From threatening handshakes to illegal water bottles squirts, from record ratings to standout goaltending, we take a look at the second round of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs by the numbers.
26-1 Record of teams that scored first Round 2 of the playoffs. The Blackhawks (in Game 5 vs. Minnesota) were the only team to earn a win when surrendering the first goal.
21 years since all division champions failed to advance to the conference finals
9 times in the past 11 seasons that a California-based club advanced to the Western Conference final
5 years since one team, the L.A. Kings, made three consecutive trips to the conference finals; the Red Wings accomplished the feat from 2007 to 2009
6-0 the Kings’ record in elimination games this post-season; only two other teams in NHL history have won six or more elimination games in a single postseason, the 1975 Islanders (eight) and 2003 Wild (six).
2 separated shoulders Minnesota forward Charlie Coyle was reportedly playing with in the Wild-Blackhawks series
9 points scored by Sidney Crosby in 13 playoff games, his least-productive NHL post-season
1.33 career Game 7 goals-against average of Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick, who is 3-0 in such situations thanks to save such as this one on a penalty shot by Corey Perry:
2 penalty shots awarded in a Game 7 in NHL history. Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford denied the Canucks’ Alex Burrows in Game 7 of the 2011 Western Conference quarterfinal
12 points scored by L.A.’s Justin Williams in six career Game 7s, after registering a goal and an assist in the deciding contest versus the Ducks; Williams has never lost a Game 7
1 player to score a playoff overtime goal in both the NHL and AHL in a single season, Boston’s Matt Fraser
9 Game 7s waged between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, the most of any rivalry
81 career playoff games played by Henrik Lundqvist, passing Mike Richter for the most by a goalie in Rangers history
5 consecutive Game 7 victories for Lundqvist, an NHL record, breaking the previous mark shared with Ed Belfour, Patrick Roy and Cam Ward
4 overtime playoff winners, three of them series-clinchers, for Patrick Kane, who couldn’t be more clutch:
0-for-38 Rangers’ power-play inefficiency until they turned things around in Game 5 against the Penguins
13 consecutive games lost by the Rangers when holding a series lead
7 points scored by Montreal’s Daniel Briere, who had two points in the elimination game versus Boston, in five career Game 7s
3 goals scored by Montreal’s Dale Weise after totaling six goals during the entire regular season
14 Game 7s won by the Canadiens, tying them with the Red Wings for most in NHL history
6 of those won on the road, a new NHL record
5-0 record of Carey Price in 2014 elimination games, including three such contests for Team Canada at the Olympic Winter Games;
2 goals, total, Price has allowed in those five wins
19 wins, the most in UFC history, by Georges St-Pierre, who send his support to the Habs in advance of Game 7:
26-1-1 Montreal’s record when Max Pacioretty scores a goal in 2013-14 (regular season and playoffs)
2 days after Milan Lucic’s controversial handshake with Weise that this T-shirt was available:
$14.95 (plus shipping and handling) price of Lucic’s children’s book, Not Cool to Bully in School
100 per cent co-author Jon Goode told the Toronto Star he stands behind the book despite the Lucic threatening incident
4 game in which Bruins captain Zdeno Chara reportedly fractured at least one finger, playing through the pain
$212,730 raised for charitable foundations by the Canadiens by selling out the Bell Centre for Game 7 viewing party
145:30 shutout streak by Marc-Andre Fleury, who became just the third goalie to post playoff shutouts on back-to-back days; Curtis Joseph and Lundqvist are the others
36 starts between playoff shutouts for Ilya Bryzgalov; the Wild goalie earned his first since May 7, 2006
19,416 fans at Xcel Center for Game 3, a record for a Minnesota Wild hockey game
4 consecutive Game 7 home losses for the Penguins
25 years since a team has played five playoff games in seven days, as the Rangers did; coach Alain Vigneualt called the schedule “stupid“
880,000 average combined viewers on NBCSN and CNBC through the first two rounds, making these the most-watched playoffs on cable on record (since 1994)
47 Game 7s played in the City of Boston. The Bruins, Red Sox and Celtics are a combined 32-15.
1 day after his mother, France, died that Martin St. Louis played in Game 5
9 games without goal for St. Louis, who snapped that drought on Mothers’ Day during Game 6 with his father and sister in the stands
52 years since a California-bred horse won the Kentucky Derby, a feat accomplished by Anaheim Ducks fan California Chrome:
$5,000 fine levied to Lundqvist for spraying Crosby’s face with water during Game 6
$2820.52 fine dealt to Boston’s Shawn Thronton for the same offence; he squirted P.K. Subban
12 consecutive Game 3s won by the Bruins until dropping the game to the Canadiens
20 years, 330 days age of Anaheim’s John Gibson, who became the youngest goalie in NHL history to record a shutout in his payoffs debut
39 Game 7s now called by the legendary Bob Cole for Hockey Night in Canada
11 rank, overall, in NHL goals scored by Teemu Selanne (684), who played his final NHL game in Round 2:
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(thanks to NHL, Elias Sports Bureau and Sportsnet’s crack research team for most of the numbers)