The home team had won the first six games of the series, the Rangers had been 0-5 in road Game 7s, and only once had New York rallied to overcome an 0-2 series hole to advance.

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"For us it's two Game 7s right now starting on Saturday, " New York defenseman Mark Streit said.

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