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Capitals, Islanders meet in first Game 7 of 2015

Sunday, 04.26.2015 / 5:26 PM / Capitals vs Islanders - 2015 SCP First Round

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Capitals, Islanders meet in first Game 7 of 2015
The Washington Capitals play host to the New York Islanders in the first Game 7 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday, April 27.

NEW YORK -- The Washington Capitals play host to the New York Islanders in the first Game 7 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday, April 27 (7:30 p.m., ET, NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVA2). The Capitals and Islanders will meet in a Game 7 for the first time since their thriller dubbed the 'Easter Epic' on April 18, 1987. The Islanders captured that Patrick Division Semifinal series when Pat LaFontaine scored 8:47 into the fourth overtime period to decide the longest Game 7 in NHL history.

The winner of Monday's game will face the Metropolitan Division champion New York Rangers in the Second Round.

Game 7 Notes

* Home teams are 91-65 (.583) all-time in Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs but were 1-6 in 2014.

* The team that scores first is 115-41 all-time (.737), including a 4-3 mark in 2014.

* Thirty-nine Game 7s have required overtime (39-of-156, 25%). Road teams enjoy a narrow edge, 20-19 (.513).

* A total of seven series went to a Game 7 in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, tying the single-year playoff record set in 1994 and matched in 2011.

Team Game 7 results:

Washington Capitals (3-9)

5/13/13, Eastern Conference QF vs. NY Rangers (NYR 5 at WSH 0)
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 Islanders (3-4)

4/30/02, Eastern Conference QF vs. Toronto (NYI 2 at TOR 4)
5/14/93, Patrick Division Final vs. Pittsburgh (NYI 4 at PIT 3, OT)
5/2/87, Patrick Division Final vs. Philadelphia (NYI 1 at PHI 5)
4/18/87, Patrick Division SF vs. Washington (NYI 3 at WSH 2, 4OT)
4/29/78, Quarterfinal vs. Toronto (TOR 2 at NYI 1, OT)
5/13/75, Semifinal vs. Philadelphia (NYI 1 at PHI 4)
4/26/75, Quarterfinal vs. Pittsburgh (NYI 1 at PIT 0)

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