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leading, 1-game-nil
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Game 1 played at home
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Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
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Game 1 played at home
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QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
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Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
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Game 1 played at home
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BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE GAME OUTCOMES
ALL ROUNDS
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FINALS
All | Home Games | Road Games
SEMIFINALS
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QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
All | Home Games | Road Games
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
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1999 NHL Preliminary round - Series 779.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks vs Detroit Red Wings

Game 4: Detroit wins at Anaheim, 3-0. Detroit achieves its tenth best-of-7 series sweep, while Anaheim is swept for the second time in best-of-7 series action. Detroit is now 6-6 in Prelim round Game 4 action; Anaheim is now 0-2 in Prelim round Game 4 action.

Game 3: Detroit wins at Anaheim, 4-2. Detroit notches its NHL-high seventh win on the road in Preliminary round Game 3 action. In NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action, Detroit has taken 3-0 leads in 1987 and 1995, and has gone on to win both series.

Game 2: Detroit wins vs. Anaheim, 5-1. In NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action, four times has Detroit opened the series with two home wins. The series record of those Detroit teams is 3-1. Only once before, in the 1997 best-of-7 NHL Quarterfinals vs. Detroit, has Anaheim opened a series with two road losses; Detroit swept that series.

Game 1: Detroit wins vs. Anaheim, 5-3. In NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action, twice before has the home team opened the series with a 5-3 victory (Dallas Stars, 1994 and 1997). The series record of those Stars teams is 1-1. Detroit's Game 1 win marks the 40th win in NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action for the franchise -- an NHL high.

Pre-season history. In NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action, the Detroit Red Wings' series record is 7-4 and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks' series record is 1-0; Detroit's game record is 39-28 (58.21%) and Anaheim's game record is 4-3 (57.14%). Anaheim is the only franchise without a series loss in NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action; Detroit has the most NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round game wins with 39.

Detroit finished 10 points (5 games) ahead of Anaheim in the 1998-99 NHL regular season.

In previous NHL best-of-7 Preliminary round action, the team with the 5-game lead has a series record of 1-0.

In previous best-of-7 action in all NHL playoff rounds, the team with the 5-game lead has a series record of 7-5 (58.33%).

In previous best-of-7 action in all NHL, NBA, and MLB playoff rounds, the team with the 5-game lead has a series record of 26-13 (66.67%).