Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team leading WWWLL irrespective of site order (Tampa Bay) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 31-5 (.861)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 8-2 (.800)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 16-4 (.800)
series record, NHL only, Quarterfinals round: 5-2 (.714)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 23-13 (.639)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 6-4 (.600)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 11-9 (.550)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Quarterfinals round: 4-3 (.571)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1269 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds. 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 WWWLL @ VVHHV:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team leading WWWLL with site order VVHHV (Tampa Bay) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 6-1 (.857)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 1-0 (1.000)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 5-1 (.833)
series record, NHL only, Quarterfinals round: 1-0 (1.000)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 5-2 (.714)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 1-0 (1.000)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 4-2 (.667)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Quarterfinals round: 1-0 (1.000)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1269 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds. 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 Montreal Canadiens hosted and defeated the
Tampa Bay Lightning 2-goals-1 to reduce the Tampa Bay Lightning
best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1262 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a
best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Tampa Bay Lightning
have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 6 record of 1-1. When trailing a
best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Montreal Canadiens
have a series record of 8-21 and a Game 6 record of 14-15.