HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 3-games-nil:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 3-games-nil irrespective of site order (Boston) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2019 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 359-5 (.986)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 85-1 (.988)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 188-4 (.979)
series record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 43-0 (1.000)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 232-132 (.637)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 50-36 (.581)
Game 4 record, NHL only, all rounds: 120-72 (.625)
Game 4 record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 25-18 (.581)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1409 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2019 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals 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 3-games-nil @ HHV:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 3-games-nil with site order HHV (Boston) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2019 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 267-4 (.985)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 54-1 (.982)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 136-3 (.978)
series record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 31-0 (1.000)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 168-103 (.620)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 31-24 (.564)
Game 4 record, NHL only, all rounds: 87-52 (.626)
Game 4 record, NHL only, Semifinals round: 19-12 (.613)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1409 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2019 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals 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 3: The Boston Bruins visited and bested the Carolina
Hurricanes 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1398
lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff
series 3-games-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 19-1 and a
Game 4 record of 14-6. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff
series 3-games-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 0-2
and a Game 4 record of 1-1. The series 1398 Game 3 victory by the Boston
Bruins breaks a Boston six-Game 3 losing streak in best-of-7 NHL
playoff series. The Carolina Hurricanes in series 1398 become the 365th
MLB/NBA/NHL team to fall behind three-games-nil in a best-of-7 playoff
series, and will strive to become the sixth team to post a 4-games-3
series victory in the wake of such dire circumstances. The Boston Bruins
are one of the five teams to lose a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff
series upon having led three-games-nil (series 1098, to the Philadelphia
Flyers in the 2010 NHL Quarterfinals).