HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 1-game-nil:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 1-game-nil irrespective of site order (St. Louis) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 MLB Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 915-371 (.712)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 222-106 (.677)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 436-200 (.686)
series record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 142-82 (.634)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 694-592 (.540)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 173-155 (.527)
Game 2 record, NHL only, all rounds: 345-291 (.542)
Game 2 record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 107-117 (.478)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1286 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 MLB Finals. Note in general that the
greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation,
the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 1-game-nil @ H:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 1-game-nil with site order H (St. Louis) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 MLB Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 674-184 (.786)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 160-48 (.769)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 308-101 (.753)
series record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 94-38 (.712)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 552-306 (.643)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 139-69 (.668)
Game 2 record, NHL only, all rounds: 260-149 (.636)
Game 2 record, NHL only, Preliminary round: 78-54 (.591)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1286 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 MLB Finals. Note in general that the
greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation,
the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
SERIES NOTES:
After Game 1: The St. Louis Blues hosted and shut out the Chicago
Blackhawks 1-goal-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series
1292 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff
series 1-game-nil, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 16-11
(with an active three-series losing streak) and a Game 2 record of
12-15. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil,
the Chicago Blackhawks have a series record of 16-32 and a Game 2 record
of 16-32. The series 1292 Game 1 loss by the Chicago Blackhawks is
their MLB/NBA/NHL-leading 49th best-of-7 Game 1 loss; Chicago had been
tied with the NHL Boston Bruins (48) for the lead in this dubious
category.