Dueling Streaks:
Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Chicago Blackhawks have an active five-Game 6 winning streak. Trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have an active four-Game 6 winning streak. Game 6 of the 2013 NHL Finals is Monday 24 June, after which one of these streaks will no longer be intact.

Symmetry sans Equality:
When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Chicago Blackhawks have a 17-3 series record (with an active 12-series winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have a 3-18 series record. The last Boston win in that situation occurred when the Bruins won Games 6-7 against the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 NHL Finals for the 2011 NHL championship.

Schedule and 2012-13 Results
Regular Season Records: Chicago 36-7-5=77pts, Boston 28-14-6=62pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 12 June: Boston loses at Chicago, 4-goals-3 (3OT)
Game 2 on Saturday, 15 June: Boston wins at Chicago, 2-goals-1 (OT)
Game 3 on Monday, 17 June: Chicago loses at Boston, 2-goals-nil
Game 4 on Wednesday, 19 June: Chicago wins at Boston, 6-goals-5 (OT)
Game 5 on Saturday, 22 June: Boston loses at Chicago, 3-goals-1
Game 6 on Monday, 24 June: Chicago at Boston, 8:00pmEDT
Game 7* on Wednesday, 26 June: Boston at Chicago, 8:00pmEDT
* if needed

After Game 5: The Chicago Blackhawks hosted and defeated the Boston Bruins 3-goals-1 for a 3-games-2 lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1202. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Chicago Blackhawks have a 17-3 series record (with an active 12-series winning streak) and a 13-7 Game 6 record (with an active five-Game 6 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have a 3-18 series record and a 10-11 Game 6 record (with an active four-Game 6 winning streak). The last Boston win in that situation occurred in series 1136, in which the Bruins won Games 6-7 against the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 NHL Finals for the 2011 NHL championship. Chicago thus far in series 1202 has posted a WLLWW @ HHVVH win/site order: In best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, teams with a WLLWW @ HHVVH win/site order are on an active nine-series winning streak.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 3-games-2:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 3-games-2 irrespective of site order (Chicago) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2013 NBA and NHL Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 556-137 (.802)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 103-34 (.752)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 267-72 (.788)
series record, NHL only, Finals round: 28-8 (.778)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 380-313 (.548)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 68-69 (.496)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 190-149 (.560)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Finals round: 20-16 (.556)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1215 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2013 NBA and NHL Semifinals. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 3-games-2 @ HHVVH:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 3-games-2 with site order HHVVH (Chicago) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2013 NBA and NHL Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 284-49 (.853)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 35-4 (.897)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 157-38 (.805)
series record, NHL only, Finals round: 20-3 (.870)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 174-159 (.523)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 20-19 (.513)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 103-92 (.528)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Finals round: 13-10 (.565)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1215 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2013 NBA and NHL Semifinals. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading WLLWW:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team leading WLLWW irrespective of site order (Chicago) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2013 NBA and NHL Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 45-15 (.750)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 4-4 (.500)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 29-9 (.763)
series record, NHL only, Finals round: 1-0 (1.000)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 29-31 (.483)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 2-6 (.250)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 20-18 (.526)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Finals round: 1-0 (1.000)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1215 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2013 NBA and NHL Semifinals. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading WLLWW @ HHVVH:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team leading WLLWW with site order HHVVH (Chicago) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2013 NBA and NHL Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 23-5 (.821)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 1-0 (1.000)
series record, NHL only, all rounds: 16-4 (.800)
series record, NHL only, Finals round: 1-0 (1.000)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 12-16 (.429)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 1-0 (1.000)
Game 6 record, NHL only, all rounds: 9-11 (.450)
Game 6 record, NHL only, Finals round: 1-0 (1.000)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1215 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2013 NBA and NHL Semifinals. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.

Since 2001, 4 of the last 6 teams that lost
game 5 have rebounded to win the cup.
Boston is 10-4 in elimination games.