This being the most on-edge day of the season for Leafs fans, RoryBoylen took a look back at every Game 7 Toronto has played since 2000. Some were a success, but more than a few ended in heartbreak.
In an entirely different era, this was the last of a six-year playoff streak for the Maple Leafs during which they had some legitimate Stanley Cup hopes. That run included two trips to the Eastern Conference final and in 2004, their 103 regular season points were fifth best in the NHL and, at the time, the most in team history.
In Game 7, the Leafs jumped out to a 3-0 advantage on goals from Chad Kilger and a couple of weak ones by Joe Nieuwendyk, the second of which was a back-breaker in the dying seconds of the first period. Vaclav Varada made it 3-1 just 22 seconds into the second period, but that’s all the offence the Senators could muster. Bryan McCabe made it 4-1 midway through the third period and the Leafs, thanks in large part to Belfour who finished with a stellar .
Toronto held Ottawa to just 19 shots in Game 7 as Curtis Joseph, in his last season with Toronto, earned the shutout. Alexander Mogilny scored twice and Bryan McCabe added a third as the Leafs advanced to their second conference final in four years with a 3-0 win.This marked the first playoff appearance for the Islanders since they were swept out by the Rangers in 1994.
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