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Margin Matters:
In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series, teams such as the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL Western Conference Finals which win Game 1 by a goal, win Game 2 by two goals, and lose Game 3 by two goals have a 5-2 series record with an active four-series winning streak (with the last series loss sustained in the 1971 NHL Finals . . . by the Chicago Blackhawks).

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading WWL @ HHV:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team leading WWL with site order HHV (Chicago) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2013 NBA Semifinals and NHL Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 233-47 (.832)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 56-12 (.824)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 92-25 (.786)
series record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 21-6 (.778)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 133-147 (.475)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 27-41 (.397)
Game 4 record, NHL only, all rounds: 50-67 (.427)
Game 4 record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 9-18 (.333)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1213 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2013 NBA Semifinals and NHL 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: Leading 2-games-1:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 2-games-1 irrespective of site order (Chicago) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2013 NBA Semifinals and NHL Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 669-229 (.745)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 181-51 (.780)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 297-132 (.692)
series record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 78-22 (.780)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 448-450 (.499)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 116-116 (.500)
Game 4 record, NHL only, all rounds: 203-226 (.473)
Game 4 record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 46-54 (.460)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1213 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2013 NBA Semifinals and NHL 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: Leading 2-games-1 @ HHV:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 2-games-1 with site order HHV (Chicago) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2013 NBA Semifinals and NHL Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 429-103 (.806)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 108-22 (.831)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 189-64 (.747)
series record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 48-11 (.814)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 256-276 (.481)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 61-69 (.469)
Game 4 record, NHL only, all rounds: 121-132 (.478)
Game 4 record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 27-32 (.458)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1213 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2013 NBA Semifinals and NHL 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: Leading WWL:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team leading WWL irrespective of site order (Chicago) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2013 NBA Semifinals and NHL Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 273-70 (.796)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 74-13 (.851)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 113-42 (.729)
series record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 28-7 (.800)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 166-177 (.484)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 40-47 (.460)
Game 4 record, NHL only, all rounds: 67-88 (.432)
Game 4 record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 13-22 (.371)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1213 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2013 NBA Semifinals and NHL 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.