The statistics show that game two of most seven game series' is as close to a crystal ball as you can get. The winner of game two has gone on to win the seven game series 71.8 percent of the time. Pretty impressive 'eh? Think about it this way, if you just won game one, and come out and win game two, you now have a pretty strong hold on the series. Secondly, if you lost game one, and win game two, not only is the series even, but there is a 50/50 chance that you are going home, with some momentum and confidence for games three and four. The stats also show that 53% of teams that lost game one, but won game two go on to win the series. The numbers don't always hold true, just ask Washington, they've been up 2-0 in a series twice in the last 4 years and managed to lose them both, but that's why they play the games.
Now that you have a firm grasp on the numbers, lets apply these to this year's first round series':
LA at VAN- LA wins game 2. Leads the series 2-0 going back to LA for games 3 and 4.
DET vs NSH- DET evened the series with a game 2 win, and are going home for games 3 and 4.
PHI vs PIT- PHI wins game 2 and leads the series 2-0 going home for game 3 and 4
BOS vs WSH- WSH evened the series with a game 2 win, and are going home for games 3 and 4.
PHX vs CHI- CHI evened the series with a game 2 win, and are going home for games 3 and 4.
STL vs SJ- SJ evened the series with a game 2 win, and are going home for games 3 and 4.
FLA vs NJ- Game 2 on Sunday
I will update this post with the results of Saturday's games on Sunday morning. Hopefully there will be enough to cheer about in Phoenix tonight that my voice will not have healed yet. Let's go 'Yotes!
*Thanks to NHL.com for the stats.*
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