May 14 has mostly been an awful day in Boston Bruins history.
The B's have lost eight of their 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games played on this date, including some horrific defeats, but let's begin with the positives.
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The Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils in Game 7 of the Prince of Wales conference final on this date in 1988. Boston took a 3-2 series lead with a 7-1 win in Game 5 at the old Boston Garden, but the B's were unable to close out the series back in New Jersey. A Game 7 was needed to decide which team would face the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final.
The Bruins took a 3-0 lead and never looked back, earning a 6-2 win to eliminate the Devils. Boston would eventually be swept by Wayne Gretzky and the Oilers in the Cup Final.
May 14 also was the date of the Bruins' 2-1 win in Game 3 of their 2019 Eastern Conference Final series versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask gave a fantastic performance with 35 saves on 36 shots.
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Boston eventually swept Carolina before losing to the St. Louis Blues in a seven-game Stanley Cup Final matchup.
May 14 also has seen plenty of Bruins losses, including three recent Game 7 defeats in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
One came in 2009 against the Carolina Hurricanes when Scott Walker scored in overtime for a 3-2 victory, and then again in 2014 when the rival Montreal Canadiens ended Boston's Presidents' Trophy-winning season with a 3-1 win. The worst of the Game 7 defeats was in 2010. The Flyers lost the first three games of their conference semifinals series versus the Bruins, but they bounced back and forced a Game 7. Despite taking a 3-0 lead in the first period, the Bruins blew the game and the series with a 4-3 loss. The Bruins became the third team in league history to lose a Best-of-7 series after leading it 3-0.
All three of these losses happened in Boston.
Here's a recap of some other Bruins games played on May 14:
1974, Stanley Cup Final: 4-2 loss at Flyers
1977, Stanley Cup Final: 2-1 loss in OT vs. Canadiens
1995, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 3-2 loss vs. Devils
2011, Eastern Conference Final: 5-2 loss vs. Lightning