With our Penguins on the brink of eliminating the Rangers (and being the hockey nerd that I am) I decided to delve into our history to see how we’ve fared when up 3-1 in a playoff series.
We’ve been in this spot 17 previous times over the course of our 36 postseason appearances. We won our first six Game 5’s when holding a 3-1 series advantage, up through the 2008 playoffs.
Since then? We’ve gone a less-than-robust 3-8 for an overall record of 9-8 when up 3-1 in a series. We’re 8-6 at home and 1-2 on the road in these situations.