So you're a diehard Lightning fan? How about you take a Game 7 quiz?

Is your favorite jersey washed? Your appetite whetted?

Do you have your tickets downloaded, or your chicken wings on the grill?

We're hours away from the first Game 7 on Tampa Bay turf in five years, so time is running short. If it will help calm your nerves, Lightning coach Jon Cooper has been here before and has a 4-2 record in Game 7s going back to 2015. Overall, the Lightning have a splashy 7-3 record in Game 7.

To help you get in the right frame of mind for Sunday night's Lightning-Canadiens showdown, here's a quick quiz on the franchise's history of Game 7s.

1. The Lightning won Game 7 against the Islanders in 2021 on a shorthanded goal. Do you remember who pulled it off?

(Hint: He's on the current roster.)

2. The Lightning fell behind 3-1 in this series and needed consecutive victories in Games 5, 6 and 7 to advance. What year was that?

3. Ruslan Fedotenko famously scored Tampa Bay's two goals in the Game 7 win against Calgary in the 2004 Stanley Cup Final, but he did not win the Conn Smythe trophy. Do you remember who did?

4. This goaltender was benched in Game 5 against the Bruins in 2011 but won Game 6 and was brilliant in Game 7, stopping 37 of 38 shots in a 1-0 loss. Can you recall his name?

5. This player had never scored a goal in the postseason before scoring a pair in this Game 7. Which current Lightning player are we talking about?

6. This series, which Tampa Bay won, has something in common with the current showdown against Montreal. Neither team won consecutive games in the entire series. Do you recall that opponent?

7. This defenseman scored his first goal in a Lightning uniform in Game 7 against Detroit in 2015. Who was it?

8. The NHL record for Game 7 victories by a skater is eight. And there are eight players who have pulled this off, but this former Lightning forward is the only one with a spotless 8-0 record in Game 7. (Hint: Only two of those Game 7 victories were with Tampa Bay.) ((Hint, hint: He was also the answer to an earlier question.))

9. This goaltender won a pair of Game 7s with shutouts in 2015. What's his name?

10. If the Lightning beat the Canadiens, this player will break the NHL record for Game 7 victories with his ninth.

Answers: 1. Yanni Gourde. 2. 2011 (vs. Pittsburgh). 3. Brad Richards. 4. Dwayne Roloson. 5. Nick Paul. 6. Philadelphia (2004). 7. Braydon Coburn. 8. Brad Richards. 9. Ben Bishop. 10. Ryan McDonagh.

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This story was originally published May 3, 2026 at 7:11 AM.