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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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2000 NHL Preliminary round - Series 803.
Edmonton Oilers vs Dallas Stars

Schedule and 2000 Results
Regular Season Records: Dallas 43-29-10-6=102pts, Edmonton 32-34-16-8=88pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 12 April: Edmonton loses at Dallas, 2-1
Game 2 on Thursday, 13 April: Edmonton loses at Dallas, 3-0
Game 3 on Sunday, 16 April: Dallas loses at Edmonton, 5-2
Game 4 on Tuesday, 18 April: Dallas wins at Edmonton, 4-3
Game 5 on Friday, 21 April: Edmonton loses at Dallas, 3-2

OVERALL SUBSTANCE: WWLWW:
The defeat of Edmonton by Dallas in this manner is the 7th such victory in best-of-7 NHL Prelim round play, the 24th such victory in best-of-7 NHL playoffs (all rounds), and the 62nd such victory in best-of-7 MLB, NBA, and NHL playoffs (all rounds). The WWLWW victory is the first by the Dallas Stars, and their first in the NHL Prelim round; the LLWLL loss is the second suffered by the Edmonton Oilers, and their first in the NHL Prelim round.

INDIVIDUAL STYLE: Historical best-of-7 performance of Dallas and Edmonton in the current situation:
Dallas series record, all rounds, overall: 8-4 (.667)
Dallas series record, all rounds, Game 1 @ home: 8-3 (.727)
Dallas series record, Prelim round, overall: 4-2 (.667)
Dallas series record, Prelim round, Game 1 @ home: 4-1 (.800)
Edmonton series record, all rounds, overall: 26-10 (.722)
Edmonton series record, all rounds, Game 1 on road: 10-7 (.588)
Edmonton series record, Prelim round, overall: 7-3 (.700)
Edmonton series record, Prelim round, Game 1 on road: 4-3 (.571)
These records are drawn only from the best-of-7 series played by Dallas and Edmonton through 2000. Containing less predictive value by nature, they nevertheless are of interest to those of a trivia bent. (Bold numbers denote league highs in the given category.)