mike writes:
 
>              Without the numbers here, I would estimate that a
> pretty high percentage of WCHA/CCHA teams who won the first game did not
> win the 2nd.  Personal experience of seeing back-to-back games between
> the same two teams also makes me believe the Game 1 loser fares better
> the second night.
 
Hmmm, I guess I'd like to see some numbers.  After watching 11 seasons of
2-game series in the WCHA, my impression is that if the HOME team loses, it
will very likely come back and win the second game.  If the visiting teams
loses the first game, it seems quite likely to lose the second as well.  It
is very difficult to sweep a 2-game series on the road in the WCHA, but not
so unusual to do so at home.
 
-- Erik
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