7th Game, Some Notes

Tonight for just the fourth time in any major North American sports league, a game 7 will be contested in a final round in which there was a (3-0) situation. (Toronto beating Detroit in the ’42 and ’45 NHL final and the Rochester Royals defeating the New York Knicks in 1951).

The Edmonton Oilers down (3-0) have forced a 7th game in Florida tonight, having dominated the Florida Panthers in games (4-6).

Apparently, the great player Connor McDavid will win the Conn Smythe Trophy, win or lose tonight. I guess that makes sense if you count the entire ‘offs, but his 8 points in 2 games in this final were overkill in decisive wins, certainly game 4 was such.

One 50 years apart note, as both the NBA and NHL final rounds will end on the same day of the week (Sunday, both in afternoon games, before television completely wagged the tail in ’74) and Monday these 50 years later, unless and I do not want to think about them getting such.