History:
Spring 2023 marked the 25th year in which WhoWins™ has been providing historical victory probabilities, team performance records, and web-site design from the previous millennium on MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series and games. Our first archived web page, from 1999.

Spring 2025 Day 34:
Results from Thursday 22 May.
NHL
Florida Panthers win at Carolina Hurricanes, 5-goals-nil
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder host, defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 118-pts-103

Thursday Streakiness:
After Thursday 22 May, both the NHL Florida Panthers and NBA Oklahoma City Thunder 1) held 2-games-nil leads in their respective best-of-7 playoff series, 2) have a perfect 6-0 series record upon leading such a series 2-games-nil, and 3) have a 5-1 Game 3 record upon leading such a series 2-games-nil.

Grade-A Comeback:
The Dallas Stars trailed the visiting Edmonton Oilers by two goals as late as 0:31 into the third period of 2025 NHL Western Conference Finals Game 1, but prevailed. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2024, inclusive, home teams down two goals as late as 0:31 into the third period had a game record of only 36-393 (.084) - the Dallas Stars thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback in their Game 1 victory over Edmonton.

Point Parade:
With its total 273 points by both teams, 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 becomes the third-highest total scoring best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 1 in history, behind only Game 1 in the 1983 NBA Quarterfinals (with the Spurs in San Antonio defeating the Denver Nuggets 152-pts-133), and Game 1 in the 1967 NBA Finals (with the 76ers in Philadelphia defeating the old San Francisco Warriors 141-pts-135).

Spring 2025 Ouster Board:
start (in Indiana NBA): 4/19, 1:11pmEDT
--- Preliminary round ---
Memphis NBA: 4/26, 6:17pmEDT
Miami NBA: 4/28, 9:53pmEDT
Milwaukee NBA: 4/29, 8:54pmEDT
Orlando NBA: 4/29, 11:11pmEDT
New Jersey NHL: 4/29, 11:24pmEDT
Montreal NHL: 4/30, 9:48pmEDT
Tampa Bay NHL: 4/30, 10:18pmEDT
Los Angeles Lakers NBA: 5/1, 12:52amEDT
Ottawa NHL: 5/1, 9:32pmEDT
Minnesota NHL: 5/1, 10:14pmEDT
Detroit NBA: 5/1, 10:28pmEDT
Los Angeles NHL: 5/2, 12:55amEDT
Los Angeles Clippers NBA: 5/3, 9:55pmEDT
Colorado NHL: 5/3, 10:47pmEDT
Houston NBA: 5/4, 11:05pmEDT
St. Louis NHL: 5/4, 11:05pmEDT
--- Quarterfinals round ---
Cleveland NBA, 5/13, 9:41pmEDT
Golden State NBA, 5/15, 12:13amEDT
Vegas NHL, 5/15, 12:41amEDT
Washington NHL, 5/15, 9:43pmEDT
Boston NBA, 5/16, 10:34pmEDT
Winnipeg (II) NHL, 5/17, 11:02pmEDT
Denver NBA, 5/18, 6:01pmEDT
Toronto NHL, 5/18, 10:16pmEDT

NHL Comeback of Spring 2025:
The Winnipeg Jets trailed the visiting St. Louis Blues Sunday 04 May by one goal as late as 19:56 into the third period of their Game 7, but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2024, inclusive, home teams down one goal as late as 19:56 into the third period had a game record of only 2-487 (.004) - the Winnipeg Jets thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback.

NBA Comeback of Spring 2025:
On Thursday 24 April, the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder trailed the Grizzlies in Memphis by 26 points at halftime in their Game 3, but won. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games prior to Thunder-Grizzlies Game 3 (1947-2025, inclusive), road or home teams trailing by 26 points at halftime had a game record of 0-19, with all 19 losses by double-digit margins. The 26-point halftime deficit also becomes the largest halftime deficit ever surmounted by a road or home team for a game victory in a best-of-7 NBA playoff game: In Game 3 during the 2017 NBA Preliminary round, the Cleveland Cavaliers trailed the Pacers in Indiana by 25 halftime points, but won 119-pts-114.

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