle (1-1)

Date Score Dec.

5/14/09 ANA 3 at DET 4 Loss

5/3/06 ANA 3 at CGY 0 Win

Boston Bruins (12-11)

4/25/12, Eastern Conference QF vs. Washington (WSH 2 at BOS 1, OT)

6/15/11, Stanley Cup Final vs. Vancouver (BOS 4 at VAN 0)

5/27/11, Eastern Conference Final vs. Tampa Bay (T.B. 0 at BOS 1)

4/27/11, Eastern Conference QF vs. Montreal (MTL 3 at BOS 4, OT)

5/14/10, Eastern Conference SF vs. Philadelphia (PHI 4 at BOS 3)

5/14/09, Eastern Conference SF vs. Carolina (CAR 3 at BOS 2, OT)

4/21/08, Eastern Conference QF vs. Montreal (BOS 0 at MTL 5)

4/19/04, Eastern Conference QF vs. Montreal (MTL 2 at BOS 0)

4/29/94, Eastern Conference QF vs. Montreal (MTL 3 at BOS 5)

5/1/92, Adams Division SF vs. Buffalo (BUF 2 at BOS 3)

4/29/91, Adams Division Final vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at BOS 2)

4/17/90, Adams Division Semifinal vs. Hartford (HFD 1 at BOS 3)

5/14/88, Prince of Wales Conference Final vs. New Jersey (N.J. 2 at BOS 6)

4/24/83, Adams Division Final vs. Buffalo (BUF 2 at BOS 3, OT)

4/25/82, Adams Division Final vs. Quebec (QUE 2 at BOS 1)

5/10/79, Semifinal vs. Montreal (BOS 4 at MTL 5, OT)

4/25/76, Quarterfinal vs. Los Angeles (L.A. 0 at BOS 3)

4/18/71, Quarterfinal vs. Montreal (MTL 4 at BOS 2)

4/7/59, Semifinal vs. Toronto (TOR 3 at BOS 2)

4/8/52, Semifinal vs. Montreal (BOS 1 at MTL 3)

4/3/45, Semifinal vs. Detroit (BOS 3 at DET 5)

4/3/41, Semifinal vs. Toronto (TOR 1 at BOS 2)

4/2/39, Semifinal vs. NY Rangers (NYR 1 at BOS 2, 3OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs (12-9)

4/20/04, Eastern Conference QF vs. Ottawa (OTT 1 at TOR 4)

4/22/03, Eastern Conference QF vs. Philadelphia (TOR 1 at PHI 6)

5/14/02, Eastern Conference SF vs. Ottawa (OTT 0 at TOR 3)

4/30/02, Eastern Conference QF vs. NY Islanders (NYI 2 at TOR 4)

5/9/01, Eastern Conference SF vs. New Jersey (TOR 1 at N.J. 5)

5/19/95, Western Conference QF vs. Chicago (TOR 2 at CHI 5)

5/14/94, Western Conference SF vs. San Jose (S.J. 2 at TOR 4)

5/29/93, Western Conference Final vs. Los Angeles (L.A. 5 at TOR 4)

5/15/93, Norris Division Final vs. St. Louis (STL 0 at TOR 6)

5/1/93, Norris Division SF vs. Detroit (TOR 4 at DET 3, OT)

5/3/87, Norris Division Final vs. Detroit (TOR 0 at DET 3)

4/30/86, Norris Division Final vs. St. Louis (TOR 1 at STL 2)

4/29/78, Quarterfinals vs. NY Islanders (TOR 2 at NYI 1, OT)

4/25/76, Quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia (TOR 3 at PHI 7)

4/25/64, Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit (DET 0 at TOR 4)

4/9/64, Semifinals vs. Montreal (TOR 3 at MTL 1)

4/7/59, Semifinals vs. Boston (TOR 3 at BOS 2)

4/3/41, Semifinals vs. Boston (TOR 1 at BOS 2)

4/9/50, Semifinals vs. Detroit (TOR 0 at DET 1, OT)

4/22/45, Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit (TOR 2 at DET 1)

4/18/42, Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit (DET 1 at TOR 3)