Schedule and 2013-14 Results
Regular Season Records: Anaheim 54-20-8=116pts, Dallas 40-31-11=91pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 16 April: Dallas loses at Anaheim, 4-goals-3
Game 2 on Friday, 18 April: Dallas loses at Anaheim, 3-goals-2
Game 3 on Monday, 21 April: Anaheim loses at Dallas, 3-goals-nil
Game 4 on Wednesday, 23 April: Anaheim loses at Dallas, 4-goals-2
Game 5 on Friday, 25 April: Dallas loses at Anaheim, 6-goals-2
Game 6 on Sunday, 27 April: Anaheim wins at Dallas, 5-goals-4 (OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Anaheim Ducks visited and defeated the Dallas Stars 5-goals-4 in the first overtime period for a 4-games-2 win of best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1227. With the series 1227 win, the Anaheim Ducks improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 6-4 overall and 3-3 in the NHL Preliminary round. With the series 1227 loss, the Dallas Stars see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 14-12 overall and to 7-6 in the NHL Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Anaheim Ducks in series 1227 was WWLLWW: Series 1227 thus becomes the 14th NHL Preliminary-round series, the 36th NHL series (all rounds), and the 69th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow such a win order to completion. Anaheim trailed series 1227 Game 6 in Dallas by two goals as late as 17:49 into the third period, and by a goal as late as 19:35 into the third period. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2013, inclusive, road teams down two goals at 17:49 into the third period had a game record of 1-448 (.002); the sole previous road victor in that situation had been the Philadelphia Flyers, in Toronto over the Maple Leafs in series 323 Game 4, in the 1977 NHL Quarterfinals. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2013, inclusive, road teams down one goal at 19:35 into the third period had a game record of 7-501 (.014).

After Game 5: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and topped the Dallas Stars 6-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1227 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 6 record of 2-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 1-6 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 6 record of 3-4.

After Game 4: The Dallas Stars hosted and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-goals-2 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1227 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 1-3 and a Game 5 record of 2-2, while the Dallas Stars have a series record of 7-1 (with an active seven-series winning streak) and a Game 5 record of 6-2 (with an active four-Game 5 winning streak).

After Game 3: The Dallas Stars hosted and shut out the Anaheim Ducks 3-goals-nil to reduce the Anaheim Ducks best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1227 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 3-2 and a Game 4 record of 3-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 2-7 and a Game 4 record of 3-6.

After Game 2: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and defeated the Dallas Stars 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1227 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 3-0 and a Game 3 record of 1-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 0-7 and a Game 3 record of 3-4. NHL teams with worse best-of-7 NHL playoff series records than the Dallas Stars when down 2-games-nil: Ottawa Senators (0-8); San Jose Sharks (0-10); Buffalo Sabres (0-14).

After Game 1: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and defeated the Dallas Stars 4-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1227 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 3-2 and a Game 2 record of 4-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 4-10 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 2 record of 7-7. Series 1227 Game 1 is the third in best-of-7 NHL playoff game history in which the home team tallied the first four goals and then the road team notched the final three (series 612 Game 5 in the 1992 NHL Quarterfinals [Vancouver Canucks over the Edmonton Oilers]; series 1128 Game 2 in the 2011 NHL Preliminary round [Detroit Red Wings over the Phoenix Coyotes]).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2013-14 NHL regular season, Anaheim finished 25 points ahead of Dallas. From 1939 through the 2013 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 25 regular-season points, they have posted a 5-2 (.714) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1227 is the 26th best-of-7 playoff series for Dallas, and the tenth for Anaheim as the Ducks. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, Dallas has a 14-11 series record, a 7-5 Preliminary-round series record, and an 11-14 Game 1 record, while Anaheim as the Ducks has a 5-4 series record, a 2-3 Preliminary-round series record, and a 5-4 Game 1 record. Series 1227 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between Dallas and the Anaheim Ducks: Dallas won the only previous series between the two (in the 2008 NHL Preliminary round; note, however, that in the 2003 NHL Quarterfinals round the Anaheim Mighty Ducks defeated Dallas).