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2015 NHL Quarterfinals round - Series 1265.
Calgary Flames vs Anaheim Ducks

Schedule and 2014-15 Results
Regular Season Records: Anaheim 51-24-7=109pts, Calgary 45-30-7=97pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 30 April: Calgary loses at Anaheim, 6-goals-1
Game 2 on Sunday, 03 May: Calgary loses at Anaheim, 3-goals-nil
Game 3 on Tuesday, 05 May: Anaheim loses at Calgary, 4-goals-3 (OT)
Game 4 on Friday, 08 May: Anaheim wins at Calgary, 4-goals-2
Game 5 on Sunday, 10 May: Calgary loses at Anaheim, 3-goals-2

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and defeated the Calgary Flames 3-goals-2 to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1265 victory. With the series 1265 win, the Anaheim Ducks improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 8-5 overall and 2-2 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1265 loss, the Calgary Flames see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 12-18 overall and 4-4 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Anaheim Ducks in series 1265 was WWLWW: Series 1265 thus becomes the 15th NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the 43rd NHL series (all rounds), and the 111th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 4: The Anaheim Ducks visited and defeated the Calgary Flames 4-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1265 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 4-0 and a Game 5 record of 3-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 0-7 and a Game 5 record of 5-2 (with an active three-Game 5 winning streak).

After Game 3: The Calgary Flames hosted and outscored the Anaheim Ducks 4-goals-3 in overtime to reduce the Anaheim Ducks best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1265 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 4-2 and a Game 4 record of 3-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 2-9 and a Game 4 record of 5-6 (with an active four-Game 4 winning streak). Calgary tied the game with a goal with only twenty seconds left in the third period, and won the game in overtime. In the history of best-of-7 format NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2014, inclusive, home teams such as Calgary down a goal with 21 seconds left in regulation had a game record of only 10-394 (.025).

After Game 2: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and shut out the Calgary Flames 3-goals-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1265 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 5-0 and a Game 3 record of 2-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 0-7 and a Game 3 record of 4-3. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series since 1939, inclusive, teams (such as the Anaheim Ducks) which win Games 1 and 2 at home - with the Game 2 victory via shutout - have a 36-3 (.923) series record.

After Game 1: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and defeated the Calgary Flames 6-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1265 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 6-1 and a Game 2 record of 5-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Calgary Flames have a series record of 4-13 and a Game 2 record of 10-7.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2014-15 NHL regular season, the Anaheim Ducks finished 12 points ahead of the Calgary Flames. From 1939 through the 2015 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 12 regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 10-9 (.526) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1265 is the 13th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Anaheim Ducks, and the 30th for the Calgary Flames. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Anaheim Ducks have an all-rounds series record of 7-5, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 1-2, and a Game 1 record of 7-5, while the Calgary Flames have an all-rounds series record of 12-17, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 4-3, and a Game 1 record of 12-17. Series 1265 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Anaheim Ducks and the Calgary Flames. The two teams met in series 963, when the Ducks were known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; Anaheim defeated Calgary in that 2006 NHL Preliminary-round series.