NHL: Home Teams Win First Six Games of Series

The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers have played a wonderful (and if you're a fan of either team, excruciating) first-round series. Home-ice advantage has been key as the host team has won all six games thus far, setting up a winner-take-all seventh game in the nation's capital. This is only the 16th time in NHL history that the home team has been 6-0 to start a seven-game series.

Year	Round	Road	Home	Game 7	Home Result
2011	Stanley Cup	Boston Bruins	Vancouver Canucks	Bruins 4-0	L
2009	Stanley Cup	Pittsburgh Penguins	Detroit Red Wings	Penguins 2-1	L
2003	Stanley Cup	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	New Jersey Devils	Devils 3-0	W
2002	East Quarters	New York Islanders	Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leafs 4-2	W
1992	Adams Div Semis	Hartford Whalers	Montreal Canadiens	Canadiens 3-2	W
1979	Semis	Boston Bruins	Montreal Canadiens	Canadiens 5-4 (OT)	W
1978	Quarters	Toronto Maple Leafs	New York Islanders	Maple Leafs 2-1 (OT)	L
1976	Quarters	Toronto Maple Leafs	Philadelphia Flyers	Flyers 7-3	W
1974	Semis	New York Rangers	Philadelphia Flyers	Flyers 4-3	W
1972	Quarters	St. Louis Blues	Minnesota North Stars	Blues 2-1 (OT)	L
1971	Stanley Cup	Montreal Canadiens	Chicago Blackhawks	Canadiens 3-2	L
1968	Quarters	Minnesota North Stars	Los Angeles Kings	North Stars 9-4	L
1965	Semis	Chicago Blackhawks	Detroit Red Wings	Blackhawks 4-2	L
1965	Stanley Cup	Chicago Blackhawks	Montreal Canadiens	Canadiens 4-0	W
1955	Stanley Cup	Montreal Canadiens	Detroit Red Wings	Red Wings 3-1	W

Home teams are 8-7 in Game Seven in these series, but the visitor has pulled out the win in the last two cases.

2011 Stanley Cup Game Seven Highlights



2009 Stanley Cup Game Seven Ending



2003 Stanley Cup Game Seven Highlights



1992 Canadiens beat Whalers on Russ Courtnall goal in 2 OT



1979 Stanley Cup Semifinals Game Seven Finish - Bruins Too Many Men on the Ice




1971 Stanley Cup Finals Game Seven Highlights