Quote of the day
"You're one game away from the Stanley Cup final. Just saying that puts a smile on my face."
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, on tonight's Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final against the Rangers
No 'mystique'
With the Rangers holding a 7-0 record all time in Game 7s at Madison Square Garden, former Ranger and current Lightning center Brian Boyle was asked Thursday if he believed in the "mystique" of the building. Quipped Boyle: "What am I doing here? I'm not going to fly up from Florida if I bought it."
Number of the day
$1,050 Average ticket price for tonight's Game 7, the most expensive non-Stanley Cup final game in at least five years, ticket search engine seatgeek.com said.