Some Game 7 notes (courtesy of a friend who works in the Canes PR Dept):
Friday's Game 7 is the 8th in the NHL Conference final since 1994. The winning team has gone on to win the Stanley Cup in each of the previous seven times.
-- Home teams are 5-2 and has won the last 3 conference final Game 7s
-- 5 of the 8 teams held a 3-2 series lead entering Game 6 (including Bruins-Bolts)
-- Last 4 Game 7s in conference final have been in East ('03, '04, '06, '11)
-- New Jersey is the only team to win on the road (2000, 2003) and the only team to play Game 7 after leading series 3-1 (2003) and trailing series 3-1 (2000)
-- Tampa's 4th playoff Game 7 (3-0); 2nd in ECF (2004) and 2nd on road (2011 1st round vs PIT)
-- Boston's 21st Game 7 (10-10); 1-0 in 2011 playoffs (lost previous 4)