Schedule and 2017-18 Results
Regular Season Records: Winnipeg(II) 52-20-10=114pts, Vegas 51-24-7=109pts
Game 1 on Saturday, 12 May: Vegas loses at Winnipeg(II), 4-goals-2
Game 2 on Monday, 14 May: Vegas wins at Winnipeg(II), 3-goals-1
Game 3 on Wednesday, 16 May: Winnipeg(II) loses at Vegas, 4-goals-2
Game 4 on Friday, 18 May: Winnipeg(II) loses at Vegas, 3-goals-2
Game 5 on Sunday, 20 May: Vegas wins at Winnipeg(II), 2-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Vegas Golden Knights visited and topped the Winnipeg Jets (II) 2-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1366 victory. With the series 1366 win, the Vegas Golden Knights improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1366 loss, the Winnipeg Jets (II) see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious Vegas Golden Knights in series 1366 was LWWWW: Series 1366 thus becomes the tenth NHL Semifinals-round series, the 35th NHL series (all rounds), and the 60th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With one more best-of-7 NHL playoff series victory without a loss, the Vegas Golden Knights would tie the old MLB Florida Marlins (now the Miami Marlins) for the best best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series record at 4-0.

After Game 4: The Vegas Golden Knights hosted and defeated the Winnipeg Jets (II) 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1366 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Vegas Golden Knights have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 5 record of 0-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Winnipeg Jets (II) have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 5 record of 0-0. In best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, teams which post a win/site order of LWWW @ VVHH (such as the Vegas Golden Knights in series 1366) have an active seven-series winning streak. The last team in that situation (and the only NHL team ever) to fail to convert the series victory: the NHL Detroit Red Wings, in series 1198 against the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2013 NHL Quarterfinals; Chicago would ride the momentum of that improbable comeback to the 2013 NHL championship.

After Game 3: The Vegas Golden Knights hosted and topped the Winnipeg Jets (II) 4-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1366 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Vegas Golden Knights have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 4 record of 0-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Winnipeg Jets (II) have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 4 record of 0-0.

After Game 2: The Vegas Golden Knights visited and defeated the Winnipeg Jets (II) 3-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1366 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Winnipeg Jets (II) have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 3 record of 1-0, while the Vegas Golden Knights have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 3 record of 1-0.

After Game 1: The Winnipeg Jets (II) hosted and outscored the Vegas Golden Knights 4-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1366 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Winnipeg Jets (II) have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 2 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Vegas Golden Knights have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 2 record of 0-0. In the history of best-of-7 NHL Semifinals series, home teams winning Game 1 by a 4-goals-2 score have a 5-0 series record and a 4-1 Game 2 record (with an active four-Game 2 winning streak).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2017-18 NHL regular season, the Winnipeg Jets (II) finished five points ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights. From 1939 through the 2018 NBA and NHL Quarterfinals rounds, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by five regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 27-14 (.658) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1366 is the fourth best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Winnipeg Jets (II), and the third for the Vegas Golden Knights. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Winnipeg Jets (II) have an all-rounds series record of 2-1, a Semifinals-round series record of 0-0, and a Game 1 record of 2-1, while the Vegas Golden Knights have an all-rounds series record of 2-0, a Semifinals-round series record of 0-0, and a Game 1 record of 2-0.