HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 1-game-nil:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 1-game-nil irrespective of site order (Pittsburgh) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2017 NHL and NBA Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 957-390 (.710)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 178-77 (.698)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 456-209 (.686)
series record, NHL only, Finals round: 60-17 (.779)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 730-617 (.542)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 134-121 (.525)
Game 2 record, NHL only, all rounds: 359-306 (.540)
Game 2 record, NHL only, Finals round: 50-27 (.649)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1347 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2017 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 1-game-nil @ H:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 1-game-nil with site order H (Pittsburgh) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2017 NHL and NBA Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 705-191 (.787)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 132-41 (.763)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 319-104 (.754)
series record, NHL only, Finals round: 47-8 (.855)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 580-316 (.647)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 105-68 (.607)
Game 2 record, NHL only, all rounds: 268-155 (.634)
Game 2 record, NHL only, Finals round: 38-17 (.691)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1347 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2017 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 1: The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted and defeated the
Nashville Predators 5-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff
series 1334 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 1-game-nil, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record
of 21-7 with an active seven-series winning streak and a Game 2 record
of 18-10. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series
1-game-nil, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 0-7 and a
Game 2 record of 3-4. The 0-7 best-of-7 NHL playoff series record by the
Nashville Predators upon losing Game 1 ties the Predators with the old
Phoenix Coyotes for the worst such record in the NHL; the NBA Denver
Nuggets, at 0-11 upon losing Game 1 of a best-of-7 NBA playoff series,
have the worst MLB/NBA/NHL series record in that context.
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