Last time a team won the cup when starting on the road?

[Norm_Maracle For Vezina 0]

Last time a team won the cup when starting on the road?

1997... what team did it??

The trend is not going to change this year...

[BowHuntingFool 0]

[BlueMonk 102]

Here's another interesting stat. Earlier this season, I compiled statistical rankings of all teams from 1980-2008 and how their regular season numbers correlated to postseason success.

Of the 28 teams, below are the number of teams that won the Cup based on where they finished league wide in the standings, based on points. So 10 teams that finished 1st overall won the Cup during that period. 2 teams that finished 2nd, etc.

1st = 10

2nd = 2

3rd = 5

4th = 2

5th = 3

6th = 3

7th = 2

9th = 1

The Penguins in 2009 finished 8th in the standings overall. No team that finished 8th has won the Stanley Cup since 1980. Only one team that finished below 7th - the 1995 Devils, who finished 9th - has won the Cup during that period. And that was the shortened lockout season.

So recent history is very much on Detroit's side.

[Zion 93]

*butterflies*

[Bluedevils_13 0]

Here's another interesting stat. Earlier this season, I compiled statistical rankings of all teams from 1980-2008 and how their regular season numbers correlated to postseason success.

Of the 28 teams, below are the number of teams that won the Cup based on where they finished league wide in the standings, based on points. So 10 teams that finished 1st overall won the Cup during that period. 2 teams that finished 2nd, etc.

1st = 10

2nd = 2

3rd = 5

4th = 2

5th = 3

6th = 3

7th = 2

9th = 1

The Penguins in 2009 finished 8th in the standings overall. No team that finished 8th has won the Stanley Cup since 1980. Only one team that finished below 7th - the 1995 Devils, who finished 9th - has won the Cup during that period. And that was the shortened lockout season.

So recent history is very much on Detroit's side.

That's pretty cool to know, but wasn't it the Rangers who won it during the shortened season?

[Broken 16 381]

That's pretty cool to know, but wasn't it the Rangers who won it during the shortened season?

Nope... the Devils