[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

If I am interpreting the info from this site (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...playoff_series) correctly I think this is what you are looking for, the number of series won since 1992 (30 years ago) by each team.

And when you prorate based on how long each team has existed over the time period since 1992 (Kraken omitted due to lack of seasons):

2.9 - Blue Jackets
3 - Coyotes/Jets
4.1 - Jets/Thrashers
4.3 - Panthers
5.7 - Wild
6 - Flames
9 - Islanders
9 - Oilers
9.1 - Predators
11 - Maple Leafs
11 - Senators
12 - Sabres
14 - Canucks
14 - Capitals
14 - Hurricanes/Whalers
14 - Kings
15 - Blues
16 - Ducks
17 - Canadiens
19 - Bruins
19 - Flyers
20 - Rangers
20 - Sharks
20 - Stars
23 - Avalanche/Nordiques
23 - Devils
24 - Blackhawks
24 - Lightning
32 - Penguins
33 - Red Wings
42 - Knights

So there's basically three groups in the data... 6 teams that have done very poorly (6 or fewer series wins), 7 teams doing exceptionally well (23 or more series wins), and the other 18 teams in the middle group (between 9 and 20 series wins). There's a noticable disparity in the data. Things are hardly "balancing out over time".