Curious about how the first-round playoff matchups have gone over the years about now?
The Sabres are actually not in a bad spot. The second seed has only won 17 of 32 playoff series since the current format was adopted since 1994. That's pretty close to a toss-up.
Here's how all of the first-round series have gone in that span:
1 vs. 8 – Team 1 has won 23 of 32 (.719)
2 vs. 7 – Team 2 has won 17 of 32 (.531)
3 vs. 6 – Team 3 has won 20 of 32 (.625)
4 vs. 5 – Team 4 has won 22 of 32 (.688)
If you are curious about how conference opponents did by seed in later rounds, the complete chart is here.
--- Budd Bailey
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