via the NHL PR department,
Series Scenarios
* Since the Final went to the best-of-seven format in 1939, the team that has won Game 1 has gone on to capture the Stanley Cup 76.3% of the time (61 of 80 series). Each of the last two champions have rebounded from a Game 1 loss before winning the Cup – Washington in 2018 and St. Louis in 2019.
* Teams that take a 1-0 lead in any best-of-seven series have an all-time series record of 490-221 (.689), including a 12-2 mark in 2020.
* Tampa Bay is 11-16 (.407) in Game 1 of best-of-seven series all time; Dallas is 31-25 (.554).
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