HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied LWLW:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team tied LWLW irrespective of site order (Pittsburgh) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2017 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 81-84 (.491)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 18-20 (.474)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 42-33 (.560)
series record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 10-7 (.588)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 75-90 (.455)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 17-21 (.447)
Game 5 record, NHL only, all rounds: 37-38 (.493)
Game 5 record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 9-8 (.529)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1343 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2017 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals. 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: Tied LWLW @ HHVV:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team tied LWLW with site order HHVV (Pittsburgh) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2017 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 48-23 (.676)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 9-5 (.643)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 25-12 (.676)
series record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 5-2 (.714)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 41-30 (.577)
Game 5 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 8-6 (.571)
Game 5 record, NHL only, all rounds: 21-16 (.568)
Game 5 record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 5-2 (.714)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1343 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2017 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals. 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 4: The Pittsburgh Penguins visited and topped the
Ottawa Senators 3-goals-2 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series
1332 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 13-8 and
a Game 5 record of 12-9, while the Ottawa Senators have a series record
of 2-5 and a Game 5 record of 5-2. Upon opening a best-of-7 NHL playoff
series with a win/site order of LWLW @ HHVV (such as Pittsburgh has in
series 1332), the Penguins have a 1-2 series record, with the sole win
occurring in series 590, in the 1991 NHL Finals.
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