Nailers host Mariners in Game 7

A spot in the Eastern Conference Finals is at stake on Monday when the Wheeling Nailers host the Maine Mariners in the 58th Game 7 in ECHL postseason history. It is the first ECHL Game 7 beyond the first round of the playoffs since 2022.

Wheeling is playing in a Game 7 for the seventh time in team history. The Nailers are 4-2 in their previous six Game 7s, with three consecutive wins. Wheeling defeated Reading 4-3 in overtime in Game 7 of the 2016 Eastern Conference Semifinals in its only previous Game 7 at home.

Maine has gone to a Game 7 in both of its playoff series this year. The Mariners defeated Adirondack 3-1 in the deciding game of the North Division Semifinals. The Mariners fell to Adirondack in Game 7 of the 2024 North Division Semifinals.

The home team is 39-18 all-time in ECHL Game 7s and has won 26 of the last 37. Eleven Game 7s have gone beyond regulation, with four being decided in two overtimes and one in three overtimes. The home team has won eight of the 11 games decided in overtime.

Game 7s in ECHL History

DATE	TEAMS	ROUND
May 6, 2026	Adirondack 1 at MAINE 3	DSF
April 29, 2025	Iowa 1 at FORT WAYNE 3	DSF
April 29, 2025	ORLANDO 2 at South Carolina 0	DSF
May 1, 2024	FLORIDA 4 at Jacksonville 0	DSF
May 1, 2024	Maine 0 at ADIRONDACK 2	DSF
May 3, 2023	Fort Wayne 0 at CINCINNATI 1	DSF
May 16, 2022	NEWFOUNDLAND 4 at Reading 2	DF
May 4, 2022	Tulsa 2 at UTAH 5	DSF
May 3, 2022	WHEELING 3 at Fort Wayne 2	DSF
May 3, 2022	Cincinnati 2 at TOLEDO 4	DSF
May 3, 2022	Trois-Rivières 2 at NEWFOUNDLAND 5	DSF
May 22, 2019	TOLEDO 6 at Tulsa 2	CF
April 24, 2019	Kansas City 2 at TULSA 6	DSF
June 9, 2018	COLORADO 3 at Florida 2	KCF
May 23, 2018	Fort Wayne 3 at COLORADO 4 (OT)	CF
April 25, 2018	Allen 1 at IDAHO 4	DSF
May 24, 2017	SOUTH CAROLINA 4 at Manchester 3	CF
April 26, 2017	Orlando 4 at FLORIDA 7	DSF
April 25, 2017	Kalamazoo 1 at TOLEDO 3	DSF
May 24, 2016	WHEELING 5 at South Carolina 2	CF
May 11, 2016	Adirondack 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3 (2 OT)	CSF
May 11, 2016	Reading 3 at WHEELING 4 (OT)	CSF
April 27, 2016	Idaho 2 at ALLEN 3 (OT)	CQF
April 27, 2016	Cincinnati 0 at FORT WAYNE 2	CQF
April 26, 2016	READING 4 at Toledo 1	CQF
June 14, 2015	South Carolina 1 at ALLEN 6	KCF
May 27, 2015	SOUTH CAROLINA 1 at Toledo 0 (3 OT)	CF
May 27, 2015	Ontario 1 at ALLEN 3	CF
May 13, 2015	Fort Wayne 2 at TOLEDO 5	DF
April 29, 2015	Quad City 1 at RAPID CITY 2	DSF
April 29, 2015	Wheeling 1 at TOLEDO 2 (OT)	DSF
April 29, 2015	Reading 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3	DSF
April 28, 2015	Colorado 2 at ONTARIO 4	DSF
May 1, 2013	Florida 1 at READING 4	CSF
April 14, 2013	Las Vegas 4 at STOCKTON 6	CQF
April 27, 2011	WHEELING 4 at Greenville 3 (OT)	CSF
May 12, 2010	Reading 0 at CINCINNATI 1	CF
April 28, 2010	CINCINNATI 2 at Charlotte 1	CSF
June 5, 2009	SOUTH CAROLINA 4 at Alaska 2	KCF
May 6, 2009	Stockton 1 at LAS VEGAS 5	DF
April 22, 2009	STOCKTON 5 at Ontario 4	DSF
April 22, 2009	Bakersfield 1 at LAS VEGAS 5	DSF
April 21, 2009	ELMIRA 5 at Trenton 3	DSF
April 20, 2009	Wheeling 1 at CINCINNATI 2 (2 OT)	DSF
May 5, 2008	Reading 1 at CINCINNATI 6	DF
May 18, 2007	DAYTON 3 at Florida 1	CF
May 3, 2007	Cincinnati 3 at DAYTON 5	DF
May 22, 2006	Fresno 2 at ALASKA 3 (2 OT)	CF
May 6, 2006	Bakersfield 2 at FRESNO 4	DF
April 22, 2006	Long Beach 3 at BAKERSFIELD 4	DSF
April 19, 2006	Idaho 2 at LAS VEGAS 6	DSF
May 16, 2005	TRENTON 2 at Alaska 0	CF
May 3, 2003	Cincinnati 2 at ATLANTIC CITY 3	CF
May 13, 2001	Peoria 3 at TRENTON 4	CF
May 30, 1999	Richmond 3 at MISSISSIPPI 4 (2 OT)	KCF
March 31, 1992	Roanoke Valley 2 at GREENSBORO 6	1st
April 12, 1989	CAROLINA 7 at Johnstown 4	RCF