By Tony Abbott -
4.
That's the number of times since the lockout that a team has come back from an 3-1 deficit.
You might think "That's not too bad, that's one every other year." And you're right, in that it's happened more than I actually thought it would.
But that's out of 55 series where there was a 3-1 deficit. 92.7 percent of the time, the team that takes a 3-1 lead wins the series.
So, yeah, it looks pretty bad right now in the State of Hockey.
But...
As low as 7.3% is, it's still a tad less than a 1-in-13 chance at winning (even though Montreal over Washington in 2010 is the only time an 8 seed beat a 1 seed coming from a 3-1 deficit), which isn't something to completely ignore, either. There've also been series that have a team 3-1 down push it to 6 and 7 games. There's still a reason to watch. The Wild could get that magic, as they got twice in 2003.
But, as you're watching, know how unlikely that is. Especially against a team this good.
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