In article <[log in to unmask]>, "Arthur C.
Mintz" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
>It is not entirely correct to call the ECAC's quarterfinal round playoff
>format a "best-of-three" format. It is a best-of-two, with a one-game
>tiebreaker. The addition of a single five-minute overtime period in games
>one and two may increase the probability of a game ending with a winner and
>a loser, but it does not change the basic nature of the series. The teams
>play two games, winners get two points per win, losers get none, each team
>gets one point for a tie game. The team that is ahead after two games wins
>the series. If neither team is ahead, they play one game, to a clear
>decision, to determine the winner of the series.
 
I've heard it named (in some vaguely official location) a "first to three
points" series.
 
Go fig.
 
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