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2000 NHL Quarterfinals round - Series 806.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers

Schedule and 2000 Results
Regular Season Records: Philadelphia 45-25-12-3=105pts, Pittsburgh 37-37-8-6=88pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 27 April: Pittsburgh wins at Philadelphia, 2-0
Game 2 on Saturday, 29 April: Pittsburgh wins at Philadelphia, 4-1
Game 3 on Tuesday, 2 May: Philadelphia wins at Pittsburgh, 4-3
Game 4 on Thursday, 4 May: Philadelphia wins at Pittsburgh, 2-1 (5 OT*)
Game 5 on Sunday, 7 May: Pittsburgh loses at Philadelphia, 6-3
Game 6 on Tuesday, 9 May: Philadelphia wins at Pittsburgh, 2-1
* Time of game 152:01; longest in best-of-7 NHL playoff history

OVERALL SUBSTANCE:LLWWWW:
The defeat of Pittsburgh by Philadelphia in this manner is the 6th such victory in best-of-7 NHL Qtrs round play, the 15th such victory in best-of-7 NHL playoffs (all rounds), and the 22nd such victory in best-of-7 MLB, NBA, and NHL playoffs (all rounds). The last LLWWWW series was the 1999 NHL Qtrs series 784, in which Colorado defeated Detroit. The LLWWWW victory is the second by the Philadelphia Flyers, and their second in the NHL Qtrs round; the WWLLLL loss is the first suffered by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and their first in the NHL Qtrs round.

INDIVIDUAL STYLE: Historical best-of-7 performance of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in the current situation:
Philadelphia series record, all rounds, overall: 28-19 (.596)
Philadelphia series record, all rounds, Game 1 @ home: 23-10 (.697)
Philadelphia series record, Qtrs round, overall: 13-6 (.684)
Philadelphia series record, Qtrs round, Game 1 @ home: 11-4 (.733)
Pittsburgh series record, all rounds, overall: 16-13 (.552)
Pittsburgh series record, all rounds, Game 1 on road: 5-6 (.455)
Pittsburgh series record, Qtrs round, overall: 4-8 (.333)
Pittsburgh series record, Qtrs round, Game 1 on road: 1-4 (.200)
These records are drawn only from the best-of-7 series played by Philadelphia and Pittsburgh through 2000.