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* Teams leading 3-2 in the Stanley Cup Final have won 28 of 36 series (77.8%) since the best-of-seven format was introduced in 1939. (Elias)
* Twenty of those teams won in six games (55.6%). Eight won in seven games (22.2%).
* Eight teams have overcome a 3-2 series deficit to win the Stanley Cup Final (22.2%).
* Those eight teams: the 1942 Maple Leafs (vs. Red Wings), 1950 Red Wings (vs. NY Rangers), 1964 Maple Leafs (vs. Red Wings), 1971 Canadiens (vs. Blackhawks), 2001 Avalanche (vs. Devils), 2004 Lightning (vs. Flames), 2009 Penguins (vs. Red Wings) and 2011 Bruins (vs. Canucks).
* Teams have split the opening four games of the Stanley Cup Final 22 times since the best-of-seven format was introduced in 1939. The team winning Game 5 has gone on to capture the Cup 15 times (68.2%). However, the team losing Game 5 has rebounded to win the series on four of the past six occasions (all since 2001).
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