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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Since 1980, only 7 of 49 teams have lost the first game of a best of 5 and ended up winning in the NHL playoffs.
Yet I recall someone suggesting that the first game wasn’t all that important.
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In fairness, there was a lot less parity back then, and a massive gap in talent between the strong and weak teams. Many of those first-round best-of-5s were total blow-outs.
Having said that, game one in a 5 game series is huge. No denying that.
Also, the Oilers suck.