For the Tampa Bay Lightning and head coach Jon Cooper, ignorance is bliss.
The Lightning handed the New York Rangers their first Game 7 loss on home ice in franchise history and advanced to the Stanley Cup Final with a 2-0 victory in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.
The Lightning also snapped Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's NHL-record streak of six consecutive Game 7 victories.
Cooper quipped that perhaps his team was simply unaware of the Rangers' history of Game 7 success.
"Maybe we're young, dumb and don't know any better," Cooper said following the win.
The Lightning won the first two games of their second-round matchup against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre and won Games 2, 5, and 7 of the Conference Final in New York.
"You shine the light bright on our guys, they just put on sunglasses and walk through it," Cooper said.
"Every time we as a staff go in and challenge them, they respond. They're such a fun team to coach," he added.
Cooper confirmed an illness spread through the dressing room earlier in the series.
The Lightning will face the winner of Game 7 in the Western Conference Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
The Stanley Cup Final begins Wednesday.