Another first (in quite a long time)

[morehockeystats]

These playoffs are the first ones since 2009(!) when not only there wasn't any sweep in the first round of playoffs (8 series), but all the series would be 2-1 after 3 games!
Previous times it happened:

• 1991
• 1992
• 2002
• 20034
• 200910

Only post-merger playoffs since 1980 have been examined. Note that the year is the playoffs year, not the "season" year which would be one less.

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[New Jersey Devil]

These playoffs are the first ones since 2009(!) when not only there wasn't any sweep in the first round of playoffs (8 series), but all the series would be 2-1 after 3 games!
Previous times it happened:

• 1991
• 1992
• 2002
• 2003
• 2009

Only post-merger playoffs since 1980 have been examined. Note that the year is the playoffs year, not the "season" year which would be one less.

In 2003, the Devils was up 3-0 in the first round series against Boston.

Also in 2003, Anaheim was up 3-0 in the first round series against Detroit (and swept them, too).

 

[morehockeystats]

In 2003, the Devils was up 3-0 in the first round series against Boston.

Also in 2003, Anaheim was up 3-0 in the first round series against Detroit (and swept them, too).

Thanks, that one should've been 2004.
The script was printing the season years, I adjusted them to the SC playoffs years manually and made the mistakes, naturally.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Isn't the sweep criteria redundant here?

If every series is 2-1 then by definition there's no sweep.

Sweepless first rounds on their own happen all the time so on it's own isn't remarkable.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Isn't the sweep criteria redundant here?

If every series is 2-1 then by definition there's no sweep.

Sweepless first rounds on their own happen all the time so on it's own isn't remarkable.

All series that start 2-1 are non-sweeps, but not all non-sweeps start 2-1 (they can start 3-0).

The thread starter is discussing the latter.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

All series that start 2-1 are non-sweeps, but not all non-sweeps start 2-1 (they can start 3-0).

The thread starter is discussing the latter.

Yeah, but a sweep is irrelevant to the discussion is what I'm saying.

All series starting out 2-1 is the discussion. That negates any relevance a sweep has.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Yes, that’s why he said specifically “not only there wasn't any sweep in the first round of playoffs (8 series), but all the series would be 2-1 after 3 games!”.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

“Not only there” is exactly your point.

 

[JianYang]

These playoffs are the first ones since 2009(!) when not only there wasn't any sweep in the first round of playoffs (8 series), but all the series would be 2-1 after 3 games!
Previous times it happened:

• 1991
• 1992
• 2002
• 20034
• 2009

Only post-merger playoffs since 1980 have been examined. Note that the year is the playoffs year, not the "season" year which would be one less.

I vividly recall the Habs got swept in 2009 first round though.

It brought about the biggest roster turnover in one summer that I have ever seen.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

I vividly recall the Habs got swept in 2009 first round though.

It brought about the biggest roster turnover in one summer that I have ever seen.

He meant 2010: