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Thursday, June 7, 2001
Game 7 histories: L.A. and Colorado
ABC Sports Online
When the Colorado Avalanche took a 3-1 lead on the Los Angeles Kings, not many people expected the Kings to hang in and extend this series to seven games. But, these are the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and stranger things have happened. Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center in Denver (ESPN2, 10 p.m. ET), one of these two teams will earn the right to face the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Finals.
This is the fourth consecutive playoff season that Colorado has been extended to a Game 7. The Avalanche are 0-3 in those tilts -- losing to Dallas in the past two Conference Finals -- and the other defeat came in the 1998 Conference Quarterfinals against Edmonton.
Los Angeles has not played in a Game 7 since the 1993 Campbell Conference Finals, when Wayne Gretzky led the Kings past the Toronto Maple Leafs and into the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history.
Here is a brief look at the Game 7 histories for both the L.A. Kings and the Colorado Avalanche.
Los Angeles Kings
| Date |
Opponent |
Round |
Result |
| 4/18/68 |
Minn. North Stars |
Quarterfinals |
Lost 9-4 |
| 4/13/69 |
Oakland Seals |
Quarterfinals |
Won 5-3 |
| 4/25/76 |
Boston Bruins |
Quarterfinals |
Lost 3-0 |
| 4/15/89 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Division Semifinals |
Won 6-3 |
| 5/29/93 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Conference Finals |
Won 5-4 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Date |
Opponent |
Round |
Result |
| 4/25/82 |
Boston Bruins |
Conference Semifinals |
Won 2-1 |
| 5/2/85 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Conference Semifinals |
Won 3-2 (OT) |
| 5/2/87 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Conference Semifinals |
Lost 5-3 |
| 5/4/98 |
Edmonton Oilers |
Conference Quarterfinals |
Lost 4-0 |
| 6/3/99 |
Dallas Stars |
Conference Finals |
Lost 4-1 |
| 5/27/00 |
Dallas Stars |
Conference Finals |
Lost 3-2 |
| *Quebec Nordiques 1981-1995 |
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 Glen Murray fires the puck past Patrick Roy to send the series back to Colorado for Game 7.
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Felix Potvin stands up to an avalanche of shots to keep the game scoreless in the second period.
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Eric Belanger wins the face off and gets the puck to Luc Robitaille for the game's only goal.
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Chris Drury creates the turnover and goes top shelf on Felix Potvin.
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Joe Sakic skates in and puts the puck topshelf on Felix Potvin for a 2-0 lead.
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Jaroslav Modry comes up with the overtime goal and gives the Kings a 1-0 series lead.
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