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GAME 1 TRENDS
Teams winning Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final have gone on to win the championship in 56 of 73 seasons (76.7%) since the League introduced the best-of-seven format in 1939. The Blackhawks and Bruins are a combined 6-0 in Game 1s during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
HOME-ICE DOMINANCE
The Blackhawks have won a League-high nine games on home ice this postseason, including five straight, and have outscored opponents, 33-17, at United Center.
Overall, home teams have won 56 of the 80 games (.700) contested in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The NHL record for most wins by home clubs in one playoff year is 57, set in 92 games during the 1991 postseason (.620). The last time home teams had a winning percentage of .600 or higher during the playoffs was in 1993, when they went 52-33 (.612).
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