Bet You Didn't Know...

From the site whowins.com, some interesting notes about the Pens and Flyers...

http://www.whowins.com/2008series/nhl2008m.html

Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team up 2-games-nil irrespective of site has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals and NBA Preliminary rounds:

• series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 504-63 (.889)
• series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semis round: 134-13 (.912)
• series record, NHL only, all rounds: 251-37 (.872)
• series record, NHL only, Semis round: 62-7 (.899)
• Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 269-298 (.474)
• Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semis round: 70-77 (.476)
• Game 3 record, NHL only, all rounds: 153-135 (.531)
• Game 3 record, NHL only, Semis round: 37-32 (.536)

Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team up 2-games-nil with Games 1-2 at home has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals and NBA Preliminary rounds:

• series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 398-41 (.907)
• series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semis round: 92-12 (.885)
• series record, NHL only, all rounds: 196-21 (.903)
• series record, NHL only, Semis round: 46-6 (.885)
• Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 201-238 (.458)
• Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semis round: 46-58 (.442)
• Game 3 record, NHL only, all rounds: 117-100 (.539)
• Game 3 record, NHL only, Semis round: 28-24 (.538)

These records are drawn from the applicable 1042 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals and NBA Preliminary rounds.

After Game 2:

• When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 9-2 and a Game 3 record of 9-2.
  
• When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Philadelphia Flyers have a series record of 2-10 and a Game 3 record of 7-5 with a three-Game 3 winning streak.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins extend their Game 2 winning streak to six games upon winning Game 1 of a best-of-7 NHL playoff series.
• The last best-of-7 NHL playoff series which Pittsburgh lost after winning Games 1-2 is also the last best-of-7 NHL playoff series which Philadelphia won after losing Games 1-2: in the 2000 NHL Quarterfinals, in which Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh in six games.