With the NHL season now down to one Game Seven, we looked back at how the Senators have fared in the classic one-game playoff showdowns of the past.
There's nothing quite like a Game 7, a one-game showdown to decide an NHL playoff series. But Monday night's matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers is like no Game 7 we've ever seen.
For one, this single game will decide the Stanley Cup champion. It's incredible that 32 teams powered through a 1,312-game regular season, then 16 continued battling into a two-month-long playoff. Now it's down to just one game for all the marbles.
Secondly, the Oilers will try to become the second team in the league's history to rally from an 0-3 deficit to win a Cup Final.
And finally, Canada's 31-year Stanley Cup drought is on the line. The last Canadian team to win a Cup was Montreal in 1993.
So, no matter what team you cheer for, Monday will be a special night for hockey fans. How can you not be romantic about hockey?
With Game 7 on our minds, we thought about how the Ottawa Senators have fared in playoff series that went the distance. We envisioned adding clips of big Game 7 highlights with vivid descriptions of every series.
And then it dawned on us. The Senators have never won a Game 7.
The Sens have played in 27 playoff series in their history. Six have gone to Game 7, and the Sens lost them all. Here's the grim evidence:
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In hindsight, this wasn't the uplifting exercise we had hoped for. Let's hope Monday night's Game 7 proves to be a lot more fun.