Schedule and 2014-15 Results
Regular Season Records: Anaheim 51-24-7=109pts, Chicago 48-28-6=102pts
Game 1 on Sunday, 17 May: Chicago loses at Anaheim, 4-goals-1
Game 2 on Tuesday, 19 May: Chicago wins at Anaheim, 3-goals-2 (3OT)
Game 3 on Thursday, 21 May: Anaheim wins at Chicago, 2-goals-1
Game 4 on Saturday, 23 May: Anaheim loses at Chicago, 5-goals-4 (2OT)
Game 5 on Monday, 25 May: Chicago loses at Anaheim, 5-goals-4 (OT)
Game 6 on Wednesday, 27 May: Anaheim loses at Chicago, 5-goals-2
Game 7 on Saturday, 30 May: Chicago wins at Anaheim, 5-goals-3

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Chicago Blackhawks visited and bested the Anaheim Ducks 5-goals-3 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1267 victory. With the series 1267 win, the Chicago Blackhawks improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 41-41 overall and 10-20 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1267 loss, the Anaheim Ducks see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 8-6 overall and 1-1 in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious Chicago Blackhawks in series 1267 was LWLWLWW: Series 1267 thus becomes the third NHL Semifinals-round series, the 13th NHL series (all rounds), and the 23rd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With the series 1267 Game 7 loss, the best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7 record of the Anaheim Ducks falls to 0-4 overall and 0-3 on home ice.

After Game 6: The Chicago Blackhawks hosted and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-goals-2 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1267 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Anaheim Ducks have a Game 7 record of 0-3, while the Chicago Blackhawks have a Game 7 record of 6-6. The Anaheim Ducks have a home ice Game 7 record of 0-2. The precursor entity to the Anaheim Ducks, the "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim," had a 2-1 record in Game 7. The Chicago Blackhawks have a road ice Game 7 record of 1-3. The 2015 NHL Semifinals will require the maximum 14 games, matching the best-of-7 NHL Semifinals rounds of 2000 and 1964 in that context.

After Game 5: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-goals-4 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1267 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 3-2 and a Game 6 record of 3-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Chicago Blackhawks have a series record of 2-17 and a Game 6 record of 5-14. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Anaheim Ducks have a 3-2 series record and a 3-2 Game 6 record: Both Game 6 losses were followed by Game 7 losses.

After Game 4: The Chicago Blackhawks hosted and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-goals-4 in double overtime to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1267 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 2-4 and a Game 5 record of 4-2, while the Chicago Blackhawks have a series record of 17-16 (with an active seven-series winning streak) and a Game 5 record of 19-14 (with an active seven-Game 5 winning streak). In the last eighteen best-of-7 NHL playoff series in which the Chicago Blackhawks have been tied 2-games-all, their Game 5 outcome has determined their series outcome; in the last seven such series, Chicago won Games 5-6 to win the series. With series 1267 Game 4 goals at the 8:42, 9:05, and 9:19 marks of the third period (three goals in 37 seconds), the Anaheim Ducks have scored the fastest three goals in best-of-7 NHL playoff game history, besting the old mark of three goals in 38 seconds by the Colorado Avalanche in Vancouver against the Canucks in series 827 Game 4, in the 2001 NHL Preliminary round.

After Game 3: The Anaheim Ducks visited and defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1267 lead of 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 5-2 and a Game 4 record of 3-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Chicago Blackhawks have a series record of 12-18 and a Game 4 record of 20-10.

After Game 2: The Chicago Blackhawks visited and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-goals-2 in the third overtime period to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1267 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 2-3 (with an active three-series losing streak) and a Game 3 record of 3-2, while the Chicago Blackhawks have a series record of 18-12 and a Game 3 record of 16-14. Series 1267 Game 2 ended 16:12 into the third overtime, and thus is the 12th-longest best-of-7 NHL playoff game since 1939, inclusive. Series 1267 Game 2 is the longest NHL playoff game since series 1034 Game 6, in which the Dallas Stars hosted and defeated the San Jose Sharks 2-goals-1 with the winning goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime period of their 2008 NHL Quarterfinals battle.

After Game 1: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and bested the Chicago Blackhawks 4-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1267 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 7-1 and a Game 2 record of 6-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Chicago Blackhawks have a series record of 15-32 and a Game 2 record of 15-32. The sole Anaheim Ducks best-of-7 NHL playoff series defeat upon having led 1-game-nil occurred in series 1193, at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings in the 2013 NHL Preliminary round. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series since 1939, inclusive and irrespective of round, home teams winning Game 1 by a 4-goals-1 score (as Anaheim has) have a 28-7 (.800) series record with an active four-series winning streak. The series 1267 Game 1 loss snaps a four-Game 1 winning streak by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2014-15 NHL regular season, the Anaheim Ducks finished seven points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks. From 1939 through the 2015 NHL Quarterfinals, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by seven regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 16-11 (.593) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1267 is the 14th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Anaheim Ducks, and the 82nd for the Chicago Blackhawks. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Anaheim Ducks have an all-rounds series record of 8-5, a Semifinals-round series record of 1-0, and a Game 1 record of 8-5, while the Chicago Blackhawks have an all-rounds series record of 40-41, a Semifinals-round series record of 9-20, and a Game 1 record of 34-47 (with an active four-Game 1 winning streak). Series 1267 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Anaheim Ducks and the Chicago Blackhawks.