Looking back at the seven-year history of five-game series, it is apparent that winning game one greatly increases your chances of winning the series.
Of those 56 five-game series, the teams who won game one went 49-7. A whopping 87.5% of game one winners won their series, leaving 12.5% for the losers.
The 1985 New York Islanders lost game one on the road in Washington, but won games three, four and five to win series. They are
only team to lose the first two games and win series in five games.
Based on historical stats 1 team of 56 came back from an 0-2 start.
Game One Could Decide Series