The Tampa Bay Lightning will be playing in the fifth Game 7 in franchise history and first since 2011. The Red Wings will be playing their 25th Game 7 and seventh since 2009.
Player Game 7 Statistics
| Tampa Bay | GP | W-L | G | A | Pts. |
| Brian Boyle | 4 | 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Callahan | 4 | 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Carle | 3 | 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Braydon Coburn | 4 | 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 6 | 3-3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Jason Garrison | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Hedman | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenden Morrow | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Stralman | 5 | 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GP | Mins | W-L | GAA | SO | Sv% | |
| Tampa Bay Goalies | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tampa Bay Head Coach Jon Cooper (0-0)
| Detroit | GP | W-L | G | A | Pts. |
| Justin Abdelkader | 5 | 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joakim Andersson | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Cleary | 6 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Erik Cole | 3 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 7 | 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Jonathan Ericsson | 6 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Johan Franzen | 5 | 3-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Darren Helm | 4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jakub Kindl | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Niklas Kronwall | 6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Miller | 4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav Nyquist | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Quincey | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Smith | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Weiss | 1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 6 | 3-3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Marek Zidlicky | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GP | Mins | W-L | GAA | SO | Sv% |
| Jimmy Howard | 4 | 242 | 2-2 | 1.98 | 0 | .939 |
| Date | Score | Dec. Shots |
| 5/29/13 | DET 1 at CHI 2 (OT) | Loss 35 |
| 5/12/13 | DET 3 at ANA 2 | Win 33 |
| 5/12/11 | DET 2 at SJ 3 | Loss 30 |
| 4/27/10 | DET 6 at PHX 1 | Win 33 |
Detroit Head Coach Mike Babcock (3-4)
| Date | Score | Dec. |
| 5/29/13 | DET 1 at CHI 2 (OT) | Loss |
| 5/12/13 | DET 3 at ANA 2 | Win |
| 5/12/11 | DET 2 at SJ 3 | Loss |
| 4/27/10 | DET 6 at PHX 1 | Win |
| 6/12/09 | PIT 2 at DET 1 | Loss |
| 5/14/09 | ANA 3 at DET 4 | Win |
| 6/9/03 | ANA 0 at NJ 3 | Loss |
Game 7 NHL Notes
- Wednesday’s game will mark the second Game 7 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs and the 35th since the start of the 2009 postseason — the most frequently-occurring series length in that span (7 games, 35; 6 games, 30; 5 games, 20; 4 games, 13).
- Home teams improved to 92-65 (.586) all-time in Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs following Washington’s victory over the New York Islanders Monday.
- The club that scores first improved to 116-41 (.739) all-time in Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs following Washington’s victory over the New York Islanders Monday.
- Thirty-nine Game 7s have required overtime (39-of-157, 24.8%). Road teams enjoy a narrow edge, 20-19 (.513).
Team Game 7 Results
Tampa Bay Lightning (3-1)
- 5/27/11, Eastern Conference Final vs. Boston (TB 0 at BOS 1)
- 4/27/11, Eastern Conference QF vs. Pittsburgh (TB 1 at PIT 0)
- 6/7/04, Stanley Cup Final vs. Calgary (CGY 1 at TB 2)
- 5/22/04, Eastern Conference Final vs. Philadelphia (PHI 1 at TB 2)
Detroit Red Wings (14-10)
- 5/29/13, Western Conference SF vs. Chicago (DET 1 at CHI 2, OT)
- 5/12/13, Western Conference QF vs. Anaheim (DET 3 at ANA 2)
- 5/12/11, Western Conference SF vs. San Jose (DET 2 at S.J. 3)
- 4/27/10, Western Conference QF vs. Phoenix (DET 6 at PHX 1)
- 6/12/09, Stanley Cup Final vs. Pittsburgh (PIT 2 at DET 1)
- 5/14/09, Western Conference SF vs. Anaheim (ANA 3 at DET 4)
- 5/31/02, Western Conference Final vs. Colorado (COL 0 at DET 7)
- 5/16/96, Western Conference SF vs. St. Louis (STL 0 at DET 1, 2OT)
- 4/30/94, Western Conference SF vs. San Jose (S.J. 3 at DET 2)
- 5/1/93, Norris Division SF vs. Toronto (TOR 4 at DET 3, OT)
- 4/30/92, Norris Division SF vs. Minnesota (MIN 2 at DET 5)
- 4/16/91, Norris Division SF vs. St. Louis (DET 2 at STL 3)
- 5/3/87, Norris Division Final vs. Toronto (TOR 0 at DET 3)
- 4/15/65, Semifinal vs. Chicago (CHI 4 at DET 2)
- 4/25/64, Stanley Cup Final vs. Toronto (DET 0 at TOR 4)
- 4/9/64, Semifinal vs. Chicago (DET 4 at CHI 2)
- 4/14/55, Stanley Cup Final vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at DET 3)
- 4/16/54, Stanley Cup Final vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at DET 2, OT)
- 4/23/50, Stanley Cup Final vs. NY Rangers (NYR 3 at DET 4, 2OT)
- 4/9/50, Semifinal vs. Toronto (TOR 0 at DET 1, OT)
- 4/5/49, Semifinal vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at DET 3)
- 4/22/45, Stanley Cup Final vs. Toronto (TOR 2 at DET 1)
- 4/3/45, Semifinal vs. Boston (BOS 3 at DET 5)
- 4/18/42, Stanley Cup Final vs. Toronto (DET 1 at TOR 3)
(Statistics/NHL.com)
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