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Posted: Thursday May 24, 2001 2:15 AM
Updated: Saturday May 26, 2001 4:14 AM

0 -- Successful penalty shots in Stanley Cup finals history. There have been seven penalty shots attempted, most recently by Vancouver's Pavel Bure in 1994. Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk leads all scorers with 20 points in the 2001 playoffs.
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1 -- Shutouts needed by Devils goalie Martin Brodeur to set the record with five in a single postseason.
1.50 -- Brodeur's goals-against average in 10 Stanley Cup finals games, eight of which were victories. Avs goalie Patrick Roy has a 2.04 GAA in 20 finals games to go with a 14-6 record.
4 -- Players who have won the Conn Smythe Trophy despite being on the runner-up -- Roger Crozier (1966 Red Wings), Glenn Hall ('68 Blues), Reg Leach ('76 Flyers) and Ron Hextall ('87 Flyers).
5 -- Two-time winners of the Conn Smythe -- Bobby Orr, Bernie Parent, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Patrick Roy. Colorado's Joe Sakic (1996 winner) and New Jersey's Scott Stevens (2000) have a chance to become No. 6; Roy can become the first three-time winner.
7 -- Years since a Canadian team made the finals (Vancouver, 1994), the longest such streak in league history.
9 -- The record for most goals in a Cup final, set by Toronto's Babe Dye against Vancouver in 1922.
10 -- Game 7s in Stanley Cup finals history, only two of which came in the past 29 years.
13 -- The record for most points in a Cup final, set by Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky in 1988 against Boston. Gretzky's 10 assists were also a record.
15 -- Teams that have wrapped up the Stanley Cup with an overtime victory, including last year's Devils and the 1999 Stars.
20 -- Points by Colorado's Milan Hejduk so far in the playoffs, the most in the league. New Jersey's Petr Sykora and Patrik Elias are tied for second with 18.
24 -- Teams that have repeated as champions since the NHL took control of the Stanley Cup in 1927.
34.5 -- Weight, in pounds, of the Stanley Cup.
49 -- Points scored by the Devils' top line of Jason Arnott, Elias and Sykora (22 goals, 27 assists) in 18 playoff games this year.
78-115-47 -- The six-year record of the Colorado Rockies, who moved to New Jersey and became the Devils in 1982. The Rockies made the playoffs once, in 1978, losing 2-0 to the Flyers in the first round.
79 -- Percentage of Game 1 winners (49 of 62) that went on to win the Cup since the best-of-seven format began in 1939.
138 -- Career postseason assists by Avs defenseman Ray Bourque, including five this year to move him ahead of Paul Coffey (137) for third place on the all-time list. Wayne Gretzky is first with 260 and Mark Messier second (186).
207 -- Playoff games played by Bourque, the most for any player who has never won a championship. Dale Hunter is second with 186. This is Bourque's NHL record 21st postseason.
1989 -- The last time the top seeds in each conference made the finals (Montreal-Calgary) before this year.

All stats through conference finals

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