Schedule and 2008 Results
Regular Season Records: Detroit 54-21-7=115pts, Dallas 45-30-7=97pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 08 May: Dallas loses at Detroit, 4-goals-1
Game 2 on Saturday, 10 May: Dallas loses at Detroit, 2-goals-1
Game 3 on Monday, 12 May: Detroit at Dallas, 8:00pmEDT
Game 4 on Wednesday, 14 May: Detroit at Dallas, 8:00pmEDT
Game 5* on Saturday, 17 May: Dallas at Detroit, 1:30pmEDT
Game 6* on Monday, 19 May: Detroit at Dallas, 8:00pmEDT
Game 7* on Wednesday, 21 May: Dallas at Detroit, 7:30pmEDT
* if needed
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Up 2-games-nil:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team up 2-games-nil irrespective of site (Detroit) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals and NBA Preliminary rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 504-63 (.889)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semis round: 134-13 (.912)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 251-37 (.872)
series record, NHL only, Semis round: 62-7 (.899)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 269-298 (.474)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semis round: 70-77 (.476)
Game 3 record, NHL only, all rounds: 153-135 (.531)
Game 3 record, NHL only, Semis round: 37-32 (.536)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1042 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals and NBA Preliminary 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: Up 2-games-nil at home:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team up 2-games-nil with Games 1-2 at home (Detroit) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals and NBA Preliminary rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 398-41 (.907)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semis round: 92-12 (.885)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 196-21 (.903)
series record, NHL only, Semis round: 46-6 (.885)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 201-238 (.458)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semis round: 46-58 (.442)
Game 3 record, NHL only, all rounds: 117-100 (.539)
Game 3 record, NHL only, Semis round: 28-24 (.538)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1042 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals and NBA Preliminary 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 2: In a game in which all of the scoring occurred in the first period, the Detroit Red Wings hosted and doubled up the Dallas Stars 2-goals-1 to take a 2-games-nil MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1036 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Detroit Red Wings have a 24-6 series record with a five-series winning streak, and a Game 3 record of 16-14. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Dallas Stars have a perfect 0-6 series record and a 3-3 Game 3 record.
After Game 1: The Detroit Red Wings hosted and defeated the Dallas Stars 4-goals-1 to take a 1-game-nil lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1036. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Detroit Red Wings have a 32-13 series record and a 30-15 Game 2 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Dallas Stars have a 4-9 series record (with a four-series losing streak) and a 7-6 Game 2 record. In the history of best-of-7 NHL Semifinals from 1939 through 2007, teams such as Detroit that win Game 1 at home have a 66-20 (.767) series record; of the 20 winners of Game 1 at home to lose the series, Detroit was the most recent, having done so in series 1003 (to the eventual NHL champion Anaheim Ducks in the 2007 NHL Semifinals).
Pre-series assessment: In the 2007-08 regular season, Detroit finished 18 points ahead of Dallas. From 1939 through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 18 regular-season points, they have posted an 8-6 (.571) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1036 is the 25th best-of-7 playoff series for Dallas, and the 85th for Detroit. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, Dallas has a 14-10 series record, a 2-1 Semifinals-round series record, and an 11-13 Game 1 record, while Detroit has a 47-37 series record, a 17-13 Semifinals-round record, and a 45-39 Game 1 record. Series 1036 is the third best-of-7 meeting between Dallas and Detroit; Detroit won the first two.
