The Bruins’ newcomers to Game 7

Bruins-Maple Leafs. Game 7. An inevitability from the time the two teams drop the puck on their postseason history.

The two historic franchises are hours away from their third Game 7 in the last seven years. Many of the players from both squads remain a year after heir last Game 7 encounter.

A small handful of players in this year’s, like third-year defenseman Brandon Carlo, never skated in a Game 7 before. He’ll get to witness that first hand when he touches the choppy TD Garden ice surface whenever he gets his first shift.

“Just excitement,” Carlo said in his first words heading into his first career Game 7. “You know, I think watching Game 7 in the past in the years that I’ve been out has…