It’s hard not to feel good about the Bruins right now after they took the first two games of the Eastern Conference final. That confidence was further strengthened when the NHL Communications Department tweeted that since the 1981-82 season, teams that take a 2-0 lead in the conference finals own a series record of 30-2.
Since the conference format was adopted during the 1981-82 season, teams that take a 2-0 lead in the Conference Finals own a series record of 30-2 (93.8%). #NHLStats #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/q6OiyOqJEt
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 12, 2019
That amounts to 93.