PITTSBURGH --
That it has been unsuccessfully escaped 96.9 percent of the time since 1939 simply means, if you're a glass-half-full Sharks fan, there's a 3.1 percent chance of your team making a comeback for the ages.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, holding a 3-1 series lead, can win the Stanley Cup on home ice Thursday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVA Sports).
The odds, historically speaking, are massively in the Penguins' favor. Pittsburgh has three opportunities, two of them at Consol Energy Center, to win their fourth championship in franchise history.
DeBoer on Game 4 loss
DeBoer discusses Hertl's injury, Game 4 loss
Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer talks about his team's power play in a Game 4 loss, Tomas Hertl's injury and looks ahead to Game 5 in Pittsburgh
- Jun 7, 2016 • 01:34
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A team has held a 3-1 series lead 32 times since the Stanley Cup Final became a best-of-seven affair in 1939.