HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading WWLWL:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team leading WWLWL irrespective of site order (Pittsburgh) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2016 NHL and NBA Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 55-9 (.859)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 14-2 (.875)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 23-5 (.821)
series record, NHL only, Finals round: 5-0 (1.000)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 43-21 (.672)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 11-5 (.688)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 19-9 (.679)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Finals round: 3-2 (.600)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1314 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2016 NHL and NBA Semifinals. 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 WWLWL @ HHVVH:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team leading WWLWL with site order HHVVH (Pittsburgh) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2016 NHL and NBA Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 29-3 (.906)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 7-0 (1.000)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 14-2 (.875)
series record, NHL only, Finals round: 5-0 (1.000)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 19-13 (.594)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 5-2 (.714)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 10-6 (.625)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Finals round: 3-2 (.600)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1314 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2016 NHL and NBA Semifinals. 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 5: The San Jose Sharks visited and defeated the
Pittsburgh Penguins 4-goals-2 to reduce the Pittsburgh Penguins
best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1301 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a
best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Pittsburgh Penguins
have a series record of 11-7 and a Game 6 record of 10-8. When trailing a
best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the San Jose Sharks
have a series record of 1-9 (with an active nine-series losing streak)
and a Game 6 record of 2-8 (with the two wins sandwiching the eight
losses). The San Jose Sharks took their first lead of series 1301 at
1:04 into the first period of Game 5.
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