The Komets have a solid 8-4 record all-time in Game 7s, though they lost 5-2 to the Toledo Walleye last season in the second round. The lesson from that game, which was on the road, is to get off to a good start. Fort Wayne allowed the first four goals.

Here are all the Game 7s played by the Komets:

1960: St. Paul 3, Komets 1

1967: Komets 6, Des Moines 0

1979: Grand Rapids 6, Komets 2

1981: Komets 7, Milwaukee 3

1985: Komets 6, Salt Lake 2

1991: Komets 4, Indianapolis 3 (OT)

1992: Kalamazoo 4, Komets 3

2005: Komets 2, Rockford 1 (OT)

2008: Komets 3, Port Huron 2 (3OT)

2010: Komets 4, Port Huron 0

2012: Komets 6, Missouri 4

2015: Toledo 5, Komets 2

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