The Bruins will try to force a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final for the 17th time in history -- and the first since their Cup-clinching victory in 2011 against Vancouver. Boston also aims to become the ninth team in NHL history to win the Cup after trailing 3-2 in the Final, another feat last achieved by the Bruins in 2011.
The 2011 Bruins joined the 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins, 2004 Lightning, 2001 Colorado Avalanche, 1971 Montreal Canadiens, 1964 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1950 Red Wings and 1942 Maple Leafs as the only teams to win the Cup after trailing 3-2 entering Game 6.
Overall, the Bruins trail 3-2 in a best-of-7 series for the 25th time since entering the NHL in 1924. They are 4-20 in those series. In addition to the victory against the Canucks in the 2011 Cup Final, the Bruins rallied to defeat the Maple Leafs in the 1941 NHL Semifinals, the Canadiens in the 1994 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and the Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference First Round this year.
If they win Games 6 and 7, the Bruins would become the seventh team in NHL history to win multiple best -of-7 series in one playoff year after losing three of the first five games. The 2014 Kings were the last to do so, rallying to defeat the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference First Round and the Ducks in the second round before winning the Cup. The last team to make one of those comebacks in the Stanley Cup Final was the 1971 Canadiens, who trailed the Bruins 3-2 after five games in the NHL Quarterfinals and the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in the Final.